Music in the Santa Ynez Valley

Here’s our list of musicians and bands who play regularly — or who have performed recently — in the Santa Ynez Valley communities of Solvang, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez, Buellton, and Los Alamos.

Use our tip line to let us know who we’re missing or to tell us about upcoming gigs!

Musicians and bands

Upcoming shows

Adrian Floy & THC	Arwen Lewis	Barry McGuire
Brian Black	Eric Zobel	Flannel 101
Jacob Cole	Jared Nels	Jayden Secor Band
Jimi Nelson	Jimmy Becker	John Lyle
Lindsey Marie	LiveWire	The Lowdown Dudes
Moments in Time	Nataly Lola	Ray Jaurique
The Rayford Bros	Rebel Heart	The Reserve
Robert Heft	Skunk Puppy	Spencer the Gardener
Tex Pistols	The Traveling Hurtados	Vlad Fedo
Will Stephens & the Essentials	Zydeco Zippers

Recent appearances

33 Thunder	82 Deluxe	Aaron Goodvin
Aaron Skiles	About Time	Adrian Galysh
Agin Brothers	Agua Santa	Al Staehely
Alan Parsons	Alan Satchwell	Alan Satchwell Jazz Quartet
Amanda Castro	Amy Hānaialiʻi	Andras Jones
Andrea Magee	Andrew Duhon	Andrew Synowiec
Anthony Arriola	Antje Duvekot	Astrid Young
Bad Cop / Bad Cop	Bad Habit	Bear Redell
Ben Betts	Bill Reiland Trio	Bill Rotella
Blue Breeze Band	Bluphoria	Bobby, Fin, & Dave aka BFD
Brad Colerick	Bradley Tyson	Brady Harris
Brass Mash	Brett Ryan Lietz	Brian Gore
Brother Swan	Bryan Titus Trio	Bug Guts
Cadillac Angels	Carly Jo Jackson	Carmen & the Renegade Vigilantes
Cary Park	Cash Cooper	The Caverns
C.C. Adcock	The Centuries	Chad Carrier
Charlie Baker	Chauncey Bowers	Chickenbone Slim & the Biscuits
Chiquis	Chris Beland	Chris Murphy
Chris Pelonis	Chris Stills	Chris Young
Christian Lopez	Christian Love	Christie Lenée
Christina Apostolopoulos	Christopher Paul Stelling	CJ Solar
Claude Bourbon	Claude Hopper	The Coconuts
Corey Hugh Highberg	Coveralls	Cristina Vane
Crown City Bombers	Cuyama Mama & the Hot Flashes	Cynthia Carle
Cynthia Ford	Cyrus Clarke	D Henry Fenton
The Dales	Daniel Formica	Darrell Scott
Dauzat St. Marie	Dave Bernal	Dave Mason
Dave Stamey	Dave Tate	David Nail
David Newbould	David Segall	David Starr
Dawn Patrol	Dead Rock West	Dear Darling
Denise Donatelli	The Dennis and Laura Show	Derek Frank
Dezelle	Different Strings	Dirty Cello
DJ Daisy Van Tassel	Do No Harm	Doctor Wu
Doublewide Kings	Doug Groshart	The Down Yonders
The Duo-Glides	Dustin Janson	Dustin Lynch
Ed Snodderly	Eli Young Band	Elías & Madeline
Elliott Callaway	Engelbert Humperdinck	Eric Lugosch
Erinn Alissa	Ethan Burns	Ethan Margolis aka Emaginario
The Excellent Tradesmen	Falcon Heavy	Farm Truck
The Faux Paws	Firebug	Five Parts Devil
Foggy Dew	Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara	The Fossils
Frankie Lee & the Infernos	Freddie Steady KRC	The Free Radicals
Freedom Heartsong	The Furious Seasons	Gator Souffle
The Genuine Article	George Adrian	George Krikes
George Quirin	Gerardo Coronel	GhostMonster
Gina Georgette & the Monarchs	Girl Named Tom	Glen Phillips
The Goodlanders	Grady DiPietro	Grass Mountain
Graybill	The Great Dying	Green Flag Summer
Greg Adams and East Bay Soul	Greg Hoy	Hannah Aldridge
Harrison Flynn	Hayli Carleton	The Heart
Heather Pierson	Highway Starr	The Hoodlum Friends
Hot Roux	Hunka Hunka Hula Revue	The Idiomatiques
Ignition	Indigenous	Jacie Lynn Jones
Jackie Bristow	Jackson Gillies	James Byous
James Gentry	James Lee Stanley	Jamie & Gail
Jamie Green	Jannike	Jared James Nichols
Jay Rin	Jeff Berkley	Jeff Elliott
