KCSU LIVE In-Studio

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 at the R&B Jam Fest , an event...

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 journey by playing in an office of a warehouse. Hern...

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, but transitioned to original songs and even had the...

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 rock band, playing keyboard and singing for the...

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 just happened to have the phrase "A.M. Pleasure A...

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 reflect on how Gail joined the band through i...

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, they're opening for Babe Rainbow at The Gothic and g...

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 his shared stories with them. His "Live & Local"...

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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