MUSIC

Shop local small business, listen to live music and enjoy Mediterranean food by Aegean Neotaverna!

Brasscals is a rip-roaring & lively all volunteer street band made up of local musicians from all around Santa Barbara County who play various brass, woodwind, percussion, and rhythm instruments.

“A killer line-up of players… they all converge on this extremely cosmopolitan, sleek, rhythm-forward, modern sound.” NPR

Icelandic virtuoso Víkingur Ólafsson performs a Mozart & Contemporaries program that sheds light on figures such as Domenico Cimarosa and Baldassare Galuppi and illuminates obscure, daring works by Mozart and Haydn.

Jazz at the Lobero Ovation Series presents Tierney Sutton – Paris Sessions Trio and Celebrating 30 years of The Tierney Sutton Band on Friday, May 12, 2023 at 7:30 PM. The 9-time GRAMMY® nominee has received 7 consecutive nominations for “Best Jazz Vocal Album” – one for every project she has released for the last decade. With a recording and touring history spanning over 20 years and 9 CDs, the band is the only team ever to receive a GRAMMY® nomination for its collaborative arranging. https://www.lobero.org/events/spring-jazz-2023-tierney-sutton/
$46 - $106

AHA! Santa Barbara presents AHA! Sing It Out! on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 6 PM. A dozen teens and two AHA! staff take to the stage and bust out a solo rock and roll song backed by a live band – truly a process of transformation. They learn to overcome fears and individual challenges, support their peers, accept support from peers and trusted adult facilitators/coaches, stand tall, and sing out.

The “Downtown Live” series is part of the Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara’s ongoing efforts to create a vibrant, welcoming downtown district and showcase our local music talent along with local downtown businesses.