Jeff Ross & Dave Atell	Jefferson Berry	Jeffrey Foucault
Jeffrey Halford & the Healers	Jeffrey Pine	Jen Howard
Jeremiah Johnson	Jess Bush	Jesse Pappas
Jill Martini & the Shrunken Heads	Jim Kimo West	Jim Messina
Jim Rankin	Jimbo Scott & Yesterday's Biscuits	The Jimmy Psycho Experiment
Jineanne Coderre	JKG Jazz Trio	Joe Pug
Joel Martin	Joel Rafael	John Cruz
John Doe	Johnny Irion	Jon Snodgrass
Jonathan Firey	Jonathan Foster	Jonathan McEuen
JonesHouse	J.P. McDermott & Western Bop Deluxe	Juanes
Juke Joint Jammers	Julielle	Jumpstart
Just Dave Band	Kaitlyn Chui	Kaleo Young
Karl McHugh	Kathleen Sieck & the Paradise Road	Katie Skene
Keith Cox	Kelly Fitzgerald	Kelly's Lot
Kelp	Ken Margolis	Kenny G
Kenny Taylor	Kim Margolis	Kim Richey
Kinsella Brothers	Knee Deep	Kyle Eldridge
Kyran Daniel	Laberinto	The Lao Tizer Band
Larry Williams & the Groove	The Last Decade	Laura Cheadle
Lauren & Silas	Laurence Juber	The Les Rose Quartet
Leslie Mendelson	Loc Dawgs	Logan Livermore Band
Lois Mahalia	Loren Radis	Los Spindleros
Louie Ortega	Luke Sweeney	Lux Lawless
The Mac Talley Trip	Mad Caddies	Maitland Ward
Makena Tate	Mama's Broke	Mambo Soul
Manny Mestas	Manuel the Band	Marika & the Ohms
Mark Tesla Band	Mary Scholz	Matt McCarrin
Matt Moody	Matt Suarez	Matt the Electrician
Maurice Tani	Max Esparza	May Erlewine
McGuire/Moffet Band	Meta & the Cornerstones	Mia Girard
Mike Kelsen	Minor Birds	Missbehavin'
The Mod Squad	Molly Miller	The Molly Ringwald Project
Motel Drive	Mustangs of the West	Natalie Adele
Natalie Espinoza	Natalie Wattré	Nate Latta
Nate Latta & The CA Stars	Nefesh Mountain Band	Neil Erickson
New Clementine	The New Vibe	Nick DeLeo
Nick Justice	Nicole Sophia	Night Ridge
Noach Tangeras Band	Noah Vonne	The Nombres
Oddly Straight	Out of the Blue	Out of the Blue Duo
Ozomatli	Pablo Cruise	Paradise Kings
Paradise Road	Pat Kelley	Patricia Vonne
Patrick Sampson	Paul Kent	Paul Thorn
Peppino D'Agostino	Peter Freiberger	Peter Janson
Peter Lewis	Peter Yarrow	Pi Jacobs
Pickup 6	Plastic Harpoons	The Pleasures
Poi Rogers	The Popravinas	Porch Critter
Pricey Diggs	Pryor Baird	Pull the Trigger
Rachael Sage	Rachel Baiman	The Radio Prophets
Ramon Fermin	Raspin	Rent Party Blues Band
Rhythm Ace & The Nu-Tones	Richard & Tony	Richiman & Groove Nice
Rick Berthod	The Rincons (aka The Dusty Jugz)	Robbie Fulks
Robert Herrera	Rocky Logue	Rommel Sacan
Rosa Pullman	Rosy Nolan	Runaway
Rusty Lindsey	Sage & Austin	Salt Martians
Sam Kulchin	Sandra North	Sarah Lee Guthrie
Scotty McCreery	Sean Wiggins	Seth Shomes
Shane Alexander	Shawn Jones	Shay Moulder
Sitara Son	Smelly Cat	Smith & Tegio
So What Kombo	Sofia Guerra	Soul Cats
Soul Kool	Soul Majestic	Soul Stingers
Soundhouse	Stacked	Stacy Antonel
The Starhoppers	Stephen Styles	Steve Key
Steve Ochoa	The Storytellers	Stray Herd
Susie Glaze New Folk Ensemble	Sven Holcomb	T-Bone Ramblers
The Tearaways	Teddy Jack	Teddy Spanke
Tegan & Sara	Terry & the Ripleys	Terry Lawless
Thea the Band	Thomson Dawson	Three Dog Night
Three on a Match	TikiBomb	Tim Flannery
Tina Schlieske & the Graceland Exiles	Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan	Tommy Drinkard & the Remedy
Tony Ybarra	Tower of Power	Tremoloco
Tu Chez	Uncle John's Band	Unfinished Business
Vicious Rooster	Victor Valencia	Victoria Bailey
The VineYardByrds	The Vinylistics	Walk the Whale
War	The Waymarkers	Whiskey Business
Whole Hog	Whosehouseisthis?	Will Breman
Willie Nile	Willie Watson	The Winetones
Winterlark	Yamila Guerra	The Young Fables