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An Evening with Zach Gill (of ALO) and Special Guests

by Genevieve Rhiger
July 12, 2021

Zach Gill, a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter most known for his work with ALO and Jack Johnson, has performed for presidents, with some of music’s biggest stars, appeared on numerous late night TV shows, and in historic venues throughout the world. He’s recorded music with or backed up every one from Jerry Harrison of The Talking Heads to Neil Young, and sung duets with Eddie Vedder and Amy Mann. Gill’s set will pull from his 3 full length albums, his deep ALO catalog and some classic covers. He will be joined onstage by ALO band mate Steve Adams and Jack Johnson cohort Adam Topol, as well as by local favorites, including the surf mariachi indie pop artist Spencer the Gardener, guitarist-composer Joe Woodard and Tableaux Sonique, and Brazilian New Bossa vocalist-guitarist Teka, and more. The event is first-come first-served and seats 550 people.

The Lobero Theatre Foundation would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to Santa Barbara’s amazingly benevolent community by hosting a free concert celebrating the return of live events. After closing its doors in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the theater lost more than $1.5 million in critical earned income and faced an uncertain future. The Lobero is deeply grateful to their local and international patrons who supported them during the global crisis, made additional contributions when purchasing tickets, and generously offered to forego ticket refunds on cancelled events. After a successful soft reopening this June with Songs of Summer and the Santa Barbara Opera, the Lobero is thrilled go back to doing what they do best – LIVE! So come raise a glass under the stars on the esplanade to celebrate the Lobero’s kickoff to the 21-22 season and enjoy An Evening with Zach Gill and Special Guests!

6 PM – Volt Per Octaves

6:30 PM – Joe Woodard and Sonique Tableau

7 PM – Teka

7:30 PM – Spencer The Gardener

8 PM – Intermission

8:15 PM – Zach Gill and Special Guests

Program Subject to change

Given current health and safety concerns, if you’re not fully comfortable attending in person, we completely understand, but would still like to express our gratitude to the community by offering a livestream show online at: www.stageit.com.  “Pay What You Can” proceeds benefit the artists, with a suggested $10 ticket price. The Top 5 Supporters will receive a Zach Gill’s Stuff T-Shirt and signed CD as a thank you! Hope you can join!

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Robert Cray Band

by Genevieve Rhiger
July 9, 2021

With 20 acclaimed studio albums and a bundle of live albums that punctuate the Blues Hall of Famer’s career, Robert Cray remains as viable as ever. The five-time GRAMMY® Award winner has created a sound that rises from American roots and arrives today both fresh and familiar. For more than four decades, the artist has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B. On That’s What I Heard, Cray celebrates the music of Curtis Mayfield, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Sensational Nightingales and more, alongside four newly written songs. Robert’s band features Richard Cousins (bass), Dover Weinberg (keyboards), Terence F. Clark (drums), and Steve Jordan (drums, percussion).

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Go To Hale

by Genevieve Rhiger
July 9, 2021

After keeping their heads down for almost two years, Hale Milgrim (Former president/CEO of Capitol Records) and his cohort, Richard Salzberg (aka ‘Music Maniac’) are back with a newly crafted presentation entitled “Music That Connects Us.” The pandemic demonstrated how the universal language of music helps us to heal and stay connected. The upcoming show will feature rare musical film clips from the 1960’s to the present, with insider commentary from Hale. As always, this is a personal passion project for Hale and Richard, but more importantly, a fundraiser for the Lobero Theatre which supports live music in Santa Barbara.

Anyone who’s attended previous Quips & Clips shows (e.g. tributes to George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Bill Graham’s Closing of The Fillmore), know what a special ‘One Night Only’ experience this will be. The majority of archival film footage has been curated from Hale and Richard’s vast private library collections. Hundreds of film clips have been reviewed and only the best will be shown. This is music that absolutely connects with Hale and Richard, and we hope it will resonate with you too.

