Indie/psychedelic-rock band Sour Magic consists of Eliseo Salinas, Mauro Hernandez, Drew Morse, and Jay Waldrop. All hail from out of Colorado, from Louisiana to Kansas to Texas to Venezuela; Sour Magic found each other through Facebook and Craiglist ads when they all moved. Morse, on bass, and Waldrop, on drums, met first, beginning their music jo…

Indigo Jones is a local R&B artist from Denver. His whole family makes or plays music, including his older brother Leewater, another R&B artist currently based in Phoenix, AZ. Jones grew up listening to gospel music, and R&B artists like Boyz II Men, so R&B came naturally for when he started performing. He met DJ MnM, a Denver DJ, when they played …

Moving from New England to Boulder, Nic Lussier is vocalist/guitarist for local indie rock band The Brazen Youth. Downey Chase is his solo folk project, releasing his first single in May 2024. Lussier was surrounded by music growing up, as his dad and brother are both musicians. The Brazen Youth was originally a Red Hot Chili Peppers' cover band, b…

Wunderbus is a project by Jalen Thompson, otherwise known as KCSU's 2023-2024 Music Director. Growing up in Missouri, Thompson was surrounded by music while in school, and they began playing in their middle school band. They were hooked and quickly began scouring their community for opportunities to keep playing music; they were in a jazz band and …

A.M. Pleasure Assassins has been good friends with KCSU for many years. Originating in 2010 after Jared Meyer's band Rad Vibes came to a conclusion, A.M. Pleasure Assassins began as a 90s rock band, pulling inspiration from bands like Modest Mouse and The Smashing Pumpkins. Jared, also a visual artist, made a collage with old vintage magazines that…

Safekeeper is one of Fort Collins' most well-known bands. Called "slacker rock", Safekeeper was created with a ragtag group of friends, with all the frontmen being Zachary Visconti and Matt Scorca. On Live & Local, Zach and newest member Gail McDonald-Crook play a few of their songs, including "us little devils", "western slope", and "ono". The two…

Describing their genre as "mysterious noise", psych-rock band The Crooked Rugs is no stranger to KCSU. Established in 2019, the band is prominent to the Fort Collins music scene and has evolved their sound over the years together. Back when the band was first getting started, they performed for KCSU's "Live In-Studio" with their song "Ska"; now, th…

Originally from Chicago, Johnny Speaks found his voice with a drum set in his garage as a kid. His voice grew as he did, and as he followed his career of being a plant geneticist, he started writing his own songs in college and finally performed in 2022 at The Atrium. His new EP, "JJ", looks at his familial relationships and the small details of hi…

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, chats with Autumnal once again for this episode of Live & Local.By KCSU

CSU's Bassic A Capella got the opportunity to perform and interview live on air at KCSU with DJ Mae. The group talks about their history, what they love about acapella, and sing songs mixed by the performers themselves.By KCSU

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, talks with Erich Albrecht of Robot Tennis Club and Feed Lot for this episode of Live & Local.By KCSU

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, sits down with Animal Future for this episode of Live & Local.By KCSU

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, chats with Mystee for this episode of Live & Local.By KCSU

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, chats with local band Ducki for this episode of Live & Local.By KCSU

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, sits down with folk musician Blake Rouse for this episode of Live & Local.By KCSU

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Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, interviews local band from Denver, Horse B*tch, for this episode of Live and Local.By KCSU

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, talk with Fort Collins band Sex Wax for this episode of Live and Local.By KCSU

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, chats with Broghan Foster of The Athletics for this episode of Live & Local. Live & Local is available to listen to anytime on our website and major streaming services, and is live on the air every Sunday from 11-1 p.m.By KCSU

Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, sits down with local band Autumnal for this episode of Live & Local.By KCSU

Local Music Director Marie Pohl, otherwise known as DJ Roadrash, and 2023-24 Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, sit down with Bleak Mystique for Live In-Studio. They chat inspirations for music, how the band came to be, and what they think of the Colorado music scene.…

2022-2023 Local Music Director Marie Pohl, otherwise known as DJ Roadrash, sits down with Bellside E to discuss his journey into music, his influences and his life growing up as a Nigerian immigrant, and his unique ways of breaking into the music scene.By KCSU

KCSU Local Music Director Marie Pohl talks with Robot Tennis Club for KCSU's bi-weekly Live In-Studio performance.By KCSU

KCSU's Local Music Director Marie Pohl sits down with Cameron Olver for KCSU's bi-weekly Live In-Studio performance.By KCSU

Local Music Director Marie Pohl chats with local queer femme punk band "Rotten Reputation" on this episode of Live In-Studio.By KCSU

KCSU's Local Music Director Marie Pohl sits down with Denver based Hiphop artist Schama Noel to discuss his Twitter vitality and much more!By KCSU

DJ D-Lone and DJ Road Rash run through responses from local bands about what things they had questions about when they were getting going. Not just for bands, but for anyone looking to get more involved.By KCSU

This week on "KCSU Live In-Studio," local music director Dillon King hosts Tiny Human, a three-piece punk band out of Denver. The band has songs that address tough subjects like homelessness, losing a parent and identifying as non-binary. Even though it is a newer band, it has already gained a level of respect within the community in Fort Collins a…

This week on "KCSU Live In-Studio," KCSU's local music director, Dillon King, sits down with the creator of the new Fort Collins music podcast "Posted Rodcast." The pod just got going a few months ago and has been running at full steam. In this episode, they talk about the evolution of the project and what they hope to achieve in the coming future.…

This past weekend before KCSU's very first Fools Fest, local music director Dillon King brought in Peter Koschnitzke of Cosmic Problems and Hannah Rust from HYGEIA to talk about their musical experiences.By KCSU

