Eye on the City’s Prizes
Filmmaker Kevin Tran, born and raised in Santa Barbara and based here after time on the East Coast, launches a new series of video profiles for the ‘Independent’.
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Recent Stories
Beethoven, in His Dreams, at the Santa Barbara Granada
Santa Barbara Symphony does Beethoven with a dramatic twist, at the Granada Theatre.
Art for Birders, and Beyond
Diverse perspectives on “bird art” land in Solvang’s Wildling Museum of Art & Nature.
Riding Back into ‘The Ring,’ with Opera Santa Barbara at the Lobero
Opera Santa Barbara continues with Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, the abridged version, with “The Valkyrie,” at the Lobero.
Review | Wynton Marsalis Septet, a Horn of Plenty
The Wynton Marsalis Septet’s Granada concert was short on original music, but long on musical prowess.
ON the Beat | Season’s Gradings, and Sheepish Eats
Santa Barbara’s “serious” concert season eases into the final stretch, the columnist/jazz festival freak gets sheepish.
Review | ‘The Dark End of the Street’
Suburban saga-making from Santa Barbara’s Kevin Tran.
Crescent City to New York City
New Orleanian saxophonist/educator Derek Douget returns to the Lobero Theatre with his band.
Danish String Quartet Returns in ‘Schubert-ian and More’ Mode
World-renowned Danish String Quartet returns to Campbell Hall, with U.S. premiere of work by Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
ON the Beat | Jazz on the Town, Now and Then
SBCC Jazz energies shake up SOhO, validate jazz life in town.
