Generally, a band's story of being booed on stage would be understood as an unflattering anecdote. Read more...
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Roy Sugihara, a second-year English student and member of the electronic band Hot Club.
Arts Columns
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June 1, 11:58 pm
Dancing to the Venice beat at the drum circle
From the cardigan-clad woman ceremoniously dancing around the citation ticket she set on fire to the man in the tiki mask playing the bongos, it seemed that the wild spirit of the Venice Beach Drum Circle remains unbroken despite the prevalence of security. Read more...
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Participants sing and dance with the Venice Beach Drum Circle on Sunday. The event attracts music lovers of all ages and backgrounds.
courtesy of ALEXANDER GALLAGHER–SOLTES
Arts
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May 31, 12:25 am
The first major US retrospective featuring the works of artist Paul Thek comes to the Hammer Museum
Beneath a painting of a solitary pink diver immersed in vivid blue, a journal lies open to an entry dated in 1975. Read more...
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“Untitled (Hand with Ring)” (1967) is among about 130 objects featured in the Hammer Museum’s latest exhibition, “Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective.” (Credit: Alexander and Bonin, New York)
Arts
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May 31, 12:16 am
Q&A: Actress Erinn Hayes discusses her role on “˜Childrens Hospital’
The healing power of laughter is no joke, unless you're watching "Childrens Hospital." Read more...
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Cast members from “Childrens Hospital” will participate in a Q&A tonight after a screening of an episode in Ackerman. (Credit: Adult Swim)
Arts, Music
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May 31, 12:04 am
Sound Bite: My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is not an easy band to listen to. There's so much going on in the music, it's hard for listeners to settle back and get comfortable. Read more...
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(Credit: Ato Records)
Arts, Music
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May 26, 11:21 pm
Sympathy Sympathy sees gained exposure from failed Spring Sing audition to perform its aesthetic music at gigs around UCLA
Sympathy Sympathy did not pass the Spring Sing auditions last year "“ but they did not let rejection stop them from playing upbeat songs filled with synthesizers and pop culture references. Read more...
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UCLA band Sympathy Sympathy will be performing at the Hardman-Hansen Hall (part of University Cooperative Housing Association) tonight. The rock band uses synthesizers and is heavily influenced by ’80s bands such as Joy Division and The Cure, as well as ’90s bands such as Blink-182. The group members’ first live performance together was at an unsuccessful audition for Spring Sing but have performed their pop-culture infused songs around campus numerous times since.
Arts, Film & TV
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May 26, 11:19 pm
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television launches new program to provide a networking group for graduates
The transition from being a student to a working professional can be both scary and difficult. Teri Schwartz, the dean the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, launched the TFT Young Alumni Leadership program in order to help students as they move into the working industry for this exact reason. Read more...
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The TFT Young Alumni Leadership program kicked off with the event “Writing for “˜The Simpsons.'” The group aims to provide a network for new graduates.