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January 31, 2013

Ra Ra Riot Drops Two Members, New Album

By Carly Bonilla-Flores

On Jan. 22, New York-based indie band Ra Ra Riot released their third studio album, Beta Love. As a band who has already undergone a variety of change — first with the death of drummer John Pike, and more recently with...

January 31, 2013

Local Variety Show’s Live Event Will Raise Funds for KCSB

By Tina Petrosian

KCSB is teaming up with Proboscis Radio Theater to host a benefit performance by the variety radio show “Live from the Piano Kitchen” this Saturday, Feb. 2 at 10 p.m. in Girvetz Hall, room 1004. “Live from the Pian...

January 31, 2013

Group Show ‘A Handful of Dust’ Debuts at CAF

By Megan Fisher

This past weekend, the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum opened their two newest exhibits of the year, “A Handful of Dust” and Molly Smith’s “Root.” Located in the downtown Paseo Nuevo shopping center, CAF ...

January 31, 2013

SB Symphony Brings Unique Interpretation of ‘Mozart and Mendelssohn’ to Music Lovers

By Sio Tepper

The Santa Barbara Symphony, directed by Maestro Nir Kabaretti, graced its endearing Santa Barbara fans with a bold and tasteful concert at the Granada Theatre Jan. 19 and 20. The concert, entitled “Mozart and Mendelsso...

January 31, 2013

‘Our Space’ Event Inspires Multicultural Togetherness

By Audrey Bachelder

El Centro Building 406 is a feverish swell of culture and history; it is also the most ideal place on campus to host a multicultural mixer. This past weekend, the Student Commission on Racial Equality, S.C.O.R.E., hosted...

January 24, 2013

Shrunken Heads’ ‘Cabaret’ is a Seductive Success

By Tina Petrosian

I walked into Lotte Lehman Concert Hall on Friday, Jan. 18 expecting to sit in the seats I had once sat in as a freshman taking Music 15. To my surprise, everybody was ushered toward the stage. Behind the curtain, there ...

January 24, 2013

Annie Griffiths’ Photographic Genius

By Audrey Bachelder

“I’m a big kick-the-fear-out-of-my-life kind of person,” said National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths to the audience gathered in Campbell Hall this past Sunday. “The more [traveling] you do, the less fe...

January 24, 2013

Shatner Brings Santa Barbara Into His ‘World’

By Cassandra Miasnikov

“Star Trek” and “Boston Legal” fans alike gathered Friday night at the Arlington Theatre to see William Shatner perform his one-man Broadway show: “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It.” Shatner goes where n...

January 17, 2013

‘Musicwood’

By Carly Bonilla-Flores

“Musicwood,” a documentary film directed by Maxine Trump, follows the journey for the salvation of one of music’s dearest instruments: the acoustic guitar. At the heart of the story are world- famous guitar makers ...

January 17, 2013

‘Radioman’

By Audrey Bachelder

Director Mary Kerr’s UK Documentary “Radioman” investigates the daily life of former transient Craig Schwartz, better known as “Radio” for the token boom box worn around his neck. This heartwarming story explor...

January 17, 2013

Short Film Premiere: ‘F**k the Parents’ by Ethan Kuperberg

By Corie Anderson

Film festivals are spectacular sites of exhibition for filmmakers, especially those who make short films, which usually receive far less attention than indie features or Hollywood blockbusters. This year, the Santa Barba...

January 17, 2013

A&L Winter Shows Have Something for Everyone

By Tina Petrosian

Are you interested in seeing your celebrity idols speak? Do you enjoy feeling fancy by attending sit-down musical concerts? Are you taking Dance 45? Look no further than UCSB’s Arts & Lectures to satisfy your artsy...

January 17, 2013

‘Your Prize is at the Bottom of the Pool’: New Works by Two of UCSB’s MFA Art Students at Gallery 479

By Megan Fisher

For the past two weeks, work by MFA students Alison Ho and Cathy Ellis has inhabited the “Red Barn” 479 gallery, with their collaborative art show “Your Prize is at the Bottom of the Pool.” Featuring paintings an...

January 10, 2013

MCC Brings Fiery Spoken Word Artist to SB

By Audrey Bachelder

At Muddy Waters Coffee House on Nov. 29, powerhouse spoken word performer Mayda Del Valle took to the small, carpeted stage with some heat, passion and South Side Chicago attitude in an event put on by the MultiCultural ...

January 10, 2013

Artsweek Welcomes A New Year of Television

By Corie Anderson

To most people, the end of the holiday season is a bleak time. January is typically reserved for taking down Christmas lights, recycling that fir tree, and miserably returning to work or school with nothing to look forwa...

November 29, 2012

Comedy at its Finest: Izzard at Campbell Hall

By Demi Anter

On Saturday, Nov. 17, Eddie Izzard brought his latest comedy show to Campbell Hall to the delight of the hundreds of people who filled the seats (the show sold out for nonstudents in record time). Weirdly, not a lot of p...