This post was updated on May 17 at 4:22 p.m. On Saturday night in Pauley Pavilion, a surprise performance by Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer and skits by comedy group Company were interspersed with a cappella groups, dance teams, bands, solos and duets taking the Spring Sing stage. This year’s Spring […]
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Blues legend B.B. King dies at 89
B.B. King, whose world-weary voice and soulful guitar riffs defined the genre of Delta blues for generations of Americans, died in his sleep Thursday. He was 89. King had been in hospice care since October 2014, when he was forced to cancel a nationwide tour due to dehydration and exhaustion, both the result of his […]
Dance Crews prepare for Spring Sing
As Spring Sing 2015 gets closer, not only are the musicians getting ready but for the first time so are the dance crews ACA and Inner Sanctum. Watch as the crews share their excitement in preperation for the event this Saturday.
Spring Sing 2015: Delta Gamma and Lambda Chi
Nikki Friedman came up with a new theme two weeks after performing in Spring Sing last year with her sorority Delta Gamma and the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha. Friedman, a third-year world arts and cultures/dance and psychology student and director of the piece, wanted to take on more of a challenge for the group’s return […]
Spring Sing 2015: Signature A Cappella
A pleasant range of voices fills the depths of Parking Structure 7 as Signature A Cappella prepares its four-minute Spring Sing set. The group of female vocalists will perform an original rendition of songs by the Beatles at Spring Sing. Fourth-year psychology student and Signature director Mishael Edu said the group will have choreography and […]
Spring Sing 2015: Bruin Harmony
Since 2007, Bruin Harmony has won eight awards at Spring Sing for their performances of Top 40 hits. This year, the group is bringing a jazz classic to Pauley Pavilion, said Prescott Rynewicz, a second-year aerospace engineering student and member of Bruin Harmony. “(The song) very much takes on a new side of what Bruin […]
Spring Sing 2015: Random Voices
UCLA’s Random Voices is accustomed to being defined by its all-women status. Though the a cappella group embraces an image of female empowerment, its members said they hope viewers can see beyond that and focus on the skill and hard work that goes into each performance. For the group, six months of preparation will culminate […]