Fighting the Hand That Bleeds You

The Angry Poodle takes on Judy Taege, the state government employee who authorized giving foster children to Sylvia Vasquez, who then put those children in cages. Taege won’t talk, but the Poodle wonders why she couldn’t listen either.

Give a Little

•The Summer Solstice Workshop is in need of supplies for the ongoing craft projects. Donated materials can include fabrics, feathers, glue, lumber, paint, and saws. Call 965-3396 for drop-off details.

Sugarcult Super-Fans

Sugarcult returns to their hometown for a benefit show at The Hub on the UCSB campus tonight, Thursday, June 7, in a show with The Dance from Isla Vista and The Coral Sea out of S.B. After touring America, Europe, and Japan for the past six years and selling more than one million records, Sugarcult has acquired some “super-fans,” according to guitarist Marko 72, a former Indy writer.

Cold Spring Tavern

Built in 1886 as a stagecoach stop on what is now Highway 154, the Cold Spring Tavern has maintained its reputation as a down-home, welcoming restaurant and entertainment venue for more than 100 years. Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the tavern stage is home to some of Santa Barbara’s most loved bands that play to crowds of well-fed listeners. And with a management team set on preserving the historical feel of the tavern, there’s just no place quite like it.

The Price of Redemption

Here’s the inside story of Phillip Gladden, a former meth addict and alleged child molester-turned-preacher who has come to Santa Barbara to reveal God’s plan. Some say the registered sex offender is a healer of epic proportions and that he speaks the word of God, so The Indy‘s Sarah Hammill, herself a practicing Christian, decided to spend a revealing year in Gladden’s evangelical world.

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