Monday, December 15

Piano trio to perform unique take on traditional tango for Fowler Out Loud

People usually associate tango music with uptightness and strictness, but two members of Trio Escarlata said the ensemble will use classical instruments to convey passion. Trio Escarlata – a piano trio composed of UCLA graduate students Killian Kelly, Valerie Stern and Priyanka Venkatesh – will perform Wednesday at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Valerie Stern, a pianist for Trio Escarlata, will perform “Cuatro Estaciones Portenas” (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”) at the Fowler Museum at UCLA during the Fowler Out Loud show Wednesday. (Courtesy of Carli Jo Bidlingmaier)


Flux screening series promotes creativity by straying from traditional video art

The Flux screening series has been the source of creative collaborations and romantic relationships alike. Flux, an organization that curates film and art festivals, conferences and museum exhibitions, partnered with the Hammer Museum 12 years ago to create the Flux screening series. Read more...

Photo: Flux filmmaker Calmatic directed the music video for “FUN!” by rapper Vince Staples. Shot from the perspective of Google Maps. Calmatic said the video is meant to comment on the way fans may view African Americans’ lives from the outside, but never truly experience it. (Courtesy of Calmatic)


Concert review: Panic! at the Disco melds theatrics with sentiment in indelible live show

Brendon Urie makes a stadium of 18,000 people feel small. Pop-rock band Panic! at the Disco is currently on a tour of the United States for their 2018 album, “Pray for the Wicked.” Frontman Urie, along with the band’s three touring members, took the stage at the Honda Center on Thursday night for the Los Angeles leg of the tour. Read more...

Photo: Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie performed for a crowd of 18,000 at the Honda Center Thursday. He emerged from the stage dressed in gold and singing “(Fuck a) Silver Lining.” (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Mindful Music performances promote wellness of medical center staff, patients

Mindful Music takes over the Semel Institute Auditorium every other week, bringing music to an audience, some of whom may wear lab coats and goggles. The organization provides daytime concerts every other week to medical staff and patients to improve work productivity, mental health and physical health, said founder and alumna Dalida Arakelian. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Dalida Arakelian founded Mindful Music, which puts on daytime concerts every other week in the Semel Institute Auditorium on Westwood Plaza. The concerts are meant to improve the mental and physical health of medical staff and patients. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)


Conductorless orchestra trades hierarchical structure for collaboration

One. Two. Three. Four. What’s the tempo again? Los Angeles’ Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra must face the issue of synchronization without direction, because they have no conductor. Read more...

Photo: The Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra performs without a conductor. The group uses other communicative methods in order to keep tempo and eliminated the common hierarchy of typical orchestras. (Courtesy of Benjamin Mitchell)


Second Take: Ariana Grande’s new music video walks fine line between self-love and queerbaiting

No thank u, next video. Ariana Grande recently released a troublesome new music video for “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored” featuring the singer observing a supposed love interest with his girlfriend. Read more...

Photo: Ariana Grande’s recent music video for “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored” features an almost-kiss between Grande and a female co-star. The video has come under fire with accusations of queerbaiting, an often problematic way of representing LGBTQ relationships. (Creative Commons photo by esheehanphotos via Flickr)


Alumna singer draws inspiration from diversity, seeks to uplift Asian voices

This post was updated Feb. 12 at 6:25 p.m. Samantha Shen learned to add R&B and jazz influences to her pop repertoire after graduating from UCLA’s ethnomusicology program. Read more...

Photo: Samantha Shen will perform on Wednesday at the next installment of the Fowler: Out Loud concert series. The ethnomusicology alumna said she uses her musical career to uplift other Asian American artists. (Courtesy of Samantha Shen)



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