Best New Bands » santa barbara https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Easy Star All Stars: Reggae for Reggae Lovers and Haters https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/easy-star-all-stars-reggae-for-reggae-lovers-and-haters/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/easy-star-all-stars-reggae-for-reggae-lovers-and-haters/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0000 Last night I traveled to beautiful downtown Santa Barbara to see the Easy Star All Stars perform with Cas Haley at the Soho Restauarant and Music Club (check out my review of Cas live at The Roxy here). Easy Star All Stars have garnered many fans with their cover albums of Radiohead‘s OK Computer, The

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/easy-star-all-stars-reggae-for-reggae-lovers-and-haters/feed/ 0 Wavves @ Soho on 8/16 https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/wavves-soho-on-8-16/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/wavves-soho-on-8-16/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:00:00 +0000 As word on the street would have you believe, Nathan Williams and his band Wavves are completely ridiculous. Last night when Williams and his band mates took to the stage at Soho in Santa Barbara, hilarity immediately ensued. It took me a minute to realize what it is about Williams, his mystique (or actual complete

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  1. Aterciopelados @ Soho, Santa Barbara, 8/14 Aterciopelados are a few things: a band that hails from Columbia, musicians who fuse North American and South American musical styles seamlessly, a band that has been doing it for almost 20 years, and a group I know almost nothing...
  2. Beach House Comes to Soho in Santa Barbara The Baltimore-based dream pop duo Beach House made a much-appreciated stop at Santa Barbara’s Soho Music Club on Friday, April 16, before heading into the desert heat for their Coachella appearance. The crowd was desperate to see the sold out...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/16 Picked By: Michael Rincon Who:Tokyo Police Club with Freelance Whales Where: Neumos in Seattle, WA When: Monday, August 16 at 8 PM Cost: $15 Adv. Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Todd Prodanovich Who: Wavves with Birdfeeder and Char-man Where: Soho in...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/wavves-soho-on-8-16/feed/ 0 Aterciopelados @ Soho, Santa Barbara, 8/14 https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/aterciopelados-soho-santa-barbara-8-14/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/aterciopelados-soho-santa-barbara-8-14/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0000 Aterciopelados are a few things: a band that hails from Columbia, musicians who fuse North American and South American musical styles seamlessly, a band that has been doing it for almost 20 years, and a group I know almost nothing about. I saw the flyer for their show and noticed that it was being put

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/aterciopelados-soho-santa-barbara-8-14/feed/ 0 Beach House Comes to Soho in Santa Barbara https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/beach-house-comes-to-soho-in-santa-barbara/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/beach-house-comes-to-soho-in-santa-barbara/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:49:00 +0000 The Baltimore-based dream pop duo Beach House made a much-appreciated stop at Santa Barbara’s Soho Music Club on Friday, April 16, before heading into the desert heat for their Coachella appearance. The crowd was desperate to see the sold out show, with some fans lining up in front of the venue hours before the doors

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