Stephanie Leong

October 22, 2009

The University Art Museum Takes a “Holiday”

By Stephanie Leong

The University Art Museum opened its doors to four new exhibitions last Wednesday, all of which will be showing through Jan. 31, 2010. The distinct and diverse exhibitions deal with enticing themes, all confronting large...

September 17, 2009

This Wrong’s Alright ***

By Stephanie Leong

A product of the burgeoning Brooklyn scene, Vivian Girls attracted a lot of attention and acclaim over its 2008 self-titled debut album - along with a lot of reductive backlash. The trio's enthusiasts cite the group's at...

April 16, 2009

Otherworldly ****

By Stephanie Leong

English artist Natasha Khan brings back the atmospheric, intricately orchestrated style of her debut album on her follow-up, Two Suns, a record that explores the instability and multiplicity of identity and takes place i...

April 9, 2009

New UAM Exhibit Honors UCSB’s Brown

By Stephanie Leong

Among the three recently opened exhibitions at the University Art Museum, "Signs of His Times: Gary H. Brown's Works and Selected Gifts to the University Art Museum" is instantly memorable, filled with iconic and inspiri...

February 19, 2009

A Haunting Presence

By Stephanie Leong

Friday, Feb. 13, at downtown Santa Barbara's Lobero Theatre was a fittingly haunting night, thanks to the entrancing power and surrealist beauty of Chan Marshall's truly unique voice. The mystique and magic of the artis...

January 8, 2009

The Sandman Cometh **

By Stephanie Leong

Adam Sandler seems an unlikely lead actor for a children's film, particularly one imbued with elements of magical realism and fairy tale-like fantasy. His crude humor, infantile antics and characteristically slapstick te...

November 6, 2008

California Girls

By Stephanie Leong

On Oct. 29, the University of Art Museum here at UCSB opened its doors on its most recent exhibition, California Biennal 2008, which will run through Mar. 1, 2009. The exhibition was mounted by the Orange County Museum o...

October 30, 2008

Funny Business

By Stephanie Leong

Upon entering the stage at the Arlington Theatre last Sunday evening, writer David Sedaris' sense of humor was instantly palpable; he is a short man, probably barely 5'6'', with a distinct, nuanced voice and disposition...

October 23, 2008

No Supernova Here

By Stephanie Leong

It's strange to think that it's been 14 years since the '90s British pop-rock duo Oasis debuted its classic, highly praised Definitely Maybe, and it's clear from the band's subsequent output that the brothers Gallagher w...

October 9, 2008

David Byrne Brings Down the House

By Stephanie Leong

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne brought the house down, to say the very least on Saturday night at the Arlington Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara.

September 25, 2008

Masters of ‘Science’

By Stephanie Leong

Few bands have achieved the level of critical praise and rabid fanaticism that TV on the Radio has garnered over its three-album career, rendering the band a pioneer of the art-house canon.

May 29, 2008

Charles in Charge

By Stephanie Leong

UCSB students and community members were treated to quite the epic literary event whenCharles Simic graced Campbell Hall with an engaging performance that was organized by Arts & Lectures on Thursday, May 22. Simic is th...

May 15, 2008

The Far Corners of the Globe

By Stephanie Leong

Pico Iyer, well known for his travel writings and for his discourse on global society and culture, will be performing at Campbell Hall on Monday, May 19, to discuss his most recent book, The Open Road, which reflects on ...

May 8, 2008

Calculated Choreography

By Stephanie Leong

Arts & Lectures hosted an unforgettable performance featuring Japanese dancers Eiko and Koma, with Margaret Leng Tan on piano on Thursday, May 1 at Campbell Hall. Eiko and Koma and Tan performed "Mourning," a haunting, l...

May 1, 2008

Borowitz Bowls Over Campbell Hall

By Stephanie Leong

Andy Borowitz, famous satirist and television and radio show personality, performed an intimate and highly entertaining act to a packed Campbell Hall on April 24. Famous for his sardonic wit, Borowitz is well-known for h...

April 10, 2008

Please Don’t Stop the Music

By Stephanie Leong

The Biko House co-operative kicked off its first New Music Series night - formerly known as Experimental Music Night - of spring quarter on April 3, featuring musicians the Lords of Outland and Zeug Zeug.