Music

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...

March 13, 2018

Tyler, The Creator Gets Honest with UCSB

By William Emmons

There are a lot of things to be learned from Tyler, The Creator’s discussion with Terence Keel, but one thing is for certain: Tyler subscribes to no labels.

March 9, 2018

Friday Review: Stone Woman by Charlotte Day Wilson

By Antonio Morales

On Stone Woman, Wilson takes listeners through a path filled with discovery of self-worth and desire to fulfill impulses for love.

March 7, 2018

Tyler, The Creator to Discuss Work at Campbell

By Jasmine Rodriguez

If you’d like to witness the creativity of Tyler in person, skate into Campbell Hall while wearing GOLF-brand overalls and matching blue one-star Converse.

February 28, 2018

Real Estate Brings Summer to February in Santa Barbara

By Max Pasion-Gonzales

Their performance is genuinely reflective of the band’s success, and it elevated the record’s feelings of happiness to newer heights.

February 28, 2018

Tracks of the Month: February 2018

By William Emmons, Hannah Jackson, Konrad Neithercutt, Melody Pezeshkian, Andre Bouyssounouse

Every month, Artsweek’s staff collects a handful of newly released tracks that highlight the best musical moments of the past 30 days. Check out January’s tracks of the month for some possible additions to your newly...

February 23, 2018

The Friday Review: Crush by Ravyn Lenae

By Antonio Morales

In Crush, Steve Lacy and Ravyn Lenae travel together through lingering compositions, unraveling one another’s potential as musicians.

February 15, 2018

Tyler, The Creator to Visit UCSB

By William Emmons

Multi-talented artist Tyler, The Creator is slated to visit Campbell Hall on March 9 to take part in a conversation with AS Program Board.

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

Southern Rapper J.I.D Makes SB Debut at Velvet Jones

By Neha Makkapati

As the song ended and the crowd was still moshing, people were cheering in deep appreciation of the immensely talented group of people all standing on stage in conjunction.

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 13, 2018

Femme in Rap: How Black Girls Changed Hip-Hop for the Better

By Annika Pearson

With each artist they emphasized the role that the specific women had in breaking traditional rap binaries as they reclaimed and redefined the misogynistic and homophobic themes and language commonly found in the genre.

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...

February 7, 2018

5 Acts Who Could Have Delivered More Than JT on Super Bowl Sunday

By Alex Modiano

The choice of Timberlake as singular ringleader of the biggest entertainment event of the year has left many baffled, as his only memorable track in recent years, “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” is from the soundtrack to...

February 3, 2018

Indie Act Wallows Ignites Velvet Jones

By Hannah Jackson

In what turned out to be a surprisingly delightful artistic decision, the group experimented with trumpet and tambourine throughout the performance. In an impressive display, Minnette showed off his uninhibited dance mov...

January 31, 2018

UCSB Swoons Over Smino

By Zoe Jones

His charisma and aesthetic are reminiscent of André 3000, down to his natural, grown-out hair and onstage gyrations. Like many soulful black artists, his relationship with the stage started in church and is still reflec...