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    Blending influences ranging from New Wave of British Heavy Metal, thrash, death metal, power metal, hardcore, and punk, +1 ...
    +1 Mace
  • METAL
  • Alternative hard rock
    3Matic
  • ALTERNATIVE
  • Loud and danceable.
    Absentee Ballads
  • BLUES/ROCK
  • AJAO features the vocal melodies and prophetic lyrics of Nigerian-American singer John Ajao. Depth and compassion emotionally charge rhythmic ...
    AJAO
  • HIP-HOP / RAP
  • It’s not everyday that you meet an artist who considers himself part heavy metal rocker, part “blues shouter,” and ...
    Alastair Greene's Trio Grande
  • BLUES/ROCK
  • Spiraling pedal work and emotive vocals blend elements of nu rock, ’90s grunge, and Kravitz-inspired guitar solos that seem ...
    Anapamu
  • ROCK
  • Well...its like, starting out with a Latin beat for rhythm, then adding percussive fingerstyle guitar melodies, accompanied by explosive ...
    Andrew Jackson
  • WORLD
  • Original Latin soul; a blend of Latin rhythms with infectious soul melodies.
    The Anthony Prieto Band
  • LATIN, SOUL / R&B
  • Twelve years ago, Michael Andrews placed an ad in the Indy calling for like-minded musicians to recall the Funky ...
    Area 51
  • COVER BAND
  • The Augmentors play intense, passionate music. It's percussive acoustic guitar punctuated by a sexy saxophone, compelling vocals, and meaningful ...
    The Augmentors
  • ROCK
  • Two Saturdays ago, outside Reds and beneath an inflatable screen silently exhibiting the 1932 film Murders in the Rue ...
    Béla Lugosi
  • CLASSICAL, EXPERIMENTAL / NOISE, JAZZ / AVANTE GARDE
  • The music sounds like a twisted electronic version of an indie/emo/rock band that makes you dance instead of nod ...
    The Bicycle Escape Plan
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK, ELECTRONICA, ROCK
  • An amalgamation of blues, country, and rockabilly, Big Jugs serves up quirky tunes that are sure to get you ...
    Big Jugs
  • COUNTRY / ROCKABILLY
  • Bira has been working as a composer/producer for the past 10 years. Over that time he has performed with ...
    Bira
  • FOLK ROCK, FUNK, HIP-HOP / RAP, JAZZ
  • A reggae talent that’s been making waves inside and outside of Santa Barbara for more than 10 years, Dylan ...
    Black Judah
  • DANCEHALL, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN
  • Boombox Orchestra. Boombox has concocted a new recipe for music blending an array of funky styles. This band began ...
    Boombox Orchestra
  • FUNK, HIP-HOP / RAP, ROCK
  • Modern pop rock influenced by songwriters and producers of the past.
    Brightmillion
  • POP, ROCK
  • In an age when stories about starving musicians clambering up music industry’s food chain are as commonplace as Starbuck’s ...
    Bruce Goldish
  • ACOUSTIC
  • Many of the members for 10 or so years participated in the Wednesday, open jams at the Creekside Inn. ...
    Bullfrog Blues Band
  • BLUES
  • The brainchild of Rob Taylor (vocals, guitar), Brad Altavilla (bass), and Chris Agh (drums), this straightforward rock collective are ...
    Cat OK
  • ROCK
  • Chance’s End, led by classically-trained violinist and Santa Barbara native Ryan Avery, is putting a violin smack dab in ...
    Chance's End
  • CLASSICAL
  • * Chris’s songwriting pluses with his raw, honest, straight-to-your-sense-of-ironic lyrics and driving vocals. His alternatively-tuned guitar work mushrooms with ...
    Chris Hadel and Lisa Danhi
  • BLUES/ROCK
  • Christina Grimm performs heartfelt songs of love, loss, and transcendence that take the listener on inner journeys. Rooted in ...
    Christina Grimm
  • FOLK-ROCK/BLUES
  • Brent and Crista like to believe that they are bringing a fresh angle to the the hip-hop world. Brent's ...
    Circle 13
  • ALTERNATIVE, HIP-HOP / RAP
  • Despite their in-your-face moniker, leading lady PussyWillow Sparks and her band craft socially conscious songs that are understated, poignant, ...
    Clitorectomy and the Mutilators
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK
  • Tenor saxophonist Colter Frazier has been relatively isolated in Santa Barbara, California for many years, honing a unique playing ...
    Colter Frazier Quartet
  • JAZZ
  • Here’s a common musical experience: you resent mainstream radio because a small grouping of bubblegum-pop hits get played ad ...
    Colter Frazier/Rob Wallace Duo
  • JAZZ / AVANTE GARDE
  • The current lineup of this talented art-rock band includes Rey Villalobos (vocals, guitar), James Garza (guitar), James Van Arsdale ...
    The Coral Sea
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK
  • The offspring of numerous veteran S.B. reggae acts, Cornerstone embodies the concept of roots music. Fusing sounds of dancehall, ...
