Music Review | Orchestral Maneuvers with a Cause
British Chineke! Orchestra, a vehicle for Black and underserved musicians and composers, brings unique vibrancy to the Granada.
Author: Josef Woodard
Film Review | Anti-Genocidal Tent Cities
‘The Encampments’, a new documentary on campus Palestinian protests, has timely and local resonances.
More than Just for Art’s Sake, Westmont Student Artists Unveiled
“Twelvefold” reveals a dozen art student seniors’ varied work at Westmont Museum of Art.
ON the Beat | Hands-On Musical Weekenders
Comings and goings in dense spring musical weekends, and “hands off” and hedonism on masses.
Music Review | A Life Well Lived, Thought and Performed, Yo-Yo Ma at the Arlington
Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma returned to town, with words, music — including Bach — and a humanistic sense of hope.
Birds of a New Musical Feather
“All-star” contemporary string quartet Owls lands at Hahn Hall in their West Coast debut.
Father of the Latin Groove
Pete Escovedo, legendary Bay Area percussionist/bandleader, brings his orchestra to SOhO.
In a Mystical, Musical Japanese Garden
Lotusland, Montecito’s horticultural landmark, hosts a special Japanese Garden concert.
ON the Beat | From Berlin to More Mesa, Benjamin Lackner Scores with Lyricism, Again
Santa Barbara—bred and Berlin-based jazz pianist Benjamin (a k a Benny) Lackner returns with another moving ECM album.
Review | Powers of Seven
Charismatic vocalist Storm Large duly fires up “The Seven Deadly Sins” in an adventurous Santa Barbara Symphony program.
