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- Story: Live Releases It’s First Concert DVD (Thursday, April 9, 2009)
... tly captures the powerful live shows for which the band is known. It’s ... er the phone. Kowalczyk and the rest of the band—drummer Chad Gracey, bass ... road, which began after the release of their seventh CD Songs from Black Mo ... er 2008 with a five-week gig as part of Europe’s annual mega-concert serie ...
- Story: 2007 Surf Issue - Surf Season Returns (Thursday, October 25, 2007)
... for crowded beach parking lots, neck tan ... is once again kissing the coastline of Santa Barbara. The all-too-short ann ... ta Barbara. The all-too-short annual love affair between our beloved cobblesto ... ort annual love affair between our beloved cobblestone points and northwest gr ...
- Story: Letters 5-25-2006 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)
... I have been a registered Democrat for 42 years, but I want to pick the bes ... , but I want to pick the best person for 2nd District supervisor regardless o ... r 2nd District supervisor regardless of party affiliation. I am voting for D ... ss of party affiliation. I am voting for Dan Secord because I want an experie ...
- Story: Not in Kyoto Anymore (Thursday, July 23, 2009)
... Foreign students find Santa Barbara home ... ight, and you’ve just stepped foot for the first time on Santa Barbara soil ... and delirious after a 24-hour frenzy of globe-trotting flights and far-flung ... nd you’re standing on the doorstep of a strange person’s house where a t ...
- Story: Good Night & Good Luck (Thursday, April 27, 2006)
... Fashion issue. We figured a marriage of these parties was anything but a str ... ured a marriage of these parties was anything but a stretch, if not long overdue. ... ose-and-personal look at the deejays of Santa Barbara; Sarah Hammill searche ... anta Barbara; Sarah Hammill searches for love on State Street and a sober fir ...
- Story: Letters from a Santa Barbara Soldier in Iraq (Thursday, June 28, 2007)
... e this report: They have a new kind of explosive device here that cuts thro ... e road, I find myself very conscious of where my arms are. These new devices ... s are. These new devices always take off some part of you, usually a leg or ... ew devices always take off some part of you, usually a leg or two. The other ...
- Story: Discovered—Carolina Beltran Interviews Soprano Célia Zambon Wollenberg (Thursday, August 6, 2009)
... a Beltran looks at the Music Academy of the West’s vocal program and condu ... oprano Célia Zambon Wollenberg, one of the stars of Mignon. Imagine y ... Zambon Wollenberg, one of the stars of Mignon. Imagine yourself in an ... in an auditorium, on stage in front of at least 250 people, and all their e ...
- Story: Voices of the Evacuated (Friday, November 14, 2008)
... figure out if their homes and those of their friends and neighbors are stil ... continue to add personal experiences of the fire to the bottom of this post: ... xperiences of the fire to the bottom of this post: UPDATE: Mountain Drive ... Mountain Drive was still standing as of this morning, but many Mountain Driv ...
- Story: Eating (Thursday, October 15, 2009)
... of 2009 Health Food/Nutrition Sto ... microcosm. It has all the icon-foods of the health nut: sprouts, sunflower s ... ourishes, too: whole roasted garlic cloves, jalapeño slices, and big chunks o ... es, jalapeño slices, and big chunks of grilled beets. It’s a major accomp ...
- Story: Locals Only Music Issue, Version 2.0 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)
... e reason was to create an issue that offered thanks—and a much-needed vote ... ered thanks—and a much-needed vote of support—to the hundreds of diligen ... ed vote of support—to the hundreds of diligent and talented musicians livi ... nted musicians living among us. Some of those who responded were students sl ...
- Story: Letters 11/2/2006 (Wednesday, November 1, 2006)
... I was on the News-Press news staff for 22 years, and I retired about the sa ... and I retired about the same number of years ago. As an avid employee and r ... f improve to an unusually high level of competence. But poor management has ... d this by generating the recent rash of resignations and dismissals. News ...
- Story: Blue & Green Guide 2006 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)
... r Annual Blue & Green Guide In one of our region’s oddest years of weath ... n one of our region’s oddest years of weather ever, this year’s cold, we ... ed into the June gloom we all know before we even entered May. But sunshine a ... But sunshine actually broke through for a few hours last week, offering us a ...
- Story: Wedding Ways (Thursday, February 16, 2006)
... love. … That blessed arrangement, that ... details vary. Inside is a collection of stories that reflect a variety of Bi ... on of stories that reflect a variety of Big Day celebrations. Georgia Freedm ... ot sponsors to help defray the costs of their wedding, and what Queen Victor ...
