Music

February 18, 2016

STRFKR Gets Rowdy in VNTRA

By Frank Horne

STRFKR is very serious about not being taken too seriously. Ironically lifting their name from the label slapped onto those willfully entrenched in the celebrity lifestyle they so eschew, STRFKR’s live set perfectly cr...

February 18, 2016

Zion I Brings the Beat to Velvet Jones

By Gabriel Lazo

An MC spits lightning-fast rhymes from onstage. A few hippie-looking girls stand in the middle of the club, twirling around. One scraggily bearded and tie-dye adorned individual dances, spinning bolos with rainbow neon l...

February 18, 2016

Citizen Cope Brings V-Day to SOhO Early

By Vincent Beck

It was like any other Friday night in downtown Santa Barbara. The streetlights illuminated couples, friends and acquaintances, all making their way to the next restaurant, bar or both. Everyone was ready to find some esc...

February 17, 2016

KCSB Annual Fund Drive is Back

By Artsweek Editor

KCSB’s Annual Fund Drive is back! The 2016 addition of the KCSB Fund Drive begins on Feb. 17 and ends on Feb. 26. KCSB is one of the most influential independent radio stations left in America and it needs your help. D...

February 11, 2016

‘50s Sock-Hop Prom featuring Shannon and the Clams To Take Over Rob Gym

By Justin Taing

  This Valentine’s Day, take part in something a little weird as KCSB, the UCSB Queer Art’s Collective and La Familia de Colores bring prom to Robertson Gym, featuring Shannon and the Clams, El Vez, the Mexican ...

February 10, 2016

Battle of the Bands Brings Large Turnout to the Hub

By Allie Graydon

Rock & roll blasting through speakers, flashing multicolored lights and densely packed students jumping in every direction made Thursday night’s Battle of the Bands a beacon of excitement amongst a quiet campus. UC...

February 10, 2016

Chainsmokers Tackle Earl Warren Showgrounds

By Sohila Sandher

Earl Warren Showgrounds became a playground for Gauchos on Tuesday for the highly anticipated, sold-out Chainsmokers show. The event was put together as a collaborative effort between the Chainsmokers and a new app calle...

February 10, 2016

Citizen Cope to Bring the Love at SOhO

By Vincent Beck

This Friday at 9 p.m., Feb. 12 at SOhO, love will certainly be in the air, in the form of a soulful acoustic performance by none other than Citizen Cope. The singer/guitarist/songwriter will be performing his most recent...

February 10, 2016

Zion-I To Take On Velvet Jones

By Artsweek Editor

The duo of MC Zumbi and DJ AmpLive traffic in genre influences. Their name is rightly suggestive of reggae sounds, but their style ranges farther than that. Zion I embodies the classic hip-hop pair of MC and DJ/producer,...

February 9, 2016

Autograf To Come to SOhO

By Sohila Sandher

Future house group Autograf will be taking over SOhO Restaurant and Music Club on Feb. 11. The group is comprised of Chicago natives Jake Carpenter, Louis Kha and Mikul Wing. The three members all hail from unique backgr...

February 2, 2016

Exclusive Interview: Robby Hauldren of Louis The Child

By Bin Nguyen

Dressed in a light pink sweatshirt underneath the warmth of a Northface jacket, Robby Hauldren, one half of the up-and-coming electronic DJ duo Louis the Child, met up to chat with Artsweek. Born and raised in the windy ...

February 1, 2016

Hood Internet to Mash Up SOhO

By Thomas Mannell

At 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, an unprecedented event in the universe will be happening in downtown Santa Barbara. Stars will be colliding one after another after another, putting SOhO’s structural integrity to the tes...

January 28, 2016

XYLØ and FMLYBND Take Over Velvet Jones

By Tracy Smith

It took me by surprise when I read about XYLØ’s upcoming show dates and I did not see one for Los Angeles, but dates for both San Francisco and Santa Barbara. XYLØ is a duo based out of L.A., but their fan base has a...

January 28, 2016

Mariachi Metal Group Metalachi Rocks Velvet Jones

By Gabriel Lazo

A young man gets up on stage. He wears a loose-fitting, colorful button-down. I speak with his mother, Sherry Mandell, about the organic produce company she works for. Her son belts out: “This place seems sober as fuck...

January 28, 2016

Tradition and Culture Converge with Itzhak Perlman and Emanuel Ax

By Gabriel Lazo

Hundreds of octogenarians shuffle into their seats. The house is packed. They have come to hear two of the most celebrated classical musicians in the world. On Thursday night, Jan. 21st, the famous Grammy-winning perform...

January 27, 2016

Preview: Lemaitre Coming to SOhO

By Jack Wallace

It may be true to say that electronic music has never been bigger than it is today. Massive festivals like EDC, Tomorrowland and Electric Zoo dominate the festival-scape, and even more traditional events like Coachella a...