Sunday, July 6





Student to showcase etiquette as a moral code through music at exploratory voice festival

Kian Ravaei is taking lines from etiquette books and transforming them into whole songs. Ravaei, a third-year music composition student, wrote two original songs for the July 24 and 25 New Explorative Oratorio Voice Festival, which brings together musicians to engage in exploratory music. Read more...

Photo: Third-year music composition student Kian Ravaei wrote two songs that will premiere virtually for the New Explorative Oratorio Voice Festival. They focus on the oppressive nature of women’s etiquette books. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Alumna uses ‘Comedy Crossing’ shows to host a ‘safer at home’ stand-up experience

The “Animal Crossing” island Lil Taiwan puts on the “Comedy Crossing” show twice a month – no masks or social distancing required. Hosted by comedian and UCLA alumna Jenny Yang, “Comedy Crossing” is set in the hit Nintendo Switch video game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” which simulates life on an idyllic deserted island among animal villagers. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Jenny Yang hosts a bi-monthly comedy show, “Comedy Crossing,” set in the hit Nintendo Switch video game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” The show takes place in Yang’s virtual in-game basement and is streamed publicly over Zoom. (Medha Vallurupalli/Daily Bruin)


Album review: Oliver Tree proves he’s more than a meme in eccentric debut album ‘Ugly is Beautiful’

Oliver Tree has always walked the line between meme and musician – but his debut album is proof that he is much more. For those who haven’t listened to Tree before, the jarring album cover of the bowl cut artist sporting his signature clout goggles while being engulfed in flames is an excellent indicator of what to expect in his eccentric release. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Atlantic Records)