Lobero LIVE presents Cowboy Junkies – Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond Tour, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre.

Cowboy Junkies, Michael Timmins on guitar, Margo Timmins on vocals, Peter Timmins on drums, and Alan Anton on bass, perform onstage. The band has recorded 29 albums. (Courtesy photo)
Cowboy Junkies has recorded 29 albums. (Courtesy photo)

“Throughout their 40-plus year career, the band has managed to maintain a creative vision that hs served them sublimely, inspiring them to write some exceptional material and find unexplored landscapes in the work of other songsmiths,” according to Lobero LIVE.

They’ll be performing a career-spanning show from “The Trinity Session” to their most recent album “Such Ferocious Beauty!” which was released worldwide in 2023 to universal critical acclaim.

Formed in Toronto in 1985 with siblings Michael Timmins on guitar, Margo Timmins on vocals, Peter Timmins on drums, and Michael’s lifelong friend Alan Anton on bass, the band has recorded 29 albums.

“Their unique sound, using an ambisonic microphone and mixing country, folk, rock, and jazz, earned them both critical attention and a cult following,” event organizers said. “Unlike most long-lasting groups, Cowboy Junkies have never had a breakup or taken a sanity-saving hiatus. There’s an appreciation of each other that keeps them constantly working.”

In 1988, Cowboy Junkies’ “The Trinity Session” combined folk, blues, and rock in a way that had never been heard before and went on to sell more than a million copies, Lobero LIVE.

“Their ability to communicate volumes before the lyrics kick in defines an enduring career,” organizers said. “Where most bands chase trends, the Junkies have stayed their course, maintaining a low-impact excavation of melody and evocative language delivered sotto voce in singer Margo Timmins’ feathery alto.”

Tickets for Cowboy Junkies – Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond Tour are on sale at Lobero.org and at the Lobero Box Office, 805-963-0761.

Ticket prices are $107 for premium seating (premium ticket includes preferred seating location and an exclusive pre-show reception in the Lobero Courtyard with complimentary drinks and light bites, beginning an hour prior to showtime); $65 for Section A; $55, Section B.

Ticket prices include a per ticket Lobero Facility Fee; other fees may also apply.

Tickets purchased online or by phone are subject to a $3 per ticket web/phone order fee. To avoid this fee, tickets can be purchased in person at the box office.