"Earth Elevator" by Earth Girl Helen Brown

spun by Hattie Belle and The Candy Mountain Rambler on Candy Mountain Mixtape at 5:15 PM

up next: Blazing Fyah hosted by Selecta Alla at 6:00 PM

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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…

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…

Photo of Claire Chase: Walter Wlodarczyk

featured music May 23, 2025

Open Ears: Sounds of the Ojai Music Festival Special Broadcasts

Open Ears, Sounds of the Ojai Music Festival is coming to KCSB! The 79th annual Ojai Music Festival returns to Libbey Bowl and other Ojai venues on June 5th through the 8th, filling the town with new music from contemporary composers. This year, you…

blog featured music show reviews May 23, 2025

Shabang Festival 2025 Recap

KCSB's Digital Media Coordinator, Avery, visited San Luis Obispo to check out the annual Shabang Festival! As 2026 tickets begin to go on pre-sale, we hope our review of this year's festival gives you something to look forward to next spring. words and photos…

blog featured music music reviews show reviews May 20, 2025

Just Like Heaven 2025 Recap

Just Like Heaven, a single day festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, is the place to be if you love the 2000s and 2010s era of indie music. Every May, Goldenvoice delivers a stacked lineup of acts that every millennial gasps at,…

featured May 19, 2025

AS Senate Recap – 5/14/25

This recap first appeared in the May 19 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…

blog featured interviews music May 5, 2025

Local Artist Spotlight: Magnetize

Image by: Jack McCormick (@bootjackk) words by Avery Kightlinger In the male-dominated sea of Isla Vista bands that remain predominantly surf-rock, indie group Magnetize takes a different approach with their music. Highlighting self-power and divinity in their music, they seek to illuminate the…

blog featured April 28, 2025

KCSB is Up for Reaffirmation!

UCSB STUDENTS! KCSB-FM is up for reaffirmation and seeking a fee increase this year. We are a college and community radio station located on UCSB's campus, directly under Storke Tower. KCSB trains students and community volunteers in broadcasting every quarter. As a…

blog featured music show reviews April 4, 2025

Of Ashley, Wolgamot, and the Languages of Art

via Discogs words by Liam Hogan Last summer, I became completely obsessed with two major works of art: SMiLE by The Beach Boys and the book-length poem “In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men and Women” by John Barton Wolgamot. The latter…

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