Review | The Hatted Kind | Ryan Bingham at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Ryan Bingham, country star on his own terms, brings hats, Southern sounds and “The Weary Kind” to the town.
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Hitting High Artistic Ideals, and Objects of Interest
Music Academy of the West’s Ever-Popular “PercussionFest” moves up to The Granada Theatre, with The Police’s Stewart Copeland as in-house composer.
All for Art for All
This year’s “Arte del Pueblo” exhibition at MCASB rolls out the carpet for all artists, resulting in an egalitarian art bazaar.
Film Review | ‘Familiar Touch,’ Home Away from Home
‘Familiar Touch’ deals with transition into a memory care facility in an engaging, empathetic, funny, and even feel good way.
ON the Beat | Post-Modern Madhouse Party, Academy Notes Begin
The Crosby Collective, joined by Jackson Browne, bedazzles and inventively medley-mashes a boomer setlist at the Lobero, and Music Academy of the West hits its first concert downbeat.
Review | Astral Planar Roadhouse Troubadour
Unique hybrid-genre artist Valerie June took charge of the Lobero Theatre with her earthy and ethereal charisma.
In Memoriam: Brian Wilson (1942-2025)
Beach Boys Co-Founder Brian Wilson, creator of the great album “Pet Sounds” and a masterful songbook, passes, though his songs remain immortal.
Serious Musical Summer Harvest Ahead
Takács Quartet’s 50th Anniversary Concert marks the launch of the Music Academy of the West’s promising 78th annual Summer Festival.
Everything Must Converge in Todd Capps’s Popping World
Multitalented musician Todd Capps releases a polished and potent solo album debut, “Everything Must Go.”
Sheen, Polish, and Social Substance
Painter Leslie Lewis Sigler’s ‘Kindred’ exhibition at Sullivan Goss expands on her signature super-realist style.
