Review | Early Music Comes Early, Digs Deep
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with guest Julia Bullock, enlightens with period instrument splendor at the Lobero Theatre.
Josef Woodard
Recent Stories
Flight of an Alto Saxophonic Phoenix
Widely acclaimed Lakecia Benjamin returns to Campbell Hall, as leader.
ON the Beat | Reelin’ in Dan-ishness
RIP Lynch and Hudson, Steely Dan facsimile rocks, music calendar wakes up.
Film Review | There Will Be a Building
‘The Brutalist’ is an epic and engrossing study of power plays and the power of architecture.
From Denmark with Serious Musical Love
World-Renowned Danish String Quartet makes for another of its many welcome return visits, at Campbell Hall.
This Is 40
A seasoned critic-reporter on the SBIFF beat ponders 40 years in the festival trenches.
ON the Beat | A Lot of Night Music, Both Sides of the Street
Santa Barbara Symphony’s “Mozart Marathon” inspires, apart from narration shtick, Nerfherder returns, MLK abides.
Celtic Tenor Heads Back to Church
Famed Irish Tenor Emmet Cahill, of Celtic Thunder fame and more, returns to perform at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Film Review | ‘September 5’, Breaking News, Broken Worlds
The superb ‘September 5’ chronicles the Munich Olympics tragedy from the ABC control room, raising questions about the media’s role.
Paving the Way for SBIFF at 40
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival unveils its 40th edition, and its official poster.
