Music

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.

April 10, 2019

In Photos | The Warm Up, with JPEGMAFIA & TroyBoi

By Daily Nexus Photography

The Warm Up and Deltopia take place on the same day each year during the first Saturday of spring quarter.

March 13, 2019

Your New Best “Twen”: Noontime Jamming Beneath Storke

By Hannah George

With humble beginnings on the East Coast, Twen released their first album, Twen Live, in March 2017, which is comprised of five vintage-feeling tracks.

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.