Santa Barbara Entertainment

  1. Muddy Waters

    A yard sale's mix of cosy furniture? Check. Pool table? Check. Internet access? Check. Live music on the weekends and a kick-ass backyard patio? You got it. Seems Muddy Waters has everything required for the quintessential indie coffeehouse. And the coffee's darn good too. Great place to escape the State St hordes.

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  2. Soho

    Never mind the office-complex setting: once inside the casually intimate brick-walls of stylin' Soho - where the focus is on the performer - you'll be transported to a whole new place. There's jazz on Monday night, blues several times per month, plus rock, bluegrass, funk, soul, salsa and folk on other nights at this 2nd-floor club. Cover is around US$7 to $15.

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