Big Thief has a new album, as does Zach Top, a young country singer with roots in old country. And the Icelandic-Chinese singer Laufey brings a classical-music and jazz influence to her pop songs.

The days are getting shorter, but fear not — fall is coming with a ton of new music perfect for soundtracking the cooler nights. “This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner ...

Come autumn, the forces of classical music programming emerge with full force in Santa Barbara after the traditional summer lull and simmer (with the exception of the summer festival from Music ...