Music

Preview: GoldHub

April 1, 2016 by

The instrumental DJ plays at The Hub on April 7.
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Gnash To Bring ‘Me & My Friends’ to Velvet Jones

March 8, 2016 by

Tracy Smith previews the come-upping DJ's upcoming Velvet Jones set.
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Stwo Hits the Hub

March 8, 2016 by

Ben Miller picks up what the French-Torontan DJ's putting down.
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Odell Fox Folk it Up

March 8, 2016 by

Thomas Mannell covers Americana at SOhO.
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The Olés Return to Isla Vista

March 3, 2016 by

Finals season is fast approaching, and what better way to end a grim Winter Quarter than with an astounding show from Isla Vista’s very own The Olés. The recently graduated Olés have acquired thei...
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HUNNY Rocks Velvet Jones

March 3, 2016 by

A night full of spitting antics by lead singers, dramatic guitar-tosses on stage and a dance frenzy ensued last Thursday as HUNNY shared the Velvet Jones stage with tour mates Kid Cadaver and Armors. ...
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Lightning in a Bottle Preview

February 28, 2016 by

When the boiler plate definition of an electronic music festival is invoked, a number of images are generally called to mind: booming bass music, fuzzy leggings and, perhaps, some night clubbers on a ...
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Odell Fox Headed to SOhO

February 28, 2016 by

In a world where everyone and their brother wants to be a DJ, and a handful of kids from your high school are still trying to make it as rappers, it’s nice to remind yourself that folk music isn’t...
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Jungle Fire Gets Funky at the MCC

February 25, 2016 by

Bingo night met Isla Vista on a Saturday night as the old and young murmured and mingled together for a night of Afro-Latin rhythms courtesy of Jungle Fire on Friday Feb. 19 in the Multicultural Cente...
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Silk Road Ensemble Thrills Granada

February 25, 2016 by

Yo-Yo Ma was the last person to begin playing, and while many of those in the audience likely came to see him, it was members of the ensemble who were front and center for much of the night.
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Artsweek Feels Like Pablo

February 19, 2016 by

Fashionably late as expected, Kanye West finally released his much anticipated new album, The Life of Pablo, on Valentine’s Day. Luckily for those fans that would’ve otherwise spent the consumeris...
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Stephen’s Eclectic Sounds Take Over Velvet Jones

February 19, 2016 by

Few people watched as Tyson Leonard, the violinist and founder of the band Tropo, a man in a simple black T-shirt holding a violin, made his way onto the stage. Although Tropo was originally a one-man...
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STRFKR Gets Rowdy in VNTRA

February 18, 2016 by

STRFKR is very serious about not being taken too seriously. Ironically lifting their name from the label slapped onto those willfully entrenched in the celebrity lifestyle they so eschew, STRFKR’s l...
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Zion I Brings the Beat to Velvet Jones

February 18, 2016 by

An MC spits lightning-fast rhymes from onstage. A few hippie-looking girls stand in the middle of the club, twirling around. One scraggily bearded and tie-dye adorned individual dances, spinning bolos...
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Citizen Cope Brings V-Day to SOhO Early

February 18, 2016 by

It was like any other Friday night in downtown Santa Barbara. The streetlights illuminated couples, friends and acquaintances, all making their way to the next restaurant, bar or both. Everyone was re...
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