More Audio Books for Santa Barbara Classrooms
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic is attempting to bring audio books into many more Santa Barbara classrooms.
Year: 2007
FBI Still Searching for Bank Robber
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and apprehending the man who held up the State Street Bank of America on 8/8.
Gang-related Stabbing on San Andres Street
A 19-year-old Santa Barbara resident was stabbed multiple times.
Positively State Street
IMMACULATE INCEPTION: An ensemble of all things indie, Immaculate Machine has had quite a peculiar cast since its 2003 inception: Owen Pallett of Arcade Fire, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, Mike Olsen of the Hidden Cameras, and-at the center of it all-Kathryn Calder of the New Pornographers. But the fame of its constituents is only one reason to sneak a peek at this Victoria, B.C. quartet. Their third full-length record, Fables, was released in May to rampant critical acclaim.
Halloween
The prospect of a new Halloween film, seven sequels later and nearly 30 years after the original, is not inspiring. But with Rob Zombie directing and the promise of a radical reimagining of the original story of psychopath Michael Myers wreaking havoc on suburban Haddonfield, Illinois, Halloween is more intriguing on paper than its predecessors.
Georges Rouault’s Miserere et Guerre: This Anguished World of Shadows.
This exhibition of prints by the 20th-century French artist Georges Rouault revisits a question that has fruitfully occupied the art department at Westmont College for many years: “Is modernism in art compatible with Christian devotion?” Rouault’s magnificent work answers the question with an emphatic “yes,” and anyone with an interest in modernism, printmaking, the Passion of Christ, or social justice ought to see it.
Black Francis
The Pixies frontman (aka Frank Black) brings back the soft-melodic-meets-heavy-rock sound (aka “loud-quiet-loud”) on this 11-song album, an ode to Dutch painter/musician/loony Herman Brood. Despite a twangy shift toward Nashville in recent years, the guitarist/songwriter still can rock and yell and get weird, as he displays with newfound vigor and vigilance on this release.
Pimp my Ride
This collaborative effort between Airstream and architect/designer Chris Deam takes the idea of traveling in style to new heights. The Design Within Reach Airstream Travel Trailer is a 1st Thursday must-see. Head over to Design Within Reach (607 State St.) from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, September 6.
SoCal Edison Reports Record Power Usage
Southern California Edison reported this week that it supplied a record 23,303 megawatts of electricity on Friday, 8/31.
Cheese and Beer
Bogart and Bacall. Difford and Tilbrook. Pencils and erasers. Beer and cheese. Some things just belong together, and C’est Cheese and Hollister Brewing Company set out to underline that point at the end of August with a series of tastings that paired their products in ways that made many a taste bud stand up and say, “Ahhh.” Here is the delicious foursome they offered:
