Arts & Culture

The R&B festival, now held at Discovery Park in Sacramento, featured all female headliners and brought in 40,000 guests By ALLIE BAILEY & ANJINI VENUGOPAL — arts@theaggie.org Sacramento R&B festival Sol Blume touched down at Discovery Park on April 29 and 30, bringing concert-goers from around the world to California’s capital to enjoy a weekend […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows    By SIERRA JIMENEZ — arts@theaggie.org   Movie: “Blow” dir. by Ted Demme (2001)  Starring young Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz, this classic film is based on the true story of American cocaine smuggler George Jung (played by Depp). It takes place in […]

The HBO comedy is a witty challenge to gender norms   By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org   Since its release in March, the HBO series “Our Flag Means Death” (2022) has become an internet sensation, quickly growing into one of “the most popular new series in the United States,” according to a Collider article. The […]

Kate Bollinger’s third EP explores themes of growth and acceptance   By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org   Among the many great indie/alt musicians who have graced our headphones in the past couple of years — looking at you, Phoebe Bridgers — Charlottesville-based singer Kate Bollinger shines through like a beam of light with her cozy, […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, television and music By SUN YIE — arts@theaggie.org  Album: “Inside” by Bo Burnham (2021) Directed during the pandemic, Bo Burnham’s “Inside” is an honest and raw multimedia experience. It explores the mind of a comedian who has been disconnected from the rest of the world and has […]

Three senior undergraduate artists display years of work as the first installment of the Basement Gallery’s annual exhibit    By SIERRA JIMENEZ — arts@theaggie.org   The Art Building’s Basement Gallery annual Senior Shows began on Friday, May 6 with the first of the five senior exhibitions, “Figuratively Speaking” including work from graduating seniors Layne Takahashi, […]

It’s a well-established tradition for artists to cover others’ songs, so let’s take a look at some of the best out there    By ANGIE CUMMINGS — arts@theaggie.org   Covering an already beloved song is a risk almost every artist takes, whether they are already a household name or just coming onto the scene. While […]

The popular Picnic Day tradition is back in person   by CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org   In the midst of a busy, post-pandemic Picnic Day, student models and designers strutted the sidewalk runway outside Cruess Hall, showing off the creative cumulation of months of sketching, measuring, sewing and imagining. The show was an assorted mesh […]

Following her “Coffee” debut, the up-and-coming artist achieves success with her musical versatility By SUN YIE — arts@theaggie.org  When beabadoobee entered the stage at Sacramento’s Ace of Spades on April 22, the crowd was quick to adorn her with flowers and red paper hearts before she could even speak. She prefaced her performance by admitting […]

Community gatherings, music festivals and more to check out in the Davis area this May    By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org   Whole Earth Festival (UC Davis Quad, 12 – 10 p.m. on May 6, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. on May 7 and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on May 8) Originally created after […]

Emerging app BeReal invites users to be authentic with their social media presence    By SIERRA JIMENEZ — arts@theaggie.org   Amidst all the social media platforms that entice users to carefully contrive their lifestyle for the public, the up and coming app BeReal quite literally promotes the opposite — the opportunity to be real on […]

From novice to seasoned professional, the exhibit at Gallery 625 has a place for everyone   By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org   When it comes to photography, many say that the modern age is undoubtedly unique. Gone are the days of having skilled professionals snap portraits with pewter plates and completely dark rooms. Now, almost […]