Kristina Valencia

Kristina Valencia is a fourth-year undergrad majoring in English, minoring in Professional Writing, and working as the Artsweek editor at Daily Nexus.

April 11, 2019

TroyBoi and JPEGMAFIA Shake the Thunderdome

By Kristina Valencia

This year, The Warm Up featured electronic music artist TroyBoi and special guest JPEGMAFIA for their sold-out, Gauchos-only event in the Thunderdome.

February 7, 2019

A Word With Careless Cub on ‘Flophouse Palace’

By Kristina Valencia

The release of Flophouse Palace stands out not merely for its musical elements but also for the production and sound quality of the tracks.

January 24, 2019

Beatlemania Hits Pollock Theater

By Kristina Valencia

Most recently, Pollock showed “A Hard Day’s Night,” and Beatles fans of all ages made an appearance to the sold-out screening.

November 7, 2018

Jonah Hill Kickflips Into Our Hearts with ‘Mid90s’

By Kristina Valencia

Hill was able to create a skate movie without any of the generic tricks and references that frequently plague the genre.

November 1, 2018

Young Thug Brings Energy to Hallo-weekend

By Kristina Valencia

A.S. Program Board pulled through and succeeded yet again in another year of bringing Gauchos together during the harsh times of our annual Halloween lockdown.

October 17, 2018

Desert Daze 2018: In Review

By Kristina Valencia

Though there were some pretty big hiccups with the organization and execution of this festival, Desert Daze still gave its attendees a great playground to meet new people, camp, swim and, of course, enjoy the music.

September 20, 2018

Get Your Be-hinds Ready for Hinds

By Kristina Valencia

Fresh off the release of their second studio album, I Don’t Run, Hinds will be taking the stage of Santa Barbara’s very own SOhO on Sept. 22.

May 24, 2018

Dillon Francis, Charli XCX, and More Tear it Up at Extravaganza ‘18

By Kristina Valencia

In case you missed it, A.S. Program Board (ASPB) presented the students of UCSB with their fun (and free) annual festival on the grass of Harder Stadium last weekend, featuring DJBJ, Coast Modern, DRAM, Charli XCX and ...

April 18, 2018

Alt-J and Børns Breeze Through Santa Barbara Bowl

By Kristina Valencia

Since their emergence into the world of music six years ago, alt-J has grown from a small college band in Leeds to an internationally known indie sensation admired by many.

April 12, 2018

Alt-J to Bring Indie Bliss to Santa Barbara Bowl

By Kristina Valencia

Beginning in 2008 as a simple college band self-producing music through GarageBand, alt-J has since grown into the indie sensation they are today, headlining their own tours and playing in various music festivals around ...

April 12, 2018

Vince Staples Ignites The Warm Up

By Kristina Valencia

Rap may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but either way, there’s no denying that Vince Staples has great talent and a good heart.

April 3, 2018

Tracks of the Month: March 2018

By William Emmons, Melody Pezeshkian, Kristina Valencia

Tyler, The Creator, “OKRA” “OKRA” is sonic heaven for Tyler, The Creator fans who enjoy his hard-hitting, heavy and dirty style of rap. The beat’s overblown distorted bassline knocks Tyler’s bars into a bragg...

February 14, 2018

5 KCSB Shows You Should Be Listening to Now

By Kristina Valencia

Regardless of what kind of music you listen to, KCSB is sure to have something that’ll tickle your fancy.

February 14, 2018

Bad Love: A History of the Worst Love Songs

By Melody Pezeshkian, Tia Rotolo, Anyi Cheng, Kristina Valencia, Annika Pearson, Catherine Weatherly, Konrad Neithercutt, Jake Einsiedl, Jasmine Rodriguez, Andre Bouyssounouse

Over the course of time, love songs have played an integral role in music consumption. Many love songs evoke the sort of romantic essence they were intended to, and some miss that mark. Here are a few songs that maybe sh...

February 8, 2018

Milk Drunk Crowned Winner of Battle of the Bands

By Kristina Valencia

Following those two bands came Milk Drunk, who dedicated their performance to another local I.V. band, RabbitFoot. Jumping right into their first song, this trio set the crowd on fire not only with their fast, loud and f...

January 31, 2018

Tracks of the Month: January 2018

By William Emmons, Hannah Jackson, Konrad Neithercutt, Kristina Valencia, Alex Modiano, Jasmine Rodriguez

Every month, Artsweek’s staff collects a handful of newly released tracks that highlight the best musical moments of the past 30 days. January was chock-full of hits from a variety of genres.