Music Illuminati’s recommendations for upcoming concerts in Santa Barbara and beyond.

Santa Barbara area shows

12/28 – LA Guns @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

1/2 – TSOL @ Majestic Ventura Theater (Ventura) – Interview with Jack Grisham before a previous concert, Review of a previous concert

1/12 – The Meteors @ The Siren (Morro Bay)

1/16 – Black Flag, The Dickies @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura) – Interview with Leonary Graves Phillips before a previous Dickies concert, Interview with Stan Lee before a previous Dickies concert

1/17 – Bright Eyes @ Majestic Ventura Theater (Ventura)

1/18 – Nerf Herder @ SOhO – Interview with Parry Gripp before a previous concert

1/22 – Colin Hay @ Lobero – Interview with Colin Hay before a previous concert

1/23 – Black Flag @ Siren (Morro Bay)

1/24 – Fishbone @ SOhO

2/1 – Rickie Lee Jones @ Lobero – Interview with Rickie Lee Jones before a previous concert

2/5 – Canned Heat @ SOhO – Interview with Larry Taylor (RIP) before a previous concert

2/7 – Leo Kottke @ Lobero – Interview with Leo Kottke before a previous concert

2/7 – English Beat @ Fremont Theater (San Luis Obispo) – Interview with Dave Wakeling before a previous concert

2/8 – English Beat @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura) – Interview with Dave Wakeling before a previous concert

2/12 – Bonnie “Prince” Billy @ Topa Amphitheatre (Ojai) – Interview with Will Oldham before a previous concert, Review of a previous concert

2/14 – Tower of Power @ Chumash Casino (Santa Ynez) – Interview with Emilio Castillo before a previous concert, Review of a previous concert

2/19 – The Exploited @ Ventura Music Hall – Interview with Wattie Buchan before a previous concert

2/21 – Ty Segall (acoustic) – Ojai Valley Women’s Club (Ojai)

2/21 – Rick Steves Symphonic @ Arlington Theater

2/26 – Al Stewart and Colin Blunstone @ Oxnard PAC – Interview with Al Stewart before a previous concert, Interview with Colin Blunstone before a previous concert

3/1 – Rich Kids on LSD @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

3/5 – The Melvins @ SLO Brew (San Luis Obispo) – Interview with Buzz Osborne before a previous concert, Interview with Dale Crover before a previous concert, Review of a previous concert

3/5 – Jerry Cantrell @ Majestic Ventura Theater (Ventura)

3/7 – Wailin’ Jennys @ Fremont Theater (San Luis Obispo)

3/8 – Mother Hips @ SOhO

3/9 – Gillian Welch and David Rowlings @ Granada Theatre

3/13 – John Oates @ Majestic Ventura Theater – Interview with John Oates before a previous concert

3/15 – Jason Isbell @ Arlington Theater

3/28 – Yellowman @ The Siren (Morro Bay)

4/3 – Old 97’s @ Siren (Morro Bay)

4/5 – Yo-Yo Ma @ Arlington (UCSB Arts & Lectures)

4/11 – Avett Brothers @ Santa Barbara Bowl – Review of a previous concert

4/18 – Vieux Farka Toure @ Performing Arts Center (San Luis Obispo)

4/24 – Bruce Cockburn @ Lobero

4/27 – Larkin Poe @ Arlington (UCSB Arts & Lectures)

5/3 – Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

5/13, 5/14 – James Taylor @ Santa Barbara Bowl

5/15 – Jack White @ Santa Barbara Bowl

5/22 – Wallflowers @ Lobero Theatre

6/15 – Rod Stewart @ Vina Robles (Paso Robles) – Review of a previous concert

7/15 – Allison Krauss @ Santa Barbara Bowl

8/7 – Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge @ Vina Robles (Paso Robles) – Interview with Amy Ray before a previous concert, Interview with Emily Saliers before a previous concert, Review of a previous Indigo Girls concert, Review of another Indigo Girls concert

8/29 – Lost 80’s Live (A Flock of Seagulls, Big Country, General Public, The Vapors, Icicle Works, Josie Cotton, …) @ Vina Robles (Paso Robles)

9/6 – Goo Goo Dolls @ Santa Barbara Bowl