Live Beats Take Over SOhO: Giraffage, Cub’b, and Underbelly
Ashkan Karimloo
Photos by Mark Brocher, Staff Photographer
Santa Barbara residents were treated to a night of soulful yet hard-hitting bass-driven beats on Thursday, Jan. 16,...
Kurt Vile’s Latest EP is Synth-tastic
Cindy Chan
Staff Writer
Kurt Vile and the Violators released their EP, "It’s a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared)," this past week. Former...
UCSB’s World Music Series Features a Talented Brass Ensemble
Richard Smith
Contributing Writer
Steven Gross, a professor in UC Santa Barbara (UCSB)’s music department, directed the Maurice Faulkner Brass Quintet and the Suzanne Faulkner Horn...
New Tricks: A Look at Mac DeMarco’s “This Old Dog”
Natali Rahimzadeh
Hybrid stoner-surf punk-hipster kids rejoice — Mac DeMarco’s fourth studio album This Old Dog dropped on May 5. This album comes with good timing,...
XXYYXX Rocks The HUB with Fierce, Understated Electronic Music
Paul Tucker
Staff Writer
Marcel Everett, better known by his stage name of XXYYXX, brought his rhythmic, mellow music to The HUB this past Thursday.
The...
G-Eazy Gets Hyphy in the Hub
Julian Levy
Staff Writer
Photos by Diane Ng, Staff Photographer
A.S. Program Board hosted a sold-out concert featuring rapper G-Eazy on Oct. 24 at The Hub, which...
Khalid Hub Show Canceled Due to Unforeseen Circumstances
Gwendolyn Wu
Executive Content Editor
Tickets going for over $50 on Free & For Sale. Lines wrapping around the ticket offices on campus. The social media...
Haim’s Brilliant Debut Album, ‘Days Are Gone,’ Transcends Rock Genre
Coleman Gray
Staff Writer
When Haim’s first single, “Forever,” made its round in 2012, Haim almost instantly became the newest darlings of the Internet music scene....
Album Review: ‘Watch the Stove’
Morey Spellman
Layout Editor
These beats sizzle amid the spicy atmosphere of the kitchen table. Although food is an intricate part of the ambiance, this isn’t...
King Gizzard Shows Why They Wear the Psychedelic Crown
Dhiraj Nallapaneni
Opinions Editor
Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released its newest album Flying Microtonal Banana on Friday, the first of...
