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Michael B. Jordan Highlights This Year’s SBIFF

February 20, 2019 by

The 34th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival showcased some of Hollywood’s biggest stars along with award-winning short films and documentaries.
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UCSB’s Multicultural Center Brings a Closer Look into Chicano Punk Rock

February 19, 2019 by

This past month, the Multicultural Center on campus housed a photographic exhibit depicting several influential Chicano punk bands and artists.
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Mellow out With Fin and His Company

February 19, 2019 by

Fin’s Mellow Company, an alternative solo recording project by Andrew “Fin” Tyler, hit SOhO in Santa Barbara and shed light on his band’s third project.
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In Photos | Santa Barbara International Film Festival

February 17, 2019 by

The annual film festival welcomed dozens of celebrities.
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Five Songs That Made a Cynic Believe in Love

February 14, 2019 by

Young Thug romantically crooning about falling in love and King Princess’s pop poeticness about finding love in the trothes of a shallow city would make any cynic want to overthrow their preconceive...
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Poet Tracy K. Smith Emboldens Campbell Hall

February 12, 2019 by

As poet laureate of the U.S., Smith delivers the message that the appreciation of poetry is a great responsibility, one that is on the rise as we collectively face our truths.
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Future Ushers in an Aura of Nostalgia

February 12, 2019 by

Over time artists change, but Future has proven with yet another album that no one can change him or his music.
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A Word With Careless Cub on ‘Flophouse Palace’

February 7, 2019 by

The release of Flophouse Palace stands out not merely for its musical elements but also for the production and sound quality of the tracks.
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An I.V. Band to Watch: Noise Complaint

February 7, 2019 by

Noise Complaint is uniquely their own, and they make sure you know it as they grind out every set list with a grit that belongs to the pros.
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In Photos: Dreamville’s Bas

January 27, 2019 by

This past Friday, Dreamville's very own Bas threw down a soulful, passionate, and electrifying show at Santa Barbara’s Velvet Jones, courtesy of ENT Legends.
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Beatlemania Hits Pollock Theater

January 24, 2019 by

Most recently, Pollock showed “A Hard Day’s Night,” and Beatles fans of all ages made an appearance to the sold-out screening.
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Fleetwood Mac Was All but Disappointing at the Forum

January 24, 2019 by

The whole show was not only beautiful but also wondrous and dreamlike — from the moment the whole band started to the end, there was not one moment of lull.
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In Review: ‘Some Rap Songs’ by Earl Sweatshirt

January 23, 2019 by

Some Rap Songs is as straightforward a project as its title suggests, but not in the way you would think.
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‘Dissect’ Is the Music Podcast We All Needed

January 17, 2019 by

Artsweek interviewed the host of the Spotify Original Podcast, Cole Cuchna, on passion projects, white discourse around black music and his own creative process when writing episodes for the show.
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‘Vice’ Puts Dick Cheney On the Silver Screen

January 16, 2019 by

“Vice” is a far cry from any other biopic of the time period, and, quite frankly, should not be compared to other dramatizations of political events or careers.
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