<p>If you go to UCSB, there’s always something to do, so don’t worry. State Street has every kind of restaurant you’d need with different price ranges, shops (big and small), and is just fun to hang out around. There will usually be some sort of street performer (look our for the guy that has the rat that rides around on top of the cat which rides around on top of the dog. Give him a dollar for his pets. He’s not a performer, necessarily, but he’s a cool guy and will let you take a picture with his pyramid of pets). Before 21, there’s always people out in IV and downtown, after 21, there are bars in IV and Bill’s Bus (the bus version of tipsy taxi) can take you downtown. The popular clubs/bars don’t play electro, but I’m sure you could find some. </p>
<p>As for “Hotspots”, in IV, it’s pretty obvious once you’re there. DP (Del Playa Drive) is the street nearest the beach and is the most wild. Bands will often play at the CaliRoll, Subway, Starbucks patio or at some of the co-ops like BIKO. Mostly, you just go to the party you know about/were invited to. Downtown, the area around Paseo Nuevo is where you’ll find a lot of people and it’s around here Bill’s Bus drops people off and thus has the hottest bars for UCSB students over 21. There’s also a place called “campus point” which is basically a cement square on the bluffs where sometimes people hang out; I wouldn’t call it a hotspot, but it’s good to know about.</p>