May 16, 2013 An Inside View of I.V.’s Live Music Tradition By Andrew Crockett Finally, an Isla Vista-wide event that features music coming from guitars and voices rather than a MacBook and two PAs. Don’t get me wrong, I like electronica, but nothing beats live music at an event like Chilla Vista...
May 9, 2013 Alpha Phunk Talks Writing, Friendship and Jazz By Andrew Crockett, Tina Petrosian A French drummer and an American guitarist walk into a bar — a coffee bar that is — and sit down to discuss their band, Alpha Phunk. After playing together for less than a year, the group has clinched a spot on the E...
April 18, 2013 Dante Elephante’s Sounds Reach Beyond the Beach By Andrew Crockett Drenched ripples of reverb-soaked rhythm and honeybee zings echo throughout German Aquatics, the six-song EP released by Dante Elephante last April. The tracks propelled them through a series of small tours in 2012 and t...
