Introduction
AS Program Board (ASPB) continued its decades long tradition of bringing student-centered programming to the UCSB campus. The student-run board has consistently been generously funded by student lock-in fees, because it brings programs that students want to the UCSB community. Check out current Program Board news and photos of event attendees on Facebook by clicking here.
Major Concerts
Concerts is Program Board large with artists chosen by students for students. In the process of bringing great performers to campus, students learned all aspects of concert production, including working with agents, booking, contracts, advertising, sound, lights, and stage set up and management. Beginning with the annual Welcome Concert, ASPB booked a range of well known acts culminating in the year-end Extravaganza festival in Harder Stadium.
Welcome Concert
ASPB’s Welcome Concert has become a beginning of year tradition at UCSB. This year brought a cooler groove than in years past with the experimental sounds of Flying Lotus. FlyLo, as he is known to his fans, is an experimental music producer/rapper from Los Angeles who has worked with a range of well-known artists as well as providing music for television and film projects.
Hub Concerts
The Hub in the University Center (UCen) has been host to several concerts produced by ASPB, sometimes in collaboration with the UCen and other groups, including KCSB.
Hoodie Allen, Schoolboy Q, Tyler Ward, Bonobo DJSet, Flosstradaumus, and Best Coast
Storke Plaza Noon Concerts
Introduction
Program Board once again brought a variety of music to Storke Plaza. The weekly noon concerts not only present newer bands to the students, they also teach students participating in ASPB how to set up concerts for smaller venues using a premium quality sound system. In addition, the Program Board ice-cream cart serving free ice-cream has become a much appreciated feature of the Wednesday lunch hour at Storke Plaza.
This year’s Storke Plaza concerts included:
Fall Quarter Concerts
The Ole’s, Indian Trading Furs, and St. Anne’s Place
Winter Quarter Concerts
The Fire Department, Tan Sister Radio, and Rainbow Girls
Open Mic at Gio’s
Giovanni’s Pizza in IV was home to Program Board’s Open Mic Night open to any and all. Giovanni’s is the ideal venue for folks wanting to get out of their dorm room or apartments and perform in front of a receptive audience.
Winter Wonderland
Yes indeed, there was ice skating in Corwin Pavilion before winter break. Program Board’s Winter Wonderland brought a rink to Corwin. Through the wonder of modern technology skaters were able to show off their moves and take it beyond the old figure eight!
Battle of the Bands
AS Program Board Presented its annual Battle of the Bands featuring the best of IV’s local talent as they competed to perform in the opening spot of this year’s EXTRAVAGANZA.
ASPB invited students to “get ready for the fiery explosion of guitars and drums and basses and glorious shrieking vocals, and probably other instruments that will leave your ear drums bleeding in sonic euphoria. Get ready for the show that will leave you pissing pure awesome for the next three days. Get ready to radiate pure rock glory, or funk glory, or punk glory, or… whatever. Just glory.”
Student acts included Sloppy Job, The Olé’s, Alpha Phunk, and Andy Dick & The Dicks. And the winner was, drum rolllll >>>Alpha Phunk!
ASPB Film Series
Introduction
ASPB films are one source of entertainment outside the IV drinking and party culture. In general, the films are ones that have recently been in theaters. They’re screened free of charge to UCSB students at the recently renovated IV Theater.
Fall Quarter Films
The Campaign, Total Recall, Savages, and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Winter Quarter Films
Looper, Paranormal Activity 4, Taken 2, Nobody Walks, Wreck-It Ralph, Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2, End of Watch
Annual Poetry Showcase
The 2013 Poetry Showcase, featured a lineup of UCSB spoken word artists and spoken word artist Anis Mojgani a spoken word poet, visual artist and musician based in Austin, Texas. Mojgani has been characterized as a “geek genius” with “fiercely hopeful word arias”.
Exxopolis Luminarium
The Luminarium returned to UCSB after drawing longer and longer lines last year! This year Architects of Air brought its 20th luminarium entitled ‘EXXOPOLIS’. EXXOPOLIS takes its inspiration from natural geometry and Islamic architecture. The principal dome – the CUPOLA – was inspired by the circular space of the Chapter House of Southwell Minster. The luminaria are definitely unique experiential spaces of light, color, sound, and people. Brought to you free by ASPB with a suggested donation of a non-perishable food item to the A.S. Food Bank.
Extravaganza
Program Board capped off the year with the ever amazing Extravaganza!