Review | Neo-Outlaw Hoedown, Bowl-side
Johnny Blue Skies, nay new outlaw country master Sturgill Simpson, triumphs in a three-hour southern rocking hoedown at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Author: Josef Woodard
Famed Santa Barbara Eatery Roy Preparing to Hang Closed Sign, for Good
Roy Gandy, founder and proprietor of classic downtown restaurant Roy for 30-plus years, set to close by year’s end.
Another Viewpoint or Three
Los Angeles–based German photographer Michael EB Detto brings his impressionistic photography to the Seimandi & Leprieur Gallery.
ON the Beat | Tip of the Hat and the Tip Jar to Roy and Zach
Music man Zach Madden keeps the torch of showcasing singer-songwriters at Roy; Santana Hits the Bowl for a Long-awaited Return, a Double-header.
Echoes and Glimpses of John Lennon, Circa the ’70s
May Pang, Lennon’s lover during his ’70s “lost weekend” period, brings a pop-up show of her insider photos of the legend to the Tamsen Gallery.
Art as Life as Land as Art
Now at UCSB AD&A Museum, ‘Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames Since 1970’ showcases the unique late conceptual artist and environmental activist.
Who’s Hoodoo Man, in Fine Form
The Who’s frontman Roger Daltrey, 82, serves up a formidable set with his adaptable band, in and out of and beyond the Who songbook, in the intimate quarters of the Lobero.
ON the Beat | Bowling for Memories
Saga of Dolly, Sturgill/Johnny, and variations on the theme of soul, brought to us by the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Byrds Song and Beyond
Roger McGuinn, cofounder of the influential folk-rock band The Byrds, brings his “Songs and Stories” to the Lobero.
Not All She Wrote
Ridley Scott’s latest outing, “The Dog Stars,” heads down the apocalyptikitsch path, mixing genres as it goes.
