Bernie Goes East
The death of a family member is probably the single most emotionally painful thing that we as human beings have to bear. The prospect of disappearing form this earth, never to return to our family and...
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The death of a family member is probably the single most emotionally painful thing that we as human beings have to bear. The prospect of disappearing form this earth, never to return to our family and...
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Bob Dylan doesn't have to work a crowd with humor or charisma; he doesn't have to show off his chops; hell, he doesn't even have to really sing his vocals. He just has to be there.
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Before last Friday night Velvet Jones was a foreign place, known to me only as another typical club with a dodgy word-of-mouth reputation. Frankly, I did not believe I could be lured to its location o...
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The Pixies are legends. Not legends in the sense of being instantly recognizable on the radio or MTV, but legends in their own right. Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering were lu...
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The worst thing about writing this review is remembering the movie. I can honestly say that it would be a complete waste of your valuable time to even continue associating with this movie. That being ...
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Happiness doesn't come in a box. At least it doesn't for John Clark (Richard Gere), who struggles to find happiness in a seemingly perfect life. John has a great family, steady job, big house and a fa...
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While Futures may not blatantly scream "commercial success" as its self-titled predecessor (formerly Bleed American) did in 2001, the album secures the boys of Jimmy Eat World with a number of potenti...
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"My intention is to be honest with my music - not to be ashamed of anything and to turn myself inside out." So says up-and-coming blues artist Keaton Simons, yet after hearing his five-song EP.
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Alternative rock would not be the same without REM. The influential band, which hails from Athens, Ga., has penetrated the rock pantheon with songs like "Everybody Hurts" and "Man on the Moon," and at...
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The MultiCultural Center presents Holy Dirt, a play by Marcos Martinez and Cheyney Ryan. Holy Dirt chronicles the comic life journeys of a small town Chicano actor as he navigates the worlds of art a...
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Tony Kushner may be revered as one of the most creative and successful playwrights of recent years, but that doesn't mean he can't piss people off. Take his appearance in last Friday's Dramatic Arts 1...
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For anyone without some kind of connection to North Carolina or the South in general, "Bright Leaves," by Ross McElwee, will move dreadfully slow ... that is, if you're able to sit through its entiret...
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Check your opinions at the door. If you are tired of the war on terrorism, WMDs and all the rest of it, prepare yourself for a smorgasbord of hysterical politically incorrect jokes.
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There are certain films whose constituent elements alone assure them greatness, or at least a rank several notches above the norm. At first glance, "Sideways" seems to be one of these blessed cinemati...
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Tonight, one of music's most influential and legendary icons will be paying UCSB a visit. Bob Dylan will be performing at the Events Center along with his band. Who knows what he'll be playing? Who ca...
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