Tyler, The Creator, Wows with Camp Flog Gnaw 2016 Lineup

August 11, 2016 by

Fans were blown back by Camp Flog Gnaw’s fifth-year expansion to a two-day affair, set for Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13, at Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
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Margo Halsted Presents: A Summer Carillon Recital

August 11, 2016 by

Margo Halsted pounded the pedals of Storke Tower's 61-bell carillon on the sunny Sunday afternoon of August 7.
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Jungle Fire Gets Funky at the MCC

February 25, 2016 by

Bingo night met Isla Vista on a Saturday night as the old and young murmured and mingled together for a night of Afro-Latin rhythms courtesy of Jungle Fire on Friday Feb. 19 in the Multicultural Cente...
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Vince Staples Delivers Comedy and Hip-Hop at the Hub

November 24, 2015 by

Last Thursday, the abundance of pastel baseball caps and imitation Balmain jeans made the Hub resemble more Tumblr meet-up than a Vince Staples show. The absence of a DJ set a relaxed precedent for th...
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Janet Jackson Draws Pan-Californian Crowd to SB Bowl

November 8, 2015 by

Hundreds of fans wiggled their way to their seats Wednesday night, Oct. 21 to witness Janet Jackson take the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Although the groundbreaking singer had not toured in seven...
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Camp Flog Gnaw is Back

November 5, 2015 by

Graphic T-shirts, old-school Vans and positive vibrations are sure to flood The Park at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 14 as Odd Future front man Tyler, The Creator delivers his Camp Flog ...
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Janet Jackson to Bring ‘Unbreakable’ to SB Bowl

October 19, 2015 by

The remote was clutched in my hands and my eyes were plastered to the TV screen decorated with Janet Jackson slithering all over the floor in the “Pleasure Principle” video. In the 6th grade, she ...
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Vic Mensa Sets Wild Tone For UCSB Schoolyear

October 1, 2015 by

A full moon adorned the sky above Storke Tower Saturday as UCSB students lined up to witness Vic Mensa take the stage. As all full moons foreshadow, the night began a tad weird as Community Service Of...
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Hard Summer Redefines Modern Electronic Music Festivals

July 30, 2015 by

In an attempt to accommodate all of the neon and spandex-wearing festivalgoers and their desires, the HARD Summer Music Festival is returning to Fairplex in Pomona, CA for 2015. Taking on its 8th year...
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Branchez Headlines Last Hub Show of Year

June 5, 2015 by

Plenty of dirty Vans and high-top Converse stomped into The Hub the night of Thursday May 28, prepared to jam to Trippy Turtle and Branchez. When the doors opened, UCSB student Zack played “Flick of...
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French-Chilean Rapper Ana Tijoux Challenges the Oppressor at the Hub

April 28, 2015 by

A noisy line formed outside of The Hub Friday night, April 24, consisting of people eager to see French-Chilean musician Ana Tijoux. As remixes to Amerie’s hit “1 Thing” and Erykah Badu’s “O...
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PASU Presents: A Taste of Africa

April 24, 2015 by

The bass of West and East African boomed throughout the MultiCultural Center Friday, April 17 as UCSB’s black community flooded into the building to celebrate African culture. At the sixth annual Af...
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