Never heard of a cimbalom? Then you probably don’t know Romania’s Toni Iordache, who spent his short 43 years on the planet ripping the obscure hammered dulcimer-like instrument to pieces. On this retrospective, he can be heard jamming it like a madman and playing it peacefully as a backdrop to ballads.
After finishing his Academy Award-winning Crash in 2003, Paul Haggis decided to start work on a film about the Iraq War. Studios would not get near the project, but with the help of Clint Eastwood, Haggis was able to get In the Valley of Elah funded. Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon are exemplary in this film about a father’s search for his missing Iraq veteran son.
New York rockers of the neo-New Wave variety The Bravery had little to prove when they took to the SOhO stage last Wednesday. With two chart-topping singles and a gaggle of good press behind them, the synth-heavy quintet drew in an impressively large crowd of eager scenesters, giddy college couples, and a smattering of middle-aged adults looking to get their groove on.
Ross’s Goodbye Look: As I prowled the tile-floored S.B. Courthouse corridors one day in the early 1960s, two friendly, smiling faces popped up before me. I had no idea who they were, but they seemed to know me. I was baffled but pretended to recognize them. And I should have. They were Santa Barbara’s most famous husband-and-wife writing team, Ken (Ross Macdonald) and Margaret Millar.
Who said there’s no homegrown music scene in Santa Barbara? We here at The Independent have always believed our town’s music-making tradition was alive and well, so we decided to put our opinions to the test and publish this inaugural live music issue. When we asked Santa Barbara musicians to tell us about their bands, we figured 30 submissions would be a success. We were clueless. More than 100 bands and singer/songwriters responded. Now, we are presenting the fruits of our findings to you in our first-ever Locals Only music issue, a comprehensive list of the musicians who submitted the required materials.
Official say cigarette to blame, fire damage virtually unnoticeable.
The longtime community member and accused sex offender was not deemed to be a flight risk.
Susan Rose, Hannah-Beth Jackson, and Cheryl Rogers launch a pro-Clinton committee.
Hugo Anayo, 20, goes home after Monday night attack, but the suspects are still on the loose.
Famed DJ and self-described master of “electro crunk” will be spinning Thursday, September 27 at Tonic Nightclub.
