As any real rudie knows, second-wave ska band The Beat rose from the industrial ashes of working class Birmingham, England, in the late 1970s. Like their ska revival contemporaries The Selecter and The Specials, The Beat’s particular blend of New Wave reggae-pop and their message of racial integration and social unity spoke to a particular era, and like them, faded by the early ’80s.
Wu Han is a pianist and co-artistic director-with her husband, cellist David Finckel-of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, which will appear on November 8 at the First United Methodist Church in a concert presented by UCSB Arts and Lectures.
Interclique Inc.-a Santa Barbara-based company that specializes in developing online social networks-created a MySpace-style Web site called Disastervictim.org.
Almost all of the recent furor over water allocations in the Goleta Valley has focused on the question of “carryover.” Specifically, debate has arisen from a single phrase in the landmark 1991 Safe Water Supplies Ordinance. Known as SAFE, the law is meant to safeguard the Goleta Water District’s (GWD) underground water basin, and it cannot be modified except by a vote of the people.
Every weekend, thousands of fun-seeking Americans flood across the Mexican border into Baja, California. Some are underage college students wanting to go to bars and clubs. Others are surfers intent on exploring the many surfÂ-able nooks and crannies the Baja coast has to offer.
The Indy‘s Gay Girl has something to say to those who rely on the Bible to condemn homosexuality.
Although more than 30 years have passed since its founding as a choreographic democracy, collaborative play remains the heart of Pilobolus Dance Company’s work. Tuesday’s program reflected the wide range of the company’s repertoire, from co-artistic director Jonathan Wolken’s classic solo Pseudopodia of 1973, to fellow founder Michael Tracy’s duet Persistence of Memory from this year.
Everything in moderation, they say, including moderation. When pondering the wisdom of “they,” I, like any good hedonist, tend to fixate on that final little nugget. Of course, doing so has, on occasion, left me hung-over, bloated, injured, and overworked, but sometimes, it’s just worth it. And if ever there was a time to throw moderation to the wind, last Saturday night’s Chocolate de Vine benefit for the Rape Crisis Center was undeniably it.
The Pen Is Mightier than the Sword: Former News-Press editor Jerry Roberts, who in July 2006 told owner Wendy McCaw “I’m outta here,” was honored by PEN, the international writers’ group, at a star-studded Beverly Hills Hotel dinner on Tuesday night.
A 32-year-old Goleta man suspected of prowling, peeping, and stealing women’s underwear was arrested by Santa Barbara police.
