The sun just set on the Re:SET Concert Series. The new traveling concert festival concluded its Los Angeles run on Sunday evening. Day three featured a comprehensive range of genres, from bounce music to dance rock. Read more...
Photo: LCD Soundsystem perform atop the Pasadena stage shrouded in magenta lighting. The band headlined day three alongside performances from Big Freedia, IDLES and Jamie xx. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
The Bimbos are bringing women to the forefront of theater. Second-year theater students Kaity Cairo and Trystan Forson are the co-founders of Bimbos Theatre Co., which aims to provide a community for women to create their productions without any barriers. Read more...
Photo: The Bimbos Theatre Co. board smiles together. Co-founder Kaity Cairo said the group strives to give a voice to women who are often undermined in theater. (Courtesy of Kaity Cairo and Trystan Forson)
This post was updated June 4 at 4:05 p.m. Re:SET is setting a new standard for festivals. Concertgoers were treated to a variety of indie alternative acts on Saturday evening. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, boygenius members Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, each stand in front of a microphone. The indie supergroup headlined day two of the Re:SET Concert Series at the Rose Bowl. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
Re:SET is rethinking summer music festivals. The Re:SET Concert Series arrived at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Friday evening. Unlike traditional festivals, which have multiple stages and concurrent artists across an entire day, Re:SET features a single stage, with each act performing a full set. Read more...
Photo: Sporting blue sunglasses, headliner Steve Lacy leans toward his mic stand while playing the guitar. The singer closed out day one of the Re:SET Concert Series in Los Angeles. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 4 at 8:42 p.m. Instead of trying to fit into society’s boxes, Nancy Beverly produced a new world. As a writer and staff member of The UCLA Foundation’s accounting and treasury teams, Beverly wrote, produced and will star in the one-person show “Sister From Another Planet” that is premiering at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on Saturday, Beverly said. Read more...
Photo: Writer and UCLA staff member Nancy Beverly smiles with two books. The themes of Beverly’s one-person show, “Sister From Another Planet,” stem from Beverly’s experience of self-discovery in Eagle Branch Library, Beverly said. (Photo by Carol Becker/Courtesy of Nancy Beverly)
This post was updated June 4 at 9:02 p.m. As The National unflinchingly traversed the depths of listeners’ anxieties and self-doubts, its indie empire held strong. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) The National members Scott Devendorf, Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner perform on stage in front of illuminated squares. The five-member alternative rock band performed at the Greek Theatre on Wednesday. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin)
The line between healthy and toxic emotional connections with celebrities has become increasingly blurred. Parasocial relationships – which form when a group of fans has a one-sided attachment to someone famous – have blazed through celebrity culture in recent years, fueled in part by the rise of social media. Read more...
Photo: By Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director
