I was a Lover sounds like no other band in Ventura County - dancing, dreamy, and aggressive.
I Was a Lover DeLorean Was a Dealer
Just three undergrads.
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Heavy
2 Faced
20ft Faces
Alternative hard rock
3Matic
Formed in Ventura, California in 1996, the current lineup consists of all four original members, singer Evan Sula-Goff, guitarist ...
8stops7
The stuff your parents don't want you to listen to
A+ In Evil
AJAO features the vocal melodies and prophetic lyrics of Nigerian-American singer John Ajao. Depth and compassion emotionally charge rhythmic ...
AJAO
Singer-songwriter Scott White, former classmate and friend of Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins), grew up near Chicago and now calls ...
AWHITE ROSE PROJECT
Loud and danceable.
Absentee Ballads
Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter Alastair Greene has been a mainstay of the Southern California music scene for over 2 ...
Alastair Greene Band
Vintage California groove meets modern British rock
All Natural Ingredients
Alycia Nichole delivers strong and empowering messages with a soulful, angelic voice.
Alycia Nichole
Andrew's music is described as inspirational, motivational, "on-edge," and very passionate. "Local guitarist Andrew Jackson demonstrated his nimble and ...
Andrew Jackson
Rockafunkagrassjamatron
Angelo Meatcraft Flying Machine
Original Latin soul; a blend of Latin rhythms with infectious soul melodies.
The Anthony Prieto Band
Santa Barbara's Area 51 has been the most popular club and party band in the area since they formed ...
Area 51
The Augmentors play intense, passionate music. It's percussive acoustic guitar punctuated by a sexy saxophone, compelling vocals, and meaningful ...
The Augmentors
Please just listen to the first 15 seconds of our songs - each song is totally different.
The Axia
For fans of Scandinavian metal, you will feel right at home.
BACKMASK
Sounds like The Killers, INXS, Finger Eleven, KC and the Sunshine Band, Dramarama, Marvin Gaye, Cake, Grand Funk Railroad, ...
BEER:30
Non-commercial, unfiltered funk jazz rock. A bit like Pink Floyd meets Weather Report meets Galactic. BODY writes all music ...
BODY
An eclectic blend of Janis Joplin meets Sheryl Crow, with a Pink Floydish haunting style all its own.
Back Pocket
All-original, all-instrumental, real-deal, acid casualty stripper pole music.
The Bad Trips
you wake up, you cant breathe, you might be about to die. Did you buy our cd?
Bela Lugosi
Dance-y, happy, party, funky music! Mostly original material with some covers in the mix. "Beleza Pura mixes hip-hop, reggae, ...
Beleza Pura
Agressive death metal with heavy grooves
Bellum
An amalgamation of blues, country, and rockabilly, Big Jugs serves up quirky tunes that are sure to get you ...
Big Jugs
Bira has been working as a composer/producer for the past 10 years. Over that time he has performed with ...
Bira
Rock with hints of surf and punk
Birdfeeder
J.C. Martin started Black Angel with band members, Tina Stefens, Ernie and Cory Orosco, in 1999 with Audrey (Mrs. ...
Black Angel
A reggae talent that's been making waves inside and outside of Santa Barbara for more than 10 years, Dylan ...
Black Judah
Bass, conga, and sax; that combination of instrumentation and song selection builds an infectious groove of Afro-jazz-lounge music that ...
Black Market Trio
A cross of genres reflecting Phish, Moe, Pink Floyd, Hot Buttered Rum, King Crimson, Ozeric Tentacles, Widespead Panic, Animal ...
Black Toads
Heavy Rockabilly or Cow Punk!
Blazing Haley
Indie/Brit Rock/Surf Rock/Pop. British edge fused with Californian sun!
Blue Suns
Boombox has concocted a new recipe for music blending an array of funky styles. This band began as a ...
Boombox Orchestra
Bossa Blue is an Instrumental jazz quartet featuring silver and wooden flutes, jazz & blues guitar, bass and percussion.
Bossa Blue
Modern pop rock influenced by songwriters and producers of the past.
Brightmillion
Late night at the Courthouse or the Borders parking structure, it's sweet harmonic to caffeinated percussive guitar. On stage, ...
Bruce Goldish
Melodic hard rock
The Bubbling Dead
Heavy, Aggressive, Experimental, Death Metal.
Built on Decay
Many of the members for 10 or so years participated in the Wednesday, open jams at the Creekside Inn. ...
