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Symphony Opens to Acclaim

October 25, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara Symphony kicked off their 60th anniversary season last Saturday with a gripping evening concert with conductor Nir Kabaretti. In celebration of the community members who have helped ...
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Laurie Anderson Mesmerizes with Voice and Violin

October 25, 2012 by

There’s a funny thing about getting paid to go to and write about performances. As much as you might look forward to seeing a certain artist, you get spoiled and you forget that a single show on som...
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David Byrne and St. Vincent Bring Their Strange Love to Santa Barbara

October 18, 2012 by

On Thursday, Oct. 11, the Arlington Theatre was host to two powerful performers for an Arts & Lectures event. Talking Heads’ frontman David Byrne and indie art rock goddess St. Vincent (a.k.a. A...
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Whose Live? Improv Thrills Granada Once Again

October 18, 2012 by

Sitting in his white American Eagle tee and faded jeans, UCSB first-year Alex Eisenhart found himself wishing he had worn fancier clothes. He was, after all, sitting in $80 first-row seats at Arts and...
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Birds of Chicago and Sean Hayes Jam at SOhO

October 18, 2012 by

A mostly young, scattered-with-40-and-50-somethings audience was pleased last Friday night at SOhO in downtown Santa Barbara when American roots band Birds of Chicago and reggae-rock-soul musician Sea...
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Lebowitz Satirizes Variety of Topics at Campbell

October 18, 2012 by

Author, social commentator and satirist Fran Lebowitz took Campbell Hall’s stage on Friday night with a cocky shrug of her oversized blazer. Although “An Evening with Fran Lebowitz” was the seas...
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Film Based in Isla Vista Will Premiere Tonight

October 18, 2012 by

If you’ve ever wanted to see the streets of Isla Vista on the big screen, today is your chance. Writer/director Peter Iliff and producer Richard Halsey — both UCSB alumni — will be bringing thei...
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Celtic Band Revitalizes ‘the American Story’

October 18, 2012 by

It started with an idea: on tour in Ohio, Celtic band Ensemble Galilei sat down one night and talked about what was important to them. “[We talked about] how we, as a country, seemed to have forgott...
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Folk Bands Set to Wow SB Tomorrow

October 12, 2012 by

This Friday, Oct. 12, two fantastic performances will grace the SOhO stage in downtown Santa Barbara starting at 9:30 p.m.: Sean Hayes and Birds of Chicago. Headliner Sean Hayes is a seasoned performe...
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Cool Openers Rock Velvet Jones with The Wombats

October 11, 2012 by

Teeny bop fan-boys and fan-girls from as far as Los Angeles County invaded Santa Barbara Saturday night to see Liverpool’s finest, The Wombats, perform at Velvet Jones. The Britpop band was accompan...
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Wit and Talent: Wainwright Charms Campbell Hall

October 11, 2012 by

Rufus Wainwright, dubbed by Elton John as “the greatest songwriter on the planet,” might just be so. Wainwright joined the music industry in 1998 and reached No. 24 on Billboard’s Top Heatseeker...
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The Lumineers Inspire Joy and Reverence at the Lobero

October 11, 2012 by

On Friday, October 5th, Denver- based American-folk band The Lumineers performed a sold-out show at the Lobero Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara. Although the band’s self-titled debut album was just...
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Welcoming Back UCSB with Flying Lotus

October 4, 2012 by

All of us FlyLo fans were pretty excited when he finally threw us a bone and released a short film on his website, featuring a new track off of his 2012 album Until the Quiet Comes (which was actually...
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Web Series Improve Students’ Filmmaking Chops

October 4, 2012 by

In the past few years, rapidly changing technology and the exponential growth of the Internet has opened up the film and media industry like never before. Production is cheaper and more accessible, ex...
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Stone Foxes and Givers & Takers Rock SOhO

October 4, 2012 by

Last Sunday, SOhO was transformed into a grimy country blues bar reminiscent of Bob’s Country Bunker, chain link fence and all. With gritty guitar licks, powerful vocals, bluesy rhythm and harmonica...
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