KCSB's Internal and External Music Directors sat down to ponder the year behind them and the music that carried them through it. Here are their top 25 album picks from the mess that was 2020.
Yousef Srour: Internal Music Director
It’s been a hell of a…
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Our world has changed radically since the close of our 2020 Fund Drive nine months ago. Terms like “unprecedented” and “essential work” have become fixtures in our everyday conversations, and “pivoting” is now a regular…
Come through to the Um... Mag x KCSB Virtual Live Auction and Open mic on Tuesday, December 29th from 5-8 PM!
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We present to you: A KCSB Winter Playlist, "Yousef & Finnegan Like Winter"!
"Happy holidays from your Music Directors here at KCSB! Sadly, we can’t give you any gifts in person this year, but we’ve curated a very special **wintertime** playlist for your listening…
KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. This month, Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes…
DJ DARLA BEA's PLAYLIST: AS HEARD ON KCSB* (1 HOUR EXACTLY)
(*songs Sunday night programmer DJ Darla Bea discovered by listening to KCSB-FM Since 1993; featuring songs played by Prozac Cat show Das Williams guest, Ryan Ealum, Ted Coe, Adam Korn, Smiley Smile,…
KCSB wants to hear what you're greatful for! We invite you to celebrate the holidays with us by calling into our voicemail line at (805) 253-3091 and leave us a message to be played on the air.
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This Sunday night, November 22nd from 10pm-12am, tune into KCSB-FM for a special mix by JX-216 on The Blacklight Special.
https://kcsbweb.as.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JX-216-PROMO-VIDEO-11.22.20-1.mp4
Formerly known as Milkplant, JX-216 is a new alias developed by veteran San Francisco Techno DJ/Producer, Justin William Pennell over the last several years.…
Um... Magazine and KCSB are hosting a virtual live auction/open mic on December 29th, from 5-8pm!
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The private press labels on Bandcamp continue to surprise me at every turn. One reddit comment about my Indonesian tape haul turned into a quick recommendation for Aural Canyon . Now, I’m a fiend for new age ambience and various transient noise…