Bullfrog Blues Band
Really groovy
Bunnyhead
The Burning Giraffe
The band features a rock/pop structure, supported by strong vocal and guitar melodies, tastefully layered with lush keyboards and ...
Callista
Hawaiian, Reggae, Classic Rock, Country Western
Carl & Bobby
CarriedBySix - Cemetary Mouth by bobesdrumskill
CarriedBySix
The brainchild of Rob Taylor (vocals, guitar), Brad Altavilla (bass), and Aaron Campos (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
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
Chrissy Summer
"Christina Grimm is a classic singer/songwriter in the 1970's style of Carole King and Joni Mitchell. Imbued with passion, ...
Christina Grimm
We like to believe that with this music we are bringing a fresh angle to the the hip hop ...
Circle 13
The Classy Croc band was formed in 2008 when keyboardist Tom Towle joined his friend and singer Kate Ingalls ...
Classy Croc Band
Essential music for your sould and mind, a little grit and a lot of shine. Raw and refined.
Cleo Lynx
Tenor saxophonist Colter Frazier has been relatively isolated in Santa Barbara, California for many years, honing a unique playing ...
Colter Frazier Quartet
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
Comfort Machine
The offspring of numerous veteran S.B. reggae acts, Cornerstone embodies the concept of roots music. Fusing sounds of dancehall, ...
Cornerstone
By the name of the band, you can already guess they do a selection of "cover songs" however, they ...
The Cover Story News
Original blues-based, harmonica-influenced rock 'n' roll.
Cowboy Surfer
Crimson Scarlet formed as a one-off party gig band to play a house show with Waiting Around to Die. ...
Crimson Scarlet
A three-piece band whose members live in Orcutt, Arroyo Grande, and San Luis Obispo (ages 41, 21, and 21). ...
Crisis Point
A mythopoetic punk/prog band that sound likes exiles dancing on the banks of a rockin' river.
Crying 4 Kafka
Judging by Cuesta Ridge's influences, you may have guessed that their sound is tough to describe - and they ...
Cuesta Ridge
Cut Time is a jazz band comprised of young musicians ranging in age from 15-23.
Cut Time
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 resume of DJ Gavin Roy reads like a what's what of Santa Barbara dance venues, including Q's, the ...
DJ Gavin Roy
Funk, soul, rock, reggae, hip-hop, techno blended, Latin tropical style DJ Magneto calls Santa Barbara home, but the swath ...
DJ Magneto
A Santa Barbara nightlife staple, Matty Matt Moore is notorious for getting a party started. But there's more to ...
DJ Matty Matt
Sound smoke and jam juice
DP Fresh
Old School OC Punk with a back beat that just won't quit and as close to a lost band ...
Damaged Goods
Dan Zimmerman Trio
Traditional Irish tunes with a modern twist. The band shines on instrumental numbers "Paddy on the Turnpike" and "Waterloo ...
Dannsair
Our sound is ranging from a surf rock, alternative, a real '90s vibe in my opinion. Most commonly words ...
Dante Elephante
The Dark Lights
California country-rock, Bakersfield country, singer-songwriters.
Dave Gleason
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
Rock piano pop, hints of psych
David Loeppke Band
Folky blues with an island groove
De La Vina
strong and hot
Deanne Bunny
Good time, danceable blues funk, or blues with grooves! The most creative description we've heard is, "Bonnie Raitt meets ...
Debra Farris Band
Post Apocalyptic Music Box Time Machine
Def Eye Kon
Current Jazz
Defkhan Jazz
Classically trained in opera and art since the age of nine, Delaney Gibson boldly breaks the tired trend of ...
Delaney Gibson
The band was originally called Dirty Sanchez, then it got changed to the Delta Martinis and may change to ...
The Delta Martinis
Ater leading Relapse Records' extreme metal band Uphill Battle, guitarist Adi Tejada was looking for something deeper. In 2006, ...
The Depths
Derailed is band with influences such as Alice In Chains, Dream Theater, Genesis, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Pink Floyd, Rush, ...
Derailed
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
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
Soulful melodies, pounding bass lines, and hip-hop background vocals create a sound listeners describe as "soul-rock-reggae." The sound of ...
Dominic Balli
It's a perfect combination of tasty old blues women songs, bluesy classics performed with ultimate cool, a selection of ...
Donna Greene & The Roadhouse Daddies
Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell and Eddie Van Halen playing with Paco De Lucia, Andres Segovia, and Django Reinhardt.
