Pixies at the Palladium
Pixies, widely held to be grunge’s progenitors as well as early ’90s alt-rock darlings, kicked off its Doolittle tour in rollicking style last Wednesday at the Hollywood Palladium. The band’s members have lost nearly all of their hair (bassist Kim Deal’s remains the longest by default) — and gained back an inversely proportional amount of weight, but lost none of their musical chops as they tore through Doolittle as if their decade-plus hiatus was spent doing things other than recording Breeders albums (in Kim’s case) and freak-folk (in Black Francis’).
Officials Brainstorm Solutions to Deficit
UC administrators and affiliates will convene in Oakland today to strategize ways to keep the UC system from drowning in the state’s fiscal tempest.
Ordinary “Men” ** (and 1/2)
Maybe it’s the way the author of the novel, Jon Ronson, wanted it. Maybe it’s the all-star cast with the less-than-stellar script from screenwriter Peter Straughan. Either way, Grant Heslov’s “The Men Who Stare at Goats” was sadly ordinary and pretty unsatisfying.
SB To Host Downtown Celestial Celebration
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s scientific discoveries this evening.
Republicans Procure Extra Rove Visit Funds
Emotions ran high among members of Associated Student’s Legislative Council last night when the majority voted to award College Republicans nearly $3,000 on top of the $10,000 the conservative campus group received from A.S. Finance Board on Monday.
Mickey Avalon Really Is Mr. Right
When Mickey Avalon took the stage Sunday at Velvet Jones co-eds started making out, tattooed women began to dance on their beau’s shoulders and spastic groupies began to writhe and grind up against anyone in sight. Meanwhile Avalon sauntered around the stage taking puffs on a joint from an audience member. And that was just the first five minutes.
Bush Accuser Talks in SB
Author and former Los Angeles County District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi will speak in Santa Barbara tonight, discussing why former president George W. Bush should be prosecuted for murder.
This Echo Is Faint **
After making a splash stateside last year with “Bleeding Love,” UK superstar Leona Lewis hopes her sophomore album, Echo, will duplicate the success of its predecessor. The new 13-track LP finds Lewis treading similar ground to that of her debut, Spirit; the album is filled with tired ballads and optimistic ditties that borderline cheesy and cliché. Instead of taking a new direction, Echo stays true to its title, repeating the adult contemporary sound of her debut. What saves this album from the brink of boring are a few scant tracks that hint at a different side of Ms. Lewis.
(“Untitled”) Review ***
“(Untitled),” the latest effort by “Bartleby” director Jonathon Parker, stars Adam Goldberg as an avant-garde composer whose atonal, anti-melodic music satirizes the bohemian Chelsea art scene.
Street Parades Mark Holiday
The Santa Barbara community will host a number of events honoring military veterans this Wednesday, Nov. 11. The series of celebrations begins tomorrow with ceremonies and musical performances, culminating on Saturday with a parade on State Street featuring armored vehicles and tanks. Wednesday at 9 a.m., local residents can gather at the Santa Barbara Cemetery […]