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Jim “Kimo” West to Perform at SOhO

September 6, 2014 by

When Jim “Kimo” West is not busy shredding lead guitar for “Weird Al” Yankovic (or “working his day job” as he affectionately dubs it) you may find him tinkering on a new track for an inde...
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Parting Words from Graduating Artsweek Staff, Part 1

June 7, 2014 by

How to get the car through the door and other words of advice from Artsweek staff, present, past and future...
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Parting Words from Graduating Artsweek Staff, Part 2

June 5, 2014 by , , , , , and

INCOMING EDITOR ‘HELLO’: AUDREY BACHELDER Dear Gauchos, I am so happy and honored to be your Artsweek Editor for the 2014-2015 year. I pledge to fill up these Thursday pages with clever st...
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Parting Words with ‘Gaucho Marks’ Founder

June 5, 2014 by

I recently spoke to my friend Mathew Javidi about his final issue of Gaucho Marks, the UCSB satire magazine that has been going strong since he founded it three years ago.  The most recent issue is a...
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Improvability Brings Laughter in Difficult Time

May 29, 2014 by

This coming Friday, May 30, UCSB’s Improvability will host “IMPROVATHON,” 24 hours of nonstop improvised performances and fun. The event will feature a different performance every hour, ranging ...
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Shlohmo Thrills Hub Crowd at End of Tour

May 29, 2014 by

Last week on Wednesday, May 21, the A.S. Program Board brought up-and-coming artist Shlohmo to The Hub. As the final show of his North American Tour, which started in April at the Coachella Valley Mus...
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Yearly Silent Film Festival Showcases Student Talent and Community Effort

May 29, 2014 by

The 23rd annual Reel Loud Film Festival, UCSB’s largest showcase of student films, music, art and dance, was held at Campbell Hall this past Friday. Fourteen silent films were shown on the big scree...
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UCSB Enjoys Extravaganza’s Offerings

May 22, 2014 by

Sunglasses were on and shirts were off last Sunday at UCSB’s biggest show of the year, brought to us by A.S. Program Board. Although Extravaganza started an hour late, the various arts and activity ...
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Student Spoken Word Artist to Perform Solo Show

May 22, 2014 by

Fourth-year sociology major Ryan Yamamoto will perform his own solo show of spoken word poetry at Muddy Waters Coffee House in downtown Santa Barbara tonight as a part of the quarterly poetry series p...
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Annual Reel Loud Film Festival Returns

May 22, 2014 by

UCSB will celebrate its 23rd Reel Loud Festival at Campbell Hall this Friday night. Brought to you by a dedicated crew within the Film & Media Studies Department, Reel Loud is a silent short film ...
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Ann Patchett Shares Stories of Creative Growth

May 15, 2014 by

Best-selling author Ann Patchett made her first UCSB appearance at Campbell Hall last Tuesday at an event presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Iowa Write...
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Two Banjos in Paradise: The Mystifying Talent of Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn

May 15, 2014 by

There’s something about a crowd of people that gather to see a banjo duo — some kind of eagerness or intense dedication to sharing in musical delight. The banjo (or something a lot like it) is fou...
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Dam-Funk, Speak Volumes Celebrate 10 Years of Magic Lantern

May 8, 2014 by

Tomorrow evening, local UCSB-based music bloggers and event producers Speak Volumes Media will collaborate with Magic Lantern Films to bring celebrated artist Dam-Funk to Isla Vista Theater. Dam-Funk,...
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Le Youth and Kedd Cook Entertain EOS Crowd

May 8, 2014 by

Last Friday, We The Beat brought DJs Le Youth and Kedd Cook to EOS Lounge for what proved to be another addition to their track record of live show successes. Doors opened at 9 p.m. and at $5, tickets...
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Philip Glass Ensemble Offers Unique Performance

May 8, 2014 by

On Wednesday, April 30, the Philip Glass Ensemble performed live alongside Jean Cocteau’s classic film “La Belle et La Bête” in a performance brought to Santa Barbara by UCSB Arts & Lecture...
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