Rapper Common will headline Jam Day as part of the 27th annual JazzReggae Festival, said the festival’s Facebook page on Monday. He will join artists Santigold, the Grouch and Eligh and Ryan McDermott on May 26. Read more...
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May 1, 12:07 am
JazzReggae Festival to feature rapper Common
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May 1, 12:01 am
Band Nonagram puts an original spin on jazz melodies
After playing in several jazz groups in which the names of the bands were anagrams of the musicians’ names, the members of Los Angeles-based jazz trio Nonagram decided the band’s name would be not another anagram. Read more...
Photo: Jazz trio Nonagram will perform its original music, which is influenced by the sounds of singer-songwriters, jazz heroes and Western classical music, in the newest addition of the Fowler Out Loud concert series.
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May 1, 12:00 am
Ready Player One: Players not defined by their in-game actions
There’s been a lot of buzz lately over Rockstar Games’ new game, the latest installment of the massively popular “Grand Theft Auto” series that is known for its open world game play and freedom of choice. Read more...
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April 29, 11:53 pm
Love or Hate: Columnists debate if Michael Bay films are ‘pain’ or ‘gain’ for audiences
Sweat hang in the air. Everything is glistening, waiting for the plot, the explosion. Cue dynamite. Violence. Men with excess testosterone; vixens in silhouette. And a Michael Bay production comes screaming across the sky, and, this summer, nothing will ever be the same again. Read more...
Photo: This week’s Love | Hate column explores the film director Michael Bay’s body of work, both supporting and criticizing the director’s recognizable directorial style. The “Transformers” director’s latest release is “Pain & Gain,” which was released in theaters on Friday.
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April 29, 11:41 pm
Q&A: PAPA’s Darren Weiss on the group’s roots, sound
Fresh off of a tour with Lord Huron and featured regularly on KROQ’s Locals Only show, L.A.-based indie rock duo PAPA doesn’t plan on slowing down. Read more...
Photo: Tonight, Student Committee for the Arts is bringing L.A-based indie rockers PAPA to Kerckhoff Grand Salon. Band member Darren Weiss spoke about how to write songs, musical inspiration, the origin of the band’s name and what to expect from tonight’s show at 8 p.m.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 29, 11:31 pm
Performance art acts as medium of change
From hybrid cars to hybrid foods, hybridization is largely the way of the future. Dance may prove no exception to this trend as it intersects with the visual arts to form a growing field: performance art. Read more...
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April 29, 12:05 am
Attorney UCLA alum to show his folk-rock side in concert
For attorney Adam Walker, law is his vocation, but music is his passion. Walker studied political science as a UCLA undergraduate and later attended law school at the University of San Diego, but music has always been a constant outside of his education. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Adam Walker, a singer-songwriter who draws both from Bob Dylan and heavy metal, will perform tonight at Kerckhoff Coffee House as a part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s concert series.