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English Beat - May 11
Dave Wakeling is not content to rest on his laurels and continues to tour worldwide as The English Beat, with an all-star ska backing band!
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Dvorak Symphony No. 8 - May 12-13
Nir Kabaretti conducts Osvaldo Golijov’s Sidereus, Mozart’s Horn Concerto #2 and Dvorák’s Symphony No. 8. Featuring Santa Barbara Symphony Principal Horn Teag Reaves.
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Country Nation - May 17
Put on your dancin' boots, and get ready for a good time when Country Nation takes the stage to perform your favorite Top 40 Country hits.
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California Strawberry Festival 2012 - May 19
The California Strawberry Festival is one of the largest annual events for the public in Ventura County. Hundreds of arts and craft booths, plenty of entertainment on two different stages. Lots of food booths, and featuring our famous local strawberries, at Strawberry Meadows, College Park, 3250 S. Rose Avenue at Highway 1, Oxnard.
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Beck with Devendra Banhart at Santa Barbara Bowl - May 24
Beck returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl on Thursday, May 24th, with special guest Devendra Banhart. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics throughout...
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RAW Ventura Presents: The Blend, Ventura - May 24
RAW:natural born artists is an independent arts organization that hand-selects and spotlights independent creatives in visual art, film, fashion, music, hair & makeup artistry, photography, models and performing art. RAW events are multi-faceted artistic showcases. Each event features a musical performance, fashion show, art gallery, performance art...
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SIMI VALLEY CAJUN & BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL - May 26
The 23rd annual Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival will rock over Memorial Day weekend, May 26-27, at Rancho Santa Susanna Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., in Simi Valley. The festival features two full stages for each of its musical genres. Music will proceed non-stop each day from 12 noon until 8 p.m.
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Ceremony at Velvet Jones - May 28
Forming in the San Francisco Bay Area, the band originally formed as Violent World until later changing the name to Ceremony. In 2005, Ceremony released Ruined on Malfunction Records. This release was followed by their critically acclaimed first full-length album, Violence Violence, which included a re-recorded version of the Ruined EP.
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Ojai Wine Festival - June 10
26th annual Ojai Wine Festival with over 60 wineries and 20 different kinds of beer, craft and restaurant vendors, silent wine auction, boat rides, and live entertainment by Sergeant Pepper and Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries, at Lake Casitas, Ojai. General admission after 1pm - $50.
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Summer Solstice Celebration - Santa Barbara, CA - June 22-24
This will be the 38th Annual Solstice Parade and it promises to be another creative masterpiece. Summer Solstice is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that produces the Solstice Parade, Solstice Festival and the Solstice Community Arts Workshop from your donations and sponsorships of this organzation.
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Ben Harper with Fitz and the Tantrums at Santa Barbara Bowl - June 30
Ben Harper is a musician, artist, and activist. Whether it's through the soul of southern Gospel, 70s funk, blues, reggae, or straightforward rock and roll, Harper and his trademark Weissenborn guitar have been stunning audiences with incendiary live performances and timeless songwriting.
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Robben Ford - August 23
Robben Ford is one of the premiere electric guitarists today, particularly known for his blues playing as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A four-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Claus Ogerman, Michael McDonald, and many, many others.
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Gin Blossoms - Sept. 28
Fueled by mega-hits including "Hey Jealousy," "Found Out About You" and "Til I Hear It From You," Gin Blossoms completed the classic crossover from college-circuit heroes to multi-platinum album sellers .Their initial releases on A&M Records included Up and Crumbling in 1991 and the multi-platinum selling New Miserable...
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