Dos Diablos
The Dropp takes rock oriented pop and weaves it in and out of punk, surf, and reggae rhythms to ...
The Drop In
Hard rocking, punk-infused riffs and raucous, in-your-face electric guitar solos cross genres to create a sound that is 100 ...
Dying Crooners
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
Solo performer who plays either guitar or piano. Singer songwriter type music.
Eduardo Aispuro
The Excellent Tradesmen
A classic punk rock trio this band brings an incredibly full sound with heavy guitar and bass licks and ...
False Puppet
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
Gritty, real
Five
Flamenco Chuck
Feel good country gospel with country blues thrown in
Flint Westrock and Friends
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
Bodhrán, tin whistle, banjo, and mandolin are just a few of the instruments the members of Foggy Dew use ...
Foggy Dew
Playing classic rock 'n' roll that's chock full of political commentary and intermixed with a fair share of blues ...
The Founding Mothers
Lyrically, Pettersen and Beld employ many references to the terrestrial and the ethereal in exploring humankind's yearning for signs ...
Franklin for Short
Blending hip-hop, reggae, and folk rock with a soulful guitar flair, Lackner takes a refreshingly organic approach to his ...
Gabe Lackner
Gardens & Villa is the project of five college friends from Santa Barbara, formed following the collapse of a ...
Gardens & Villa
Folk-rock duo with rich harmonies and a layered acoustic background.
Gates & Goodell
Jazzy rock with some R&B and soul feathered in. Georgetown is a versatile band capable of everything from guitar ...
Georgetown
Ghost Tiger
The Goodland is a harmony driven folk, rock, reggae band with a sound derived from the powerful yet sultry ...
The Goodland
"It's like Jason Mraz and Bob Dylan making out in a basement while listening to Townes Van Zandt." - ...
Grover Anderson
Haddon's sound is all about her vocals. Her silky runs are distinctive when layered over hard driving songs like ...
Haddon Cord
Christian Pedersen and Tajo McBurnie have been friends, classmates and musical collaborators for more than five years. Christian and ...
Haggard
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
A blend of Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore and Prog with hints of Grindcore, Hardcore Punk and Symphonic Black Metal
Heart of the Void
The Hero & The Victor (THATV) is an American post-punk, indie rock band out of Santa Barbara, California formed ...
The Hero and The Victor
Joyful original noise drawn from the rich soil of Appalachian old time music, bluegrass, original folk and plain ol' ...
Honeysuckle Possums
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
Hot Lava first erupted at the Oaks Parent/ Child Workshop (a preschool), where a group of musical parents coalesced ...
Hot Lava
Melodic, original music with shredding guitar solos, a hard-hitting rhythm section, and soulful vocals.
Howlin' Woods
Isaac Barba, better known as Lyricist IZE, is a conscious and positive hip-hop emcee on the rize. He performs ...
IZE
Take Joni Mitchell, Elton John, and Soundgarden and put them in a room together and you'll get something near ...
Idea the Artist
Immaculate Fatality is not the same band that formed in January 2005 from the ashes of two expired thrash ...
Immaculate Fatality
Catchy lead guitar lines, emphasis on melody, California-reverb aesthetic.
The Internet
Despite hip-hop's massive popularity among most everyone younger than 40, rap's had a hard time gaining a stable foothold ...
Intuition
The floor was packed at Velvet Jones last Thursday night for Santa Barbara's rock/reggae staple Iration, who stopped by ...
Iration
Michael Easbey (guitar/vocals) and Dan Hughes (drums) started playing together in the summer of 2010. Soon after, Margaret Easbey ...
Islay Street
Alternative acoustic/electric rock
Jaan Landheer
Hard to describe, but here goes: The Beatles meets Seether meets Incubus meets Green Day
Jaded Cloud
Native Santa Barbara songwriter, musician, and recording engineer.
James Johnson
Funky, folky, moody, mixing acoustic guitar and percussion with a modern soundscape of loops, samples and ambient keys. Think ...
Jamie Green
Jaret Campisi may haveve been born in Pennsylvania, but his sound is firmly rooted in Santa Barbara. Playing deceptively ...
Jaret Campisi
Jazz Project
Jeff Citro
Local Hawaiian jams meet California and Jamaica for a smooth and upbeat sensation that will have you ready to ...
Jeff Vegas
Acoustic solo performer singing songs in English and Spanish; 1950's - current.
Jeffrey Bretz
Rock, blues, and country
Jena Douglas Band
Flamenco latin fusion, Paco de lucia meets Buena Vista Social Club. My song 'Cazadores' reminds me of this influence ...
