KCSU LIVE In-Studio
There are interviews and then there are KCSU Music's Live, In-Studio interviews. 90.5 KCSU Fort Collins brings local bands come to hang out with our DJs, talk with us on-air, and play us some of their music. Enjoy!
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 164
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Indigo Jones Has a Long-Distance Alien Girlfriend and DJ MnM Can Control a Crowd With Her Beats
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…
Sour Magic's Hive Mind and Their Love for the Denver/FoCo Music Scene
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 Ma…
Solo Folk Artist Downey Chase Went From Red Hot Chili Peppers With The Brazen Youth to Playing Like Adrianne Lenker
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. Lussie…
The Everchanging Playground: Wunderbus Chats Passion and Following Your Intuition
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…
A.M. Pleasure Assassins's New Album "Cloudy, Black, Red, and All Over" is a Homage Collage of an Indie Bedroom Experimental Nature
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, …
Slacker Rock Band Safekeeper Consists of KCSU Alum and Fans of FoCo's Everchanging Music Scene
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. O…
Playing Their Dream Venue, The Gothic, The Crooked Rugs Chat About New Music And Reminisce About Old Album Recordings
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…
Flat-Picking Soul Singer/Songwriter Johnny Speaks Shows Off His New EP: "Me, My Dad, My Family, Nature, and Love"
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 …
Take Two for Autumnal: Middle School Origins, Touring, and Song Analysis
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 Meets KCSU's DJ Mae
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 pe…
Erich Albrecht of Robot Tennis Club and Feed Lot Chats Love and Happiness and Wishing for a Dave Grohl Collab
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.
Trio Group Animal Future Met on Craiglist and Had Their Basement Flooded
Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, sits down with Animal Future for this episode of Live & Local.
Mystee's Softball Field and Dream Songwriting, Getting Deported from Whales, and Her Obsession with The Beatles
Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, chats with Mystee for this episode of Live & Local.
Moshing For A Ke$ha Cover, Childhood Rock Lobster, and How Ducki Met Through A Dating App
Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, chats with local band Ducki for this episode of Live & Local.
Blake Rouse's Love For Paul Simon and How Colorado Music Culture Is In His Blood
Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, sits down with folk musician Blake Rouse for this episode of Live & Local.
New To The FOCO Scene: Mason Collins' ("MC") Music Shindigs, Guitar Hero Influences, and Dream Collab With King Krule
Horse B*tch Shares One Brain Cell And Makes Music At Local 7-Elevens
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.
Pyrotechnics in Ingersoll Hall and The Birth of Sex Wax
Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, talk with Fort Collins band Sex Wax for this episode of Live and Local.
Making A Name For Yourself - How Broghan Foster Helped Build His Band "The Athletics"
Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, chats with Broghan Foster of The Athletics for this episode of Live & Local.
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Autumnal's Radio Silence Takes Over KCSU: An In-Depth Interview
Local Music Director Riley Hilbert, otherwise known as DJ Retrograde, sits down with local band Autumnal for this episode of Live & Local.