Music

Día de los Muertos Celebration: Where Music Brought People Back to Life

While some of you were out scouting parties on DP this Halloween weekend, the real celebration took place at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Some of the hottest contemporary Latin bands and DJs killed it onst...
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Young the Giant Plays Thunderdome in Diapers for Halloween Show

It was a dark and rainy night. The first dark and rainy night in many, many months, actually. And on this dark and rainy night of all nights, Young the Giant came to perform at the Thunderdome. My pil...
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Joshua Bell’s Singing Violin Wows The Granada

Swaying, dipping and stomping, Jewish-American violinist Joshua Bell engaged the audience with a passionate delivery, earning roaring cheers of admiration and standing ovations. On Tuesday, Oct. 28, U...
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Giraffage, Thomas Jack and Pineapples Brought Together at The Cool Off

I entered the outdoor space behind EOS lounge in downtown Santa Barbara through a narrow entrance in the side and found a tropical playground. Organized by RedEye Presents, The Cool Off — featuring ...
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New Noise Block Party Highlights the Santa Barbara Artist Community, Good Times and DIY to the Funk Zone

After a weekend of quality performances throughout downtown Santa Barbara, this year’s New Noise Conference and Music Festival culminated in the Block Party on Sunday in the fittingly trendy Funk Zo...
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Pop Rockers North of Nine Play SOhO

“I’m on fiyahhh!” Pop-rock group North of Nine’s lead singer Jackson Guthy shouted, energized by a full house. ­­Dressed in a tee and skinnies, Guthy charismatically eyed the screaming group...
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Yellow Red Sparks Fly as The Kinds Join In at Muddy Waters

Making my way past the shelves of knick-knacks and through the powerful aroma of coffee sizzling in the air, I found a cramped spot in the crowded coffee shop to catch two shows — The Kinds and Yell...
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Six Celebrities Who Love Kanye West More Than He Loves Himself (Maybe)

Yeezy, Ye, Mr. West, Dr. Martin Louie the King Jr. and my personal favorite, Yeezus. We’ve heard them all. No matter what you call him, Kanye West is a musical force to be reckoned with — and he k...
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Rock in Paradise: Five Reasons We’re Really Gonna Miss Crystal Castles

“I am leaving Crystal Castles.” Band member Alice Glass tweeted this on the morning of Oct. 8, which was all it took to send nearly all of Twitter into hysterics. In the vague tweets that followed...
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Halloween With Snakefist: Local Band to Play Whiskey Richards

  The California golden hour was just beginning to cool off as I arrived at Snakefist’s studio. Mike Johansson, the bass player of the up-and-coming hard rock band, greeted me in front of an ar...
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Not Your Mother’s “Monster Mash”: A Party Playlist

  Here’s a relevant question: how many times have you heard “Monster Mash”? Probably enough times to know it has lost its magic. This classic does not conjure up feelings of horror or frigh...
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New Noise 2014: SOhO Crowd Goes Wild for Dawes

Precisely halfway through the set, baby-faced frontman Taylor Goldsmith gave a flirtatious wink to a middle-aged woman standing two feet away from him. The woman turned to her two friends and buckled ...
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Cherub Headlines New Noise: Drugs, Sex and Indie Pop

“Doses and Mimosas” first infiltrated the speakers of Isla Vista in 2012. It was easily one of the biggest anthems of the year, along with the overplayed “Feel So Close” and horridly catchy ...
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Tour Bus Interview With G-Eazy Before Sold-Out Hub Performance

As I walked up the narrow steps of the white tour bus that was stationed behind the Hub, my eyes glazed at the lavishness of the interior of the vehicle. In front of me was a lengthy figure sitting on...
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Looking Back at American Idiot, 10 Years Later: 6 Facts about the Classic Rock Opera

It’s been ten years since we first saw that white disembodied hand clutching the heart-shaped hand grenade tightly, almost as if it was for dear life. I used to wonder whether the owner of that fist...
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