Artsweek

October 27, 2004

Death by Sexy LIVE!!!

By Jory Dominguez

Before last Friday night Velvet Jones was a foreign place, known to me only as another typical club with a dodgy word-of-mouth reputation. Frankly, I did not believe I could be lured to its location on the lower end of S...

October 27, 2004

Pixies Live Up to Legend

By Brad Vargyas

The Pixies are legends. Not legends in the sense of being instantly recognizable on the radio or MTV, but legends in their own right. Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering were lucky enough to even b...

October 27, 2004

Christmas Comes Early, Fails to Deliver

By Amita Chollate

The worst thing about writing this review is remembering the movie. I can honestly say that it would be a complete waste of your valuable time to even continue associating with this movie. That being said...

October 27, 2004

It Takes Two to Tango

By Stephanie Cain

Happiness doesn't come in a box. At least it doesn't for John Clark (Richard Gere), who struggles to find happiness in a seemingly perfect life. John has a great family, steady job, big house and a fancy car.

October 27, 2004

Jimmy Eat World | Futures | Universal

By Aly Comingore

While Futures may not blatantly scream "commercial success" as its self-titled predecessor (formerly Bleed American) did in 2001, the album secures the boys of Jimmy Eat World with a number of potential radio hits as wel...

October 27, 2004

Keaton Simons | Currently | Reprise

By Aaron Small

"My intention is to be honest with my music - not to be ashamed of anything and to turn myself inside out." So says up-and-coming blues artist Keaton Simons, yet after hearing his five-song EP.

October 27, 2004

REM | Around the Sun | Warner

By Matt Cappiello

Alternative rock would not be the same without REM. The influential band, which hails from Athens, Ga., has penetrated the rock pantheon with songs like "Everybody Hurts" and "Man on the Moon," and at the same time has c...

October 27, 2004

Artsweek Calendar

By system

The MultiCultural Center presents Holy Dirt, a play by Marcos Martinez and Cheyney Ryan. Holy Dirt chronicles the comic life journeys of a small town Chicano actor as he navigates the worlds of art and commercialism in ...

October 20, 2004

Why is it That Tony Kushner Just Wants to Talk About Something Else

By Brenna Boyce

Tony Kushner may be revered as one of the most creative and successful playwrights of recent years, but that doesn't mean he can't piss people off. Take his appearance in last Friday's Dramatic Arts 1 class, filled with ...

October 20, 2004

A Slow Trudge Through Fields of Tobacco

By Marcile Vadell-Strickland

For anyone without some kind of connection to North Carolina or the South in general, "Bright Leaves," by Ross McElwee, will move dreadfully slow ... that is, if you're able to sit through its entirety.

October 20, 2004

Team America, @#$% Yeah!

By Harrison Coltun

Check your opinions at the door. If you are tired of the war on terrorism, WMDs and all the rest of it, prepare yourself for a smorgasbord of hysterical politically incorrect jokes.

October 20, 2004

A “Sideways” Look at Life

By Colin Marshall

There are certain films whose constituent elements alone assure them greatness, or at least a rank several notches above the norm. At first glance, "Sideways" seems to be one of these blessed cinematic events.

October 20, 2004

Artsweek Calendar

By system

Tonight, one of music's most influential and legendary icons will be paying UCSB a visit. Bob Dylan will be performing at the Events Center along with his band. Who knows what he'll be playing? Who cares even what time t...

October 20, 2004

Taxi | Action Takes the Wheel

By Drew Reed

"Taxi" is a difficult film to categorize. It could be labeled as a buddy picture, a crime drama, an action flick, or a "stupid cop" comedy. But no matter what it gets called, "Taxi" offers a surprisingly fresh take on pr...

October 14, 2004

Peace, Love and Death Metal

By Brenna Boyce

The Eagles of Death Metal, a rock 'n' roll band, are creating lots of buzz around the country for its hip-shaking, capes and moustaches, and aren't afraid to let it all hang out. That's what Artsweek discovered when they...

October 14, 2004

The Sax Man

By Brad Vargyas

When asked the question, "What is jazz?" by an onlooker at a session before his Sunday night performance, jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis retorted with another question. "What is French? It's a language. Jazz is the l...