Jon Francis
Folk mixed with funk.
Josh Mogck
"Eastern-tinged, reggae-infused music." - Santa Barbara Independent "[His] voice is very soothing with delicate instrumentation. The production doesn't leave ...
Joss Jaffe
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
A lot of influence of early Incubus, with funky bass lines over-driving guitar riffs. Explosive choruses and flowing breakdowns ...
The June Recovery
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
Old World Delirium
Kalinka
Feels like the Weepies. Folk like Mumford and Sons. Voice like a Wailin’ Jenny.
Kat Devlin
Edgy alternative rock
Kimoya
For a music clip, you can check out our music video at YouTube
King Bee
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
acoustic/folk/soul
Kristy Hepp
My name Is Lance Adam I am a solo artist, I sing and play guitar, I'm originally from Philadelphia ...
Lance Adam
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
The Grinders are an industrious group of musicians who have recently entered into Southern California's music scene. Using Lee ...
Lee Koch & The Grinders
Formed in Ventura and currently playing local reggae nights in Santa Barbara and Ventura, Legalizer is known for playing ...
Legalizer
Woody Guthrie filtered through an acid haze in a virtual jazz/beat poetry club actually housed in a circa 1967 ...
Legends of Skate
From the darkest depths of Rock comes a band with no excuses.... This IS self righteousness at its best! ...
Les Mercy
Powerful,funky,expressive,in the pocket, free.
Leslie Lembo
Hailed as "wine country's tastiest jazz band for the last 10 years," these boys deliver standards on their new ...
The Lighthouse Jazz Quartet
Contemporary, lots of harmonies, keys and vocals
Lily & Marley
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
Orchestral indie-pop
Little Owl
Raised in Carpinteria, California, brothers Taylor (guitar, vocals) and Jordan Bleecker (drums) grew up playing music together. At Westmont ...
Lonesome Dub
“I’ll put it to you this way, within about thirty seconds you’ll be reeled in and singing into a ...
Loomis & the Lust
"Lorin is a Santa Barbara-based Celtic harpist with the voice of an angel and the musical heart of a ...
Lorin Grean
Acoustic singer-songwriter music with a rock edge
Luna Star
Melodic, stirring rock.
MAGiSTiR
Strum, strum, kick, snare
The Mac Talley Trip
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
Torch songs, standards, and classic jazz. Also dance friendly, swinging Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole tunes, '50s lounge, ...
Margie Nelson Jazz Group
Rock with shades of blues
The Mark Roberts Band
Matthew McAvene (Mack-Uh-Veen) is a highly prolific musical and visual artist with outstanding versatility. After years of travel and ...
Matthew McAvene
Mike Lopez Band
Mike Mchugh
A tight melodic and dynamic presentation of rhythm, melody, and harmony.
The Montecito Jazz Project
Lots of crooning melodies and three-part harmonies with sweet and sour lyrics. Part rocking-country and part angry punk manifesto. ...
The Mutineers
NEWCATS
Naked Walrus
Lush, lustrous, lamenting, lovely, luminous, and luscious.
Natalie D-Napoleon
This S.B. reggae-rock fusion band's songs blend positive lyrics with delicious dub overlays and a rock backbeat in a ...
Natural Incense
Acoustic rock, with reggae and alternative rock influences.
The Naybrhood
Nekrogoblikon started as a summer side project between Tim and Nicky in 2006. Tim and Nicky recorded the album ...
Nekrogoblikon
Wild, sensual and electric -- the essence that is rock.
Nektare
Self-described purveyors of the "bedroom rock" genre, Nice: On Ice (NOI to the plugged-in) prides itself on jangly, melodic ...
Nice : On Ice
simple ukulele songs with heart to fill you up.
Nicola Gordon
Oddjob
Oliver Smith played eight years as a drummer in various original and cover bands. He picked up guitar in ...
Oliver Smith
Four longtime Santa Barbarans and 80's rock junkies decided in 2009 to bring the music to the people. Many ...
One Eyed Willie
A unique blend of old school reggae with a laid back Hawaiian feel.
One Two Tree
Rock, Soul, Rhythm & Blues with a taste of Country Western.
The Orlando Napier Band
A fusion of The Doors with Yann Tiersen
Other Nature
Something between dance, grunge and a white Russian cocktail mixed with a bag of fresh lemons. Born out of ...
Out of State
Paper Swords is an orchestral indie-rock quintet from Santa Barbara, California formed in 2010. The band consists of Ryan ...
