Music

June 3, 2019

Save the Velvet Jones

By Melody Pezeshkian

If you haven’t yet had an experience at the Velvet Jones, there’s a chance you might never.

May 30, 2019

A Brief Guide to British Rap

By Neha Makkapati

Despite the initial peculiarity of a posh-voice rap about dark subjects with vernacular that clashed with my American ear, I have now subscribed to the British rap scene.

May 30, 2019

Electronic Artist Flying Lotus Continues to Evolve His Sound

By Brandon Victor

Five years after the critically-acclaimed album You’re Dead!, Flying Lotus (FlyLo) returns once again with one of the most ambitious albums in recent memory.

May 24, 2019

Hana Vu Brings a Mid-Day Escape at Storke

By Linda Chong

As a growing indie rock artist from Los Angeles, Vu started her musical career when she was signed to Luminelle Recordings during her senior year of high school.

May 24, 2019

The Friday Review: ‘IGOR’ by Tyler, the Creator

By Aayush Dixit

Sonically cohesive and thematically consistent, IGOR succeeds, at once, as a breakup album, a summer vibe album, a skater album and a quintessential Tyler, the Creator album.

May 24, 2019

Falling In Love with The Marías

By Ivan Gonzalez

With a psychedelic-soul sound, retro old Hollywood glamor and bilingual romance lyrics, The Marías have something organic and fresh that is just what we need.

May 23, 2019

TOKiMON-STole The Show At The Hub

By Hannah George

A monochromatic look of purple hair and purple bug-eyed sunglasses glistened in the blinding neon lights as TOKiMONSTA took the stage of the Hub.

May 13, 2019

Playboi Carti Set to Headline Extravaganza 2019

By Artsweek Staff

Playboi Carti and Aminé are among an eclectic mix of artists slated to perform at Extravaganza 2019 this Sunday.

May 2, 2019

Seven Songs for a Country Cynic

By Hannah George

“Anything, besides country.”

May 2, 2019

Freddie Gibbs Intoxicates Velvet Jones with Masterful Set

By Konrad Neithercutt

I have a hunch Freddie Gibbs will be staying in the pocket for some time into the foreseeable future, and hopefully he has another Santa Barbara show in store for us soon.

April 26, 2019

The Friday Review: Ventura by Anderson .Paak

By Sunidhi Sridhar

For the fans who fell in love with the soulful grooves and dynamic lyricism of the Malibu era, I have some good news: Anderson .Paak is back, and he is better than ever.

April 24, 2019

Six Great Music Festivals That Are Not Coachella

By Melody Pezeshkian

Perhaps you didn’t want to contribute to Coachella’s extremely conservative revenue allocation but are still longing for a few nights of music-laden excitement. Here are a few festivals that you should mark as hopefu...

April 24, 2019

Rüfüs Du Sol Comes to SB Ahead of Sunny Coachella Set

By Kristina Valencia

Fresh off the release of their third album, Solace, Rüfüs Du Sol delivered an exciting performance in which fans of all ages could dance and let loose at this stop in their current world tour.

April 19, 2019

Kevin Abstract’s ‘ARIZONA baby’ Is a Mixed Bag

By William Emmons

If you like Kevin Abstract’s work, particularly his solo martial, give ARIZONA baby a listen.

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.

April 11, 2019

‘Hi This Is Flume’ Arrives in Time for Spring

By Austin Fauni

In the end, Hi This Is Flume speaks true to its name. This is what Flume is. It's the raw and organic feeling of hearing a sound for the very first time.