Steely Dan at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Noted soul survivors and self-professed “stern critics of the contemporary scene” Donald Fagen and Walter Becker played their hits to a grateful Bowl crowd on Wednesday, July 6.
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The Solid Gold Cadillac at SBCC
This screwball comedy from the 1950s describes a stockholder revolt against corporate corruption.
Pistolera
Pistolera’s driving force, Sandra Velasquez, steers into classic territory with this release, a concept album linking the desert (of SoCal, and of the mind) to the city (New York City, in this case).
Music Academy Season Preview Part II
Historically informed performance practices, American composers, and (possibly) candelabra upcoming this summer at the Music Academy of the West.
Jon-Jon Goulian
Growing up in La Jolla, Jonathan Goulian played soccer, did well in school, and generally kept up with the Joneses.
1776 at Goleta Valley Junior High
This outstanding production of the musical 1776 featured women in some roles usually played by men.
Music Academy Season Preview
The man who programs much of the music heard at the Academy talks about how and why they play what they do.
Academy Festival Orchestra at the Granada
The latest group of fellows at the Music Academy of the West gathered under the baton of Larry Rachleff for a program featuring the music of Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms on Saturday, June 25.
Van Gogh to Munch: European Masterworks at the SBMA
This exhibition of late-19th- and early-20th-century European painting is full of aesthetic thrills and deep ideas.
Alison Krauss and Union Station at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Krauss, fresh off the release of a new album with her old group, delivered a satisfying and soulful performance on Friday night.
