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Editor's note: MUSE offers a monthly feature to highlight artists in and out of Davis that impact our community. This month's "Five Questions" is with Alexi Glickman, the lead singer and guitarist of the San Francisco-based band The Botticellis. They will be performing Saturday at Sophia's Thai Kitchen, along with Band of Annuals and Leslie and the Badgers. For more information on the band, go to thebotticellis.com.
LIVE MUSIC
Underworld Productions: Take Over
Today, 9 p.m., $15
The Empire in Sacramento
It's a massively Greek event - Kappa Delta Phi, Pi Alpha Phi, Chi Rho Omicron and Kappa Psi Epsilon have all teamed up to overthrow the Empire's regime for one night only. There are a lot of rules for admission, including a long list of dress code requirements, so I suggest you check the Facebook event for more detailed information.
The Whole Earth Festival came and went last weekend with both grunts and squeals. "Mending Our Web" included a plethora of enjoyment. Personally, I eat up all the free-spirited vibes in the air, love the wide variety of handmade goods for sale and of course the ethnic concession stands and the zero waste mission. But for some, Whole Earth is not so enjoyable, as they resent the high concentration of hippies.
The collaborations of San Francisco's Epiphany Productions Sonic Dance Theater and Shanghai's Reckless Moments will be Speaking Chinese through dance at 4 p.m. Sunday in Mondavi's Studio Theater.
The Ellen Hansen Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a UC Davis female student whose original creative project - using any medium, from painting to poetry or dance - best presents the theme of bravery and independence in women. A reception announcing the winner and honorable mentions was held Tuesday.
When I saw The Forbidden Kingdom advertised as a martial arts action film starring both Jackie Chan and Jet Li, I couldn't help but feel that it was too good to be true, despite its all-star casting and such behind-the-scenes names as action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping and composer Harry Gregson-Williams.
There's really no way around it - Narrow Stairs is a depressing record.
In essence, Death Cab for Cutie's seventh studio album is a 45-minute requiem for dead relationships and paths in life regrettably taken.
Fashion Conscious is currently on display at the Design Museum in Walker Hall. The symposium Designing With Conscience will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Technocultural Studies building. For more information and to register for the symposium, visit designmuseum.ucdavis.edu. The exhibit's blog is also available at sustainablefashion.blogspot.com
This year at the Whole Earth Festival (WEF), the party was at the DJ Stage, coordinated by Kelly Scott, also known as Kelly D, a UC Davis staff member. Tucked away from the booths and food stands was the DJ stage, which set the scene for two nights of high-energy music and dancing.
Whether it is being relegated to the role of the "model minority" or being automatically associated with martial arts, the portrayal of Asians and Asian Americans in films has been limited. Trying to break these boundaries in mainstream media is the UC Davis Asian American Association Film Festival.
LIVE MUSIC
The Definite Articles, An Angle, Audrye Sessions
Today, 6 p.m.
Central Park
The yearly Music on the Green is back to take over Central Park in downtown Davis. This year features several UC Davis alumni in various pop, indie and folk-related genres.
Throughout history, the mix tape has taken on an endless amount of meaning. It is a token of affection, means of self-entertainment, an auditory letter of confessions, a symbol of exquisite taste or ability and is of utmost didactic importance.
As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one - and ASUCD and the city of Davis have taken this sagely idiom to heart.
The two institutions are sharing their resources once again for Music on the Green, an annual concert featuring local and visiting bands in Central Park on C Street. This year's concert will be held today at 6 p.m., and will include performances from rock-pop outfits The Definite Articles, Audrye Sessions and An Angle.
Sacramento rapper Random Abiladeze (pronounced "abilities") really does have some serious lyrical abilities. Listening to his full-length debut, you get the sense he's "been doing this for a while," and it's true - he has.The 22-year-old emcee, winner of this year's Battle of The Bay Poetry Slam at Stanford University, has been rapping for almost 10 years.
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