Like mother, like daughter Amy Hill’s ‘Reunion’ combines old traditions, different lifestyles By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Sitting by a window at the Beverly Center’s California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), Amy Hill looks nothing like the gray-haired grandmother she plays on either ABC’s "All American Girl" or the character in her one-woman show "Reunion." The character just happens to be her mother. Read more...

Sweet’s poor performance good for nothing but playing foosball Lackluster show at Whiskey deadens as night gets long By Brian Remick On the second story of the Whiskey in Hollywood, right next to the bar, sits a foosball table. Read more...

New definition of ‘woman’ created by MFA candidate Concert presents works on roles of women in society By Lisa Marie Weyh "It’s pronounced ‘Lee-la’," says the 28-year-old choreographer when her name’s pronounced "Lay-la" as it is in the famous Eric Clapton lyric. Read more...

New releases: a munificent, not quite magnificent seven The Basketball Diaries Written by Bryan Goluboff Directed by Scott Kalvert Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg and Bruno Kirby Based on poet-musician Jim Carroll’s celebrated memoirs, The Basketball Diaries is a mediocre film that could have been a stunner. Read more...

Country rockers bring forth Missouri sound By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff "Don’t surprised if you come to our show and there’s only 20 people," jokes Brian Henneman, the leader of the Missouri band the Bottle Rockets. Read more...

Kerckhoff exhibit unites Earth Week, WorldFest goals Showcase highlights environment, cultural diversity via artifacts By John Mangum Daily Bruin Staff Earth Week and WorldFest ’95 seem to be focused on completely different issues. Read more...

When bands fall into overzealous hands Belly, Smashing Pumpkins suffer similar fates By Kristin Fiore Overzealous production has existed longer than big production budgets or 24-track studios (operas relied on the crowd-awing tactic). Read more...