Paper Swords
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
Dead + ELP, or Allmans + Yes
Paull E. Rubin
Perfect Loneliness
Two people bangin' and strumming along with some vocals occasionally tossed in for good measure...
Phantom Pomps
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
Project Eating Fear
A group with a West-Coast Dungeon Family sound. Something like Living Legends crossed with Boot Camp Click, combining all ...
Public Defendaz
Ralph Torrefranca emanates different elements of both folk and indie-pop nfluences. With some honest lyrics and melodies, his music ...
Ralph Torrefranca
Rash formed in 2007 and scored front page news with its song "Woodward Dream Cruise" and video. It made ...
Rash
Rebelution's music is complete with crafty melodies, socially conscious lyrics and savvy musicianship. Whereas other SoCal reggae-infused groups such ...
Rebelution
Alternative Metal with a grunge feel
Recruit the Fallen
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
A reminder as to why old-school metal was so darn popular. Retrodemon pulls up the roots of metal, bringing ...
Retrodemon
Blues, rock, country. jazz, traditional and folk
Rich Stranger
Booker T. & the M.G.'s meet Eugene Chadbourne
The Richard Wahd Trio
Rising Son
From dirty rock-reggae to ska to melodic punk, we're not afraid to overdose on experimenting with our own sound ...
Riverstatic
Jack Johnson meets Don Henley with Jimmy Buffet sitting in.
Rob Raede
Acoustic songwriting with a soothing and melodic direction.
Robert Steffen
A celebration of death metal at its core, this group's solid drumming and high-energy instrumentals and vocals back up ...
Roderick Usher
Ronelles
Rosy Boa emerged from the dust of Kevin Funkhouser's musical subconscious in early 2008. Raised on a steady diet ...
Rosy Boa
Jon Styles, a former R&B artist, met Santa Barbara native, Mark Derchied, in Kona, Hawaii, where both had been ...
Rowanshade
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
The Strokes, if Julian Cassablancas had a baby with either Jeff Buckley or Damien Rice. (At least that's what ...
Ruby Manslaughter
Rusty has been making music with family and friends since he was a young boy. The blues of the ...
Rusty Lindsey Band
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SWITCHBAK
Saint Anne's Place
Jazz
The Sally Cats
All acoustic bluegrass music.
Salt Martians
SBFM (Formerly Dave's Not Here, and Tequila Mockingbird) first came together up at Live Oak, where they would hone ...
Santa Barbara Flash Mob
A singer/songwriter with a psychedelic and sometimes atmospheric edge to his music, Sean McCue manages to balance catchy and ...
Sean McCue
When Joel Patterson's fellow musician and friend approached him last year about a "potentially lucrative gig" playing a high ...
Senior Year
Anyone caught in the line of fire of this Ojai fivesome's crunchy twin-guitar attack will know that this band ...
Shades of Day
Rock, reggae, bluegrass, funk
Shaky Feelin'
Fast, thrashy punk rock that will make you want to circle pit and sing-a-long like the early 90's. A ...
Shanghai'd
Vocal and acoustic instrumental arrangements of aires, reels, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, and polkas.
Shepherd's Pie
Silent Masquerade
Guitars and girls
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
Hip Hop with a Boom Bap feel, blended with Jazz, and Funk
Sinuous and the Bluesteps
Featuring former members of local bands Cosmic Revelators and Goodland, Martyrs are a three piece power trio whose sound ...
Siren Son
A fusion of rock, jazz, and country. Some say the band sounds like Springsteen, Steven Stills, and a jazzier ...
Skip James and Project 41
Vividly inventive. Driving, intricate bass, kickin' drum beats, ripping trippy guitar, shadowy angelic lyrics with a hint of irony. ...
Slanted Land
Slow Boat to Ho Chi Minh City
Carl Bloomfield, the man behind the Small Dot Complex, has grown from a self-described "New Wave addict" to a ...
Small Dot Complex
Loud and fast, but also melodic.
Snakefist
If Wolfmother were playing Stravinsky, we would be paying attention. If there was a bar fight between Wolfmother and ...
The Snobs
Jazz, with a twist of R&B & funk... Instrumantal Kombo playing wide range of Jazz Standards, along with smooth ...
So What Kombo
The Soul Cause
An accurate rendition of soul and Motown complete with big band Memphis horn, resulting in a unique and sensational ...
