Niall Horan has traded in his acoustic tones for the electric atmosphere of “Heartbreak Weather.” The Irish musician released his sophomore album Friday, and throughout the 14 tracks, Horan demonstrates a level of depth and artistic growth even as he operates within the usual tropes of love and loss. Read more...
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Britney Spears-inspired pop-up The Zone will leave guests begging to go one more time. Opening its doors across the street from The Grove through April 26, The Zone invites customers to step into a tour of rooms inspired by the singer’s most legendary music videos and performances. Read more...
Photo: The Britney Spears-inspired pop-up The Zone leads visitors through a tour of the pop singer’s most iconic moments, such as her “…Baby One More Time” music video. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)
Curiosity takes the stage as dancers experiment with what it means to interrogate movement within the artform. “Ideas in Action – Dance Edition,” which will take place spring quarter, provides a platform for students to informally share their projects without having to face the stress of showcasing completed pieces. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year dance student Jerric Shaw and third-year dance student Oriana Elizabeth Simon will both have work featured in “Ideas in Action – Dance Edition,” an event taking place spring quarter that aims to provide a platform for students to informally share their projects. Simon said the performances offer people a chance to see what students in the department are accomplishing. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)
A hopeful Bruin voice found herself auditioning for “American Idol” after posting her singing videos on social media. Among the many contestants who auditioned for the latest season of the singing competition is second-year global jazz studies student Sophia Wackerman. Read more...
Photo: Second-year global jazz studies student Sophia Wackerman auditioned for “American Idol” after receiving a direct message from the show’s producer who had taken interest in the videos Wackerman had posted of herself singing. She said being surrounded by music at a young age, since her father is a drummer and her late mother was a singer, inspired her to pursue singing professionally. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin)
If any artist can hit the audience in the feels then start a dance party in the span of about two seconds, it’s Echosmith. After releasing its sophomore album earlier this year, the sibling-trio band finished “The Lonely Generation Tour” in its hometown of Los Angeles at The Fonda Theatre on Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Siblings Sydney and Noah Sierota, better known as two-thirds of Echosmith, took to the stage of The Fonda Theatre on Thursday night. The performance was a mixture of upbeat excitement and tender familial moments which combined to show the band’s true strength – creating unity through its music, writes columnist Jessica Li. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin)
Lilly Scourtis Ayers said she was warned against getting too close to Marian Anderson’s wild side. When Ayers first encountered Anderson, a friend told Ayers that the punk rock singer was trouble. Read more...
Photo: Marian Anderson, the lead singer of the band the Insaints, is the focus of Lilly Scourtis Ayers’ documentary feature, “Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess,” which shows how punk offered a sense of community. (Courtesy of Lilly Scourtis Ayers)
Band Night lets performers jam out and escape the often-suffocating trajectories of the music industry. The quarterly event put on by the UCLA Music Club will be held in Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Friday, inviting both members and nonmembers to perform. Read more...
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