Patty Griffin Breaks Her Silence and Sings Straight from the Heart
When Patty Griffin was honored as Artist of the Year at the 2007 Americana Music Association awards, it marked yet another big step in a career that has seen her in constant motion.
Year: 2008
Tropic Thunder
If you loved Zoolander, Ben Stiller’s insanely scattershot satire of the fashion industry, then chances are excellent you will find Tropic Thunder a parallel work of glimmering genius.
News to Yous
Gallery Ocho’s co-curators Anna and Casson Demmon have announced that the Victoria Court gallery (located at 1221 State St., Ste. #8) is being converted into a private studio for the couple.
Chef Brian Champlin
Chef Brian Champlin
Sports 8-21
UCSB officially introduced its new athletic director at an 8/18 press conference: Mark Massari, 39, formerly of Oregon State University.
David Olney Headlines August’s Sings Like Hell Concert
With the current Sings Like Hell series already boasting an impressive array of emerging roots artists, Saturday’s installment fittingly presents one of Americana’s most legendary stars.
A Prairie Home Companion
Admittedly, I’ve been a fan of Garrison Keillor’s radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion for years, even convincing my family to attend a Christmas Day live broadcast from the Town Hall in New York.
My Convention Credentials
Our most experienced DNC correspondent gives the convention run-down.
County 8-21
At the request of Marc McGinnes, an opponent to a proposed barrier at Cold Spring Bridge, the Board of Supervisors on 8/19 voted unanimously to write a letter to the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments board recommending a hearing take place on the controversial matter.
How to Make Your Own Summertime Sweets
The dog days of August and September are here. What better way to endure than with ice cream?
