Matty Nash, bandleader of the multi-sensory performance troupe The Mutaytor, says his group’s trademark is its ability to turn civilians into rock stars. He’s a believer in the romantic idea that the two are in fact mutually exclusive. Read more...

As the James Bridges Theater opens its doors Wednesday for this fall’s public screenings, patrons will experience the luxuries of a massive renovation project that brought the theater’s sound system up to the standards of a state-of-the-art movie theater. Read more...

For the past two years, UCLA Live has been tirelessly praised as eclectic, genre-bending, unconventional, eclectic, avant-garde and eclectic. With another fruitful season set in motion, nobody seems to care that UCLA Live has the Los Angeles arts community spoiled rotten. Read more...

Welcome to the wonderful world of arts and entertainment at UCLA. And when I say wonderful, you can be sure I’m not traipsing carelessly into the sinister realm of hyperbole. Read more...

Scott Dudelson learned some valuable lessons while organizing this past year’s Acoustic Live battle of the bands. Although this past fall’s inaugural battle drew sizable crowds for normally calm Sunday nights, Dudelson has continued to make improvements on the event. Read more...

Sandwiched between the center of an inescapable industry that tells us that image is everything, and an academic universe that prefers having original thoughts to dressing to impress, it should come as no surprise that UCLA students are a little lost in the wilderness when it comes to fashion. Read more...

Jon Robertson, chair of the music department for 10 years, is having a serious case of déjà vu. The departmental cuts he has had to make as a result of California’s ailing economy have been all-too-familiar. Read more...