Music

KCSB Annual Fund Drive is Back

February 17, 2016 by

KCSB’s Annual Fund Drive is back! The 2016 addition of the KCSB Fund Drive begins on Feb. 17 and ends on Feb. 26. KCSB is one of the most influential independent radio stations left in America and i...
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‘50s Sock-Hop Prom featuring Shannon and the Clams To Take Over Rob Gym

February 11, 2016 by

  This Valentine’s Day, take part in something a little weird as KCSB, the UCSB Queer Art’s Collective and La Familia de Colores bring prom to Robertson Gym, featuring Shannon and the Clams, ...
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Battle of the Bands Brings Large Turnout to the Hub

February 10, 2016 by

Rock & roll blasting through speakers, flashing multicolored lights and densely packed students jumping in every direction made Thursday night’s Battle of the Bands a beacon of excitement amongs...
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Chainsmokers Tackle Earl Warren Showgrounds

February 10, 2016 by

Earl Warren Showgrounds became a playground for Gauchos on Tuesday for the highly anticipated, sold-out Chainsmokers show. The event was put together as a collaborative effort between the Chainsmokers...
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Citizen Cope to Bring the Love at SOhO

February 10, 2016 by

This Friday at 9 p.m., Feb. 12 at SOhO, love will certainly be in the air, in the form of a soulful acoustic performance by none other than Citizen Cope. The singer/guitarist/songwriter will be perfor...
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Zion-I To Take On Velvet Jones

February 10, 2016 by

The duo of MC Zumbi and DJ AmpLive traffic in genre influences. Their name is rightly suggestive of reggae sounds, but their style ranges farther than that. Zion I embodies the classic hip-hop pair of...
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Autograf To Come to SOhO

February 9, 2016 by

Future house group Autograf will be taking over SOhO Restaurant and Music Club on Feb. 11. The group is comprised of Chicago natives Jake Carpenter, Louis Kha and Mikul Wing. The three members all hai...
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Exclusive Interview: Robby Hauldren of Louis The Child

February 2, 2016 by

Dressed in a light pink sweatshirt underneath the warmth of a Northface jacket, Robby Hauldren, one half of the up-and-coming electronic DJ duo Louis the Child, met up to chat with Artsweek. Born and ...
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Hood Internet to Mash Up SOhO

February 1, 2016 by

At 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, an unprecedented event in the universe will be happening in downtown Santa Barbara. Stars will be colliding one after another after another, putting SOhO’s structural ...
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XYLØ and FMLYBND Take Over Velvet Jones

January 28, 2016 by

It took me by surprise when I read about XYLØ’s upcoming show dates and I did not see one for Los Angeles, but dates for both San Francisco and Santa Barbara. XYLØ is a duo based out of L.A., but ...
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Mariachi Metal Group Metalachi Rocks Velvet Jones

January 28, 2016 by

A young man gets up on stage. He wears a loose-fitting, colorful button-down. I speak with his mother, Sherry Mandell, about the organic produce company she works for. Her son belts out: “This place...
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Tradition and Culture Converge with Itzhak Perlman and Emanuel Ax

January 28, 2016 by

Hundreds of octogenarians shuffle into their seats. The house is packed. They have come to hear two of the most celebrated classical musicians in the world. On Thursday night, Jan. 21st, the famous Gr...
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Preview: Lemaitre Coming to SOhO

January 27, 2016 by

It may be true to say that electronic music has never been bigger than it is today. Massive festivals like EDC, Tomorrowland and Electric Zoo dominate the festival-scape, and even more traditional eve...
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Tommy Emmanuel Energizes Campbell Hall

January 25, 2016 by

As I had predicted hours prior, hordes of elderly people flocked to and surrounded Campbell Hall the night Tommy Emmanuel stopped at UCSB’s campus. However, upon reaching the destination, I noticed ...
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Ghastly, Local Acts Make Sunday Funday @ SOhO

January 24, 2016 by

Swarms of drunken Isla Vistans descended upon SOhO Restaurant and Music Club Sunday night to jump up, down and all around to the show SELECT Entertainment and We the Beat lined up. Individuals who nor...
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