UCLA’s annual Jazz Reggae Festival returns in full-force for the 27th year with major headliners like Santigold and Common. The festival takes place every Memorial Day weekend on the grounds of UCLA’s Intramural Field and offers opportunities to explore new music, food and crafts. Read more...
Arts, Music
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May 24, 12:18 am
The 27th annual Jazz Reggae Festival features a diverse range of artists
Arts, Lifestyle, Music
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May 24, 12:00 am
Ecochella channels music, energy from within
On a particularly bold and balmy day in the cerebrum of a physics student, music and sustainability married, some neurons fired … and Ecochella was born. Read more...
Photo: Ecochella, UCLA’s first bike-powered concert at Sunset Canyon Recreation Amphitheater features student musicians, sustainable foods and contests.
Arts, Music
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May 24, 12:00 am
UCLA alumnus and The Doors keyboard legend dies at 74
UCLA alumnus Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of the rock ’n’ roll band The Doors, died Monday afternoon, in Rosenheim, Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. Read more...
Arts, Music
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May 23, 12:00 am
Alum launches musical career with debut album
Call it a talent show nightmare, but for the Sketchy Randoms it was the dream. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Javier Dunn, former guitarist for Sara Bareilles, has broken off and signed with a label. His debut album “Trails” will be released on June 25.
Arts, Film & TV
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May 23, 12:00 am
Grad student’s film gives unconventional view into father-son relationship
Before working with his father on a film set, Mark Columbus did not realize that what started as a normal documentary would evoke difficult memories of their relationship, transforming it into an unconventional representation of their conflict-filled past. Read more...
Photo: Mark Columbus, a graduate student in directing, is a finalist in the Student Academy Awards.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 23, 12:00 am
UCLA production of hit musical awakens Broadway spirit
With nudity and themes of sexuality and suicide, UCLA’s production of the 2006 Broadway hit “Spring Awakening” comes full force in telling a coming-of-age story. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television presents the Tony Award-winning rock musical “Spring Awakening” based on Frank Wedekind’s original play following the tumultuous journey of rural adolescents during late 19th-century Germany. The coming-of-age story deals with issues from sexual identity and gender roles to abuse.
Arts, Music
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May 22, 12:29 am
Club helps create musical matches for potential bandmates
It's almost like a dating website for musicians – one that facilitates the creation of a band and provides venues for performances. Read more...