Julie Christensen performs at the Sings Like Hell concert series at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, Calif. on December 4, 2015.
Julie Christensen performs at the Sings Like Hell concert series at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, Calif. on December 4, 2015.
Sergio Webb and Julie Christensen of Stone Cupid perform at the Sings Like Hell concert series at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, Calif. on December 4, 2015.
Canada’s Blue Rodeo is the perfect example of what a dichotomy a musical career can be. For the past 25 years the Toronto-based ensemble has fused together county, folk, and rock influences with their distinctive pop sensibility to establish themselves […]
Jeff Bridges is someone who needs no introduction. A generous supporter of numerous causes ranging from Santa Barbara-based music series, Sings Like Hell, to matters of childhood hunger including his own nonprofit organization, End Hunger Network, and the No Kid […]
Hailing from a family where music has always held a prominent presence can offer a valuable head start when it comes to picking up an instrument. But, it is what you do with the instrument that really counts. In Jessie […]
Few Santa Barbara musicians have reached the heights that Chris Shiflett has. In 1999, he left the ranks of his former band, the Bay Area-based punk rock collective No Use for a Name to become one of Dave Grohl’s Foo […]
You never know quite what to expect from the Canadian alternative country/blues/folk/rock band, Cowboy Junkies. And I mean that in the best possible way. Few bands have the capacity to keep fans guessing when it comes to both recording and […]
Where do you start when introducing someone like Paul Kelly? Do you start by talking about his eight ARIA Awards – the Australian equivalent of a Grammy Award? Do you talk about the 20 or so albums he has released, […]
It has long been said that home is where the heart is, which is something Santa Barbara’s resident troubadour Glen Phillips knows only too well. Intermissions within a touring schedule that sees him constantly crisscrossing the country are cherished opportunities […]
With the release of her second album, Trailer Park, in 1996, English singer-songwriter Beth Orton bounded into the international spotlight. Her sultry fusion of folk and electronica was a breath of fresh air and the album’s second single, “She Cried […]