There’s no reason children’s music can’t rock, at least in Dan Zanes’ opinion. Zanes, his bandmates and friends will be performing their brand of folksy rock music for kids this Saturday and Sunday at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall. Read more...

Each year thousands of students come to UCLA to advance their education, but education isn’t the university’s only attraction. Los Angeles is home to one of the world’s largest entertainment industries, and for some students, homework isn’t the only thing on their mind. Read more...

A Sounds Eclectic Evening, KCRW’s third annual benefit concert, was held Saturday at the Universal Amphitheatre. The show was a shining example of how the Santa Monica-based National Public Radio affiliate, once undeniably at the forefront of cutting-edge music from around the world, has settled into a complacent role as a purveyor of conventional music and uninspired emerging artists. Read more...

The curtains are once again set to open on the annual Francis Ford Coppola One-Act Marathon at UCLA. Named after UCLA alum and world-renowned film director Francis Ford Coppola, the pioneering program, now in its sixth successful year, is unique in that it seeks to pair UCLA graduate film directors with their playwriting counterparts from the theater department. Read more...

Film&TV: “Angels in America” HBO Dec. 7 and 14, 8 p.m. HBO’s $60 million movie has arrived. The Mike Nichols-directed, Al Pacino-and-Meryl Streep-starring six-hour movie epic based on the hugely successful Tony Kushner plays will premiere on Dec. Read more...

A mountain of a songwriter came to UCLA last Thursday. Phil Elvrum, playing under the new moniker Mt. Eerie, strummed and sang his way through a warm, intimate performance at Kerckhoff Grand Salon in the early afternoon. Read more...

Anytime anyone invites me over to a new apartment for a little housewarming soiree, I pray to the ancient Chinese door gods to spare me of the following exchange: Guest: Hey, did you get that at IKEA? Read more...