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Hippie Sabotage and Cherub Coming to Earl Warren Showgrounds

The electro-indie duo Cherub, best known for their hit single “Doses and Mimosas,” will be hitting the stage at Earl Warren Showgrounds Friday, Nov. 20. They have been carefully crafting new music...
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Akram Khan Comes to the Granada

This Tuesday, dance appreciators swarmed the Granada Theatre for a performance by renowned dance company Akram Khan. Unlike most companies, Akram Khan only performs a single piece, titled “Kaash.”...
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Firebrand Record Label To Bring Politics and Music Coming to SOhO

Ryan Harvey of the Riot Folk Collective and Tom Morello, the guitarist for Rage Against the Machine, are coming to SOhO on Nov. 16. The duo aims to capitalize on the Che Guevara T-shirt-wearing, Occup...
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Folk Legends John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett Come to Campbell Hall

On Saturday night, Campbell Hall had a far different atmosphere than the average freshman lecture. The backpacks had been replaced by designer purses. The full heads of hair and wispy no-shave-Novembe...
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When Therapy Becomes Art: “Marwencol” Kicks off The Humanities and the Brain Series

Nestled just around the corner of Beauville, France lies a town laden with rusty military tanks, chipped-paint buildings and dusty roads. Men in camouflage garb bustle about, tending to wounded comrad...
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Peanuts Returns, and It’s Wonderful

I may have shot myself in the foot here by choosing to review a film mired in a universe I am only somewhat familiar with. And I doubt very many people will want to go see a rated-G film in lieu of ...
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The Venus Hottentot on Parade in the PAT

The chorus of “Venus” lined up in the back of the Performing Arts Theatre Friday evening, dressed casually yet aristocratically while flaunting magnificent white judge’s wigs. “HOLD MY WIG” ...
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Paul S. Flores Comes to Reds Bin 211

It’s unsurprising that 2015 Doris Duke Award recipient Paul S. Flores managed to garner a decent turnout for his evening of spoken word, hosted by the UCSB MultiCultural Center on Friday Nov. 5. The...
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7 Nicolas Cage Films That Everyone Needs to See

  Since the start of his career, Nicolas Cage has refused to be typecast. He takes on countless roles that challenge him as an actor, and pushes his skills to the extreme. Over the years, many ha...
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Brainfeeder Artist TOKiMONSTA To Perform at SOhO

Halloween may be over, but watch out because the TOKiMONSTA is coming to town. On Nov. 12 at 8pm, world-renowned DJ and producer TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) is bringing her Fovere Tour to Santa Barbara...
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Blitzen Trapper To Come to SOhO

The music of Portland-based group Blitzen Trapper is, just like all things from Portland, weird. This quintet is nearing epic in both its age and discography, and has consistently straddled the lines ...
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Janet Jackson Draws Pan-Californian Crowd to SB Bowl

Hundreds of fans wiggled their way to their seats Wednesday night, Oct. 21 to witness Janet Jackson take the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Although the groundbreaking singer had not toured in seven...
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Dia De Los Muertos at the Bowl

The hottest event of the Halloween shmalloween weekend easily was the Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Santa Barbara Bowl. For one night only, the Bowl became a magical arena, shaped after the tr...
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‘Go Set a Watchman’: The Sequel We Didn’t Need

If the goal of Go Set a Watchman was to leave me both satisfied and disappointed, it succeeded. On one hand, I got to read a second book by Harper Lee—a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, no less. On ...
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ASPB Thrills ThunderDoom with Witch and the Tantrums, Spook Dogg

Delirium, the latest in the school’s series of Halloween shows designed to shepherd rowdy hordes of Isla Vistans away from the weekend’s police-prowled streets, was a two-day fest of crowds and co...
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