Santa Barbara

Witness Radiohead – Santa Barbara Bowl – 4/12/12

    *photo courtesy of www.independent.com

Had the pleasure of being one of the few to score tickets to the Radiohead at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Seeing one of the elite bands of our generation complimented by exquisite company and venue, I can describe in just two words, mind blowing. The Bowl lived up to its reputation as an intimite venue comfortabley fitting a mere 4,500 (waaay better than the 100,000 I experienced last time at Coachella) in which each person had a great view and amazing sound (excuse the raw footage but I think I had a steady hand here, all things considering) …

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Gardens and Villa

Gardens and Villa are a band from the American Riviera of Santa Barbara.  A town of exclusive billionaires and poor college kids surviving on Natty Light and South Coast Deli.  As a dirty Gaucho myself I can attest that amongst wine, Gardens and Villa are Santa Barbara’s finest export.  Their self-titled album was released in early July.  It’s music that is soothing to listen to and incorporates all the right beats and tempo to be lightly danceable.  I’d go out on a limb and say that they are a more fun and unpredictable Local Natives, an example being the flute on the track Orange Blossom.

http://youtu.be/zS9NB45YGNY