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Niran Somasundaram

Arts

Sept. 6, 2011 1:14 a.m.

Soundbite: "In the Grace of Your Love"

For the first time in five years, seasoned dance-punk veterans The Rapture have returned to the musical sphere with a new album and an evolved sound.

By Niran Somasundaram

Music

May 26, 2011 12:07 a.m.

The JazzReggae Festival will celebrate 25 years with an array of musical and visual artists

Jesse Sachs had never heard of the JazzReggae Festival until his first year at UCLA, when he went to see The Roots headline.

By Niran Somasundaram

Arts

May 18, 2011 1:36 a.m.

A cappella groups may need to outsing wind after Spring Sing switches to outdoor venue

After months of preparation, the success of this year’s Spring Sing a cappella acts could come down to the weather.

By Niran Somasundaram

Prime

May 4, 2011 10:36 p.m.

Midvale Magic

Six days out of the week, Taylor Fugit’s apartment at 447 1/2 Midvale looks like any other.

But come Friday night, black lights will reveal the words “Midvale Sessions” painted on the wall, while more than 100 people, most of them UCLA students, pack into the apartment to experience one of the area’s newest concert series.

Midvale Sessions, which takes place on Friday night of every other week beginning Week 2 of the quarter, is the brainchild of four Bruins: Fugit, a third-year ethnomusicology student, Matthew Flesock, a third-year history and geography/environmental studies student, Aaron Rabkin, a third-year history student, and David Chong, an alumnus.

Midvale Sessions originated from an idea for a campus talent showcase for Fugit and Rabkin’s show on UCLAradio.com.

But the idea remained a distant fantasy until the fall of 2010, when Flesock, Rabkin and Fugit moved into an apartment together, which they thought would provide the perfect venue for their proposed shows.

“I was just sitting at home over winter break thinking, “˜We really have to do this,'” Fugit said.

By Niran Somasundaram

Arts

April 26, 2011 12:00 a.m.

Sound Bite: _Explosions In the Sky_

Releasing a critically acclaimed album can be both a blessing and a curse for a band.

By Niran Somasundaram

Uncategorized

April 19, 2011 3:48 p.m.

Theater review: 'DaddyO Dies Well' leads viewers to investigate how they enjoy their own lives

“DaddyO Dies Well” begins innocently enough, with the prospect of tea party between a man, Gary (Casey Sullivan), and his aging hipster stepfather, DaddyO (Hugh Dane). However, what follows is the strangest excuse for a tea party since the Mad Hatter invited Alice over for tea.

“DaddyO Dies Well” is the fifth installment in a series of plays written by Murray Mednick, all of which chronicle the life of Gary, a down-on-his-luck failed actor who lives in Los Angeles.

Fittingly set in the “now,” the play presents two characters who are suffering, but for two entirely different reasons.

By Niran Somasundaram

Arts

March 2, 2011 12:27 a.m.

Best in Shows

In high school, I never really attended concerts, with the exception of the Warped Tour every June so I could get my punk music fix.

By Niran Somasundaram

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