Friday, April 3

Spring Sing 2023: Samahang Modern prepares to ‘wow’ Bruins with various dance forms

For the first time since its founding in 1986, Samahang Modern is taking the Spring Sing stage. The competitive dance team will be performing an open-style set that is a variation of its piece presented at Ultimate Brawl, another dance competition, said third-year chemical engineering student and general member Sofia Odeste. Read more...

Photo: Samahang Modern poses together in a desert setting. The competitive dance team will perform at this year’s Spring Sing on Friday. (Courtesy of Justin Luong)


Spring Sing 2023: Dakota Dry explores electric sound in folk style for upcoming performance

Dakota Dry is retuning her folk sound for Spring Sing. Taking the Spring Sing stage for the first time, the third-year ethnomusicology student is leaving her acoustic guitar behind to launch her new single, “Minefield.” Dry said the original song, which has been continuously reworked since she started writing it in 2020, was initially a folk song with a pop-rock introduction. Read more...

Photo: Dakota Dry sits at the base of a tree. The third-year ethnomusicology student will perform alongside her band at Spring Sing on Friday. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2023: Sophia Bacino to showcase specificity in songwriting with tale of self-discovery

This post was updated May 19 at 11:29 a.m. Sophia Bacino & Friends are back to empower lost hearts and rock out in equal measure. Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino will be performing with the same lineup from Spring Sing 2022, she said. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino sits on a bed while planning her guitar. Bacino will return to the Spring Sing stage on Friday. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)





Rising Artists: Artists spring to action with personal lyricism and bold sound

This post was updated April 6 at 10:41 p.m. In tune with the season, emerging artists are blooming with energy and creativity. From introspective solo acts to emotive rock groups, fresh musical voices are rising up with force this spring as they showcase their respective styles through new tracks and stylistically varied albums and EPs. Read more...

Photo: (Ko Carlos/Daily Bruin)



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