Monday, January 12

Bruin Bash 2015 to pair R&B duo NxWorries with headliner Madeon

The Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission, hosts of Bruin Bash, announced the concert’s lineup online Tuesday evening. Monday’s Bruin Bash will feature French electronic music producer Madeon and R&B duo NxWorries. Read more...

Photo: R&B duo NxWorries and French music producer Madeon will perform at Bruin Bash 2015. (Stone Throw Records)


CEC’s Bruin Bash puzzle solved to reveal Madeon as headliner

French electronic music producer Madeon will perform at Bruin Bash on Sept. 21. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission, a host of Bruin Bash, posted clues on its Twitter and Instagram pages Monday and Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Madeon will perform at Bruin Bash 2015, which will be hosted on campus Sept. 21. (Creative Commons photo by Electronic Midwest)


Editor’s picks: Summer edition

There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...

Photo: (TaylorSwiftVEVO, Smiley Miley Inc., MTV.com, Cross Creak Pictures)


UCLA jazz studies director Kenny Burrell to receive LA Jazz Treasure Award

UCLA director of jazz studies and jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell will receive the L.A. Jazz Treasure Award from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Los Angeles Jazz Society at the museum Friday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Director of Jazz Studies Kenny Burrell, a respected jazz guitarist, has collaborated with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong during his decades-long career. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson)


Album Review: ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’

Abel Tesfaye, also known as the The Weeknd, is back after casually redefining pop music in one fell swoop. Tesfaye’s second full-length album, “Beauty Behind the Madness,” combines ’80s vibes with lecherous lyrics, creating a modern version of pop to be consumed by the masses. Read more...

Photo: (Republic Records)


UCLA-based jazz orchestra to release album ‘Explorations’ mid-November

Nate Schwartz is a certified audio engineer at Melnitz Hall, a member of multiple bands including UCLA’s Loop Garou, and a composer of film scores. But in 2014, he decided to take on another endeavor: start his own jazz orchestra. Read more...

Photo: Nate Schwartz, a rising third-year ethnomusicology student, formed his own orchestra, the Nate Schwartz & His Jazz Orchestra and launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of its debut album. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)


Concert Review: Taylor Swift performs in style, leaves no blank seats at Staples Center

Thousands of red-lipped fans entered the stadium. Hundreds lined up at the box office, hoping to be in the audience. Inside the Staples Center, a banner that read “Taylor Swift most sold out performances” hung beside the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship banners. Read more...

Photo: Pop star Taylor Swift performed “New Romantics” while supported by a crew of backup dancers at Staples Center Monday as part of her 1989 World Tour in Los Angeles. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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