Music

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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Tijuana Panthers Rock New Noise

October 23, 2015 by

The Velvet Jones in downtown Santa Barbara is a venue that attracts a diverse group of music lovers — anyone ranging from angst-ridden teenagers to adults attempting to relive their glory days. At e...
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Rocktober In the Hub

October 23, 2015 by

The good old Hub: It’s the origin of the pungent smell of freshly cooked orange chicken when you walk by the UCen. It’s where you may or may not be willing to get in a fist fight with a fe...
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Hozier Performs Highly Anticipated Set at SB Bowl

October 22, 2015 by

Literally. Not trying to sound like a character from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” but Hozier left his fans looking for more. The Irish singer-songwriter’s visit to Santa Barbara on his debut ...
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Treasure Island Music Fest Returns for Another Successful Year

October 22, 2015 by

Treasure Island Music Festival feels a lot like Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland, minus the psychedelia, plus The National. Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment truly designed this festival with the...
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Goldenvoice To Bring Sufjan Stevens to the Arlington

October 21, 2015 by

On Oct. 24 The Arlington Theatre in Downtown Santa Barbara will be welcoming Sufjan Stevens to its illustrious stage. With its plush, red velvet seats and elaborate décor transporting you to the nigh...
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Interview with Classical Pianist and UCSB Professor Paul Berkowitz

October 20, 2015 by

Experience Beethoven’s wildly adventurous 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, performed by UCSB’s own Professor of Piano, Paul Berkowitz on Friday, October 23rd at 7:30PM in the Lotte L...
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