Arts & Culture

It's a dream collaboration. Matt Ward of She & Him, Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes each offer their own distinct sound in this experimental folk side-project.

A rare and exciting opportunity approaches for the city of Davis - a chance to become intimately familiar with a form of radio and television that embraces what corporate media brushes under the rug. More importantly, this is a chance to learn directly from the woman who digs it up for us.

Black Friday, the annual post-Thanksgiving day of deals, hits stores next week. Whether you're into clothes, electronics or rampant consumerism, there's bound to be something cheap for you to buy - especially if you're willing to put in the effort.

The Department of Theater and Dance is showcasing two artists this Fall - Sara Shelton Mann and Guillermo Gomez-Pena. MUSE interviewed them this week before their opening performances.

The iPod has made itself to be a cultural super-being, able to hold one's music library in the palm of their hands. And with the release of iPhones and iTouches, which easily connect to Wi-Fi networks, Apple Inc. wants to put the world in the pockets of the user.

This week Muse interviewed Mariza who performed last night at the Mondavi Center. Mariza is a prominent figure in Portugal, and sings in the traditional Fado style.

After concert hopping for the majority of my college career, I have come to realize the importance of performance space to a show's success. This was on my mind Monday night, when I went to see a KDVS presents show at the John Natsoulas Gallery.

"Snacks and Shit," "Look at That Fucking Hipster," "People of Walmart," "FML," "Texts from Last Night" - these are just a few blogs that cleverly poke fun at poor, unfortunate people that show up at the wrong place at the wrong time.

RE:ACT, a benefit concert for the UC Davis SOLD project, will be held tonight in the Davis Community Church on 412 C St. from 7 to 9 p.m.

Musicians and recording artists everywhere know that a great performance often depends on great acoustics. The sounds made by instruments and voices should often reverberate and echo around the room to create a blend of sound that lingers in the air even after the music has stopped.

MUSIC

Some melodies are so serene and creepy that you're slightly disturbed, but they make you feel so good. A quartet hailing from England, Wild Beasts, throws tribal howling, shrieking falsettos and overtly sly sexually perverse lyrics in with truly fantastic and impressive music. This mad and bizarre combination allows them to stand on a level of their own.

Forsaken Animal Collective fans rejoice. If you are like me and felt betrayed by the over-digitalized poppiness of Merriweather Post Pavilion, I have found you a savior: 23-year-old Sacramento native Pregnant is the one you seek.

Although the Rat Pack reigned in the famous '50s, Michael Bublé should be given the title of "honorary member" today. His new CD, Crazy Love, takes on the classics crooned many decades ago with a new modern-edged sound.

After The Strokes went on an unofficial hiatus after the release of First Impressions of Earth, fans shook with anticipation for singer-songwriter Julian Casablancas' own solo work to hit the shelves. So when Phrazes for the Young was officially released, Casablancas couldn't have taken a smaller side step from The Strokes.