Wednesday, June 10

Painting the town

  CATHERINE JUN Charles Bibbs makes an effort to confront race issues in his artwork. His work will be displayed at UCLA this weekend. By Chris Young Daily Bruin Contributor For artist Charles Bibbs, confronting race issues in his work is not an occasional project; it is a continual journey. Read more...


Sound Bites

  Earthsuit “Kaleidoscope Superior” Earthsuit “Kaleidoscope Superior” Sparrow Records Hmm. A cover featuring metallic limbs detached from silver mannequin bodies, heads smiling and decapitated, set against a matrix of steel bars looks kind of interesting. Read more...


UCLA grad Alpert takes unconventional path

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Jenni Alpert breaks from convention when it comes to promoting her music. By Suneal Kolluri Daily Bruin Contributor The music industry can often be a cruel world for up-and-coming artists searching for a record label that will find them gigs and maybe even make them as big as the Backstreet Boys. Read more...



Lifting weights

  Lynn Manning delivers a passionate performance in “Weights,” now showing at The Actors’ Gang in Hollywood. By Ruvin Spivak Daily Bruin Contributor An open heart and mind is more important than the use of eyes and ears in “Weights,” a show about the triumph of joy in spite of blindness. Read more...


Author promotes dream in “˜Raising Fences’

  Photos from Riverhead Books Michael Datcher, former Daily Bruin columnist, is the author of the new book "Raising Fences: A Black Man’s Love Story." By Michelle Baran Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA alumnus Michael Datcher is uncertain of which city he’s waking up in these days. Read more...


A&E Briefs

  UCLA Performing Arts In their Los Angeles debut, Vida, a vocal group from the Midwest, will perform at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall this Friday. Westside Homeless Awareness Project The Westside Homeless Awareness Project presents The Homeless Writers Coalition on Thursday, April 5 at noon. Read more...