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)

With enthusiasm and vivacity, Amed Galo Lopez melds lyrical honesty and melodic exuberance. Lopez, an alumnus and doctoral student in the history department, said he seeks to kindle joy among his listeners, an aspiration he carries with him into the upcoming Spring Sing competition. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus and doctoral student in the history department Amed Galo Lopez holds his guitar in the air. Lopez will perform at Spring Sing on Friday. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)