Fabian Garcia

May 24, 2012

Sundays are for Extravaganza

By Fabian Garcia

A lot of people woke up hungover on Sunday morning with one thought on their mind: SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP! Then many of those same people proceeded to drink alcohol and smoke weed for the remainder of the day in prep...

September 29, 2011

Big Sean Plays UCSB

By Fabian Garcia

In true UCSB fashion, Big Sean greeted students with an evening of chardonnay, lemonade and bullshittin’ last Saturday for the Welcome Back 2011 concert. The Detroit rapper stepped on stage at 10 p.m. and played a soli...

September 15, 2011

Isla Vista: Breeding Ground for Drunk, Arrogant Clones

By Fabian Garcia

Sagaba: To be misunderstood by the world, even by your friends at times. It means “suffering,” according to the Blue Scholars of Seattle. And yes, I am suffering, to be perfectly honest. I feel like many among me are...

May 19, 2011

Sunday’s Lineup: Something for Everyone

By Fabian Garcia

When you see smoking, toking, groping and mad hoping for the best possible show, you can’t help but think, “That’s a bit extravagant.” Extravagance leads to extravagancy, and that can only lead to Extravaganza.

May 5, 2011

Chillin’ Under the Stairs: Chilla Vista 2011

By Fabian Garcia

High noon on a warm May day in I.V. is a sight to behold. With perfect weather and a solid lineup of local and nonlocal artists, Chilla Vista 2011 certainly needed to take place. Spring is all about chillin’ und...

May 5, 2011

Interview With People Under the Stairs

By Fabian Garcia

Thes One and Double K were rushed backstage to their dressing room in Embarcadero Hall, where Fabian was able to ask them a few questions after the set. Nexus: Since your hometown is in Los Angeles, have you guys made yo...

April 7, 2011

Welcome, ‘Your Highness’

By Fabian Garcia

What do James Franco, Danny McBride, Justin Theroux and a hung Minotaur have to do with UCSB?

April 6, 2011

‘Your Highness’ Gets Us Anything But

By Fabian Garcia

Usually, the title of a movie indicates the direction the film will follow. Sometimes these titles lead us astray.

February 24, 2011

Who Cares Who is Number Four?

By Fabian Garcia

We have reached an age in cinema where Hollywood spews sequels to films like a frat dude puking up Freebirds on a Saturday (“Gotta stay cut, bro!”) — look at the “Saw,” “ F o c k e r s ” and “Big M o m m ...

February 23, 2011

Who Cares Who is Number Four?

By Fabian Garcia

January 27, 2011

Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees

By Fabian Garcia

“127 Hours” Director and screenwriter Danny Boyle teamed up with Simon Beaufoy to write the script for this true story about a mountain climber who resorts to extreme survival methods after his arm gets trapped under...

January 13, 2011

Big Sean Busts Big Nut All Over Velvet Jones, Crowd Pleased

By Fabian Garcia

Detroit rapper Big Sean performed live at Santa Barbara’s Velvet Jones Night Club to a large audience on Saturday, Jan. 8.

October 28, 2010

6.66 Scary Movies…Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”

By Fabian Garcia

I’m referring to the 1974 version, the original, but any version of the movie is terrifying nonetheless. Here’s the premise: a group of five young adults on a road trip get stranded on the property of hillbilly canni...