Tag archives: Blues Society

Locals Only Night at Blues Society 
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 3, 2025

Santa Barbara blues from native sons covering both electric and acoustic approaches are on the menu from the Santa Barbara Blues Society, the nonprofit still-thriving nearly half a century since its founding. Headlining is a band fronted by Mitch Kashmar, the singer and harmonica player who co-founded the legendary Pontiax back in the early 1980s […]

Santa Barbara Blues Society 41 Anniversary
By Joanne A Calitri   |   March 15, 2018

On March 3, the SBBS celebrated its 41st anniversary with an all-star gig at the Carrillo Rec Center. Packing in the all-generational blues fans and band groupies, the celebration was SRO with the peeps dancing in the aisles to the balcony. There were 20 volunteers meetin’, greetin’, and servin’ barbecue and cake. It is the […]