1. Scantily Clad (S/R)
2. Best Coast (Black Iris)
3. White Fang (Marriage)
4. Fuck Buttons (ATP)
5. Music Go Music (Secretly Canadian)
6. Om (Drag City)
7. MV & EE (Ecstatic Peace)
8. Thao with the Get Down Stay Down (Kill Rock Stars)
9. OOIOO (Thrill Jockey)
10. V/A: In the Christmas Groove (Strut)
11. Phantogram (S/R)
12. Waumiss (Odessa)
13. Cold Cave (Matador)
14. Brilliant Colors (Slumberland)
15. Former Ghosts (Upset the Rhythm)
16. Michael and the Mumbles (De Stijl)
17. Atlas Sound (Kranky)
18. Zola Jesus (Sacred Bones)
19. Andrew Cedermark / Family Portrait (Underwater Peoples)
20. Julianna Barwick (S/R)
21. Cole (Life’s Blood)
22. King Khan & the BBQ Show (In the Red)
23. Teengirl Fantasy (S/R)
24. Tickley Feather (Paw Tracks)
25. Espers (Drag City)
26. Sleep Whale (Western Vinyl)
27. Pregnant (Life’s Blood)
28. Talk Normal (Rare Book Room)
29. Boat (Magic Marker)
30. The Whines (Just for the Hell of It)
CONTEST: Iration
In a first for Downtown Brew, Iration will headline a special late night show, this Saturday, November 21st at 11pm. This gives you plenty of time to enjoy a full Saturday morning and night, with the amazing show to carry you into Sunday morning. The Santa Barbara Independent noted it best: “There’s something to be said for any band that can capture the undivided attention of a crowd full of drunken Isla Vistans, especially when there are kegs to be tapped and cops to avoid. But roots reggae rockers Iration manage to do it on a regular basis.” Don’t miss this special event!
IRATION
Where most modern reggae bands tend to move more towards rock or dancehall influences, Iration dips heavily into their Roots Reggae influences. Originally from Hawaii, the members relocated to Santa Barbara, giving their sound a duality of island and west coast flavor. With an emphasis on drum and bass dubbing, Iration presents an array of different styles and melodies while staying true to their roots background. The duo of Joe Dickens on drums and Adam Taylor on bass provides a strong rhythmic foundation for the percussion sounds of Joe King and the modern organ/piano/synth attack of Cayson Peterson on the keyboards. Micah Pueschel and Catlin Peterson add their rock and blues guitar sounds to the mix as well share the majority of the vocal duties. Kai Rediske completes the sound with another strong vocal voice paired with additional percussion help.
Concert: Flobots
Known for their fiery live performances, the Flobots return to Downtown Brew tonight, Thursday, November 19th. The show is all ages and doors open at 7:00pm.
FLOBOTS
Featuring dual MCs as well as a full band, the Flobots are a progressive rap group from Denver, CO, with a political conscience, musical chops, and a powerful live show. Influenced by progressive rappers such as the Roots and Common as well as alternative hard rock bands such as Rage Against the Machine and Tool, the Flobots were founded in 2005. In 2008 the group re-released Fight with Tools, which captures their youthful ambition and willingness to explore new sound. Good points are made with skill and fine wordplay, the guitars and drums crunch along driving home the message with head-bobbing grooves, and then album opens up with the marvelous “Handlebars,” a carefully crafted, slowly building tale of the ego run wild via some beautiful muted trumpet. All the while, the group is putting the final touches on its sophomore album. Tentatively titling the album Survival Story, the group has been hard at work with producer Mario Caldato Jr. (of Beastie Boys fame).
