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Concert reviews, musician profiles, and festival coverage published in UCSB’S award-winning campus newspaper, The Daily Nexus.
Tucked away in the corner of a small beach in a little town thrives a grand festival featuring big-time artists. For its 37th year, Guerneville hosted a fun weekend of top-notch acts at the Russian River Blues and Jazz … Continued
Illuminated by the soft glow of candles adorning each table in SOhO, Lily Kershaw clutched the microphone with a death grip, a look of intensity on her face as she sang her first number, “Better.” This particular song was written … Continued
On most mornings when she’s not touring, Lily Kershaw wakes up in her airy room in Los Angeles with a melody in her head. Her cathedral arched windows allow just the right amount of light to get her up, prompting … Continued
When they were 16, Kevin Friedman and Jackson Phillips met at summer camp. They were from completely different worlds — Friedman came from a big family in Ohio and Phillips grew up in the San Francisco area with his … Continued
First looking at the Outside Lands lineup, I was not stoked. Houndmouth and Anuhea? The Men? Social Studies? Who were these people? I didn’t know any of the bands. After seeing Stevie Wonder at last year’s festival, it … Continued
Yellow felt cut-outs bearing the word “WORD” lined the grass of Little Acorn Park this past Saturday, a token of WORD Magazine’s second annual WORDSTOCK Festival. Also covering the grass were bundles of people tanning, playing hacky sack, dancing, flipping … Continued
There’s a certain kind of magic that surrounds the festival called Coachella. It’s the magic of unadulterated happiness, of being with 40,000 other souls who are all connected to the dirt and dust of the polo fields in the … Continued
At precisely 1:15 p.m. this past Sunday, hordes of happy Gauchos ditched their pre-game parties and headed to Harder Stadium for the biggest free event of the school year. Tons of graduates, Isla Vistans and SBCC kids alike attempted to … Continued