Photos by Symphony Barnes Most have probably heard of and have even been to art museums like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Getty, or the Broad, but fewer have ventured to a lesser-known art museum called the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). MOCA is a contemporary art museum with three locations in the Los Angeles area. Its primary location is MOCA … [Read more...] about Make the MOCA Part Of Your Next LA Adventure
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Humans of the Caf: Students Reveal Their Stories
Photo courtesy of Natalie Chan“Dance aggravated all of my perfectionist tendencies. I would go to school and feel the perfectionism stirring up and go to dance every day after school and the teacher would explain her vision [for my performance] and basically say that if I couldn’t meet that standard then there wasn’t any point.”Freshman Natalie Chan … [Read more...] about Humans of the Caf: Students Reveal Their Stories
Artists Corner: Yena Kim
Photos Courtesy of Yena KimShe had an opened, sketch-filled notebook decorated with eraser dust at the front desk of the Weisman Museum. Technically, she was at work, but she wanted to use the lack of steady visitors on a Saturday afternoon as an opportunity to sketch some characters and faces. Yena Kim, a fourth-year art student, takes her day job as the Weisman Museum desk … [Read more...] about Artists Corner: Yena Kim
Interview with Grouplove’s Andrew Wessen + Live Photos
Press Photos Courtesy of Marcus Haney, Live Photos by Brett Bean Matt Benton had the opportunity to interview Andrew Wessen of Grouplove by phone as he was on his way with the band for a short tour around Europe. Matt Benton: So growing up in LA, what were some of your favorite spots to hangout and surf? Andrew Wessen: Yeah, I was born right in Topanga Beach and Sunset … [Read more...] about Interview with Grouplove’s Andrew Wessen + Live Photos
Gaga Only Uses Half Her Skill Set In The Underwhelming ‘Joanne’
Image Courtesy of Interscope RecordsWe needed Lady Gaga in 2016.This year's mainstream pop landscape has been a wasteland strewn with recycled, bland EDM/tropical house, sleazy bros failing at sincerity, and our normally electrifying megastars sleepwalking through gentrified dancehall (or just ignoring pop radio all together — looking at you, Beyonce and Kanye). And the … [Read more...] about Gaga Only Uses Half Her Skill Set In The Underwhelming ‘Joanne’