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The Immediate Family

by Genevieve Rhiger
July 9, 2021

The unique group of iconic musicians, known for their long, illustrious careers backing up countless Hall-of-Fame artists, have played together for decades, but never as their own band. The artists have come together to perform their own songs as The Immediate Family, a band that can legitimately be called a supergroup. The band has kept quite busy during the pandemic, releasing the two EPs Slippin and Slidin’ (which debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Blue Chart) and Can’t Stop Progress. They are eager to get back to playing live shows again, touring in the fall following the release of their new self-titled full-length album. If it sounds like their careers would make a good movie, you’re not wrong. Danny Tedesco, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed The Wrecking Crew documentary, is currently hard at work on The Immediate Family documentary, expected to be released in 2022.

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Gustafson Dance Summer Celebration of the States of America

by Gina Graham
July 7, 2021

The Junior Intensive is designed for the more serious ballet student. The focus is on ballet and pointe technique for the older student, while the younger student works on strengthening to prepare for the more serious study of ballet. This performance is the culmination of the summer intensive program for the serious student to focus on developing as a dancer.

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Cinema Classics on Piano with Maestro Bryan Tari

by Gina Graham
July 7, 2021

Maestro Tari has created a symphonic arrangement of Star Wars themes into a captivating medley, which he has performed at the Lobero to standing ovations since 2017. He has now assembled the perfect show of memorable movie music, performing his exceptional arrangements of songs and themes from some of the greatest films of all time, including Gone with the Wind, The Godfather, and Superman, with Star Wars as the grand finale. A delightful family event for those looking to escape into a world of magical cinema rhapsody.

Maestro Bryan Tari was born in Hollywood, California and raised by Hungarian parents, who exposed him to eclectic styles of European music in early childhood. After receiving a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from CSU Northridge, Tari studied opera piano with Lawrence Wong and Warren Jones, then opera conducting with world-renowned conductor Henry Holt, who started the Los Angeles Opera. In the Hollywood arena, Bryan was selected to music direct, compose, and arrange for a multimedia production called Nine Worlds (owned and distributed by Mattel Interactive), which was narrated and hosted by Patrick Stewart from the Star Trek Next Generation series. His soundtrack performance of  The Planets, a famous symphonic work composed by Gustav Holst in 1917, was signed to BiB Records.

In 2000, Tari began performing world class concerts to sold out audiences in major venues. He specializes in the Romantic period, particularly in Chopin and Liszt, and is an expert in all genres of music from baroque to contemporary. Tari likes to amuse himself by playing a bit of jazz, gospel, and jamming with other blues players. He became a Santa Barbara resident in 2007 and started composing original Old Spanish Fiesta themed music in 2012. In 2017, Tari mastered his piano arrangement of “The Star Wars Fantasy Piano Medley,” and is now gearing up to take his latest concert Cinema Classics on Piano on a world tour, starting in Las Vegas in 2022.

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The Wallflowers

by Gina Graham
July 7, 2021

For the past 30 years, The Wallflowers have held their ground as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands – continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. Exit Wounds, the group’s latest studio offering, marks the first new material since Glad All Over. And while the wait has been long, the much-anticipated record finds the GRAMMY® Award winning band’s signature sound – lean, potent and eminently entrancing – intact, even as Jakob Dylan surrounds himself with a fresh cast of musicians.

Opening for The Wallflowers will be Ragged Glory, the Neil Young tribute band.

Ragged Glory, a Neil Young & Crazy Horse tribute band, features vocalist Gary Williams along with bassist Dan Rothchild (Heart), keyboardist Jordan Summers (All Day Sucker), guitarist Andrew Slater (Record Producer/Director of Echo In The Canyon) and Drummer Dan Potruch (Joe Perry) will recreate the material of Neil Young and Crazy Horse from 1969-1979. The band reconvenes only once a year to perform this material.

