- METAL
- ROCK
- HIP-HOP / RAP
- BLUES/ROCK
- ROCK
- WORLD
- LATIN, SOUL / R&B
- COVER BAND
- ROCK
- AMBIENT, POST, PROGRESSIVE, ROCK, SOUL
- HARD ROCK
- EXPERIMENTAL ROCK, GARAGE ROCK, PSYCHEDELIC
- COVER BAND
- CLASSICAL, EXPERIMENTAL / NOISE, JAZZ / AVANT-GARDE
- ALT / INDIE ROCK, ELECTRONICA, ROCK
- COUNTRY / ROCKABILLY
- FOLK ROCK, FUNK, HIP-HOP / RAP, JAZZ
- AMERICANA, ROCK, SOUTHERN ROCK
- DANCEHALL, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN
- BLUEGRASS / ROOTS, FUNK, PROGRESSIVE, ROCK
- FUNK, HIP-HOP / RAP, ROCK
- FOLK ROCK
- BLUES
- ROCK
- CLASSICAL
- BLUES/ROCK
- FOLK-ROCK/BLUES
- ALTERNATIVE, HIP-HOP / RAP
- ALT / INDIE ROCK
- JAZZ
- JAZZ / AVANT-GARDE
- ALT / INDIE ROCK
- DANCEHALL, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN
- GARAGE ROCK
- ACOUSTIC, ALT / INDIE ROCK
- PUNK
- PROGRESSIVE BLUEGRASS, ROCK, TWANG
- ALT / INDIE ROCK
- IRISH
- FUNK, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, ROCK
- ALT / INDIE ROCK, POP
- FUNK, REGGAE / CARRIBEAN, ROCK
- ALT / INDIE ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL ROCK
- JAM
- HIP-HOP / RAP
- DJ
- ELECTRONIC / DJ
- ELECTRONIC / DJ
- HOUSE
- REGGAE
- PUNK/ALTERNATIVE WESTERN
- ALT / INDIE ROCK, ROCK
- ROCK
- ROCK
- PUNK
- ACOUSTIC, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER, POP
- IRISH
- BLUES, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER, ROCK
- ALT / INDIE ROCK
- ACOUSTIC, FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER
- FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER
- FOLK ROCK
Blending influences ranging from New Wave of British Heavy Metal, thrash, death metal, power metal, hardcore, and punk, +1 ...
+1 Mace
Formed in Evan's garage in 1997, 8stops7 released their first independent release, Birth of a Cynic, in 1998. They ...
8stops7
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
Spiraling pedal work and emotive vocals blend elements of nu rock, ’90s grunge, and Kravitz-inspired guitar solos that seem ...
Anapamu
Well...its like, starting out with a Latin beat for rhythm, then adding percussive fingerstyle guitar melodies, accompanied by explosive ...
Andrew Jackson
Original Latin soul; a blend of Latin rhythms with infectious soul melodies.
The Anthony Prieto Band
Twelve years ago, Michael Andrews placed an ad in the Indy calling for like-minded musicians to recall the Funky ...
Area 51
The Augmentors play intense, passionate music. It's percussive acoustic guitar punctuated by a sexy saxophone, compelling vocals, and meaningful ...
The Augmentors
A plane's engine, a train's whistle, the white noise resulting from a large and distant wave. A mixture of ...
AVE Caesar
Singer-songwriter Scott White, former classmate and friend of Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins), grew up near Chicago and now calls ...
Please just listen to the first 15 seconds of our songs — each song is totally different.
The Axia
All-original, all-instrumental, real-deal, acid casualty stripper pole music.
The Bad Trips
Sounds like The Killers, INXS, Finger Eleven, KC and the Sunshine Band, Dramarama, Marvin Gaye, Cake, Grand Funk Railroad, ...
BEER:30
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, ...
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
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
J.C. Martin started Black Angel with current band members, Ernie Orosco 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 ...
A cross of genres reflecting Phish, Moe, Pink Floyd, Hot Buttered Rum, King Crimson, Ozeric Tentacles, Widespead Panic, Animal ...
Black Toads
Noncommercial, unfiltered funk-jazz-rock. A bit like Pink Floyd meets Weather Report meets Sly and the Family Stone. BODY composes ...
Boombox has concocted a new recipe for music blending an array of funky styles. This band began as a ...
Boombox Orchestra
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
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
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
Christina Grimm performs heartfelt songs of love, loss, and transcendence that take the listener on inner journeys. Rooted in ...
Christina Grimm
Brent and Crista like to believe that they are bringing a fresh angle to the the hip-hop world. Brent's ...
Circle 13
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
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
The current lineup of this talented art-rock band includes Rey Villalobos (vocals, guitar), James Garza (guitar), James Van Arsdale ...
The Coral Sea
The offspring of numerous veteran S.B. reggae acts, Cornerstone embodies the concept of roots music. Fusing sounds of dancehall, ...
Cornerstone
Raw and aggressive garage rock at its finest, this three-piece band will scream its way into your hearts with ...
Cosmic Revelators
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
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
With only a two-song demo to their name, these synth-lovin’ music makers are already making (new) waves in the ...
The Dance
Traditional Irish tunes with a modern twist. The band shines on instrumental numbers “Paddy on the Turnpike” and “Waterloo ...
Dannsair
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
Good time, danceable blues funk, or blues with grooves! The most creative description we've heard is, "Bonnie Raitt meets ...
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
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
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
Funk, soul, rock, reggae, hip-hop, techno blended, Latin tropical style DJ Magneto calls Santa Barbara home, but the swath ...
A Santa Barbara nightlife staple, Matty Matt Moore is notorious for getting a party started. But there’s more to ...
DJ Matty Matt
DJs Vittorio and Marco Belli
Soulful melodies, pounding bass lines, and hip-hop background vocals create a sound listeners describe as "soul-rock-reggae." The sound of ...
Dominic Balli
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
If the modern-day incarnate of Headbanger’s Ball had a theme song, it might sound something like EverneveR. With one ...
Fingersmyth places an emphasis on the craftsmanship of the popular songwriting prowess of Mark LaCommare and Christopher Zerbe. The ...
Fingersmyth
The songs are simple and old fashioned, the musicianship is superb, and the sound is full yet clean with ...
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
Folk-rock duo with rich harmonies and a layered acoustic background.
Gates & Goodell
Grover tries to combine different styles of music including folk, classic rock, AC pop, and even a bit of ...
Grover Anderson
This bluesy jam rock outfit is as happy to put its collective spin on a Neil Young staple as ...
