Arts & Culture

Michael Moore wittily tears into American exceptionalism in his latest documentary. Watching Michael Moore’s timely new film, “Where to Invade Next,” you wouldn’t guess that the Oscar-winning filmmaker was angrier than ever. That’s what he told comedian Marc Maron in a recent podcast, but in this film, he presents an uncharacteristically optimistic vision of America’s […]

Chance the Rapper collaborates with younger brother The 1960’s soul-inspired artist, Leon Bridges, released his first album, Coming Home, to great acclaim, with critics praising the nostalgic music that few 21st century artists have achieved. Todd Michael Bridges, the musician behind the stage name, attributes his sound to legends like Otis Redding and, even more […]

The arts desk picks the good, the bad and just plain bizarre of 2015 For the second year in a row, Oscar nominations have been overwhelmingly white and sorely lacking diversity. In lieu of our traditional Oscars predictions articles, The California Aggie Arts Desk has decided to compile a list of our favorite movies of […]

Third Space Art Collective to host flea market Have a closet full of unworn clothes? Need to get rid of those already-read books collecting dust on your shelves? Want to experience the small-town charm of Davis? Look no further! The Third Space Art Collective in Davis will be hosting their monthly Davis Flea Market event […]

A side pony is more than a fashion statement Over 11 years ago, four college freshmen at the New England Conservatory of Music birthed a not-so-novel concept for a band: playing jazz music at local dive bars. It wasn’t until the group piled into a minivan for their very first tour, passing around a mix […]

Sensual Daydreams Shadowcast bring you the Rocky Horror Picture Show brought to life The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with a live shadowcast by performance group Sensual Daydreams, is coming to the Davis Graduate at 8 p.m. on Feb. 28. Prepare to shiver with antici…pation. For those who don’t know, a shadowcast performance is typically where […]

Spoken word auditions to be held at CCC Today, Feb. 24, the Cross Cultural Center (CCC) will be holding spoken word auditions for pieces to be performed at an event hosted by the Radical Artistic Decolonization (R.A.D.), a student-initiated space that focuses on fighting oppression through artistic mediums. Their event, “R.A.D. 2016: Resistance through Expression,” […]

A romantic love story, a comedy full of sexual innuendos, a gory horror and a stereotypical action movie — all in one fantastic package From the “skull emoji poop emoji L” billboard and the promo photos of Deadpool holding a gun at his crotch, I knew I would have a lot of good things to […]

Department’s poignant winter production features diverse cast UC Davis’ Department of Theatre and Dance will be putting on a production entitled Time Is Passing By, produced by John Jasperse, a renowned choreographer and UC Davis’ Granada Artist in Residence. The Artist in Residence program brings artists from around the country to campus to produce their […]

Psychedelic sounds put a twist on generic rock On Feb. 23, Third Space Art Collective will be showcasing an event featuring the bands Ringo Deathstarr, Future Death and Starrsha. Kasra Mirblouk, a fourth-year computer science major and events coordinator of KDVS, and J.E. Paguyo, a third-year mathematics major and bassist and vocalist of locally-based Davis […]

Spokes take 2nd in ICCA quarter-finals, headed to semi-finals. The Spokes, an all-female acapella group on campus, took second place at the  International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) quarter-finals and earned themselves a spot in the semi-finals in Portland on March 19. The ICCAs is a collegiate a capella competition where groups from northern […]

Please stop making apocalypse movies. The world will not end if there are no more apocalypse movies and The 5th Wave is proof of that. I had very low expectations before watching this film and sadly they were not proved wrong. Director J Blackeson’s adaptation of Rick Yancy’s bestselling novel The 5th Wave does not […]