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

Santa Barbara area shows

5/11 – Oso Street Outreach @ SOhO

5/17 – Greg Lake @ Majestic Ventura Theater

5/17 – Milo Greene @ SOhO

5/21 – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ SOhO

5/23 – Tenacious D @ Santa Barbara Bowl

5/24 – Beck, with opener Devendra Banhart @ Santa Barbara Bowl

5/27 – White Buffalo @ Lobero Theatre

5/28 – Beach Boys @ Santa Barbara Bowl

6/1 – Ben Howard @ SOhO

6/1 – KJEE Summer Roundup (Silversun Pickups, Garbage, etc) @ Santa Barbara Bowl

6/7 – Credence Clearwater Revisited @ Chumash Casino

6/17 – Indigo Girls, David Lindley @ Live Oak Music Festival

6/21 – Kenny Loggins @ Chumash Casino

6/30 – Ben Harper, with opener Fitz and the Tantrums @ Santa Barbara Bowl

7/12 – Happy Together Tour @ Chumash Casino (The Turtles feat. Flo & Eddie, The Grass Roots, Micky Dolenz, The Buckinghams, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)

7/20 – Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Lobero Theatre

7/31 – Chris Isaak @ Majestic Ventura Theater

8/19 – Joe Cocker, with opener Huey Lewis and the News @ Santa Barbara Bowl

9/15 – Def Leppard and Poison @ Santa Barbara Bowl

9/23 – Bonnie Raitt, with opener Mavis Staples @ Santa Barbara Bowl

9/28 – Crosby, Stills & Nash @ Santa Barbara Bowl

10/7 – Further @ Santa Barbara Bowl

10/13 – Leo Kottke @ Libbey Bowl (Ojai)

10/18 – Ian Anderson @ Chumash Casino

10/19 – Adam Ant @ Majestic Ventura Theater