Ex-Prodigy Delivering on Continued Promise
Classical piano phenom Lang Lang returns to town, having tamed some of his showman instincts.
Author: Josef Woodard
Bowin’ and Pickin’ in the Good Land
The Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddler’s Festival, in its 53rd anniversary edition, transformed Goleta’s Stowe House with old-time and bluegrassy sounds, onstage and around the property.
Splendor in the Chamber-Grass
Newgrass power player, Punch Brothers, now with sister Brittany Haas on board as fiddler, returns to Campbell Hall, with a strong album in tow.
Review | Bold New Sounds Outta Brooklyn, via Los Olivos
Respected, challenge-ready quartet Brooklyn Rider makes a welcome return to the area, kicking off the new season of Santa Ynez Concert Series.
Art that Moves
New MCASB exhibition, “Falling into the Future: Kinetic Art at the Edge of the World,’ is an elaborate exploration of art gone mobile in various ways.
On the Beat: 805 Again Safe for Classical Music
With Last Week’s Concerts from the Music Academy of the West and the Santa Barbara Chamber Players, the Classical Music Season has Officially Returned to the Live Local Earwaves
Taking Día de los Muertos Calenda Culture to the Street, Again
After being MIA last year, the ambitious MCASB-hosted Día de los Muertos Calenda returns to State Street.
Korean meets Western Crossover Musical Marriage
As the name suggests, CelloGayageum, headed to Hahn Hall, is a meeting of instrumental traditions from different global coordinates, from points Korean and Western.
Ghosts and Promises in the Machine
Brave New Work 2.0 braved its second annual seminar-expo on a theme of connecting technology, art, the environment and things quantum, with an absentee wink from Brian Eno in the margins.
Trusting the Woman with the Star
Rickie Lee Jones is on her best and most artful behavior in latest Lobero show, with violinist-vocalist Petra Haden as ideal foil.
