Artsweek

May 3, 2007

Big Jazz From The Big Easy

By Cassie McGrath

When Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra took the stage last Friday, the normally stodgy Campbell Hall crowd got a little funky.

April 26, 2007

Artsweek Exclusive: Marisha Pessl Teaches Artsweek A Lesson

By Tyler Vickers

How many authors on the New York Times Bestseller List also have a MySpace page?

April 26, 2007

Against the Grind

By Cassie McGrath

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double feature, "Grindhouse," an exuberant tribute to the lowbrow exploitation cinema of the seventies, begins with a preview of a kitten in neon colors and a warning that this ma...

April 26, 2007

Dance It Out

By Gina Pollack

The fifth annual Primavera festival, a celebration of contemporary arts and digital media, culminated in an innovative and diverse set of performances from the UCSB Dance Company last Saturday at Lehmann Hall.

April 26, 2007

Powerful Poetry

By Cassie McGrath

Internationally acclaimed poet Mary Oliver exuded her trademark quiet spirituality when she sat down for a question-and-answer session in the Multicultural Center after her sold-out reading at Campbell Hall last Wednesda...

April 26, 2007

Sweet Sedaris

By Will Wolfsalu

What do James Garfield, shopping mall elves, guerilla revolutionary John Brown and "One Life to Live" have in common?

April 26, 2007

Amy Winehouse/ Back to Back/ Island Records

By Cameron David Smith

Amy Winehouse proves that Motown is no longer just a product of the '60s in her newest album Back to Black.

April 19, 2007

Hot Blooded

By Mollie Vandor

Nothing brings an artfully composed work of art down faster than the affliction of taking itself too seriously.

April 19, 2007

In So Many Words

By Sophia Kercher

On April 15, the illustrious, best-selling author Amy Tan informed the audience at UCSB's Campbell Hall that she was in love.

April 19, 2007

Treasure Hunt

By Mollie Vandor

Holocaust documentaries almost always focus solely on the overwhelming loss of life that occurred during Hitler's regime, with people's belongings and the buildings they were taken from serving as mere symbols for the de...

April 19, 2007

I Saw the Sign

By Mollie Vandor and Cameron David Smith

Throughout history, signs have served a wide variety of vital purposes for mankind. From telling us where to park to making sure we mind the gap, signs are an important form of communication for people around the globe.

April 19, 2007

Artsweek Breaks Down the World’s Best Art Museums

By Will Wolfsalu

As anyone can attest who has been hopelessly lost in the Louvre's endless wing of Renaissance furniture or attempted a complete Smithsonian circuit, museum-going can be a grueling and unrewarding experience, making both ...

April 12, 2007

A Real Plus

By Dianne Jobson

An ensemble of 30 dancers moves perfectly in unison, until suddenly they break out into variations, each one completely different from the next.

April 12, 2007

Where The White Boys Dance

By Mollie Vandor

Indie rock heroes The Killers played a sold-out show at the UCSB Events Center on Friday, causing crowds of people and copious quantities of confetti to descend upon the Thunderdome.

April 12, 2007

Hey Mickey

By Cameron Smith

Mickey Avalon, who describes himself as "the illest motherfucker from here to Vietnam," performed to a sold-out crowd at Velvet Jones on April 4. Young, up-and-coming rap sensation Shwayze proved that he also belongs on ...

April 12, 2007

A Tit Bit Nipply

By Sophia Kercher

"Nipples to the Wind," playing at the Lobero Theatre, is at times like going to a family reunion: You want to look away as your great aunt blows her nose and then looks at the remnants of mucus left behind on the tissue,...