Students bring their instruments and passions to Kerckhoff Hall every Thursday night after a long day of classes. The Music Club at UCLA was created by alumna Helen Parish for students to explore music by playing and learning together. Read more...
Photo: The Music Club at UCLA, created by alumna Helen Parish, allows students to explore music by playing and learning. Students with any level of experience can play or just have jam sessions together. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Ashley Elizabeth Crowe said the free-flowing style of jazz empowers people through communicating personal experiences and emotions. The fourth-year global jazz studies student has been studying jazz since transferring from a New York conservatory in 2016. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year global jazz studies student Ashley Elizabeth Crowe will be performing at the Fowler Museum on Wednesday. As the lead singer in her jazz ensemble, she said she enjoys the creative freedom the genre gives her to experiment. (Courtesy of Lyric Cross)
Weyes Blood Natalie Mering posed in a quaint, underwater bedroom for her latest album cover. Mering spent the last decade piecing together natural elements to compose her own dream world, complete with subaquatic bedrooms and major galaxies. Read more...
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Rex Orange County treated everyone as his best friend as he took to the sunflower-filled stage of his Los Angeles show. The English singer played at the Shrine Auditorium on Friday night as a part of his “The Pony Tour” for his latest album “Pony.” The stage was set with bushes and flowers on a playful green pasture as a sky covered by cartoon clouds floated still on a backdrop. Read more...
Photo: English singer Alexander O’Conner, also known as Rex Orange County, took the stage at the Shrine Auditorium on Friday night. As he drifted between high energy and more personal songs, the elaborate lighting and audience interaction made the show feel intimate. (Aaron Untiveros/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 7 at 2:37 p.m. Students use music meditation to break the silence between one another and build connections. The UCLA Music Meditation Club utilizes musical instruments and mantras to heighten students’ meditation experience. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Music Meditation Club utilizes musical instruments and mantras to heighten students’ meditation experience. While it highlights music, the club also features other activities such as yoga and guest lectures to help build a community. (Courtesy of Christian Diaz)
The albums of fall quarter ushered 2019 out with a bang, with Liam Payne’s lyrically controversial “LP1” leaving a charting disappointment in its wake. However, other releases, such as Harry Styles’ psychedelic-yet-sorrowful “Fine Line” surged into top Billboard slots just in time for the new year. Read more...
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Harry Styles was left without hope or harbor, but he channeled his melancholy into 12 tracks. Styles first solidified his rock influences with his 2017 self-titled album. Read more...
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