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MUSIC
The East Portal Express, Family
Today, 9 p.m., $3
Old Ironsides in Sacramento
The East Portal Express provides a smooth ride of easy-listening - dare I say adult contemporary? - funk rock. My parents would wholeheartedly approve.
Beginning today, over 100 teams - comprised of nearly 1,000 students - will head out into Davis to make their own films with only a week to finish. The movie-making rush is all part of Campus MovieFest, a college film competition that gives university students across the country an opportunity to showcase their creativity. Founded in 2001 by Emory University students, CMF returns to Davis for the second time this year.
Besides pretending to be left-handed or drafting new versions of my signature, I've spent many boring lectures compiling a mental list of famous people that I'd like to meet. High on this list includes fascinating characters such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jenny Lewis, Slug from Atmosphere and Ann Curry from "The Today Show."
It's easy to put off the local music scene as a subculture of bands that nobody's ever heard of. Call them indie - the all-inclusive local category that's about as descriptive of its music as "domestic" is to cars.
Bust out your old Freddie Krueger mask for the second annual Sacramento Horror Film Festival, held at the Colonial Theatre at 3522 Stockton Blvd. in Sacramento. The festival will be held tomorrow until Sunday, and will include over 50 film screenings, workshops and various horror-related festivities.
One hundred years ago, a handful of people ate a meal outdoors and talked about their plans for the University Farm. A photograph of this event - the event that would later be known as UC Davis' first annual Picnic Day - is the first of many thought-provoking images from the Art Lounge's inaugural collection.
Editor's picks:
1. The Overdubs
Shayna and the Bulldog, The Overdubs
Friday, 10 p.m., $3-5, 21
Sophia's Thai Kitchen
2. Alas, alak, Alaska!
Fancie, Alas, alak, Alaska!
Saturday, 8 p.m.
John Natsoulas Gallery on 1st Street
3. Brightblack Morning Light
Brightblack Morning Light, Avocet
Saturday, 8 p.m., $10
Delta of Venus
Student filmmaking may not appeal to everyone, but it's hard to deny the appeal of a familiar on-campus setting - even such an infamous structure as Shields Library.
At Whim's End, a short independent film created by senior English major Randall Wilson, is scheduled to premiere on Friday in the Technocultural Studies Building.
Few modern works have successfully tackled the complexities of an urban American life bent on survival in a morally gray culture. T.I.'s sixth major release, Paper Trails, is an investigation of the emcee's neurosis as a rags-to-riches success story, as he is subject to the violence and fear upon which he built his kingdom.
The air is becoming cooler. For many, nostalgia emerges from its slumber. Before disinterring the albums you listen to every winter, try out Horse Feather's House With No Home. Released Sept. 9 by Kill Rock Stars (Deerhoof, Elliott Smith, The Decemberists), House With No Home can best be described as a somber folk record that draws from roots, Southern and mountain influences. Its strength is its undeniable cohesiveness and the satisfaction of a start-to-finish listen.
When I first went to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua, I was expecting a children's Snakes on a Plane. This is to say, a movie that was so self-aware of its ridiculousness that it became a parody of the genre - a feat still possible in a PG-rated movie (see: Young Frankenstein). Sadly, this was not the case.
On Oct. 2, the Palin-Biden vice presidential debate drew in 69.9 million viewers - the most viewed debate since 1992, when Bill Clinton, Ross Perot and George Bush went head to head (to head).
Two days later, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" ran their own version of the VP debate with comedian Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis as Joe Biden. It helped earn NBC its highest overnight rating in seven years, according to a press release from the network. As of Tuesday night, the video of the skit posted on NBC's website received over 3.6 million hits.
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