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November 2, 2015

Ring in the New Year with SnowGlobe

By Bin Nguyen

Have you ever had a dream where nothing was surrounding you except for miles and miles of cold winter snow, and nothing else can be seen or heard but bright laser lights and the hottest electronic music? Well, this is no...

October 30, 2015

A Success Chiseled in Stone: “Trumbo” screens at Pollock

By Alex Wehrung

As a writer, I found myself basking in the characterization wonder that was Dalton Trumbo, realized on-screen by Bryan Cranston. I believe the audience in the Pollock did as well, as they were not only laughing uproariou...

October 30, 2015

Young Classical Violinist Takes Students By Storm at Hahn Hall

By Ketaki Malaviya

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 26-year-old classical violinist, Ray Chen performed at the Hanh Hall in the Music Academy of the West. After touring the world and performing in various venues, including Carnegie Hall and the Hollywo...

October 30, 2015

8 Noise Ordinance Proof Songs for Your Halloween Dance Party

By Artsweek Editor

Jason Chun Channeling the suspense of your favorite horror films, “The Haunting” by Kamelot truly lives up to its name. From its first ominous notes the tension builds, punctuated by strokes of drums and guita...

October 29, 2015

Spielberg. Hanks. The Coens. Hell Yes.

By Alex Wehrung

While some spent their Friday nights getting drunk, partying it up or maybe even tickling their nostalgia with “Goosebumps,” I saw “Bridge of Spies.” Because how else will I further cement my reputation as a bona...

October 29, 2015

Florence + Bowl = One Big, One Blue, One Beautiful Show

By Karrah Bates

Reaching out into the audience with welcoming arms, she asked us to remove something weighing us down, keeping us on the ground. And with her triumphant cry, she freed us: “Santa Barbara, you are released!” Last Tues...

October 28, 2015

Pure Bathing Culture to Cleanse SOhO

By Jordan Metz

On Sunday, Nov. 1 SOhO will host a night of authentic Portland indie-pop. Wild Ones will take the stage at 9 p.m. followed by headliner Pure Bathing Culture. Pure Bathing Culture released their second full-length album P...

October 28, 2015

Anna Deveare Smith’s One-Woman Show Never Gives Up

By Allie Graydon

There is rarely a performance so powerful and so genuine that within the audience, the dim stage light shows streaming tears all around, both from laughter and sorrow. Anna Deveare Smith’s Never Givin’ Up was one suc...

October 28, 2015

Spike Lee’s “4 Little Girls” Comes to MCC Theater

By Benjamin Miller

In its 239 year lifespan, America has never seen one day of genuine racial harmony. Brief periods of superficial equality are constantly interrupted by hate crimes. This pattern has haunted our society since African Amer...

October 27, 2015

UCSB Music Professor Performs Rare Beethoven Piece

By Jordan Metz

Surrounded by the austere brick walls of the Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall and lit by faint purple lights, a black grand piano with gold feet awaited the arrival of Professor Paul Berkowitz. The professor has been a part of...

October 26, 2015

New Noise Block Party Features Run the Jewels and Gardens & Villa

By Brenda Munive

After an entire weekend full of upbeat and fresh music shows, the New Noise Festival concluded with their Block Party at the Funk Zone featuring Gardens & Villa and Run the Jewels, on Sunday, Oct. 18. Bustling food t...

October 23, 2015

A Cuba-America Line That Actually Works

By Artsweek Editor

The temperature was in the eighties and a soft wind only partially helped with the damp, clingy air on Tuesday night. Bright lights extended over the sidewalk, overarching and blanketing a piece of State Street. A warm n...

October 23, 2015

Tijuana Panthers Rock New Noise

By Brenda Munive

The Velvet Jones in downtown Santa Barbara is a venue that attracts a diverse group of music lovers — anyone ranging from angst-ridden teenagers to adults attempting to relive their glory days. At every corner there we...

October 23, 2015

Rocktober In the Hub

By Mackenzie Hart

The good old Hub: It’s the origin of the pungent smell of freshly cooked orange chicken when you walk by the UCen. It’s where you may or may not be willing to get in a fist fight with a fellow Gaucho over a s...

October 22, 2015

Hozier Performs Highly Anticipated Set at SB Bowl

By Bin Nguyen

Literally. Not trying to sound like a character from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” but Hozier left his fans looking for more. The Irish singer-songwriter’s visit to Santa Barbara on his debut solo tour was filled...

October 22, 2015

Treasure Island Music Fest Returns for Another Successful Year

By Carla Cernat

Treasure Island Music Festival feels a lot like Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland, minus the psychedelia, plus The National. Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment truly designed this festival with the attendee in mind. S...