Royal Headache

While soul music continues to make its mighty comeback, Royal Headache stands proudly at the front of the flashback ... Read story.

Sound of My Voice

Piezoelectric Love at UCSB’s Performing Arts Theatre

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

New York Philharmonic

Monsieur Lazhar

The Coronation of Poppea

Damsels in Distress

The Avengers

Behind the Wheel at SBMA

This group show brings together images from the museum’s collection that depict the way Southern Californians have mythologized their ... Read story.

Rolling Laughter

In advance of Wanda Sykes's performance at the Chumash Casino Thursday night, The Santa Barbara Independent got to chat ... Read story.

High-Flying Dance Shows of the Week

Three hundred kids from the S.B. Dance Institute present Imagine That! while La Petite Chouette takes to the air ... Read story.

Imaginings and Epiphanies

Author Jonah Lehrer gives us a peek into the mystery of epiphany in his new book Imagine: How Creativity ... Read story.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Makes Their Santa Barbara Debut

The Brooklyn-based indie rockers reflect on their early years. Read story.

Opera and Esperanza

Opera Santa Barbara and UCSB Opera Theatre will present baroque operas on successive weekends this May. Read story.

Sound of My Voice

This low-budget psychological thriller is fresh, vivid, and proof that you don’t need big money to get big scares. Read story.

New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic showed remarkable range in this concert, which included works by Dvořák, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky. Read story.