Riding the Rainbow Unicorn
The weed movie is a pretty straightforward species. In terms of overall viewing experiences, this ganja genre is one of the most self-aware of its audience's mindset: it assumes that each member of th...
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The weed movie is a pretty straightforward species. In terms of overall viewing experiences, this ganja genre is one of the most self-aware of its audience's mindset: it assumes that each member of th...
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By definition, improvisational jazz music thrives on an organic form of expression. Evolving (or devolving) from moment to moment, it flows according to the moods and tendencies of a few musicians on ...
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Following up on an excellent performance by the Living Legends last quarter, After Hours @ the Hub started spring off by hosting hip hop crew Hieroglyphics last Thursday night. The Oakland natives pro...
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Sometimes, three eyes are better than two. Hieroglyphics, the Oakland-based hip-hop group, prove this point very well: Their band's famous logo is a three-eyed and tight-lipped variation on the smiley...
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Minimalism emerged as a critical term to describe a particular subgenre of experimental music in the 1970s, according to Wikipedia. As in architecture or visual art, the musical works classified as "m...
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Babe Ruth's ghost once said, "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."
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Life sometimes imitates art. In the role that solidified his status as one of the great Western actors, Tommy Lee Jones portrayed the inimitable Woodrow F. Call, one of the rugged and taciturn protago...
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Even though he is an internationally renowned movie star, Javier Bardem can't get used to seeing his name in lights. They appeared bright red upon the marquee of the Arlington Theatre.
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With a well-honed and concise sense of authorial observation, Jeffrey Eugenides commented on our slice of the Central Coast: "Santa Barbara has some nice medical facilities.
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The Rockefellers had oil, the Carnegies had steel and the Kennedys had politics. When it comes to comedy, however, one American family shines above all others: the Wayans.
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The title of the Coen brothers' latest film, "No Country for Old Men," comes from the first lines of the Yeats poem, "Sailing to Byzantium."
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Consider this question: Can Santa Barbara get funky? For that matter, can Santa Barbara get jazzy, soulful or bluesy-with-a-gospel-twinge-y?
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The MultiCultural Center will host a very special "sweet sixteen" party tonight: ...
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