Plastic Harpoons Celebrate First Album with a Free Show at Fig Mountain in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone 

Local indie-rock band Plastic Harpoons’ name combines the piercing strength of a harpoon with the fragility of plastic. As explained by Taylor Casey, the band’s lead singer, a plastic harpoon symbolizes the “strength through vulnerability” that is found in music.

“And Daniel’s grandfather was actually killed by a harpoon,” Casey said, smirking at Daniel Vasquez, the band’s lead guitarist.  Vasquez just shook his head in response to the joke, clarifying that his grandfather was not, in fact, killed by a harpoon, or harmed in any way in the making of their name.

Plastic Harpoons have established a presence in the Santa Barbara music scene with their inviting energy and musical edge. Following a couple of years spent getting their bearings, playing local shows, and releasing a few singles and a music video, the band debuts their first album, Modern World, on November 30.