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Concert Review: Ty Segall at the Teragram Ballroom

Words by: Marión Suchowiecky The Teragram Ballroom sits between a convenience store called Rosa Mini’s Market and a dry cleaners. Tall buildings with intricate scaffolding designs tower over this modest venue, which is just a 10 minute drive away from the heart of…

blog featured music playlists June 28, 2022

☆JUNE MUSIC DEPT. PLAYLIST☆

As a goodbye from the 2021-2022 music department, each member of the music department picked 5 songs that they think the other two members would like. MARION’S PICKS FOR YOUSEF “Sao Paulo” - Braxton Cook - I think you’d like this song because…

blog featured music show reviews June 20, 2022

Rainbow Kitten Surprise: Live at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Words by: Yousef Srour, Internal Music Director Composed of Ela Melo, Darrick “Bozzy” Keller, Ethan Goodpaster, Jess Haney, and Charlie Holt, the five members together make up Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Everyone in Santa Barbara knew their names and chanted for them when…

blog featured music November 16, 2021

November’s Add of the Month: JPEGMAFIA’s LP!

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. For November 2021, KCSB’s Internal Music Director Yousef…

featured music November 15, 2021

☆NOVEMBER MUSIC DEPT PLAYLIST☆

KCSB's music department -Marion, Yousef, and Derian- has compiled a playlist of their monthly favorites just for you! Go on then - put on some headphones and take a walk in the crisp autumn air while taking in the beautiful colors of the…

blog featured music music reviews October 12, 2021

October’s Add of the Month: Injury Reserve’s By the Time I Get to Phoenix

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. For October 2021, KCSB’s Internal Music Director Yousef…

blog music reviews playlists September 13, 2021

♪ September Music Department Recommendations ♪

Yousef and Marion, KCSB's internal and external music directors, have compiled a playlist of their September favorites just for you <3 Enjoy! ******* ☆SEPTEMBER 2021 MUSIC DEPARTMENT PLAYLIST ☆ MARION’S RECS Jonathan Richman - “That Summer Feeling” - Jonathan Richman’s lyrics always cut deep. But…

featured music September 8, 2021

September’s Add of the Month: EBK Young Joc’s Forever 21

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. For August 2021, KCSB’s Internal Music Director Yousef…

blog featured music music reviews August 8, 2021

August’s Add of the Month: DARKSIDE’s Spiral

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. For August 2021, KCSB’s Internal Music Director Yousef…

blog music music reviews August 6, 2021

Music Department: August Recommendations

Marion and Yousef, KCSB's External and Internal Music Directors, share their August music recommendations here. For more updates from the Music Department, sign up for their monthly newsletters right here on KCSB.org! Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime (Yousef's pick). An escapade through the lesser-known…

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