- Story: Letters 10-12-2006 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)
... independent.com. All letters that conform to our standards of length and clar ... etters that conform to our standards of length and clarity will be published ... 300 words and include a phone number for verification. Mail to: Letters, The ... With all the salacious gossip about former representative Mark Foley (R-Fla ...
- Story: The Rockstar Who Would Save the World (Thursday, August 21, 2008)
... d tour may go down in history as one of the most forward-thinking and sustai ... o down in history as one of the most forward-thinking and sustainable of all ... ost forward-thinking and sustainable of all time. Strawberry shortc ... is spending the last Friday morning of July on his knees, picking the ripe ...
- Story: Thumbs Up for Santa Barbara News Room (Wednesday, April 4, 2007)
... ' new online venture means more news for Santa Barbara residents and more fri ... idents and more friendly competition for the Independent. Some ma ... dependent has been with its coverage of SantaBarbaraNewsRoom.com, the new on ... he new online venture from our peers formerly—and, they hope, future-ly—o ...
- Story: Our 2008 Endorsements (Thursday, October 9, 2008)
... Barbara Independent voters’ guide for the November election. The ... lection. The voting season officially began this week when thousan ... ially began this week when thousands of Santa Barbara voters began receiving ... ll be made and ballots marked long before the polls open on November 4. To ...
- Story: First King of the Festival (Thursday, February 1, 2007)
... Forest Whitaker Talks Acting, Uganda, an ... Amin Wasn’t All Bad The Last King of Scotland, Forest Whitaker becomes th ... t All Bad The Last King of Scotland, Forest Whitaker becomes the notorious Ug ... dictator Idi Amin. To deliver the performance of a lifetime — and one t ...
- Story: Local Heroes 2007 (Wednesday, November 21, 2007)
... sizes: lifesavers acting in the heat of the moment, philanthropists generous ... t, philanthropists generously giving of their wealth, teachers who inspire i ... nteers donating all their time and effort to making other people’s lives a ... t better. Nowhere is this essence of heroism more prominent than in Santa ...
- Story: Creature Features (Thursday, August 10, 2006)
... ving a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then anim ... d gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans,” said James ... en animals are better off than a lot of humans,” said James Herriot, autho ... umans,” said James Herriot, author of All Creatures Great and Small. So th ...
- Story: Kettmann Makes List (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)
... lk back if you disagree. A Rundown of What I've Seen So Far I've been cove ... ional Film Festival in some capacity for the past seven years, but with a ful ... his year that I'd make a concerted effort to get out and see more films than ... and see more films than I ever had before. Am I on track to break the lacklus ...
- Story: The Woodard File (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)
... of Josef Woodard's SBIFF '007 blog, he ... rom the Composer's Panel, always one of the critic's faves. Plus, see review ... he critic's faves. Plus, see reviews of Hounddog, Offside, Paprika, The Glam ... aves. Plus, see reviews of Hounddog, Offside, Paprika, The Glamorous Life of ...
- Story: Crystal Mess (Thursday, March 2, 2006)
... of a long line of addictive drugs used ... of addictive drugs used by humans over ... timulants have been highly popular. Coffee took Europe by storm in the 17th ... a favorite among the intelligentsia of the 19th century. Sigmund Freud and ...
- Story: Last Calls (Thursday, July 27, 2006)
... g through the pineapple slice in one of Willy Gilbert’s renowned mai tais: ... pagoda façade is the last reminder of Santa Barbara’s once-bustling Chin ... ustling Chinatown—would be closing for good on Saturday, July 29. The reaso ... taurant, bar, and home in the back—for a comfortable chunk of change, with ...
- Story: This Is Not a Tourist (Friday, July 11, 2008)
... sident has been through some version of the following scenario. Your favorit ... last, on their way to Santa Barbara for vacation, and you are either going t ... going to be really busy at work, out of town, or, as I was over Memorial Day ... oth. How do you squeeze the most out of having friends visit without droppin ...
- Story: Q Is for Quartet (Saturday, November 22, 2008)
... d classical musicians about the joys of instrumental conversation. I ... the string quartet is the best test of a composer’s ability and can be a ... nd can be a similarly effective test of a musician’s capabilities. One mig ... and Peter Salaff, a founding member of the Cleveland Quartet, manage to mak ...
- Story: Ten Years of Hell (Thursday, September 14, 2006)
... aconic vocals around the first verse of “Angel of the Morning” last mont ... s around the first verse of “Angel of the Morning” last month, legendary ... partner Carrie Rodriguez, and let a soft smile creep across his weathered fa ... aconic vocals around the first verse of “Angel of the Morning” l ...
