Pop & Rock
Ceremony’s Core Assets
Cali Hardcore Band Switches Gears on New Record
The California-born hardcore band plays Velvet Jones on Monday, May 28. Read story.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
If You're Indie and You Know It...
The Brooklyn-based indie rockers delivered a lively mix of old and new tracks during their Monday night tour stop in Santa Barbara. Read story.
Tall Tales and the Silver Lining
Spring Singles
A promising collection of tracks from a band that’s able to both recycle and reinvent its musical predecessors. Read story.
Beck, Devendra Banhart Team Up to Take on the Bowl
L.A.’s Reigning Alt-Rocker Makes an S.B. Stop on Thursday, May 24
This week’s concert highlights include Beck and Devendra Banhart, as well as Star Slinger with The Hood Internet and Buster Blue. Read story.
Little Owl Takes Flight
From open mikes to West Coast tours: Frontman Yoni Berk takes us inside the nest of S.B.’s rising indie pop act. Read story.
Ralph Torrefranca
Spare Room Sessions EP
The Santa Barbara songwriter's lyrics and melodies are notably sincere, yet also convey an age beyond their maker's 22 years. Read story.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Makes Their Santa Barbara Debut
The Brooklyn-Based Indie Rockers Head West in Support of Hysterical
The Brooklyn-based indie rockers reflect on their early years. Read story.
Tenacious D Gets Motivational on Rize of the Fenix
Comedy’s Seminal Rockers Bring New Album to the S.B. Bowl
Jack Black and Kyle Gass bring their new ’80s-inspired album to the Santa Barbara Bowl on Wednesday, May 23. Read story.
Milo Greene’s Gaining Steam
L.A. Rockers Return to S.B., Headline SOhO Restaurant & Music Club on May 17
The Los Angeles rockers continue their climb with a new tour and a Santa Barbara stop on Thursday, May 17. Read story.
Royal Headache
Royal Headache
While soul music continues to make its mighty comeback, Royal Headache stands proudly at the front of the flashback pack, injecting their sneering brand of punk rock with a voice that’s as affecting as it is infectious. Read story.
Copenhagen’s Alcoholic Faith Mission Make S.B. Debut
Danish Baroque Rockers Bring New Album to Muddy Waters Café
Frontman Thorben Seierø Jensen talks live shows, new album, Phillip Glass. Read story.
Grateful Dead DVD Box Set
14 DVDs Provide Many Hours of Live Dead
Shout! Factory has released the ultimate live Grateful Dead DVD collection. Read story.
Tommy & The High Pilots Set Their Sights Higher and Higher
Santa Barbara’s Road Warriors Plot New Album, Play
Santa Barbara’s hardest working pop rockers return home for a show at Velvet Jones. Read story.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros at the Santa Barbara Bowl
L.A.’s Reigning Folk Collective Brought New Songs, Big Sing-Alongs to Town on Saturday, May 5
The Los Angeles–based band of 13 played an infectious and lengthy set of new and old songs on Saturday, May 5. Read story.
Students Rock Out to Save School Music Programs
Santa Barbara’s Stolen Thunder Submits Video to Save the Music Contest
Santa Barbara band Stolen Thunder is vying for a chance to win $5,000 of funding for area school music programs. Read story.
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