4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (90+ words) THE WHISPER MANWhat’s it rated? RWhat’s it worth, Anna? Stream itWhat’s it worth, Glen? Stream itWhere’s it showing? Netflix Anna Same. It ends in a bit of a whimper rather than a scream. Will I remember anything about it in…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (192+ words) “I found out from Harold Lloyd’s granddaughter, Suzanne, who I’d befriended over the years, that this is the first time in America this particular musical score will be performed with a live orchestra,” Nowak explained. “[Israel conducted] it a couple…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (145+ words) Released over a series of weeks, the first season is now all out—and it will no doubt be binged by many. Complicating things is Alice’s supervisor, Mason Adkins (Alex Morf), whom Alice quickly thwarts by going over his head…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (177+ words) “Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin. Dance me through the panic ’til I’m gathered safely in. Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove. Dance me to the end of love.” Our weekly Events…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1237+ words) I was late to the Live Oak Music Festival game. Sure, I previewed the festival over the years in this column, but I didn’t attend in person until 2010, long after its 1989 start. After my first year, I was hooked. I…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1049+ words) Even though I could tell at the time that the Sex Pistols were not great musicians, their energy appealed to teenage me in an undeniable way. Frontman Johnny Rotten (then the stage name for John Lydon) had crazy swagger, and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (468+ words) Many variations on the stone soup folktale exist, but it basically goes like this: A few hungry travelers happen upon a hungry village, and none of the villagers are willing to feed them, so the travelers pull out their cauldron,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (116+ words) New Times San Luis Obispo Our weekly Events Wire newsletter is your guide to Central Coast concerts, arts, and local happenings—delivered every Friday. Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Strays, Will & Harper) directs Sean Clements…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) The six-week Open Mic Comedy Pop-Up Summer Series is coming to a close, but it’s not too late for budding comics or comedy lovers to be part of the fun. Join host Nevada Gibson on Sunday, Aug. 23, in SLO’s Krobar…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (171+ words) New Times San Luis Obispo Our weekly Events Wire newsletter is your guide to Central Coast concerts, arts, and local happenings—delivered every Friday. Michelle Hadley was facing the possibility of decades in prison for the violent and malicious acts…...