The Seasoned Troubadour and the Aussie Wunderkind

Rodney Crowell @ Sings Like Hell 5/7/17 The Lobero Theatre

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Rodney Crowell is a legendary luminary of the singer/songwriter/alt-country world and he returned to Sings Like Hell for another (his third) great show at the Lobero Theatre. Associations with Emmy Lou Harris, Roseanne Cash and Mary Karr, numerous hits and awards are just part of his story. Titles like “If Looks…

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Three’s a Charm

Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Yo Yo Ma playing Bach Trios - UCSB Arts & Lectures 5/2/17 The Granada Theatre

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Mandolin, cello and bass would not be the first combination of instruments that springs to the minds of most for playing Johann Sebastian Bach’s trios, but it was on the minds of Chris Thile, Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer for quite a while. These three titans of their respective…

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Now That’s Big!

Marisa McCleod conducting young musicians for the BRAVO! concert at the Page Youth Center 4/29/17

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The Santa Barbara Symphony joined forces with the Santa Barbara Unified School District in a program called BRAVO!, and brought together nearly 200 young musicians to make a joyful noise at the Page Youth Center’s cavernous gymnasium. Under the direction of the Symphony’s principal bassoonist and music educator Marisa McCleod, respective conductors…

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Clear as Crystal

Crystal Bowersox performing at Lobero Live! 4/28/17 The Lobero Theatre

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She’s clearly talented and has a clear alto the can go from belting out soul and rock to tender country-tinged ballads. Crystal Bowersox sang her heart out at a recent Lobero Theatre “evening with” concert, confirming the belief of many that she should have been the winner of the 2010 American…

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