KCSU Music: LIVE In-Studio

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.

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

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.

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 and Denver. Songs - Billy's Fast Food Hell, Reconnoitering The Rim, Salt and Sand, (Untitled), Dad's Song, Liaison of the Piaison

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. A project like this shows the potential future of the Northern Colorado music scene as a community that evolves to find new ways to support artists.The podcast creators volunteer their time for what they hope will be a biweekly podcast that has music and interviews in an open format. The podcast can be found on Spotify and YouTube.

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. 

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 conflicts and concepts of love spoken directly from the soul. Songs in order "Hardcore Boy", "Home", "Time", "NYC", "Lost", "I Liked You Before", "Emilia Rose"

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 Sinister Pig, Violent High and Trench Knife. 

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, present and future hopes for the organization.

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 Cartoons.Contact the band at contact@shadowork.info.

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 with Miles Stevenson to talk about his interesting position in Fort Collins' own local DIY scene along with his personal connection with the professional world. They talked about many of the local bands they've grown to love and the extremely supportive community that surrounds them.

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 in his song "Virginia Dale," which tells of the best stagecoach hand until his own self-destruction led to his demise.Another song based on history is called "Silver Valley," which is the title track and name of his first album, and "Telling Me" is about a character whose self-inflicted struggle was in order to provide for his family.Recently Miner's inspiration for writing songs has changed. During the interview, he tells KCSU's Dillon King how he prepared to record 10 songs that he called the headlines of his life.

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.

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/manager, Sebastian 'Rane' Miranda, is the overseer of many different projects, including "DIY Casual." These livestreams helped keep the local music scene afloat during quarantine. You could watch, tip and enjoy local bands from the comfort (and safety) of your own home."Sunnnner" is the band's newest album and will release officially on June 15. This project showcases grit, honesty and beauty, reminding listeners to appreciate all the little moments that make up life. The dripping nostalgia of house-shows-past echoes throughout each track and encapsulates how late nights, cigarettes, bonfires and drinking with your much cooler friends feel. When you can't sleep, Sunnnner is a walk in the park on a cold winter morning, leaving you pining for a specific moment in time to live over and over again.You can listen to "Forever" off "Sunnnner" in this exclusive interview with Rane. KCSU station manager Asher Korn sits down to learn more about Sunnnner's various hats and to explore bright, hopeful dreams of the future; cloudy storms of the past; and what drives someone to constantly create and selflessly give back to the community. A special thank-you to our local music director, Maddy Erskine, for editing and publishing this podcast and for creating the cover art featured. Intro music: "FORTUNE" demo by Sunnnner (from S/T album)Featured song: "Forever" by Sunnnner (from S/T album)

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 Wifi, what it's like to play in multiple bands and the meaning behind the lyrics they write. Songs: “Athena's Theme,” “The Moon is a Lesbian,” “Horsetooth Heart” and “The Quing is Dead” performed live by Hotel Wifi.

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 Thinking." Fling recorded this album almost entirely in her basement. In this segment, Fling chats about how she aimed to create a dream-like sound in her songs by layering vocals and instruments. As a songwriter, Fling draws inspiration both from her deeper emotions and from lighthearted daily events. Songs: “Cities,” “Mulberry Street,” “Someone Else" and “It's Fine” performed live by Miranda Fling. Podcast cover: Maddy Erskine

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, record and perfect their music. With a wide variety of influences and musical inspirations, Black & White Motion Picture aims to write music that is relatable and makes listeners feel less alone at the end of the day. Songs: “Retro Heartbreak,” “RX” and “3AM” by Black & White Motion Picture Photo: Courtesy of Black & White Motion Picture Design: Maddy Erskine

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, etc. "Slow Transformations" is a great representation of LeCavalier's talent as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. The first two songs played are “Feels like Nothing” and “The Houseplant Song,” which are both relatable, down-to-earth tunes. The last song and title track of the album, “Slow Transformations,” is a lyrical deep-dive into the changes we all go through as people. In the interview, LeCavalier emphasizes the importance of this track and the changes he has gone through as a person, even since his last album. Songs:  “Feels like Nothing,” "The Houseplant Song” and "Slow Transformations" by Jay LeCavalier.Photo: Isaac RomeroPodcast Cover: Maddy Erskine

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

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."

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.

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 Bonecutter

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 Funk Cowboy battles the various elements of anti-funkiness, both in music and in real life.

KCSU is so thankful for all the wonderful local musicians who reach out to us and work with us. This holiday season, we had 3 incredible holiday songs submitted to our station from local artists! The first song is a down to earth tune by local songwriter Zach Crider. "Back Home" is about going back to your roots and seeing the people you love this holiday season. Following that is a complete switch of gears, with Sugar Britches honky tonk song "All I Want for Xmas". This hilarious song is right up your alley if you have some people you are not so excited to see this week. And to end this fun little celebratory segment, is People in General's "Oh  Skanukkah". This ska version of a hanukkah classic is sure to lift your spirits and get you dancing. 

