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☆Spring Playlist☆

Spring has sprung in Isla Vista! The sun is out and Santa Barbara’s students are taking on their final quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. This April, KCSB’s Excomm put together a track list of songs to accompany our students and community members…

add of the month blog featured music April 17, 2024

April’s Add of the Month – All Heartbeat by Flung

Words by: Marion Suchowiecky (Internal Music Director 23'-24') Kashika Kollaikal’s newest project, All Heartbeat, represents a brimming and glittering cacophony of emotions bound together by her musical artistry. Kollaikal was inspired by the powerful sense of limbo she…

blog music show reviews April 11, 2024

El Vive Latino 2024

Words by: Angel Lopez Photos courtesy El Vive Latino El Vivo Latino music festival happens once a year, usually on the 3rd weekend of March in Mexico City. This year had 5 stages, 1 surprise stage, a comedy stage and a…

events April 5, 2024

KCSB-FM Sponsors the SBIFF Riviera’s “After Hours” Weekend Cult & Genre-Film Series!

After Hours Series at the SBIFF Riviera (April 2024) Starting tonight (Friday, April 5th), the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Riviera Theatre will host "After Hours" screenings of cult-classics and first-run genre films, every Friday and Saturday night at 9pm. The leadership of 91.9…

blog events April 1, 2024

Thank You, Donors! Fund Drive 2024

It's been one month since the end of our annual Fund Drive! Yes, we're having withdrawals. We want to share our most sincere and heartfelt gratitude with everyone who dialed in and donated. Thanks to you, we surpassed our $25K goal! E xpect a…

events March 31, 2024

KCSB Spring Orientation 6PM

SPRING ORIENTATION ALERT! Interested in college radio? Curious to know what KCSB FM is up to? Wondering how you can get involved? Come discover our programming, news, sports, music, or archives departments! It’s the best place to get all the information you need…

featured March 21, 2024

March Add of the Month: GREAT DOUBT by Astrid Sonne

For November’s add of the month, KCSB’s External Music Director, Bella Genolio (2023-2024), highlights the album Great Doubt by Astrid Sonne Words by Bella Genolio. Astrid Sonne GREAT DOUBT (Escho 2024) Great Doubt is the third full length album released by London-based Danish composer and viola…

blog featured music playlists March 19, 2024

☆Women’s History Month Playlist☆

To celebrate Women's History Month, the KCSB music department, with the help of our Assistant MD's and members of the Executive Committee, have put their heads together to bring you a curated playlist featuring some of our favorite women musicians! This playlist aims…

blog featured interviews music March 19, 2024

An Interview with Fire Trail

KCSB-FM’s Assistant Music Director Maya Widom sits down with Berkeley band Fire Trail to discuss their album “One of the Two'' and their upcoming projects. Fire Trail is a four piece band made up of current and former students of UC Berkeley with a…

blog featured interviews music March 19, 2024

On Body War, Birth Piece, and Black Country, New Road: a Chat with Crochet

KCSB’s Winter ‘24 Assistant Music Director Ailiyah Gilliam sat down for a talk with Zach, Jake, Abby, and Gavin of Crochet, to speak about inspirations, forming their band, their upcoming sophomore album, and more. Read on for an inside look into the creative…

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