Life & Arts

For just one weekend every year more than 75000 people travel to Indio Calif. to have their ears blown and their lives changed by the Goldenvoice-promoted Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. This year nothing has changed for the already sold out venue. Coachella will begin the weekend of April 15 and people from all over the world will come together at the Empire Polo … [Read more...] about A guide to surviving Coachella '11

One of the world's premier film festivals kicked off in Utah Jan. 20. And this year the 27th Sundance Film Festival by now a staple of American cinema has completely flipped the entire system on its head. With the help of Brightcove the festival is now streaming all of their films online either live or via pay-per-view. Some may say the technology was a long time coming seeing … [Read more...] about Sundance live in your dorm room

Certain films are made with and for their highly esteemed pedigrees. This is especially true of "True Grit." That is to say that from top to bottom the cast and crew is chalk full of recognizable and respected names. Such films are also usually the same ones that garner the most critical acclaim and are therefore in turn the ones that garner many a nomination during awards … [Read more...] about Western film blazes toward Oscars

The Flying Karamazov Brothers' "Airplay" is an hour and a half of cleverly whimsical fun. They create a quartet of quirky comedians who mix farcical vaudeville with juggling prowess. Sunday Jan. 16 the Brothers performed two shows in Smothers   Theater.  The Brothers transport the audience back to a world of child-like pleasures reminding them of the pure satisfaction … [Read more...] about Karamazov Brothers soar through Smothers