There’s one near virtually every American city-an outdoor amphitheater designed to hold thousands of people and host touring rock shows during the summer. So why does the Santa Barbara Bowl manage to get the biggest acts in rock ‘n’ roll? Here’s the answer.
Genesis West’s Maurice Lord on making theater and asking for more.
This jazz supergroup functions quite differently from what one would expect given the individuals involved.
This final CAMA concert at the Arlington for this season attracted a large and enthusiastic audience for the orchestra and for internationally renowned violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.
The unseasonably warm weather on Saturday brought out the symphony’s audience in their summer clothes, appropriate attire for the first piece of the evening-Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain.
The classic fashion poses in Wangechi Mutu’s work are often instantly recognizable, as when she shows a full-length profile of a deadpan, pouting model looking over her shoulder while shielding her bare breasts in an untitled Mylar collage from 2003.
Yes, iPods are everywhere and CDs are all you can buy anymore, but when it comes to cultural exchange, one should never underestimate the power of the compact cassette.
The trick to programming a successful piano recital is all in how the more demanding and traditional pieces are set up.
Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley of the rock band America are two of the least dysfunctional, most considerate classic rockers you could ever hope to find.
Several of Rubicon Theatre’s most beloved regulars are on hand for this production, and their performances, along with that of Paul Provenza as Pablo Picasso, are fabulous.
