ON the Beat | Smart Feel-Good Jazz and Folky Treasury Notes
Delfeayo Marsalis’s Uptown Jazz Orchestra and the majestic downhome Gillian Welch and David Rawlings spark up the weekend.
Josef Woodard
Recent Stories
By Land, Sea, Myth, and Imperialist Greed
UCSB AD&A Museum showcases an acquisition of art by important Japanese artist Tomiyama Taeko, critical of her homeland’s imperialist legacies.
Direction Home: A Dylan Compendium at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara
An exploration of archival material from the Bob Dylan Center screens at the Lobero Theatre, with Q&A featuring director Steven Jenkins and Jeff Bridges.
Film Review | Family and Mental Bondage
Walter Salles’ Oscar-winning ‘I’m Still Here’ deals subtly with the political and deeply personal tragedy of the Brazilian dictatorship.
ON the Beat | As the Worldly Musician Turns and Twists
805-based Gilles Apap, a world-renowned violinist/fiddler with deep local roots, brings a notably diverse program to the Lobero Theatre.
Review | Meeting at the Virtuosic Duo Piano Junction
Virtuoso Pianists Yuja Wang and Vikingur Ólafsson summon symbiotic magic at the Granada, inventive program in tow.
Art Review | ‘Modern Life: A Global Artworld 1850-1950,’ 2025
New permanent collection exhibition at Santa Barbara Museum of Art spans a century and conveys the collection’s own story.
Crescent City ’Bone Brother Hits Santa Barbara
Trombonist-bandleader Delfeayo Marsalis brings his Uptown Jazz Orchestra back to the Lobero.
Film Review | The Sound Remains the Same
‘Becoming Led Zeppelin,’ dealing with the iconic band’s formative years, is a rock doc. worth catching.
Music for Our Ears’ and the Earth’s Sake
Next up in the Music Academy of the West’s Mariposa series, the adventurous yMusic heads to Hahn Hall with a Gabriella Smith premiere in tow.
