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‘White Lotus’ finale: fate strikes, forcing embrace of amor fati

Entertainment Writer - April 19, 2025

Music’s Biggest Bore: The Super Bowl Halftime Show

A&ECaitlin Antonios - February 14, 2017

If you don’t like football, then you at least like the halftime performance. And if you do like football, then it’s when everyone...

Resistance Begins on the Dancefloor

A&ESavannah Peykani - February 5, 2017

In the various rallies and demonstrations that have sprouted up since the November election, two sounds have echoed around the country (maybe even...

Blue Note Records: A Jazz Retrospective

A&ESavannah Peykani - January 17, 2020

The drummer counts us off. On four, we hear the bouncing beat of the stand-up bass followed by the swelling croon of two...

Take a Breather from Top 40 Radio with Local and Alternative Music

A&ECaitlin Antonios - January 22, 2017

Every time I turn on the radio, I’m stuck listening to the same songs and the same artists that are played year-round. If...

Music Videos as an Artistic Platform

A&EEntertainment Writer - January 8, 2017

By Lilly Ball In an era when viral videos rule the internet, musicians face growing competition when it comes to winning over viewers. A...

Mariah Magic and the Power of Divas

A&EEntertainment Writer - January 15, 2017

By Savannah Peykani By now I’m sure you’ve heard of Mariah Carey’s fiasco of a performance on New Year’s Eve. Due to some mysterious...

A Little Chat with Mr. Little Jeans

A&EJared Aaron Alokozai - November 28, 2016

When performing synth-propelled brooding electro-pop on stage, singer/songwriter Monica Birkenese goes by Mr. Little Jeans. But, in the morning after a show, in...

Controlled Chaos: UCI Jazz Orchestra Dazzles at Fall Concert

A&EEntertainment Writer - November 20, 2016

By Julia Clausen The quarterly UCI Jazz Orchestra concert on Wednesday, November 16 featured a selection from the full historical and cultural range of...

Shocktoberfest: ASUCI’s Static, Stilted Standby

A&EJared Aaron Alokozai - November 15, 2016

By Jared Alokozai Last Friday night, over 5,000 people crammed into the Bren Events Center to revel in ASUCI’s biggest fall quarter production, Shocktoberfest....