On the same stage that Jimi Hendrix famously blazed his guitar into an inferno in 1967, the 5th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival will feature top performers, young and old, of the reggae genre on Memorial Day weekend. Read more...
Arts, Music
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May 9, 7:00 pm
Cali Roots reggae fest to feature top performers
Arts, Film & TV
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May 9, 12:19 am
Movie Review: ‘Fed Up’
Sugar pervades our modern food system. It’s in cereal, yogurt and, of course, soda. However non-threatening these sugars may currently seem, after a viewing of the engaging documentary “Fed Up,” they will seem nothing short of sinister. Read more...
Photo: RADiUS-TWC
Arts, Music
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May 9, 12:00 am
Student-designed bicycle generators to power Ecochella lineup
Students will pedal strenuously over the course of almost five hours today, gearing up to power the second annual Ecochella. Ecochella, a bike-powered concert that stresses sustainability, will take place today at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Read more...
Photo: (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Film & TV
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May 9, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Neighbors’
For all their beer-soaked, neon-splattered glory, college movies are rarely told from the point of view of a traditional frat house. When “classic college films” come to mind, they summon images of dorky social climbers, a la “Revenge of the Nerds,” or outcasts and riffraff, a la “Animal House.” “Neighbors,” directed by Nicholas Stoller, the man behind “Get Him to the Greek” and “The Five-Year Engagement,” presents a glimpse into the oft-unseen world of social frat houses. Read more...
Photo: Universal Pictures
Arts, Music
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May 9, 12:00 am
Lumia String Quartet to showcase musical chemistry in first recital
Sharing a passion for chamber music, Jasmine Lau, Luke Santonastaso, Brita Tastad and Jennifer Wu, graduate students at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, were just a group of friends before forming the Lumia String Quartet. Read more...
Photo: The Lumia String Quartet is one of UCLA’s newest chamber groups. The group was formed by a group of four graduate students in music who shared the same passion.
Theater & Fine Arts
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May 9, 12:00 am
Chinese Fantasy Theatre Group’s play explores cross-cultural themes
A woman stands in a dark room with nothing but a chair. The scene is the most memorable for Yiran Wang, a first-year business economics student who plays the role of Jin Xiu. Read more...
Photo: (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff) First-year business economics student Yiran Wang stars in “Phantom of the Kun Opera,” the spring production of the Chinese Fantasy Theatre Group.
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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May 8, 12:00 am
Student Sartorialist: Balancing function v. fashion in schoolbags
The schoolbag: as students, almost all of us have one. We always carry it around, and it’s an accessory that can never really go out of style. Read more...