There is nothing artificial about the emotions expressed on Jonathan Coulton's eighth studio album "Artificial Heart." Coulton is currently on tour with the band They Might Be Giants, and this is his first album release since his 2006 "Thing a Week" project in which he created 52 musical pieces in 52 weeks. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 7, 12:14 am
Behind the scripts
Hollywood has a thing for Shakespeare, as is evidenced by more than 400 film and television adaptations of his plays. Read more...
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Speaker William Germano delivers a conference to the attendants of Shakespeare Opera in Royce Hall. The event focuses on the issues that arise when the words of Shakespeare are edited to fit the melodies of an opera.
Arts, Music
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November 7, 12:11 am
LeJKeys Collective hits the keys at Kerckhoff
Tonight, Pete and Brandon Anderson (whose stage name is Breezy LoveJoy), will rejoin keyboardist and jazz pianist Julian Le as the LeJKeys Collective, a vibrant ensemble that will be performing as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission's weekly concert series. Read more...
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LeJKeys Collective will be performing at Cultural Affairs Commission’s weekly concert series in Kerckhoff Coffee House tonight.
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 7, 12:07 am
B-sides: _It’s time to give country music a chance_
My roommate and I were sitting at the kitchen table in our apartment while one of our other roommates sat on the floor, clicking feverishly on her computer mouse. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 7, 12:01 am
Theater Review: "Next Fall"
Despite such conventions, the Geffen Playhouse's newest production "Next Fall" offers a sad, yet hopeful meditation on the way people's obsession with overarching life philosophies often distracts them from the life they are living "“ a message the audience may ironically (or fittingly) miss if it becomes blindsided by its own premature assumptions about the play. Read more...
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Courtesy of Michael Lamont
Arts, Film & TV
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November 4, 12:18 am
Q&A: Kal Penn
UCLA alumnus Kal Penn returns to the film franchise of "Harold and Kumar" with "A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas," opening in theaters today. Penn spoke with the Daily Bruin's Teresa Jue on UCLA's North and South Campus tension, what his parents think about Kumar and pursuing his various careers, from working in the White House to being a university professor. Read more...
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Courtesy of Warner Bros.
JOHN CHO as Harold and KAL PENN as Kumar in New Line Cinema’s and Mandate Pictures comedy A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS, a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Arts, Music
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November 4, 12:02 am
Banjo legend Earl Scruggs to perform at Royce Hall with Merle Jagger in UCLA Live concert
Few musicians can claim to have altered the course of an instrument's history. Read more...
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Courtesy of Nashville Portraits
87-year-old bluegrass banjo virtuoso Earl Scruggs will be performing at Royce Hall on Saturday with special guest Merle Jagger in a concert presented by UCLA Live. “Scruggs-style” picking, a technique used by the majority of banjo players, will be featured in the concert.