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May 7, 2015

“Age of Ultron” Gives Us What We Expected And Not Much Else

By Alex Wehrung

Like the Hulk, I feel I have two sides: one that wants to say how fun “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was and recommend that everyone see it. The other half thinks, “CRITIC SMASH!”  As much as I’d love to make that ...

May 6, 2015

Extravaganza Music Festival Lineup 2015

By Artsweek Editor

The 2015 Extravaganza Music Festival lineup was announced earlier today. Details below: Miguel: Madeon: Joey Badass: AlunaGeorge: Bad Rabbits:  

April 30, 2015

People Under the Stairs: Vibe-Hop Super Heroes Tackle SOhO Thursday

By Artsweek Editor

Welcome to inner-city Los Angeles, Pacific-side capital of gods of rhyme and denizens of beat. It’s sometime mid-’90s (hazy times, ya dig?) and Jesuit Prep schoolboy Christian Portugal and Hamilton Highschooler Micha...

April 30, 2015

It’s Better When They’re Together: Kim and Jack Johnson Share UCSB Stories

By Audrey Bachelder

In September 1993, one week into UC Santa Barbara’s Fall Quarter, Jack Johnson was sitting with his new friend from Black Studies 6 Eric Cardenas at Ortega Dining Commons. A momma’s boy his whole life, Johnson spent ...

April 30, 2015

JMSN Strikes a Chord at Blind Tiger: Shaggy R&B Vocalist Wins Audience with Unexpected Relatibility

By Alex Bocknek

A dull red spotlight illuminating the Blind Tiger stage served as the sole catalyst in transforming the skinny Detroit native, Chris Berishaj, into the torn-soul R&B singer, JMSN. Berishaj sported basketball shorts, ...

April 30, 2015

An Evening with Anna Halprin

By Artsweek Editor

On Monday, April 27, Campbell Hall filled with students to see the movie “Breath Made Visible.” The 82-minute film covered the career of modern dancer Anna Halprin and showed how dance can be applied to healing. Halp...

April 28, 2015

French-Chilean Rapper Ana Tijoux Challenges the Oppressor at the Hub

By Nisa Smith

A noisy line formed outside of The Hub Friday night, April 24, consisting of people eager to see French-Chilean musician Ana Tijoux. As remixes to Amerie’s hit “1 Thing” and Erykah Badu’s “On and On” played i...

April 28, 2015

Harvard Professor Peter Galison Introduces the Evolving Notions of Objectivity

By Kelsey Tang

Do truth and objectivity occupy the same realm of meaning, in terms of science and journalism? On April 24, UCSB’s Art History Graduate Student Association hosted its 40th Annual Symposium in the University Center, thi...

April 28, 2015

Book Review: what if i got down on my knees? By Tony Rauch

By Natalie Noblett

A fresh, unique and wildly entertaining piece of contemporary literature

April 28, 2015

Poet Visits UCSB: Schultz On Writing and Witnessing The Wherewithal

By Jason Chun

A tale of a young man translating the diaries of his mother – who saved seven Jews from the Nazis – all in the span of a single poem: this is The Wherewithal, the latest work by poet Philip Schultz, and the highlight...

April 28, 2015

Duke Dumont Shares the Gift of Good Electronic Music in Santa Barbara

By Nadine Bedwan

The air was humid from the collective sweat of dancers in the Goodland Hotel’s Rincon Ballroom on Tuesday, April 21. Contrary to the title “ballroom,” the floor was packed with young people breakdancing, gyrating a...

April 28, 2015

Selling DOPE: Straight Out of Sundance, Modern-Day Teen Odyssey Makes Its Way to UCSB

By Chinelo Ufondu

A critical hit and audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival, “DOPE” was seen by some lucky UCSB students who were given a free advanced screening of the film last Thursday. Courtesy of A.S. Student Body, the f...

April 28, 2015

“Danny Collins” Isn’t Original, But Who Cares?

By Alex Wehrung

This movie is like a roller-coaster. No, it’s not full of twists and turns; instead, you know exactly what you’re going to get before it’s all over. But it’s still a lot of fun to go on the ride anyhow. Partiall...

April 28, 2015

New Sean Astin Film Barely Scratches “The Surface,” Spoiler Alert!

By Alex Wehrung

The surface of Lake Michigan is tepid, slow and without a hint of danger. Oh, the irony. Starring Sean Astin (“The Lord of the Rings”) and Chris Mulkey, “The Surface” is a well-shot and ballsy effort, yet also a ...

April 24, 2015

Woyzeck: A Good Musical Like This is Hard to Find

By Alex Wehrung

The original version of Georg Büchner’s tragi-comedy Woyzeck was left unfinished on account of the author’s untimely death. And thus, for the past century and a half, the play has been molded in various fashions. Wo...

April 24, 2015

Music, Memory and Emotion: How They All Connect

By Erika Lee

Music is often described as a door of expression. Our music tastes and the bands we listen to closely reflect who we are as people. The soundtracks of our lives are what get us through happiness, sadness and anger, and ...