Tuesday, February 17

Arts

Arts, Music

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May 16, 11:42 pm

Dark Dazey’s spontaneous creation of music invites elements of chaos, freedom

Dark Dazey’s fluctuating band roster reflects the fluidity of the group’s performance, said fourth-year ecology and evolutionary biology student Cole Heramb. The psychedelic pop-rock band will perform its original song, “Swooning Moon Tune,” at the 2019 Spring Sing competition. Read more...

Photo: Cole Heramb, a fourth-year ecology and evolutionary biology student, is the frontman of Dark Dazey. The musical project’s Spring Sing performance will be characterized by audience participation, Heramb said. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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May 16, 11:39 pm

Seven-member band TAXI to bring upbeat funk and jazzy improv to competition’s coda

Michael Penny went from playing Guitar Hero to owning his first electric guitar at 10 years old. Penny, a fourth-year classical civilization student, will perform his first ever gig at Spring Sing as a member of the funk, jazz and rock band TAXI. Read more...

Photo: TAXI plays a combination of funk, jazz and rock. Its Spring Sing performance of “Dancing on the Roof” will draw from old-school inspiration, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers and 1970s Fender Rhodes piano sounds. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin staff)

Arts, Music

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May 15, 10:25 pm

Multifaceted production group represents major confluence of inspiration sources

Ram Eshwar Kaundinya said he has no intention of competing at Spring Sing. Fourth-year cognitive science student Kaundinya will play percussion instruments alongside other members of Confluence – a group consisting of four more musicians and a tap dancer. Read more...

Photo: Ram Eshwar Kaundinya, a fourth-year cognitive science student, wrote “Water Lily,” which he will perform on the Pauley Pavilion stage alongside other members of the group Confluence for Spring Sing. Kaundinya will play the djembe and cajon in the performance. He plays tabla as well, and has a background in Indian classical music, which he said he tried to incorporate in the piece. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Theater & Fine Arts

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May 15, 10:20 pm

Art to Heart: Galleries offer opportunity for students to experience art outside comfort zone

Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? Read more...

Photo: Susan Given and Lee Herschler visited the Lora Schlesinger Gallery’s “rEVOLVEd” exhibition. They said they enjoyed viewing Adonna Khare’s paintings of wild animals because of their love for both animals and art. (Lisa Aubry/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Film & TV

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May 15, 10:12 pm

Student-directed film considers awkward aspects of college sex life

Watching sex scenes in films can be uncomfortable. Yet Jordan Barger and Anali Cabrera want to highlight all the awkward and cringeworthy aspects of intimacy. First-year film students Barger and Cabrera wrote and directed their film “Let’s Talk About ‘It'” for the UCLA Film and Photography Society. Read more...

Photo: Actress Lauren Renee plays Yesenia in “Let’s Talk About ‘It’” alongside Ali Graba, who plays Aurora. The film navigates sexual encounters in college, and includes representation of the Latinx community. (Courtesy of Anali Cabrera)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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May 14, 10:55 pm

Second Take: With ‘Old Town Road’ the memes have won, but music quality has lost

Collaborations can do a lot for a track. For some artists, they add credibility; for others, diversity. For Lil Nas X, it created a record-breaking cultural phenomenon. Read more...

Photo: Billy Ray Cyrus collaborated with Lil Nas X on “Old Town Road,” a country rap song that’s become a viral chart topper. However, the increase in such meme-based songs might lead to an overall decline in musical quality, argues Deirdre Klena. (Creative Commons photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mark O’Donald via Wikimedia Commons)

Arts, Lifestyle

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May 14, 10:46 pm

Reading of Whitman poem to honor his bicentennial before UCLA centennial kickoff

On a small stage near the top of Janss Steps, a group of students, professors and alumni will recite all 54 pages of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” Participants will celebrate the poet’s 200th birthday alongside UCLA’s centennial anniversary Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Participants in the marathon reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” will cover all 52 sections. The many voices involved should reflect the complexity of the perspectives found in his work, said Amber West, a UCLA Writing Programs lecturer. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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