Making That Gold Top Sing.

This gallery contains 5 photos.

Armed with a new guitar, a new beard and a snappy suit, John Pizzarelli was in particularly fine form at his latest appearance on the stage of the Lobero Theatre last week. A superb entertainer with formidable chops, a great sense of humor and a tight band to back him, Mr.…

Continue reading

Foot Music

Dorrance Dance - "ETM: DOUBLE DOWN" - UCSB Arts & Lectures performance for the schools 2/9/17 The Granada Theatre

This gallery contains 19 photos.

The members of Dorrance Dance company are human music machines, taking tap dancing to new levels of artistry, athletics and musicality. Drawing on a deep understanding of the history of tap and injecting a fresh, hip new approach, Michelle Dorrance and her collaborators are creating something new and exciting, bringing together dancers, musicians,…

Continue reading

Need A Plumber?

This gallery contains 12 photos.

Much has changed since 1616, including plumbing facilities, so when Emma Jane Huerta decided to honor the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death for this year’s Upstarts! Youth Theatre Company production by mounting a decidedly different Macbeth, things were bound to be wonderfully warped and hilarious. Her “Macbreath” is the…

Continue reading

The Russians and the American

Conductor Nikolay Alexeev leads the ST. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra - CAMA Santa Barbara 3/14/17 The Granada Theatre

This gallery contains 5 photos.

No, not that American. The St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra made its fifth appearance as part of CAMA Santa Barbara’s International Series. The program began with famed American Pianist Garrik Ohlsson in the soloist’s seat for an alternately powerful and sensitive performance of the Brahms Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15. The…

Continue reading