Arts & Culture

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, perhaps better known as the guys from Discovery Channel’s ubiquitous “MythBusters,” are hitting the road for their all-new upcoming stage show, “MythBusters Behind the Myths Tour.” While many have long witnessed Savage and Hyneman’s scientifically based antics, specifically where they “bust” myths of a varying sort on TV, they’ll be […]

It’s finally here. The moment you’ve been waiting for when the light at the end of the tunnel has crept passed the glazing glass of your car and into the pupil of our eyes where it slowly adjusts like a camera to reveal what’s on the other side. And there my friend, at the end […]

Crossbill Records, a local music label residing here in Davis, is what you might call a one man operation. In fact, that is precisely how Michael Leahy, founder, owner and president of Crossbill Records describes it. Essentially, he is Crossbill Records. Or at least, he is Crossbill from the managerial side of things. “I do […]

If I could, I would leave this entire review blank. There are no words to describe my experience at Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday night at the Allen Stone concert. All I can say is, for those of you who weren’t there, you really missed out on one of the best opportunities to come to […]

Things are getting hectic for 24-year-old singer Allen Stone, who grew up in the quiet countryside of eastern Washington. Just last month Stone released his sophomore and self-entitled album, and now he is getting ready to kick off a full tour. Stone began singing in his father’s church, where over the years the sincerity of […]

The UC Davis Theater Department’s fall season production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a worthy rendition of the original, written by Tom Stoppard. Absurdest in nature, the two and a half hour long play sees to it that the secondary characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (originally from Hamlet) get their share of existential reasoning. […]

Theatre is one of the most creative forms of expression. It encompasses all types of artistic talent, acting, dance, singing and even visual arts. It is a way for people to express themselves and address important issues. Unity Clap Theatre, a new theatre club on campus, uses performing arts as a way of spreading their […]

There is exactly one word that sums up Shakespeare’s Hamlet perfectly: madness. And then, there are exactly two words that sum up Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: comedic madness. A little bit of Hamlet 101 for everybody, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were messengers that had minor roles in Hamlet. In fact, the two had such small roles that […]

The role of the artist in a society has always been one that is hard for me to answer. Could the world survive without artists or musicians? Or how about the poets and actors who are under the soul-binding spell of heated stage lights reciting lines and verses to a nearly empty arena that is […]

MUSIC The Nickel Slots Saturday, 10 p.m., free (ages +21) G Street WunderBar, 228 G Street The Nickel Slots is a Sacramento-based band that features two UC Davis alumni. The band has recently released an album entitled Five Miles Gone which explores darker themes laced in powerful lyrics. The band is one of five nominees […]

Drake Take Care Universal Republic Review: 3 In a recent review by Pitchfork, Drake was touted as the heir to Marvin Gaye. As it usually is with music critics or critics of any kind, the opinon as stated was hyperbolic. The Canadian-born singer stands comfortably with the new-school of hip-hop artists that also includes Lupe […]

Just when you thought you knew too much about the minute-to-minute activities of your friends, Spotify came onto your dashboard and proved that, yes, you can know more. All of a sudden you knew exactly what song your friends were listening to and exactly when they switched to the next. Foreign and unknown to many […]