Artsweek

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...

November 29, 2012

Artsweek’s End of the Quarter Picks–‘Border Radio’ Film Screening – I.V. Theatre 2 – Thur. Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.

By Tina Petrosian

KCSB-FM starts off this year’s “Popped Culture: Radio Goes to the Movies” film series on Thursday, Nov. 29 with a free screening of “Border Radio” (1987) at 7:30 p.m. in I.V. Theater 2. A Q&A session will f...

November 29, 2012

Artsweek’s End of the Quarter Picks–Punch Brothers – Lobero Theatre – Tues. Dec. 4, 8:00 p.m.

By Demi Anter

If you haven’t heard the Punch Brothers before, now is the time to have a listen. The five piece progressive bluegrass band will play the Lobero Theatre next Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. The Punch Brothers and their mand...

November 29, 2012

Artsweek’s End of the Quarter Picks–Spoken Word Performer Mayda Del Valle – Muddy Waters – Thurs. Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.

By Tina Petrosian

Spoken word artist Mayda Del Valle will perform at Muddy Waters Café in a free MultiCultural Center event on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Three UCSB students — third-year CCS literature and art major Demi Anter, Ch...

November 29, 2012

‘Shining Lives’ Cast Thrills Despite Stuffy Script

By Matthew Javidi

In Spring of 2012, the Theater and Dance Department produced an original play by director Jeff Mills and playwright Valerie Slitor called “Piezoelectric Love: The Half-Life of Marie Curie,” which detailed the tumultu...

November 14, 2012

Talking to Strangers UCSB Spoken Word Talents Get Personal at SOhO

By Audrey Bachelder

Two days ago, 15 artists from several years worth of Kip Fulbeck’s “ART 137: Spoken Word” course blew the minds of the 150+ audience members packed into SOhO in downtown Santa Barbara. “Talking to Strangers” wa...

November 14, 2012

Globe Theater’s Simplified Hamlet is Refreshing

By Emily Hunt

Returning to UCSB after a hit performance and critically-acclaimed (cough, by me, cough) West Coast tour of A Comedy of Errors last year, the actors of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater graced Campbell Hall’s stage once ag...

November 14, 2012

Mumford’s Folk Sounds Soothe Hollywood Bowl

By Megan Fisher

This past Monday, the beloved British folk band Mumford & Sons graced the Hollywood Bowl on a chilly evening. The sold-out crowd was devoted to belting out the heart- wrenching lyrics of each song while bundled in bl...

November 8, 2012

Spoken Word Students to Perform at SOhO

By Audrey Bachelder

Next Tuesday, Nov. 13, the spoken word troupe Right Side Up Poets is putting on a show at the SOhO Restaurant & Music Club in downtown Santa Barbara. Right Side Up Poets is made up of students that have come from man...