ON the Beat | Idaho State of Minding
Captivating Americana Idahoan Eilen Jewell thrills satisfied customers at SOhO; R&B singer/saxist Vanessa Collier to rock Carrillo Recreation Center.
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Recent Stories
Buried Musical Treasure on Anacapa Street
New album “Arlene Rising” unburies engaging, archival electronic music by Dick Dunlap. It’s a tribute to his late wife Arlene.
Film Review | Working Off the Railroad
‘Train Dreams’, teeming with rustic Americana, is a moving adaptation of Denis Johnson’s miraculous micro-epic novella.
Review | Demon Rocker of State Street
Queens of the Stone Age special “Catacombs Tour” of historic theaters dazzles at the Arlington with fresh chamber rock character.
Review | The Art of Going Scottish
Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara featured the welcome return of well-known Scottish Folk duo Alastair Fraser and Natalie Haas.
ON the Beat | Sitting on Top of the World
Locally spawned, kinder, gentler rock star Jack Johnson stages an Arlington party with surfing film and music in a “SUFILMUSIC” mix; Gaby Moreno glows, bi-lingually.
Re-Channeling the Hot Jazz Master
Django Festival Allstars, joined by vocalist Veronica Swift, bring back their unapologetically Django Reinhardt–style guitar wizardry to the Lobero.
Review | Sicilian Amore, Gone Dark
Opera Santa Barbara scores again with its season-opening production of the ever-popular “Cavalleria rusticana,” at the Lobero Theatre.
Film Review | Psychopathic Parlor Games
Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest mind-tripping film, ‘Bugonia’, is a darkly comic, twisted joyride with a message.
Review | ZZ Top Is Bad, Nationwide, and Bowlside
Veteran Texan rockers ZZ Top close out the Bowl season with a boogying, tongue-in-cheek one-two punch, plus openers Night Ranger.
