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Arts & Lectures Fall Season Highlights

October 2, 2014 by

Arts & Lectures, UCSB’s premier event company, has much in store for students, with tickets running a third of the normal adult price for shows like Matt Groening and John Cleese.
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Russian River: Little Festival That Could

September 25, 2014 by and

Tucked away in the corner of a small beach in a little town thrives a grand festival featuring big-time artists. For its 37th year, Guerneville hosted a fun weekend of top-notch acts at the Russian Ri...
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Outside Lands Festival: Notes from a Veteran

September 25, 2014 by

Nestled away somewhere in between the disc golf courses and barbecue pits of Golden Gate Park, the seemingly instantaneous assembly of labyrinthian fences and headlining stages mark both the conclusio...
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FYF…Fest: One Gal’s Guide to the Fest Fest

September 25, 2014 by

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 diamon...
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Way Over Yonder Festival To Bring Folk Music to Santa Monica

September 25, 2014 by

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.
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L.A. Songstress Lily Kershaw Paints the Town Black

September 16, 2014 by

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.”...
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Jim Kimo Brings Hawaiian Sounds to SOhO

September 14, 2014 by

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

September 8, 2014 by

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.” Almo...
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Jim “Kimo” West to Perform at SOhO

September 6, 2014 by

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 inde...
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Parting Words from Graduating Artsweek Staff, Part 1

June 7, 2014 by

How to get the car through the door and other words of advice from Artsweek staff, present, past and future...
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Parting Words from Graduating Artsweek Staff, Part 2

June 5, 2014 by , , , , , and

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 st...
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Parting Words with ‘Gaucho Marks’ Founder

June 5, 2014 by

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 a...
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Improvability Brings Laughter in Difficult Time

May 29, 2014 by

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 ...
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Shlohmo Thrills Hub Crowd at End of Tour

May 29, 2014 by

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 Mus...
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Yearly Silent Film Festival Showcases Student Talent and Community Effort

May 29, 2014 by

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 scree...
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