ON the Beat | Of Beethoven and Boleros, the Weekend that Was
Last weekend, the Santa Barbara Symphony toasted Beethoven and Tres Soul bared its bolero soul.
Author: Josef Woodard
New Percussive Voicings
Famed new music composer/vocalist Caroline Shaw joins Sō Percussion for a special concert at UC Santa Barbara Campbell Hall.
Equal Time in Real Jazz Time
Acclaimed all-women jazz group ARTEMIS plays at Campbell Hall.
ON the Beat | Crescent City Soundings, Chamber Birthing, Bowl-ing and More
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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’.
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.
