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February 4, 2022

Literature in Review: Insane Girls Thinking About Stuff

By Sam Franzini

So, for this book review, we’re celebrating the insane girls and the wacky women who look at life differently.

February 3, 2022

Morganfield Burnett & Da Blues Bring the Real Deal to Isla Vista

By Eleuthera Wang

Morganfield Burnett & Da Blues brought their New Orleans-inspired unique fusion of jazz, blues, soul and Americana straight to the heart of Isla Vista.

January 28, 2022

UCSB Library Hosts Beyond The Wall: The Prison Art Resistance Exhibit

By Emilie Risha

The UC Santa Barbara Library hosted the Gaucho Underground Scholars Program on Jan. 19 for an online opening event and curator discussion of their exhibit, Beyond The Wall: The Prison Art Resistance.

January 28, 2022

Artsweek’s Most Anticipated Pop Culture Releases of 2022

By Artsweek Staff

From books to shows to movies and music, it’s shaping up to be an exciting year for arts and entertainment. Let’s check out 2022’s most exciting releases.

January 26, 2022

On This Day: Revisiting Beach House’s Masterpiece Album “Teen Dream” 12 Years Later

By Lorna Kruesel

If someone were to ask me to name all of the albums that have completely swept me off my feet, “Teen Dream,” Beach House’s third studio album, would easily be one of them.

January 25, 2022

Literature in Review: Shabby Chic Lyricism Shines in “Some Things I Still Can’t Tell You”

By Katie Caracciolo

Collins’ deeply personal collection systematically covers love, loss, lust, childhood, parenting, the joys (and dangers) of jogging in Los Angeles and the disintegration of a romantic partnership.

January 24, 2022

Staff Writer Picks for Most Anticipated Albums of 2022

By Lorna Kruesel

Here are Artsweek writer Lorna Kruesel’s most anticipated albums of 2022!

January 24, 2022

In Review: The Lumineers Release Their Fourth Studio Album “Brightside”

By Lola Watts

“Brightside” is an ode to the love stories from all walks of life, and all the poignant and wistful pain that accompanies them.

January 24, 2022

In Review: We Are “SICK!” of It

By Lorna Kruesel

Earl Sweatshirt’s new album “SICK!” is nothing short of greatness.

January 22, 2022

12 Upcoming Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2022

By Sam Franzini

Here, we recommend 12 zany, interesting and thought-provoking books to add to your Goodreads list straightaway.

January 20, 2022

In Review: Purgatory Sounds Like a Hell of a Time in The Weeknd’s “Dawn FM”

By Razeen Ahmed

The Weeknd’s ambitions to bend genres and explore new sonic territories within his own paracosm results in a record that is quite commendable, if not dazzlingly timeless.

January 16, 2022

On This Day: El Salvador’s Civil War in Three Songs

By Derek Mejia

As an act of unforgetting and to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Chapultepec Peace Accords, here's a look at a few songs that were written about the Salvadoran Civil War.

January 13, 2022

Record Recap: 53 Years Since Led Zeppelin’s Explosive Debut

By Jadon Bienz, Evan Gonzalez

However, on Jan. 12, 1969, a new band would define the sound and look of rock and roll in the 1970s and beyond with their debut album: Led Zeppelin.

January 13, 2022

UCSB Dhadkan Gears Up for In-Person Nachle Deewane 2022

By Sunidhi Sridhar

After losing two years of an in-person competition, everyone at Dhadkan, a South Asian philanthropic organization at UC Santa Barbara, could not be more excited for this spring’s Nachle Deewane.