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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

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 ...

March 7, 2013

Alpha Punk Takes Home Top Honors at Battle of the Bands

By Audrey Bachelder

Audrey Bachelder Staff Writer Like live music? Like mosh pits? Like pop-up bands that win big events? Well I hope you went to the Battle of the Bands on Wed., Feb. 27, because it was a savory night of all of these...

February 28, 2013

Pollock Screens Restored Classic: ‘Lawrence of Arabia’

By Tina Petrosian

Pollock Theater brought “Lawrence of Arabia” back to the big screen for a nearly-full house last Tuesday night as part of their “Future of the Past” film series. The event, as well as the “Future of the Past: T...

February 28, 2013

‘Corilary’ Takes on the Oscars

By Corie Anderson

The Movie-Loving Duo and Co-Creators of the ‘Corilary’ Webseries Share the Best, Worst and Most Awkward Moments from This Year’s Academy Awards Corie Anderson’s Approach What the Oscars Mean to Me: The one ni...

February 28, 2013

Joshua Bell’s Soulful Violin Soothes the Granada

By Lalita Stone

On the morning of January 12, 2007, a 38-year-old man sets up outside a busy metro station in Washington, DC. He is wearing your usual East Coast garb: jeans, long-sleeved shirt and a baseball cap. He proceeds to take ou...

February 28, 2013

‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ Offers a Hilarious, New Musical Take on History

By Corie Anderson

Not only was Andrew Jackson the 7th President of the United States and the founder of the American Democratic Party, he also wore really tight skinny jeans, used “fuck” in every sentence and looked a lot like a Green...

February 21, 2013

Foreign Films Reach Santa Barbara Audiences

By Megan Fisher

Over the past two weeks in Pollock Theater, the film series “For Your Consideration: The 2013 Oscar Nominees for Best Foreign Language Film” has screened all five of the 2013 Oscar-nominated foreign feature films. Ad...

February 21, 2013

Award Winning Author and Part-Time Zombie Enthusiast Margaret Atwood Charms Campbell

By Carly Bonilla-Flores

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, renowned Canadian writer Margaret Atwood visited UCSB as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the College of Creative Studies and gave a talk in Campbell Hall through Arts & Lectures. Atwood, a pro...

February 14, 2013

Pollock Screens ‘Sparrows’ as Part of Film Preservation Series

By Corie Anderson

The Pollock Theater provided cinema lovers with a treat last Sunday when they screened the classic 1926 Mary Pickford film “Sparrows” to live piano accompaniment. “Sparrows” is the third of five films screened in...