Community Calendar

Join us for the second annual Central Coast Sessions!

We'll have live performances from 10 spectacular local bands, you’ll have the opportunity to shop KCBX and Live Oak Music Festival merchandise, try your luck in a raffle featuring dozens of goods and services donated by our local business partners, take part in an exclusive Rod & Hammer spirits tasting, and enjoy tasty food and beverages from The Rock’s on-site restaurant.

We will also be honoring the lives of Frank Lanzone, who served as KCBX’s president and general manager since 1980, and 38-year station operations manager Hank Hadley. If you have been wondering about the best way to share a memory or send your regards, please join us for this day of community connection and celebration of Hank and Frank’s lifelong commitment to public radio.

After more than 50 years on the Central Coast, KCBX is here to stay, thanks to your support, as your 100% community-funded public radio station. We look forward to celebrating with you alongside hundreds of fellow listeners, supporters, and music lovers of the Central Coast!

Join us in the Studios for our opening Art Reception for "Handcrafted for the Holidays." Live music will be performed by Katie Chappell.

This concert celebrates a fantastic cross-section of the whole jazz department. The CD project is the grand finale for retired Cuesta Music faculty George Stone, who served as the Head engineer on the project, handling all of the recording processes.
Featuring the big band, small groups, faculty and Voce—these performers will give the audience a taste of the CD that will be available for purchase.

TMHA presents an intimate evening of live local music and lush greenery with stories & songs by Cassi Nicholls. Ynana Rose will host & open the show. Additional opportunities to learn about the mental health resources offered by Transitions Mental Health Association. 

Cal Poly’s Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will start the program with Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter” from “The Planets,” Andrew Boysen’s Symphony No. 4 and E.E.  Bagley’s “National Emblem March.” Guest saxophonist Nick May will be featured with each of the groups, on works by Warren Benson and Tyler Harrison. The Mustang Band will close the concert with arrangements of popular music from this season’s field shows, with music of Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, Chicago, the Scorpions, Shakira, and more.  

With over 20 years of experience and six studio albums, Las Migas is one of the most internationally acclaimed Spanish bands today. This all-female pop quartet combines the rhythms of flamenco with influences from Spain, Cuba, and Mexico, to create a unique cultural fusion heard ‘round the world. Winner of the Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album in 2022 and 2025, their unique voice has won over 1 million followers on Instagram and thousands of listeners around the world.

Former Berkeley resident and professional guitarist Joel Harrison returns to California for a fantastical journey into Miles Davis' iconic 1970 record, "In a Silent Way." This one-night only concert will feature a hand-picked quartet consisting of the Bay Area's finest and most creative musicians, whom will also perform some of Harrison's original music. Joel has recently released a live record from the Big Ears Festival of this same music. However, this unique band's approach will be to "make it new."

Join us in Morro Bay on Sunday, December 6 for an unforgettable evening with Laurence Juber’s Airfoil: The Rockin’ Side of Wings.

Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber—former lead guitarist for Paul McCartney & Wings—returns with an all-star lineup of legendary musicians performing classic rock favorites you won’t want to miss.

Every ticket purchased help makes a difference. Proceeds from the concert and our Silent Guitar Auction directly support Infinite Music™, providing tuition-free music lessons, instruments, and one-on-one mentorship for young musicians throughout the Central Coast.

The Latecomers — Central Coast duo Shari Fortino and Michael Smothers — will celebrate the season with two performances, It's Never Too Late to Celebrate the Holidays with the Latecomers, on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 19, from 7:00–9:00 PM at The Savory Palette, in Morro Bay. The shows will feature original music, storytelling, and comedy, backed by a full band including Daryl Van Druff, Riley Allen, and Alex Morrison.

We return to the newly remodeled Bunker SLO for an afternoon of songs, accompanied by guitar, cello, octave mandolin and percussion. We will be joined by Paul Griffith and special guest Derek Senn.