Pop & Rock

Foreigner

Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums with hits like “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice,” “Urgent,” “I Want To Know What Love Is” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Hot Blooded,” “Jukebox Hero” & “Double Vision” December 17, 8 p.m., The Granada ($45 - $89)

King Wilkie and Jonathan McEuen

Experimentation and reinvention has always been a thread in the fabric of King Wilkie. First founded as a furiously hard-driving bluegrass band in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2003, the band was hailed by bluegrass purists as the music’s great young hope. Drawing equally on pre-bluegrass American forms and more contemporary influences, the band recast their bluegrass instrumentation into increasingly more orchestral textures for their second album (Low Country Suite). Their most recent album, King Wilkie Presents: The Wilkie Family Singers, features a cast that includes Robyn Hitchcock, David Bromberg, Abigail Washburn, John McEuen, Sam Parton of The Be Good Tanyas, and Peter Rowan. Jonathan McEuen was born to play music and bring joy to those listening. Good genes and a star-studded “extended musical family” are great (his dad's a famous rock star banjo picker), but when people respond to Jonathan’s extraordinary voice and guitar playing, it’s obvious he’s more than “just another son of a star.” He spent his youth and now his young adult life on the road, doing what he loves most, playing guitar and singing with the family, playing electric and acoustic guitar, singing background for a number of world class artists, and fronting his own bands. Most recently, he put in serious time as half the lead of major label duo Hanna McEuen. That experience confirmed he was ready to move forward and create music outside the confines of his influences or a specific genre. November 21, 8 p.m., Lobero Theatre ($40)

The Tearaways, Carmelo, Sound & Vinyl, and My Best Defense

UNDERDOG PRESENTS: The Tearaways, Carmelo, Sound & Vinyl and My Best Defense (Ralph T). The Tearaways- SB's very own vintage rock and roll band who have years of touring/music experience under their belts. They have played places from Santa Barbara and as far as the UK. These are the rock n' roll heroes of the SB music Scene. Carmelo- A pop/rock band headed by the creativity and voice of Noah Gibbings, Carmelo has risen in the last year to become a premiere rock band in SB. Sound & Vinyl- From the ashes of a former band, Sound & Vinyl is the new experimental/alternative/dance project from Arizona's Dakota Gartner, Sound & Vinyl will be taking over the rock scene in SB. My Best Defense- After a year and a half hiatus from music, the former lead singer of Kill Ugly Radio is back with his pop/acoustic solo project My Best Defense. Wielding a new array of songs, he is spreading the word on his new tunes. The show starts at 7pm! ( My Best Defense is first) and only costs $8 at the door. November 21, 7 p.m., Jensen Guitar & Music Co. Mainstage Venue ($8)

Butterfly 'N' Doodlebug

Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler and Craig “Cee Know the Doodlebug” Irving are two of the original founding members of Digable Planets – the Grammy-Award winning trio that emerged in the 90s with their timeless hit “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).” After two gold-selling albums, various soundtracks and TV/Video recording projects Butterfly and Doodlebug are hitting the West Coast in December backed by Doodlebug’s band the Cosmic Funk Orchestra and promoting their respective solo albums: Butterfly’s “Shabazz Palaces” and Doodlebug’s “The Intifada.” Both records are blowing up the underground Hiphop scene and are available on iTunes or Juno Download. The duo’s live performances blend elements of funk, jazz, spoken word and psychedelia into their old school yet totally fresh hiphop. Download for free or stream the Digable Planets mix “Sounds from the Seventh Dimension” mixed by DJ Alex J: http://soundcloud.com/djalex-j/digable-planets-pres-sounds-of-the-7th-dimension-mixed-by-dj-alex-j December 2, 9 p.m., SOhO ($18 - $22)

The Windmill Vandals

Live music performed by The Windmill Vandals (formerly named Odd Job). Original classic rock sound with blues influences featuring band members Travis Tighe (songwriter/lead vocals/guitar), Zachary Wallace (lead guitar), Dakota Dobbin (drums), and Ezra Danley (bass). This talented SB rock band has performed at The West Beach Music Festival, Velvet Jones, The Sandbar, Soho, Jensen's Mainstage, and SB Fiesta. November 28, 8 p.m., Muddy Waters Cafe ($3)

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