Archive for February, 2007
Gustavo “Ask a Mexican” Arellano
Santa Barbara Lecture Series: Tune in Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 8-9 a.m. for Gustavo Arellano, staff writer with the OC Weekly and author of the nationally syndicated “¡Ask a Mexican!” column. Arellano spoke at UCSB's MultiCultural Center in October 2006; his appearance was part of the Race Matters Series, which is partially funded by the [...]
KCSB CoSponsors “Solutions for Dreamers Fest,” Sat., Feb. 24 with Michael Franti & Spearhead and more…
Oniric Records and Simple Shoes present the first annual enviro-musical Solutions for Dreamers Festival, on February 24, 2007 at the Arlington Theatre, to benefit Santa Barbara non-profit Heal the Ocean. This event is being cosponsored by KCSB 91.9 FM. Michael Franti and Spearhead is headlining the Festival. Supporting bands beginning at 5:00 [...]
Al Gore on Climate Change
KCSB reporter Dhara Vala interviewed Al Gore at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival the day after he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
The Friday Riff with Oliver Lake and Prof. George Lipsitz, Friday Feb. 23 @ Noon
Jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist, painter, composer, performer, educator, and writer Oliver Lake; and UCSB Black Studies/Sociology Professor George Lipsitz. Professor Lipsitz and Mr. Lake will discuss jazz and beyond as part of Mr. Lake’s residency at UCSB’s College of Creative Studies. Oliver Lake is a long-time member and co-founder [...]
Student Protest on UCSB Campus Shuts Down HWY 217
A student, faculty, and staff strike in opposition to the war in Iraq turned into a protest march that led to the shutdown of the East Campus entrance to UCSB. Student protesters gathered at the bicycle entrance to UCSB in Isla Vista around 1pm this afternoon. The crowd began to grow as planned speakers spoke against the Iraqi war. After the [...]
Jazz Straight Ahead’s Stanley Naftaly Interviews Jazz Guitarist Jim Hall, Weds., Feb. 14th
"Jazz Straight Ahead," a mainstream jazz show that airs on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm, will feature an interview with legendary jazz guitarist Jim Hall at noon on Weds., Feb. 14th (tomorrow). Hall, along with bassist Dave Holland, who became well known as a result of his work with Miles Davis, will appear in concert at the Lobero Theater on Friday, [...]
News-Press Fires Six Employees
Employees who were fired from the Santa Barbara News-Press this week -- joined by other dismissed reporters, union reps, and supporters -- held a press conference on Feb. 6, 2007, in De La Guerra Plaza. KCSB reporters Harry Lawton, Iris Hanu, and Cathy Murillo recorded the press conference statements and interviews after the event. Order of [...]
Thursday, Feb. 8, 6-7pm, Culture of Protest: “Protest Soul”
James Brown's death, and the film 'Dreamgirls' has stimulated memories of 60s era soul music. Beginning in the late 50s, a number of African American popular performers, including James Brown, tried to connect the freedom movement to the musical mainstream. This week's show presents a collage of some of the key songs in that vein. Another program [...]
The Friday Riff Interviews Scott Marcus, Friday Feb. 9 @ Noon
This Friday, The Friday Riff will interview Professor of Ethnomusicology and director of the UCSB Middle East Ensemble, Scott Marcus, and saxophonist and fellow KCSB programmer, Colter Frazier. Prof. Marcus will discuss the complex role of music in Islam, and discuss issues featured in his recent book, Music in Egypt (Oxford U. Press, 2007). Mr. [...]
Coming 2/15/07: Lejla Mavris on Pythagorean Flux
Tune in to Pythagorean Flux on Thursday, 2/15/07, 11 a.m., to hear an interview with Lejla Mavris, the director of Global Majority, an international local and regional mediation firm based in Monterey, CA promoting a fundamentally new manner of thinking in global relations. Global Majority "calls upon state and non-state actors, including persons [...]
