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

Santa Barbara area shows

10/4 – Delfonics, Temptations @ Majestic Ventura Theater – Interview Otis Williams from the Temptations before a previous concert

10/4 – John Mayer @ Palm Tree Music Festival (Montecito)

10/6 – Robin Trower @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura) – Interview with Robin Trower before a previous concert

10/8 – Colin Hay @ Lobero Theatre – Interview with Colin Hay before a previous concert

10/17 – GBH @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

10/17 – Jefferson Starship @ Chumash Casino (Santa Ynez) – Interview David Freiberg before a previous concert

10/18 – John Waite @ Oxnard PAC (Oxnard)

10/18 – Noam Pikelny @ Campbell Hall (UCSB Arts and Lectures)

10/18 – Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear @ Vina Robles (Paso Robles)

10/18 – Dan Navarro @ Ojai Underground (Ojai)

10/18 – Go To Hale @ Lobero Theatre

10/19 – Ty Segall @ SLO Brew (San Luis Obispo)

10/19 – John Waters @ Lobero

10/21 – Boz Skaggs @ Arlington (UCSB Arts and Lectures) – Interview with Boz Skaggs before a previous concert, Review of a previous concert

10/24 – Blind Boys of Alabama @ Cal Poly PAC (San Luis Obispo)

10/25 – Blind Boys of Alabama @ Campbell Hall (UCSB Arts and Lectures)

10/30 – Itzhak Perlman @ Granada Theatre (UCSB Arts and Lectures)

10/31 – Oingo Boingo Former Members @ Fremont Theater (San Luis Obispo)

11/1 – The Bones of JR Jones @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

11/2 – Glenn Tilbrook @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

11/4 – Brian Jonestown Massacre @ SLO Brew (San Luis Obispo)

11/4 – ZZ Top, Night Ranger @ Santa Barbara Bowl

11/4 – Southern Culture on the Skids @ The Siren (Morro Bay)

11/6 – Jack Johnson @ Arlington Theatre

11/6 – Gaby Moreno @ Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building (Carpinteria)

11/7 – Gaby Moreno @ Isla Vista Elementary

11/8 – Gaby Moreno @ Guadalupe City Hall

11/8 – Queens of the Stone Age @ Arlington Theatre

11/9 – Gaby Moreno @ Marjorie Luke Theatre

11/13 – Southern Culture on the Skids @ SOhO

11/13 – Lookout Mountain / Laurel Canyon @ Lobero Theatre

11/14 – Y&T @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

11/15 – Todd Rundgren @ Fremont Theater (San Luis Obispo) – Interview with Todd Rundgren before a previous concert, Another interview with Todd Rundgren before a previous concert

11/16 – Judy Collins and Tom Rush @ Lobero Theatre – Interview with Judy Collins before a previous concert

11/20 – MaMuse @ SOhO

11/21 – California Honeydrops @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

11/23 – California Honeydrops @ Fremont Theater (San Luis Obispo)

12/3 – Kansas @ Majestic Ventura Theater (Ventura)

12/3 – Mike Campbell @ Arlington Theatre – Interview with Mike Campbell before a previous concert

12/4 – Los Lobos and Dave Alvin @ Lobero Theatre – Interview with Dave Alvin before a previous concert, Review of a previous Dave Alvin concert

12/7 – Molly Tuttle @ Arlington Theatre (UCSB Arts and Lectures)

12/10 – Jake Shimabukuro @ Arlington Theatre (UCSB Arts and Lectures) – Review of a previous concert

12/12 – Ariel Pink @ Ventura Music Hall (Ventura)

12/19 – Vandals @ Majestic Ventura Theater (Ventura)

1/9/26 – Peter Noone @ Lobero Theater – Interview with Peter Noone before a previous concert

2/1/26 – Sons of Cream @ SOhO

2/14/26 – Suzanne Vega @ Lobero Theatre

2/22/26 – Yo-Yo Ma @ Granada (UCSB Arts and Lectures)

2/28/26 – Chris Thile @ Cal Poly PAC (San Luis Obispo) – Interview with Chris Thile before a previous concert

4/14/26 – Habib Koite @ Cal Poly PAC (San Luis Obispo)

5/2/26 – Kronos Quartet @ Campbell Hall (UCSB Arts and Lectures)

5/5/26, 5/6/26 – Blue Man Group @ Granada Theatre

5/17/26 – Philip Glass and the Poets (Philip Glass not performing) @ Campbell Hall (UCSB Arts and Lectures)

9/23/26 – Croce Plays Croce @ Lobero Theatre