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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.

January 4, 2022

“Survivor: 41” Review: Advantage-geddon Hinders a Likable, Diverse Cast

By Sam Franzini

A year and a half after the end of last year’s mega-season “Winners at War,” a new Sole Survivor has been crowned.

December 28, 2021

In Review: Beach House’s “Once Twice Melody: Chapter 2” Fights Ephemerality Through Repetition

By Razeen Ahmed

The chapter showcases the band’s versatile ability to stroll between experimentation, love ballads, psychedelia, shoegaze, and ethereal sounds.

December 26, 2021

In Conversation With Isla Vista Band The Framers

By Razeen Ahmed, Jacqueline Sedley

The Framers are back in action, ready to go wherever they are taken.

December 25, 2021

In Review: Dasha Nekrasova’s Debut Feature “The Scary of Sixty-First” Is Undeniably Intriguing Yet Ultimately Disorienting

By Makenna Stark

“The Scary of Sixty-First,” is a psychological thriller that explores the disempowerment that can result from uncovering atrocities as horrific as those committed by Epstein.

December 3, 2021

Artsweek on Spotify: Staff Writer Picks for the Month of November

By Lorna Kruesel

Here are Artsweek writer Lorna Kruesel’s top tracks that she had on repeat throughout the past month! 

December 2, 2021

In Review: “Tick, Tick… Boom” is a Love Letter To Jonathan Larson and All Creatives

By Amitha Bhat

“Tick, Tick… Boom” revitalizes one’s creative nature, validates the idea of pursuing your passion and urges the audience not to give up just yet: There’s more to come. 

December 2, 2021

UCSB Alumnus THREEZERO Releases Debut Album

By Marisol Cruz

With a newly released album, “SEEING DOUBLE,” Santa Barbara musician THREEZERO is making strides with an ever-evolving sound.

November 30, 2021

Literature In Review: Company Culture, Dolls and Caribbean Crises

By Sam Franzini

Artsweek talked to three authors about their novels, and the menu includes a satire about office drama, a drama about a trauma-induced doll and dramatic actors filming a movie in the Caribbean.

November 18, 2021

In Review: Lunar Vacation Cultivate Indie Pop Bliss on “Inside Every Fig is a Dead Wasp”

By Adam Majcher

Lunar Vacation have finally dropped their anticipated full-length debut album, “Inside Every Fig is a Dead Wasp,” which takes their dreamy, layered aesthetic and elevates it to new levels.

November 18, 2021

In Review: Pop Princess Taylor Swift Paints the Town Red With “Red (Taylor’s Version)”

By Natalie Perez

“Red (Taylor’s Version)” is a re-recording of her fourth studio album “Red,” and it’s not surprising that it’s even better than when it first came out.