THE EARTH IS WORTH IT: We find ourselves now in the glowing company of Earth Day, and fortunately for music lovers, environmentalism and music go hand in dove-cradling hand. Marvin Gaye's “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)”; Joni Mitchell's “Big Yellow Taxi”; The Beach Boys' “A Day In the Life of a Tree”; Michael Jackson's “Earth Song” — the list is as long as a march on climate change. If I were you, I would start bringing my reusable glass to my preferred concert venue, and not waste another plastic water bottle. I might also walk or bike to the venue, with that post-show pep in the step on the way home.
You will have plenty of chances to use such a receptacle and take such a route in the coming days. Just as the memories of last weekend's huge Earth Day celebration begin to fade in our heads, our revolving planet brings us more enticing acts around these parts on the days surrounding Earth Day proper. Grab your earplugs, Rachel Carsons of the world — this spring looks to be a less-than-silent one.
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE: This Earth Day happens to fall as the moon is within its window of maximum fullness. So as you celebrate the Earth, let the impassioning powers of her sister sphere guide you onto the dance floors of Santa Barbara, where some deejays of real note come to spin — or scroll and click — ’til the end of these earthly nights.