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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...

November 8, 2012

Opera SB’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ is a Triumph

By Emily Hunt

Perhaps the most opportune time to see the biggest and brightest that the Santa Barbara social scene has to offer is at the opening night of an Opera Santa Barbara production. Last Friday, downtown State Street was lined...

November 8, 2012

Films Shed Light on International LGBT Issues

By Megan Fisher

Today, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m., marks the kickoff of the 21st annual LGBTQ Film Festival, OUTrageous! Students and community members will gather tonight in the UC Santa Barbara’s MultiCultural Center to watch a free showing o...

November 8, 2012

Birbiglia Mixes Humor and Drama in Solo Show

By Corie Anderson

I walked into Campbell Hall last Sunday night prepared for the usual stand-up comedy routine. Before the show, my knowledge of the comedian Mike Birbiglia was limited to half of his Comedy Central special “Tales from M...

November 1, 2012

Benny Benassi Brings the Rave to Santa Barbara

By Lalita Stone

Benny Benassi’s appearance on Halloween’s Eve at the Earl Warren Showgrounds was a must for any fan of the electronic dance music genre to attend. Santa Barbara was Benassi’s fourth-to-last stop on his North Americ...

November 1, 2012

CCS Gallery Hosts Quirky, Poignant Art Works

By Megan Fisher

On Oct. 25, the College of Creative Studies hosted an opening reception for “Happy With Either,” a collaborative show that featured artwork from professors, graduate students and undergraduate students. This show was...

November 1, 2012

Brazilian Jams Sweep Campbell

By Sio Tepper

While most of UCSB’s population was in I.V. at some sort of Halloween party last Friday night, a small number of us, along with other community members, got our own party started at Campbell Hall. Internationally accla...

November 1, 2012

Comedienne Takes SF By Storm

By Emily Hunt

Maria Bamford follows in a self-deprecating vein similar to many of her comedic contemporaries. Even sitting in on an open mic at a local coffee shop (or burger joint, or abandoned church- turned-community social buildin...

October 25, 2012

Dylan Comes to Santa Barbara

By Maryam Shamroukh

Bob Dylan and his band performed to a packed Santa Barbara Bowl Monday night with Mark Knopfler opening for them. Yes, that’s right — I said Bob Dylan. As in the Bob Dylan. Despite the fact that my ticket for a seat ...

October 25, 2012

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears Bring Funk to Campbell Hall

By Nick Priedite

The inescapable effects of live music assailed the seated crowd of Campbell Hall last Thursday with the vintage and refreshing sounds of Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears. With their combination of soul and funk, wrap...

October 25, 2012

Jane’s Addiction Brings Spectacle to SB Bowl

By Demi Anter

A large crowd of local music fans spent their Sunday night at the Santa Barbara Bowl and witnessed performances that were moving, rockin’ and … really weird by bands thenewno2, The Airborne Toxic Event and headliner ...

October 25, 2012

Symphony Opens to Acclaim

By Sio Tepper

The Santa Barbara Symphony kicked off their 60th anniversary season last Saturday with a gripping evening concert with conductor Nir Kabaretti. In celebration of the community members who have helped to keep Santa Barbar...

October 25, 2012

Laurie Anderson Mesmerizes with Voice and Violin

By Demi Anter

There’s a funny thing about getting paid to go to and write about performances. As much as you might look forward to seeing a certain artist, you get spoiled and you forget that a single show on some random Tuesday nig...