Quiz: Patriot Acts
1) What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Month: July 2008
Profile: Sauvignon Blanc
A wine’s job, first and foremost, is to quench and refresh the palate. After that, we can talk about the nuances of structure, balance, and whether it smells of the first blossoms of spring or tastes like flinty river rocks.
Hot Days, No Water, and Dead Dogs
Erin and Brian Caramadre are from Thousand Oaks, but they visit Santa Barbara often because they love our trails. One of their favorites is Romero Canyon because of the variety of scenery and the views from the top of the crest.
Death Cab for Cutie
Having seen Ben Gibbard and his Washington-based cohorts play shows everywhere from Hollywood service parking lots to the main stage at Coachella, the excitement of watching Death Cab for Cutie headline the Bowl came alongside a wave of very mixed emotions.
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
If you’ve spent any time tracking the career of T-Bone Burnett, you’re probably not surprised at how magnificently this concert succeeded.
Sally Barr and the S.B. Cats
Sally Barr and her new jazz orchestra gave a fine and highly promising performance at SOhO on Monday night.
Stoop
Given 10 women of different ages and sizes, one would assume separate identities, separate purposes, and separate lives, but over the course of this evening, a hard truth emerges-women possess nothing, not even themselves.
Play it Patriotic
Break out the blankets and lawn chairs and head down to the beautiful Courthouse Sunken Gardens (1100 Anacapa St.) this Friday for the annual 4th of July concert at 5 p.m.
Panang Curry at Zen Yai
The best Thai curries aren’t a one-night-stand of flavor, however wild; they’re fulfilling and lasting and a wow, for the moment and for awhile.
Floras for the Water
While everything else was wilting in the latest heat wave (people and plants alike), there was one group of plants that keep their cool.
