From the music studio to the UCLA classroom, Erik Madrid shapes both fresh tracks and young minds. The 2005 alumnus has worked as a Los Angeles-based freelance music mixer for the past 15 years. Read more...
Photo: Erik Madrid is pictured front of a monitor and mixing equipment. The UCLA alumnus and lecturer was recently nominated for two Grammys for his work on Ledisi’s 2025 album “The Crown.” (Courtesy of Erik Madrid)
Editor’s note: This review contains descriptions of abuse and a miscarriage that some readers may find disturbing. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” does not adapt Emily Brontë’s classic novel, but dissects, discards and ultimately rebuilds it into something deeply human. Read more...
Photo: Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff (left) and Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw (right) stand together in dark outfits with solemn looks on their faces. Director Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” adapts Emily Brontë’s classic novel though ultimately rebuilds it into something distinct. (Courtesy of the New York Times)
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:28 p.m. “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” is a valentine, a dialectic and a seance, but it is not quite sure which one to believe in. Read more...
Photo: Marianna Gailus as Sylvia Plath (left) and Cillian O’Sullivan as Ted Hughes (right) pose intimately with their foreheads pressed together. Written by Beth Hyland, the award-winning production “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” debuted at the Geffen Playhouse Feb. 4. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 9:40 p.m. Gorillaz’s recent sound took listeners to new heights – the highest mountain. On Sunday, the animated British band Gorillaz performed the entirety of their upcoming album at the Hollywood Palladium. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are Damon Albarn and IDLES member Joe Talbot against an image of Russel Hobbs. The two performed the single “The God of Lying,” which leans into the band’s earlier sound. (Courtesy of Pooneh Ghana)
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 9:09 p.m. From the studio to the stage, Lily Sturges is on a mission to prove women are the future of music. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is first-year music industry student Lily Sturges posing in front of a tree. Sturges released her first single since starting at UCLA, “Want You Back,” with the student-led record label Cherry Pop Records. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 22 at 7:34 p.m. Fans will be “Chasing The Chimera” of a concert that could top Del Water Gap’s charming performance. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the album cover for Del Water Gap’s “Chasing The Chimera.” The solo music project performed in Los Angeles on Feb. 17 at The Wiltern as part of his world tour, named after his latest album release. (Courtesy of Del Water Gap under exclusive license to Mom+Pop)
Warning: Spoilers ahead. With “Richard III,” a villainous rise to power feels prescient and profoundly entertaining. A Noise Within in Pasadena is presenting an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Richard III” through March 8. Read more...
Photo: The ensemble of “Richard III” gathers in a circle and gazes up at an individual in a crown standing on a ladder. A Noise Within in Pasadena is presenting an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play through March 8. (Courtesy of Craig Schwartz)
