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Arcade Fire Goes to the Discotheque

October 3, 2013 by

The Grammy Award-winning Band Debuts New Sound, New Look during SNL’s Season Premiere
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Borgore’s ASPB Show Hits the Spot for Some

October 3, 2013 by

This year UCSB had the privilege of having Asaf Borger (also known as Borgore) grace Storke Tower with his presence for A.S. Program Board’s annual Welcome Back Concert.
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OLS 2013: Listening Outside of the Comfort Zone

September 26, 2013 by

This is a story of a girl who didn’t know she was going to a festival until about 22 hours before it started. Naturally, she didn’t do any of her research (she didn’t even have a mixtape to list...
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Arts & Lectures Ushers Us Into Fall

September 26, 2013 by

A preview of UCSB Arts & Lectures impressively wide-ranging Fall Season program. Time to shed the sunglasses and summer tan and to soak up the cultural opportunities.
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A to Z Treasure Map of Art to Find at UCSB

August 30, 2013 by and

Artsweek editors Demi Anter and Audrey Bacheldor present a map to all of the creative treasure Santa Barbara has to offer.
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MFA Students Debut Impressive Thesis Show

May 30, 2013 by

This past Friday evening, the UC Santa Barbara Art, Design & Architecture Museum opened a new exhibition called “Inside Out,” which features the thesis work of the graduating Master of Fine Ar...
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Student Spoken Word Show to Awe the MCC on June 7

May 30, 2013 by

Three ladies walked into Art Studio 137, the spoken word class taught by Kip Fulbeck and Elizabeth Folk. The first woman thought that she already knew how to rock the spotlight, the second thought tha...
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Indulge Your ‘Appetite’: Upcoming Show Features Top Undergrad Artists

May 30, 2013 by

The UCSB Art Department will soon open its annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition. This year’s show, titled “Appetite for Construction,” boasts an impressive collection of work ranging from two-dim...
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WORDSTOCK Hits its Stride in Second Year

May 30, 2013 by

Yellow felt cut-outs bearing the word “WORD” lined the grass of Little Acorn Park this past Saturday, a token of WORD Magazine’s second annual WORDSTOCK Festival. Also covering the grass were bu...
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X13 Marks the Spot

May 23, 2013 by

At precisely 1:15 p.m. this past Sunday, hordes of happy Gauchos ditched their pre-game parties and headed to Harder Stadium for the biggest free event of the school year. Tons of graduates, Isla Vist...
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Writer Shares SF Adventures

May 23, 2013 by

On May 22, 2013 at 4 p.m., author Joe Riley will visit UCSB to read excerpts from his new book How Strange Is It To Be Anything At All at the Old Little Theatre at the College of Creative Studies. How...
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Getting Acquainted With the AlloSphere, MAT: How Art and Tech Collide on Campus

May 23, 2013 by

With new discoveries in the scientific field happening every day, research collaborations that bring science, engineering and technology together with the arts are currently being facilitated on UCSB...
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‘Gatsby’ Weighed Down by Big Baz Mistakes

May 23, 2013 by

Let’s face it: The Great Gatsby was the one book that we all actually read in high school from beginning to end — even the slackers and math and science nerds were not immune to its spell. Over th...
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‘Reel Loud’ 2013 Promises Great Entertainment

May 23, 2013 by

The 22nd Reel Loud Film Festival will take over Campbell Hall on Friday May 24. If you’re wondering what Reel Loud is, you’ve probably been living under a rock for the last two quarters, as poster...
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An Inside View of I.V.’s Live Music Tradition

May 16, 2013 by

Finally, an Isla Vista-wide event that features music coming from guitars and voices rather than a MacBook and two PAs. Don’t get me wrong, I like electronica, but nothing beats live music at an eve...
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