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Viva Las Vegas

This weekend the typical Las Vegas crowd will welcome a few thousand unique visitors for the first annual Vegoose music festival. The festival, which is being held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas' ...
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Filthy Commie Bastards

Provided you're not perversely nostalgic for Joseph McCarthy's reign of blacklisting terror, you probably won't gain much in the way of an ideological epiphany from George Clooney's new drama, "Good N...
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Travelin’ Songs

Looking for live music this Saturday to start your partying on the right note? Need some rock to help shake off that troubling hangover? Well, look no further, because it's time for a ride down Route ...
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Grow Up

If you're nostalgic for the awkwardness of your teenage years - the social pressures, the joys of living under the same roof as your parents and the looming deadlines of college applications, all whil...
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Rogue Wave | Descended Like Vultures | Sub-Pop

The Rogue Wave's as-yet-unreleased latest album, Descended Like Vultures may not be the next Imagine. For that matter, it may not even be the next Transatlanticism, but such is the all-too-often-faced...
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Deerhoof | The Runners Four | Kill Rock Stars

The Commercial Review: The Runners Four is the hottest new album on the racks this month! Deerhoof is back with their same old sound, but this time around they challenge their listeners with a much me...
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Eat Your Heartagram Out

At UCSB, heavy metal is like abstinence - it just doesn't happen. Self-proclaimed "love metal" stars HIM stopped by the Hub last Sunday, bringing their prolific dose of Finnish ass-kicking. Artsweek t...
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More Sex & Drugs Than Rock

Last week my roommate suggested that we catch the Bloodhound Gang concert over in Ventura. He said the live show he went to in Iowa was the best damn show he'd ever seen. While not one to take any Iow...
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Our Special For The Day

You could tell by the way that sassy twentysomething waitress walked off with your food that it was a bad idea to ask for bacon instead of grilled onions and a side of Thousand Island salad dressing.
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Move Your Feet and Feel United

Vibrant colors, pounding rhythms and powerful motions are only some of the tools Ronald K. Brown used to convey a deep sense of spiritual and physical energy in last night's performance of "Evidence."...
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Live: Franz Ferdinand @ The Greek Theatre

If I were a girl, I would definitely want to have sex with Franz Ferdinand. Not all at once of course - if I were a girl I'd had have some class - but boy do these chaps have a hold on the art of appe...
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I Am Reznor, Hear Me Roar

All hail the Los Angeles public transportation system - or at least the offshoot of it that ran loops around the Hollywood Bowl this past Saturday evening. For a mere three dollars I found myself aboa...
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Backyard Art

Ever been interested in the art scene on campus? Most of you may know that there is an art museum located near the UCen, but do you know about the free student gallery? Located in the Arts Building on...
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Serenity | To Infinity and Beyond

Joss Whedon has a message in "Serenity," the big-screen sequel to his cult-hit television show "Firefly": Luke Skywalker is a sniveling twit. Writer/director Whedon, best known for creating the first ...
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A History of Violence | Make The Bad Man Stop

It's true that mainstream American cinema has been on the down and out for the last couple of years. Films such as "Exit Wounds," "Soul Plane" and "Mona Lisa Smile" should have never seen the light of...
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