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February 1, 2024

The beat behind The Doors: In conversation with John Densmore

By Stella Mullin

“Did you ever hang out in Isla Vista?” a girl asked in the audience. “We burned the bank down!” replied John Densmore, drummer of 1960’s rock band The Doors.

January 25, 2024

“The Boy and the Heron”: Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece takes flight

By Jasmine Kwan

Miyazaki breathes to life a Wonderland-esque world brimming with outlandish surrealism and their underlying complexities, all for the sake of posing one singular question: “How do you live?”

January 25, 2024

“Mean Girls” (2024) falls flat

By Diana Mateescu

Despite the high expectations prior to its release, there is much left to be desired from what was supposed to be one of the most recognizable movie musical adaptations.

January 18, 2024

Editor favorites: Top 10 films of 2023

By Lauren Chiou

Co-Artsweek Editor Lauren Chiou’s favorite watches of 2023, just in time for awards season.

January 16, 2024

SBIFF 2024: Ryan Gosling receives Kirk Douglas Award

By Lauren Chiou, Lucy Dixon

On Jan. 13, actor Ryan Gosling received the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film.

January 16, 2024

“A (Samara) Joyful Holiday:” Bringing Classic Jazz to Santa Barbara

By Lucy Dixon

Samara Joy McLendon closed out the UCSB Arts & Lectures fall season with her show, “A Joyful Holiday” at The Granada Theater in Santa Barbara on Dec. 8, 2023.

December 29, 2023

Artsweek 2023 recap

By Artsweek Staff

A look back on some of our stories published this past year.

December 26, 2023

Are you “…Ready for It?” Swift bigger than life in “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”

By Jasmine Kwan

Global sensation Taylor Swift continues to shatter not just concert ticket sales but now box office sales with the release of her concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” in theaters worldwide since Oct. 13.

December 26, 2023

The Hunger Games 5: Does the songbird or the snake land on top?

By Cassie Cruz

Suzanne Collins’ fourth book in the Hunger Games franchise, titled “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” finally made it to theaters Friday, Nov. 17.

December 18, 2023

ASPB closes out the quarter strong with “Emergency Intercom Live!”

By Lea Vazquez

Consisting of duo Enya Umanzor and Drew Phillips, Emergency Intercom is a comedy podcast that covers an array of topics, from pop-culture to internet memes, along with amusing personal stories.

December 13, 2023

Remembering Dave from the Grave: KCSB Super Listener

By Stella Mullin

The Graveman, Dave from the Grave, David Schoof was an avid KCSB fanst. A music fan through and through, he passed away in early 2023, but his KCSB legacy (as a true radio listener) lives on.

December 5, 2023

“All the Light We Cannot See” in review: A swing and a miss

By Lucy Dixon

The television adaptation of Anthony Doerr's 2014 novel falls flat in comparison to its original source material.

December 5, 2023

Julia Fox goes “Down the Drain” and into Wonderland

By Sally Shapiro

Julia Fox's "Down The Drain" memoir is a meditation on Fox’s life experience riddled with poverty, drug addiction, abuse, grief and most of all, resilience.

December 5, 2023

“Hay Fever” provides a weekend of comedy and drama in UCSB’s Performing Arts Theater

By Diana Mateescu

UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Theater and Dance put on their annual fall play in the form of “Hay Fever,” a show about the Bliss Family, an incredibly eccentric and theatrical family in the 1920s.