Sango & Monte Booker Bringing the Sound of Tomorrow to SOhO

February 3, 2017 by

On Sunday, Feb. 4, SOhO is lucky to host a pair of innovative young beatmakers for a night of squeaky-clean polished mixes and cuts.
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BFOM Bids Grads Adieu

June 2, 2016 by

This Saturday, BFOM hosted their quarterly concert to a sold-out and packed-in I.V. Theater, wishing their senior members an emotional goodbye.
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In Review: Extravaganza 2016

May 19, 2016 by

ASPB certainly outdid their already esteemed selves with the studded list of performers, and the relatively smooth run of 2016’s Extravaganza makes it one for the books.
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UCSB Descends Upon Coachella 2016

May 5, 2016 by and

The Nexus hit Coachella 2016, and here are some of Artsweek’s highlights.
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Extravaganza 2016 Lineup Revealed

May 5, 2016 by and

A.S. Program Board announced several big-name acts for UCSB's spring festival, Extravaganza, at Harder Stadium.
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Graphic Voices Showcases New Media

February 25, 2016 by

Last weekend, Feb. 20-21 the Limitless Coalition (with the generous help of the Film and Media Studies Dept.) hosted the second annual Graphic Voices conference, dedicated to linking together students...
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STRFKR Gets Rowdy in VNTRA

February 18, 2016 by

STRFKR is very serious about not being taken too seriously. Ironically lifting their name from the label slapped onto those willfully entrenched in the celebrity lifestyle they so eschew, STRFKR’s l...
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SBIFF Producers Panel and Writers Panel

February 11, 2016 by

Producers Panel Coverage Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) always manages to draw an engaging assortment of industry professionals to speak on the ins and outs of their trade, which is...
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Dirtybird’s Shiba San Takes Over SOhO

January 14, 2016 by

With a silent wish for my bike’s safety as it sat locked up outside of 7-Eleven overnight, I hopped onto the crowded party bus headed downtown to see Shiba San light up SOhO Restaurant & Music C...
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Shiba San To Come to SOhO

January 7, 2016 by

Many thump. Such house. Wow. All these words can describe the experience of listening to Shiba San, the enigmatic French DJ whose dirty basslines have garnered him a momentous rise in recognition over...
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Hateful 8: Didn’t Hate, Wasn’t Great

January 7, 2016 by

Quentin Tarantino has always had trouble dialing it down for anyone, and this has usually been to cinematically fresh effect. His films always revel in excess, often taking the form of the candy-coate...
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ASPB Thrills ThunderDoom with Witch and the Tantrums, Spook Dogg

November 5, 2015 by

Delirium, the latest in the school’s series of Halloween shows designed to shepherd rowdy hordes of Isla Vistans away from the weekend’s police-prowled streets, was a two-day fest of crowds and co...
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New Noise Festival to Bring Black Lips and Ariel Pink to SOhO

October 15, 2015 by

The New Noise Music Festival in Santa Barbara has promised to bring exciting and eclectic groups of artists across various Santa Barbara stages every year since its first iteration in 2009. One of the...
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Ratatat were ‘Magnifique’ at the Majestic

September 27, 2015 by

Just shy of an hour south of campus, along a relatively quiet downtown Ventura street lies the Majestic Ventura Theater, a 1920’s-style hall that may deserve its self-styling as “the best venue be...
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How Purity Ring Sent Artsweek to the ER

April 9, 2015 by

The line outside the Thunderdome stretched far on Saturday night, with throngs of students waiting to vibe out to Purity Ring and Sweater Beats. Though my stay at the show was cut short when my ankle ...
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