Nick Haffner said the best piano teachers are those who can pass their passion on to their students. The first-year undeclared student started Nick Haffner’s Piano Academy his junior year of high school in his hometown of Renton, Washington. The academy has a staff of three teachers, including Haffner, and offers private piano lessons for […]
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LA’s Air + Style festival measures up to expectations for music fans
In a world filled with mega festivals like Lollapalooza and Coachella, Air + Style provides a more intimate festival experience that features both established and up-and-coming artists. At boarding and musical festival Air + Style, performers strum guitars and shred the gnar. The festival, owned by professional skateboarder and snowboarder Shaun White, takes place annually […]
Concert review: John Scofield at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz
Jazz music has fallen by the wayside in modern times, relegated from the quintessential American genre to elevator music. But musicians like John Scofield are stubborn, and they refuse to let the genre die. On Thursday, jazz guitarist Scofield performed music from his Grammy-winning album “Country for Old Men” at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz. Scofield, […]
Pop culture recap: ‘SNL’ continues political comedy, ‘The Bachelorette’ attempts at diversity
Many news stories broke in February across the United States. And while most of the national attention has focused on the Trump administration, American pop culture has also stirred up controversy in the past two weeks. Daily Bruin A&E recaps some of the biggest entertainment news of the month so far. “SNL” trolls Trump The […]
UCLA transforms ‘Cinderella’ into opera set in post-WWII France
Opera UCLA set an enchanting princess fairy tale during a bleak time, when people were starving, freezing and struggling for food and clothing. Students have vaulted the 1697 story of “Cinderella” 250 years into the future – post-World War II France in in 1947. The opera version of Charles Perrault’s classic fairy tale, “Cendrillon” – the […]
Music Industry Committee hosts office hours with Machine Gun Kelly
The Music Industry Committee at UCLA partners with the Herb Alpert School of Music to bring popular artists to UCLA. With past guests such as Kaskade, the MIC allows UCLA students to have more intimate conversation with today’s prominent artists.
Concert review: OneRepublic at The Beverly Hilton
Audience members atop The Beverly Hilton had all the right moves grooving to OneRepublic. The pop-rock band filled the outside patio of The Beverly Hilton’s Stardust Penthouse with color and energy Wednesday, the band’s set bursting with sound and light against the misty grey skies of the evening. On Wednesday, more than 100 people, some […]