JazzReggae Fest is showing the Westside some love with a lively celebration of culture and community. On Monday, JazzReggae Fest will commence for the 36th year at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Read more...
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This post was updated May 21 at 9:00 p.m. Bruin talent took center stage at the 78th annual Spring Sing. On Friday, 12 acts composed of dance, music and spoken word elements took the Spring Sing stage at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
Photo: Dressed in black, members of Samahang Modern jump and move on stage. The dance group won Best Overall Performance and the Bruin Choice Award at Spring Sing 2023. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
This Spring Sing, Mariachi de Uclatlán is having its own superbloom. The annual tradition will take place on Friday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center and fourth-year ethnomusicology student Saveena Patel said the collegiate mariachi band will play an arrangement of “Orange Blossom Special.” Blending Western and Mexican music together, fourth-year anthropology student Ricardo Dollero said the nontraditional song choice was made to honor the Mexican-American experience while also appealing to a broader audience. Read more...
Photo: The members of Mariachi de Uclatlán stand together, holding their instruments. The group will return to the Spring Sing stage on Friday. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
Guitar in hand, Oliver Strachan is eager to express his art solo. Exploring the theme of queer love, the second-year theater student will perform his original song, “No Strings,” at this year’s Spring Sing. Read more...
Photo: Second-year theater student Oliver Strachan lies over a blue fountain. Strachan will perform at Spring Sing on Friday. (Halinda Yu/Daily Bruin)
Lot 3 is going out grooving for its final Spring Sing performance. The student band – composed of fourth-year theater student EJ Chen, fourth-year public affairs student Harry Frahn, fourth-year physics student Rishi Acharya and fourth-year theater student Gil Weissman – will perform at this year’s Spring Sing for the second year in a row. Read more...
Photo: Lot 3 stands together outside. The band will return to the Spring Sing stage on Friday. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)
With a cheerful song and an attitude to match, SWADE hopes the Spring Sing audience will be on its feet all night long. Composed of fourth-year cognitive science student Jonathan Wan alongside Ray Anderson, Ralph Gibson and Brian Perez, SWADE is making its Spring Sing debut Friday. Read more...
Photo: Members of SWADE, fourth-year cognitive science student Jonathan Wan (left), Ralph Gibson (center) and Brian Perez (right), stand huddled together in a parking lot. The band will make its Spring Sing debut on Friday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
Comedically conducting Spring Sing, Company is tuning absurdity in the student experience. The sketch comedy troupe serves as master of ceremonies for UCLA’s annual Spring Sing music competition, said Company member and fourth-year data theory student Bennett Cohen, creating around 10 sketches each season. Read more...
Photo: The members of Company pose with goofy expressions. The sketch comedy group will return to the Spring Sing stage on Friday. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
