One day when Franz Ferdinand is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the band will look back fondly on its first shows in America. Read more...

What do you do with a bachelor’s in ethnomusicology? If you’re a graduating student at UCLA, chances are you still don’t know. While some students look to medical school or the workforce for their post-graduate plans, ethnomusicology students are just ready for a break from their time-consuming coursework. Read more...

Classical musicians are shedding their bow ties, pearls and statuesque postures for a more engaging performance mode, bringing the music to the masses by way of multisensory experiences. Read more...

For Adam Bhatia, the transition from shy “Star Wars” enthusiast to award-winning trumpet player has been a long time in the making. The graduating trumpet performance student unveiled the fruits of his labors on June 7 at his senior recital, and played so exuberantly that one could have easily forgotten that it was a classical music performance. Read more...

How is it possible that you haven’t found subletters yet? Aren’t you going home next week? To be fair, you’ve spent the past month trying to get the word out. Read more...

Sunday night, former UCLA theater student Michael Stuhlbarg attended the Tony Awards in New York with his sister. Nominated for his portrayal of Michael in the new Broadway hit “The Pillowman,” the good-natured former Bruin was brimming with excitement about viewing the ceremony not from a television screen, but up close and personal. Read more...

When second-year computer science student Angie Yen was looking up the lineup to WHFS’s annual music festival, she was startled to learn the station no longer existed. Read more...