The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA’s upcoming jam session allows audience members to play alongside the musicians. Students in the performing band will host the event at bluewhale on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Graduate students Malachi Whitson and Emma Dayhuff will be playing the drums and bass in an upcoming jam session hosted by the The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance, respectively. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)
Medieval Latin hymns may not exude Christmas cheer for some, but UCLA’s director of choral studies, James Bass, still feels the holiday spirit. Bass will lead both the Chamber Singers and the Chorale choirs for a holiday concert in St. Read more...
Photo: The Chamber Singers and the Chorale choirs will perform holiday songs from multiple cultures, countries and faiths to provide diverse cultural selections. In doing so, the concert reflects the melting pot of Los Angeles, said UCLA director of choral studies James Bass. (Courtesy of Brian Runt)
The curtain has dropped on the 2019 American Music Awards as the end of the decade approaches. The awards show, which took place Sunday, was spearheaded by artists reminiscing on their musical pasts. Read more...
Photo: At the 2019 American Music Awards, Taylor Swift was honored with Artist of the Decade, as well as five other awards. Swift has now amassed 29 AMAs, making her the most decorated artist in the award show’s history. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
Letty Bassart will dance for six hours straight – no pauses, no intermission. The graduate student’s capstone performance “Some Ways to Continue?” is a dance theater installation exploring the theme of persistence. Read more...
Photo: Letty Bassart will dance for six hours in her capstone performance “Some Ways to Continue?” (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)
Taylor Swift doesn’t like Big Machine Label Group’s little games or tilted stage – and she’s willing to fight back. Swift’s latest public showdown with her former record label Big Machine Label Group centers on her upcoming American Music Awards performance, where she will receive the Artist of the Decade award. Read more...
Photo: Taylor Swift has engaged in a public feud with Big Machine Label Group, her previous record label, over the right to perform her own music at the American Music Awards. Her feud, taken to the Twitter stage, reveals structural imbalances present in the music industry. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated October 30 at 11:23 a.m. to reflect the source’s preferred name. The Stamp Collection performs all the instruments needed for its songs, even when neither member knows how to play one. Read more...
Photo: Third-year comparative literature student Charlie Havenick and Ray Wilson make up The Stamp Collection. The band is producing its upcoming EP “Philatelist” themselves. (Anna Syed/Daily Bruin)
Twisted dreams often inspire Subi Umakanth’s somber music. These dreams led Umakanth to Los Angeles, where she said she has made an effort to hone her songwriting process by focusing on herself as an individual artist. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year neuroscience student Subi Umakanth makes somber music inspired by fictional storylines that take place in her own dreams. In one of her upcoming singles, “Tim,” she said she follows a seven-year-old boy named Tim and takes place in a natural forest environment. Through her emotional lyrics, Umakanth said she hopes to intrigue listeners through the empathy they feel listening to her music. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
