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Queensryche's Geoff Tate at Canyon Club - Jan. 27
Queensryche frontman and legendary heavy metal vocalist Geoff Tate takes the stage to perform hits from his band's sizable back catalogue. Tate will be joined on stage by friends, and his daughter Emily will even make a special appearance.
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Lisa Loeb & Jill Sobule at Canyon Club - Jan. 28
Grammy nominated singer/songwriter, storyteller, actress, reality star Lisa Loeb brings her unique abilities to the stage at The Canyon. Hits include "Stay (I Miss Yo)," "I Do," "How," and more.
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012, Jan. 26 - Feb 5
Santa Barbara, CA (April 28, 2011) – The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has set Thursday, January 26 through Sunday, February 5, 2012 as the dates for the 27th edition of the festival, it was announced today by SBIFF Executive Director, Roger Durling.
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LA Philharmonic at Arlington Santa Barbara - Feb. 8
DUDAMEL CONDUCTS MAHLER with Janine Jansen. This all-Mendelssohn program features three of the beloved composer’s most evocative and romantic works.
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The Tubes at Canyon Club - Feb. 11
The Tubes, America's favorite theatre rock band since the 70's, return to The Canyon. Their musical performances feature theatrical satire of life in the USA. Hits include: "White Punks On Dope," "Don't Touch Me There," "Talk To Ya Later," and more.
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Zappa Plays Zappa at Canyon Club - Feb. 19
Zappa Plays Zappa is a behemoth eight-piece ensemble which is devoted to re-imagining the works of Frank Zappa with full-fledged, fleshed-out precision. Now in its fifth year of touring, this project delivers Zappa's mind-bendingly difficult compositions with effortless grace and fluidity.
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center - Feb. 21
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation "The Producers" comes this monster new musical comedy. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend," and "Puttin' On The Ritz," the new Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstin is scientifically-proven, monstrously good entertainment-and the...
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George Thorogood and The Destroyers at Canyon Club - March 4
Thorogood's demo, Better Than the Rest, was recorded in 1974 and released in 1979. In 1976 he recorded his debut album: George Thorogood & The Destroyers with his band, The Destroyers (sometimes known as The Delaware Destroyers or simply GT and D) and issued the album in 1977. Thorogood released his next album titled Move It On Over in 1978 with The Destroyers, which included the Hank Williams remake "Move It On Over". "Please Set a Date" and their ...
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D.R.I. at Majestic Ventura Theater - April 8
The DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES' history begins on May 2, 1982 around 4:00pm, in the city of Houston, TX. It was on this day that the musically aggressive quartet we now know as D.R.I. made their first Dirty Rotten noise and called it a song. Back then it was Spike Cassidy (guitar), Kurt Brecht (vocals), Eric Brecht (drums), and Dennis Johnson (bass).
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Radiohead with special guest Other Lives at Santa Barbara Bowl - April 12
Radioheadhas confirmed as a headline slot on this year's two-weekend Coachella lineup aswell as three additional dates on its 2012 U.S. tour, including SB Bowl.
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Florence and The Machine at Santa Barbara Bowl - April 14
Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie pop band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music. Florence and the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul.
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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival - April 13-22
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella, Coachellafest or Coachella Festival) is a multi-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice (a subsidiary of AEG Live) and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley.
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