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May 18, 2017

Syrian DJ Omar Souleyman Brings Beats to UCSB

By Marisa Ratchford

The Middle East Ensemble typically highlights many regional music styles, but, in honor of Souleyman, they focused a bit more on the musical selections of Syria.

May 12, 2017

The Friday Review: Humanz by Gorillaz

By Ryan Hykes

Fans expect a Gorillaz album to play into the idea of the virtual band, and this album did not have that level of immersion that previous projects did.

May 11, 2017

Master Storyteller David Sedaris Returns to SB

By Ivan Gonzalez

In his typical fashion, Sedaris walked onto the stage wearing a suit, jacket and shorts stitched together out of other shorts, which he claimed he picked up in Tokyo. Right from the start, he began his talk with Trump jo...

May 11, 2017

‘Guardians of Galaxy Vol. 2’ Is Good But Obvious

By Ryan Song

Long story short: “Guardians of the Galaxy” was alright. While I commend Marvel’s efforts to introduce unknown superheroes to a wider audience, the film still fell into the standard, stale Marvel Cinematic Universe...

May 11, 2017

Old Crow Medicine Show Plays Classics for Granada

By Isaac Mikulski

All of these links between Dylan and Old Crow Medicine Show were certainly evident in their performance, though they did not let the style of the original record constrain them to being mere imitators of Dylan; they imbu...

May 10, 2017

Schoolboy Q Set to Headline Extravaganza 2017

By Ryan Song

Listed below are the artists who were confirmed to be performing musical acts at this year’s Extravaganza this afternoon at Storke Plaza.

May 4, 2017

‘VEEP’ Provides Humorous, Fresh Take on Politics

By Christian Watts

Overall, while those at “VEEP” may work to keep their real-world critiques absent from the show, in order to maintain an undivided audience, the real world political landscape is almost inevitably blending together w...

May 4, 2017

MCA Project Brings Modern Art to Santa Barbara

By Allie Graydon

“Runaway” serves as a beacon for curious Isla Vista residents, bringing them together to appreciate art and to provoke discussion.

May 2, 2017

‘High Fidelity’ Tackles Sex, Manipulation and Rock and Roll

By Sam Wulff

The cast of Out of the Box Theatre Company in Santa Barbara took their closing night bows to a full house on Friday, March 28, for their stunning and high-energy performance of “High Fidelity,” a musical based off th...

May 1, 2017

Tracks of the Month: April 2017

By William Emmons, Max Pasion-Gonzales, Zoe Jones

Following a controversial Fox News sample invalidating his lyrical effectiveness, Kendrick's "DNA." is a fierce declaration of war that rattles the musical and political world to its very core.

April 28, 2017

The Friday Review: Playboi Carti by Playboi Carti

By Jasmine Rodriguez

If Frank Ocean can indulge in Carti’s sound guilt-free, anyone can be driven to the pleasure-filled land of production excellency, designer brands and jewelry pieces found on Carti’s tape.

April 27, 2017

Coachella 2017: In Review

By Frankie Horne

No matter how big you look in that photo, at Coachella you’re a drop in a wave.

April 27, 2017

‘Raging Bull’ Takes on Violence with Movie Magic

By Ryan Song

Ultimately, it is the makeup that not only shows the brutal effect of the violence on screen but also traces LaMotta’s life through the 23 years used to account his rise and fall.

April 27, 2017

The Regrettes Bring Beach Punk to Velvet Jones

By Ryan Hykes

You might think from my description of the show that The Regrettes is a band of veteran rockers, but you would be wrong. None of them are even seniors in high school.

April 20, 2017

Travis Scott’s Birds Eye View Soars Over SB Bowl

By Max Pasion-Gonzales

Scott, as a performer, was up to his usual standard, as he screamed every lyric with ease and moved quickly around the stage with high energy.

April 20, 2017

Two Door Cinema Club Brings Spring to Santa Barbara

By Jasmine Rodriguez

Jack Garratt, Grouplove and Two Door Cinema Club used their enthusiastic presences to entertain an amphitheater of dancing wine moms, and college kids who wanted to re-live their Tumblr indie years.