volume 27, number 398, Aug. 29 - Sept. 5, 2013 PAUL WELLMAN
CONTENTS FUNKY FRESH: The Lark restaurant (Executive Chef Jason Paluskais, pictured) is one of the new attractions of the Anacapa Project.
In Memoriam
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On the Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
THE WEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Arts & Entertainment Listings
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LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Feature
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Starshine Sports
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Food & Drink
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A&E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
READ THIS ONLINE Along with dozens of unique features, columns, reviews, photo galleries, letters, editorials, podcasts, and polls, independent .com now carries a faithful edition of our print paper. It debuted last week with our “Hot Reads” cover story and is an eReader-friendly way to turn the pages of our award-winning weekly. Go to independent.com and click on Flip Thru This Week’s Issue.
Arts Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
COVER | 25 STORY
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Pop, Rock & Jazz TV
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Theater
FILM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fine Food d ffor the h
Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Funk Zone
Movie Guide
ON THE COVER: Photo by Paul Wellman.
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Poodle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Dining Guide
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Restaurant Guy
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Stop trashing our town, says Cat Neushul
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CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
PEDAL ON
EYE ON ISLA VISTA
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County health officer Charity Thoman on mosquitoes and more . . . . . . . independent.com/health Bicycle issues by your two-wheelers Harold Booth and Andie Bridges . . . . . . . . . . independent.com/bicycle
ODDS & ENDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Obituaries
HEALTH MATTERS
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PODCAST
POP,, ROCK & JAZZ REVIEWS
Shannon Kelley expands on this week’s cover story about the Funk Zone’s Anacapa Project.
Aly Comingore reviews Jonathan Richman and Steely Dan (pictured). ............
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