The Santa Barbara Independent Local Bands

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

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

Alycia Nichole delivers strong and empowering messages with a soulful, angelic voice.

Alycia Nichole

POP, SOUL / R&B

Andrew's music is described as inspirational, motivational, “on-edge,” and very passionate. "Local guitarist Andrew Jackson demonstrated his nimble and ...

Andrew Jackson

WORLD

Original Latin soul; a blend of Latin rhythms with infectious soul melodies.

The Anthony Prieto Band

LATIN, SOUL / R&B

Santa Barbara's Area 51 has been the most popular club and party band in the area since they formed ...

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

CLASSICAL, EXPERIMENTAL / NOISE, JAZZ / AVANT-GARDE

Singer-songwriter Scott White, former classmate and friend of Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins), grew up near Chicago and now calls ...

AWHITE ROSE PROJECT

ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC, JAM, ROCK

Please just listen to the first 15 seconds of our songs — each song is totally different.

The Axia

HARD ROCK

For fans of Scandinavian metal, you will feel right at home.

BACKMASK

METAL

All-original, all-instrumental, real-deal, acid casualty stripper pole music.

The Bad Trips

EXPERIMENTAL ROCK, GARAGE ROCK, PSYCHEDELIC

Sounds like The Killers, INXS, Finger Eleven, KC and the Sunshine Band, Dramarama, Marvin Gaye, Cake, Grand Funk Railroad, ...

BEER:30

COVER BAND

Two Saturdays ago, outside Reds and beneath an inflatable screen silently exhibiting the 1932 film Murders in the Rue ...

Béla Lugosi

Dance-y, happy, party, funky music! Mostly original material with some covers in the mix. "Beleza Pura mixes hip-hop, reggae, ...

Beleza Pura

FUNK, HIP-HOP, REGGAE, ROCK, SAMBA

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

J.C. Martin started Black Angel with band members, Tina Stefens, Ernie and Cory Orosco, in 1999 with Audrey (Mrs. ...

Black Angel

AMERICANA, ROCK, SOUTHERN ROCK

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

Bass, conga, and sax; that combination of instrumentation and song selection builds an infectious groove of Afro-jazz-lounge music that ...

Black Market Trio

JAZZ, LOUNGE

A cross of genres reflecting Phish, Moe, Pink Floyd, Hot Buttered Rum, King Crimson, Ozeric Tentacles, Widespead Panic, Animal ...

Black Toads

BLUEGRASS / ROOTS, FUNK, PROGRESSIVE, ROCK

Non-commercial, unfiltered funk jazz rock. A bit like Pink Floyd meets Weather Report meets Galactic. BODY writes all music ...

BODY

FUNK, JAZZ, POP, ROCK

Boombox has concocted a new recipe for music blending an array of funky styles. This band began as a ...

Boombox Orchestra

FUNK, HIP-HOP / RAP, ROCK

Modern pop rock influenced by songwriters and producers of the past.

Brightmillion

POP, ROCK

Late night at the Courthouse or the Borders parking structure, it's sweet harmonic to caffeinated percussive guitar. On stage, ...

Bruce Goldish

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

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-ironY lyrics and driving vocals. His alternatively tuned guitar work mushrooms with ...

Chris Hadel and Lisa Danhi

BLUES/ROCK

"Christina Grimm is a classic singer/songwriter in the 1970's style of Carole King and Joni Mitchell. Imbued with passion, ...

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

The Classy Croc band was formed in 2008 when keyboardist Tom Towle joined his friend and singer Kate Ingalls ...

Classy Croc Band

CLASSIC ROCK

Tenor saxophonist Colter Frazier has been relatively isolated in Santa Barbara, California for many years, honing a unique playing ...

Colter Frazier Quartet

DANCEHALL, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN

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 / AVANT-GARDE

The offspring of numerous veteran S.B. reggae acts, Cornerstone embodies the concept of roots music. Fusing sounds of dancehall, ...

Cornerstone

Original blues-based, harmonica-influenced rock 'n' roll.

