Chips Ahoy, When Art Meets Tech
First annual “Brave New Work” symposium and exhibition explores the merger of art and AI, and other technologies, all over town.
Author: Josef Woodard
ON the Beat | Pipe Organ Goes Public, Trifonov Goes Deep
Remarkable Russian Pianist Daniil Trifonov kicks off the UCSB Arts & Lectures season in sublime style; pipe organ gets its close-up with two recitals this week.
Art Review | A Mother’s Artistic Instincts on View
Artist Madeleine Ignon’s Architectural Foundation Show, “the taut and the lush,” deals with her new dual identity as mother/artist.
A Brilliant Musical-Comedy Thing, with Serious Intentions
“Every Brilliant Thing’s” Jonny Donahoe is back with “Jonny & The Baptists,” again benefitting New Beginnings.
Review | Rites of Symphonic Passage
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s latest annual visit, the last local show with outgoing maestro Gustavo Dudamel, was an unusually profound, double-Stravinsky occasion.
Review | Samara Joy’s An Agile Young Songbird in Flight, with Hot Band in Tow
Fast-ascending jazz vocalist Joy and her fine, smartly arranged septet proved their musical might for a packed Granada Theatre.
ON the Beat | Audience with a Minister of Pop Cheer
Sir Paul McCartney has been all around this world and he’s been to the Washington zoo (to paraphrase the Steely Dan
Film Review | Inside-Outside the Revolution
P.T. Anderson’s wily new film ‘One Battle After Another’ balances the sinister and the satirical, to fascinating ends.
ON the Beat | A Music Temple, Hang, and Local Landmark Passes
The landmark Jensen Guitar & Music sadly strums its final chord, at 52; Russian piano great Daniil Trifonov returns to town.
Fall Arts Preview | Mark Your Calendars for an Awesome Autumn
Santa Barbara’s fall arts season is looking as vibrant and colorful as ever.
