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The Life Behind “Lifeforms”

October 13, 2016 by

According to Westmore, the makeup profession allows the artist to be as intimate with actors and production as the director or cameraman, sometimes more so.
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Director of Sundance Fave Chats with Magic Lantern

October 13, 2016 by and

During a Q&A session, he mentioned that the film contained many musical inside jokes much like that one, including a ballad rendition of “Cotton Eye Joe” performed by the directors’ friends, Man...
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IASB & Dhadkan Celebrate Navratri with Dance

October 13, 2016 by

Traditional Indian music, synchronized dancing and the clinking of wooden instruments filled the Hub last Saturday night.
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Laura Marling is a Darling

October 11, 2016 by

It’s rare for one denuded voice and an old, acoustic guitar to transfix an audience so completely as Laura Marling did this past Friday night.
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Uh-Huh HONNEy

October 10, 2016 by

HONNE, a self-described “electric soul” duo hailing from England, will take the stage at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club this Tuesday, Oct. 11.
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NAKED SHAKES Do Something With “Nothing”

October 6, 2016 by

The bareness of the set emphasizes the acting of the students on stage, leading to many laughs-out-loud from the audience, but along with somber moments of stillness.
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Artsweek & Co. Review the Hottest New Records

October 6, 2016 by , and

22, A Million by Simone Dupuy In 2012, Justin Vernon released an album independently under the name Bon Iver, deriving from a French phrase meaning “good winter.” Indeed, the band’s first two al...
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Sunni Patterson Waxes Poetic on Resilient Love

October 6, 2016 by and

Night one of the two-day series brings insight and inspiration through shared experience.
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Laura Marling to Grace SOhO Stage

October 5, 2016 by

On Oct. 7, SOhO Restaurant & Music Club will host Laura Marling, the star that set fire to the British Nu-Folk scene and danced in its flames.
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Legendary: The Who to Hit Santa Barbara Bowl

October 3, 2016 by

The 51-year old English rock band comes to town Thursday night as a leg of what could very well be its final performance exhibition, titled, “Back to the Who Tour 51!”
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Keys N Krates Ring in School Year

September 29, 2016 by

The energy was palpable Saturday night as students hurried to UCSB’s Welcome Back Concert, eager to dance up a sweat to the trap beats of EDM group Keys N Krates.
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Iron & Wine: Mighty Fine

September 29, 2016 by

“I don’t have a setlist,” the musician cooed lowly into the microphone... He then welcomed requests, prompting polite shouts from the audience for music old and new.
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Coming Soon to a Campus Near You

September 22, 2016 by

UCSB Arts & Lectures have a track record, and their lineup for the Fall 2016 season has a gem for every ear and eye.
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SB Bowl Upcoming Picks

September 22, 2016 by and

Artsweek writers preview their most anticipated shows at Nexus voters' favorite venue.
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A New Future Unveiled at Virtual Reality Cons

August 25, 2016 by

“Most of you are here because you believe VR is the future,” declared co-founder Cosmo Scharf to a crowd of 6,000 techies early this August at the Virtual Reality Los Angeles (VRLA) Summer Expo 20...
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