Cowboy Surfer

BLUES, INSTRUMENTAL, 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

A three-piece band whose members live in Orcutt, Arroyo Grande, and San Luis Obispo (ages 41, 21, and 21). ...

Crisis Point

Judging by Cuesta Ridge's influences, you may have guessed that their sound is tough to describe — and they ...

Cuesta Ridge

PROGRESSIVE BLUEGRASS, ROCK, TWANG

Old School OC Punk with a back beat that just won't quit and as close to a lost band ...

Damaged Goods

Traditional Irish tunes with a modern twist. The band shines on instrumental numbers “Paddy on the Turnpike” and “Waterloo ...

Dannsair

IRISH

California country-rock, Bakersfield country, singer-songwriters.

Dave Gleason

AMERICANA, COUNTRY

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

Folky blues with an island groove

De La Vina

ALT / INDIE ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL ROCK

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

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

Formed originally by Kasey and Kenny during high school, soon thereafter recruiting Eric and Nigel. After a few practices ...

Dirty Words

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

The mysterious side project of Coyotes and Bourbon mastermind Mike McHugh, this faceless music maker has managed to blend ...

DJ ?

Constantly spinning the straight-up party jams that keep you on the dance floor, baby.

DJ Frank Ramirez

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

Funk, soul, rock, reggae, hip-hop, techno blended, Latin tropical style DJ Magneto calls Santa Barbara home, but the swath ...

DJ Magneto

DANCE, 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

Soulful melodies, pounding bass lines, and hip-hop background vocals create a sound listeners describe as "soul-rock-reggae." The sound of ...

Dominic Balli

REGGAE

Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell and Eddie Van Halen playing with Paco De Lucia, Andres Segovia, and Django Reinhardt.

Dos Diablos

FLAMENCO, METAL

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

A rock band is akin to a group of children simultaneously drawing a single picture. While one child may ...

Eating Crayons

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

Though only a rock trio, this band brings an incredibly full sound with heavy guitar and bass licks and ...

False Puppet

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Fingersmyth places an emphasis on the craftsmanship of the popular songwriting prowess of Mark LaCommare and Christopher Zerbe. The ...

Fingersmyth

Catchy Ramones-like tunes meets Gwen Stefani-like vocals.

Fishnets and Cigarettes

ALTERNATIVE, PUNK, 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

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

Lyrically, Pettersen and Beld employ many references to the terrestrial and the ethereal in exploring humankind’s yearning for signs ...

Franklin for Short

ACOUSTIC, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER

Blending hip-hop, reggae, and folk rock with a soulful guitar flair, Lackner takes a refreshingly organic approach to his ...

Gabe Lackner

Our artistic venture through music began back in college during 2004. What started as a post-rock jam band in ...

Gardens and Villa

Folk-rock duo with rich harmonies and a layered acoustic background.

Gates & Goodell

FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER

Jazzy rock with some R&B and soul feathered in. Georgetown is a versatile band capable of everything from guitar ...

Georgetown

JAZZ, POP, ROCK

The Goodland is a harmony driven folk, rock, reggae band with a sound derived from the powerful yet sultry ...

The Goodland

FOLK, FUNK, REGGAE, ROCK

"It's like Jason Mraz and Bob Dylan making out in a basement while listening to Townes Van Zandt." - ...

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

With little in the way of advance advertising and no discernible media hype, Joe Woodard’s Headless Household consistently fills ...

Headless Household

JAZZ / AVANT-GARDE

The Hero & The Victor (THATV) is an American post-punk, indie rock band out of Santa Barbara, California formed ...

The Hero and The Victor

With influences as diverse as Bob Dylan, Radiohead, and the Beatles, The Hoagland Conspiracy employs harmonica, guitars, and steady ...

The Hoagland Conspiracy

This alterna-rock three-piece group brings to mind Silversun Pickups and something a bit grungier. Their catchy brand of pop ...

Hoover Dan

Original jam band blending country, bluegrass, rock, jazz, reggae, and R&B

Hot Blast Florence

ECLECTIC FUNKABILLY

Hot Lava first erupted at the Oaks Parent/ Child Workshop (a preschool), where a group of musical parents coalesced ...

