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Camping at Coachella: A Packing List

April 2, 2015 by

Ahh, Coachella: those three days of magical music bonding in Indio, California where the Spicy Pie is eaten by thousands and Tupac appears from the dead, albeit by hologram. It’s the place where Bey...
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Talent Trade Conference Shares Industry Secrets with Aspiring Actors, Screenwriters

April 2, 2015 by

“That Ari Gold character is tame compared to [agents in] the CAA,” said Justin Winters, a screenwriter who has been around the block when it comes to talent agencies. Winters delivered this one-li...
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Interview with CORNERS

April 2, 2015 by

Coming from Echo Park, L.A., post-punk band CORNERS talked to me after their Burgerama set last weekend about raunchy show happenings and good energy. Composed of Tracy Bryant, Rick Mabery, Billy Chan...
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Burgerama: Weezer and Black Lips Headline Costa Mesa Fest

April 2, 2015 by

A swarm of guys, girls and everything in between amassed in their funkiest thrift shop getups at the Observatory last weekend in Costa Mesa, California. The usually cozy venue was transformed into a t...
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Eat My Words: A Spoken Word Show by Kip Fulbeck’s Class

March 16, 2015 by

At about the same time you were ransacking the kitchen’s pantry and refrigerator for something tasty you could call your dinner, Kip Fulbeck’s Art 137 Class was serving up a platter more fulfillin...
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“Grasshoppers for Grandpa” Gives an Inside Look to the History for Downtown Bar

March 16, 2015 by

The site of Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens is Santa Barbara’s last visible remnant of the Chinatown that once was. Today, the space is open for business under the name The Pickle Room. But nine years ag...
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Joffrey Ballet Continues to Amaze in Santa Barbara

March 16, 2015 by

After an agonizing separation of three years, the Joffrey Ballet returned to Santa Barbara on Tuesday, March 10 to perform three pieces of recent repertoire. Founded 1956 by Robert Joffrey in New York...
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Improvability Shares Spotlight and Humor with Boston University’s Improv Group

March 11, 2015 by

Every Friday night, Improvability, UCSB’s premier comedy troupe, performs their show at 8 p.m. in Embarcadero Hall. Every week, they choose an entertaining theme to revolve their show around, rangin...
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Nick Frost: Conversation with a Zombie Slayer, Alien Fighter and Bad-Ass Cop

March 11, 2015 by

If you’ve been asked who Nick Frost is, chances are you’ve shook your head in confusion before being told, “You know, the fat guy from ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz?’” Suddenly, yo...
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IVFF’s “March Into Spring” Event Brings Local Talent to Perfect Park

March 10, 2015 by

With spring just around the corner, the refreshing sights and melodious tunes that come with the season inspired Isla Vista First Fridays: March into Spring on Friday, March 6. In I.V.’s Perfect Par...
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MCC’s An Evening of Self Expression Encourages Poetic Catharsis

March 10, 2015 by

It’s not recommended to eat sweets before bed but for last Thursday’s open-mic, an exception could surely be made. Turning its seating area into a poetic foreground with the smell of red velvet cu...
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Shirley Jo Finney and UCSB students bring In the Red and Brown Water to Life

March 7, 2015 by

“In the Red and Brown Water,” directed by Shirley Jo Finney, opened this past weekend in the Hatlen Theater. The play is chronologically the first of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s ”Brother/Sister Pl...
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Live at the Batcave: The Crash Landings

March 5, 2015 by

Meet The Crash Landings. This local Isla Vista punk collaborative exists for one purpose — to fight the infestation of ska and reggae with high-pitched shrieks, disorganized anger, mosh pits, songs ...
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“Top Model’s” Miss J Sashays into RCSGD’s Fashion Show

March 5, 2015 by

A unison choir of “yassssssss” burst from the audience in Corwin Pavilion last Thursday, Feb. 26, when a tall, dark and powerful figure appeared on the runway. The famous legs strutted down the ca...
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Interview with Progressive EDM Artist Slow Magic

March 5, 2015 by

Last Thursday’s pop-up concert series, Pop-Off, by RedEye Presents brought masked musical mastermind Slow Magic to the stage. The progressive electronic music artist is known for his dreamy and cele...
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