The ScatterTones are putting hearts on the bassline. The a cappella group is warming up to take the Spring Sing stage for the first time since 2020 with a rendition of Lizzy McAlpine’s “ceilings.” ScatterTones alto and third-year communication student Janie Ziemacki said she began arranging the piece before the song gained traction on TikTok because the group greatly admired McAlpine. Read more...

Photo: ScatterTones walk with phones in hand as they rehearse. The a cappella group will return to the Spring Sing stage with all new members after its previous performance in 2020. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin)

Dakota Dry is retuning her folk sound for Spring Sing. Taking the Spring Sing stage for the first time, the third-year ethnomusicology student is leaving her acoustic guitar behind to launch her new single, “Minefield.” Dry said the original song, which has been continuously reworked since she started writing it in 2020, was initially a folk song with a pop-rock introduction. Read more...

Photo: Dakota Dry sits at the base of a tree. The third-year ethnomusicology student will perform alongside her band at Spring Sing on Friday. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated May 19 at 11:29 a.m. Sophia Bacino & Friends are back to empower lost hearts and rock out in equal measure. Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino will be performing with the same lineup from Spring Sing 2022, she said. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino sits on a bed while planning her guitar. Bacino will return to the Spring Sing stage on Friday. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)