Rodriguez Returns to The Granada Theatre

The 2018-19 Granada Theatre Concert Series kicks off this summer with the return of Rodriguez and special guest Vera Sola, who will take the stage at The Granada Theatre on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Rodriguez is the legendary 1970's singer-songwriter who went from 40 years of obscurity to film and music fame. He was the subject of the 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, Searching For Sugar Man, which has given Rodriguez worldwide recognition.

Rodriguez began performing in clubs around the city of Detroit in the 1960's. He recorded two studio albums, Cold Fact in 1969 and Coming from Reality in 1971. These compositions went unnoticed in the U.S., but reached folk-rock super stardom status in South Africa, where mistaken rumors circulated that he had perished. In the late 1990s, South African fans finally sought him out, leading to the unanticipated renaissance of his music career. Their story is told in the 2012 Oscar award-winning documentary, Searching For Sugar Man. The film has given Rodríguez a new measure of fame in the U.S. and his music is now reaching audiences worldwide.

Vera Sola is a poet, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, who has spent the majority of her career touring and recording with other artists--for a long while accompanying singer-songwriter Elvis Perkins on the road-and in turn collaborating on film scores and providing soundtracks for theater and performance art. In early 2017, she recorded and released her compositions, beginning with the writing, arrangement and performance all the parts on her first LP 'Shades.'

Tickets range in price from $29 to $82 and are available through The Granada Theatre's Box Office. To purchase tickets click here, or call the Box Office at (805) 899-2222. Dates and times are subject to change.

The popular Granada Theatre Concert Series continues throughout the fall with performances by Boz Scaggs on September 11 and The Beach Boys on September 21. Please visit The Granada Theatre's website here for details.

For sponsorship opportunities and to learn more about the how to support The Granada Theatre, please contact Hayley Firestone Jessup, Vice President for Advancement, at 805-899-3000 or hjessup@granadasb.org. For more information, please visit www.granadasb.org.

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA), a privately-funded 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1983, is dedicated to providing best-in-class production, sales and administrative support to arts organizations from throughout the Santa Barbara region, including its Historic Theatre District partners (Lobero Theatre and the New Vic Theatre) as well as its eight resident companies (CAMA, Music Academy of the West, Opera Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Choral Society, Santa Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet, Theater League and UCSB Arts & Lectures).

The SBCPA's most visible service is the operation of The Granada Theatre. Purchased by the SBCPA in 2003, restored and reopened in 2008, The Granada Theatre has state-of-the-art electrical, sound, lighting and fly systems, large and up-to-date dressing rooms, as well as contemporary audience amenities. By providing a world-class venue with skilled house management staff, production staff, marketing and ticketing services staff, the SBCPA is making it possible for many of Santa Barbara's finest performing arts organizations to present their programs with the highest level of contemporary production support and audience comfort. For more information please visit GranadaSB.org.