Arts & Culture

The UC Davis Design Museum is looking back at its history in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the design department.

Its newest exhibition, Teaching With Evidence: Faculty Gifts from the UC Davis Design Museum brings to display important pieces that have acted as the inspiration for some of the curriculum and focus of research of the design program. The exhibit opens today at the Design Museum at Walker Hall, and an opening reception and talk will be held on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the museum.

Students new and old need to spice up their lives, and a new year brings new types of fun, so leave it to MUSE to keep you in the know about live entertainment on and off campus. Carry around this brief guide to venues and regular events while you get acquainted with your new town.

After an 11-year hiatus, the Blue Bomber is back with his ninth installment, Mega Man 9. But you won't find fancy graphics and complex game play like Grand Theft Auto 4 and Spore. Instead, MM9 goes back to its 8-bit roots and with it comes old school game play.

Give these tracks a listen:

"The End Of The Line"

"The Day That Never Comes"

For fans of:

Dave Mustaine

Meg White

Boasting an ultra-convenient trip onto the San Francisco Bay, the second annual Treasure Island Music Festival brought headliners Justice, TV on the Radio, Tegan and Sara and the Raconteurs for a long-winded two days.

Give these tracks a listen: "Commonwealth Girl," "Father War"

For fans of: Of Montreal, Pavement, The Breeders

Editor's picks:

Mirah with Spectratone International

Tuesday, 8 p.m., 21

The Press Club in Sacramento

Digable Planets

Wednesday, 10 p.m., 21

Harlow's in Sacramento

After facing possible termination, what began as a serious challenge to the survival of Davis-based community radio station KDRT finally reached a compromise in August.

The issue began when KMJE, a station owned by Results Radio based in Gridley, Calif., filed an application to move to Woodland. The station also operates at 101.5 FM and has a much larger range than KDRT, and the move would thus replace KDRT's signal in Davis.

Editor's picks:

Canoe, Adam & Darcie, Drew Danburry

Friday, 7 p.m.

M Street and Colgate

Laura Gibson, Ricky Berger

Saturday, 8 p.m., $5-7

Old Firehouse

Modern metal is known for its extremely opinionated fan base almost as much as it is for its music. Always ready to chastise you about how much your music sucks compared to theirs in a lengthy online forum post, these fans are arguably some of the most stubborn and critical people out of every angsty teen-dominated genre.

True, a weekend-long festival can barely be summarized in one photograph - but Broken Social Scene's 10-person musical entourage is telling of how much was happening in Golden Gate Park.

When it comes to consumer culture, the question of want versus need inevitably arises - is this item something you really need, or do you just want it?

On the road to hosting the sixth annual Davis Jazz Artists Festival, the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts will be looking for the next generation of William Burroughs, Allen Ginsbergs and Jack Kerouacs.