Artsweek

September 20, 2007

Music With A Twist

By Amy Silverstein

If you prefer your music with a coffee and a cigarette rather than a forty and a blunt, the lounge act Pink Martini is perfect for you.

September 20, 2007

Rilo Kiley

By Mollie Vandor

There is one universal truth that all indie music fans eventually have to come to grips with - inevitably almost all of the best indie bands will take a foray into the mainstream.

September 20, 2007

The Mouse That Does Not Squeak

By Cameron David Smith

Playing the Santa Barbara Bowl last Friday was Modest Mouse - a band that needs no introduction to the Santa Barbara crowd.

September 20, 2007

Go West, Young Man

By Zach Phillips

All contemporary American westerns share the same three facets: geography, horses and guns.

August 29, 2007

Soothe the Savage Beast at the Beastie Boys Concert

By Tyler Vickers

If you happened to be at the Santa Barbara Bowl last Thursday, and you also happened to be curious as to when the show would begin, you might have leaned toward someone wearing a watch in the accompanying row and innocen...

August 29, 2007

Artsweek Has Invited You To. . .

By Tyler Vickers

Not many things can boost one's ego like a long list of invites under one's Events page - except, perhaps, a well-placed Super Poke from that special someone.

August 29, 2007

More for Your Money Beef Up Your Events List for Less

By Mollie Vandor

Welcome to college. Unless Mommy and Daddy are as generous with their cash as a bored college kid is with a poke button, you will hereby be broke for the next four years. It doesn't matter if you work, it doesn't even ma...

August 29, 2007

Summerteeth

By Mollie Vandor

With their pads, pens and pensive expressions, music journalists are an easy group to spot at any concert.

June 27, 2007

Pack That Bowl

By Mollie Vandor

Sometimes a band isn't meant to perform live. Sometimes otherwise-talented musicians just don't do so well at holding an audience's attention for a whole headlining set.

June 27, 2007

Simon Says

By Mollie Vandor

Article Published Saturday July 14, 2007. Whenever an up-and-coming artist opens for someone more established, there's always that make-or-break moment about halfway into the set when the audience either gets behind him ...

June 27, 2007

The White Stripes Step Up Their Sound for the Stadium Circuit

By Amy Silverstein

Following the commercial success of White Blood Cells, the White Stripes are sticking to the same tried-and-true formula of combining memorable lyric, super catchy guitar riffs and a lot of repetition while crafting its ...

June 27, 2007

A Room With A View

By Tyler Vickers

It's a late Friday afternoon on State Street, right in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara.

June 27, 2007

And The Living’s Easy

By Staff

It's official - summer show season is here. Far from the overcrowded shows that characterize the rest of the year, summertime shows tend to be more about open space, fresh air and that certain kind of festival atmosphere...

June 27, 2007

Magnetic Mariane

By Cassie McGrath

The latest depressing pseudo-documentary about current affairs, the Angelina Jolie vehicle, "A Mighty Heart," opens with shots of a sprawling, overwhelming cityscape.

June 27, 2007

Around The World In Sixty Days

By Mollie Vandor

Spending the summer in Santa Barbara has its pros and cons.

June 27, 2007

Celebrate Summer With Sights, Sounds & Sci-Fi

By Adam Wenger

Just because Daddy isn't paying for that trip around Europe doesn't mean your summer plans should solely be spent sitting around on your ass all day, especially since summertime is a season packed full of art, music and ...