Film Review | Future Farmers of Canada, Under Siege
Canadian film “40 Acres” blends sci-fi/thriller angles with social commentary on Black life in the Americas.
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ON the Beat | Sound Garden Meditation, Public Bacchanal, Pipeline Sublimity
The columnist leaps into the Solstice fray, sinks into a Lotusland escape, confesses pipe organ fandom.
Review | Takács Quartet, Formidable at 50
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the acclaimed Takács Quartet kicks off Music Academy festival in grand style at the Lobero.
Review | The Hatted Kind | Ryan Bingham at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Ryan Bingham, country star on his own terms, brings hats, Southern sounds and “The Weary Kind” to the town.
Hitting High Artistic Ideals, and Objects of Interest
Music Academy of the West’s Ever-Popular “PercussionFest” moves up to The Granada Theatre, with The Police’s Stewart Copeland as in-house composer.
All for Art for All
This year’s “Arte del Pueblo” exhibition at MCASB rolls out the carpet for all artists, resulting in an egalitarian art bazaar.
Film Review | ‘Familiar Touch,’ Home Away from Home
‘Familiar Touch’ deals with transition into a memory care facility in an engaging, empathetic, funny, and even feel good way.
ON the Beat | Post-Modern Madhouse Party, Academy Notes Begin
The Crosby Collective, joined by Jackson Browne, bedazzles and inventively medley-mashes a boomer setlist at the Lobero, and Music Academy of the West hits its first concert downbeat.
Review | Astral Planar Roadhouse Troubadour
Unique hybrid-genre artist Valerie June took charge of the Lobero Theatre with her earthy and ethereal charisma.
In Memoriam: Brian Wilson (1942-2025)
Beach Boys Co-Founder Brian Wilson, creator of the great album “Pet Sounds” and a masterful songbook, passes, though his songs remain immortal.
