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May 8, 2008

Pregnant Pause

By Cassie McGrath

The newest edition to the recent slew of pregnancy comedies, "Baby Mama" stars Tina Fey as Kate Holbrook, a career woman who (much like real life) occupies a position of power in a business run mainly by men. Trim, snapp...

May 8, 2008

The Lineup

By Staff

1. Internationally-renowned tenor Salvatore Licitra is known for his skillful command of great works by Verdi, Puccini and more. See him performing live at the Granada on May 8. The concert, which features piano accompan...

May 1, 2008

Indie Oh No

By Cassandra McGrath

As I sat in a camping chair on Saturday afternoon, mute from heat exhaustion, a pale, skinny teenager wearing a pair of tiny white underwear bounded up to our tent. "Hey, do you have any Sour Patch Kids?" he asked breath...

May 1, 2008

Borowitz Bowls Over Campbell Hall

By Stephanie Leong

Andy Borowitz, famous satirist and television and radio show personality, performed an intimate and highly entertaining act to a packed Campbell Hall on April 24. Famous for his sardonic wit, Borowitz is well-known for h...

May 1, 2008

Riding the Rainbow Unicorn

By Tyler Vickers

The weed movie is a pretty straightforward species. In terms of overall viewing experiences, this ganja genre is one of the most self-aware of its audience's mindset: it assumes that each member of the audience gets ston...

May 1, 2008

Tell Me More

By Amy Silverstein

William Tell, the former rhythm guitarist of Something Corporate, graced Storke Plaza on Tuesday with a fittingly corporate rock performance. It couldn't have been easy for him to leave behind a piano rock band that got ...

May 1, 2008

Bragging Rights

By Virginia Yapp

Growing old doesn't mean growing soft, necessarily: Established folk and rock talents like Neil Young and Billy Bragg have more than proved this in recent years, churning out virile political statements that far outstrip...

May 1, 2008

The Lineup

By Staff

1. Japanese choreographers Eiko and Koma are world-renowned for their unique style of modern dance. Now, thanks to Arts & Lectures, they will be making their West Coast debut at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall on May 1. Tickets ...

April 24, 2008

Going for Guthrie

By Anna Wilson

Arlo Guthrie was born with music in his blood, and probably a guitar in his hand. As the son of Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie is a pedigreed expert in working his audience. And, in his show at Campbell Hall last Wednesday,...

April 24, 2008

Bobbing for Bobby

By Tyler Vickers

By definition, improvisational jazz music thrives on an organic form of expression. Evolving (or devolving) from moment to moment, it flows according to the moods and tendencies of a few musicians on stage. A collective ...

April 24, 2008

Hella Hyphy

By Zach Manzanetti

Last Friday night, NorCal rap group The Federation brought its unique brand of hyped-up hyphy music straight to UCSB's Storke Plaza. Before the show, Artsweek talked with Doonie Baby, Goldy and Stresmatic about performin...

April 24, 2008

Say It Isn’t So, Serpico

By Michael Hafford

It's official: Al Pacino can no longer be considered a cutting-edge talent. After starring in some truly unfortunate movies ("S1m0ne," "Two for the Money," "Gigli"), Pacino has reached what is hopefully his career's nadi...

April 24, 2008

When Legends Collide

By Sukhraj Singh

Well, us martial-arts enthusiasts have been waiting for this for a long time, and it's finally happened. Jackie Chan in a film without Chris Tucker. A bonus: we get Jet Li instead! Hollywood has also thoughtfully provide...

April 17, 2008

Blast Off

By Virginia Yapp

Maybe Phantom Planet was just biding its time, waiting to release its fourth album, Raise the Dead, until after "The OC" finally got kicked off the air and Seth Cohen faded from pop culture ubiquity. It's now been four y...

April 17, 2008

If Your Mother Only Knew

By Sukhraj Singh

Rahzel - arguably the world's greatest beatboxer - provided some absolutely dynamite entertainment last Friday at The Hub. And that would have made for a fine night on its own, but the lucky few who made an effort to att...

April 17, 2008

What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been

By Sara Weitz

"Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" has become a cult classic in the college world, and now the film's creators are coming out with a second installment of the baked-buddy-comedy franchise, "Harold and Kumar Escape Fro...