Review | Mid-Summer Symphonic High on John Adams Turf
Orchestra delivers Music Academy season pinnacle with help from Leila Josefowicz and John Adams.
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Academy Update Alas, the end is in sightfor the sublime summertime bounty offered Santa Barbara by the Music Academy of the
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Santa Barbara–born and now popular jamband scenester band ALO finds a happy venue home at the Lobero Theatre.
Film Review | Dances with Western Worlds
Kevin Costner’s well-intended epic western ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1’ hits screens, large and small.
ON the Beat | John Adams on the Horizon, and More MAW
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Video Notions in Motion and Stillness
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Santa Barbara’s Mariachi Festival, a respected tradition far and wide, hits the Bowl on Fiesta Saturday.
Film Review | Saga of the Pursued Pursuers, and Mr. Downstairs
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ON the Beat | MAW on the Go, CAMA On the Horizon
Checking in with Music Academy of the West’s progress, glancing at the CAMA season to come, and Alejandro, veteran livewire.
