Music

October 9, 2014

Getting Hard for Hard Day of the Dead

By Alex Bocknek

Yep, Halloween season (aka the most outrageous party holiday) is about to be back in full force and so is the biggest Halloween party in Southern California: Hard Day of the Dead.

October 9, 2014

Beatles Mania Festival to Hit L.A.

By Audrey Bachelder

In 1964, seven days before Valentine’s Day, a flight from London arrived in John F Kennedy airport in New York that would change the course of American pop culture forever.

October 9, 2014

Pop Punk Band To Play Velvet Jones

By Heeba Kaleem

Hailing from Walnut Creek, California, The Story So Far have quickly gained lots of attention in the pop punk scene. The band, formed in 2007 and composed of Parker Cannon (vocals), Kevin Geyer (guitar/vocals), Kelen Cap...

October 9, 2014

Lorde To Play Santa Barbara Bowl

By Jane Huson

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor is coming to Santa Barbara tonight!

October 7, 2014

3LAU Turns Up Storke Plaza

By Carlos Cruz

Justin Blau, better known as 3LAU (pronounced Blau), was a smash hit at Saturday night’s Welcome Back Concert put on by A.S. Program Board.

October 6, 2014

Treasure Island to Deliver a Music Festival without Scheduling Conflicts

By Alex Bocknek

When the words “Treasure Island” are uttered my mind invokes two distinct images: Johnny Depp sporting copious amounts of eyeliner and dark grungy pirate garb, and the man-made island that is confused about its polit...

October 3, 2014

Tony Bennett Show Gets Cancelled Due to Blackout

By Audrey Bachelder

State Street had an impressive crowd of some 1,500 80-year olds in the street in front of the Granada Theatre last night, but the air was not one of delight. Duly anticipating a show by the legendary Tony Bennett, the cr...

October 2, 2014

Top Picks for Santa Barbara Bowl This Fall

By Audrey Bachelder

Then there’s the Santa Barbara Bowl, the 4,562-seat amphitheater which is playing Lorde, Ray LaMontagne, Hall and Oates and Foster the People this fall season.

October 2, 2014

Local Natives Headline Way Over Yonder

By Devon McNaughton

Legends of LA’s traffic abound far and wide, yet the drive down PCH to Santa Monica’s Way Over Yonder festival was shockingly painless on its opening day.

September 25, 2014

Russian River: Little Festival That Could

By Jane Huson, Audrey Bachelder

Tucked away in the corner of a small beach in a little town thrives a grand festival featuring big-time artists. For its 37th year, Guerneville hosted a fun weekend of top-notch acts at the Russian River Blues and Jazz F...

September 25, 2014

Outside Lands Festival: Notes from a Veteran

By Alex Bocknek

Nestled away somewhere in between the disc golf courses and barbecue pits of Golden Gate Park, the seemingly instantaneous assembly of labyrinthian fences and headlining stages mark both the conclusion of whatever poor e...

September 25, 2014

FYF…Fest: One Gal’s Guide to the Fest Fest

By Natalie O'Brien

Slow and cripple wins the race. A day before Fuck Yeah Fest … Fest the weekend of Aug. 23-24, my friend managed to sprain her ankle and acquire a pair of crutches that might as well have been diamond encrusted and leaf...

September 25, 2014

Way Over Yonder Festival To Bring Folk Music to Santa Monica

By Devon McNaughton

Way Over Yonder, self-described “younger cousin” of the Newport Folk Festival, will bring a variety of music acts to the iconic Santa Monica Pier this weekend.

September 16, 2014

L.A. Songstress Lily Kershaw Paints the Town Black

By Audrey Bachelder

Illuminated by the soft glow of candles adorning each table in SOhO, Lily Kershaw clutched the microphone with a death grip, a look of intensity on her face as she sang her first number, “Better.”

September 14, 2014

Jim Kimo Brings Hawaiian Sounds to SOhO

By Alex Bocknek

Last Sunday, I journeyed downtown to Santa Barbara’s SOhO Restaurant & Music Club to see Jim “Kimo” West perform traditional Hawaiian slack-key guitar.

September 8, 2014

Lily Kershaw to Headline SOhO

By Audrey Bachelder

A 23-year-old singer-songwriter who has been writing since age 13, Kershaw gained international attention in 2012 when her song “As It Seems” appeared on season seven of “Criminal Minds.” Almost overnight, people...