The Nitty Gritty on State Street
An untraditional blend of individual style, State Street’s True Grit is one of Santa Barbara’s best stores. A meld of high fashion, local designers and eclectic styles, True Grit is truly one of Santa Barbara’s hidden treasures.
November 4, 2004
Monday, Nov. 11, 5:54 a.m. – Two deputies responded to reports of intoxicated subjects fighting at an apartment on the 6500 block of Cervantes Dr. The officers arrived at the residence and observed two men grappling on the floor through the window of the apartment.
Cake | Pressure Chief | Columbia
Cake’s new album, Pressure Chief, proves to be no blaring deviation from the unique style that we know and love. Indeed, Cake devotees can rest assured: The trademark catchy hooks and annoyingly easy-to-remember lyrics still hold true in their new CD.
Le Tigre | This Island | Universal Records
This Island deserves three awards: one for the best/weirdest song title on an album (“Nanny Nanny Boo Boo”), another for best cover of the year (The Pointer Sisters’ hit “I’m So Excited”) and the last for making the Casio keyboard this year’s guitar.
Rilo Kiley | More Adventurous | Brute/Beaute
After playing countless sold-out shows in support of its 2002 break-through album The Execution of All Things, Rilo Kiley has returned with further enthusiasm and abundant confidence.
Green Day | American Idiot | Reprise
It’s been a long while since our ears have been kissed by the sound of Green Day. Well, music fans, it is 2004, and the trio swims back into the stream of main with the freshly released American Idiot.
Tears for Fears | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending | New Door
“If only I were half my age and she was younger,” laments Tears for Fears’ Roland Orzabal on “Call Me Mellow,” one of the many standout tracks on Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, the band’s first new album in nine years.
The Black Keys | Rubber Factory | Fat Possum
It’s certainly tempting to write off Akron, Ohio-based group the Black Keys as another one of the seemingly hundreds of the garage rock bands that have sprung up over the last few years.
November 4, 2004
Arts & Lectures presents a screening of “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring,” the critically acclaimed film by South-Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk. The film follows a Buddhist monk from his childhood to old age on his quest for clarity and peace.