Arts & Culture

I like to consider myself the Dark Knight of The California Aggie, and not just because I have a deep brown complexion. Like the Caped Crusader himself, dear readers, I live by one simple rule that has come to define my suave, brooding existence — if the song you’re listening to can be enjoyed by […]

Artist: Pure Love Title: Anthems Rating: 3.5/5 Check out these tracks: “Handsome Devils Club,” “Anthem,” “The Hits” Similar Artist: The Fratellis, Razorlight, Maximo Park Happy Valentine’s Day to all, don’t let the grumbling loners keep you down. Celebrate! I have eloquently chosen an album by the artist Pure Love. No, their vocals don’t solely wax […]

John Iacovelli has gone from graduating art school to working on the number-one show on television to becoming a stage design professor at UC Davis. Iacovelli’s interest in art design began at a young age. “When I was a child, I played with puppet theatres. The whole family helped me out,” Iacovelli said. “I was […]

ASUCD Entertainment Council announced that Metric will perform at the Mondavi Center on April 17. Pre-sale tickets are available Thursday at 10 a.m. at www.APEConcerts.com with the code “water.” General tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. via APE and Ticketmaster. — Elizabeth Orpina

If you are interested in intellectual finery of the bawdy sort,‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, the new production by Davis’ own theater group Studio 301, is exactly what you need. Studio 301 reinvents John Ford’s classic drama in a contemporary setting. The play retains the Elizabethan language while drawing out its dark comedy elements. Studio […]

Fans of indie music (or music in general, for that matter) found reason to rejoice this week, following a series of announcements on ASUCD Entertainment Council’s Facebook page earlier in the week. The first concert will be Phoenix, playing with Mac Demarco at Freeborn Hall on Apr. 2. The second is The Postal Service, featuring […]

POETRY Zara Raab Today, 8:00 p.m., free John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Currently working on her third book of poetry, Zara Raab is a poet, essayist and reviewer, who has been published in numerous literary magazines. Born and raised in California, she also teaches a poetry class at the city of Berkeley’s Hillside Club. […]

It’s Tuesday at 7 p.m. and you’re under attack. “In my dreams, metaphors are sparking at me. Dancing rhythmically inside my brain,” said second-year philosophy and communication double major, human rights minor Blake Deal. “So I grab them, and, taking aim at the audience, fire noise-filled rockets at ear holes looking like just mere words […]

Here’s one way to make your Valentine’s Day more memorable: Serenade that special someone. And if your singing isn’t up to snuff, don’t worry. That’s where the Liquid Hotplates come in. “The Liquid Hotplates are a co-ed a cappella group on campus. We’ve been hosting shows and events, and right now we’re selling singing valentines […]

Game of the week I wouldn’t call myself a fan of scary video games, but there have been releases that effectively manage to instill an overwhelming sense of fear and dread with tense atmosphere and obligatory jump scares. The first two Dead Space games are examples of this, and Dead Space 3 looks to continue […]

Celebrities are people too. And when I say “celebrities,” I am of course referring to me, myself and I. The above sentence is a basic statement in my glossary of famous phrases. And the statement you just read is an over-exaggeration of how much I love myself. Yes, I love myself. That, my friends, is […]

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Friday’s 2nd Friday HeArtAbout will be a day of romantically-themed art viewings and artists’ receptions in participating businesses around Davis. The public is invited to participate in Davis downtown’s monthly celebration of the arts through free art installations and live music events. In a phone interview with Katrina […]