Episodes
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Live In-Studio: Miranda Fling
In the first live in-studio of the semester, local music director Maddy Erskine welcomes indie-pop singer-songwriter, Miranda Fling, into the station. Miranda Fling is a student at CSU who has been making a name for herself this past year in the Fort Collins music scene. On March 1st, she…
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Clementine: No Cover Local Sessions
Local alternative rock band Clementine brought high energy to their live set in the KCSU studio. Delivering heavy guitar riffs and powerful drums, their performance stands out as one of the heaviest sets ever featured on No Cover. Following their performance, the band sat down with KCSU’s Ashley...
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KCSU x RAMEvents Battle of the Bands 2026: No Cover Local Session
This No Cover special highlights the 5th annual Battle of the Bands, presented by KCSU FM and RAMEvents. This staple live music event brought us sets from 4 fantastic CSU bands: Midriff, Kevin?, Any Means Necessary, and Boy Sorority. This bill ranged from rock & roll to indie and hardcore punk…
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Pall Mall Jesus: No Cover Local Session
Slacker folk duo Pall Mall Jesus kicks off the Fall 2026 No Cover season with an appearance in the KCSU studio. Excited to show off some of their songs from their first studio album, “With the Beetles,” released earlier this year. The recording blended an acoustic sound, personal introspection…
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Lounge Drugs: No Cover Local Session
For our last No Cover episode of the school year, we invited the Fort Collins psych rock project Lounge Drugs into the KCSU studio. Jay LeCavalier and his band filled the room with distorted guitar, nimble rhythm, and some inspiring melodies on the recorder. Lounge Drugs' surreal interview…
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Cactus Cat: No Cover Local Session
Packing the KCSU studio, Cactus Cat's shining saxophones take center stage in this episode of No Cover. Pulling from nearly a decade of Fort Collins live performance, Cactus Cat's danceable melodies and groovy rhythms made for an incredible jazzy indie rock set. Cactus Cat talks about their...
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Shadow Work: No Cover Local Session
Shadow Work brings a simmering, psychedelic soundscape to this episode of No Cover. Denver locals and Fort Collins frequents, Shadow Work excels with soulful vocals, progressive songwriting, and an energetic live presence. They chatted with KCSU's Andrew Di Tirro about their favorite stages in…
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KCSU x RAMEvents Fools Fest: No Cover Local Session
Advisory: This podcast contains explicit language This No Cover special brings you the highlights of the 5th annual Fools Fest, presented by KCSU FM and RAMEvents. CSU's premiere heavy music event brought us sets from Planet Claire, CrAssphage, Clay K & The Vertebrates, All My Senses, and Smear...
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EMBER: No Cover Local Session
CSU punks EMBER make an appearance in the KCSU studio for this week's episode of No Cover. In contrast to their usual raucous performances, Ember brought us a stripped down set full of modern indie and singer-songwriter influence. KCSU's Adrian de Araujo chats with the band about the process of...
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Frail Talk: No Cover Local Session
Seasoned Fort Collins Indie Folk band Frail Talk stopped by for this week's episode of No Cover! Gentle and deliberate, Frail Talk's nature-driven songwriting is buoyed by vocal and electronic flourishes. KCSU's Andrew Di Tirro talks with the band about their recent musical influences and...
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Midriff: No Cover Local Session
Opening up the spring semester here at No Cover is Midriff, a student alt-rock band here at CSU. Reminiscent of late grunge, fuzzy chords accompany a strong lead vocal exploring interpersonal themes and the effects of the winter cold. Midriff chats with KCSU’s Adrian de Araujo about the struggle…
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Addison Cole: No Cover Local Session
Addison Cole came by the KCSU studio for our last No Cover episode this semester. Their set was a collection of heartfelt R&B composed live through synthesizers, guitar, and pedal effects. Addison and KCSU's Andrew Di Tirro talk about making friends and collaborators in the scene, and the magic…
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Freaky Stella: No Cover Local Session
Bringing some volume to the KCSU studio this episode is Freaky Stella! Fresh off the Fort Collins house show circuit and soon to debut at Soundbar, Freaky Stella brought us an indie set reminiscent of the post punk revival of the 2000s. The band chats with KCSU's Andrew Di Tirro about their...
