Monday, 6/30/97 U2 returns with passionate show MUSIC: ‘Popmart’ tour dazzles L.A. fans in exciting performance By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff U2 swept into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on June 21, thrilling fans and drowning out the ludicrous media cynicism with a passionate and exciting show. Read more...
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June 29, 9:00 pm
U2 returns with passionate show
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June 23, 9:00 pm
Future of music remains unclear as popular taste always changes
Tuesday, 6/24/97 Future of music remains unclear as popular taste always changes COLUMN: Nobody can predict where the ‘next big thing’ will be found By Mike Prevatt Summer Bruin Senior Staff I was watching MTV (or eMpTV as it’s been nicknamed). Read more...
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June 23, 9:00 pm
Still smokin’
Tuesday, 6/24/97 Still smokin’ THEATER: After more than 40 years of songwriting, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller continue to capture audiences – this time with "Smokey Joe’s Cafe," a theatrical compilation of their ’50s and ’60s hits By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff In a way, it’s ironic that there is almost no spoken dialogue in "Smokey Joe’s Cafe – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller," the musical returning to Los Angeles Tuesday at the Wilshire Theatre. Read more...
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June 23, 9:00 pm
Tarantino shifts his artistic gears with third effort
Tuesday, 6/24/97 Tarantino shifts his artistic gears with third effort FILM: Coming out of a slump, director pulls self up with a ‘Jackie Brown’ By Brandon Wilson Summer Bruin Staff Whether it’s a filmmaker, musician, or novelist, it is the bane of an artist’s existence: two dreaded words that can strike fear in the heart of even the most dedicated, brilliant and fearless practitioners of a craft. Read more...
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June 22, 9:00 pm
Summer sizzles with new CD releases and hot hits
Monday, 6/23/97 Summer sizzles with new CD releases and hot hits MUSIC: Recordings available from old, new favorites in every genre By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s a symbiotic relationship – college students with money to burn and record stores with albums to browse through. Read more...
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June 22, 9:00 pm
Variety of old, new acts fill summer concert lineup
Monday, 6/23/97 Variety of old, new acts fill summer concert lineup MUSIC: Several festivals, bands hit road in time for big touring season By Kristin Fiore Daily Bruin Staff Is there life after Popmart? Read more...
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June 22, 9:00 pm
Summer flicks: blockbusters or plain busts?
Monday, 6/23/97 Summer flicks: blockbusters or plain busts? FILM: Look at this season’s movie releases suggests possible hits and misses By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Senior Staff Last year the nation came together to make "Independence Day" a huge success. Read more...