Los Angeles brings together cultures and cuisine from all around the world. The city’s markets and restaurants offer menus that may be a little different from the typical dining hall menu. Read more...
Photo: Run by brothers Miguel and Jorge Anaya, Pinches Tacos in Westwood sells a lengua, or cow tongue, taco. Salted and served with salsa, the lengua taco had a tofu-like consistency.(Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
No one expected a rapper with just one full studio album to his name to drop one of the most politically charged albums of 2017 thus far. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Cinematic Music Group and Pro Era)
Regina Spektor brought all her wonderful eccentricities and musical mastery to the Dolby Theatre stage Saturday, dazzling hundreds of her own spectators. Saturday night’s show marked the final performance of Spektor’s spring 2017 tour, which she began March 5. Read more...
Photo: Singer Regina Spektor revamped old songs while performing at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday. She sang both old and new songs, including “Fidelity” from “Begin to Hope” and “Silly Eye-Color Generalizations” from “Live in London.” (Andrew Warner/Daily Bruin contributor)
Atomic Walrus rocked the Dance Marathon stage for its third year in a row, pumping up exhausted dancers who were just a few hours away from finishing the event. Read more...
Photo: Funk/rock group Atomic Walrus performed around hour 23 of Dance Marathon in Pauley Pavilion, with UCLA alumnus Nivedan Nayak on the drums. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)
Four large taiko drums took over the stage as Dance Marathon neared the end of its 26-hour run with a performance from Yukai Daiko. “The reason we decided to audition was just to bring the sound of Japanese drumming into the mix of the other performers,” said fourth-year art student Hoi Leung, one of the co-directors of the group. Read more...
Photo: Yukai Daiko energized the Dance Marathon crowd with resounding beats from four taiko drums, which they used to encourage chanting and dancing. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Dance Marathon participants began incorporating handstands and planks into their dance moves in order to give their legs a break during the 22nd hour of the event. Read more...
Photo: Random Voices brought an early 2000s hip-hop medley to Dance Marathon, performing songs including “No Scrubs” by TLC and “Independent Women, Pt. 1” by Destiny’s Child. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Marathoners were still bursting with exuberance in their 16th hour of dancing at 2:30 a.m. The lively beats and lyrics of Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” and Meghan Trainor’s “All About that Bass” filled Pauley Pavilion, channeling some much-needed energy to the crowd. Read more...
Photo: Mr. Moon vocalist and third-year anthropology student Sarah Denison-Johnston blows a kiss after someone in the audience shouts “I love you.” (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
