It's more than a bit impressive that one stage, a couple of scarves and some lights can deliver such a strong production. Read more...
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Courtesy of CARLA BARNETT
Arts
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May 18, 1:20 am
Students to get down with Coachella group Thao with The Get Down Stay Down at Royce Hall
This year was the first time the band Thao with The Get Down Stay Down performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and the thing that the band's vocalist and guitarist, Thao Nguyen, said surprised her the most was the number of celebrity attendees. Read more...
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Vocalist and guitarist Thao Ngyuen (left), bassist Adam Thompson and drummer Willis Thompson of Thao with The Get Down Stay Down will perform tonight.
Courtesy of TARINA WESTLUND
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May 18, 1:16 am
Sunset Strip’s music scene mixes old and new
It's 8:45 p.m. at the Roxy on a Saturday night. A line of people wearing Ed Hardy and Affliction shirts adorn the sidewalk, waiting to see a band they probably won't remember. Read more...
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A crowd gathers outside the Roxy before a show on Saturday night ““ a scene that blends old-school and modern-day musical styles.
Courtesy of ALEXANDER GALLAGHER–SOLTES
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 17, 12:13 am
Five bands to rock the stage for Spring Sing 2011
When the rockers of thatwasthen took the prize for best band in last year's Spring Sing competition, they had only just begun recording their work. Read more...
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James Bunning, a fourth-year English student, has been working on writing new songs and developing his music since he performed at Spring Sing two years ago.
Arts, Music
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May 17, 12:11 am
UCLA Christian a cappella group Road to Damascus to hold spring concert “˜Gravitate’
UCLA's musical group Road to Damascus includes singers from a wide range of musical backgrounds and tastes, from one member who is trained in classical violin to another who was part of a screamo band throughout high school. Read more...
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Road to Damascus, the only co-ed, Christian a cappella group on the UCLA campus, will be holding its annual spring concert tonight in Ackerman Green Room. (courtesy of Clement Lee)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 17, 12:09 am
UCLA professors take a spin as DJs for student audience at Hammer Museum event
Wednesday evening, five UCLA professors will abandon their podiums for the turntable at the UCLA Hammer Museum's "Ph.DJs," an event at which professors will get to spin and share the stories behind some of their favorite songs with a student audience. Professors were each asked to design a short set of four tracks to introduce and play in the museum's Gallery 6 annex. Read more...
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Professors and Ph.DJs from top: George Baker, Stephen Deters, Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, Anthony Seeger and Joseph Teran. (Credit: Hammer Museum)
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 17, 12:06 am
Restaurant Review: Il Tramezzino
Il Tramezzino buzzed with the energy expected of a new restaurant. Employees were all smiles as they wiped countertops and placed imported Milanese cannolis behind glass displays. Read more...