Friday, June 27

Spring Sing 2022: Company brings laughter to Spring Sing through relatable comedic sketches

This post was updated May 19 at 12:28 p.m. Spring Sing is more than music. To engage the attendees with laughs, student sketch comedy group Company’s mission revolves around creating and performing engaging sketches that poke fun at UCLA life in between Spring Sing acts, fourth-year theater student and Company member Jacob Cherry said. Read more...

Photo: Company members stand in two tiered lines in front of Powell Library, facing away from the camera and placing their hands on each other’s shoulders. The student sketch group will perform live and show their prerecorded skits at Spring Sing on Friday. (Photo by Megan Cai/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2022: Icarus Contemporary seeks to break free from isolation with comeback performance

After two years away from the stage, Icarus Contemporary will spread its wings at Spring Sing. The annual event provides a space for UCLA students to showcase their work and will be held May 20 in the Los Angeles Tennis Center this year. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year dance student Emily O’Rourke (left) and fourth-year business economics student Nina Choi (right) pose together low to the ground as O’Rourke lifts her foot above Choi’s head. Icarus Contemporary will perform its piece, “Liberation From Loneliness,” at Spring Sing. (Photo by Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2022: Izzy Escobar seeks to bring spirit of youth, hope to students in ‘Jenny’

Spring has sprung into full bloom for Izzy Escobar. The fourth-year theater student will be bringing her song “Jenny” to the stage as one of the performers at this year’s Spring Sing. Read more...

Photo: Sitting atop a counter, fourth-year theater student Izzy Escobar plays the guitar. Having played instruments since she was four, Escobar will bring both instrumentals and vocals to the Spring Sing as she performs her original song, “Jenny.” (Photo by August Suchecki/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2022: Lot 3’s members tie together mixed musical tastes in ‘Untethered’

Starting from humble beginnings, Lot 3 is now amping up its audience. The self-proclaimed musical collective will be performing an original song, which will be released the day of the event, at this year’s Spring Sing. Read more...

Photo: Lot 3 members huddle together on top of a parking garage, paying homage to the group’s namesake. When they debut their original song “Untethered” on the Spring Sing stage, the musical collective will blend genres, incorporating the different musical tastes of each member. (Photo by August Suchecki/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2022: Mariachi de Uclatlán aims to bring Mexican music to forefront with lively set list

This post was updated May 19 at 12:34 p.m. Mariachi is traveling onto the Spring Sing stage On Friday, Mariachi de Uclatlán will be stepping onto the Los Angeles Tennis Center clad in blue and gold charro suits. Read more...

Photo: Each holding their respective instruments, members of Mariachi de Uclatlán stand in a triangular formation and wear their signature gold and blue charros. 12 of the ensemble’s members will perform their rendition of “El Pasajero” at Spring Sing on Friday. (Photo by Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2022: Mellowood hopes to highlight evolution in dreamlike debut performance of ‘Lucid’

This post was updated May 19 at 1:00 a.m. Mellowood makes music a mission beyond a passion. The eclectic musical duo was formed by second-year theater students Trent Lawson and Luca Filiz, who will take the stage for Spring Sing on Friday and perform their new track “Lucid.” Last year, they debuted a music video for their song “Wake Up,” and even though they were not able to perform the song live, Lawson said meeting other musicians and watching people react to their video for the first time was an invaluable experience. Read more...

Photo: With guitar in hand, Trent Lawson (left) sits with Luca Filiz (right), who poses with drumsticks. Making a return to Spring Sing after competing in 2021, the two second-year theater students compose alt-R&B duo Mellowood. (Photo by Nina Morasky/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2022: Michael & Mariah hope to commemorate graduating seniors with performance

Michael & Mariah are joining forces to bring fervor and fashion back to the Spring Sing stage. Fourth-year environmental science student Michael Palermo said he and his duo counterpart, fourth-year ecology, behavior and evolution student Mariah Hill, plan to sing their bluesy-laced tune “The Summer After” as a nod to graduating students. Read more...

Photo: Wearing red, fourth-year ecology, behavior and evolution student Mariah Hill (left) and fourth-year environmental science student Michael Palermo (right) hold up their electric guitars in front of a multicolored backdrop. The duo’s Spring Sing performance will feature their original track, “The Summer After.” (Photo courtesy of Michael Palermo and Mariah Hill. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)