ON the Beat | Past-Tense Reflection on the Viva La Phenom
“Old Spanish Days,” at 99, is history, with some histories attached.
Josef Woodard
Recent Stories
Review | The Party Gospel According to Trombone Shorty and Friends
Trombone Shorty headlined an impromptu revue tour with Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples, and Robert Randolph, at the Santa Barbara Bowl on August 4, 2023.
Frampton Comes Alive, This Time in Santa Barbara
Veteran Brit pop-rock icon and stellar guitarist Peter Frampton returns to the 805, at the Arlington.
Uncommon Clay at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
“WARES! Extraordinary Ceramics and the Ordinary Home” is a celebration of summery, witty ceramic art.
ON the Beat | Of Mariachi, Montecito and Music Academy’s Final Chord
As Fiesta-fication takes over the local mindset, 805 musings also lean towards the Music Academy’s finale and Montecito’s mystique.
Film Review | Bomb’s Away
‘Oppenheimer’, Christopher Nolan’s tale of atomic dread, is well-meaning but overblown.
Worldly Window-Gazing in Santa Barbara
Nadya Brown’s paintings, at Architectural Foundation Gallery, blend nature, travel, fantasy, and eco-angst.
Going Underground, in Public, in Ojai
The small but mighty Ojai Underground Exchange is a hidden haven for dance, music and more.
ON the Beat: A Masterful Maestra’s SoCal Return, at the Granada
Pioneering female conductor JoAnn Falletta leads the Music Academy Festival Orchestra at the Granada.
Movie Review | Dollhouse of Cards
Arthouse meets popcorn in Greta Gerwig’s bedazzling ‘Barbie’.
