Folk Music Goes Orchestral, the Continuing Saga
The unique Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara, led by Adam Phillips, wraps up the current season with “Favorites!”
Author: Josef Woodard
Kronos Still Vital at 50 Years Young
In its latest Campbell Hall show, the famed Kronos Quartet celebrated its 50th birthday in typically forward-motion style.
ON the Beat | Willie, Presidential Wishful, Hits the Bowl
Willie Time, earth dailies, and French baroque on the local menu.
Drawing on Student Talents and Concepts
Santa Barbara City College’s art exhibition casts light on student work, in all its diversity.
Review | Surveying the Rhiannon Landscape
Rhiannon Giddens’s Arlington concert from UCSB Arts & Lectures gave an overview of her brilliant career in motion.
ON the Beat | Klezmer and Jazzbo Energies Abuzz in the 805
Santa Barbara Symphony’s “Mahler Meets Klezmer” program and assorted jazz sightings landed last week.
Review | Z Marks the Operatic Spot
Opera Santa Barbara’s season-closing production of “Zorro” hits the mark as entertaining contemporary fare.
Review | Chameleonic Jazz Sage Takes the Arlington
Living jazz legend Herbie Hancock, 84, seizes spotlight in rare Santa Barbara concert.
Blurring the Lines Between Technology and Old-School Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s ‘Made by Hand/Born Digital’ puts tech tools and AI on view with tradition.
Kronos, at Half a Century Young
Famed new music championing Kronos Quartet celebrates its 50th anniversary, stopping at UCSB’s Campbell Hall.
