Happy Birthday Montage!
Our Montecito columnist celebrates her one year mark, and keeps dishing the village’s news and gossip.
Year: 2007
The Veltexans
Part snotty pop punk, part contemplative indie rock, and part neo-New Wave, The Veltexans’ Everything’s the MatterM is a modern rock deejay’s dream come true. But aside from their laundry list of successful contemporary sound-alikes (We Are Scientists, Kaiser Chiefs, and The Walkmen all come to mind), these gentlemen truly know how to rock. Standout tracks like “Hats Off to (Chad) Harper” and “Brand-Name Pills” combine crashing guitar and cymbals with snarly, tongue-in-cheek lyrics that spews forth from lead vocalist Zach Turner in true pissed-off punk fashion.
Wendy McCaw Takes the Stand
News-Press owner tells her side of the story as NLRB hearing nears the end.
Biggest Pot Bust in Santa Barbara History?
At least 80,000 plants were found on a North County Ranch.
Supervisors Approve Jackson as 3rd District Planner
Potential conflicts of interest will be decided on a case-by-case basis.
College – It’s All About Stripping
Metaphorically, of course.
The Day of Two Million
After vacationing in Arizona, Barney wonders about the rising prices and shrinking space in Santa Barbara.
Wendy McCaw Enters Bankruptcy Court
Some speculate that she could testify today in the News-Press/NLRB hearing.
Bias, Legality Once Again Debated at News-Press Hearing
Testimony from editorial page editor Travis Armstrong continued.
“Life in Santa Barbara” Memoir Contest
The Indy will kick off 2008 right by publishing the winners of a memoir contest in next year’s first issue. So we need your submissions now. Here’s what we want.
