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May 2, 2013

Fledgling Matador Music Festival Disappoints

By Lalita Stone

Last Saturday, Collective Efforts and Disco Donnie Presents put on Santa Barbara’s very first Electronic Dance Music and hip-hop music festival at the Earl Warren Show Grounds. With the recent rise of EDM, hip-hop and ...

May 2, 2013

Sedaris Uplifts With Every Cringe-Worthy Detail

By Isabel Miller-Bottome

Beloved essayist and radio contributor David Sedaris returned to the stage of the old Arlington Theater in downtown Santa Barbara Tuesday evening to delight a full house with readings from his newest book, Let’s Explor...

April 24, 2013

Folk Band The Dunwells To Give Free Show

By Isabel Miller-Bottome

The up-and-coming British folk-rock band The Dunwells are coming to UCSB this Friday, April 26, to play a free concert in Storke Plaza at noon. This is just one stop on their U.S. tour, which began at the SXSW festival i...

April 24, 2013

Coachella 2013: Two Takes on Two Weekends

By Audrey Bachelder, Megan Fisher

Weekend 1: A Love Letter From a First-Time Festivalgoer   Audrey Bachelder, Assistant Artsweek Editor   There’s a certain kind of magic that surrounds the festival called Coachella. It’s the magic of unadul...

April 24, 2013

Flosstradamus’ Beats Drive the Hub Wild

By Lalita Stone

Last Monday, a mere two days ago, the Hub may have been the craziest place to be that night. Sponsored by A.S. Program Board, electronic hip-hop duo Flosstradamus graced UCSB with their presence and succeeded in their qu...

April 18, 2013

Things That Turn Your Brain To Mush

By Megan Fisher

A New Show at CAF Explores Our Precarious Relationship with New Media Every day we are bombarded with new technological advancements, internet trends and messages from the media that cause our language and culture to evo...

April 18, 2013

Dante Elephante’s Sounds Reach Beyond the Beach

By Andrew Crockett

Drenched ripples of reverb-soaked rhythm and honeybee zings echo throughout German Aquatics, the six-song EP released by Dante Elephante last April. The tracks propelled them through a series of small tours in 2012 and t...

April 18, 2013

ZZ Ward Proves Herself a Powerful New Voice

By Apoorva Chiplunkar

“Put the gun down,” ZZ Ward’s voice commands in a soulful manner as she sways along to her song. Soulful, sultry and brazen, ZZ Ward brought the cool element to her unique mixture of blues, pop and folk to her show...

April 11, 2013

Free Screening of UCSB Alum’s “Masquerade”

By Isabel Miller-Bottome

Premiering this weekend in Santa Barbara is the new independent film “Masquerade,” co-written, edited, and starring UCSB alum, Eric Olsson. The film (with a modest budget of $15,000), is directed by Nicholas Tolkien,...

April 11, 2013

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By Apoorva Chiplunkar

Organic, folksy, creative. These are just a couple of words to describe UCSB’s own Junipero, a band that has a soft spot in the hearts of all that know of them and their music. Composed of Kasey Warner, Dave Pascoe, Mi...

April 11, 2013

Luminarium “Exxopolis”: A Solid Place for a Nap

By Audrey Bachelder

If you were the type of kid who got super stoked when a birthday party involved a bounce house, I really hope you made it to Exxopolison the Lagoon Lawn this past weekend. Exxopolis, one of 20 Luminariums build by Archit...

April 4, 2013

Kiven’s Variety Creates Unique Audio Experience

By Liam Yafuso

From the dusty and traffic-filled land of dreams otherwise known as Los Angeles comes a trio of transplants that have a sound and aesthetic all their own. After meeting at USC, Tyler Demorest, Matt Cohen and Danny Schnai...

April 4, 2013

The Sweet Sounds of a UCSB Favorite: Junipero

By Liam Yafuso

Organic, folksy, creative. These are just a couple of words to describe UCSB’s own Junipero, a band that has a soft spot in the hearts of all that know of them and their music. Composed of Kasey Warner, Dave Pascoe, Mi...

March 7, 2013

AD&A Museum Presents Four New Exhibits

By Megan Fisher

Megan Fisher Staff Writer The Art, Design & Architecture Museum of UC Santa Barbara is currently featuring four new exhibitions that are open until mid-May. The museum opened the shows two weeks ago, displaying artwo...

March 7, 2013

Artsweek Talks with I.V. Band Adventure Dogs

By Tina Petrosian, Roxanne McNally

  Roxanne McNally & Tina Petrosian   Staff Writer       “Did anyone break any strings last night?” Adventure Dogs’ bassist, Michael Johansson, asked his fellow band mates.   On thi...

March 7, 2013

New UCSB Comic Competition Debuts in April

By Lalita Stone

Lalita Stone Staff Writer   Aspiring comic artists and fans alike: get excited! This April, UCSB will host its very first April Fool’s Comics Competition. Thanks to the Department of Art, Theater & Dance, the ...