Review/Emmy Preview: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’
Peter Jackson’s new film is more than just the year’s greatest music documentary.
Author: Josef Woodard
ON the Beat | Season’s Gazings, Santa Barbara’s Live Music Returns in Fuller Force
Santa Barbara’s live music scene springs back to pre-COVID life and calendar-marking status in the coming season.
Review | Further Adventures of Led Americana with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
The duo continue their “odd couple” relationship, stronger than ever, as heard at the Bowl.
ON the Beat | Crusader on the Jazz-Jam-Funk Trail
Funk-jazz-jam band Saxist Karl Denson brings his band Tiny Universe back to SOhO.
Review | New Orleans, on the Road and in the House with Trombone Shorty
Trombone Shorty brings his party game to the Santa Barbara Bowl, with a N’Awlins microfest in tow.
Reconnecting with the Real
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real returns, in its own skin, at the Arlington on 8/24.
ON the Beat | Rock Stars Gone Rootsy
Jorma Kaukonen and Robert Plant, rock star veterans now in rootsy garb, hit Santa Barbara this week.
ON the Beat | Music Academy Wrapping and the Blasters Detente
The Music Academy brings a stellar festival to a close, while the Blasters make peace with the Lobero.
Review | Going Back to His ‘Old School’
“My Old School” is an inventive documentary spin on a strange-but-true story.
Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival x 25
The Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival celebrates milestone 25th anniversary, Saturday at the Bowl.
