Arts & Culture

The ancient practice teaches mindfulness in place of the Western fitness mentality By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org   Since the westernization of yoga in the late 19th century, yoga has become a popular form of exercise that inevitably relates to themes of cultural erasure and whitewashing. However, it also offers an important alternative to mainstream […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music, and television shows By ANGIE CUMMINGS — arts@theaggie.org   Album: “Caprisongs” by FKA Twigs (2021) Although we are barely one-quarter of the way through the year, I can say with almost full confidence that this is my top album of 2022 (yeah, maybe it came out […]

The outdoor exhibit has a clear message: together we heal  By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org   Ann Savageau, professor emerita and artist, and Edward Whelan, UC Davis associate instructor and MFA graduate in design, have collaborated to bring the Davis community a follow up to Savageau’s earlier exhibit “Guardians: Spirits of Protection.”  The aforementioned exhibit […]

Open through April 1, the grant seeks to support Davis’ music scene By JACOB ANDERSON — arts@theaggie.org For two years, the Davis Independent Music Initiative has been working to cultivate the local music scene. In 2019, Joel Daniel started DIMI after receiving a $5,000 grant from the city government. In 2022, the organization will offer […]

How this once “domestic” activity is being reclaimed and becoming more popular   By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org   Crocheting, a textile technique that involves using a hook to turn loops of yarn into intricate cloth patterns, has been around for centuries, but thanks to social media, it has had a recent resurgence in popularity. […]

Remembering the electronic music duo’s biggest hits, and honoring their lesser known but just as groovy tracks  By ANGIE CUMMINGS — arts@theaggie.org   It has been approximately one year and a week since we lost the world’s most beloved French robot musical duo: Daft Punk. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, the artists behind the […]

Shows, speaker events, live music and more to check out in Davis this March   By JACOB ANDERSON — arts@theaggie.org   “On the Slant – A Mini-Symposium” (Manetti Shrem Museum, Friday, March 4, 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.): This symposium explores the curious fame of a step stool purchased at a thrift store in 1965. […]

But the future of the art market is uncertain By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org The Davis Art Market is a community-organized street vending market that takes place every Saturday on 3rd and B street. A block away from the more “formal” Davis Farmers Market, local artists, students and creators set up every weekend to sell […]

Meet the San Francisco-based band with a laid-back Californian quality, complemented by an indie-rock sound  By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org Carpool Tunnel’s career began like any great modern love story —  on Tinder. Well, not exactly Tinder: The group initially met on the app Vampr, which lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ben Koppenjan described as […]

The app focuses on creativity, not comparison By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org   Picture this: It’s Sunday night and you’ve been mindlessly switching back and forth between Instagram and TikTok for four hours as you ignore the essay that you swore would be drafted over the weekend. Your head aches and your eyes burn, but […]

A break from pop-centered artists, hip-hop prodigies take the stage, representing ‘90s music and Black culture   By SIERRA JIMENEZ — arts@theaggie.org   The Super Bowl halftime show — one of the biggest musical performances of the world, and an iconic American staple — puts pressure on the performers to go above and beyond expectations […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music By JACOB ANDERSON — arts@theaggie.org   Movie: “Tangerine” dir. by Sean Baker (2015) Sean Baker’s grimy, hilarious, iPhone-shot romp follows two transgender sex workers, one of whom is determined to find the woman whom her pimp/boyfriend had slept with during her brief stay in […]