Music

Paul S. Flores Comes to Reds Bin 211

November 11, 2015 by

It’s unsurprising that 2015 Doris Duke Award recipient Paul S. Flores managed to garner a decent turnout for his evening of spoken word, hosted by the UCSB MultiCultural Center on Friday Nov. 5. The...
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Brainfeeder Artist TOKiMONSTA To Perform at SOhO

November 9, 2015 by

Halloween may be over, but watch out because the TOKiMONSTA is coming to town. On Nov. 12 at 8pm, world-renowned DJ and producer TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) is bringing her Fovere Tour to Santa Barbara...
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Blitzen Trapper To Come to SOhO

November 9, 2015 by

The music of Portland-based group Blitzen Trapper is, just like all things from Portland, weird. This quintet is nearing epic in both its age and discography, and has consistently straddled the lines ...
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Janet Jackson Draws Pan-Californian Crowd to SB Bowl

November 8, 2015 by

Hundreds of fans wiggled their way to their seats Wednesday night, Oct. 21 to witness Janet Jackson take the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Although the groundbreaking singer had not toured in seven...
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Dia De Los Muertos at the Bowl

November 8, 2015 by

The hottest event of the Halloween shmalloween weekend easily was the Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Santa Barbara Bowl. For one night only, the Bowl became a magical arena, shaped after the tr...
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ASPB Thrills ThunderDoom with Witch and the Tantrums, Spook Dogg

November 5, 2015 by

Delirium, the latest in the school’s series of Halloween shows designed to shepherd rowdy hordes of Isla Vistans away from the weekend’s police-prowled streets, was a two-day fest of crowds and co...
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Camp Flog Gnaw is Back

November 5, 2015 by

Graphic T-shirts, old-school Vans and positive vibrations are sure to flood The Park at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 14 as Odd Future front man Tyler, The Creator delivers his Camp Flog ...
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Ring in the New Year with SnowGlobe

November 2, 2015 by

Have you ever had a dream where nothing was surrounding you except for miles and miles of cold winter snow, and nothing else can be seen or heard but bright laser lights and the hottest electronic mus...
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Young Classical Violinist Takes Students By Storm at Hahn Hall

October 30, 2015 by

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 26-year-old classical violinist, Ray Chen performed at the Hanh Hall in the Music Academy of the West. After touring the world and performing in various venues, including Carnegie ...
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8 Noise Ordinance Proof Songs for Your Halloween Dance Party

October 30, 2015 by

  Jason Chun Channeling the suspense of your favorite horror films, “The Haunting” by Kamelot truly lives up to its name. From its first ominous notes the tension builds, punctuated by stroke...
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Florence + Bowl = One Big, One Blue, One Beautiful Show

October 29, 2015 by

Reaching out into the audience with welcoming arms, she asked us to remove something weighing us down, keeping us on the ground. And with her triumphant cry, she freed us: “Santa Barbara, you are re...
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Pure Bathing Culture to Cleanse SOhO

October 28, 2015 by

On Sunday, Nov. 1 SOhO will host a night of authentic Portland indie-pop. Wild Ones will take the stage at 9 p.m. followed by headliner Pure Bathing Culture. Pure Bathing Culture released their second...
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UCSB Music Professor Performs Rare Beethoven Piece

October 27, 2015 by

Surrounded by the austere brick walls of the Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall and lit by faint purple lights, a black grand piano with gold feet awaited the arrival of Professor Paul Berkowitz. The professo...
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New Noise Block Party Features Run the Jewels and Gardens & Villa

October 26, 2015 by

After an entire weekend full of upbeat and fresh music shows, the New Noise Festival concluded with their Block Party at the Funk Zone featuring Gardens & Villa and Run the Jewels, on Sunday, Oct....
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A Cuba-America Line That Actually Works

October 23, 2015 by

The temperature was in the eighties and a soft wind only partially helped with the damp, clingy air on Tuesday night. Bright lights extended over the sidewalk, overarching and blanketing a piece of St...
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