Music

alt-J and Jungle Inspire at SB Bowl

April 16, 2015 by

Concerts are not always perfect. Perhaps you went to see a mediocre artist because your friend dragged you along. Perhaps the microscopic venue was having technical difficulties. Or perhaps, ooh, [ins...
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Margo Rey’s Organica Style Brings a Little Something for Everyone

April 9, 2015 by

In an interview last fall with the Daily Nexus, singer-songwriter Margo Rey said, “I feel now that every performance is this living organism, and the audience has a big part of what this performance...
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Estrogen Levels on the Rise: Rainbow Girls and The Wild Reeds Play SOhO

April 9, 2015 by

“We wrote this song after some guy told us we should be backup singers.” This sentence left the lips of one of the members making up Rainbow Girls as they delved into the song “She-Bop Nation....
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How Purity Ring Sent Artsweek to the ER

April 9, 2015 by

The line outside the Thunderdome stretched far on Saturday night, with throngs of students waiting to vibe out to Purity Ring and Sweater Beats. Though my stay at the show was cut short when my ankle ...
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Gardens & Villa Play Sold-Out Show at SOhO

April 9, 2015 by

Green lights flickered on the balcony of SOhO Restaurant and Music Club last Thursday night, glowing over a crowd in strapless dresses and opened button-downs. Inside, the hippest men and women in San...
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ChillTopia: The Chill Before the Storm

April 9, 2015 by

As the chaos of Deltopia descended upon Isla Vista on Friday, April 3, an oasis of music and art sprung up in Perfect Park. The event, dubbed ChillTopia, was organized by Excursion Club and sponsored ...
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Camping at Coachella: A Packing List

April 2, 2015 by

Ahh, Coachella: those three days of magical music bonding in Indio, California where the Spicy Pie is eaten by thousands and Tupac appears from the dead, albeit by hologram. It’s the place where Bey...
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Interview with CORNERS

April 2, 2015 by

Coming from Echo Park, L.A., post-punk band CORNERS talked to me after their Burgerama set last weekend about raunchy show happenings and good energy. Composed of Tracy Bryant, Rick Mabery, Billy Chan...
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Burgerama: Weezer and Black Lips Headline Costa Mesa Fest

April 2, 2015 by

A swarm of guys, girls and everything in between amassed in their funkiest thrift shop getups at the Observatory last weekend in Costa Mesa, California. The usually cozy venue was transformed into a t...
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Live at the Batcave: The Crash Landings

March 5, 2015 by

Meet The Crash Landings. This local Isla Vista punk collaborative exists for one purpose — to fight the infestation of ska and reggae with high-pitched shrieks, disorganized anger, mosh pits, songs ...
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Interview with Progressive EDM Artist Slow Magic

March 5, 2015 by

Last Thursday’s pop-up concert series, Pop-Off, by RedEye Presents brought masked musical mastermind Slow Magic to the stage. The progressive electronic music artist is known for his dreamy and cele...
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Giraffage Plays Rollercoaster of Feels

March 5, 2015 by

On the backmost corner table of the decidedly vacant and dimly lit VIP section of Santa Barbara’s EOS Lounge sat a deadly concoction of Jameson, ginger beer and an extra dash of Canada Dry. The owne...
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Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson Comes to UCSB

March 5, 2015 by

On Sunday, Feb. 22, Campbell Hall celebrated the music of Billie Holiday with the vocals of jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. The auditorium was filled with jazz enthusiasts of all ages, eager to hear the...
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BSU Presents Black Hxstory Month Block Party

March 5, 2015 by

Usually, it’s too cold to function if the weather is anything less than 60 degrees in Santa Barbara. But, in spite of Friday, Feb. 27’s chilling temperature, more than 200 people came out to I.V....
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Gorgon City or (The Unexpected Virtue of Venue)

March 3, 2015 by

As John Legend and Common (aka John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn) accepted their Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, I threw on a jacket and headed over to The Hub to catch Gorgon City, a pair of London DJs. I was...
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