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September 25, 2014

FYF…Fest: One Gal’s Guide to the Fest Fest

By Natalie O'Brien

Slow and cripple wins the race. A day before Fuck Yeah Fest … Fest the weekend of Aug. 23-24, my friend managed to sprain her ankle and acquire a pair of crutches that might as well have been diamond encrusted and leaf...

September 25, 2014

Way Over Yonder Festival To Bring Folk Music to Santa Monica

By Devon McNaughton

Way Over Yonder, self-described “younger cousin” of the Newport Folk Festival, will bring a variety of music acts to the iconic Santa Monica Pier this weekend.

September 16, 2014

L.A. Songstress Lily Kershaw Paints the Town Black

By Audrey Bachelder

Illuminated by the soft glow of candles adorning each table in SOhO, Lily Kershaw clutched the microphone with a death grip, a look of intensity on her face as she sang her first number, “Better.”

September 14, 2014

Jim Kimo Brings Hawaiian Sounds to SOhO

By Alex Bocknek

Last Sunday, I journeyed downtown to Santa Barbara’s SOhO Restaurant & Music Club to see Jim “Kimo” West perform traditional Hawaiian slack-key guitar.

September 8, 2014

Lily Kershaw to Headline SOhO

By Audrey Bachelder

A 23-year-old singer-songwriter who has been writing since age 13, Kershaw gained international attention in 2012 when her song “As It Seems” appeared on season seven of “Criminal Minds.” Almost overnight, people...

September 6, 2014

Jim “Kimo” West to Perform at SOhO

By Alex Bocknek

When Jim “Kimo” West is not busy shredding lead guitar for “Weird Al” Yankovic (or “working his day job” as he affectionately dubs it) you may find him tinkering on a new track for an independent musician in ...

June 7, 2014

Parting Words from Graduating Artsweek Staff, Part 1

By Demi Anter

How to get the car through the door and other words of advice from Artsweek staff, present, past and future...

June 5, 2014

Parting Words from Graduating Artsweek Staff, Part 2

By Demi Anter, Audrey Bachelder, Megan Fisher, Michael Hafford, Madison Medeiros, Sio Tepper, Tina Petrosian

INCOMING EDITOR ‘HELLO’: AUDREY BACHELDER Dear Gauchos, I am so happy and honored to be your Artsweek Editor for the 2014-2015 year. I pledge to fill up these Thursday pages with clever stories on local bands...

June 5, 2014

Parting Words with ‘Gaucho Marks’ Founder

By Demi Anter

I recently spoke to my friend Mathew Javidi about his final issue of Gaucho Marks, the UCSB satire magazine that has been going strong since he founded it three years ago.  The most recent issue is available in CCS as w...

May 29, 2014

Improvability Brings Laughter in Difficult Time

By Isabel Miller-Bottome

This coming Friday, May 30, UCSB’s Improvability will host “IMPROVATHON,” 24 hours of nonstop improvised performances and fun. The event will feature a different performance every hour, ranging from scenes to music...

May 29, 2014

Shlohmo Thrills Hub Crowd at End of Tour

By Alexandra DeSanto

Last week on Wednesday, May 21, the A.S. Program Board brought up-and-coming artist Shlohmo to The Hub. As the final show of his North American Tour, which started in April at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival...

May 29, 2014

Yearly Silent Film Festival Showcases Student Talent and Community Effort

By Isabel Miller-Bottome

The 23rd annual Reel Loud Film Festival, UCSB’s largest showcase of student films, music, art and dance, was held at Campbell Hall this past Friday. Fourteen silent films were shown on the big screen, each with their o...

May 22, 2014

UCSB Enjoys Extravaganza’s Offerings

By Lalita Stone

Sunglasses were on and shirts were off last Sunday at UCSB’s biggest show of the year, brought to us by A.S. Program Board. Although Extravaganza started an hour late, the various arts and activity tents, as well as th...

May 22, 2014

Student Spoken Word Artist to Perform Solo Show

By Demi Anter

Fourth-year sociology major Ryan Yamamoto will perform his own solo show of spoken word poetry at Muddy Waters Coffee House in downtown Santa Barbara tonight as a part of the quarterly poetry series presented by the UCSB...

May 22, 2014

Annual Reel Loud Film Festival Returns

By Demi Anter

UCSB will celebrate its 23rd Reel Loud Festival at Campbell Hall this Friday night. Brought to you by a dedicated crew within the Film & Media Studies Department, Reel Loud is a silent short film fest that has become...

May 15, 2014

Ann Patchett Shares Stories of Creative Growth

By Isabel Miller-Bottome

Best-selling author Ann Patchett made her first UCSB appearance at Campbell Hall last Tuesday at an event presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Patc...