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November 27, 2014

A Taste of the Past: Pink Floyd’s Final Album

By Alexandra DeSanto

“We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year/Running over the same old ground, what have we found?/The same old fears; wish you were here.” These are the legendary lyrics we have become famil...

November 27, 2014

‘No Reason’ to Put Down Giraffage’s New EP

By Nadine Bedwan

Touring with the likes of Porter Robinson, Phantogram and XXYYXX, San Francisco-based producer, Giraffage, has made quite a name for himself in the electronic music sphere over the years. He first gained widespread ackno...

November 27, 2014

Jam Band Brothers Gow Meld Together at SOhO

By Ryan Mandell

On Wednesday Nov. 19, Brothers Gow turned SOhO Restaurant and Music Club into a colorful river of sound. The psychedelic jam band from San Diego performed a menagerie of stylized songs ranging from country to deep reggae...

November 22, 2014

How To Guide: How to Get Away With a Killer TV Show

By Jessica Gresham

Close the books, take a break from the gym and treat yourself to an hour of hot law students, sex scandals, love triangles, lies and murder. You deserve it. You deserve to be swooned by hopelessly romantic Wes. You deser...

November 22, 2014

KCSB’s Compilation CD Is a Winner: Artsweek Talks to KCSB About the Goings on of Studio A

By Audrey Bachelder

“Radio is so fleeting, but at least we have this,” said KCSB general manager Yibing Guo, her hands gripping the cardboard cd case with “KCSB 91.9 Live in Studio A” stamped on it in green ink. Live in Studio A is ...

November 21, 2014

Black Scholars Hall Reviews K-pop

By Chinelo Ufondu

“K-what? Wait what did you say? Are black people even allowed to listen to that?” These were the frequent responses I got when I asked my hallmates in the black scholars hall about their knowledge of K-pop. K-pop (a...

November 20, 2014

Mac DeMarco Turns Hub into Jungle Gym: Plus the Inside Scoop on the DeMarco After Party

By Ryan Mandell

Tucked into a triangular nook of the hub’s ceiling beam, the gap-toothed indie-rocker grinned down at the crowd below him. Screaming girls and sweaty boys stretched their hands and fingertips up towards the radical act...

November 20, 2014

Juggling Cushions, Snorkels and Big Macs: Flying Karamazov Brothers Entertain Campbell

By Chinelo Ufondu

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a Karamazov! This high-flying, zany, juggling comedy-troupe graced the stage of Campbell Hall this weekend, turning the mundane lecture hall into nothing I’ve seen before. The ...

November 20, 2014

Slip ‘n Slides, Rubber Ducks and Near-Nakedness: Pilobolus Dance Theater Captivates the Granada

By Sammy Gerraty

As dismayed as I was by the absurd amount of stairs my lazy self had to climb to get to my seat, sitting in the highest section of the Granada Theatre to watch Pilobolus Dance Theatre on Monday, Nov. 17, was well worth t...

November 20, 2014

Go Hard in da Paint with Waka Flocka & Iamsu! this Saturday

By Jennifer Kim

What I am about to tell you will be sweet, sweet music to your ears, so listen up. Waka Flocka Flame and Iamsu! are coming to Santa Barbara this Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Earl Warren Showgrounds! Granted, you might have b...

November 19, 2014

Alafia Dance Ensemble Brought Rhythms to Share at the MCC

By Sammy Gerraty

The first thing I noticed upon entering the MCC Theatre on Friday night, Nov. 14, was the set of percussionist instruments arrayed onstage. The drums themselves were to be expected, for the performers of the night were t...

November 18, 2014

Greensky Bluegrass Transports Listeners at L.A.’s Troubadour

By Adam De Gree

I stepped out of the foggy Santa Monica night and into another world. The Dead Winter Carpenters were finishing up their opening set for Greensky Bluegrass at the Troubadour, one of L.A.’s best small venues. Virtuo...

November 18, 2014

“House of Cards” Editor Comes to Campus: He Calls the Shots

By Jane Huson

Behind every great TV show stands a great producer. Behind the producer stands a great director, and behind the director sits the editor. “House of Cards” editor Byron Smith sat down with us last Thursday, Nov. 13 at...

November 17, 2014

Jam Band to Play SOhO on Wednesday: Artsweek Talks with Brothers Gow

By Ryan Mandell

Over the weekend, I had a fruitful opportunity to sit down and talk with a few of the talented musicians from eclectic jam band Brothers Gow, who will be playing SOhO this upcoming Wednesday. I got to know more about the...

November 17, 2014

Electro-Rock Duo Plays I.V. First Fridays and Incites Nostalgia

By Kelsey Tang

Polka-dotted couches and yellow Christmas lights adorned People’s Park, the spot of Isla Vista First Fridays’ kickoff concert celebrating “live music, culture, art and food” on Nov. 14. The event included a table...

November 17, 2014

Bananas, Art and the F-word: Guerilla Girls Come to UCSB

By Chinelo Ufondu

I have never walked into a lecture hall and not been bored by the very thought of it, until last Thursday. “Say the F-word,” was the greeting when I entered the Guerilla Girls presentation, an art colloquium put on b...