Artsweek
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 ...
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There is a certain mentality one must take before entering any action movie. If you don’t turn off your brain it will be difficult to enjoy the sheer magnitude of stupidity pulsating from the...
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Santa Barbara band Howlin’ Woods came to UCSB and performed at Storke Tower last week. The four-piece band, which includes Matthew Farrington (drums), Griffin Chetakian (lead guitar), Brian C...
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People must really think they know Anthony Bourdain pretty well. That’s the only conclusion I can come to after attending Bourdain’s joint talk with French-American chef Eric Ripert, an event marr...
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UCSB hosted the biannual UC Radio Network Conference last Saturday, which entailed a series of events, speeches, workshops and one hell of an after-show. Students and radio workers from all UCs...
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As I walked towards the end of the line at West Hollywood’s Troubadour, I was confused about what I was actually seeing. Was this a John Mayer show? It seemed that all of Los Angeles’ sex-c...
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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, h...
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David Sedaris brought his wit and charisma to an eager crowd at the Arlington Theatre last Friday. The noted American humorist read selections from his latest book, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest B...
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Fleet Foxes, the popular Seattle folk band, have a new album set to release on May 3, 2011. Helplessness Blues manages to retain the melodic harmonies and old time-y influences that made the band’s ...
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One of the notoriously unfriendly Velvet Jones staff members led me to a large, potentially-creepy-but-mostly-psychedelic school bus last Friday where — I was informed — I could find the Costa Mes...
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It seemed to me the entire retired community of Santa Barbara made its way downtown Monday to the Lobero Theatre to see jazz artist Madeleine Peyroux perform. Peyroux sang hits off her much-anticipate...
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Indie pop couple Jenny and Johnny rocked SOhO on Monday night. The duo played an hour-long set of tracks mostly lifted from last summer’s album I’m Having Fun Now. Jenny and Johnny’s live show s...
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Once Marcus Mumford opened his mouth, I melted. That raspy, deep voice is enchanting. I honestly had to stop myself from daydreaming so I could focus on the opening song, “Sigh No More.” Now, I’...
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Eleven years since the conclusion of the trilogy, producers introduce the “Scream” franchise to a new generation. Having finally come to terms with her dark past, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) r...
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Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All is a controversial rap clique from Los Angeles that generates equal parts praise and vitriol from their listeners. I submit, for your consideration, a tweet from Tyl...
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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
