By Anthony Camara Daily Bruin Contributor Forget about the mind-boggling number of subgenres, the hush-hush dance parties in out-of-the-way places, the shady characters, substances, and lack of larger-than-life frontmen ““ techno hasn’t taken hold in the heartland because America’s too steeped in its own rock ‘n’ roll roots. Read more...

  UCLA Performing Arts Hip-hop choreography pioneer Rennie Harris and PureMovement brings the spirit of the inner-city to UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall. PureMovement at Schoenberg Rennie Harris and PureMovement perform at Schoenberg Hall, Friday, Oct. Read more...

  Photos by Disney Adrian Diamond plays the younger Simba in Disney’s "The Lion King." The Broadway musical, decorated with over 25 awards thus far, including six Tony Awards and eight Drama Desk Awards, is currently at the Pantages Theatre through June 30, 2001. Read more...

  Illustration by JENNY YURSHANSKY/Daily Bruin By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff Talk of modern dance usually brings to mind incomprehensible images of pretentious people in turtlenecks. Read more...

  Brent Hopkins Hopkins keeps it real only once or twice a week. E-mail him at [email protected] for your own dose of reality. Ladies and gentlemen, I have seen the light, and it has come in the form of Steve Harvey. Read more...

OCTOBER Oct. 24 Pearl Jam @ The Greek Theatre, 7:30 p.m. www.ticketmaster.com Oct. 25-28 The White Oak Dancers perform at Royce Hall, 8 p.m.For info. call CTO at 310-825-2101 Oct. Read more...

Terry Tang Tang would like to adopt Haley Joel Osment. Anyone who feels the same way, especially after seeing “Pay It Forward” can e-mail their thoughts to [email protected] If there’s one thing you can always count on from the Daily Bruin A&E section, it’s that we will never debate over frivolous matters like presidential campaigns. Read more...