One skewer at a time, Gokigen Tori is holding Japanese flavors together. Opening up its doors to Culver City on April 19, the Yakitori restaurant offers patrons a traditional Japanese grill experience. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a menu item from Gokigen Tori in Culver City. This location is the first to open in Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Gokigen Tori)
This post was updated May 28 at 8:46 p.m. For one UCLA alumnus, resilience and rigorous training translate to vocal prowess. Sarah Saturnino will be playing Maddalena in the Los Angeles Opera’s upcoming production of “Rigoletto,” which kicks off May 31. Read more...
Photo: Sarah Saturnino sits for a picture and looks toward the camera while wearing a black ensemble and silver necklace. The alumna, who graduated from UCLA in 2016, will perform as Maddalena in the Los Angeles Opera’s upcoming production of “Rigoletto,” which kicks off May 31. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Opera)
This post was updated May 28 at 8:20 p.m. With each note sung and guitar chord strung, Chianie Chi’s melodic tone echoes her love for music. Read more...
Photo: Chianie Chi stands against a tree in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden and looks to her right while wearing a white top and denim pants. The fourth-year linguistics and computer science student releases music under the artist name chiabiee and is working on an upcoming EP. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 28 at 8:59 p.m. Janet Jackson may not always receive her flowers, but her musical impact knows no bounds. After receiving the Icon Award at the American Music Awards yesterday – and with the recent resurgence in popularity of her 2001 hit “Someone To Call My Lover” – there has never been a better time to look back on the five-time Grammy winner’s supreme songbook. Read more...
Photo: A collage shows the cover artwork for nine of Janet Jackson’s 11 studio albums released between 1982 and 2015. In the top row are her albums “Control,” “Rhythm Nation 1814” and “Janet,” while the middle row features “The Velvet Rope,” “All For You” and “Damita Jo,” and the bottom row includes “20 Y.O.,” “Discipline” and “Unbreakable.” (Photos courtesy of A&M Records, Black Doll, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc., UMG Recordings, Inc., The Island Def Jam Music Group and BMG Rights Management. Design by Lindsey Murto/Design director)
With each cherry-picked artist, Elena Flauto is paving the way for a fruitful future in the music industry. As president of the student-run record label Cherry Pop Records for the past two years, Flauto said the organization has created invaluable opportunities for students interested in all facets of the music industry, deepening her own passion for the business and its legal components. Read more...
Photo: Elena Flauto smiles wearing a black ensemble and standing in front of plants with pink flowers. The fourth-year music industry and statistics and data science student has been the president of student-run record label Cherry Pop Records for the past two years. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 26 at 5:47 p.m. The Indian Student Union is ready to end the quarter in style. ISU’s annual Culture Show is set to take place May 31 and will consist of a skit, a fashion show and a capella and dance performances from numerous South Asian clubs across campus. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the cast for the annual ISU Culture Show’s skit sitting in front of Royce Hall. The skit is based on the hit Bollywood movie “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.” (Courtesy of Arhan Surapaneni)
This post was updated May 26 at 6:01 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. In leaving behind signature threads of the cherished classic, “Lilo & Stitch” struggles to honor the true meaning of ʻohana. Read more...
Photo: The titular characters Stitch (Chris Sanders) and Lilo Pelekai (Maia Kealoha) stare into each other’s eyes in a scene from the live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch.” The Disney film released in theaters Friday, almost 25 years after the original animated film. (Courtesy of IMDb)
