Artsweek
The Mars Volta do not write albums for the timid. Those who seek feel good, pop songs about love and happiness that can easily fit into a radio station's play list are advised to look elsewhere.
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In the Queens of the Stone Age's latest album, Lullabies to Paralyze, Josh Homme awakens the desert spirits. Peyote-spawned demons? Probably.
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There was a time before "Chicago" and "Moulin Rouge" when the movie musical was an endangered species in Hollywood. Musicals are expensive and risky sells to American audiences.
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"Pentecost" is ultimately a story of revolution and the struggles of the human spirit. The play focuses on a woman possessed by a secret discovery and her search for the truth behind it. It is about a...
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It's been a sad winter as the music scene has seemingly been on hiatus in the United States. With shows few and far between and new releases nowhere to be seen, it was not hard to forget about Ticketm...
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It seems indie rockers are finally taking some vocal lessons. Singer-songwriter Jeff Hanson sings with a lilt in his voice, a Celtic soprano that drifts away with the melodies in his songs.
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Local favorite Jack Johnson knows his niche, and for that alone we must grant him a bit of credit. Folksy vocals, lazy guitar strumming and campfire-ready melodies define his latest, In Between Dreams...
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There's something about southern rock that seems to be far more interesting that plain old rock 'n' roll. Say what you will about the politics of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but they knew how to rock with that l...
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Jonathan Caouette's "Tarnation" is a force to be reckoned with. In a time when documentary film has come to be defined through the highly subjective works of Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock, Caouett...
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BEST SOUNDTRACK Winner: “Garden State” Honorable Mention: “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” BEST USE OF A CODPIECE Winner: Brad Pitt (“Troy”) Honorable Mention: Colin Farrell (&#...
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BIGGEST LETDOWN Winner: “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” Honorable Mention: “Van Helsing” WHAT WERE THEY THINKING Winner: “Superbabies 2” Honorable Mention: R...
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When Choderlos de Laclos wrote Dangerous Liaisons in 1778, he probably wasn't thinking about Santa Barbara. Nonetheless, somebody else managed to connect our picture-perfect town with de Laclos' story...
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Wendy Foster is a woman inspired by fashion and beauty, a passion that has driven her to create four of her own specialty clothing boutiques. Her boutiques' eclectic styles offer Santa Barbara residen...
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Hipsters fought among each other for position, pushing to get closer to the action as the SOMA stage filled with thick fog. Aphex Twin's "Milkman" cut out, a church organ sounded and five suits emerge...
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Ends on ‘good terms’ but is blocked on Instagram
Slow fade
Ghosting them on a random Monday
“It’s not you, it’s me”
Drunk Uber “we need to talk” voice memo
Presents a notes app pros and cons list
Asks to still be friends
Drops their stuff off, never speaks to them again
Texts “this isn’t working” then posts from another country
“It’s not me, it’s you”
Tells them they need to focus on Econ 10A
Delivers a hand-written letter to their mom