Hot Lava

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

ALT / INDIE ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL / NOISE

The floor was packed at Velvet Jones last Thursday night for Santa Barbara’s rock/reggae staple Iration, who stopped by ...

Iration

DUB, REGGAE, ROCK

I was a Lover sounds like no other band in Ventura County — dancing, dreamy, and aggressive.

I Was a Lover DeLorean Was a Dealer

Isaac Barba, better known as Lyricist IZE, is a conscious and positive hip-hop emcee on the rize. He performs ...

IZE

Native Santa Barbara songwriter, musician, and recording engineer.

James Johnson

ALTERNATIVE

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 haveve been born in Pennsylvania, but his sound is firmly rooted in Santa Barbara. Playing deceptively ...

Jaret Campisi

ACOUSTIC, ROCK

Funk or fusion jazz with a distinct East Coast sophistication, mixing into the set traditional bop type straight-ahaed jazz.

Jazz Project

Acoustic solo performer singing songs in English and Spanish; 1950's - current.

Jeffrey Bretz

Local Hawaiian jams meet California and Jamaica for a smooth and upbeat sensation that will have you ready to ...

Jeff Vegas

HAWAIIAN, ISLAND, OLDIES, REGGAE

Rock, blues, and country

Jena Douglas Band

AMERICANA, ROCK

"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

Recorded in Tom Lackner’s mountainside studio, the album radiates in poignancy, yet shimmers in sublime beauty. From the heart-wrenching ...

Julie Christensen and Stone Cupid

AMERICANA, FOLK ROCK

Full of aloha spirit, Kaleo Na'ea of Kaua'i brings Hawaii to you with solo to full band and hula! ...

The Kaleo Na'ea Band

HAWAIIAN, WORLD

For a music clip, you can check out our music video at YouTube

King Bee

COVER BAND, DANCE, ROCK

Corporate Nightmare’s golden children of the Central Coast alt-rock scene sounds like the love child of Ben Folds and ...

Kinothek

Kissing Tigers is made up the five young men who love to laugh. The band began in 2001 when ...

Kissing Tigers

Warm, soulful and disarming.

Kris Ehrman

BLUE-EYED SOUL, ROOTS, WORLD

acoustic/folk/soul

Kristy Hepp

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, SOUL

My name Is Lance Adam I am a solo artist, I sing and play guitar, I'm originally from Philadelphia ...

Lance Adam

Formed in Ventura and currently playing local reggae nights in Santa Barbara and Ventura, Legalizer is known for playing ...

Legalizer

REGGAE

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

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

From the darkest depths of Rock comes a band with no excuses, this IS self-righteousness at it's best! Les ...

Les Mercy

Hailed as “wine country’s tastiest jazz band for the last 10 years,” these boys deliver standards on their new ...

The Lighthouse Jazz Quartet

The LIMBZ was created in 1992 by Kaj Maj (Joshua Mendoza), IZE (Isaac Barba), and X-TEk (George Dwarte). The ...

The Limbz

When the radio station 106 VIC in New York put The Little Heroes' "Bridges and Tunnels" at #9 on ...

The Little Heroes

Lone Angels

COVER BAND

Raised in Carpinteria, California, brothers Taylor (guitar, vocals) and Jordan Bleecker (drums) grew up playing music together. At Westmont ...

Lonesome Dub

REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, SKA

Deep funky beats mixed with the spirit of rock n' roll and a pop sensibility.

Loomis & the Lust

FUNK, POP, ROCK

"Lorin is a Santa Barbara-based Celtic harpist with the voice of an angel and the musical heart of a ...

Lorin Grean

FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER

Melodic, stirring rock.

MAGiSTiR

MODERN ROCK

Loosely organized, guitar-based songwriting

Makemake

Marco Alejandro combines many musical sounds from around the world. Being a student of musics and cultures, a foundation ...