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Doublewide Kings

by Gina Graham
July 2, 2021

People, can you feel it? Skies are getting bluer and songs are in the air. More to the point, the ramblin’ men of the Doublewide Kings finally have their masks down, their guitars back on, and—after our difficult year of lockdown—the band is ready to get out of the house and up on the stage again. So, the Doublewide Kings invite you most enthusiastically to a celebration of the music of the Allman Brothers at the Lobero Theatre on Saturday November 13. The Kings and some special guests will play old favorites like “Jessica”, “Midnight Rider” and “Whipping Post” ready to rock, alongside some deeper album cuts and—in true Allman’s tradition—some head-expanding jams. The Doublewide Kings have earned their ‘exuberant outlaw’ reputation by blowing the roof off the Lobero with their past celebrations of the music of Neil Young and the music of Crosby, Stills and Nash. Both of those shows sold out fast, so don’t be caught wastin’ time no more. Reserve your seat today: it’s time to treat yourself to a night out with the Doublewide Kings and let your soul shine! Tickets available at Lobero.org and on the Doublewide Kings website.

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Pat Metheny Side-Eye

by Genevieve Rhiger
June 22, 2021

Receiving great acclaim for his recent classical guitar album Road to the Sun, Metheny is set to dive back into his beloved trio format. The guitar guru has created a new musical platform consisting of a continuously changing line-up of aspiring young musicians he has been impressed by. Pat Metheny is joined onstage by James Francies (keyboards, piano) and drummer Joe Dyson. The trio will be performing music from across Metheny’s massive career as well as new material unique to this live band.

Pat Metheny is launching a new playing environment called “Side-Eye” for this upcoming season. Pat explains “I wanted to create an ongoing setting to feature a rotating cast of new and upcoming musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way.” Pat continues “From my earliest days in Kansas City onward, I was the beneficiary of so many older musicians giving me a platform to develop my thing through the prism of their experience and the particular demands of what their music implied. I have been feeling like I wanted to have a specific platform to focus on some of the many younger musicians I have enjoyed recently who I have felt some kind of a kinship with.” “I hear regularly from new players on the scene who have professed an influence from my records and tunes and I often invite them up to my house to play. Very often, it is really natural and organic to the music to play with them, they have literally grown up with it. I find myself inspired by how they deal with the musical challenges that come with the territory of some of those older tunes, and at the same time I find myself intrigued with the possibilities of what might be possible in writing new music just for them. This band setting is what that will be all about.” This edition of Side-Eye will feature James Francies (keyboards, piano) and drummer Joe Dyson.

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Marc Broussard

by Genevieve Rhiger
June 22, 2021

Marc Broussard is a passionate singer-songwriter with a unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock and soul into contemporary terms. Son of acclaimed guitarist Ted Broussard, Marc was raised in the vibrant Lafayette, Louisiana music scene, which gave him the opportunity to practice his craft consistently from childhood through early adulthood. Deep flavors of his Louisiana bayou home nourish his heartfelt, impeccably crafted songs. Blessed with both a rarefied talent and an innate stylistic and emotional authenticity, Marc has become one of the most indelible artists of his generation.

Jamie McLean Band is a triple threat. The group’s energetic and captivating live show is undeniable. McLean’s fiery guitar has joined the ranks of Derek Trucks, Gregg Allman, Aaron Neville, Dr. John and more on stages from Madison Square Garden to Japan’s Fuji Rock. His blue-eyed southern soul vocals ooze real emotion. And his top line songwriting chops have crafted profound, honest and heartfelt songs that will keep you singing along, dancing along and feeling like the song was written about you. Jamie McLean Band creates a musical gumbo that incorporates New Orleans soul, middle Americana roots, Delta blues and New York City swagger.

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A Tribute to Johnny Cash and Elvis

by Gina Graham
June 17, 2021

The legacy of Johnny Cash lives on with the help of singer-guitarist Danny Millsap and the Hennessy Three—together forming The Only Johnny Cash Tribute Band. Millsap credits a 1990 Cash concert in Fresno as a formative moment, sparking a lifelong goal to keep the music and mystery of The Man in Black alive. With his Cash tribute, he’s performed all over Northern California and the Central Valley, Oregon and Arizona, breathing new life into the legendary ballads of the somber singer-songwriter.

