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October Add of the Month: Habibi Funk 007: An eclectic selection of music from the Arab world

Parker Doti, KCSB’s Music Director, dives into this eclectic funk compilation for October’s Add of the Month. Words by: Parker Doti Photo courtesy: Habibi Funk Bandcamp Every week, Maya and I dig through KCSB’s extensive library of physical media to find interesting and…

add of the month blog featured May 23, 2024

May Add of the Month: BEAUTIFUL SEIZURE by volcano!

For May’s Add of the month, KCSB’s External Music Director, Bella Genolio, highlights a retroactive add, the album Beautiful Seizure by volcano ! Words by: Bella Genolio; Photos courtesy: Every week the Music Department here at KCSB (Marion, Ryan, and I)…

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…

add of the month blog music reviews featured music September 22, 2023

September’s Add of the Month: “The Lost Tapes” by Mad Anthony

"The Lost Tapes" by Mad Anthony Words by Bella Genolio (External Music Director 23'-24') As the end of summer approaches and students return to Santa Barbara, it’s nice to slow down and enjoy the sun before the chaos of fall quarter begins. What…

add of the month blog music reviews featured music June 29, 2023

June’s Add of the Month: “Every Acre” by H.C. McEntire

Every Acre" by H.C. McEntire words by Marion Suchowiecky (Ext. Music Director 22-24') H.C. McEntire's latest project, "Every Acre," takes listeners on a captivating and personal journey across the expansive fields of North Carolina, and their connection to the artist’s memory. With her…

add of the month blog featured May 18, 2023

May’s Add of the Month: “Sweet Company” by Vicky Farewell

Sweet Company by Vicky Farewell words by Jack McKinnon (KCSB Int. Music Director 22-23') May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! In observance of this month, the music department decided to buy and highlight some albums by artists that identify as…

new music add of the month blog music reviews featured music March 30, 2023

April’s Add of the Month: Girl In The Half Pearl by Liv.e

Words by: Marion Suchowiecky (KCSB External Music Director 22-23') Listening to Liv.e’s newest project Girl In The Half Pearl is a mind-whirling experience. After one listen, I could only remember bits and pieces- the sound of a toy phone ringing,…

add of the month blog music February 23, 2023

February’s Add of the Month: Jamila Wood’s HEAVN

words by: Jack McKinnon (Internal Music Director 22-23') With February being Black History Month, it only makes sense to highlight some of the amazing Black talent that exists throughout the music industry today. It exists across all genres and all over the world,…

weyes blood and in the darknesss, hearts aglow

add of the month blog music reviews music January 15, 2023

January’s Add of The Month – And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

Words By: Marion Suchowiecky (External Music Director 22-23') Edited By: Ava Kuredjian When I was 15 and in high school, I spent many lunch hours in the library, nervously poring over the lyrics of Father John Misty’s third album Pure Comedy .…

add of the month blog featured music December 9, 2022

December’s Add of the Month: Kadhja Bonet’s California Holiday

words by Jack McKinnon, Internal Music Director 22 As Thanksgiving ends and we are approaching the holiday season, we need to find some new festive music to diversify our seasonal needs. What we really need is some soul music to soothe our own…

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