Marco Alejandro

CLASSICAL, FLAMENCO, LATIN

Torch songs, standards, and classic jazz. Also dance friendly, swinging Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole tunes, '50s lounge, ...

Margie Nelson Jazz Group

Rock and blues style with an edge on lyrics. The band consists of electric guitar, electric bass, a Hammond ...

The Mark Roberts Band

Featuring former members of local bands Cosmic Revelators and Goodland, Martyrs are a three piece power trio whose sound ...

Martyrs

GARAGE ROCK

Matthew McAvene (Mack-Uh-Veen) is a highly prolific musical and visual artist with outstanding versatility. After years of travel and ...

Matthew McAvene

ALT-FOLK

A tight melodic and dynamic presentation of rhythm, melody, and harmony.

The Montecito Jazz Project

These musicians believe that a good band should be a balance between playing covers that people relate to, ignoring ...

The Mustangs

BLUES, JAZZ, ROCK

The once-lone voice of The Mutineers has turned into a complete, if unconventional, trio that thrives on the three-part ...

The Mutineers

INDIE FOLK

Lush, lustrous, lamenting, lovely, luminous, and luscious.

Natalie D-Napoleon

ACOUSTIC, ALT-COUNTRY, FOLK

This S.B. reggae-rock fusion band’s songs blend positive lyrics with delicious dub overlays and a rock backbeat in a ...

Natural Incense

REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, ROCK

Acoustic rock, with reggae and alternative rock influences.

The Naybrhood

ACOUSTIC, ROCK

Nekrogoblikon started as a summer side project between Tim and Nicky in 2006. Tim and Nicky recorded the album ...

Nekrogoblikon

METAL

Self-described purveyors of the “bedroom rock” genre, Nice: On Ice (NOI to the plugged-in) prides itself on jangly, melodic ...

Nice : On Ice

Lead by Guinness World Records holder, Nicky Shane, who has established the first wind instrument speed record as "The ...

Nicky Shane Band

Just three undergrads.

+Null Synapse

Founded 2005 by vocalist Travis Tighe and guitarist Zachary Wallace. They later recruited drummer Dakota Dobbin and bassist Ezra ...

Oddjob

BLUES, PUNK

Hard-driving funk and soulful ballads with a little C&W thrown in. Mostly original songs in addition to some classic ...

Orlando Napier

BLUES/ROCK, ROCK, SOUL

oso began out of the rubble of Volta Do Mar in 2003. Between acoustic guitar unicycle hitchhiking, Phil wrote ...

oso

ACOUSTIC, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER

A fusion of The Doors with Yann Tiersen

Other Nature

FOLK, FUNK, ROCK

Something between dance, grunge and a white Russian cocktail mixed with a bag of fresh lemons. Born out of ...

Out of State

DANCE, GRUNGE, ROCK

Their sound is a cross between Norah Jones and Damien Rice.

Pardon Me Francis

If this music was food, it would taste like a spicy dish of jambalaya. It's jazz you can dance ...

Park Bench Prophets

FUNK, JAZZ

Allman Brothers, Santana, and Grateful Dead with lots of slide and sinister harmonies and progressive rock surprises, a la ...

Paull E. Rubin/Pelikanesis

JAM

pie deconstructs the best music ever made and nourishes it with a twist of fine musicianship and the warm ...

pie

CLASSIC ROCK

A Bronx-born, bicoastal-raised rapper, Playbac has put his childhood experiences to good use, blending East and West Coast hip-hop ...

Playbac

Understated, quiet, quirky, and dark, The Pom Poms present themselves to the world without much fanfare in this remarkable ...

The Pom Poms

The lovechild of Brian Batchley and David Reo, The Preachers offer up old-school blues jams with a contemporary edge. ...

The Preachers Blues Band

BLUES/ROCK, COUNTRY / ROCKABILLY, JAM, ROCK

A group with a West-Coast Dungeon Family sound. Something like Living Legends crossed with Boot Camp Click, combining all ...

Public Defendaz

Rebelution's music is complete with crafty melodies, socially conscious lyrics and savvy musicianship. Whereas other SoCal reggae-infused groups such ...

