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Spielberg. Hanks. The Coens. Hell Yes.

October 29, 2015 by

While some spent their Friday nights getting drunk, partying it up or maybe even tickling their nostalgia with “Goosebumps,” I saw “Bridge of Spies.” Because how else will I further cement my ...
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Florence + Bowl = One Big, One Blue, One Beautiful Show

October 29, 2015 by

Reaching out into the audience with welcoming arms, she asked us to remove something weighing us down, keeping us on the ground. And with her triumphant cry, she freed us: “Santa Barbara, you are re...
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Pure Bathing Culture to Cleanse SOhO

October 28, 2015 by

On Sunday, Nov. 1 SOhO will host a night of authentic Portland indie-pop. Wild Ones will take the stage at 9 p.m. followed by headliner Pure Bathing Culture. Pure Bathing Culture released their second...
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Anna Deveare Smith’s One-Woman Show Never Gives Up

October 28, 2015 by

There is rarely a performance so powerful and so genuine that within the audience, the dim stage light shows streaming tears all around, both from laughter and sorrow. Anna Deveare Smith’s Never Giv...
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Spike Lee’s “4 Little Girls” Comes to MCC Theater

October 28, 2015 by

In its 239 year lifespan, America has never seen one day of genuine racial harmony. Brief periods of superficial equality are constantly interrupted by hate crimes. This pattern has haunted our societ...
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UCSB Music Professor Performs Rare Beethoven Piece

October 27, 2015 by

Surrounded by the austere brick walls of the Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall and lit by faint purple lights, a black grand piano with gold feet awaited the arrival of Professor Paul Berkowitz. The professo...
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New Noise Block Party Features Run the Jewels and Gardens & Villa

October 26, 2015 by

After an entire weekend full of upbeat and fresh music shows, the New Noise Festival concluded with their Block Party at the Funk Zone featuring Gardens & Villa and Run the Jewels, on Sunday, Oct....
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A Cuba-America Line That Actually Works

October 23, 2015 by

The temperature was in the eighties and a soft wind only partially helped with the damp, clingy air on Tuesday night. Bright lights extended over the sidewalk, overarching and blanketing a piece of St...
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Tijuana Panthers Rock New Noise

October 23, 2015 by

The Velvet Jones in downtown Santa Barbara is a venue that attracts a diverse group of music lovers — anyone ranging from angst-ridden teenagers to adults attempting to relive their glory days. At e...
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Rocktober In the Hub

October 23, 2015 by

The good old Hub: It’s the origin of the pungent smell of freshly cooked orange chicken when you walk by the UCen. It’s where you may or may not be willing to get in a fist fight with a fe...
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Hozier Performs Highly Anticipated Set at SB Bowl

October 22, 2015 by

Literally. Not trying to sound like a character from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” but Hozier left his fans looking for more. The Irish singer-songwriter’s visit to Santa Barbara on his debut ...
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Treasure Island Music Fest Returns for Another Successful Year

October 22, 2015 by

Treasure Island Music Festival feels a lot like Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland, minus the psychedelia, plus The National. Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment truly designed this festival with the...
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ETC Presents Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

October 21, 2015 by

A dingy, dark and overall dreary set has been constructed in the New Vic theatre for the Ensemble Theatre Company’s (E.T.C.) performances of “Sweeney Todd.” This creepy musical of the demon barb...
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“Trumbo” Comes to Script to Screen

October 21, 2015 by

The Hollywood Ten sounds like a cute name, doesn’t it? Sort of like the Fab Four or the Magnificent Seven. In reality, though, that name brought only disdain and misery for its members. The Ten were...
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Goldenvoice To Bring Sufjan Stevens to the Arlington

October 21, 2015 by

On Oct. 24 The Arlington Theatre in Downtown Santa Barbara will be welcoming Sufjan Stevens to its illustrious stage. With its plush, red velvet seats and elaborate décor transporting you to the nigh...
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