Artsweek

April 17, 2014

Writer Shteyngart Charms With Insight and Wit

By Alexandra Nicholson

On April 10 in Campbell Hall, award-winning novelist Gary Shteyngart gave an endearing public reading of his latest work, Little Failure: A Memoir, a refreshingly realistic take on the challenging immigrant childhood of ...

April 17, 2014

Three Local Bands On the Come-Up Play SOhO

By Lalita Stone

I’m not a veteran to SOhO (yet), but the restaurant and music venue has been a great setting for a variety of showcases in the past. On April 3, three local bands came together for a great night of chill music. We The ...

April 17, 2014

Assad Family Love Translates on the Campbell Stage

By Sio Tepper

The Assad Family performance on our campus last week was the concert of my dreams. I could have stayed and watched the band — which performed at Campbell Hall in a show presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures on Wednesda...

April 10, 2014

Les Ballets Trockadero Returns to Santa Barbara

By Demi Anter

Last Tuesday night, the Granada Theatre and UCSB Arts & Lectures welcomed the renowned dance troupe, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (a.k.a. “the Trocks”) to Santa Barbara. The group began in 1974 and has s...

April 10, 2014

Get Friendly With UK’s Rising EDM Stars

By Lalita Stone

Recently, one of my friends was listening to a remix of Justice’s popular song “We Are Your Friends.” Instead of the usual repetitive “We are… your friends!” verse, this version began with “We are… [awkwa...

April 10, 2014

Traditional Sufi Music Delights Students

By Sio Tepper

Asif Ali Khan, protégé of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and his fellow Qawwali musicians shared their traditional devotional singing and drumming with an audience at Campbell Hall last Thursday. Campbell Hall was in ...

April 4, 2014

What To Expect From A&L This Spring

By Demi Anter

As always, UCSB Arts & Lectures will present numerous entertaining and enriching performers from a variety of disciplines to our campus this spring.

April 4, 2014

Comic Hodgman Steals Dads, Hearts, Ayn Rand’s Clothes

By Demi Anter

“The Daily Show” regular correspondent and author of the Complete World Knowledge trilogy of faux-factual almanacs brought his unique brand of existential crisis-fueled comedy to Campbell Hall last Tuesday night for ...

April 4, 2014

Honors Art Shows Debut in April

By Staff Report

The arrival of spring brings leaves to the trees, buds to the plants and UCSB’s Department of Art Honors students to the gallery. This year’s exhibition will showcase a variety of artistic practices including concept...

March 6, 2014

Childish Gambino Debuts New Tour at UCSB

By Lalita Stone

Donald Glover is a man of many talents. On television, he is “Community’s” Troy Barnes, on the big screen he has produced, written and acted in “The Mystery Show” as well as worked on “30 Rock.” But on Frid...

March 6, 2014

Performance To Benefit Local Music Non-Profit

By Staff Report

On Saturday, March 22, 2014, local non-profit Girls Rock Santa Barbara (GRSB) will host its second annual benefit showcase at Marjorie Luke Theatre downtown.

March 6, 2014

Let’s Explore Everything With David Sedaris

By Demi Anter

At 8 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2014, I had the pleasure of seeing David Sedaris, one of my all-time favorite comedic writers, read at the Arlington Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara.

February 27, 2014

Prima Ballerina Misty Copeland Continues to Shine at ABT Despite ‘Unlikely’ Beginnings

By Alexandra DeSanto

Many ballerinas, from an early age on, dream of joining American Ballet Theatre — one of the most reputable classical ballet companies in the world. While only a handful of talented dancers make it far enough to achiev...

February 27, 2014

Keeping it in the FMLY

By Natalie O'Brien

Last Friday, Feb. 21, headliner FMLYBND and opening band Givers & Takers played a memorable show downtown at SOhO, marking the third sold-out event in a row for local music promotion company, We the Beat. After the huge ...

February 20, 2014

Alt Bluegrass Band Plays Intimate Show

By Sio Tepper

A truly captivating and perfect musical experience is like seeing a shooting star. These moments are always too brief, and perhaps this is what makes them so exquisite. Worries and woes dissipate, mental haze clears and ...

February 20, 2014

Activist Steinem Calls Community to Action

By Isabel Miller-Bottome

Gloria Steinem — activist, journalist and a leader of the women’s rights movement since the 1960’s — delivered an inspiring and illuminating talk at the Arlington Theatre, Thursday, Feb. 13. With her sharp clarit...