Rebelution

REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, ROCK

Good, original rock 'n' roll. Craig and Justin share the frontman position and the lead and rhythm guitars, while ...

Redswitch

Formed in 2007 by three 10-year-old friends. All of The Resistance's bandmembers are now 11. The band writes its ...

The Resistance

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

A reminder as to why old-school metal was so darn popular. Retrodemon pulls up the roots of metal, bringing ...

Retrodemon

METAL, ROCK

Booker T. & the M.G.'s meet Eugene Chadbourne

The Richard Wahd Trio

MULLET JAZZ

A true byproduct of the Southern California lifestyle, this reggae-meets-surf-rock (with the occasional pinch of punk) outfit creates some ...

River Static

PUNK, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, ROCK

Acoustic songwriting with a soothing and melodic direction.

Robert Steffen

Jack Johnson meets Don Henley with Jimmy Buffet sitting in.

Rob Raede

ALT-COUNTRY

A celebration of death metal at its core, this group’s solid drumming and high-energy instrumentals and vocals back up ...

Roderick Usher

METAL / HARDCORE

Rosy Boa emerged from the dust of Kevin Funkhouser's musical subconscious in early 2008. Raised on a steady diet ...

Rosy Boa

ALTERNATIVE

Jon Styles, a former R&B artist, met Santa Barbara native, Mark Derchied, in Kona, Hawaii, where both had been ...

Rowanshade

PROGRESSIVE, ROCK

These days, there is no more bizarrely invigorating experience in Santa Barbara than stumbling into Cold Spring Tavern on ...

Roy Schmeck and the Schmeck-Tones

BLUEGRASS / ROOTS, BLUES/ROCK, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER, ROCK

R&B/Rock/Pop

Ruben Cortez

POP, ROCK, SOUL / R&B

The Strokes, if Julian Cassablancas had a baby with either Jeff Buckley or Damien Rice. (At least that's what ...

Ruby Manslaughter

PUNK, ROCK

Jazz

The Sally Cats

Bluegrass musical friends who go back to the legendary Bluebird Cafe in the seventies, this group has been together ...

Salt Martians

BLUEGRASS / ROOTS

A singer/songwriter with a psychedelic and sometimes atmospheric edge to his music, Sean McCue manages to balance catchy and ...

Sean McCue

ACOUSTIC, ALT / INDIE ROCK

When Joel Patterson’s fellow musician and friend approached him last year about a “potentially lucrative gig” playing a high ...

Senior Year

COVER BAND, HIP-HOP / RAP, POP, ROCK

Anyone caught in the line of fire of this Ojai fivesome's crunchy twin-guitar attack will know that this band ...

Shades of Day

Vocal and acoustic instrumental arrangements of aires, reels, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, and polkas.

Shepherd's Pie

IRISH

A playful, pop version of punk with a cat-like snarl and a bit of a bite. With vocals similar ...

Silent Meow

A delightfully schizophrenic mixture of Pink Floyd-style breakdowns, mesmerizing vocals, and the funky, upbeat melodies of Weezer. Bring the ...

Silk Hedge

Formerly Audio Pilot, Sink to See blasts pop anthems and introspective hooks utilizing melody and distinctive guitar solos.

Sink to See

POP, ROCK

Carl Bloomfield, the man behind the Small Dot Complex, has grown from a self-described “New Wave addict” to a ...

Small Dot Complex

ELECTRONIC / DJ

If Wolfmother were playing Stravinsky, we would be paying attention. If there was a bar fight between Wolfmother and ...

The Snobs

COUNTRY, POP, ROCK

SoulBiscuit plays the sweetest Classic Soul and R&B from the ‘60s, Funky ‘70s, and timeless original grooves for SRO ...

SoulBiscuit

SOUL / R&B

An accurate rendition of soul and Motown complete with big band Memphis horn, resulting in a unique and sensational ...

Soul City Survivors

DANCE, SOUL / R&B

In the middle of a serious dub session, musical brethren Spacey and Bacey discovered their true identities as sound ...

