There’s something unquestionably charming about a live performance by UCLA alumna Sara Bareilles. Perhaps it’s her witty banter between songs or the bright smile she radiates on stage. Read more...
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October 25, 12:00 am
Love|Hate: Does Arcade Fire live up to its hype?
Ever since their surprising win for album of the year at the Grammys in 2011, Arcade Fire has risen in public acclaim to something like ’90s Radiohead: too popular to be indie, too indie to be commercial. Read more...
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October 24, 12:03 am
Throwback Thursday: The Pixies help define ’90s alternative rock
The Pixies are not a band you start listening to in sixth grade to impress a girl. They’re the band that you’re drawn to when you’ve come to detest the glamour and manufacturing of popular music, for the weirdly artistic sounds of a Pixies record. Read more...
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 23, 11:47 pm
Punk rock musical addresses sexual abuse
More than a decade ago, UCLA professor Paul Abramson became involved as an expert witness in a sexual abuse case so influential to him that he wrote a musical about it. Read more...
Photo: Professor Paul Abramson sings on stage with his band “Crying 4 Kafka” in his punk rock musical “The Saint of F’ed Up Karma,” which explores a sexual abuse case.
Arts, Music
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October 18, 12:01 am
Album review: ‘NEW’ by Paul McCartney
The 46 minutes of Paul McCartney’s latest album, “NEW,” are a testament to one of the last standing heroes of classic rock music. It’s part Beatles, part Wings, and an extra ounce of a tender and mature Paul McCartney the world hasn’t seen yet. Read more...
Photo: Virgin EMI Records
Arts, Music
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October 18, 12:00 am
Opera singer asks, ‘Do You Dream in Color?’
The lights dim, and mezzo-soprano opera singer Laurie Rubin walks onto the stage. The orchestra, waiting for the conductor’s cue, freezes in a moment of silent anticipation. Read more...
Photo: Mezzo-soprano vocalist Laurie Rubin’s memoir and poem, “Do You Dream in Color?” inspired composer Bruce Adolphe to craft an orchestrative piece based on Rubin’s work.
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October 17, 12:24 am
Throwback Thursday: Singer-songwriter’s career spans decades in spite of mental illness
One of my most cherished possessions is a coffee-stained T-shirt that reads “Hi, How Are You” on the chest. Below the words is a drawing of a frog-like alien, which stares pensively out at everyone who walks by. Read more...