    Cornerstone
  • DANCEHALL, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN
  • Raw and aggressive garage rock at its finest, this three-piece band will scream its way into your hearts with ...
    Cosmic Revelators
  • GARAGE ROCK
  • Mike McHugh’s ever-changing solo project straddles the line between acoustic-fueled Jack Johnson surf rock and funky, hip-hop à la ...
    Coyotes and Bourbon
  • ACOUSTIC, ALT / INDIE ROCK
  • 3 piece band. Members live in Orcutt, Arroyo Grande & SLO. Ages 41, 21 & 21. Singer moved from ...
    Crisis Point
  • PUNK
  • With only a two-song demo to their name, these synth-lovin’ music makers are already making (new) waves in the ...
    The Dance
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK
  • Traditional Irish tunes with a modern twist. The band shines on instrumental numbers “Paddy on the Turnpike” and “Waterloo ...
    Dannsair
  • IRISH
  • David Courtenay has been spending the last few years spreading his vintage-rock inspired groove tunes on the S.B. and ...
    The David Courtenay Band
  • FUNK, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, ROCK
  • Good time, danceable blues funk, or blues with grooves! The most creative description we've heard is, "Bonnie Raitt meets ...
    Debra Farris Band
  • BLUES, FUNK
  • Classically trained in opera and art since the age of nine, Delaney Gibson boldly breaks the tired trend of ...
    Delaney Gibson
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK, POP
  • The band was originally called Dirty Sanchez, then it got changed to the Delta Martinis and may change to ...
    The Delta Martinis
  • FUNK, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, ROCK
  • Ater leading Relapse Records’ extreme metal band Uphill Battle, guitarist Adi Tejada was looking for something deeper. In 2006, ...
    The Depths
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL ROCK
  • Part jazz fusion, part atmospheric rock, and part noisy jam band, this group of Goleta-dwelling cohorts refuse to take ...
    The Dick Poythress Co-op
  • JAM
  • Our influences combined and more.
    Die Don Romero
  • ROCK
  • The mysterious side project of Coyotes and Bourbon mastermind Mike McHugh, this faceless music maker has managed to blend ...
    DJ ?
  • HIP-HOP / RAP
  • spinning the straight-up party jams to keep yo butt on the dance floor... baby!!!
    DJ Frank Ramirez
  • DJ
  • The résumé of DJ Gavin Roy reads like a what’s what of Santa Barbara dance venues, including Q’s, the ...
    DJ Gavin Roy
  • ELECTRONIC / DJ
  • DJ Magneto calls Santa Barbara home, but the swath of land privy to his electronica eclectica goes as far ...
    DJ Magneto
  • ELECTRONIC / DJ
  • A Santa Barbara nightlife staple, Matty Matt Moore is notorious for getting a party started. But there’s more to ...
    DJ Matty Matt
  • ELECTRONIC / DJ
  • The Donner Party may be a young band, but the combined experience of its constituents is second to none ...
    The Donner Party
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK, JAM, JAZZ
  • Hard rocking, punk-infused riffs and raucous, in-your-face electric guitar solos cross genres to create a sound that is 100 ...
    Dying Crooners
  • PUNK/ALTERNATIVE WESTERN
  • Easy Chief is a band of unparalleled rock explosions coupled with the relentless drive of punk.
    Easy Chief
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK, ROCK
  • A rock band is akin to a group of children simultaneously drawing a single picture. While one child may ...
    Eating Crayons
  • ROCK
  • Eclectic soul
    Ed Diamond
  • SOUL
  • If the modern-day incarnate of Headbanger’s Ball had a theme song, it might sound something like EverneveR. With one ...
    EverneveR
  • GRUNGE, METAL
  • FINGERSMYTH places an emphasis on the craftsmanship of the popular songwriting prowess of Mark LaCommare and Christopher Zerbe. The ...
    Fingersmyth
  • ROCK
  • The songs are simple and old fashioned, the musicianship is superb, and the sound is full yet clean with ...
    Flint Westrock and Friends
  • AMERICANA, COUNTRY
  • Sounding like a slightly less political Pennywise trying to recover from the worst breakup ever, Floater Six claims they ...
    Floater 6
  • PUNK
  • After meeting in Maui, Gunn and Mulberry moved as a duo act to Santa Barbara and began touring the ...
    Fly to Blue
  • ACOUSTIC, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER, POP
  • Bodhrán, tin whistle, banjo, and mandolin are just a few of the instruments the members of Foggy Dew use ...
    Foggy Dew
  • IRISH
  • Playing classic rock ’n’ roll that’s chock full of political commentary and intermixed with a fair share of blues ...
    The Founding Mothers
  • BLUES, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER, ROCK
  • Blending hip-hop, reggae, and folk rock with a soulful guitar flair, Lackner takes a refreshingly organic approach to his ...
