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March 3, 5:32 pm

Student-led arts festival gives voice to system-impacted individuals

This post was updated March 3 at 7:25 p.m. A student-led multimodal arts festival is breaking the chains of injustice. The inaugural Unchained Voices Restorative Justice Festival will be held in Ackerman Union on Monday. Read more...

Photo: Founder of the Ben Free Project, fourth-year English student and Benjamin Frandsen poses for a portrait in front of a yellow backdrop. Frandsen’s nonprofit will host the inaugural Unchained Voices Restorative Festival in Ackerman Union on Monday. (Courtesy of Benjamin Frandsen)

Arts, Music

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February 24, 5:56 pm

Artist, mental health advocate SkyDxddy to speak at UCLA’s Gen Z Wellness Summit

With new genres and inaugural events, SkyDxddy is encouraging students to step into their power. The musician and mental health advocate is set to speak on a panel at UCLA’s Gen Z Wellness Summit this Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Traumacore musician SkyDxddy poses while seated. A survivor herself, SkyDxddy creates tracks for others who have undergone trauma and released her latest song “Why Do I Stay?” on Feb. 23. (Courtesy of Samantha Levi)

Arts, Music

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February 24, 10:17 am

The student-founded UCLA Game Music Ensemble celebrates its 10-year anniversary

The Game Music Ensemble has just completed its 10-year anniversary speedrun. The ensemble is preparing for its toughest level yet, its 10th-anniversary concert, “Achievement Unlocked: Ten Years of Video Game Music at UCLA.” Founded in 2014 by alumnus Jose Daniel Ruiz, the student-run ensemble has grown to consist of hundreds of members spread across jazz, orchestra, chamber ensembles and a choir. Read more...

Photo: (Kimi Jung/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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February 15, 6:09 pm

Q&A: Alumnus India Carney talks passion for arts education, upcoming event at The Nimoy

Alumnus India Carney is celebrating young artists. Taking place this evening at The Nimoy, the singer, songwriter and producer’s two-night series, “Riding the Rollercoaster: An Artist’s Life in Los Angeles,” will feature a performance from Carney’s band as well as some of LA’s new musicians. Read more...

Photo: Vocal performance alumnus India Carney smiles for a portrait set against a lilac-colored backdrop. Also a YoungArts alumnus, Carney will perform at The Nimoy on Thursday and Friday night in collaboration with the charity. (Courtesy of Jordan Naheesi)

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February 9, 6:18 pm

Album review: Declan Mckenna strikes sonic gold in ‘What Happened to the Beach?’

This post was updated on Feb. 11 at 10:25 p.m. The search for buried treasure is over – Declan McKenna’s latest record is worth its weight in gold. Read more...

Photo: In a field, Declan McKenna holds out a metal detector with a blue sky and two cows in the background. The indie-rock artist released his third album, “What Happened to the Beach?” on Friday. (Courtesy of Tomplicated Records)

Arts, Music

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February 8, 8:39 pm

Reciprocal relationality: Seminar explores reggae’s role in Hawaiian culture

Sunaina Keonaona Kale is putting reggae music in relation. Originally from Irvine, Kale is Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian, and holds a doctorate in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara. Read more...

Photo: Sunaina Keonaona Kale, a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis, presents a slide reading “Reggae Relations: Black and Indigenous Confluences in Hawaiʻi.” Organized by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the event took place Wednesday afternoon. (Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin)


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