With ease and a good deal of soul, the California Honeydrops’ third studio album remembers the group’s roots as a street band and contains the essence of the warm Californian sun. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Tubtone Records
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 30, 12:00 am
Hawai’i Club fired up for 29th annual luau
Bursting with the ferocity of a volcano, Hawaiian fire goddess Pele will be gracing UCLA’s campus with her presence Saturday, channeling the power of her story through kahiko dancers. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Hui O ‘Imiloa Hawai’i club will host its 29th annual luau Saturday, showcasing the culture of Hawaii through dance, music and food. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
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April 30, 12:00 am
‘Art in the Union’ contest winners honored at reception
A white, plaster bust of a man juts out from a surface covered in newspaper headlines. His face appears to be in agony, a small nail is drilled through his eye and a collar encases his neck. Read more...
Photo: “Angry College Students,” by third-year psychology student Jin Ong, is one of the many original submissions by UCLA students to the annual Art In the Union contest. The Kerckhoff Art Gallery is currently showcasing this year’s submissions, which range from drawings and paintings to photographs. (Lexy Atmore/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 30, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘Everyday Robots’
Damon Albarn’s first solo album, more than any of his extensive career’s collaborations, invites you into his head, only to help you understand why it took him 24 years to do so – it’s not a cheery place. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Parlophone Records)
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April 29, 9:01 am
Album Review: ‘Shriek’
Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have sold their guitars and bought turntables. Coming off its breakout album, 2011’s “Civilian,” Wye Oak sounds a bit refreshed, although also a bit weary. Read more...
Photo: (Merge Records)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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April 29, 9:00 am
Out of Focus: Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan’ pushes past boundaries of comedy genre
The pulsating sounds of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” sound out over the New York City skyline. In a flurry of images, we see the iconography traditionally associated with the city – its brimstone buildings, its towering skyscrapers, its citizens marching on through the bustling, damp and snow-covered streets – as a neurotic, disembodied voice begins to speak, apparently trying to figure out the right words to start his new novel. Read more...
Photo: (United Artists) Woody Allen’s 1979 masterpiece “Manhattan” stars Allen as Isaac Davis, a television comedy writer who falls in love with his best friend’s mistress while dealing with the antics of his mischievous ex-wife. The film will be screening Friday at The Cinefamily on Fairfax Avenue.
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April 29, 8:58 am
The Ten Thousand to showcase re-imagined sound at Low End Theory
Every Wednesday at The Airliner in Lincoln Heights, beatmakers of the experimental electronic and hip-hop scenes in Los Angeles gather together for Low End Theory, performing for loyal fans at the price of $10 per guest. Read more...
Photo: (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)