Monday, August 3

Q&A: BruinFest Comedy Show performer Sheng Wang shares advice on stand-up

Comedian Sheng Wang’s narrow exposure to stand-up comedy as a child was commercials for Chris Tucker’s performances on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam.” Wang said he never imagined he would pursue a career in comedy until he attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he joined an Asian-American performance club on campus. Read more...

Photo: Sheng Wang is a comedian from “Last Comic Standing” who now writes for “Fresh Off the Boat.” He will perform at UCLA with other well-known comedians. (Courtesy of Sheng Wang)


Duet Eva B. Ross and David Miller wins top award at Spring Sing 2017

This post was updated May 21 at 1 p.m. Third time’s the charm for Eva B. Ross and David Miller. On Friday, the duet, comprised of Eva Barrosse and David Miller, won Spring Sing’s top prize – the Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award – in addition to winning best duet. Read more...

Photo: Eva Barrosse (left) and David Miller (right) took home the Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award and the award for best duet at Spring Sing 2017. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)



Spring Sing 2017

On Friday, contestants for Spring Sing 2017 will take the stage of Pauley Pavilion. The annual event brings together music, rap, dance and comedy performances into one evening. Read more...

Photo: (Kaley Powers/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2017: Last year’s winner returns to stage with three-person band HELEN

Laura Savage, Temme Scott and Libby Hsieh crouched around a computer screen, ready to turn in their Spring Sing 2017 application. But as Scott lifted her finger to hit “submit,” the trio stopped and remembered they had forgotten to fill in one detail – their band name. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year students Temme Scott, Laura Savage and Libby Hsieh (left to right) formed their band HELEN this year and will perform a folk ballad at Spring Sing 2017. Savage won the talent competition last year as a soloist. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Spring Sing 2017: Ryan Nealon finally takes the Pauley stage with his band Third Degree

Ryan Nealon has auditioned for Spring Sing four years in a row with three different band names. This year, the fourth-year ethnomusicology student will finally take the Pauley Pavilion stage with his band, Third Degree; it will be their first time performing in the show. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Ryan Nealon and second-year psychology student Jada Banks-Mace will be singing a duet with their band, Third Degree, at Spring Sing 2017. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2017: Stefan Dismond and the Love Supreme brings rap back to the competition

Stefan Dismond appreciates how rap gives a voice to people whose voices aren’t normally heard. The third-year English student will be performing his rap music with the band Stefan Dismond and the Love Supreme at Spring Sing. Read more...

Photo: Stefan Dismond will perform rap music with the band Stefan Dismond and the Love Supreme for the group’s first time at Spring Sing. He started out creating ringtones and now will be one of the first rappers to perform at the talent show in several years. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)