Foo Fighters Go Bowling, at Last
The locally tied supergroup makes a triumphant return to the Santa Barbara Bowl; will they stay?
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Codes of Chaotic Conduct in ‘Rebel’
“Rebel,” screening at the Riviera Theatre, is a gritty yet sensitive portrayal of terrorist recruitment.
ON the Beat | Son Voltage and Musical Wattage to Come
This edition of ON the Beat was originally emailed to subscribers on September 28, 2023. To receive Josef Woodard’s music newsletter in
Duchampian Street Cred at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
Now at MCASB, Cameron Patricia Downey presents their evocative, found-object-based artistic vision.
Santa Barbara Symphony Season Teaser, with Music Attached
Officially, the Santa Barbara Symphony (SBS) won’t be live and in person until its season opener on October 14 and
ON the Beat | Eyes and Ears on the Fall Harvest
The columnist offers a subjective list of a baker’s dozen of fall concerts to catch.
Road Tripping Through a Life in Film
‘The Storms of Jeremy Thomas’ chronicles famed art film producer, appearing for Q&A at Riviera Theatre screening.
Opera Goes Grander, ‘Carmen’ and Beyond
Opera Santa Barbara returns in classic, grand style, opening with “Carmen” at the Granada.
Gallery with a View of Post-Mayan Time and Place
SBCC’s Atkinson Gallery opens its season with the history-spanning “Xicana/o/x Time and Space.”
ON the Beat | Perla Batalla’s High-Stepping Music for el Arte’s Sake
Much-cherished “¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!” music series kicks off with the dazzling Perla Batalla, the inaugural artist back in 2006.
