Mystic Timbre: The Short, Sweet Life of a Tape Label While I love listening to music on tape (as you should know!), I have a great affection for the labels that are sending these out like messages in a bottle. Recently, I stumbled across Mystic Timbre, which as a label […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in his collection. For the seventh edition, he enters Claire Rousay’s world. I’ve spent a lot of time waiting on tapes (including some from the original Bandcamp Friday […]
RETURN OF THE DJs! Alumni broadcasters fill out KCSB-FM schedule during the COVID-19 shutdown Santa Barbara, CA — 91.9 KCSB-FM in Santa Barbara recently launched its new Summer Schedule, which features programming created remotely by former KCSB DJs and other producers. These radio hosts are producing fresh shows from […]
Matthew McPherson interviews Nate Cross of Astral Spirits. This interview was originally done for the KCSB Zine 2020: Love and Light (coming soon!) How did Monofonus Press birth Astral Spirits and why was keeping it DIY so essential? I had been in a few groups that had releases on Monofonus […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in his collection. Back in Isla Vista for the sixth edition, he reviews an encapsulating tape by psych-folk group Gercyz/Powers/Rolin. When I finally made it back […]
Join us for a special episode of Dulce Fresita with our friends, Mackenzie and Matise! We hope you enjoy it babies!!!! REMEMBER TO SUPPORT YOUR INDIE DJs! […]
On June 5th, 2020, bandcamp will be removing transaction fees for artists. This means that if you buy from an artists bandcamp page, 100% of the funds donated will go directly to an artist! Holy smokes!!!!!! Programmer of TBD, Thomas Moran, and the rest of KCSB staff put […]
This week on Ephemera, Cyberbitch 26 & Technopagan take over the show! Cyberbitch 26, from Portland Oregon, has worked with a variety of labels including Normcorps & Prophets of Hardcore. This past month, Narcissa released her track “Bone Marrow” on the newly founded label Hard Trade, Berlin for […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in his collection. In the fifth volume, he catches himself in a tiger trap. I am swimming through tapes—not even counting what I’ve picked up over the last […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in his collection. In this edition, he stumbles upon a classic shoegaze favorite. After a week of rain should be a week of sunshine, but the skies […]
This week on Ephemera, DJ CHAD + DJ GAIAONLINE perform on KCSB-FM! <3 DJ GAIAONLINE, originally from the Bay Area, currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Stavros experiments with hardware and Renoise & creates DJ tools, bangerzz, & all around great music! Make sure to check out their work below. […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding. Here’s his take on the latest Soccer Mommy album: color theory. It rained last week to a degree that even the family iris flower could not ignore, […]
On this week’s show of Ephemera, DeeJay Chainwallet & Golden Boy are taking over zero’s show ! :0 Both artists are heavily responsible for creating the foundation for the music scene in Portland. DeeJay Chainwallet & Golden Boy are the co-creators of the legendary label Normcorps. Golden Boy, Paris (Golden […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding. For the this week’s edition, here is a look at Yves Tumor’s debut EP, Heaven for a Tortured Mind. For most, self-quarantine does not provide a space for […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding. For the inaugural edition, here is a look at Angel Olsen’s debut EP, Strange Cacti. Over the course of the last decade, Angel Olsen went from folk hero […]
“Written by Matt McPherson aka Wane Lietoc, External Music Director and DJ of Wane Lietoc Consumes the Bloghouse! and Lietoc’s Krankcast Currently, as I type this up, I have left Santa Barbara for self-quarantine south in Escondido. In these delicate times, KCSB, from community programmers to student leadership, is shifting in […]
This week on Ephemera, Zero will feature mixes from 909 WorldWide DJ’s, Techno Allah and Schoolbook_ Depository. Techno Allah is a Denver based producer and DJ & calls herself the 808 Clan Represent of 909Worldwide :p. She has been producing for the past eight years & started DJ’ing two years […]
Written by Matt McPherson aka Wane Lietoc, External Music Director and DJ of Wane Lietoc Consumes the Bloghouse! I’m stubborn about music, generally. It seems odd to think about it like that, because I spent much time interrogating at least 150 albums this year. Back catalogs from discogs and album […]
KCSB-FM Presents: Eyedress, Satchy, and Apollo Soul at the KCSB Courtyard! Apollo Soul (Los Angeles) After recently completing a tour as the supporting band for Bane’s World, Apollo Soul returns again toSanta Barbara! Apollo Soul consists of members: Jack Bastian (keyboards), Matt Saunders (guitar), Cole Brossus (bass), and Ellington Peet […]
KCSB-FM and the IV Food Co-Op are throwing an open mic night! Join us for a night of some sweet local talent. Music, stand-up, or literally any other kind of performance is welcome (seriously, it gets weird). Snacks & Drinks will be provided by the Isla Vista Food Co-op. Special […]
Written by Nicoletta Browne of Hardly Strictly Americana, SATURDAYS 12-4pm It’s time for our last new programming schedule of 2019. How’s the Americana (and Hardly Strictly Americana) of 2019 been so far? It’s been pretty great, and here’s some songs to get started with if you’ve been a bit behind […]
WE WELCOME ALL GHOULS AND GHOBLINS TO KCSB’S HALLOWEEN CONCERT AND MEDIA RELEASE SHOW! OUR ZINE COMMITTEE WORKED REALLY HARD ON OUR ANNUAL ZINE AND WE ARE EXCITED TO FINALLY SHOW AND GIVE U IT TO YOU FOR ~*FREEEEEE*~ !!!! THERE WILL ALSO BE A COSTUME CONTEST WITH VERY SPECIAL […]
Written by Matt McPherson, External Music Director Music Director policy has us on an active hunt for music, from the mere curios to the glaring omission. Sonically, there’s much the station can benefit from. Case in point: recently, a programmer tipped me off to a little label called Lumpy Records. […]
