Friday, January 30

Bruin Bash 2025 performers amplify energy through audience interactions

This post was updated Sept. 24 at 9:28 p.m. With multiple artist-audience interactions, Bruin Bash 2025 brought the shock factor. On the last weekend before the start of fall quarter, students gathered at the Los Angeles Tennis Center for the annual start-of-the-year concert. Read more...

Photo: Smino stands at center stage, wearing sunglasses and a white hat. The headliner’s set showcased the artist’s singing and rapping skills, performing song snippets without a backing track. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)




UCLA a cappella group Pitch, Please! roots harmony in teamwork, community

Having trouble finding an a cappella group that’s right for you? Pitch, please. Pitch, Please! is an a cappella group at UCLA made up of students from a variety of majors, career paths and backgrounds. Read more...

Photo: Pitch, Please! members pose for a photo in front of Royce Hall. As a competitive a cappella group, music director Aditi Sreenivas said Pitch, Please! is composed of students from multiple backgrounds, complementing the group’s dynamic. (Courtesy of Ava Diedrich and Pitch, Please!)


‘Oedipus the King, Mama!’ adds satire, rock ‘n’ roll to ancient Greek drama

Mixing Greek drama with Elvis Presley’s greatest hits, “Oedipus the King, Mama!” took the stage this month as a playful collision of ancient tragedy and rock ‘n’ roll spectacle. Read more...

Photo: Seven actors and actresses dressed in ancient Greek-stylized costumes pose with their hands in the air, mid-performance. Beth Kennedy, one of the actresses in the show, said the original production of “Oedipus the King, Mama!” was created during a nine-day intensive, a concentrated period of rehearsal designed to develop a performance in a short time. (Courtesy of J. Paul Getty Trust)


Album review: Mitch Rowland contrasts musical styles in new album ‘Whistling Pie’

This post was updated Nov. 4 at 11:08 p.m. Mitch Rowland steps to center stage with his sophomore album. While “Come June” was a vulnerable project presented as if overhearing a personal conversation, “Whistling Pie” is meant to be shared with the world. Read more...

Photo: Artwork for Mitch Rowland’s second studio album “Whistling Pie.” Released Sept. 12, Rowland’s new LP reflects more confidence, showcasing a more diverse sound than his previous project (Courtesy of Erskine Records/Giant Music)


Album review: Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend” lacks deft lyricism, fresh perspectives

This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:48 p.m. In a summer short on compelling album releases, “Man’s Best Friend” falls far short of being Sabrina Carpenter’s best album. Read more...

Photo: Cover for Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh studio album “Man’s Best Friend.” Released Aug. 29, the singer-songwriter’s anticipated LP lacks Carpenter’s characteristic wit and humor. (Courtesy of Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)



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