Holiday Music Highlights of the Week

Christmas with The Petersens stars the pure-bred American roots music family band who have turned music of the Ozarks into a veritable family business. The bluegrass-based septet consists of four siblings (Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne), their mom Karen and honorary Petersen and dear friend, Emmett Franz, who collectively play guitar, dobro, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and bass and offer tight harmonies and that warm brand of humor it seems only siblings can summon. Performing full-time in Branson, Missouri, where they’ve released nine music projects, when they’re not on tour, the group went viral online in 2019 when their YouTube videos gained international attention and have now reached nearly 200 million views. The Petersens released their second Christmas project, We Don’t Need Anything This Year, before heading out on tour playing Christmas classics and more all around the United States, including a debut performance in Santa Barbara at the Lobero on December 5.

‘Get Together’ with The Tribe at SOhO on December 3 as the collective of Los Angeles-based socially inspired professional session and touring musicians and singers who have worked with a veritable who’s who of rock and pop stars over many years return to town for a holiday concert. “Christmas & Songs of Love Thru the Decades” features many favorite Tribe singers, including Rosemary Butler, Rob Morrow, Gary Stockdale, Lauri Reimer, Jaynee Thorne, Hunter Hawkins, Steve Goddard, Eric Ekstrand and others, plus special guests, in a band with guitars, bass, drums, percussion, saxophone, and keyboards. The charity event also features a silent auction, with proceeds from the concert and the sales earmarked for the Get Together Foundation and local partners who work with underprivileged kids and families.