Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Santa Barbara Master Chorale
The Master Chorale performed Antonín Dvořák’s first religious themed work at the First United Methodist Church / Sunday, April 21, 2013, 3pm Read story.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Old Crow Medicine Show at the Lobero Theatre
It’s been a long time coming, but Old Crow Medicine Show is finally getting the praise it deserves. Read story.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Jennifer Koh Recital Reviewed
This solo recital mixed traditional and contemporary sounds to great effect. Read story.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Second Thoughts About Scoring Films
Brad Fiedel’s Borrowed Time. At Center Stage Theater on Fruday, April 26. Read story.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Becky’s New Car Reviewed
Becky’s New Car at SBCC’s Jurkowitz Theater on Saturday, April 27 Read story.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
From Up on Poppy Hill
Hayao (Howl’s Moving Castle) Miyazaki cowrote this second feature, directed by son Goro. Read story.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Don Pasquale at the Granada Theatre
The triumph of this production of Don Pasquale was in the sweetness of the tender moments. Read story.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Dream On By at the Lobero Theatre
The company performed a mixed bill at the Lobero Theatre on Saturday, April 27. Read story.
Monday, April 29, 2013
The Last Five Years Reviewed
Two of Santa Barbara’s best singer/actors come together in this bittersweet musical about growing apart. Read story.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
No Place on Earth
This documentary takes us inside a network of basalt caves that once provided a haven for five Jewish families during WWII. Read story.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Meaningful Missions
At Sullivan Goss, a long-lost set of paintings demonstrates the undimmed vitality of California’s founding aesthetic metaphor. Read story.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
New Order at the Santa Barbara Bowl
The 1980s came back to life during this doubleheader of throwback tunes on Thursday, April 18. Read story.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sigur Rós at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Friday night’s headliners brought a thrilling and surreal stage show to the Bowl. Read story.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Couch Potatoes
In Freud’s Last Session, Ed Giron and Justin Stark of Frost/Nixon bring another fascinating pair of historical figures together. Shows through May 5. Read story.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Nine Characters Share a Room in Return Engagements
Tiffany Story and company excel in this modern take on the Grand Hotel story concept. Read story.
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