“This hugely charismatic singer is at the top of her game.” Evening Standard (U.K.) “One of the most inventive and dynamic performers in Africa.” The Guardian (U.K.) Combining thrilling vocals with deft guitar work and a flair for fashion, Fatoumata Diawara is a musical sensation out of West Africa. Singing in Bambara, the language of her native Mali, along […]
One of Time100's most influential people in A-I, Suleyman warns of the unprecedented risks that fast-proliferating technologies pose to global order, and shows how we might contain them while we have the chance.
Join acclaimed actors Laura Dern and Diane Ladd for a deeply personal conversation on love, art, ambition and legacy inspired by their own heart-to-hearts. During the global pandemic, Dern and Ladd began taking long walks together. The mother and daughter had appeared alongside one another in Rambling Rose and David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, and […]
The Linda Lindas may have broken out in 2021 with their viral video, “Racist, Sexist Boy,” an original song performed at the Los Angeles Public Library, but they have been carrying on LA’s spirit of ’70s punk, power pop and new wave since 2018, sharing the stage with indie heroes like Best Coast, Bleached, Money […]
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents KCRW's Left, Right & Center LIVE in Santa Barbara KCRW's Left, Right & Center is a radio show and podcast for people on both sides of the political aisle and everywhere in between. Join us for a live taping of LRC hosted by Center, Josh Barro, as he brings together experts and top […]
“Kavakos’ tone has the character of striking high-grade silver sinew, ever beautiful, graceful and unbreakable.” – Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Leonidas Kavakos, a “formidable violinist” (The New York Times) and “prodigious talent, with an astonishing technique” (The Guardian, U.K.) returns to Santa Barbara after his enthralling 2017 performance with pianist Yuja Wang. A musician’s musician, Kavakos' […]
“Engrossing and virtuosic performance, layered with meaning.” Toronto Star A two-woman theatrical performance acclaimed for its raw honesty and insightful portrayal of womanhood, Mouthpiecefollows a woman over the course of a day as she struggles to find her voice and contend with the formidable shadow cast by her mother. The engrossing work is co-created and performed by […]
“Engrossing and virtuosic performance, layered with meaning.” Toronto Star A two-woman theatrical performance acclaimed for its raw honesty and insightful portrayal of womanhood, Mouthpiecefollows a woman over the course of a day as she struggles to find her voice and contend with the formidable shadow cast by her mother. The engrossing work is co-created and performed by […]
“ is as much about the adventure to get the shot as it is about the shot itself… I’m taking viewers into the wild and getting up close and personal.” – Bertie Gregory Whether camping with wolves in Vancouver, pursuing peregrine falcons in London or tracking leopards in the streets of Mumbai, wildlife photographer/filmmaker Bertie Gregory […]
“An elegant and electric performer with an unbelievably rich palette of techniques and styles rooted in New Orleans soul.” – Wynton Marsalis “The energy and the excitement, the love of the audience, the humanism that he brings to his music is everything that I want.” – Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show Multifaceted jazz artist Jon Batiste […]
“A sort of multicultural mynah bird, lays our mongrel nation before us with gorgeous, pitch-perfect impersonations of the rarely heard or dramatized.” The New Yorker “A master of the genre.” The New York Times Tony and Obie Award-winning playwright, performer and activist Sarah Jones transforms into a dynamic medley of characters with chameleon-like ease, reshaping […]
“Sam Beam, Iron & Wine’s eternally bearded songwriter, is responsible for some of his generation’s most affecting records.” Rolling Stone The last decade has seen Sam Beam, under the stage name Iron & Wine, become a bona fide superstar in indie circles. The release of his debut album, The Creek Drank the Cradle, heralded the […]
