Music

October 13, 2022

Staff writer favorites: Fall albums to listen to

By Lorna Kruesel

Here are our staff writer's favorite fall albums to listen to!

October 4, 2022

Bazzi and his “Infinite Dream”

By Isabella Chichioco

Fans have been urgently awaiting this album after Bazzi’s three-year-long hiatus, and his new album does not disappoint with every song painted with his signature upbeat and enlightening music style.

September 22, 2022

Say the name – Seventeen and its worldwide influence

By Isabella Chichioco

Seventeen made its debut in 2015, and since then, the K-pop group has become a worldwide phenomenon

August 26, 2022

“Sounds of Isla Vista”: A look into the I.V. music scene

By Marisol Cruz

“Long live the IV music scene” declares the bio of a recently created go-to resource for I.V. concert lovers: the @soundsofiv Instagram page, which has gained over 3,000 followers in less than a year.

July 2, 2022

Tracks of the Month: June 2022

By Marisol Cruz, Isabella Chichioco

Start your summer off right with these newly released songs from June picked by the Artsweek’s staff!

May 24, 2022

In Review: Rina Sawayama Goes to Hell With Signature Style

By Sam Franzini

The multitalented musician released “This Hell,” the lead single to her album releasing this fall, “Hold The Girl.”

May 14, 2022

In Review: The Welcome Solar Powerification of Carly Rae Jepsen

By Sam Franzini

"Western Wind" shows a more vulnerable, freer side to Jepsen, and her allusions to love as a natural process are refreshing and peaceful.

May 10, 2022

In Review: Tove Lo Continues Her Winning Streak With “No One Dies From Love”

By Sam Franzini

Based on “No One Dies From Love,” her upcoming record is likely to fit perfectly into her already solid discography.

April 21, 2022

In Review: A Celestial Flight Through Yung Lean’s Mind in “Stardust”

By Razeen Ahmed

When he joins forces with production masters like Skrillex, fine-tuned vocalists like twigs and his classic squad of Swedes, Lean shows that he has no reason to be humble.

April 21, 2022

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Perform at The Arlington Theatre

By Derek Mejia

Australian band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard brought their mind-altering brand of psychedelic rock to the Arlington Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara.

April 14, 2022

In Review: Banks Slithers Her Way Toward Independence on “Serpentina”

By Sam Franzini

With Banks’ era of immense change and suffering behind her, the growing pains of “Serpentina” — er, shedding pains? — are mostly understandable.

March 22, 2022

In Review: Charli XCX Tries to Crash Into the Mainstream

By Sam Franzini

“CRASH” is an album swerving in the direction of current pop sounds. The result is an album that veers off-course sometimes but ultimately has Charli in the driver’s seat, pedal to the metal.

March 5, 2022

In Review: Beach House’s Dreams Come True On “Once Twice Melody”

By Adam Majcher

Alternative musical duo Beach House awakens after the longest break in their entire 15-year discography with their eighth studio album, “Once Twice Melody.”