SoHo Restaurant & Music Club

SOhO has been Santa Barbara's year-round home for live music for more than three decades, tucked upstairs in Victoria Court just off State Street. The long, brick-walled room puts the stage and dinner tables up front and the bar in back, and it opens to a large patio where fans cool off between sets. Shows run nearly every night and cover blues, funk, reggae, rock, indie, jazz, salsa, country, and electronic nights, with touring acts sharing the calendar with beloved locals. Legends have played here alongside rising bands. Capacity is about 300, dinner seating keeps you close to the stage, and the sound is consistently excellent.