ON the Beat | The Art of Beating and Bowing, On Parade
Music Academy of the West’s festival shifts into full swing with two events on the recommended List — the Percussionfest and Friday’s Orchestra Series opener at The Granada Theatre.
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California Golden Getaway
A quick visit to the seminal Gold Rush town of Nevada City offers history and an unpretentious hangout factor.
Swan Song, on a Beethovenian Note
Takács Quartet’s Lobero Theatre concert had the bonus distinction as the official final performance of cellist András Fejér, after 51 years of service.
American Orchestral Maneuvers, via the Music Academy of the West
Music Academy of the West’s eagerly anticipated summer orchestra series kicks off with an aptly American focus.
ON the Beat | Music Academy Notes from All Over, Opening with a Crossover Anomaly
Games have begun with the Music Academy of the West festival, but the first big blast of music came from outer space.
They Encounter Them
‘Disclosure Day’, Steven Spielberg’s latest outer space-y film, is an optimistic blast of kitsch.
Jazz Belongings and Other Adventures
Branford Marsalis Quartet, at 30, still shows how it’s done, with a substantial and era-hopping set at the Lobero.
Online Art Gaming
“Random Access: Internet Art,” at Santa Barbara Museum of Art, showcases artists’ inventive and subversive takes on life with the internet.
Memoirs of Culture-Based Incarceration in America
Multimedia artist Tama Takahashi’s MCASB exhibition recounts family trauma during Japanese American interment during WWII.
Film Review | In Search of a Song
‘Power Ballad,’ from John (‘Once’) Carney, is a sturdy, agreeably sentimental music dreamer saga showcasing new talents from Paul Rudd.
