Harley Streten had a lot of pressure to establish a definitive voice on his latest album in an era when kids are coming up with fake names and producing their own music on their laptops. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Future Classic)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 30, 10:11 pm
Theater group spotlights mental health, sexuality in new musical
Eleven-year-old Jonny Perl crept into his parents’ room on a mission to sneak out and watch the movie “Rent,” something that he was forbidden to view as a child. Read more...
Photo: Members of HOOLIGAN Theatre Company formed Positivity Productions, which will put on its first show “Tick, Tick … Boom!” this week. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle, Video
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May 30, 8:47 pm
‘Amateur Strategies’ art workshop builds walls in Kerckhoff
Second-year political science student Weiwen Balter meets artist Cedric Tai in what they both claim as a “serendipitous” encounter. This chance meeting leads to the CAC month-long, weekly art series workshop “Amateur Strategies” in the Kerckhoff art gallery space. Read more...
Photo: (Justine Sto.Tomas/Assistant video producer)
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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May 30, 7:54 pm
Vegan Ventures: Erin McKenna’s Bakery
To highlight the delicious perks of her vegan lifestyle, Daily Bruin staffer Alejandra Reyes-Velarde showcases 10 diverse vegan restaurants in the West Los Angeles area. She will be joined by Daily Bruin staffer William Thorne to bring a meat-eating perspective to vegan cuisine. Read more...
Photo: Erin McKenna’s Bakery on Larchmont Boulevard offers vegan cupcakes and donuts, including the coffee crunch donut. (Alejandra Reyes-Velarde/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Music
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May 26, 11:34 pm
JazzReggae Festival returns to its intimate roots for 30th anniversary
Malia Smith and her Uber driver exchanged the usual small talk as the car hurtled east along Sunset Boulevard, away from UCLA. But when her driver mentioned JazzReggae Festival, Smith, a third-year global studies student and the event’s director of marketing, froze at the coincidence. Read more...
Photo: In its 30th anniversary, JazzReggae Festival, put on by the Cultural Affairs Commission, will take place Monday in its original location, the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. The event was downsized this year due to funding cuts. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Arts, Film & TV
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May 26, 11:16 pm
Second Take: James Corden an unexpectedly brilliant choice for ‘The Late Late Show’
Announcing James Corden as the host of “The Late Late Show” in September 2014 was a risky move by CBS. Corden was an unknown actor for the majority of American late night viewers; few people knew him from his work in the U.K., and his appearances on Broadway in “One Man, Two Guvnors” and in 2014’s musical film “Into the Woods” by no means made him a household name. Read more...
Photo: James Corden is the host of “The Late Late Show” on CBS, which includes the popular segment “Carpool Karaoke” that features celebrity guests such as Justin Bieber. (Courtesy of CBS)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 26, 11:13 pm
Shadow puppetry to depict Persian epic ‘Shahnameh’ at Freud Playhouse
Masked actors wearing elaborate, feathered costumes manipulated puppets behind a large 15-by-30-foot screen, creating dancing shadows and silhouettes that told an ancient story of love and war. Read more...
Photo: Hamid Rahmanian is the director, producer and creator of “Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic,” a shadow puppet performance based on the book “Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings” and set to premiere at the Freud Playhouse Friday. (Courtesy of Fictionville Studio)