Arts & Culture

After years of sitting in the dark about my paintings, I eventually discovered how important it is to get out there and network. Particularly in today’s art and media industry, the invention of the internet has expanded the artist’s venue for networking to imaginable capabilities. Here is a list of tips I’ve composed to help […]

Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Domino Rating: 5 When I think of some of the greatest albums of all time, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, released in 1998, by Neutral Milk Hotel would be by far the easiest choice. Additionally, just last August, the band announced an exclusive vinyl release […]

The Roots Undun The Island Def Jam Music Group Rating: 5 The Roots 13th album, release in December 2011, doesn’t disappoint. It is a concept album about the fictional character Redford Stevens, from Sufjan Steven’s song “Redmond,” who lives his short life in urban poverty. The album expands on the sound of its 2010 release […]

Sophia Chang is an artist from and living and working in New York City. As a recent graduate from Parson’s Design School, she’s young — very young. Certainly younger than one might expect when looking at the array of impressively high-profile clients accrued, and then shown off with artful style, on her website “esymai.com” — […]

The first and third Thursdays of every month are Poetry Nights at the John Natsoulas Gallery, located at 521 First St. Jan. 19’s poet of the moment was Rae Gouirand, whose first collection of poetry, titled “Open Winter,” was published in fall 2011. Gouirand has taught writing at UC Davis, UC Davis Extension and many […]

On Monday night, just six hours after posting a flyer announcing prominent hip hop, rap and R&B artists Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s arrival to Davis, ASUCD Entertainment Council’s link buzzed with 556 likes and 238 shares on Facebook — a record for the site. Along with Drake and Kendrick Lamar, Entertainment Council has Steve Aoki, […]

Artist:  Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes Album: Civilized Man Label: Daniel Ellsworth Music Rating: 3 “Indie” is too broad a term. Critics and music fans like genres and categorizations because they make it easier to say, “Well, it’s kind of like…” I felt the need to address this because Daniel Ellsworth & The Great […]

With the need for the human race to explore every depth of the unknown, the internet is indeed the last frontier. On Jan. 24, the U.S. Senate will begin voting on legislation that will compromise and restructure the way our internet works. Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) do not allow […]

It goes without saying that the role of technology in everyday life is virtually ubiquitous for most students here at UC Davis. From the perpetually hooked-in smartphone user to the casual Facebooker, engagement with technological venues — the internet, phone, television, computer — is inescapable. It is, simply, the nature of contemporary college life. So […]

MUSIC The Shins Apr. 23, 8 p.m., $35 Tickets on sale now Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center The Shins have become a major household name in the Indie music category. For the first time, they will come to Davis. This will be a unique opportunity, as the concert will be held at Jackson Hall, indisputably one […]

The latest exhibition at the Pence Gallery in downtown Davis, Between the Quotes, is a rare treat for many art students. They will have an opportunity to see work from their professors. It is a unique look at the types of work the art department faculty produces. “It gives the community a chance to see […]

What began as a group of enthusiastic teenagers, and a single adult producing on a $250 budget donated by Davis’ downtown business community, has since become a company that has engaged several thousands of young adults in theatre. Founded in 1981, Acme Theatre Company was created by Dave Burmester as the Artistic Director. Now in […]