The Lobero Theatre is reopening its doors to the Santa Barbara community this summer with the following rescheduled Lobero LIVE events. More shows will be coming up for the 2021-22 season. Check What’s On at https://www.lobero.org/whats-on/ for the most updated calendar of events.
The Milk Carton Kids with Haley Heynderickx, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31. Singer/guitarist duo Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan combine close harmonies, original songs, and humor. Heynderickx opens the show, with her soft acoustic guitar picking and accented trombone sighs, reminiscent of ’60s-’70s folk music mixed with jazz radio. https://www.lobero.org/events/milk-carton-kids/
Toad the Wet Sprocket, 8 p.m. Sept. 4-5. Santa Barbara’s most successful alternative group returns to the Lobero stage. Six studio albums later and recognized as one of the most revered cult bands of its era, Toad the Wet Sprocket celebrates 30-plus years with the same independed it started with. Fellow Santa Barbara band SUMMERCAMP opens the show. https://www.lobero.org/events/toad-the-wet-sprocket-2/.
An evening with KT Tunstall, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. GRAMMY Award nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and known for her songs like “Suddenly I See” (used in “The Devil Wears Prada”), and “Black Horse and a Cherry Tree,” Tunstall, who hails from Scotland, recently toured with The Pretenders, Barenaked Ladies, and Hall and Oates. https://www.lobero.org/events/an-evening-with-kt-tunstall-2/
A Very Special Evening with Karla Bonoff, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. Karla Bonoff has been described as one of the finest singer-songwriters of her generation. In addition to her own chart success with recordings like “Personally” and the Footloose single “Somebody’s Eyes,” she has seen some of her ballads become pop classics, and songs such as “Tell Me Why” become hits for performers such as Wynonna Judd, Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt. https://www.lobero.org/events/karla-bonoff-2/
Jazz at the Lobero presents The Brubeck Brothers Quartet – Celebrating Dave Brubeck’s Centennial, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Chris and Dan Brubeck have been making music together practically all their lives. They’ve played a variety of styles in several different groups, as well as with their father jazz giant Dave Brubeck. Dan and Chris form the quartet’s foundation, with guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb completing the quartet. https://www.lobero.org/events/jazz-2019-brubeck-brothers/
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 8 p.m Friday, Feb. 18. For some 50 years, South Africa’s Five-Time GRAMMY Award winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo have performed uplifting vocal harmonies and signature dance moves for global audiences. Since the world discovered their a cappella vocals from Paul Simon’s Graceland album, the original members have welcomed a younger generation in their mission, spreading the tradition of storytelling and a message of peace, love and harmony. https://www.lobero.org/events/ladysmith-black-mambazo/
Milt Larsen and Terry Hill present It’s Magic!, two shows, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5. America’s longest-running magic revue returns to the Lobero with a new lineup of illusionists direct from exotic showrooms and Hollywood’s Magic Castle. The show has entertained comedy and magic fans in Santa Barbara for some 20 years. The 63rd Annual Edition of It’s Magic! features magicians Christopher Hart, Nick Diffatte, David Zirbel, Michael & Hannah Ammar, and Richard Burr & Josette. https://www.lobero.org/events/its-magic-2020/
Taj Mahal Quartet, 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 8. An artist with a musicologist’s mind, Taj Mahal has pursued and elevated the roots of beloved sounds with devotion and skill. He traced origins to the American South, the Caribbean, Africa, and elsewhere, creating entirely new sounds. He is revered by such rock-and-roll icons as Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, and a hero to unknown but ambitious artists. https://www.lobero.org/events/taj-mahal/