Arts & Culture

DEVO and Blondie Live

Friday, Sept. 14, 2012: There is no prevailing archetype of concertgoer here at the Sunrise Mall in Sacramento. In the enclosed concert venue in...

CD Review: Beams

Artist: Matthew Dear Album: Beams Rating: 4.5 Detroit Electronic producer Matthew Dear's latest album Beams is the perfect complement to the late summer state of mind. Its eleven...

Sleeping Dogs

What a long, strange trip it's been for Sleeping Dogs. Once thought to be dead in the water, this sandbox game miraculously came back...

CD Review: A Thing Called Divine Fits

Artist: Divine Fits Album: A Thing Called Divine Fits         Rating: 4 The term "supergroup" has always been something of a misnomer considering the quality of music attached...

Arts Feature: “Babeylon”

“Babeylon,” KDVS’ new house used for house shows, started off its year of entertainment with KDVS PRESENTS: Twin Steps, G. Green and Lotion on...

‘Breaking Bad’

There is a reason the word “television” carries more weight today than “movies,”  and AMC’s “Breaking Bad” has played no small part in it. It...

In review: ‘Pitch Perfect’

All it took was 10 seconds into the trailer for me to immediately know I would have to see “Pitch Perfect.” It’s in my...

KVIE Art Auction

The annual KVIE Art Auction is including the work of 16 Davis artists in its collection from Sept. 28 to 30, with three of...

107.9 The End Presents Endfest

I had the pleasure of attending 107.9 The End’s Endfest in Sacramento at the Power Balance Pavilion the other week, courtesy of an Owl...

Green Day’s American Idiot the Musical

Approximately a month ago, I received an email in response to one of my last MUSE columns - specifically my rant on Les Mis...

Third annual Davis Shakespeare Festival

Starting June 14, Davis Shakespeare Ensemble will be presenting Shakespeare’s Henry V. Directed by Rob Salas, this show will take place at the UC...

MFA Student Exhibition at Nelson Gallery

Art is an ever-changing form, especially when reviewing paintings and sculptures throughout the ages. There was Michelangelo, who created cherub angels and lush scenery....

The summer in music:

In roughly one week it will be summer for Davis students and most of the UC system, which for many of us means  summer...

Column: I’ll be back

Normally this would be the time for the Arts Editor to write a farewell; as the year comes to an end, so does the...

Arts Week

GALLERY UC Davis 2012 MFA Exhibition Tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. to June 29, free The Nelson Gallery Seven students are going to receive their master of fine arts...