Spencer The Gardener & Documentary Doubleheader
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Date & Time
Thu, Jul 03 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Address (map)
1221 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Venue (website)
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
Spencer The Gardener and Documentary Film To Play at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club
Spencer the Gardener announces a double-header night starting with the previously sold-out documentary film More Than Just A Party Band followed by a live performance of the Spencer The Gardener band at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, in Santa Barbara on July 3rd, 2025, starting at 7:00pm.
Spencer the Gardener has been described in many ways, including “Surf Mariachi”, “Indie Pop Surf Salsa” and the self-described “Latin Big Band Spy Movie set on a Moody Tropical Beach”. Since the early 90’s, the Santa Barbara-based group has traversed California, releasing 9 records (2 from the family-friendly kid series “Organic Gangster”) and recently released their newest “Shine On”.
More Than Just A Party Band is an 81-minute documentary film about Spencer Barnitz, founder and front man for the band Spencer The Gardener, and his 40-year journey to define his version of creative success, and along the way, create a brand of music that some say sounds like the soul of Santa Barbara.
Friends, neighbors, musicians – even Good Morning America – join Spencer in telling the personal story of his music and its inspirations against a backdrop of personal setbacks, comebacks and successes while living in Santa Barbara, London, Peru, and Mexico. Stories from Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket) and Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult) describe Spencer’s role in the raucous Santa Barbara music scene of the 1980’s and 90’s. While making the film, Spencer sees his many past lives focus into a coherent story just in time to face another existential crisis.
The Night’s Lineup
Thursday, July 3, 2025
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
6:00 PM: Doors open, dinner in the back bar (by reservation)
7:00 PM: More Than Just A Party Band documentary film
9:00 PM: Spencer The Gardener performance
Tickets and Dinner Reservations are on sale online at https://www.sohosb.com/events/an-evening-with-spencer-the-gardener.
