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Festival Preview: Lucidity Festival

April 9, 2015 by

Prepare to get Lucid, Santa Barbara.
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Margo Rey’s Organica Style Brings a Little Something for Everyone

April 9, 2015 by

In an interview last fall with the Daily Nexus, singer-songwriter Margo Rey said, “I feel now that every performance is this living organism, and the audience has a big part of what this performance...
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Estrogen Levels on the Rise: Rainbow Girls and The Wild Reeds Play SOhO

April 9, 2015 by

“We wrote this song after some guy told us we should be backup singers.” This sentence left the lips of one of the members making up Rainbow Girls as they delved into the song “She-Bop Nation....
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How Purity Ring Sent Artsweek to the ER

April 9, 2015 by

The line outside the Thunderdome stretched far on Saturday night, with throngs of students waiting to vibe out to Purity Ring and Sweater Beats. Though my stay at the show was cut short when my ankle ...
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Ecological Storytelling with Hayao Miyazaki

April 9, 2015 by

Encouraging the Preservation of the Environment Through Animated Film
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Gardens & Villa Play Sold-Out Show at SOhO

April 9, 2015 by

Green lights flickered on the balcony of SOhO Restaurant and Music Club last Thursday night, glowing over a crowd in strapless dresses and opened button-downs. Inside, the hippest men and women in San...
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Live from the Batcave: Alex Bocknek

April 9, 2015 by

Kindling the cloudy, energetic and electronic dance music scene, gloving was gifted upon this music-fueled world in a conspicuously suggestive manner. Riveting and beautifully choreographed, dancers...
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ChillTopia: The Chill Before the Storm

April 9, 2015 by

As the chaos of Deltopia descended upon Isla Vista on Friday, April 3, an oasis of music and art sprung up in Perfect Park. The event, dubbed ChillTopia, was organized by Excursion Club and sponsored ...
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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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