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November 12, 2025

Tracks of the Month: October 2025

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Artsweek staff’s favorite songs for the beginning of Fall. 

June 17, 2023

Tracks of the Month: May 2023

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Here are some of our Artsweek writers' favorite tracks from May!

April 24, 2023

The ultimate stoner’s guide: dope media to enjoy when you’re high

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In honor of 4/20, here are some film and music recommendations from the Artsweek's staff to enjoy when you are high!

April 12, 2018

The Drums to Chill Out at SOhO

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The Drums and their brilliant sonic landscapes are coming to SOhO in Downtown Santa Barbara on April 18 for a show of dancing and deliberation.

September 22, 2016

Coming Soon to a Campus Near You

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UCSB Arts & Lectures have a track record, and their lineup for the Fall 2016 season has a gem for every ear and eye.

February 28, 2016

Lightning in a Bottle Preview

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When the boiler plate definition of an electronic music festival is invoked, a number of images are generally called to mind: booming bass music, fuzzy leggings and, perhaps, some night clubbers on a weekend getaway. On ...

February 17, 2016

KCSB Annual Fund Drive is Back

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KCSB’s Annual Fund Drive is back! The 2016 addition of the KCSB Fund Drive begins on Feb. 17 and ends on Feb. 26. KCSB is one of the most influential independent radio stations left in America and it needs your help. D...

February 10, 2016

Zion-I To Take On Velvet Jones

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The duo of MC Zumbi and DJ AmpLive traffic in genre influences. Their name is rightly suggestive of reggae sounds, but their style ranges farther than that. Zion I embodies the classic hip-hop pair of MC and DJ/producer,...

January 10, 2016

David Bowie Has Passed Away

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Music legend David Bowie has passed away from cancer at the age of 69.

January 4, 2016

Coachella 2016 Lineup Released

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The Coachella 2016 lineup was released. Check it out below:

December 3, 2015

Azeem X Underbelly Return to the Batcave

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At the tail-end of last Spring quarter, UCSB graduating senior flautist Azeem Ward had reached astronomical due the viral explosion of his “Senior Flute Recital” Facebook event. In less than 24 hours, Ward’s event,...

November 18, 2015

Azeem X Underbelly to Return to Their Alma Mater

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On May 16, the internet enshrined UCSB’s unsuspecting flautist Azeem Ward into web fame in much the same manner of fellow collegiate meme-compatriots “Average College Freshman” and “Lazy College Senior” — she...

October 30, 2015

8 Noise Ordinance Proof Songs for Your Halloween Dance Party

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  Jason Chun Channeling the suspense of your favorite horror films, “The Haunting” by Kamelot truly lives up to its name. From its first ominous notes the tension builds, punctuated by strokes of drums and guita...

October 23, 2015

A Cuba-America Line That Actually Works

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The temperature was in the eighties and a soft wind only partially helped with the damp, clingy air on Tuesday night. Bright lights extended over the sidewalk, overarching and blanketing a piece of State Street. A warm n...

September 24, 2015

CRSSD Festival

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Since the first radio plays of Skrillex’s “Scary Monsters and Sprites” in 2008 and the first Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles in the same year, electronic dance music in America has taken on many different fo...

August 27, 2015

FYF Fest 2015 Highlights

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  Despite recent backlash from punk-rock communities about the growing Indie music presence, Goldenvoice’s FYF Fest invaded the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena & Exposition Park for the second time with the most ec...