Music

March 12, 2019

Night Lovell’s ‘GOODNIGHT LOVELL’: A Trip to Grim Realities

By Jackson Rainville

In GOODNIGHT LOVELL, the Canadian rapper delivers the dark, ominous sound he is known for with a noticeable variation in production, vocal effects and storytelling from his prior work.

March 12, 2019

Snarky Puppy Makes Their Santa Barbara Debut

By Kelly He

As winter comes to an end, the eclectic award-winning jazz-fusion group Snarky Puppy performed in Santa Barbara for the first time after 12,000+ performances in six continents since their formation.

February 27, 2019

Black Girls Like Guitars Too

By Zoe Jones

Music belongs to everyone, not only in parts deemed to be fit for certain groups.

February 20, 2019

In Review: Weezer’s ‘The Teal Album’

By Vince Feliciano

The Teal Album is lighthearted in spirit. It’s self-aware. But most importantly, it’s fun.

February 19, 2019

UCSB’s Multicultural Center Brings a Closer Look into Chicano Punk Rock

By Sunidhi Sridhar

This past month, the Multicultural Center on campus housed a photographic exhibit depicting several influential Chicano punk bands and artists.

February 19, 2019

Mellow out With Fin and His Company

By Hannah George

Fin’s Mellow Company, an alternative solo recording project by Andrew “Fin” Tyler, hit SOhO in Santa Barbara and shed light on his band’s third project.

February 14, 2019

Five Songs That Made a Cynic Believe in Love

By Jasmine Rodriguez

Young Thug romantically crooning about falling in love and King Princess’s pop poeticness about finding love in the trothes of a shallow city would make any cynic want to overthrow their preconceived notions about the ...

February 12, 2019

Future Ushers in an Aura of Nostalgia

By Nikki Sami

Over time artists change, but Future has proven with yet another album that no one can change him or his music.

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.

February 7, 2019

An I.V. Band to Watch: Noise Complaint

By Ryan Yates

Noise Complaint is uniquely their own, and they make sure you know it as they grind out every set list with a grit that belongs to the pros.

January 27, 2019

In Photos: Dreamville’s Bas

By Daily Nexus Photography

This past Friday, Dreamville's very own Bas threw down a soulful, passionate, and electrifying show at Santa Barbara’s Velvet Jones, courtesy of ENT Legends.

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.

January 24, 2019

Fleetwood Mac Was All but Disappointing at the Forum

By Melody Pezeshkian

The whole show was not only beautiful but also wondrous and dreamlike — from the moment the whole band started to the end, there was not one moment of lull.

January 23, 2019

In Review: ‘Some Rap Songs’ by Earl Sweatshirt

By Konrad Neithercutt

Some Rap Songs is as straightforward a project as its title suggests, but not in the way you would think.

January 17, 2019

‘Dissect’ Is the Music Podcast We All Needed

By Zoe Jones

Artsweek interviewed the host of the Spotify Original Podcast, Cole Cuchna, on passion projects, white discourse around black music and his own creative process when writing episodes for the show.

January 10, 2019

Artsweek’s Ten Favorite Albums of 2018

By Antonio Morales

In 2018, artists broke down their own personal barriers to share full-length declarations of love, loss and struggle – showing both depth and versatility.