ON the Beat | The Concert Life Awakens in all Genres, all Over Town
Santa Barbara’s live musical calendar awakens from summer nap, with Los Tigres del Norte in the lead.
Author: Josef Woodard
‘The Fugitive,’ Still in the Running at 30
Santa Barbara–based director Andrew Davis returns to the spotlight in the 30th anniversary of his blockbuster “The Fugitive,” with screening/Q&A at the Riviera Theatre.
Fine-Tuned Chamber is a Classic for Good Reason
Camerata Pacifica, the bold enterprise founded in Santa Barbara and now established around Southern California, embarks on its 34rd season.
ON the Beat | A Few Tasty Platters of ’23
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Venturing Behind and Within Santa Barbara Artists’ Studio Doors
Labor Day weekend’s S.B. Studio Artists’ Tour invites the public inside the artistic process and incubators.
Review | Between, Bewitched, and Bothered on the Sexual Divide
‘Passages,’ at the Riviera Theatre, explores a confused character’s split sexual affinities
ON the Beat | August Pop (and Anti-Pop) Harvest
Irony king Father John Misty, Frampton still coming alive, and Croz in the homage late summer spotlight.
By the Sea, Out of Mind at Sullivan Goss in Santa Barbara
Painter Nicole Strasburg further explores a blend of seascape realism and abstracting adventures.
Pictures and Riffs Telling Stories in Santa Barbara
Fine art photography and live jazz, plus wine and food, land at this CAW pop-up.
Review | Thinking, Sounding Big, Young the Giant Livens Up the Santa Barbara Bowl
Adventurous yet accessible band Young the Giant made a triumphant return to the Bowl on Friday, in a four-hour, three-act night.