In the last in-studio of the semester, local music director Maddy Erskine chats with Sarah Slaton about her newly released single "Get Up", and her love towards the music industry that has been struggling so much during the pandemic. Her new song "Get Up" is about finding the inspiration to keep on going during hard times and is sure to help you keep your head up. Additionally, Sarah chats about the importance of Save Our Stages, and an upcoming project she has been working on to highlight the devastation the music industry has faced with COVID-19, and the need to keep music alive despite this.

In this local music segment, Maddy Erskine chats with Sonic Spotlight finalists Miranda Fling, People in General, and Macy Warner. Sonic Spotlight is a virtual music competition and showcase started this year by the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, and Bohemian Foundation.   All 3 finalists have been working to make a music video for the final round and showcase on December 10th. Get to know these up and coming musicians in this segment as we chat about Sonic Spotlight, the inspiration behind their new music, and the video each of them filmed for the final round.

In this episode, Maddy Erskine chats with local country band Ain't From Here about why they love making music here in Colorado. Due to COVID-19, we can't have bands come in and play live in the studio, so instead the band members and I met on zoom, and they picked their favorite songs off their album to share with you. Songs: "Way Back", "West to See", and "Say What You Will" by Ain't From Here.

In this live in-studio, Maddy Erskine chats with long-time local musician and CSU professor Brian Jasper Hull about the local music scene, his lyric writing process, and his musical inspirations. Brian Jasper Hull performs 5 songs live on his acoustic guitar: "The Spark", "One False Step", "Into the Blue", "Skeletons of Language", and "Blues for Sisyphus".

Local alternative rock band Holdfast joins Maddy Erskine in the studio to play some live acoustic songs, share their new song "Walls", and chat about their music.

In this episode, Maddy Erskine chats with Madi Rice, also known as her stage name Lenore. Madi produces her music in her bedroom, and in this interview talks about her inspirations and the process of bedroom recording. Lenore plays 2 original songs, as well as a cover of "Nevermine" by Fourth Wanderers.

In this in-studio session, Maddy Erskine joins psychedelic desert fuzz band Los Toms to chat about their new album "Centipede Sessions". Unfortunately we couldn't have the full band come in and play their songs live due to covid restrictions, so instead we listened to a recording of their song Rogue Roomba/Sciencefish. The song is normally played as one, but is broken into two sections for this segment. Los Toms talks about the inspiration behind their bizarre song titles and the recording process of their recent album.

In this episode, Katie Shriver, also known by her stage name Twin Riverz, joins local music director Maddy Erskine in the studio for an emotional set. Twin Riverz has been making music her whole life, but recently started sharing her original songs in hopes that people will relate and find some form of comfort. In this live session, she plays 4 original songs on guitar and ukulele and chats about her musical inspirations and journey has a songwriter. She finishes the set with an incredible and touching performance of "Freaking Rat", a song she wrote to overcome pain and trauma.

In this week's episode of KCSU Live In-Studio, Maddy Erskine talks to People in General about their formation as a band, their musical inspirations, and how they are handling the pandemic. People in General is a 3 piece math-rock and jazz-pop band from Fort Collins. People in General plays 4 original songs: Way Rad, Goodbye, Cinderella, and Buster.

In the first episode of the semester, Maddy Erskine talks with The Red Scare about their musical inspirations and DIY recording. The Red Scare is a punk band from Fort Collins, Colorado, and known for their wild performances at DIY venues. The Red Scare sent in 3 songs recorded from their basement since they couldn't come into the studio to perform due to COVID-19. One of these songs is their new single "Marmalade".

For the semester’s final live in-studio session, Joshua Kellogg talks to Mary Ellendorff of Girl in a Band about the effects of COVID-19 on academics and the potential of DIY bands & venues to get back on their feet in the wake of the pandemic more easily than others. The post Live In-Studio: Girl in a Band appeared first on KCSU FM.

The Tight are a local vintage power trio who wear their classic rock influences proudly on their sleeve. They brought their bombastic style and a high level of musicianship into the KCSU studio, where we discussed the Get Launched! concert (Which, sadly, had to be cancelled later the same week), just over a year after […] The post Live In-Studio: The Tight appeared first on KCSU FM.

On March 9th, 2020, The Sickly Hecks came into the KCSU studio to play some songs and talk about heck house and the possibility of new music on the horizon. The post Live In-Studio: The Sickly Hecks appeared first on KCSU FM.