On this episode of The Indy, we were talking about Santa Barbara’s Summer Solstice. Solstice has a long local history starting in 1974 when street artists decided to put on a parade to celebrate the longest day of the year. This weekend on June 24th and 25th Solstice will be celebrating its 48th year with the theme SHINE. In addition to the parade, which begins Saturday on Santa Barbara Street at high noon, DJ Darla Bea (@darlabea) will be spinning some tunes for a Solstice Block Party this Thursday as a part of the celebration. We sit down with her to talk about her plans for this year’s parade performance and the music history of Solstice. Then, Rod Lathim joins The Indy to talk about the musical performance he's producing opening this Saturday at the Marjorie Luke Theatre featuring the Shapeshifters.
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Show Notes:
All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.
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Sources referenced on this episode:
About Santa Barbara Summer Solstice 2022
DJ Darla Bea’s ‘The Soul of Santa Barbara’s Summer Solstice Parade’ playlist
Santa Barbara Super Group Bands Together for Solstice Celebration
