Artsweek

March 8, 2007

Battle Royale

By Hilary Scott

Five local bands went head to head in Saturday night's "Battle of the Bands" hosted by A.S. Program Board at the UCSB Hub this past Saturday.

March 8, 2007

Nuns Having Fun

By Sophia Kercher

Arms poised in a port de bras, Sister Mary Leo, the novice nun, glides across the stage with the use of pink Heelys, the footwear of a common ten-year-old hipster that allows one to roll across a room effortlessly.

March 8, 2007

Bring in da Funk

By Marissa Stockham

On Saturday, March 10, USCB is fortunate to have the dynamic hip hop artist Lyrics Born performing at the Hub.

March 8, 2007

Calendar for 3/8/07

By Staff

Unwind tonight with a little night music, as the University Wind Ensemble presents a concert featuring works by Robert Washburn, Gordon Jacob, Vincent Persichetti, Eric Ewazen, Samuel Hazo and Eric Whitacre.

March 8, 2007

Arcade Fire / Neon Bible / Merge Records

By Cameron Smith

Sharing a name with Tom Kennedy Toole's novel, Neon Bible falls short of its predecessor Funeral, featuring more abrasive lyrics and a rather disappointing experimentation with new sounds.

March 1, 2007

Pushing the Envelope

By Mollie Vandor

"Are you over 21?" I had no idea why the portly guy who works the front desk at the desolate-looking building I'd been sent to with six tapes to send up on a satellite feed from Century City to Chicago was asking me whet...

March 1, 2007

Rhythm & Rhymes

By Sophia Kercher

Black History Month went out with a slang Tuesday, Feb. 27 with Universes' Universe's "Slanguage," presented by Arts & Lectures.

March 1, 2007

Spy Games

By Amy Silverstein

At one point in "Breach," Chris Cooper's character, Robert Hanssen, complains that his fellow FBI agents are more interested in violence and glory than in contemplation and moral conviction.

March 1, 2007

Love By The Numbers

By Colin Marshall

Say the words "science fiction," and the imagination conjures visions of breathtaking advances in physics and biotechnology that transform our world into a dystopia, a utopia or a little of both.

March 1, 2007

Scrap It

By Amy Silverstein

Not many sculptures are adorned with strands of human hair and old stickers. Then again, most sculptures are not made out of lint.

March 1, 2007

“Into Great Silence” Speaks Volumes

By Stephanie Cain

With the Oscars culminating last Sunday and Hollywood's summer blockbusters yet to come, Philip Gršning's documentary about reclusive French monks, "Into Great Silence," offers a more poetic and abstract look at fil...

March 1, 2007