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It’s Gonna Costa

November 9, 2006 by

Singer-songwriter Matt Costa is bringing his catchy acoustic rhythms and vocal harmonies to the Hub on Wednesday.
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“Another Gay Movie” Features Porn Stars, Penis Pumps & Plenty of Political Incorrectness

November 9, 2006 by

"Another Gay Movie" was the belle of the OUTrageous! ball, as audiences lined the streets of Santa Barbara to engage in what could possibly be the most un-PC sex comedy to date.
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“Meth” Makes The Truth About Drug Use Crystal Clear

November 9, 2006 by

“Meth” by Sierra Christman Crystal methamphetamine. It’s not just an addictive drug; “It’s money, it’s trouble, it’s the devil, basically,” claims one o...
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Janna Levin’s Latest Work Is Good … In Theory

November 9, 2006 by

As a genre, historical fiction typically gazes backward and poses the big "what ifs," asking how things might have turned out had the wind blown a little differently all those years ago.
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calendar November 9 – November 15

November 9, 2006 by

Calendar for the week of 11/9 Thursday (November 9): Arts & Lectures presents “Children of a Vanished World” – a two-part multimedia performance featuring photos, music and a li...
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Johnny the Moon (Self-titled)

November 9, 2006 by

Did Dante DeCaro really just ask me if my momma chews tobacca? Hot damn, I think he did. DeCaro, former songwriter and guitarist of the now-defunct Hot Hot Heat, and current guitarist of Wolf Parade, ...
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It’s Alive

November 2, 2006 by

A handful of local musicians are attempting to have their names etched onto the roster of American jazz innovators by joining in the long tradition of improvisational musical dialogue. These Isla Vist...
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Out & About

November 2, 2006 by

If your Halloween weekend didn't include as many sexual exploits as you would have liked; if "Brokeback Mountain" left you yearning for more; if you're "curious," or just in the mood for some unconven...
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Check Out the View

November 2, 2006 by

Landscape paintings can be, well, boring at times - showing vast panoramas of unknown spaces with great artistic skill, but not always providing a direct connection for the viewer.
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Honor the Warrior

November 2, 2006 by

"Whether revered or reviled in their lifetimes, history's movers framed their questions in ways that were entirely disrespectful of conventional wisdom. Civilization has always advanced in the shimmer...
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A Dream Come True

November 2, 2006 by

Sometimes, it feels like directors are stuffing us with so much realism we're likely to choke on it. However, director Henry Selick's "The Nightmare Before Christmas," which was recently re-released i...
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Untamed Lyon

November 2, 2006 by

From the name, you would think that the Lyon Opera Ballet is a traditional French dance company. But last Tuesday night, the troupe demonstrated why they are billed as contemporary dance. Departing fr...
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Blinded By the Light

November 2, 2006 by

Judging by his work, Haruki Murakami bears ambivalence toward a great many things - his homeland, the literary establishment, his generation, the stability of identity and the conventions of narrative...
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Don’t Drink the Water

November 2, 2006 by

As part of a whirlwind tour of Southern California and Las Vegas, Dave Matthews - minus his titular band and plus guitarist extraordinaire Tim Reynolds - stopped by the Santa Barbara Bowl this weekend...
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Artsweek Calendar November 2-November 8

November 2, 2006 by

Calendar for 11/2/06 Thursday November 2: Grab your bongos and beret and check out Lawrence Ferlinghetti reading from his body of work at Campbell Hall tonight. Ferlinghetti is one of the last living ...
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