Sneakers, sunshine, bratwurst and beer. It’s a seemingly impossible wish list for curious college students looking for a classical concert to attend. Add not having to worry about applauding in the wrong spot to the list and you’re practically looking at a distant dream for most.
Author Archives: Phillip Horlings
Movie Review: For a Good Time, Call …
A summer comedy about friends running a homegrown phone sex line out of their New York apartment seems like a slam dunk. Juxtapose some bawdy humor with a sincerely sweet resolution and you have a light-yet-satisfying trip to the movie theater.
Concert Review: Sharon Van Etten and Andrew Bird bring raw emotion, refined musicianship to Greek Theatre
Sharon Van Etten and Andrew Bird
Aug. 12
Greek Theatre
The indie-folk genre can be written off as static far too quickly.
Soundbites: "The Very Best"
The conundrum known as the sophomore album is a fascinating phenomenon to observe. Artists newly minted with the burden of expectation navigate a number of decisions while conceiving their second full-length album ““ which ideas are trash, which are worth a rehash? To stay the course stylistically or boldly break new ground?
New moves: Choreographer Faye Driscoll to visit UCLA as part of new Residency Program for Movement
UCLA sports teams are not the only ones hitting film rooms around campus. In the world of dance, video analysis can be one of few ways students try to learn about the techniques of out-of-reach choreographers.
Pianos become street art in Los Angeles as part of installation “˜Play Me, I’m Yours’
It is wrapped in layers of pages from old books, worn to fade in between sheets of music and adorned with handwritten words of Victor Hugo and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
UCLA alum Sara Bareilles' documentary follows hands-on volunteer work in Japan
UCLA alum Sara Bareilles doesn’t just write “Love Song”s any more; “The Sing-Off” judge, Grammy nominated artist and two-time Spring Sing champ can now add documentarian and philanthropist to her resume.