February 3, 2021 at 1:09 pm by Marisol Cruz
Like many artists who had big plans for the year, Santa Barbara rock band Trout Club has felt their share of upheaval brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. With a recently released music video and a new album in the works, however, not even the defining health crisis of our time has stopped these artists from dedicating themselves to their music.Â
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While the idea to start a band took shape in elementary school, Trout Club didnât come to fruition for several more years.Â
âMalcom [Bobro] and Cedric [Bobro]’s dad put us all in a band together. They were playing instruments at the time and Quique [Hernandez-Black] liked to sing, so we all started playing as a result of him being like, âDo you guys wanna come up and jam?ââ Kai Zheng, a fourth-year communication major who plays guitar and piano, explained. They would then drive up to Trout Club on San Marcos Pass where the Bobros