Each year, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) brings filmmakers from all over the world to our little town. For 14 days, you can spot Hollywood professionals walking up and down State Street wearing SBIFF badges as they make their way from independent films to panels, and even to [...]

KCSB's Music Committee volunteers review so many albums every week. Keep reading for some of their reviews! Florist – Florist Reviewer: Sarah Ndawula Label: Double DoubleWhammy Records Focus Tracks: 4, 11, 14,  19 (clean) The album I picked out to review is titled “Florist.” I [...]

KCSB's program director, Naila, visited San Louis Obispo last year to get our audience the scoop on Shabang! As the 2024 lineup begins to make its rounds, we hope this review of last year's festival gives you an idea of what to expect and look forward to. words and photos by Naila Irfan Last y [...]

☆Join KCSB FM in Corwin Pavilion, Tuesday, January 16 at 7pm for our Winter Orientation as we introduce attendees to all the opportunities we provide at the station! All deadlines and meeting times for the quarter will be announced, along with information about our various departments. Intere [...]

KCSB's Fall '23 Assistant Music Director, Amber Cooper, reviews Vyva Melinkolya's second album Unbecoming. Read on to learn more! Words by Amber Cooper Vyva Melinkolya's Unbecoming feels like it slowly sucks the air out of your lungs; it carries a lot of weight, and its crawling pace feels like a [...]

Our Assistant Music Director, Liam Hogan, takes KCSB on a voyage through American instrumental master Jim O'Rourke's discography. Keep reading for Liam's recommendations, reviews, and guidance on how and where to get started.  Words by: Liam Hogan Jim O’Rourke is one of those names I heard a thous [...]

Words by: Bella Genolio (External MD), Marion Suchowiecky (Internal MD), and Ryan Tabib (Music Librarian) The music department at KCSB is constantly looking for the best music from diverse, underrepresented, and independent musicians. As the year comes to a close, we wanted to share our favorite mu [...]

Fall quarter is over, and winter break is here! KCSB’s Executive Committee assembled a playlist of the chillest songs they know to accompany your winter activities. Whether you’re ice skating, decorating cookies, or walking on the beach (Santa Barbara Winter is very similar to Santa Barbara summer, [...]

Words by Marion Suchowieky Our Internal Music Director explores the artistry of December 2023's Add of the Month and dives into the music department's reasoning for adding Subsonic Eye's "All Around You" to the KCSB library.  https://open.spotify.com/album/0V1dIAje2IVpyBQp6byOwi?si=46ZZ2TNyQi69s [...]

Words by Tere Arenas (AKA Linda) and Angel Lopez (AKA musititlan)  KCSB programmers Angel and Tere hit Los Angeles for the 2023 Bésame Mucho Festival. Keep reading for their review and photos.  Wow, wow, wow. This was the festival of the year! Bésame Mucho Festival took place on December 2nd at [...]