Third Eye Blind is still grappling for relevance after a 22-year career. The band’s sixth full-length album “Screamer” released Friday and proved to be 12 tracks of instrumental dissonance. Read more...
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October 17, 10:45 pm
Performance to use cellist, dancer to explore themes of life and death
A cellist and a dancer explore life and death on a reflective glass floor in “THE DAY.” The show, which will run at Royce Hall on Friday and Saturday, presents concepts such as the collective memory and the meaning of life, said cellist Maya Beiser. Read more...
Photo: The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s newest production, “THE DAY,” opens at Royce Hall on Friday and stars Maya Beiser on the cello and Wendy Whelan as the dancer. The music, composed by David Lang, was inspired by the aftermath of Sept. 11 and explores the journey of life and death. (Courtesy of Hayim Heron/Jacob’s Pillow)
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October 15, 10:58 pm
‘Social Art Project’ aims to inspire crowd participation at Fowler Out Loud concert
Members of “Social Art Project” hope to use music and collective participation to foster community. The music group, composed of UCLA students and alumni, will perform Wednesday as part of the Fowler Museum’s ongoing Fowler Out Loud series. Read more...
Photo: The music group “Social Art Project,” which includes alumna violinist Jennifer Cho, fourth-year financial actuarial mathematics student Alena Abella and singer and guitarist Matthew Gilbert, a fourth-year musicology student, uses a rotating cast to make its performances feel authentic. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
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October 13, 11:30 pm
Los Angeles Unveiled: Rooted in music, reality TV star-turned-DJ remains steadfast in entertainment
Sara Tariq said she made her television debut as the first Pakistani woman on an MTV reality show. The Texas native said many believe that her first show in 2019 – “Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club” – is where she got her start in the world of media. Read more...
Photo: Sara Tariq, a Texas native, began her entertainment career on an MTV reality show, but she is now living in Los Angeles as an up-and-coming DJ with credits as a writer under her belt. She’s written for magazines such as Billboard, Complex and Vibe. (Courtesy of Sara Tariq)
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October 12, 5:42 pm
Concert review: Unapologetically authentic show shares dodie’s life lessons on humanity
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 12:35 a.m. If there were ever an artist who could transition smoothly between soft songs celebrating stigmas and upbeat odes to dysfunctional relationships, it would be dodie. Read more...
Photo: English singer-songwriter dodie concluded her “Human Tour” at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday night, where she pulled from her full discography. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)
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October 11, 5:35 pm
Album review: ‘FANDOM’ creates diverse sounds to show true nature of rising fame
Waterparks – self proclaimed as “God’s favorite boyband” – is back again with an explosive new release. Following a record label switch and the purposeful deletion of its nearly released album “Friendly Reminder,” Waterparks has arrived at its newest sonically variant and lyrically groundbreaking destination with “FANDOM.” Each track is connected by tactfully smooth transitions that come together to create an album that tells the harrowing story of a band rising to stardom. Read more...
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October 10, 11:47 pm
Q&A: Waterparks’ Awsten Knight talks visual and musical conception behind latest album
This post was updated Oct. 12 at 10:41 p.m. Waterparks is fading from deep purple to sour green with the release of “FANDOM.” With a transition into a new album color scheme, “FANDOM,” which dropped Friday, explores everything from qualms with a past record label to the weight of having an intense online following. Read more...
Photo: Awsten Knight, lead singer of Waterparks, said color and imagery is just as important as music when it comes to an album release. His synesthesia connects sounds and songs with colors, which helps him design each release, he said. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)