- Story: High Noon in the Garden of Controversy (Thursday, November 19, 2009)
... eep inside the fight over the future of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. ... Botanic Garden. Two weeks ago, for the first time in a decade of report ... ago, for the first time in a decade of reporting in Santa Barbara, I briefl ... rically - considered the possibility of being poisoned on the job. After mor ...
- Story: In Their Natural Habitat (Wednesday, September 20, 2006)
... ” Food: a hot meal or cold out of a can. Sleep: day, night, or none. W ... first Burning Man, and you get a lot of different replies. Replies that say ... itself. There are the blank stares, of course. If that’s you, it̵ ... he hushed “There’s a lot of…nudity, isn’t there?R ...
- Story: Why the Biggest Acts Love to Play in Our Backyard (Thursday, May 1, 2008)
... hitheater designed to hold thousands of people and host touring rock shows d ... hitheater designed to hold thousands of people and host touring rock shows d ... ut can’t always deliver the stars. For every sold-out jam band show at Colo ... here road-weary oldies acts headline for half-full houses. Not here, t ...
- Story: To Endure, and to be Heard (Thursday, February 28, 2008)
... ors’ Luncheon has become something of a Santa Barbara institution — a re ... well as a popular annual fundraiser for the nearly forty-year-old non-profit ... lar annual fundraiser for the nearly forty-year-old non-profit organization. ... for the nearly forty-year-old non-profit organization. CALM, whose acronymi ...
- Story: Roger Durling Reports from Cannes (Monday, May 21, 2007)
... of SBIFF reports from the Cannes Film F ... was asked to be programming director for the American Pavilion. So far, he's ... go, Roger Durling was named the head of the Santa Barbara International Film ... ’s elevated the festival to be one of the industry’s most exciting and s ...
- Story: The Medical Marijuana Movement Grows in Santa Barbara (Thursday, May 3, 2007)
... ed anonymously on the upper Westside of Santa Barbara, the lights are hummin ... the perpetually drawn window shades of the back room, the constantly spinni ... in the side yard, or the sweet odor of fresh ganja blowing in the breeze. ... ed anonymously on the upper Westside of Santa Barbara, the lights are hummin ...
- Story: L Is for Lesbian (Thursday, April 19, 2007)
... Amurao interviewed not one but two professors on the subject. A lively discu ... o sat down and discussed the subject of lesbianism with Professors Leila Rup ... sed the subject of lesbianism with Professors Leila Rupp and Verta Taylor, w ... partments, respectively. These two professors, partners of 28 years, were hi ...
- Story: Letters 1-4-2007 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)
... offered by the nation for former presid ... utes have been offered by the nation for former president Gerald R. Ford. The ... have been offered by the nation for former president Gerald R. Ford. There i ... ation for former president Gerald R. Ford. There is one special aspect of his ...
- Story: No More Pain (Thursday, June 8, 2006)
... unusually tired and sat on the edge of a stone bridge on Ramona Lane. Then, ... unusually tired and sat on the edge of a stone bridge on Ramona Lane. Then ... Mr. Lever proved a challenge because of the steep creek bank and property f ... itized and stitched. After four days of monitoring in the Intensive Care Un ...
- Story: Zaca Fire Impacts Will Linger for Years (Thursday, October 18, 2007)
... d more than $120 million to put out. For a blaze that turned out to be histor ... d more than $120 million to put out. For a blaze that turned out to be histor ... e plumes and emergency alerts may be forgotten, its aftereffects will be with ... en, its aftereffects will be with us for years. It’s hard to get a handl ...
- Story: Father Kelly’s Curse (Thursday, September 6, 2007)
... nd content not to endure the agonies of a protracted trial with no certain o ... rect, deliberate manner, Ruiz is one of 508 men and women who recently settl ... nd women who recently settled claims of sexual abuse with the Los Angles Arc ... nd content not to endure the agonies of a protracted trial with no certain o ...
- Story: The Santa Barbara Writers Conference Gets the Best out of Writers (Thursday, June 14, 2007)
... rs Conference has developed the kind of fervent, devoted fan club more commo ... tions. The conference is the subject of breathless writers’ group discussi ... rs Conference has developed the kind of fervent, devoted fan club more commo ... tions. The conference is the subject of breathless writers’ group discussi ...
- Story: Kevin Spracher (Friday, June 1, 2007)
... bum The problem with the majority of the songs in this compilation is tha ... get excited about either. While many of the bands sound almost identical, He ... distorted guitar, is completely out of sync with the others. Ultimately, Gr ... Music Writer Being a music writer for The Santa Barbara Independent would ...
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