Spacey

ECLECTIC WORLD FUSION, EXPERIMENTAL ROCK, ROCK

“Eighteen years, six countries, 1,019 club dates, 537 backyard parties, five CDs, one gigantic car crash …” There's perhaps ...

Spencer the Gardener

POP

Jason and Colleen met on her front porch years ago while smoking cigarettes and fell in love. He didn’t ...

The Spires

A refreshingly energetic cocktail of punk stylings mixed with funky breakdowns that deliver an altogether crunchy yet catchy sound. ...

Springtime is Wartime

A mix of classic rock, folk, jazz, and reggae.

Still Time

ROCK/FUNK/REGGAE

Hard rock with a splash of metal and a pinch of harmony, StompRocket’s music roars like a wildfire of ...

StompRocket

METAL, PROGRESSIVE, ROCK

It's melodic. It's loud. It's kinda psychedelic. We could use every adjective in our Secretary's Handbook (c. 1967) and ...

Strangebird

GARAGE ROCK

They take what they like and rearrange the tempo, rhythm, and sometimes even melodies, to fit with the band's ...

SWITCHBAK

Mostly upbeat, mostly acoustic, lots of harmonies, and a bit eclectic due to the three songwriters.

The Sympathetics

FOLK, POP

One of Santa Barbara 's best kept secrets, Tequila Mockingbird serves up a tasty combination of danceable grooves, infectious ...

Tequila Mockingbird

COVER BAND, POP, ROCK

Them Terribles are that warm fuzzy place you go to after a few whiskeys. Mixing the catchy straightforwardness of ...

Them Terribles

PUNK, ROCK

With emotive, sultry female vocals, multiple layers of guitar tones and textures, and warm enveloping organs, ThreadSpinner's music bears ...

ThreadSpinner

Todd’s own sound is influenced by musicians like JJ Cale, Nick Drake, Mark Knopfler, Gillian Welch, and M.Ward. Todd's ...

Todd Hannigan & The Heavy 29's

It's rock with a retro feel and a modern spin, along with pop choruses. The Independent has described it ...

Tommy & the High Pilots

Nearly ten years ago, Craig Donen (guitar and vocals) climbed off a plane at LAX armed with a roll ...

Trading Zeros

Tripdavon originally flourished in Isla Vista, where throngs of wandering revelers allow for a greater variety of musical acts. ...

Tripdavon

Somewhat heavy.

TwoFaced

POWER GROOVE

The now defunct Youth and Beauty Brigade which has been playing downtown for the last couple years has reformed ...

Two Headed Boy

INDY-ROCK

Bringing the feel-good tunes of Dixieland to The James Joyce every Saturday night since 1998, the group’s fans range ...

Ulysses S. Jasz

CLASSICAL, JAZZ

Mainstream rap and R&B with a strong rock 'n' roll influence.

Unfadeable

RAP/ R&B

Part snotty pop punk, part contemplative indie rock, and part neo-New Wave, The Veltexans' Everything's the Matter is a ...

The Veltexans

Experimental rock

Verna Beware

EXPERIMENTAL ROCK

A combination of Nouveau Flamenco artists Ottmar Liebert, Jesse Cook, Willie and Lobo, Rumba super group Gipsy Kings, and ...

Vincent Zorn

FLAMENCO, RUMBA

Warm and gentle, but also loud and fierce.

Watercolor Paintings

FOLK, LO-FI, POP

If you had to pick exactly one word to describe the sound of the White Fires of Venus, it ...

The White Fires of Venus

American roots and guitar-heavy rock combine with gritty vocals on songs like "Hell of a Woman," "Devil's Toenail," and ...

Wil Ridge

ACOUSTIC, BLUEGRASS / ROOTS, ROCK

Rock, funk, and metal.

Woodpecker From Mars

HARD ROCK

Rock 'n' roll fused with blues, soul, and reggae.

Wrong Again

This singer/ songwriter/ producer/ guitarist/ drummer/ record label co-owner fused all his talents to create a lyric-driven medley of ...

Zach Madden