One of the brightest aspects of 21st-century pop culture is the ongoing dissolution of genre boundaries. Crossovers are so common, and the demand for strong material is so insistent, that the old questions about where to file something-as in “Is this pop, soul, or R&B?”-just don’t get asked very often anymore. Bobby Caldwell, who will play the Lobero next Thursday, August 9, ought to be the subject of a dissertation on category blending.
As a child prodigy violinist, Endre Balogh remembers playing solos onstage at the Lobero with the Santa Barbara Symphony when he was eight years old. He then became an acclaimed chamber musician and accomplished soloist, but now he’s a fine-art photographer. Now’s your chance to see his work, which hangs all summer at the Karpeles Manuscript Library on Anapamu Street. The museum is free, so check it out today.
Listing of Fiesta Events
Growing up in the Rey family means dance is a way of life. Eighteen-year-old Alina grew up watching her mother dance and instruct students at La Casa de la Raza for performances in Fiesta, and in 1998, she cheered on her older sister as the Fiesta’s chosen Spirit. And now it is her turn to shine.
Not long after dawn on the day of the Fiesta Parade (Fri., Aug. 3), trailers will start rolling onto the Pershing Park greensward. Hundreds of heads of prize horseflesh will be arriving. Stepping out onto the dewy morning grass will be big black Friesians that will be pulling La Presidenta Kelly Magne’s carriage.
It’s time once again for another Barney’s Kulture Kwiz. If you correctly answer all 25 questions you get a big star on your class paper. (Answers at right. Please, no peeking.) But watch it. I’ve thrown in some trick questions. Ready?
When I turned on the third season of American Idol to see William Hung destroy “She Bangs,” I knew the Latin music revolution of the late ’90s had begun its glorious swan song. Remember the darkened age of music history that brought us diet-tejano musicians like Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and Enrique Iglesias?
The Salvation Army in Carpinteria was evacuated on 7/27, after all 12 employees complained of feeling dizzy and lightheaded. Workers
Tickets to Oprah Winfrey‘s $2,300-per-person fundraiser event for Barack Obama have officially sold out, say sources. The gala – to
The City of Santa Barbara rejected the Grand Jury’s recommendation that voters be given the choice to approve whether to
