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November 4, 2004

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

By Harrison Coltun

When was the last time you saw a good movie? When was the last time you saw a movie from Korea? If you said "I don't know" to either of these questions, this movie is right up your alley.

November 4, 2004

A Poignant Portrayal of an Iconic Personality

By Drew Reed

"Ray" masterfully recreates the life, struggles and successes of Ray Charles. It follows the perseverance of Charles, a blind pianist, in his youth, his shrewd business skills and Charles' ultimate descent into the clutc...

November 4, 2004

The Biko House Keeps the Music Coming, Despite Difficulties

By Matt Cappiello

Guitars were put to a good cause on Friday night, as the Biko House held its second benefit concert, featuring headlining bands Tobias and the Shotgun Wedding.

November 4, 2004

The Nitty Gritty on State Street

By Jessica Vrazilek

An untraditional blend of individual style, State Street's True Grit is one of Santa Barbara's best stores. A meld of high fashion, local designers and eclectic styles, True Grit is truly one of Santa Barbara's hidden tr...

November 4, 2004

Cake | Pressure Chief | Columbia

By Jessica Quick

Cake's new album, Pressure Chief, proves to be no blaring deviation from the unique style that we know and love. Indeed, Cake devotees can rest assured: The trademark catchy hooks and annoyingly easy-to-remember lyrics s...

November 4, 2004

Le Tigre | This Island | Universal Records

By Jory Dominguez

This Island deserves three awards: one for the best/weirdest song title on an album ("Nanny Nanny Boo Boo"), another for best cover of the year (The Pointer Sisters' hit "I'm So Excited") and the last for making the Casi...

November 4, 2004

Rilo Kiley | More Adventurous | Brute/Beaute

By Yolanda Kol

After playing countless sold-out shows in support of its 2002 break-through album The Execution of All Things, Rilo Kiley has returned with further enthusiasm and abundant confidence.

November 4, 2004

Green Day | American Idiot | Reprise

By Blaire Brown

It's been a long while since our ears have been kissed by the sound of Green Day. Well, music fans, it is 2004, and the trio swims back into the stream of main with the freshly released American Idiot.

November 4, 2004

Tears for Fears | Everybody Loves a Happy Ending | New Door

By Colin Marshall

"If only I were half my age and she was younger," laments Tears for Fears' Roland Orzabal on "Call Me Mellow," one of the many standout tracks on Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, the band's first new album in nine years.

November 4, 2004

The Black Keys | Rubber Factory | Fat Possum

By Brad Vargyas

It's certainly tempting to write off Akron, Ohio-based group the Black Keys as another one of the seemingly hundreds of the garage rock bands that have sprung up over the last few years.

October 27, 2004

Hey, Ho, Let’s VOTE!!

By Harrison Coltun

Artsweek correspondent Harrison Coltun got the chance to ask the "Activote!" moderators some of the tough questions about next week's elections and politics today. Artsweek: Is the student vote as big as a factor as peop...

October 27, 2004

A Lesson in Philosophy

By Colin Marshall

During my chosen screening of "I Heart Huckabees," I couldn't help but be distracted by a slow yet steady trickle of audience members who, peace made with the loss of seven dollars, stood up and shuffled toward the green...

October 27, 2004

Bernie Goes East

By Brad Vargyas

The death of a family member is probably the single most emotionally painful thing that we as human beings have to bear. The prospect of disappearing form this earth, never to return to our family and loved ones again, i...

October 27, 2004

In the Presence of Greatness

By Danny Lewis

Bob Dylan doesn't have to work a crowd with humor or charisma; he doesn't have to show off his chops; hell, he doesn't even have to really sing his vocals. He just has to be there.

October 27, 2004

Death by Sexy LIVE!!!

By Jory Dominguez

Before last Friday night Velvet Jones was a foreign place, known to me only as another typical club with a dodgy word-of-mouth reputation. Frankly, I did not believe I could be lured to its location on the lower end of S...

October 27, 2004

Pixies Live Up to Legend

By Brad Vargyas

The Pixies are legends. Not legends in the sense of being instantly recognizable on the radio or MTV, but legends in their own right. Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering were lucky enough to even b...