From The Bowl To SOhO
FROM THE BOWL TO SOhO: The Damian Marley/Ben Harper show on Tuesday, August 15, at the Bowl will slide into SOhO for an official after-party sponsored by Everloving Records, the label that launched Jack Johnson’s first album.
Recent Stories
Meet the Marleys
On Friday, August 11, the Roots, Rock, Reggae tour brings Ziggy and Stephen Marley, as well as Bunny Wailer and Ozomatli, to the Santa Barbara Bowl for a night to celebrate the musical legacy of Bob Marley.
Hypnotist
When most people think about onstage hypnosis, embarrassing images of grown-ups frolicking like animals come to mind.
Jimmy’s Last Night
“Laaast caaalll!” was announced with boisterous reverence by bartender Willy Gilbert last Saturday night inside a jam-packed Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens. It was the final farewell to the Chinese restaurant cum stiff drink-serving bar that’s closing its doors after six decades of business. When owner and chef Tommy Chung announced one month ago that he planned to retire and sell the property, Jimmy’s business boomed like never before, peaking last weekend with lines snaking out the door and down East Canon Perdido Street. Drinkers and eaters lament the loss, but so do Santa Barbara’s legions of historians, since Jimmy’s-which first opened on the waterfront in 1940 before moving downtown in 1947-was the last reminder of what was once Santa Barbara’s bustling Chinatown.
Old Spanish Days Soundtrack
Spencer the Gardener Releases Fiesta Album
Rock Gods at the ‘Mini Gorge’
Pearl Jam, with Sonic Youth
At the Santa Barbara Bowl, Thursday, July 13.
In these wicked days of corporate pop sensations and the resulting musical cynicism, rock gods are hard to come by. It’s a sad state, because we need them more than ever. They scare the white men in charge, they breathe hope into despair, and they provide strength to fight institutionalized fear. Luckily, Santa Barbara got a dose of such divinity last Thursday, when Eddie Vedder and his little band Pearl Jam descended from their heavenly thrones to deliver a spine-tingling, chill-inducing concert at the Bowl.
Fighting for Money
A Chat with Eugene Jarecki, Director of Why We Fight
Why We Fight is a thoroughly indicting documentary about the rise of the United States’ military-industrial complex, a term coined by President Dwight Eisenhower in his farewell address. Though a military man, Eisenhower did not use the term lightly. Rather, his usage is in the form of a warning, specifically that “we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.”
3 Q’s With A Pearl Jam Fan
Pearl Jam, with Sonic Youth supporting, returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl tonight, July 13. If their last appearance a couple years back is any indication-you remember, that last-minute Tuesday night benefit show for one of the Ramones whenChris Cornell, John Frusciante, Jack Johnson, and other ¼ber stars joined Eddie Vedder and his crew onstage-the concert will go down as one of the year’s highlights. Many tried in vain to get tickets for the show, so we decided to ask a Pearl Jam fan-namely Indy staffer Shannon Kelley Gould-about her travails.
Three Questions With… Steve Shelton
Santa Barbara’s Steve Shelton and the Jack Ball Trio release A Fool’s Hearty Wisdom this Saturday, July 8, 8 p.m., at Center Stage Theater. The album is impressive both lyrically (Shelton was first a renowned poet) and instrumentally, with the likes of Wayne Peet on keys and Tom Lackner on drums, plus the occasional appearance of Roberto Miranda on bass and Josh Shelton (Steve’s son) on trumpet.
The Perfect Speed
Seeing Santa Barbara on a Segway Tour
After more than a decade of having friends and family come visit, it wasn’t until recently that I discovered the perfect method for touring Santa Barbara. I’d led visitors on drives around town, but while we covered a lot of ground and grabbed some great views, all the exotic shrubbery, ornate architecture, and friendly faces along the way got lost in a 35 mph blur.
