Nestled on the side of the California coast breathing in salty air and luring in young audiophiles is Sound Spectrum, a record shop that’s been right where it’s sitting since 1967. Wave Baker, a 15-year employee of Sound Spectrum, believes that in music we have “the best of all worlds for us [...]

[October 30, 2015] by Kenny Oravetz This Halloween, the streets of Isla Vista were deserted. The smell of sea air and horse poop drifted down an abandoned Del Playa as police hung around watching videos on their cell phones. A few ignorant out-of-towners cruised around on their swagways, searc [...]

[September 14, 2015] Written by Jake Weeks (Jacob Spaceman) Ah, Thee Oh Sees. Where do I even begin? They’ve been shifting and evolving around Garage Warlord John Dwyer for close to a decade. What began as a bedroom side project is now closing major festival stages, releasing a solid album alm [...]

[September 14, 2015] Contributors: Shay Mehr, Amanda Katz, Nkechi Ikem, Kenny Oravetz, Kimmy Tejasindhu, & Samantha Villalobos. The live music experience is something that palpates, pulses, and sends pure joy through your synapses from your head to your toes. It’s something we at KCSB cann [...]

[August 30, 2015] Photo from Outside Lands site taken by Andrew Jorgenson - used for review only.  Written by DJ Ken aka Kenny Oravetz The Atmosphere Outside Lands takes place in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. This means a few things. One, it’s big. Getting from stage to stage ca [...]

[May 31, 2015] Written and attended by Kenny Oravetz Neutral Milk Hotel was about to start. They were about to play one of their last shows ever. The excitement was palpable. Hipsters of all ages had come from far and wide, filling the room with beards and piercings and denim jac [...]