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Beachward Bound
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Carpinteria’s reggae star Dominic Balli is the winner of the first ever Independent Road to West Beach Contest. Read story.
Meet the Band Contest Finalists
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Aside from a couple of scheduling snafus and a wee bit of organizational troubles, this past weekend’s Road to West Beach semifinals wrapped up with a bang. Read story.
SNOT Is Back
Santa Barbara's Legendary Rock Group Returns to the Stage After 10 Year Hiatus
Santa Barbara's legendary rock group returns to the stage after 10-year hiatus; video of concert inside. Read story.
The Indy’s ‘Road to West Beach’ Brings 10 S.B. Bands One Step Closer to Stardom
The Long and Winding Road
Some time last year, we here at The Indy had the bright idea to collect and put to print all the Santa Barbara-based music makers we could track down. Read story.
The Secret of NYM
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While I can happily smirk that I, as an S.B. transplant still in her early twenties, I would never go so far as to call myself a Santa Barbara music history buff. Read story.
And the Winners Are…
Round One of The Indy’s Road to West Beach Contest Draws to a Close
Round One of The Indy’s Road to West Beach Contest draws to a close. Read story.
Photographs by Birgitte Aarestrup
At Montecito Frame and Gallery. Shows through September 2.
It is a wide world from which Santa Barbara photographer Birgitte Aarestrup draws inspiration, as evidenced in her eclectic exhibition now showing at Montecito Frame and Gallery. Read story.
Art Off the Wall
Transforming Spaces
Michelangelo had the Medici family, Jackson Pollock had Peggy Guggenheim, and Andy Warhol had his pool of celebrities, but do art patrons exist in the contemporary world? Read story.
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Rock the Vote
By the time this here column makes it’s way out of my word processor, the fine folks behind this year’s Independent Road to West Beach competition will have officially launched 2008’s online Indy Band Guide. Read story.
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All Tomorrow’s Parties
Following last year’s Fiesta debacle in front of Tonic—and the recent waterfront melee that occurred during this year’s Fourth of July festivities—I will be the first to say that I look forward to this weekend with about as much excitement as I do trepidation. Read story.
Brad Nack: The Design of Imagination
At Roy. Shows through August 31.
Brad Nack has long been a feature of the Santa Barbara arts scene, first as the manager of S.B.-based band Toad the Wet Sprocket and more recently as a visual artist in his own right. Read story.
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A Fair Summer
Last year’s winners of The Indy’s inaugural “Local’s Only Music Issue” are back and ready to party. Read story.
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You Are Here
It rarely happens that I—by no intense searching or snooping of my own—catch wind of a name or face that has seemed to have mysteriously (and abruptly) dropped off my musical radar. Read story.
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A Good Burn
With a smoky and ash-filled July 4th now behind us—and the Gap Fire waning just enough to keep my short-but-sweet mental mash up of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Franz Ferdinand’s “This Fire,” and Cut Copy’s “Hearts on Fire” out of my head for the time being—it seems that there’s no better moment to start looking toward future shows, fresh starts, and new musical beginnings. Read story.
Ranch Music
With the summer season now in full swing and summer weather heating up the night, what better time to leave the office early and enjoy the best in free, fun, and community-centric entertainment? Read story.
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