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Concert reviews, musician profiles, and festival coverage published in UCSB’S award-winning campus newspaper, The Daily Nexus.

Pookie | Live at the Batcave
7 May 2015

Pookie | Live at the Batcave

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Pookie. The word means “vagina” in Tagalog and is slang for a heroin pipe. In Isla Vista, it’s the name of a loud garage band that refuses to describe their genre, piping that anyone who asks a musician what their genre is … Continued

isla vista, local band, pookie, ucsb
Kim and Jack Johnson | It’s Better When They’re Together
30 Apr 2015

Kim and Jack Johnson | It’s Better When They’re Together

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In September 1993, one week into UC Santa Barbara’s Fall Quarter, Jack Johnson was sitting with his new friend from Black Studies 6 Eric Cardenas at Ortega Dining Commons. A momma’s boy his whole life, Johnson spent the flight to … Continued

isla vista, jack johnson, kim johnson, ucsb, ucsb alumni
Camping at Coachella | A Packing List
2 Apr 2015

Camping at Coachella | A Packing List

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Ahh, Coachella: those three days of magical music bonding in Indio, California where the Spicy Pie is eaten by thousands and Tupac appears from the dead, albeit by hologram. It’s the place where Beyonce graced her baby sis’s show, the … Continued

coachella, coachella camping, packing list
Wild Child Graces SOhO with Texas Hospitality
3 Mar 2015

Wild Child Graces SOhO with Texas Hospitality

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A blond gal stood on the SOhO stage in leggings and a heather gray zip-up hoodie, doling out turquoise paint on the cheeks of giddy girls. “You, you’re next,” she said, moving from lady to lady until at least 40 … Continued

santa barbara, soho, wild child
Patti Smith Plays Explosive Show at the Granada
29 Jan 2015

Patti Smith Plays Explosive Show at the Granada

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Sitting at the edge of the Granada theater stage, the godmother of punk rock shook her silver hair out before jumping down, landing with a feathery thud into the thin carpet. A collective gasp came from 272 audience members sitting … Continued

granada theater, patti smith, santa barbara, ucsb arts and lectures
Psychology Alum Turns Singer-Songwriter | The Party-Study-Play Music Balance at UCSB
15 Jan 2015

Psychology Alum Turns Singer-Songwriter | The Party-Study-Play Music Balance at UCSB

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More than any other California school, UC Santa Barbara students have a tendency to get defensive about their alma mater. It’s a delicate topic. Is this a party school, or is this a world-class research university? The answer usually gets … Continued

sarah laforge, ucsb ucsb alumni
KCSB’s Compilation CD Is a Winner
22 Nov 2014

KCSB’s Compilation CD Is a Winner

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“Radio is so fleeting, but at least we have this,” said KCSB general manager Yibing Guo, her hands gripping the cardboard cd case with “KCSB 91.9 Live in Studio A” stamped on it in green ink. Live in Studio A … Continued

kcsb, rodrigo amarante, santa barbara radio, ucsb
Sex, Drugs and Indie Pop with Cherub at New Noise
29 Oct 2014

Sex, Drugs and Indie Pop with Cherub at New Noise

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“Doses and Mimosas” first infiltrated the speakers of Isla Vista in 2012. It was easily one of the biggest anthems of the year, along with the overplayed “Feel So Close” and horridly catchy “Call Me Maybe.” For some reason “Doses … Continued

cherub, new noise, santa barbara
SOhO Crowd Goes Wild for Dawes at New Noise 2014
29 Oct 2014

SOhO Crowd Goes Wild for Dawes at New Noise 2014

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Precisely halfway through the set, baby-faced frontman Taylor Goldsmith gave a flirtatious wink to a middle-aged woman standing two feet away from him. The woman turned to her two friends and buckled her knees like a teenager swooning that the … Continued

dawes, new noise, santa barbara, soho
Beatles Mania Fest to Hit L.A.
9 Oct 2014

Beatles Mania Fest to Hit L.A.

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In 1964, seven days before Valentine’s Day, a flight from London arrived in John F. Kennedy airport in New York that would change the course of American pop culture forever. This was, of course, the day that the Beatles first … Continued

beatles fest, beatlesmania, the beatles

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