This post was updated Oct. 13 at 12:35 a.m. If there were ever an artist who could transition smoothly between soft songs celebrating stigmas and upbeat odes to dysfunctional relationships, it would be dodie. Read more...
Photo: English singer-songwriter dodie concluded her “Human Tour” at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday night, where she pulled from her full discography. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)
Waterparks – self proclaimed as “God’s favorite boyband” – is back again with an explosive new release. Following a record label switch and the purposeful deletion of its nearly released album “Friendly Reminder,” Waterparks has arrived at its newest sonically variant and lyrically groundbreaking destination with “FANDOM.” Each track is connected by tactfully smooth transitions that come together to create an album that tells the harrowing story of a band rising to stardom. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Hopeless Records)
Two Will Smiths may not be better than one. Despite the best efforts of “Gemini Man,” no amount of Smith clones could compensate for the film’s lifeless characters and bland action tropes riddled throughout a lackluster script. Read more...
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Sometimes a single box can hold the answers to a pivotal moment in history. The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s production of “217 Boxes of Dr. Read more...
Photo: Laura Esterman stars as Katherine Luder in the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s newest production, “217 Boxes of Dr. Henry Anonymous.” The production, written and directed by Ain Gordon, tells the story of John E. Freyer through the secondary characters in his life like Luder, his personal secretary. (Courtesy of Paula Court)
This post was updated Oct. 12 at 10:41 p.m. Waterparks is fading from deep purple to sour green with the release of “FANDOM.” With a transition into a new album color scheme, “FANDOM,” which dropped Friday, explores everything from qualms with a past record label to the weight of having an intense online following. Read more...
Photo: Awsten Knight, lead singer of Waterparks, said color and imagery is just as important as music when it comes to an album release. His synesthesia connects sounds and songs with colors, which helps him design each release, he said. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
Director Ang Lee said he set out to create a digital Will Smith in “Gemini Man” that would be as realistic as the tiger in “Life of Pi.” “Gemini Man,” Paramount Pictures’ newest release, hit theaters Friday following a press conference Oct. Read more...
Photo: Will Smith stars as both Henry Brogan and Junior in Paramount’s newest release, “Gemini Man.” Smith sat alongside Ang Lee, Jerry Bruckheimer, Clive Owen, Bill Westenhofer and Guy Williams in a press conference panel discussing the technologically innovative film. (Photo by Ariana Saigh)
A radical Japanese dance workshop is being led by a pioneer of the form this weekend. Butoh, a physical art form that can incorporate myriad dance techniques, will be taught in a workshop at Kaufman Hall from Friday through Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Butoh is a radical Japanese physical art form that will be taught at Kaufman Hall from Friday to Sunday. The performances can be elaborate performances with gold body paint but also more individualized with minimal costumery.(Courtesy of Nakajima Natsu)