    Gabe Lackner
  • ACOUSTIC, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER
  • Folk-Rock duo with rich harmonies and layered acoustic background.
    Gates & Goodell
  • FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER
  • Grover tries to combine different styles of music including folk, classic rock, AC pop, and even a bit of ...
    Grover Anderson
  • FOLK ROCK
  • This bluesy jam rock outfit is as happy to put its collective spin on a Neil Young staple as ...
    The Harlequins
  • ROCK
  • With little in the way of advance advertising and no discernible media hype, Joe Woodard’s Headless Household consistently fills ...
    Headless Household
  • JAZZ / AVANTE GARDE
  • The Hero & The Victor (THATV) is an American post Punk/Indie/Rock band out of Santa Barbara, California formed in ...
    The Hero and The Victor
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK, ROCK
  • With influences as diverse as Bob Dylan, Radiohead, and the Beatles, The Hoagland Conspiracy employs harmonica, guitars, and steady ...
    The Hoagland Conspiracy
  • ROCK
  • This alterna-rock three-piece group brings to mind Silversun Pickups and something a bit grungier. Their catchy brand of pop ...
    Hoover Dan
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK
  • Hot Lava first erupted at the Oaks Parent/ Child Workshop (a preschool), where a group of musical parents coalesced ...
    Hot Lava
  • ROCK
  • Immaculate Fatality is not the same band that formed in January 2005 from the ashes of two expired thrash ...
    Immaculate Fatality
  • METAL
  • Despite hip-hop’s massive popularity among most everyone younger than 40, rap’s had a hard time gaining a stable foothold ...
    Intuition
  • HIP-HOP / RAP
  • There’s something to be said for any band that can capture the undivided attention of a crowd full of ...
    Iration
  • REGGAE / CARRIBEAN
  • I was a Lover sounds like no other band in Ventura County — dancing, dreamy, and aggressive.
    I Was a Lover DeLorean Was a Dealer
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL / NOISE
  • Funky, folky, moody, mixing acoustic guitar and percussion with a modern soundscape of loops, samples and ambient keys. Think ...
    Jamie Green
  • ALT-POP
  • Jaret Campisi may’ve been born in Pennsylvania, but his sound is firmly rooted in Santa Barbara. Playing deceptively simple ...
    Jaret Campisi
  • ACOUSTIC
  • Rock, blues, and country.
    Jena and The Ballad of Calamity
  • BLUES/ROCK, COUNTRY
  • "Eastern-tinged, reggae-infused music." — Santa Barbara Independent "[His] voice is very soothing with delicate instrumentation. The production doesn't leave ...
    Joss Jaffe
  • ACOUSTIC, WORLD
  • Currently at work on their debut album, these Santa Barbara youngsters have already been featured on local rock station ...
    Kill Ugly Radio
  • ROCK
  • Ocean-inspired songs and jazz standards on Songs in the Key of Sea highlight Kimberly Ford's beautiful voice and the ...
    Kimberly Ford
  • JAZZ
  • Corporate Nightmare’s golden children of the Central Coast alt-rock scene sounds like the love child of Ben Folds and ...
    Kinothek
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK
  • Kissing Tigers is made up the five young men who love to laugh. The band began in 2001 when ...
    Kissing Tigers
  • ROCK
  • My name Is Lance Adam I am a solo artist, I sing and play guitar, I'm originally from Philadelphia ...
    Lance Adam
  • ACOUSTIC
  • Ventura-bred Santa Barbara staples Le Meu Le Purr have long been frequenters of the I.V. music scene. With their ...
    Le Meu Le Purr
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK, ROCK
  • Leslie sings with tremendous power and precision. The slight edge of her voice adds a truly soulful, rock 'n' ...
    Leslie Lembo
  • ROCK, SOUL / R&B
  • Hailed as “wine country’s tastiest jazz band for the last 10 years,” these boys deliver standards on their new ...
    The Lighthouse Jazz Quartet
  • JAZZ
  • The LIMBZ was created in 1992 by KAJ MAJ (joshua Mendoza), IZE (Isaac Barba), and X-TEk (George Dwarte). The ...
    The Limbz
  • HIP-HOP / RAP
  • When the radio station 106 VIC in New York put The Little Heroes' "Bridges and Tunnels" at #9 on ...
    The Little Heroes
  • ALT / INDIE ROCK
  • Raised in Carpinteria, California, brothers Taylor (guitar, vocals) and Jordan Bleecker (drums) grew up playing music together. At Westmont ...
    The Lonesome Dub
  • REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, SKA
  • Loomis & The Lust, recently joining forces in the fall of 2007, has a new sound, fresh young faces, ...
    Loomis & The Lust
  • ROCK
  • Isaac Barba, better known as Lyricist IZE, is a conscious and positive hip-hop emcee on the rize. He performs ...
    Lyricist IZE
  • HIP-HOP / RAP
  • Melodic, stirring rock.
    MAGiSTiR