Josef Woodard, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Year in Review By Josef Woodard | Fri Dec 20, 2024 | 5:10pm

Josef Woodard’s Favorite Cover Stories of the Year

Our senior arts writer sounds off on his favorite stories of the year.

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard | Fri Dec 20, 2024 | 12:31pm

In which the columnist looks back on a good year that was, musically speaking.

Music By Josef Woodard | Fri Dec 20, 2024 | 11:16am

Santa Barbara Choral Society and Quire of Voyces unveil voices and diverse Christmas vision in a busy weekend.

Film By Josef Woodard | Tue Dec 17, 2024 | 2:01pm

Jesse Eisenberg’s inventive, serio-comic A Real Pain takes on Holocaust legacy-tracing, and sports a firecracker performance by Keiran Culkin.

Film By Josef Woodard | Fri Dec 13, 2024 | 12:28pm

Santa Barbara International Film Festival goes comedic, with a gala tribute to Will Ferrell at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara.

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard | Fri Dec 13, 2024 | 12:00pm

This weekend’s Christmas Choral options arrive in triple time.

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard | Fri Dec 13, 2024 | 9:55am

Enterprising exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara explores the juncture of cultures, ecology, and contemporary art practice.

Music By Josef Woodard | Thu Dec 12, 2024 | 4:41pm

Acclaimed JACK Quartet deftly explores the brave new/old world of microtonal music at Hahn Hall.

Film By Josef Woodard | Wed Dec 11, 2024 | 3:53pm

‘Maria’ is a fascinating, if flawed, biopic about famed diva Maria Callas, with a stunning performance by Angelina Jolie.

Music By Josef Woodard | Sat Dec 07, 2024 | 10:00am

Portland-based, kitsch-driven Pink Martini brings its holiday show back to the Arlington Theatre, in the band’s 30th anniversary year.