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January 16, 2014

Tonight: Giraffage’s Beats Hit Santa Barbara

By Demi Anter

The electro-wunderkind has made waves in the last year, and so have Speak Volumes and We The Beat, the impressive local music lovers, bloggers and organizers who hope to make Giraffage part of your Thursday night.

January 9, 2014

Presenting: Arts & Lectures

By Demi Anter

Winter break is always, always too short. Happily, UCSB Arts & Lectures offers us plenty of events to be excited about for the coming quarter. Here are just a few to help you come down from that fleeting holiday bliss.

January 9, 2014

Coachella: A Vow

By Demi Anter

Coachella, this year I vow to make the most of my time with you. Three hot, sweaty days and nights, and all within walking distance of my parents’ house — what more could a girl ask for?

January 9, 2014

Jeff Tweedy Breaks Hearts at the Granada

By Emily Hunt

Although Wilco was in Santa Barbara less than a year ago at the Arlington Theatre, surrounded by the excitement and fanfare that now perpetually accompanies the iconic rock outfit, front man Jeff Tweedy returned to the G...

November 21, 2013

Acappella Groups Offer Weekend Performances

By Alexandra Nicholson

UCSB has the fortune of harboring an expansive community of talented musicians, among which stand the ensembles of singers who create music collaboratively using just their voices as instruments. This weekend, UCSB’s t...

November 21, 2013

SB Bowl Summer 2013 Roundup

By Apoorva Chiplunkar

Warm summer nights, lying out by the beach and a soundtrack that matches the ideal Santa Barbara lifestyle … Winter has descended on us but it’s nice to reminisce about what the Santa Barbara Bowl offered during its ...

November 21, 2013

Madlib and Openers Energize the Hub

By Heeba Kaleem

Last Friday night at The Hub, the crowd’s energy was palpable in the silence between performances. The excitement at this A.S. Program Board event was infectious as we waited for Oxnard-native Madlib (also known as Qua...

November 15, 2013

The Devil Wears Prada” Script-to-Screen at the Pollock

By Alexandra Nicholson

Director of Pollock Theater Matt Ryan interviewed screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna in Script-to-Screen, a series that examines the creative processes of film directing, screenwriting and acting through moderated discussi...

November 14, 2013

Blues Legends Hiatt and Lovett Inspire at Campbell

By Sio Tepper

I have never seen Campbell Hall as full as it was this past Tuesday night at the John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett concert. Every seat in the hall was filled with high spirits and enthusiasm for the spectacle on stage. The perf...

November 14, 2013

Jazz Pianist Blends Genres at SOhO

By Robert Johnson

On Nov. 11, Armenian-born jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan played SOhO in Santa Barbara as part of his first major U.S. tour.

November 14, 2013

‘Reel Rock 8’ Gives I.V. a Higher Perspective

By Heeba Kaleem

Dangling off of a cliff 13,000 feet in the air doesn’t seem like the ideal vacation, but for climbers it can be the moment their whole life has been leading up to. Shown at I.V. Theater on Nov. 6, “Reel Rock 8” is ...

November 14, 2013

KCSB Celebrates Vinyl with New Record Label

By Alea Olivas

KCSB has much to celebrate. Their newest endeavor, Bank Burner Records, signed their first artist, local Santa Barbara band Dante Elephante, and they just hosted a 200-attendee launch party last Saturday at downtown’s ...

November 14, 2013

Redefining a Classic in ‘Carrie the Musical!’

By Alexandra Nicholson

This month, a spine-tingling reimagining of Stephen King’s first novel Carrie comes to downtown Santa Barbara in the form of “Carrie the Musical.”

November 7, 2013

Film Producer Roger Birnbaum Imparts Advice

By Alexandra Nicholson

Last Friday, film producer Roger Birnbaum visited UCSB’s Hollywood Industry class in Pollock Theater to reflect on his career in the music and film industries and impart artistic advice.

November 7, 2013

Show Opens at Hybrid Thrift Store, Art Venue

By Staff Report

Local thrift shop and art space, The Thrift Store, will debut a new show tonight from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at its Old Town Goleta location. “DEPARTURE / ARRIVAL” will be open for the next month and features local artist...