Hearts on Fire
‘I have asked about : why I can’t get a big hit single, and what I’ve been told is that it’s because my songs are so personal.’ – Lucinda Williams
Year: 2006
The Hairbrain Scheme
Members: Grant Parsons (vocals), Chris Nava (keyboards), Nate Harris (bass), and Bobby Halvorson (drums).
Albums: Their debut album, You’re a Nation, is being released on the band’s own indie label Fank You Records.
Top 10 Sheets Sold at SB Sheet Music
1. “My Immortal,” by Evanescence
3. “1,000 Years,” by Five for Fighting
3. “Linus and Lucy,” by Vince Guaraldi
Sonic Transcedence Of the Week
Listening to the Masters of Persian Music, I feel as if I’m wandering the dusty, sun-drenched streets of a Middle Eastern city where people stare at me because I’m the only American. I stop to rest in a cafe, where classical music plays from the speakers.
Tempera Tantrum
Oxford University-trained art history veteran Nigel McGilchrist will give a lecture on how tempera painting was replaced with oil painting in the 15th century and how oil paint made it possible for a deep color saturation that tempera paint could not offer.
KCSB Talks
Those who are unable to attend the upcoming lectures at UCSB will have the opportunity to hear the speakers chat on KCSB 91.9 FM from 8-9 a.m.
Regal Eagles
Anyone who cares about endangered species will want to show their support by entering the “Eagles Forever! It’s Our Duty for Future Generations” contest by March 24.
On Canaan and the Promised Land
Taylor Branch is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of a three-book series on Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement. At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68, the third and final installment, has just been published by Simon & Schuster. Before his free lecture this Sunday at Victoria Hall, Branch gave The Indy a sneak peek into MLK’s world.
Quote of the Week
‘There is a certain amount of people in our local jails that don’t belong there.’
-Santa Barbara County Sheriff hopeful Butch Arnoldi, alluding to the untold numbers of incarcerated people with drug addiction and mental health issues.
No Joy in Dogville
REFUND THIS: Like about 2,025 other people, I wedged my soggy self into a seat at the Arlington Theatre last Friday night to see former secretary of state Colin Powell. He was there, ostensibly, to talk about leadership. I harbored some delusions that he might talk about some other things, too. Like how he’d been totally punked by the Bush White House.
