Saturday, February 21

UCLA Guitar Ensemble bridges Latin American music and art in exhibit

The UCLA Guitar Ensemble will be playing old music in a new setting as part of the Fowler Out Loud series. Members of the ensemble will showcase Latin American music at Fowler Out Loud, a concert series in which UCLA students perform at Fowler Museum. Read more...

Photo: Music students Hanna Yocute, Aaron Dozal and Juan Rivera will perform Latin American music at Fowler Out Loud, in collaboration with the exhibit, “Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis,” which highlights the cultural identity of the Brazilian city of Salvador. (Rachel Hefner/Daily Bruin)


Album review: ‘Ruins’

First Aid Kit has put a bandage on a slowly dying genre of music – folk-rock. The Swedish duo, composed of sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, released “Ruins,” its fourth studio album, Friday. Read more...

Photo: (Columbia Records)


Student’s international basketball career inspires life as an artist

Coleman Collins transitioned from shooting baskets to shooting film. Prior to coming to UCLA, the graduate art student pursued a professional basketball career spanning over a decade, taking him to countries including Germany, Ukraine and Bahrain. Read more...

Photo: Graduate art student Coleman Collins played basketball professionally in countries such as Ukraine, Germany and Bahrain for over a decade. Now, he’s studying art at UCLA and said his experiences abroad help inspire his artwork. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Piano professor shares how Soviet Union background influences her music

Inna Faliks’ Soviet Union household only had three rooms for seven people and no telephone – but it did have music. Growing up, Faliks’ parents encouraged a creative childhood that included reading books and cultivating interest in music. Read more...

Photo: Inna Faliks, a concert pianist and UCLA professor of piano, will perform the protest composition “The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” at the Jacaranda Concert Series on Saturday. Frederic Rzewski composed the piece in the 1970s during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile. (Photo by Mackenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin, Photo Illustration by Ludi Zhu)


Movie review: ’12 Strong’

“12 Strong” drops more literal bombs than emotional ones in an overtly explosive new feature starring Chris Hemsworth. Based on a book by Doug Stanton, “12 Strong” details a gritty, but true, war story about the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of David James)



Student collaborates with major fashion brands before turning 18

Connor Brashier’s first experience with photography was playing with his father’s spare cameras. Now the 18-year-old’s work includes traveling to Costa Rica, Miami and Tulum, Mexico, shooting catalogs and lookbooks for brands such as PacSun. Read more...

Photo: First-year economics student Connor Brashier has worked professionally with numerous clothing brands, artists and influencers, including Pura Vida Bracelets, Madison Beer and Jay Alvarrez. Although his job consists of professional campaigns and commercials, his favorite videos capture cherished moments from his own experiences, which include surfing and wakeboarding. (Daniel Miller/Daily Bruin)