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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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The Horror, the Horror

October 26, 2006 by

When it comes to genre films, nothing beats a good horror movie. Full of sex, blood, and plenty of other characteristics that make these flicks fantastic in the way that only something so widely revil...
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Hot Sax

October 26, 2006 by

In his 76 years on earth, Sonny Rollins has played with jazz gods like Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, overcome a heroin addiction, fled his home in New York as the World Trade Center collapsed a blo...
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They Came, They Rocked, They Conquered

October 26, 2006 by

The Young Turks are taking Isla Vista by storm, but not by force, as they continue to confidently conquer the hearts and ears of partygoers with a unique style of rock that utterly defies categorizati...
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Garry Trudeau: Artist, Activist & All-Around Awesome American

October 26, 2006 by

What hasn't been said about Garry Trudeau?
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The Magic Touch

October 26, 2006 by

Magic, mayhem and mystery - these qualities alone can each make a movie interesting, but when properly combined, they make for an Oscar-worthy film. Director Christopher Nolan, of "Memento" fame, is i...
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