Music

March 15, 2017

Rising Duo Joyzu Bring Bright Sounds to SB

By F.P. Santangelo Jr

While witnessing Joyzu play live at M8TRX nightclub, the one thing that stood out most was the joy they shared on stage, which their stage name aptly foreshadows.

March 9, 2017

Diehl and Salvant Conclude UCSB’s Jazz Revival

By Allie Graydon

This final installment of the Jazz series represented the legacy of musical talent: combining classic music with new prominent artists.

March 3, 2017

Local Favorites Clean Spill Come to SOhO

By Tracy Smith

As Santa Barbara natives, the amount of feedback they received from the crowd was not only expected, but well-deserved.

March 3, 2017

The Friday Review: Drunk by Thundercat

By Max Pasion-Gonzales

On Thundercat’s whimsical cacophonic trek through the land of Drunk, he has had a little too much liquid courage and finally lets out the thoughts that a sober self pushes to the back confines of the mind.

March 2, 2017

Shy Girls and Culver Provide Warmth for Perfect Park

By Jasmine Rodriguez

With a Lorde-like hand motion, Vidmar from Shy Girls truly immersed himself in the essence of atmospheric music.

March 2, 2017

BADBADNOTGOOD Bring a Spectacular Show

By William Emmons

Although BBNG may be characterized as a jazz band, the boundaries of their sound do not by any means fall within the traditional confines of jazz as a genre.

March 1, 2017

Tracks of the Month: February 2017

By Jasmine Benafghoul, Max Pasion-Gonzales, William Emmons

Grown up Fairy Tales dates back to Acid Rap, originally for big brother Chance the Rapper himself, but Taylor Bennett takes it and features his brother as well as Jeremih.

February 23, 2017

Kamasi Washington is a Jazz Legend in the Making

By Ryan Hykes

Deep bonds formed through trust, friendship and family make better jazz than anything that the most talented strangers could create.

February 23, 2017

Postmodern Jukebox Brings Charm to Arlington

By Allie Graydon

The stage lit up with a flaming, passionate red, and the musicians of Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) took the stage in their first-ever show in Santa Barbara.

February 16, 2017

Grammys Pay Tribute to Past and Present

By Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin

No matter how small an artist starts, they can reach the height of their craft.

February 16, 2017

Yuja Wang and Company Take Granada By Storm

By Jack Wallace

The audience filed back in and the two virtuosos re-emerged, Kavakos unchanged and Wang now draped in a slinky, subdued green evening dress.

February 10, 2017

Six Songs About Girls: A Valentine’s Day Playlist

By Zoe Jones

Sugar, spice and everything nice.

February 10, 2017

The Friday Review: Process by Sampha

By Ryan Hykes

Sampha has been featured in tracks by Kanye, Beyoncé, Frank Ocean and Drake, yet hadn’t released a full debut album of his own until this week’s Process.