ON the Beat | Frivolity in Serious Clothing
Opera Santa Barbara ends an inspired, if traditional, season on a comic operatic high note, with ‘The Daughter of the Regiment.’
Josef Woodard
Recent Stories
Feelgood to Go Festivaling
In its second annual nesting in Santa Barbara, the Illuminate Film Festival brought its feelgood and new age–adjacent big top downtown.
CAMA Unveils Season 107, with a Change at the Top
CAMA’s next season promises another strong plethora of orchestral and chamber concerts, while long-standing Director Mark Trueblood retires after nearly three decades.
ON the Beat | Sublimity, in Slices
The Santa Barbara Symphony and new Chorus give a moving reading of Brahms’ ‘A German Requiem,’ but undercut its power by interweaving Mahler songs.
Doggedly Tasteful Guitar Hero’s Return
Great genre-stretching guitarist Bill Frisell makes a long-awaited return to the Lobero Theatre, with “Good Dog” band.
Music Review | Southerly Sisterly Rock Mastery
Acclaimed Southern rock sister act Larkin Poe rocks the Arlington, with intelligence and roots to boot.
Salonen’s Triumphant Return, Boulez Gets the Boot
Los Angeles Philharmonic’s annual CAMA concert features famed maestro Esa-Pekka Salonen, but on a program minus the promised Boulez music
Art Review | Soulful, Savory Pairings
Site-Sensitive Photographers Brett Leigh Dicks and Patricia Houghton Clarke join forces and visions of taquerias and Aussie lunch bars in “Fare Trade” exhibition.
ON the Beat | Symphony Seasonings, Euro-Homing
Santa Barbara Symphony dives into the profound turf of Brahms’ ‘A German Requiem,’ blended with Mahler songs marking a return to Euro-repertoire.
Film Review | Burning the Olive Branch
Pre-Gaza crisis Israeli-Palestinian tensions come to the fore in the powerful Palestinian film ‘The Teacher.’
