Alex Herbaugh, Author at KCSB-FM

☆ExComm’s 2025 Summer Playlist☆

A few of the newest members of KCSB’s Executive Committee bring you some wonderful tunes to spin while walking on the beach, gathered around a campfire, swimming in a pool, or any other activity suited for a hot summer’s day. ☆ EL'S RECOMMENDATIONS☆ "Window"…

featured August 4, 2025

Vote KCSB-FM for Best of SB 2025 Reader’s Poll!

We’re so proud to have been nominated for “Best SB Radio Station” in the @sbindependent 2025 Reader’s Poll! You can show your love for KCSB by voting for us! To vote, simply: - Click this link - On the SB Independent site, scroll…

current affairs news July 8, 2025

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: Main Points of the New Legislation

Trump Signs "The One Big Beautiful Bill" Into Law | Photo by Samuel Corum for Getty Images Story by Emerson Good || Listen on Soundcloud Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" has officially passed both the United States Senate and House of Representatives and was signed…

blog featured interviews music June 30, 2025

An Interview with Haley Dahl of Sloppy Jane

Interview & photo by Kelly Darroch This June, Haley Dahl of chamber pop and experimental rock project Sloppy Jane appeared at the Carsey-Wolf Center on the UC Santa Barbara campus, wrapped in her signature blue ensemble. After a screening of Jane Shoenbrun’s …

blog featured music show reviews June 19, 2025

Show Review: Merce Lemon and Hurray For the Riff Raff at Ventura Music Hall

words by Emma Hacker & photos by Avery Morgan In midtown Ventura, a modest concrete building stands. Formerly the site of a bowling alley, it is now one of my favorite places to attend a concert. Ventura Music Hall, with its intimate…

AS Senate news June 9, 2025

AS Senate Recap – 6/4/25

The AS Senate is a group of elected student representatives which serves as the policy-making body of Associated Students. Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, the AS Senate convenes to pass bills and resolutions, hear reports from Boards, Committees/Commissions, and Units (BCUs), and hold…

AS Senate news June 2, 2025

AS Senate Recap – 5/28/25

This recap first appeared in the June 2 edition of the KCSB News Weekly Newsletter. The AS Senate is a group of elected student representatives which serves as the policy-making body of Associated Students. Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, the AS Senate convenes to…

Celebration of Life Announcement for Bernard Hicks (Sunday, June 8, 2pm, Dos Pueblos High School Gym)

events May 30, 2025

Community Invitation: BERNARD HICKS (“Ital Soundz”) — A Celebration of Life

Celebration of Life Announcement for Bernard Hicks (Sunday, June 8, 2pm, Dos Pueblos High School Gym) Bernard Hicks, a longtime afterschool mentor in this area (for local Boys & Girls Clubs), coach of youth athletics, and part of the KCSB-FM community for almost 50…

blog featured music show reviews May 30, 2025

Show Review: Iceage at the Madonna Inn

words and photos by Kelly Darroch In the heart of San Luis Obispo at everyone’s favorite kitschy, pink hotel, Danish post-punk band Iceage graced the Madonna Inn’s Expo Hall. Although the hall doesn’t share the same floral-lined carpets and cherub decor as the…

blog featured playlists May 29, 2025

☆ 2025 AAPI Heritage Month Playlist ☆

Playlist link KCSB-FM returns with a playlist celebrating the contributions of Asian-Americans to the musical landscape. This playlist is not meant to be comprehensive, but serves as a snapshot into the vast world of Asian-American art. Read through to discover political charged…

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