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For lots of you, it may be hard to believe that it’s officially fall. Despite being early October, some days it can still be up to 80 degrees outside. So, to help ease you into a more autumnal mood,...
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On October 20th, two-time BRIT Award Winners Florence and the Machine will perform at the Santa Barbara Bowl as part of their “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” promotional tour. After a three-and...
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Released in 2013, “Take Me to Church” was then an up-and-coming ballad written and sung by Irish recording artist under the name of Hozier. Little did he know, the record became a smash hit across...
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Flip FabriQue gathered families and students to UCSB ground when they came to perform their hit show “Catch Me” at Campbell Hall on October 11th. The famous circus company, inspired by Cirque du S...
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Seeing Neil Young and Promise of the Real at the Bowl was like stepping 50 years back in time to the old days of hardcore musical activism. The crowd was older than that of most Santa Barbara Bowl sho...
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The New Noise Music Festival in Santa Barbara has promised to bring exciting and eclectic groups of artists across various Santa Barbara stages every year since its first iteration in 2009. One of the...
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It was a warm day in the sunshine, full of great music and good vibes at Anisq’Oyo’ Park in Isla Vista on Saturday. UCSB’s local radio station KCSB hosted their second annual Hello World! festiv...
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Hip hop duo Run the Jewels are bringing their multifaceted lyrics to the 5th annual New Noise Block Party, hosted by KCRW at the Santa Barbara Funk Zone on Oct. 18. The Funk Zone, a unique arts and bu...
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Red lights, sweat and heavy bass filled the room Saturday night at Velvet Jones on State Street, along with black-and-white images of guitar players, some Muppets and an enlarged image of a guitarist ...
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Just when I thought Lady Gaga couldn’t get stranger, she became a soul-sucking seductress. But I think I liked it? American Horror Story is back in its 5th season with “Hotel.” If I had to descr...
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Many plays need large casts, elaborate scenery and special effects galore to capture attention, but there’s one artist who is able to dazzle audiences with only herself and her words. If you are an ...
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It could have been the I.V. vibe, or maybe the Twyla Tharp dance company just can’t help having a party onstage to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. Performed at the Granada Theatre Friday night (Oc...
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This past Wednesday, Oct. 8, UCSB Arts & Lectures welcomed comedian Patton Oswalt to the Granada Theater on State Street for a night filled with uproars of laughter. Best known for his role as “...
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Tucked away from plain sight on State Street, SOhO Restaurant and Music Club guests could be heard rocking out before Wild Child’s Friday night event, starting at 9 p.m. SOhO’s convenient layout m...
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A festival with no scheduling conflicts?! If you’ve ever attended a music festival, you understand why that phrase seems to be an even bigger oxymoron than jumbo shrimp. If you’ve never been to on...
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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
