2006 - Page 135 of 269 - The Santa Barbara Independent

By Felicia M. Tomasko

Hellish Magic

Richmond Fontaine and Hamell on Trial, presented by Sings Like Hell

At the Lobero Theatre, Saturday, July 8.
Peggie Jones’s sequined attire was not nearly the brightest spot in an evening of contrasting music. The crowd that descended into hell at the Lobero Theatre Saturday night was whisked through a program by Hamell on Trial vocally decrying the loss of values in the current administration along with a hidden treasure of a Portland band, Richmond Fontaine, whose alt/country/rock beguiled the audience.

Uncategorized By Indy Staff

Wash Us Away

KINDRED CITIES: It’s a cliche, and yet so true: When Aaron Neville sings, people listen. A wonder of the musical world, Neville’s voice is strong yet sweet, big yet vulnerable. In a dramatic performance setting, the emotional intensity can be staggering. There he was, on the main outdoor stage at the Montreal Jazz Festival, a crowd of more than 100,000 packed onto the closed-off streets around the city’s Place des Arts. In one of this festival’s most stunning moments, Neville belted out what has become an unofficial anthem for life post-Katrina, Randy Newman‘s “Louisiana 1927” (“they want to wash us away, they want to wash us away”).

By Martha Sadler

New Planner

Things haven’t been quite the same since the Board of Supervisors, having gained a conservative majority, shoved all the county’s planning functions under the umbrella of Chief Executive Officer Michael Brown’s office a couple of years ago. This precipitated an exodus of senior planning staff as Comprehensive Planning-a hotbed of environmental activists-was stripped of its department status and made answerable directly to Brown, while Planning and Development was handed over to Brown’s deputy, Ron Cortez.

By Indy Staff

Local Biz Sues G.E.

A Santa Barbara-based medical company that provides body scans to thousands of South Coast patients is suing General Electric (GE) for $12 million in lost profits for leasing them allegedly faulty scanners. In 2000, local businessmen Dan Parker and James Gerlach started Vitascan, a preventative scanning company that traveled throughout California and served more than 4,000 patients before going out of business in September 2003. According to the plaintiffs’ attorney Thomas Foley, Vitascan failed because the two scanners they leased from GE did not operate consistently when they were moved.

By Shannon Kelley

Catfight Fever

Since women first began entering the workforce en masse more than 40 years ago, we’ve been fed a steady stream of mixed messages: To get ahead, you have to be assertive, confident, act like a man! But you’re a woman, so play nice, and try to look good while you’re doing it, would ya?

Uncategorized By Matt Kettmann

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.

Food & Drink By Emily R. See

Tri-tip-bits

The latest on Fresco, Reds’ sandwiches, and why Emilio’s owner is not selling.

By Brett Leigh Dicks

When Electric Gets Unplugged

The Church Rewards Santa Barbara with an Acoustic SOhO Show

When it comes to musical crusades, few bands have crafted such magnetism as The Church. They have been romanced by major labels and flirted with commercial success. They have enchanted audiences everywhere from concert halls in New York to bars in outback Australia. Sure, there have been moments of Spinal Tap, with musical meltdowns, revolving drummers, and turning everything up to 11. But by ignoring fashions and trends, The Church’s musical star has constantly shone. And it just keeps getting brighter.

Uncategorized By Gerald Carpenter

The Usual Suspects

Who Killed the Electric Car?

A documentary written and directed by Chris Paine, narrated by Martin Sheen.
Here is a movie to make you good and angry. As the title suggests, Chris Paine’s heartbreaking documentary takes the form of a grand jury investigation. The cumulative impact, however, more closely resembles tragedy than a whodunit. Looking back, future historians, if there are any, may well see the eponymous inquiry as part of a larger question: Who killed the Earth?

Business By Emily R. See

Tidbits- Fresco Change-O:

Fresco Change-O:
With the stoves barely cool from Citronelle’s July 9 closing, Mark and Jill Brouillard have already converted the space atop the Santa Barbara Inn into Fresco at the Beach. An extension of their uptown empire, they hope to liven up the restaurant with salads, soups, tapas, and other beach-appropriate fare created by Chef Jason Banks.

Year: 2006