ON the Beat | Ships Passing in the Operatic Night
Last week’s musical menu hopped aboard opera, and included chamber music and “world music” high notes.
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Review | London Calling, Symphonically and in Chamber Mode
Capping off a six-year partnership with the Music Academy of the West, the London Symphony Orchestra passed through town in both orchestral and chamber style.
NAMM Notes, Riffs, and Wishes
After fallow pandemic years, the NAMM cranks up the volume and gear pitch in Anaheim.
Art out of the Fire
Ethan Turpin’s museum show at Westmont takes an unexpectedly timely turn.
Twin Forces, Taking Chances
Fine young piano virtuosos Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson serve up an adventurous program at The Granada Theatre.
ON the Beat | Gilded Cinema, Gone Orchestral
What is a good cure for SBIFF hangover? One answer found its way into The Granada Theatre on Sunday afternoon, in the form of a “hair of the dog”
Rising to New Heights, Lakecia Benjamin Charges Up UC Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall
The dynamo alto saxist brought a fervent, infectious energy to the first jazz concert of the year.
A Film Centered Time and Place
At 40, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival followed a time-tested format, but with a critical new game and home.
SBIFF Day 12 | Adventures in TBA Land
That’s a wrap on the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival for our Senior Arts Writer.
SBIFF Day 11 | The Knowing Eyes of a Child
‘Tiny Lights’ earns big praise from our Senior Arts Writer, along with Colman Domingo and other penultimate day cinematic treasures.
