Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and calling Colorado home, Gregory Alan Isakov has been traveling all his life. Songs that hone a masterful quality tell a story of miles and landscapes, and the search for a sense of place. His song-craft lends to deep lyrical masterpieces, with hints of his influences, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen. He has been described as “strong, subtle, a lyrical genius.” Isakov’s most recent album is a collaboration with the Colorado Symphony.

with Sera Cahoone
The world of American roots music is no stranger to Seattle songwriter Sera Cahoone. Even though her last three albums were on Sub Pop Records and she spent years at the top of the indie charts, she’s always had a streak of Americana that ran through her music, a love of the humble folk song that bolstered her art. She’s returning now to these earliest influences with her new album, From Where I Started (to be released March 24, 2017).

What began as a modest storytelling collective in its founder’s living room has grown into an epic, nationwide phenomenon with a cult-like following. The Moth’s Mainstage events are the critically acclaimed storytelling group’s hottest tickets as each show explores a theme in unexpected ways. Since each story is true and every voice authentic, the show dances between documentary and theater, creating a unique, intimate, and often enlightening experience for the audience. Top-level ticket holders will have access to a pre-party with complimentary drinks and bites before the show, with a live set spun by KCRW DJ Chris Douridas.
Presented by KCRW & The Santa Barbara Independent.

Not a KCRW member? Good news! Your ticket purchase to the Moth Mainstage includes a 1 year membership!

SEE International is proud to welcome renowned ophthalmologist Helena Ndume, M.D., to our beautiful home community of Santa Barbara! Regarded as “Namibia’s Miracle Doctor,” Dr. Ndume has performed over 35,000 sight-restoring surgeries, at no charge to her patients. In 2015, she was awarded the Nelson Mandela Prize by the U.N. General Assembly, for her incredible legacy of volunteer service.

Dr. Ndume will tell her remarkable story of survival, resilience, and service to those in need. Please join us for an afternoon to celebrate the gift of sight, and the tremendous achievements of a great humanitarian.

“There is no money in this world that can pay for the joy of someone who was so blind for so many years, and then suddenly they regain their vision.” -Dr. Helena Ndume

Since no one can fill the seat of our Speaker, Multi-talented Entertainer Alan Thicke, We Invite You Not To Attend The Lobero Theatre Associates’ Annual Hats Off Luncheon 

The luncheon will NOT take place at the Four Seasons Biltmore on March 15 as originally planned. Instead, we ask that you contribute to the Lobero’s “Raise the Roof” campaign for needed repairs to the historic theatre’s roof. 

Gifts of $200+ are invited to a reception on Lobero stage from 5:30-7PM that evening to raise a glass and honor Alan’s desire to support the “Raise the Roof” campaign. Please click here to make a donation.

RSVP by March 2 to Jessica Simon 679.6007 / jsimon@lobero.org

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Louise and Tim Casey

Hearing Services of Santa Barbara

Hope Sterling Kelly

Danielle and John McCaffery

Rhea & Steve Hayes

Janet and John McCann

Montecito Bank and Trust

Anne and Michael Towbes

The Lobero Theatre Associates have been committed advocates of the Lobero Theatre for over 40 years, contributing over $1 million to ensure the Lobero Theatre remains a vital and enduring home for the arts in Santa Barbara.

Los Angeles-based STRANGELOVE delivers a career spanning, pitch perfect “best of” concert that transports the listener through time and touches on several key points in Depeche Mode’s illustrious career. Songs from throughout the Depeche canon are lovingly recreated; from favorites on DM’s debut Speak and Spell to the newest fare from Mode’s latest- 2013’s Delta Machine. No detail of STRANGELOVE’s presentation has been overlooked. The visual presentation and in-show costume changes reflect different eras of Depeche Mode’s three-decade-long story.

With over 120 million records sold and a rabid international fan base, Depeche Mode’s career shows no signs of slowing down. Their enormous fan base encompasses all ages and crosses every demographic. STRANGELOVE brings a fun and staggeringly authentic Depeche Mode experience to concertgoers wherever they perform.
 

Join Michael McDonald and friends celebrating TRAP and 20 years of service to our friends with Intellectual and Developmental Differences locally and globally.

Also appearing, the band “Pockets” with Bill & Tamara Champlin, Táta Vega, Amy Holland, and Carl Graves. Look for many special guests as well.

There is a sign pinned to the wall of Oh Wonder’s recording studio in south-east London, a pact of sorts, signed by the band’s two members, Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West, in the winter of 2012. It isn’t a checklist or a plan so much as a setting down of shared dreams for their musical careers. “We wrote it to say that we’re dependent on one another,” explains Josephine. “That there are things we want to achieve, and we can help each other get there.”

That Oh Wonder have achieved all of these dreams in the first year since starting the project is testament to their talent and their perseverance, but even they seem a little startled by how much more they have attained: the 100 million streams and now their debut album, a collection of 15 impeccably-crafted songs that explore London and loneliness, love and the need for human relationships.

Josephine was a classically-trained solo performer and Anthony a singer and producer whose lives and careers overlapped for several years — a run of near-encounters and half-conversations at gigs and venues, and vague introductions through musical acquaintances and mutual friends. It was only when they finally sat down in Anthony’s former studio in north London with a view to producing an EP of Josephine‘s solo material that they realised their great musical bond. “We found all our favourite bands were the same bands, all our favourite songs were the same songs,” says Anthony. “It was a day of saying ‘Oh you should listen to this’. And then the other one saying ‘I know that song. That’s one of my favourite songs.’” “It was,” adds Josephine “really, really odd. I’ve never had that. I’ve never felt that closely aligned with someone, musically speaking, and more widely in terms of how we view the world.”

The Marjorie Luke Theatre proudly presents the incredibly talented a cappella groups from UC Santa Barbara. Featuring performances from BFOM, InterVals, and VocalMotion, this entertaining concert is the perfect way to get in the spirit for Valentine’s Day with your special someone, friends, and family alike. As a special treat, this show will be hosted by hilarious members of UCSB’s premiere improv group, Improvability. Don’t miss this spectacular evening of entertainment!