Riding the Rainbow Unicorn

May 1, 2008 by

The weed movie is a pretty straightforward species. In terms of overall viewing experiences, this ganja genre is one of the most self-aware of its audience's mindset: it assumes that each member of th...
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Bobbing for Bobby

April 24, 2008 by

By definition, improvisational jazz music thrives on an organic form of expression. Evolving (or devolving) from moment to moment, it flows according to the moods and tendencies of a few musicians on ...
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Visionary Verse

April 10, 2008 by

Following up on an excellent performance by the Living Legends last quarter, After Hours @ the Hub started spring off by hosting hip hop crew Hieroglyphics last Thursday night. The Oakland natives pro...
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The Writing’s on the Wall

April 3, 2008 by

Sometimes, three eyes are better than two. Hieroglyphics, the Oakland-based hip-hop group, prove this point very well: Their band's famous logo is a three-eyed and tight-lipped variation on the smiley...
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Heart of Glass

February 28, 2008 by

Minimalism emerged as a critical term to describe a particular subgenre of experimental music in the 1970s, according to Wikipedia. As in architecture or visual art, the musical works classified as "m...
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At the Speed of Life

February 14, 2008 by

Babe Ruth's ghost once said, "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."
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Jonesing for Tommy Lee

February 7, 2008 by

Life sometimes imitates art. In the role that solidified his status as one of the great Western actors, Tommy Lee Jones portrayed the inimitable Woodrow F. Call, one of the rugged and taciturn protago...
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Bardem Takes a Bow

January 31, 2008 by

Even though he is an internationally renowned movie star, Javier Bardem can't get used to seeing his name in lights. They appeared bright red upon the marquee of the Arlington Theatre.
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The Write Stuff

January 24, 2008 by

You read the headline of this article and you immediately dismiss it.
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Jazzy Jeff

January 17, 2008 by

With a well-honed and concise sense of authorial observation, Jeffrey Eugenides commented on our slice of the Central Coast: "Santa Barbara has some nice medical facilities.
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Wayans Weighs In

January 10, 2008 by

The Rockefellers had oil, the Carnegies had steel and the Kennedys had politics. When it comes to comedy, however, one American family shines above all others: the Wayans.
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Film: “No Country for Old Men”

November 29, 2007 by

The title of the Coen brothers' latest film, "No Country for Old Men," comes from the first lines of the Yeats poem, "Sailing to Byzantium."
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It’s Good to Be the Queen

November 29, 2007 by

Consider this question: Can Santa Barbara get funky? For that matter, can Santa Barbara get jazzy, soulful or bluesy-with-a-gospel-twinge-y?
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Mob Mentality

November 8, 2007 by

"I always tell the truth, even when I lie," Tony Montana said in "Scarface."
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A Gay Old Time

November 1, 2007 by

The MultiCultural Center will host a very special "sweet sixteen" party tonight: ...
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