“In 1990 I had the great pleasure of seeing Johnny Cash live in Concert in Fresno, California. I have always been a fan of his style of country music and the mystery he brought to the stage, and after seeing him in concert I was hooked. On September 12, 2003, Johnny passed and we lost a true Legend. God bless you, Johnny Cash.” – Danny Millsap

“I formed The Only Cash Tribute Band to do our part to keep his music alive. No matter where we go, it is an honor to recreate the style, mystery and music of the legendary Johnny Cash. You can also help to keep the music going by coming to one of our shows and buying Johnny Cash music today! We promise to be true to the Cash sound and make Johnny proud.”

Audience Participation in every show, come to the show and help keep the Music of the Legend Johnny Cash alive!

 

Danny Memphis

Danny Memphis was born and raised in Memphis, Tn and is regarded as a World Class Elvis natural vocalist, performer and musician.  Danny, along with his first band, won first place in Memphis in a contest against dozens of acts at the Overton Park Shell, the same stage that Elvis performed his first professional show.

Past performances include 20th Century Fox Studios, The U.S NAVY, The Grand Duchess of Russia, additional shows Palm Springs Ca Resorts, Hilton Hotels, American Cancer Society Fundraisers. Sunset Strip, Hollywood, Ca, Edmonton, Alberta Canada and TPC Valencia (Tournament Players Club) amongst others.

Raised on Elvis since childhood, Danny Memphis truly captures the look, essence, dance moves and natural vocal style in a tasteful, heartfelt, true to the man celebration of Elvis and his music from the 50’s 60’s and 70’s eras.

Danny has dedicated part of his life to preserving Elvis’s legacy in a positive and real way.

 

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Jan and Dean’s Beach Party!

by Gina Graham
June 8, 2021

Jan and Dean’s run in the 1960’s boasts an impressive 14 gold records. Their biggest hit “Surf City,”, co-written by Jan and Dean and Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, was the first “surf” record to reach #1 in the U.S. Reformed in the 1980’s after a successful summer tour with The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean toured the world until Jan Berry’s untimely death in 2004. Carrying on with their legacy is Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean.

Jan and Dean’s Beach Party! features the greatest hits of two classic California groups, Jan and Dean and The Beach Boys.  You will hear such hits as, “Barbara Ann,” “The Little Old Lady from Pasadena,” “Dead Man’s Curve,” “Sidewalk Surfin’,” “Ride the Wild Surf,” “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” “I Get Around,” and “Fun, Fun, Fun.”

Current and former singers and players of the Brian Wilson band and The Beach Boys round out the touring personnel for The Jan and Dean Show Featuring Dean Torrence, including Chris Farmer (The Beach Boys, Mike Love and the California Beach Band, Jan and Dean).

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Toad the Wet Sprocket

by Genevieve Rhiger
June 8, 2021

Celebrating more than 30 years as a band, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still making music and touring with the same spirit of unwavering independence that started it all over three decades ago. 2019 marked two important milestones for Toad. One was the 25th Anniversary of their Platinum album Dulcinea, originally released in 1994, which featured the hits “Fall Down” and “Somethings Always Wrong.” The second was the 30th Anniversary of the band’s very first album Bread & Circus, which was re-released commercially in 1989. Toad the Wet Sprocket share in the kind of musical chemistry that could have only come from meeting in high school and writing, recording, and touring on albums over the course of time. Bread & Circus was followed with Pale in 1990, Fear in 1991, Dulcinea in 1994, and Coil in 1997, as well as some compilations along the way. While most may still feel the comforting familiarity of the Billboard-charting hits, “Walk on the Ocean,” “All I Want,” “Something’s Always Wrong,” and “Fall Down,” fans will also identify with tracks which include lyrics that resonate with so many life milestones like “The Moment,” “I Will Not Take These Things for Granted,” and many more. In the fall of 2020, they released two new songs entitled “Starting Now” and “Old Habits Die Hard” from their upcoming album, set to be released in 2021.

