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January 24, 2016

David Kuperman Batcave Session

By Brenda Munive

If you’ve ever cruised down Pardall on a Tuesday night, you might have passed a cozy open mic occurring at the Coffee Collaborative, and heard a quick snippet of what sounds like a guitar-percussion compilation straigh...

January 22, 2016

Metalachi to Mash It Up @ Velvet Jones

By Gabriel Lazo

If you smashed together a circle marked “black metal,” and another named “mariachi music,” the resulting Venn-diagram intersection would be labeled “Metalachi.” The band of the same name takes that premise of...

January 21, 2016

Monterey Jazz Brings Campbell to Life

By Allie Graydon

The air was still and brimming with excited anticipation in Campbell Hall on Thursday night. A group of five men stood onstage with their silent instruments, illuminated by an outline of red light. Quietness and darkness...

January 21, 2016

Winter Wonder Drag at UCSB

By Kaitlyn Haberlin

If David Bowie taught us anything, it was to always strive to be the artistic, sexy, alluring and flamboyant humans we are. And with Mr. Bowie’s recent passing (moment of silence for my still-aching heart), it is espec...

January 21, 2016

Beach Punks Surfer Blood Rock SOhO

By Zoe Jones

My first time attempting to find downtown Santa Barbara’s SOhO music club proved to be more difficult than I thought it would. As I wandered down State Street in the frigid, 45-degree weather, I thought, “This show b...

January 20, 2016

BoomBox Headed to SOhO

By Aiyana Moya

  BoomBox is a band featuring Russ Randolph and Zion Rock Godchaux. The pair act as producers, songwriters and DJs of their electronic-centric group. Their music blends rock and electronic beats with elements of fun...

January 19, 2016

Preview: XYLO, FMLYBND at Velvet Jones

By Tracy Smith

While there is so much music that enters this world, very few of the artists behind the music get the recognition that they deserve. XYLO is a pair of the numerous musicians rising from the shadows, giving people another...

January 15, 2016

Brazilian Girls To Come to SOhO

By Alec Hartnett

Hailing from a city across the country from Isla Vista, the band Brazilian Girls will be swinging downtown Santa Barbara this Saturday, Jan. 16. Interestingly enough, the band members have no roots based in Brazil, and t...

January 14, 2016

Kurupt Brings the G-Funk Back to Velvet Jones

By Jack Wallace

“Every single person in this club could beat me up.” This was my first experience with the Velvet Jones. I was immediately greeted with a spotlight glare glinting off of some guy’s grills. The club was packed and t...

January 14, 2016

Dirtybird’s Shiba San Takes Over SOhO

By Frank Horne

With a silent wish for my bike’s safety as it sat locked up outside of 7-Eleven overnight, I hopped onto the crowded party bus headed downtown to see Shiba San light up SOhO Restaurant & Music Club. Lined with kits...

January 14, 2016

FMLYBND’s ‘Hearts On Fire’ In Review

By Editor in Chief

This Friday, FMLYBND is set to release their highly anticipated new EP, Hearts on Fire. In their first bulk release since 2014’s Back to Life, Isla Vista’s own FMLYBND continues to bust genres. Sometimes light, airy ...

January 12, 2016

Cat Power’s “Moon Pix”

By Thomas Mannell

Joanna Newsom’s latest triumph, Divers, has secured its role as one of the best female alternative albums of the year. 17 years prior, a relatively similar album captured the hearts of many: Cat Power’s magnum opus, ...

January 10, 2016

David Bowie Has Passed Away

By Artsweek Editor

Music legend David Bowie has passed away from cancer at the age of 69.

January 10, 2016

Surfer Blood Coming to SOhO

By Zoe Jones

Despite the abundance of recent California rain, you can still jam to music intended for 90-degree weather. Beach rockers Surfer Blood will take the stage on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at SOhO Music Club in Downtown Santa Barbara ...

January 7, 2016

Kurupt To Come to Velvet Jones

By Jack Wallace

After the release of last year’s “Straight Outta Compton,” public interest in the G-funk era is at its highest in over a decade. Along with industry titans Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, Kurupt was one of the closest to t...

January 7, 2016

Shiba San To Come to SOhO

By Frank Horne

Many thump. Such house. Wow. All these words can describe the experience of listening to Shiba San, the enigmatic French DJ whose dirty basslines have garnered him a momentous rise in recognition over this past year. Thi...