Category Archives: Arts

By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Staff At the 1997 Academy Awards, frontrunner “The English Patient” and three other independent films were nominated for Best Picture (Columbia Pictures’ “Jerry Maguire” was the exception). Above the nominations, several newspapers and magazines used the headline “Independent’s Day,” punning on the previous summer’s aliens-invading-earth, crowd-pleasing hit. Though the “˜90s […]

Bad Religion “The New America” Atlantic Records Bring out the dinosaur! See the world’s oldest punk rockers! For nearly twenty years now, Bad Religion has upheld its tradition of contemplative and sharp lyrics and aggressive play. You might expect the band to be running on fumes now but its longevity is a result of lyrically […]

L.A. Flute Quartet comes to Pasadena The Los Angeles Flute Quartet will make their West Coast debut with a recital, “Flute Fancies ““ An Afternoon of Flute Delights,” at 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 997 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena. The woodwind ensemble, which has performed and recorded throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and […]

By Cyrus McNally Daily Bruin Contributor The stage was set last Tuesday evening at Hollywood’s own Club Vynyl for what looked to be an experimental rock band: three guitars, bass, bongos and a drum set were sprawled across the stage. Stealthily hidden amongst the real instruments, however, were a drum machine and tape decks, which […]

By Judy Pak Daily Bruin Contributor The artistic restlessness of Spragga Benz, a.k.a. Carlton Grant, his powerful rhythmic skills and penetrating lyrics have provided hits with that nameless quality in Jamaican dancehall since he released “Jack It Up” eight years ago. Due to the inconstant nature of DJing, the Jamaican equivalent of rapping, Grant’s maintenance […]

By Chris Young Daily Bruin Contributor There’s more to Latin music than just Carlos Santana. Musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, and Eddie Palmieri are some of the other giants of Latin music. This weekend, you can see one of the great masters of Latin and Afro-Cuban music in performance: […]

By Sarah Monson Daily Bruin Contributor While strolling through Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, you turn a corner and find him beating the crap out of the mailman. Then you wake one morning to find yourself wearing a wedding dress, bound and gagged, with a prison inmate as your best man, only after taking your mom to […]