Friday, 5/23/97 Persueded MUSIC: Suede By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Staff Despite endless technical glitches, (the London) Suede shined in a passionate rock ‘n’ roll show Wednesday night at the El Rey Theater, thanks to energetic lead singer Brett Anderson’s inspired musical performance. During the 75-minute set, the band found ceaseless problems with borrowed equipment […]
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Soap opera-style segments bring ‘Taboo’s’ black humor into spotlight
Friday, 5/23/97 Soap opera-style segments bring ‘Taboo’s’ black humor into spotlight THEATER: Open Fist group puts on late-night show that provides alternative entertainment By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff Meet Milo Periwinkle. He’s the fun loving children’s-show host who likes to work out his psychological demons amidst a room full of 6 year olds. Meet […]
‘Visas and Virtue’ delivers heroism in compact form
Friday, 5/23/97 ‘Visas and Virtue’ delivers heroism in compact form FILM: Short movie tells story of Chiune Sugihara, who disobeyed orders, saved Jews in Holocaust By John Nein Daily Bruin Contributor Chris Tashima’s 26-minute film, "Visas and Virtue" about Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul general to Lithuania, chronicles an episode which, according to Tashima, has […]
Group with community’s needs in mind premiers play filled with compassion
Thursday, 5/22/97 Group with community’s needs in mind premiers play filled with compassion THEATER: Modern ‘Romeo and Juliet’ tells story of love, AIDS-like disease By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Contributor Sex, love and AIDS: three words that seem inseparable in the ’90s. But "Beirut," a one-act play written in 1985 by Alan Bowne, explores earlier […]
World beat
Thursday, 5/22/97 World beat This weekend’s JazzReggae Festival brings together Caribbean, African and South American influences while maintaining a local Los Angeles feel By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Contributor he gigantic branches of jazz and reggae music continue to sprout more leaves and longer limbs every day. But, "You can never leave the roots of […]
Fine arts students ‘Journey’ into humanity’s basic needs
Thursday, 5/22/97 Fine arts students ‘Journey’ into humanity’s basic needs THEATER: Director Arrick returns to ‘Journey of the Fifth Horse’ for reinterpretation of classic work By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor Larry Arrick directed an unknown Dustin Hoffman in the world premiere of "Journey of the Fifth Horse" 35 years ago. Now, he is doing […]
Soundbites
Wednesday, 5/21/97 Soundbites Foo Fighters "The Colour and the Shape" (Roswell/Capitol) If you’re looking for a few old-fashioned hard-core punk hits on the new Foo Fighters album, you’ll probably be disappointed. If you’re looking for an experience, though, it doesn’t get much better than this. Following the whirlwind release and tour of their first album, […]