Follow Daily Bruin Arts & Entertainment editor Lindsay Weinberg and Photo editor Miriam Bribiesca as they conquer Coachella. Read more...
Photo: (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Arts, Music
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April 21, 4:19 pm
Concert review: Whitney
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)
Arts, Lifestyle
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April 21, 12:58 pm
Museum of Ice Cream offers sweet sights, minimal samples for high price
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)
Arts, Music
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April 20, 9:09 pm
Students weigh in on significance of Coachella lineup, fashion choices
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)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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April 20, 9:06 pm
Tea Tunes: Josephine Tehrani inspires with fearless vulnerability in new EP
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)
Arts, Music, Video
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April 20, 12:37 am
Video: Bruins prep Coachella fashion, supplies
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)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 19, 10:52 pm
UCLA hosts first of New York Times’ discussion series with Leslie Odom Jr.
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)