University graduation is traditionally a time to celebrate, to look back on the fond memories of the undergraduate experience and look forward with anticipation and excitement for what is to come.
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.
The Beastie Boys has officially become “old school.” Its brand of funky, heavy, guitar-tinged hip-hop faded off the radio airwaves years ago, relegated to the same cultural graveyard as boom boxes, Lollapalooza and other facets of the ’90s.
However, nostalgia can be a band’s best friend.
“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.
The Kills have never been one for musical stagnation. The duo, a collaboration between British guitarist Jamie Hince and vocalist Alison Mosshart, of newfound Dead Weather fame, have always used new albums as an avenue to push the boundaries of their musical repertoire.
searching for more articles...
Share a two-bedroom, one-bath house in the Culver City area for $1650 a month, including utilities. Parking, laundry, and a big backyard with a deck in a quiet neighborhood. The Bedroom is unfurnished; Addnl $50 month for small to Med. size dog. Bedroom is unfurnished. Call (310) 487-9162, leave a message. Available April 1st and one-month rent deposit. References and credit check.