Thursday, July 23

Q&A: Andrés Charvel on BelicoFest’s mission to promote música mexicana in LA and beyond

This post was updated July 12 at 10:42 p.m. With its Los Angeles expansion, BelicoFest is regional no more. The music festival will make its California debut at BMO Stadium on Sunday with headliner Tito Double P after two years in Phoenix. Read more...

Photo: A crowd stands in front of a stage as an artist performs under yellow lights. BelicoFest, featuring artists in the música mexicana scene, will make its California debut at BMO Stadium on Sunday with headliner Tito Double P. (Courtesy of BelicoFest)


FoodieLand dishes out diverse foods, serves up a variety of vendors at the Rose Bowl

This post was updated July 12 at 10:47 p.m. A food-centered festival brought thousands of people to the Rose Bowl from July 3-5 to try diverse cuisines. Read more...

Photo: FoodieLand attendees hold three orders of Cheese Wheel Pasta. The event took place at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl from July 3-5 and included over 250 vendors, showcasing diverse food offerings. (Courtesy of FoodieLand LLC)


Second Take: The World Cup needs Shakira more than Lionel Messi

This post was updated July 12 at 10:37 p.m. The FIFA World Cup has always been as much a spectacle of sound as of sport. That spectacle echoed through Los Angeles when nearly 50,000 fans flooded into Union Station for the Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone from June 25-28. Read more...

Photo: Audience members raise their hands toward the stage at the Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone in Union Station. The multi-day festivities united fans around football and music. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA artist Dea blends storytelling with production-forward rock on first EP

This post was updated July 12 at 10:56 p.m. UCLA student Dea is a new artist in the shoegaze scene, telling stories through cinematic soundscapes, obscured vocals and intentional lyricism. Read more...

Photo: Dice Tam stands in front of a concrete wall with a blue electric guitar. The rising second-year music industry student, who goes by the artist name Dea, released his first EP “SeeYouSoon” in March 2026. (Courtesy of Dea/Altered from original)




Second Take: ‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms’ prove fresh stories spark conversations, fill theaters

This post was updated July 5 at 9:33 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead Nights at the movie theater are back in style. Generation Z directors Kane Parsons and Curry Barker seem to have cracked the code to refilling red velvet recliners with their blockbuster horror films, “Backrooms” and “Obsession.” Both indie titles have effectively dwarfed their microbudgets at the box office, with each grossing over $300 million since their respective releases in May. Read more...

Photo: (Emma Luna Fukumoto/Daily Bruin)