UCLA artists, environmental groups and vendors came together Friday at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center as part of a music festival powered by bikes and solar energy. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 6, 10:48 pm
Alum hopes to rebrand family-run restaurant through ramen dish with a twist
Charlie Kim’s ramen-eating habits in college inspired him to add a new dish to his restaurant menu – the bulgogi stir-fry ramen. The dish is a fan favorite and will be his first contribution to the menu at his family-owned Korean restaurant. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 6, 10:43 pm
Marathon Reading adds novel dimension to reading, ties literature to today’s issues
The 2018 Marathon Reading is part endurance race, part relay. Over the course of 24 hours, readers will take turns reading the entirety of “Jane Eyre” and “Wide Sargasso Sea,” passing around books rather than a baton. Read more...
Photo: (Jae Su/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 6, 3:14 pm
Theater review: ‘School of Rock’
“School of Rock” opens like a concert, complete with smoke, sweeping red lights and a rock band performing with guitars and drums. Then walls of a bedroom, and later, school maps and doors slide in, transitioning the concert opening into a musical and introducing the reality of the main character’s unsuccessful music career. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy)
Arts, Music
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May 5, 7:16 pm
Album review: ‘Good Thing’
Leon Bridges’ latest album is definitely a good thing. Released Friday, “Good Thing” represents experimentation within the R&B genre, immersing listeners with its soulful tunes into undulating patterns of emotional restlessness. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
Arts, Music
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May 3, 11:12 pm
Global Melodies: Music of Mexico Ensemble preserves, revamps mariachi music
Some musicians may frown upon heckling, but mariachi performers often encourage supportive yelling, or grito, during their concerts. Grito can often be heard at performances by Mariachi de Uclatlán, a performance branch of UCLA’s Music of Mexico Ensemble. Read more...
Photo: Mariachi de Uclatlán at UCLA practices the various styles of mariachi music, such as son jalisciense and huapango. The ensemble features both more traditionally Western instruments, such as the harp, violin and trumpets, and Mexican instruments such as the guitarón and vihuela. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 3, 10:55 pm
Student-directed plays highlight enduring relevance of critique on class, power
Student directors put the spotlight on class conflict for Project II. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s annual spring showcase, Project II, will feature the works of two graduate directing students: “The Exception and the Rule,” directed by Jean Carlo Yunén, and “Woyzeck,” directed by Mark Anthony Vallejo. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s spring showcase Project II will continue through Saturday. It will feature play adaptations of two graduate students. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)