This week on the "KCSU Live In-Studio" podcast, local music director Dillon King sits down with Ash Redhorse, aka Josh Hart, a local musician from Denver who now lives in Fort Collins. Redhorse's current project is more rock and roll compared to the hip-hop/rap that he did before. The collection of songs featured in this episode is about the confli…

Local music director Dillon King interviews local musician Matt Dooley this week for the "KCSU Live In-Studio" podcast. Dooley is a dedicated frontman for not just one local band, but currently four, mostly within the hardcore scene. His band Old Skin just released its first EP, "Towering Monolith of Flesh," on March 11. His other bands are Siniste…

Michael "Blasti" Gormley runs the non-profit Blast n' Scrap here in Fort Collins. The multi-media venue is a catalyst for the DIY scene and gives good people good opportunities. He has partnered with several other non-profits to help foster community efforts. This week KCSU local music director, Dillon King, sat down and talked about the past, pres…

Shadow Work is a three-piece band currently based out of Denver after moving separately from Boise, Idaho. This week they bring psychedelic rock to the KCSU Live In-Studio show to promote their upcoming album that will be released this fall. The song titles in the order played are: Trashcan Parade, Fox in the Coop, Warm Tones, Abelia, and Old Carto…

In this week's KCSU Live In-Studio podcast, local music director Dillon King sits down with Miles Stevenson. Stevenson is the guitar player of up-and-coming local Fort Collins band Hospital Socks, and the two sat down to talk about the DIY community and what makes it so special. You may have heard of Stevenson's dad, Bill Stevenson. King sat down w…

David Miner is a communications major at Colorado State University. Before moving to Colorado, he grew up in the Seattle, Washington, area, only playing with his Marshall Stack in his basement. Now you can find him playing shows up and down the Front Range along with his band. His first album was inspired by historical fiction. He sings about this …

For the first in-studio of the semester we welcome back CSU student and singer-songwriter Kayla Katz. In this episode, Kayla Katz plays three original songs and chats with us about how her music has grown over the last few years and what inspires her.By Maddy Erskine

From the mind that brought you "Cancellation Compilation" and the riveting album "Spruce Aly" comes a new project by Sunnnner called "Sunnnner." Formerly known as Sad Bug, Sunnnner is a Boulder-based band that offers you "sweet tea for your parched throat" and unapologetic activism through music, merch and social influence. Sunnnner vocalist/manage…

Sofia and Charlie have known each other since kindergarten and have gone from playing Legos to writing and self-producing their first EP, which came out in December of 2020. In this segment, modrn performs its new and unreleased song, “out of reach,” for the first time. The band also performs its songs “complicated” and “apology.”…

"Hotel Wifi" has grown from a small solo project started in Smith's room to a full band project that Smith leads. After playing a house show pre-pandemic, "Hotel Wifi" began growing in popularity in the Fort Collins scene and has gotten to play multiple socially distant shows. In this segment, Smith talks about the inspiration behind the name Hotel…

In the first live in-studio of the semester, local music director Maddy Erskine welcomes Miranda Fling, local indie-pop singer-songwriter, into the station. Miranda Fling is a student at Colorado State University who has been making a name for herself this past year in the Fort Collins music scene. On March 1, she released her first album, "Wishful…

In this week’s virtual in-studio, local music director Maddy Erskine interviews Denver-based band Black & White Motion Picture. This genre-bending alternative rock band formed back in 2018 and released its self-titled album this past October. While the band misses playing live shows, the pandemic forced the members to take some time to write, recor…

In this segment, Maddy Erskine interviews Jay LeCavalier about his second full-length solo album, "Slow Transformations," and the hard work and inspiration behind it. Some of you may know LeCavalier as the keyboardist for The Crooked Rugs, but in this self-recorded folk album, LeCavalier sings and plays acoustic guitar, keys, auxiliary percussion, …

In this local music segment, Maddy Erskine talks to local country singer David Miner about his new album, "Silver Valley".By KCSU

In this virtual in-studio, Maddy Erskine chats with Denver shoegaze artist Isadora Eden about what drew her to making indie music and her new EP, “All Night.” Isadora Eden recorded a live version of her song "Choke" for this segment. Also featured are her songs "Bones" and "By Now" from her EP "All Night."…

In this special local music segment, Maddy Erskine chats with Glass Cases bassist and vocalist Alex Van Keulen about the band's new single "Chemicals."By KCSU

In this virtual in-studio, Maddy Erskine interviews band members of The Runaway Grooms about their past shows and what's in store for the group in the future. This segment features recordings of live performances of "Carry Me Home" and "See Where You Land" by The Runaway Grooms.By KCSU

In this episode, Maddy Erskine chats with local band Lucid Blues about how their band formed, their inspirations, and their upcoming live show. Since the band could not come in live due to COVID restrictions, they recorded some live songs for us to listen to! Songs: "Nostalgia", "Seafoam Dream", and "Dreams In Color" by Lucid Blues.…

In celebration of local band The Crooked Rugs new album "IT!", Maddy Erskine chats with band members Nolan Brumbach and Jayce Haley about the inspirations behind the album, and all the fun and hard work that went into the making of "IT!". Songs: "Let Me Down", WHO", "Good Intentions", and "IT!" by the Crooked Rugs Original Podcast Photo: Alden Bone…

In this very special local music segment, Maddy Erskine interviews the one and only Intergalactic Funk Cowboy! The Intergalactic Funk Cowboy is a one man band from Steamboat, Colorado that has been creating syntheziser funk operas since the early 2000s. Get ready to blast off into a world of funkiness, and learn more about how the Intergalactic Fun…