Music

Tickets are currently available in advance for the Lompoc Pops Orchestra’s next concert program, The Pops on Broadway, scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 23, at 4 p.m., at Lompoc’s First United Methodist Church. The orchestra will play various show tunes from popular musicals during the performance. The show is part of the ensemble’s […]

Young, classical musicians throughout the Central Coast, from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo County, auditioned to take part in the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society’s eighth annual Youth Showcase, held last month in Orcutt. Entry was open to ages 8 to 18, and eight artists were ultimately chosen to perform classical pieces on piano, French […]

 ”I see a bad moon a-rising, I see trouble on the way … .” The voice of rage and ruin himself, John Fogerty, is bringing his My 50 Year Trip tour to the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez on Friday, March 13. The concert starts at 8 p.m. in the resort’s Samala Showroom and […]

I’m on the phone with Pryor Baird and he just called me “dude.” “Dude, I miss the weather, I miss that beautiful 73 and 52 every day,” the former contestant on NBC’s The Voice said, after I asked him what he misses about living on the Central Coast. The Orcutt native currently resides in Nashville, […]

Named after the iconic lyric from “Have a Cigar,” Pink Floyd cover band Which One’s Pink? will perform at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 8 p.m. Since its formation in 1997, this Los Angeles-based tribute has been praised by many Floyd fans and critics alike for their remarkably […]

Guess who’s Bach? Bach again. The Monarch Club, at Trilogy Monarch Dunes in Nipomo, hosts solo cellist Jonah Kim on Friday, Feb. 21, at 5:30 p.m. Presented by Festival Mozaic as part of its Notable Encounter Insight concert series, Kim will cover Bach’s suites for solo cello and Baroque dance movements during this performance. The […]

Utilizing a flatpicking guitar style, singer-songwriter Cyrus Clarke specializes in Grateful Dead-esque improvisational jams, whether live in concert or tucked away inside a recording studio. Aside from a successful solo career touring cities throughout California and beyond, the Americana artist is also well known as a founding member of both The Cache Valley Drifters and […]

Classically trained violinist Adam DeGraff will perform at the First United Methodist Church in Lompoc on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m., as part of his Rock Violin Neat tour. After spending years as a professional orchestra musician, DeGraff recently began dabbling in experimental rock, which serves as the basis for his current touring show. […]

Once described as a demonic version of The Go-Go’s, pop punk and surf trio Hayley and the Crushers specializes in poolside glitter trash, a self-coined genre that sums up the group pretty well. “We like to think if you had a really fun and wild pool party, then fished out the stuff you found in […]

How much would you guess a commercial flight to the moon costs? Somewhere in the billions? Maybe millions if you fly Spirit? Try zero dollars and zero cents for attendees of Fly Me to the Moon: From J.S. Bach to Mr. Spock, a free, family-friendly concert presented by the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society. Maestro Michael […]

“Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear.” Radio announcer Fred Foy’s famous intro to The Lone Ranger serves as the tagline for a Santa Barbara-based sextet of not-so-lone rangers. Stray Herd is composed of six local musicians with a passion for classic country-rock and roots nostalgia. At the front of the pack […]