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.
Josef Woodard
Recent Stories
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.
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.
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.