Soul City Survivors
Soul music
The Soul Mates
Blends hip hop/reggae/world beats, rhythmic guitar, melodic hooks and conscious rap.
Soul Spaceship
SoulBiscuit plays the sweetest Classic Soul and R&B from the '60s, Funky '70s, and timeless original grooves for SRO ...
SoulBiscuit
Souvenirs
"Eighteen years, six countries, 1,019 club dates, 537 backyard parties, five CDs, one gigantic car crash :" There's perhaps ...
Spencer the Gardener
Jason and Colleen met on her front porch years ago while smoking cigarettes and fell in love. He didn't ...
The Spires
SpiritHawk
A refreshingly energetic cocktail of punk stylings mixed with funky breakdowns that deliver an altogether crunchy yet catchy sound. ...
Springtime is Wartime
An 8 piece of like-minded souls, Sprout is gaining recognition around the Santa Barbara area for their soulful blues/rock ...
Sprout
A mix of classic rock, folk, jazz, and reggae.
Still Time
Hard rock with a splash of metal and a pinch of harmony, StompRocket's music roars like a wildfire of ...
StompRocket
It's melodic. It's loud. It's kinda psychedelic. We could use every adjective in our Secretary's Handbook (c. 1967) and ...
Strangebird
Mostly upbeat, mostly acoustic, lots of harmonies, and a bit eclectic due to the three songwriters.
The Sympathetics
With influences as diverse as Bob Dylan, Radiohead, and the Beatles, The Hoagland Conspiracy employs harmonica, guitars, and steady ...
Ted Hoagland
The Mustangs
Them Terribles are that warm fuzzy place you go to after a few whiskeys. Mixing the catchy straightforwardness of ...
Them Terribles
ThreadSpinner's expressive female vocals and piano fuse with ambient guitar lines and powerful rhythms to create a lush soundscape. ...
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
Travis Loughridge
Tripdavon came together in 2004 and started out playing the nonstop party scene around U.C. Santa Barbara. Friends since ...
Tripdavon
The now defunct Youth and Beauty Brigade which has been playing downtown for the last couple years has reformed ...
Two Headed Boy
Combines the soulfulness of James Taylor with the pop sensibilities of Jack Johnson
Ukulele Jim
Bringing the feel-good tunes of Dixieland to The James Joyce every Saturday night since 1998, the group's fans range ...
Ulysses S. Jasz
Mainstream rap and R&B with a strong rock 'n' roll influence.
Unfadeable
A unique blend of classic, progressive, and alternative rock styles.
The Unknown Daze
Unique blend of ska, roots reggae, and rocksteady, with politically and environmentally conscious lyrics.
The Upbeat
Pop with blues, rock, and jazz influences
Valarie Mulberry
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
Huge drums, shredding guitars, catchy melodies
Versus the World
Vienna Boa
A combination of Nouveau Flamenco artists Ottmar Liebert, Jesse Cook, Willie and Lobo, Rumba super group Gipsy Kings, and ...
Vincent Zorn
Waiting Around to Die
Acoustic and electric folk rock, with four-part vocal harmonies inspired by CSNY, Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac
Walking West
Suppose we sound like what a harp and baritone ukulele would sound like together. Folky-pop, on the quieter side? ...
Watercolor Paintings
Maybe it's their unconventional background, as their members hail from places as far apart as Alexandroupolis, Greece and Minneapolis, ...
We Govern We
Spontaneous. Lots of drums and smiling.
Wetlands
If you had to pick exactly one word to describe the sound of the White Fires of Venus, it ...
The White Fires of Venus
Jazz, Funky Soul and Rock 'n Roll
Whoolilicious
American roots and guitar-heavy rock combine with gritty vocals on songs like "Hell of a Woman," "Devil's Toenail," and ...
Wil Ridge
Gut-wrenching melodic vocals, hard thumping drums, chunky ripping guitars with a touch of slide and solid bass pops
Winchester Rebels
The Windmill Vandals formed in 2008 when singer Travis Tighe,16, and lead guitarist Zach Wallace, 16, found drummer Dakota ...
The Windmill Vandals
Rock, funk, and metal.
Woodpecker From Mars
A mixture of blues, funk, soul, rock, reggae, and more. Energetic, dynamic, organic, and bright.
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
Jazz, rock, reggae, funk, and samba in a blender
Zoila
Guitar rock, but not.
flapping, Flapping
oso began out of the rubble of Volta Do Mar in 2003. Between acoustic guitar unicycle hitchhiking, Phil wrote ...
oso
Needle on vinyl
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