Friday, July 4

Concert review: Live screening of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” at the Hollywood Bowl

The “The Nightmare Before Christmas” soundtrack magically ties together Halloween tunes and Christmas carols. Seventeen thousand people filled the Hollywood Bowl to the brim Friday night for the live screening and orchestral performance of Tim Burton’s holiday cult classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” The soundtrack composer and songwriter of the film Danny Elfman contributed live vocals to the event. Read more...

Photo: (Harish Balasubramani/ Illustrations director)



UCLA alumnus to release album, bare connection between sound, feelings

Colin O’Brien-Lux believes art should be democratic, involving the participation of both artist and viewer. O’Brien-Lux, a theater alumnus, performs as an electronic and experimental music artist under the name Goosehappen, a pseudonym he chose for the fluid way the words sound when spoken aloud. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Colin O’Brien-Lux makes electronic and experimental music under the name Goosehappen. He completed several new singles in October, and his debut album, out December, will be titled “My Dove is a Whale.” (Courtesy of Colin O’Brien-Lux)


Q&A: The Fray member Joe King discusses current tour, band origins

Guitarist Joe King would love to see stand-up comedian Bob Saget in the audience at the Fray’s show at the Wiltern on Monday. The “Full House” star Saget made an unexpected backstage appearance during the band’s last performance at the Wiltern in 2006, solidifying the venue as one the band would go on to remember, King said. Read more...

Photo: Denver-born rock band The Fray will perform at the Wiltern on Monday night. The band performed at the venue in 2006 after the release of the album “How to Save a Life.” (Courtesy of Frank Ochenfels)



UCLA students’ love of Taylor Swift goes back years

Alex Blake knows students don’t have to love country to love Taylor Swift. At his small private middle school, 2016 alumnus Blake rode the bus home with the other kids. Read more...

Photo: Students on campus including fourth-year psychobiology student Jessica Vergara have been listening to Taylor Swift throughout the country pop singer’s decade-spanning career. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)




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