Reviews

There has always been a very distinct line between fine art and what can be considered fine craft. On rare occasions these lines blur and ultimately blend into an entirely…

If there is such a thing as perfection in the arts, or anything else for that matter, the superb string-player squadron on hand for the opening chamber concert of this…

The fairy tale is a tricky genre for viewers and filmmakers. The type most familiar to contemporary audiences comes through a Disney Studios shaping mechanism: lovable, cleaned up, and stylized.…

Here on the Central Coast, we’re blessed with several amazing concert venues, both indoor and outdoor. But there’s something magical about attending an outdoor show on a festive summer night.…

“In a mad world only the mad are sane.”—Akira Kurosawa As part of its “Re-Releases” series, the SLO Film Center at the Palm Theatre recently screened Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 Academy…

Aaron Kroeger of Proxima Parada (Photos by McKenna Zolty)   SLO Brew and Rod & Hammer provided the ultimate local summer event with its second annual Surf Block Party on June…

You don’t have to be a fan of the Great White Way to enjoy Everything’s Going To Be Great, a sweet little movie that premiered at the Tribeca Festival this…

Photos by Luis Escobar   Sherlock Holmes is dead. Maybe. One of three men being held in an asylum on a remote island is the world-famous detective. Perhaps. Dr. Watson…

It’s the olden times of the wild, wild, west in the town of Deadwater, Arizona, and there are good guys and bad guys and cantankerous characters galore. Oh, and comedy,…

Photos by John Lindsey   Foreigner, the classic rock band, kept the stage lights pulsating and the volume all the way up to “11” throughout a high-powered, 13-song set at…