Josef Woodard, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Arts & Entertainment By Josef Woodard | Fri Oct 06, 2023 | 9:19am

ON the Beat | A Night with the Wizardly Piano Man in Red Overalls

UCSB Arts & Lectures kicked open its season with British jazz-pop sensation Jacob Collier.

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard | Wed Oct 04, 2023 | 4:27pm

UC Santa Barbara’s AD&A Museum hosts the new exhibit “From Within,” a retrospective of work by “organic architect” Helena Arahuete.

Music By Josef Woodard | Tue Oct 03, 2023 | 1:31pm

Classic rock mainstay Foreigner, still in fighting form, steered their current farewell tour through the Chumash Casino.

Music By Josef Woodard | Mon Oct 02, 2023 | 2:00pm

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, List Batiashvili, and Gautier Capuçon stop by Santa Barbara on first U.S. tour.

Music By Josef Woodard | Sun Oct 01, 2023 | 4:16pm

The locally tied supergroup makes a triumphant return to the Santa Barbara Bowl; will they stay?

Film By Josef Woodard | Thu Sep 28, 2023 | 10:46am

“Rebel,” screening at the Riviera Theatre, is a gritty yet sensitive portrayal of terrorist recruitment.

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard | Thu Sep 28, 2023 | 8:05am

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Art By Josef Woodard | Sat Sep 23, 2023 | 5:11pm

Now at MCASB, Cameron Patricia Downey presents their evocative, found-object-based artistic vision.

Music By Josef Woodard | Sat Sep 23, 2023 | 4:45pm

Officially, the Santa Barbara Symphony (SBS) won’t be live and in person until its season opener on October 14 and

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard | Fri Sep 22, 2023 | 10:40am

The columnist offers a subjective list of a baker’s dozen of fall concerts to catch.