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West Egg Social: No Cover Local Session
West Egg Social stopped by KCSU's studio for this episode of No Cover! Formerly the band Carraway, West Egg Social played some new music with their new lineup, emphasizing their lo-fi sound and songwriting chops. Nick and Mara sit down with KCSU's Andrew Di Tirro after to chat about their lineup...
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KCSU x RamEvents Battle of the Bands: No Cover Local Session
Battle of the Bands 2025 has come and gone, but we saved a piece of the action just for you! The Hyms, NOKAY, Third Turn, and Jolo came to the LSC Sutherland Gardens with phenomenal energy, but only one left a winner with a guaranteed spot in FoCoMX 2026. We hope you enjoy a sample of the day's...
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Logan Farmer: No Cover Local Session
Logan Farmer is our guest for this episode of No Cover! A singer-songwriter specializing in somber folk and ambient textures, Logan brought us some tracks from his 2025 release Butchers and 2022 release A Mold For The Bell, reimagined for a solo acoustic performance. Logan and KCSU's Andrew Di...
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Debr4h: No Cover Local Session
KCSU and CTV are excited to bring you Debr4h for the first episode No Cover, our new recorded sessions series featuring artists local to Colorado. A veteran in the Fort Collins local scene, Debr4h brought in some new synth pop material to share with our listeners, including some unreleased…
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SOUNSTAGE with KC - Episode 2: Treewell
Treewell and KC talk about jazz influence in indie-rock music, as well as using vocals as an instrument within an ensemble.
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SOUNDSTAGE with KC - Episode 1: Taylor from Any Means Necessary
Tune in with KC and Taylor as we discuss songwriting, pop-punk performances, and lyric writing.
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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 to gospel music, and R&B artists like Boyz II Men, so R&B came naturally for when he started...
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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 Magic found each other through Facebook and Craiglist ads when they all moved. Morse, on bass, and...
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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. Lussier was surrounded by music growing up, as his dad and brother are both musicians. The Brazen Youth...
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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 middle school band. They were hooked and quickly began scouring their community for opportunities...
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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, pulling inspiration from bands like Modest Mouse and The Smashing Pumpkins. Jared, also a visual...
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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. On Live & Local, Zach and newest member Gail McDonald-Crook play a few of their songs, including…
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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 sound over the years together. Back when the band was first getting started, they performed for...
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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 his own songs in college and finally performed in 2022 at The Atrium. His new EP, "JJ", looks at…
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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.
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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 performers themselves.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. 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.
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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.
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Inside Bleak Mystique's Garage Rock Sound and The Members Who Make It
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...
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Bellside E and His Out-Of-This-World Afrobeats
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.
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Getting to Know Robot Tennis Club and Their New Album, "If These Walls Could Talk, You Wouldn't Listen"
KCSU Local Music Director Marie Pohl talks with Robot Tennis Club for KCSU's bi-weekly Live In-Studio performance.
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Contemporary Fingerstyle Guitarist Cameron Olver Dazzles with the Strings
KCSU's Local Music Director Marie Pohl sits down with Cameron Olver for KCSU's bi-weekly Live In-Studio performance.
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Exploring femme queer punk with Rotten Reputation
Local Music Director Marie Pohl chats with local queer femme punk band "Rotten Reputation" on this episode of Live In-Studio.
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Denver Artist Schama Noel Dives into Inspiration and More
KCSU's Local Music Director Marie Pohl sits down with Denver based Hiphop artist Schama Noel to discuss his Twitter vitality and much more!
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Getting involved with the Local Music Community
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.
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Breaking walls with Tiny Humans
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...
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Posted Rineapple Radio!
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…
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Pre-Fools Fest jesting with Peter Koschnitzke and Hannah Rust
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.
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Love songs with Ash Redhorse and the Midnight Suns
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…
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