This Isn’t Any Summer of ’69

January 24, 2008 by

On a rainy Monday night, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals played to a nearly full Arlington Theatre audience. Ryan Adams amazed the audience with his attitude toward his own problems and his personal thou...
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Styling Silks

January 17, 2008 by

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is currently displaying "Everyday Luxury: Chinese Silks of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)."
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Brohammies Irritate This Local Canuck

January 10, 2008 by

After some discussion with my friends, it occurred to me it's tough to be a Canadian in an American institution.
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MySpace Merely Boosts Bands’ Egos

November 6, 2007 by

With all the new rock bands, indie bands, small rap groups, etc., it is hard to find a band to really like and follow.
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Sweet Fantasy

November 1, 2007 by

Final Fantasy consists of Owen Pallett, who adopted the name from the video game and has yet to have a copyright lawsuit on his hands.
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Crunk Crowds Play Way Too Loud

October 3, 2007 by

In the words of Reel Big Fish, "radio plays what they want you to hear / they tell me it's cool but I just don't believe it." Well in the case of many, they want to believe. Most people that live in I...
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Hey Mickey

April 12, 2007 by

Mickey Avalon, who describes himself as "the illest motherfucker from here to Vietnam," performed to a sold-out crowd at Velvet Jones on April 4. Young, up-and-coming rap sensation Shwayze proved that...
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Modest Mouse / We Were Dead Before The Ship Sank / Epic

April 5, 2007 by

Modest Mouse's newest album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, is one of those albums that inspires love and hatred at the same time.
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Arcade Fire / Neon Bible / Merge Records

March 8, 2007 by

Sharing a name with Tom Kennedy Toole's novel, Neon Bible falls short of its predecessor Funeral, featuring more abrasive lyrics and a rather disappointing experimentation with new sounds.
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Bloc Party | A Weekend in the City | Wichita

March 1, 2007 by

Bloc Party's new album, A Weekend in the City, is an overproduced attempt at becoming something more than Silent Alarm.
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Introduction to Indie Music

February 22, 2007 by

Lets face it: It is nearly impossible to find small-label music in any big-name record stores.
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A Sweet Serenade

February 15, 2007 by

Mirah - a talented acoustic folk artist on the rise - played at UCSB's very own Hub on Feb. 11, serenading the crowd of roughly 400 people with her uniquely soulful lyrics.
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