 

The native alternative rock group SUMMERCAMP, formed in 1987, features vocalists/guitarists Tim Cullen and Sean McCue, bassist Misha Feldmann, and drummer Tony Sevener. The group signed with Madonna’s Maverick label in1997 and issued their debut LP, Pure Juice. They charted with the single “Drawer” in the U.S. and “Should I Walk Away” reached the Top 10 in Japan. SUMMERCAMP toured the US, Europe, and Japan in support of their release, including playing the second stage of Lollapalooza, Pukkelpop in Belgium, and appearing at the very first Fuju Rock Festival in Japan. The band also toured with Failure, Poster Children, Tonic, and fellow Santa Barbarians, Toad the Wet Sprocket.

 

 

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Judy Collins

by Josh James
June 3, 2021

Judy Collins has long inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 55-album body of work, and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music industry for half a century.

The award-winning singer-songwriter is esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions. Her stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Judy’s dreamy and sweetly intimate version of “Send in the Clowns,” a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, won “Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy Awards. She’s garnered several top-ten hits gold- and platinum-selling albums. Recently, contemporary and classic artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, and Leonard Cohen honored her legacy with the album Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins.

Judy’s most recent collaboration with her as a singer-songwriter is the 2020 television special and album Winter Stories, including critically-acclaimed Norwegian folk artist Jonas Fjeld, and masterful Americana band Chatham County Line. Winter Stories is a collection of classics, new tunes, and a few surprises, featuring spirited lead vocal turns, breathtaking duets, and Judy’s stunning harmony singing.

Judy is as creatively vigorous as ever, writing, touring worldwide, and nurturing fresh talent. She is a modern-day Renaissance woman who is also an accomplished painter, filmmaker, record label head, musical mentor, and an in-demand keynote speaker for mental health and suicide prevention. She continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart.

 

Current Covid-19 Guidelines:

Patrons of all ages (including children 5 years old and younger) must show proof of being fully vaccinated OR supply a negative Covid-19 medical test result (taken within 72 hours prior to each event), before entering the Lobero (Over-the-counter tests will not be accepted). Adults must show photo ID.

Masks are required at all times for all patrons and visitors regardless of vaccination status in all indoor spaces except when actively drinking. Per public health guidance, children age 2 and under are not required to wear a mask.

The Lobero staff and ushers have all been fully vaccinated.

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Benise – 20th Anniversary Tour

by Gina Graham
May 27, 2021

It’s one hot night as the ‘Prince of Spanish guitar’ celebrates 20 years of taking audiences on a musical journey through Spanish Flamenco, Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Parisian Waltz, exotic drumming, and more! Performing fan favorites from the last 20 years and debuting new songs from his 5th PBS special Strings of Hope.

The 20th Anniversary tour establishes Benise’s Emmy® Award-winning show as one of the longest-running global Latin-themed theatrical productions and solidifies Benise as America’s foremost native-born ambassador of Spanish guitar.

For Benise, music has always been a journey. From his humble beginnings as a street performer to being featured on the #1 rated show in the USA – Dancing With The Stars, and performing around the world. “I wanted to push the boundaries of Nuevo Flamenco/Spanish guitar while combining the elements of dance and theater. This show is a celebration of all the shows we’ve done over the last 20 years,” comments guitarist and creative force behind the event, Benise.

The Emmy® Award-winning composer along with an international cast of musicians and dancers will entertain audiences with a two-hour show that “is an escape from all their problems,” Benise says. Much like the recent PBS special Strings of Hope, with this show, I want to take the audience on an escape…to a beautiful Spanish courtyard filled with Flamenco dancers, stunning costumes, and fiery Spanish guitars.” Beyond the new material, Benise says “the live show will incorporate some fan favorites from my street performing days and rock classics like Led Zeppelin’s ‘Kashmir’ and  AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’.”

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