Asking someone to prom in the middle of a concert is the best time to do it. At Whitney’s concert Thursday night, a high schooler climbed onstage at the El Rey Theatre with a poster and a bouquet of yellow flowers to ask his fellow classmate to prom. Read more...
Photo: Indie-rock band Whitney consists of former Smith Westerns band members Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich (pictured). (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
A bubblegum pink warehouse sits nestled amongst the smog and graffiti-plastered buildings of downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District. Beyond its clear glass doors lies a colorful world of art where a Seth Rogen fairy encourages visitors to throw away their adult worries and enjoy the wonders of ice cream. Read more...
Photo: The Museum of Ice Cream features 10 rooms that are individually decorated. In the popsicle room, visitors can look at giant popsicle art installations that appear to melt onto the wall. (Matthew Fernandez/Daily Bruin staff)
Natasha Keces won’t be watching Raury perform live at Coachella on Friday evening. She’ll be taking a science midterm. Keces bought her three-day pass to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival before she knew her spring class schedule. Read more...
Photo: First-year physiology student Azisa Todd is bringing a tie-dye shirt and dashiki to wear to Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar’s sets, respectively. While attending Coachella, Todd said they will call out people for appropriating other cultures at the festival. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Music inspires the soul and allows listeners to feel joyful and free, and behind every piece of inspirational music lies a songwriter and a story. Throughout spring quarter, columnist Kaitlyn Peterson will sit down over tea with UCLA singer-songwriters to explore their musical goals, personal inspirations and what makes their songs so special. Read more...
Photo: Josephine Tehrani, a fourth-year communication studies student makes dark pop music. Her upcoming album, “Love Trap” will release in the summer. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
As Coachella Weekend 2 approaches, UCLA students make their preparations for outfits and supplies. For many, this is their first time, while others are more aware of what to wear and pack to the desert music festival. Read more...
Photo: (Amanda Araque/Daily Bruin)
The soundtrack of the musical “Hamilton” blared from the speakers as students streamed into De Neve Commons Lecture Auditorium, eagerly awaiting The New York Times’ Get With The Times, a conversation between New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor and “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. Read more...
Photo: Leslie Odom Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the award-winning musical “Hamilton,” spoke and sang at De Neve Commons Lecture Auditorium on Wednesday night. (Katherine Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Actress Jamie Hughes called upon a recent clash with her mother to inform her latest stage role. The altercation laid the foundation for her character’s tense relationship with her son. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will perform Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F#@king Bird,” a play about young artists struggling against an older generation of performers on Friday. The show will feature seven of the original play’s 14 characters. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
