Arts & Culture

Guest review of San Francisco music festival I’m intrigued by any festival where patrons are willing to bury alcohol at its location weeks in advance. That being said, Outside Lands is far more enthralling than a venue for imbibing burrowed spirits. You could say this wasn’t my first rodeo, despite the lack of bovine. I […]

Festival offers affordable chance to discover new cultural music On Oct. 14 to 15 and Oct. 16 to 18, the Culture Collide music festivals will be underway in San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively. The festivals, which will feature the headlining acts Cloud Nothings and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, will also be presenting numerous […]

UC Davis art lecturer to be featured at Alex Bult gallery   UC Davis art lecturer Bryce Vinokurov will be presenting his most recent work “Tel Aviv: Urban Landscapes” at the Alex Bult Gallery in Sacramento. A preview will be held on Oct. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m., and an open reception will be […]

Last Saturday the Davis community celebrated Global Confucius Institute Day and the Davis Chinese Film Festival’s opening ceremony at the Mondavi Center. The gala event featured a photo exhibit, a showing of Eat Drink Man Woman by Oscar-winner Ang Lee and a question-and-answer panel of four distinguished speakers. Not only did the event present fine […]

In loving memory of the Resilience & Inclusivity of Maya Angelou   Welcome to the introductory installment of The California Aggie’s first poetry column: AggieAngelous. AggieAngelous is here to display the diversity of Aggie creativity and interest through the beauty of poetry. This column will display poems written by UC Davis students of all majors, years, […]

Modern-day music festivals tend to focus on their headliners and not much else — certainly not the location that they are taking place in. Luckily for Northern California residents, a festival set in West Sacramento from Oct. 3 to 5 is turning the paradigm on its head, showcasing Sacramento as a creative community, and has […]

If you’ve been on YouTube anytime in the last decade, you’ve probably experienced the artistic endeavors of alternative rock band OK Go. This Grammy-award winning group is known for their quirky-creative music videos, like the treadmill-choreographed “Here It Goes Again” and the puppy-dominated “White Knuckles”, as well as their innovative dance-inducing alt-rock sound. OK Go […]

For the final online issue of the 2013-14 school year at UC Davis, Muse decided to conduct a special roving report in which random people at the Memorial Union and the Quad were asked the age-old question, “What is art?” Dozens of people were candidly asked and those who chose to respond offered their views […]

On Friday, June 6, the UC Davis University Chorus performed their program “Songs Folks are Made Of.” Led by guest conductor Ben Johns, the University Chorus performed an eclectic array of songs that expressed the “whimsical nature” of the human spirit. Ben Johns served as guest conductor while conductor Jeffrey Thomas was on sabbatical leave […]

Meet Professor Nik Palomares: in the realm of academia, UC Davis and beyond, he’s known for teaching communication and conducting various studies on language use and conversation. But what you might not know is that he’s got a knack for photography. He also has quite an Instagram following, currently one of Instagram’s Suggested Users and […]

Ashley Hanson began her role as general manager of KDVS on June 1, and will hold the position for the 2014-15 academic year. Hanson began working for KDVS as a first-year and is now a third-year clinical nutrition major. Hanson’s first show for the UC Davis freeform radio station was “Moonwalk With Us,” and she […]

The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble will return this summer with two shows as part of the fifth annual Davis Shakespeare Festival, which will run from June 26 to Aug. 3 at the Veterans Memorial Theatre. The Davis Shakespeare Festival will consist of two shows: the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing and the musical comedy She […]