KCSU Music

The music directors wish you a happy new year! Catch up with the music released in January with Jalen and Paris, and stick around towards the end for a sneak peek of what they'll be doing in February. 

Some unique music dropped in November, and the music directors are in the know! Join Jalen Thompson and Paris Huckaby as they recount the month in music and close out the fall semester.

KCSU’s Music Directors Jalen Thompson and Paris Huckaby are the destination for eccentric and eclectic music taste within the CSU community. Their podcast maneuvers the world of music through their eyes including new releases, pop culture, interviewing other music connoisseurs, and the links that bring the two together <3. Come hang out and jam with KCSU’s hottest musical takes. October has com...

KCSU’s Music Directors Jalen Thompson and Paris Huckaby are the destination for eccentric and eclectic music taste within the CSU community. Their podcast maneuvers the world of music through their eyes including new releases, pop culture, interviewing other music connoisseurs, and the links that bring the two together <3. Come hang out and jam with KCSU’s hottest musical takes. For their month...

KCSU’s programming director Laura Andrews sits down with members of the improvisational indie-groove band Goose ahead of their upcoming concert at Colorado State University on October 7th, 2023. The band talks about their hidden Fort Collins upbringings, their two sold-out Red Rocks Ampitheater shows on October 5th and 6th, their musical influences and evolution, and plays some nature trivia while...

KCSU's Battle of the Bands is our annual local music festival that's hosted at CSU. Four bands face off and the audience gets to vote for who they liked best! The winners get a cash prize and a slot playing at CSU's Ramskellar.  In this episode, Basement Baby tells a cryptic story about their name and how they want to spread their good vibes from the stage.

KCSU's Battle of the Bands is our annual local music festival that's hosted at CSU. Four bands face off and the audience gets to vote for who they liked best! The winners get a cash prize and a slot playing at CSU's Ramskellar.  In this episode, Clementine talks how they came from the roof of the snack shack at Holiday Twin Drive-In to playing big gigs around Colorado.

KCSU's Battle of the Bands is our annual local music festival that's hosted at CSU. Four bands face off and the audience gets to vote for who they liked best! The winners get a cash prize and a slot playing at CSU's Ramskellar.  In this episode, Bridge Renaissance chats about their jazz/indie/funk fusion sound and their constant evolution as a band.

KCSU's Battle of the Bands is our annual local music festival that's hosted at CSU. Four bands face off and the audience gets to vote for who they liked best! The winners get a cash prize and a slot playing at CSU's Ramskellar.  In this episode, Stil Runnin tells us about their journey from California to Colorado and their mixed up story (or stories?) of how they got their name.

KCSU's Music Directors Jalen Thompson and Paris Huckaby are the destination for eccentric and eclectic music taste within the CSU community. Their podcast maneuvers the world of music through their eyes, including new releases, pop culture, interviewing other music connoisseurs, and the link that brings the two together <3. Come hang out and jam with KCSU's hottest musical takes.

Music Directors Bridhid and Bailey recap music events, talking about their favorite albums, singles, and pop culture moments for the month of March.

Ben Mozar discusses the local film scene and how his support of local artists led to his creation of The Lyric, an independent movie theater in north Fort Collins. Interview by Sulaiman Akbar.

Brighid and Bailey recap music moments in the month of February-chatting about their top artists, albums, songs and their thoughts on the Grammys.

In this episode of the KCSU Music Podcast Bailey Liverman sits down with Utah based band Pixie and the Partygrass Boys to talk about their appearance in Steamboats Bluegrass festival WinterWonderGrass and more!

Follow KCSU's music team through an interview with The Wreck's lead singer and guitarist Nick Anderson.

KCSU's Bailey Liverman sits down with musical artists Odie Leigh to talk about everything from her recent tour to her musical beginnings. 

" KCSU’s Weekly Gems Countdown” is hosted by the KCSU Music Directors and describes the top artists that your local 90.5 FM DJs are playing this week! This article is posted weekly on Sundays and discussed on their show “KCSU Weekly Gem Countdown” which airs every Monday from 12-1. During the show, you can learn more about each musician or band before tuning in to the top 10 countdowns on Monday f...

KCSU's Assistant Music Director Bailey Liverman sits down with jazz musician David Lawrence to talk shop about influences, new music, and more!

" KCSU’s Weekly Gems Countdown” is hosted by the KCSU Music Directors and describes the top artists that your local 90.5 FM DJs are playing this week! This article is posted weekly on Sundays and discussed on their show “KCSU Weekly Gem Countdown” which airs every Monday from 12-1. During the show, you can learn more about each musician or band before tuning in to the top 10 countdowns on Monday f...

KCSU's Baily Liverman and  Brighid Bandel talk shop on music news in October with a guest appearance of Podcast Director Ben Haney! Album reviews, TikTok songs, and much more are covered in this episode of the music podcast!

KCSU Deejay Riley Hilbert sits down with San Diego band Creature Canyon for an exclusive interview following the release of their debut album "Remarks". 

Welcome to KCSU's new monthly segment of our Music Podcast the Monthly Wrap up! In this episode our music director's Bailey and Brigid go over their favorite singles, albums, music news, and much more!  

KCSU's Music Directors sit down with the four Battle of the Bands competitors to ask them questions about the performance, their bands start, and more!

This week on the "KCSU Music" podcast, the KCSU music director interviews Bryan Bielanski , an up-and-coming folk Americana artist from North Carolina defying genre standards. They discuss his current tour and his crazy National Park tour over the pandemic. They also hit on what it means to be an artist in an ever-changing industry and his goals for the future. 

Brighid Bandel creates the best summer playlist this year because, let's face it, the mood of the music will always reflect your actual mood. Summer 2022 will be the best one yet! Since the weather has been getting so nice and we are almost to summer, she wanted to share the songs that always seem to be on her spring and summer playlist so you can discover new tunes.