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February 9, 2016

“Finest Hours” Interview with Casey Affleck and Ben Pine

By Jack Wallace

“The Finest Hours” premiered in theaters on Friday, Jan. 29. The film tells the story of the rescue of the S.S. Pendleton, one of the most daring rescue missions in the history of the Coast Guard. When the ship is sp...

February 8, 2016

Sam Crane Live at the Batcave

By Mackenzie Hart

Aside from the occasional hungover student biking to the overloaded library or a bird cawing overhead, it’s quiet on campus on Sundays. Life—the buzz of students chatting with friends or bikers peddling to class—is...

February 4, 2016

Leo, Oscars and Bears – Oh My!

By Alex Wehrung

Poor Leonardo DiCaprio. Five times he has seen golden statues march past him, and five times he has had to watch them fall into the hands of another. So now, in an attempt to finally ensnare an Oscar, he screams and wail...

February 4, 2016

Culture Clashes at Campbell

By Max Pasion-Gonzales

The curtains open, a Latina woman tap dances in front of an American flag in the backdrop and Tupac’s “Hail Mary” blasts over the speakers for all to hear. Campbell Hall was in for an interesting night. Last Wednes...

February 4, 2016

‘Room’ Leaves Viewers Heartbroken

By Antonio Morales

Like many of the other astounding independent films that debuted in 2015, “Room” failed to gain attention prior to its release. Despite the setback, the movie has managed to gather the attention of audiences across t...

February 2, 2016

Exclusive Interview: Robby Hauldren of Louis The Child

By Bin Nguyen

Dressed in a light pink sweatshirt underneath the warmth of a Northface jacket, Robby Hauldren, one half of the up-and-coming electronic DJ duo Louis the Child, met up to chat with Artsweek. Born and raised in the windy ...

February 1, 2016

Art Takes Balls

By Mikayla McNair

Encompassing the culture and creativity of Santa Barbara inhabitants is the Arts Fund, a nonprofit art gallery in the Funk Zone that showcases local artists. Artists on the rise can display their art to gain publicity. T...

February 1, 2016

Hood Internet to Mash Up SOhO

By Thomas Mannell

At 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, an unprecedented event in the universe will be happening in downtown Santa Barbara. Stars will be colliding one after another after another, putting SOhO’s structural integrity to the tes...

January 28, 2016

XYLØ and FMLYBND Take Over Velvet Jones

By Tracy Smith

It took me by surprise when I read about XYLØ’s upcoming show dates and I did not see one for Los Angeles, but dates for both San Francisco and Santa Barbara. XYLØ is a duo based out of L.A., but their fan base has a...

January 28, 2016

Mariachi Metal Group Metalachi Rocks Velvet Jones

By Gabriel Lazo

A young man gets up on stage. He wears a loose-fitting, colorful button-down. I speak with his mother, Sherry Mandell, about the organic produce company she works for. Her son belts out: “This place seems sober as fuck...

January 28, 2016

Tradition and Culture Converge with Itzhak Perlman and Emanuel Ax

By Gabriel Lazo

Hundreds of octogenarians shuffle into their seats. The house is packed. They have come to hear two of the most celebrated classical musicians in the world. On Thursday night, Jan. 21st, the famous Grammy-winning perform...

January 27, 2016

Preview: Lemaitre Coming to SOhO

By Jack Wallace

It may be true to say that electronic music has never been bigger than it is today. Massive festivals like EDC, Tomorrowland and Electric Zoo dominate the festival-scape, and even more traditional events like Coachella a...

January 25, 2016

Finding Home with Brooklyn

By Alex Wehrung

Where is home? “Brooklyn” chronicles a young woman’s journey that is both literal and introspective. After stepping out of Ellis Island’s customs checkpoint into a heavenly light, Saoirse Ronan&#8...

January 25, 2016

Tommy Emmanuel Energizes Campbell Hall

By Jasmine Benafghoul

As I had predicted hours prior, hordes of elderly people flocked to and surrounded Campbell Hall the night Tommy Emmanuel stopped at UCSB’s campus. However, upon reaching the destination, I noticed married, middle-aged...

January 24, 2016

Ghastly, Local Acts Make Sunday Funday @ SOhO

By Sohila Sandher

Swarms of drunken Isla Vistans descended upon SOhO Restaurant and Music Club Sunday night to jump up, down and all around to the show SELECT Entertainment and We the Beat lined up. Individuals who normally show up 20 min...

January 24, 2016

Brazilian Girls, Dreamers Set Upon SOho

By Alec Hartnett

Setting: last Saturday, Jan. 16 a beautifully warm night delighted by a line-up subtly genius in nature draped itself over Santa Barbara. Inside an interesting restaurant concert venue styled American, almost-Southern-Eu...