R&B music producer Sweater Beats will complete the lineup for Bruin Bash 2016, performing as the pre-opener for Norwegian DJ Matoma and rap artist headliner Ty Dolla $ign. Read more...
Photo: Sweater Beats was the final artist added to the 2016 Bruin Bash lineup. The music producer will perform as the pre-opening act. (Creative Commons photo by EricJonEvans via Flickr)
Los Angeles-based rap artist Ty Dolla $ign will headline Bruin Bash 2016, along with openers Norwegian DJ Matoma and an unannounced artist. On Wednesday, UCLA’s Cultural Affairs Commission and the Campus Events Commission updated the Bruin Bash website to announce Ty Dolla $ign as the headliner. Read more...
Photo: American singer and rapper Ty Dolla $ign will headline Bruin Bash 2016, performing after Matoma and another artist to be unveiled later. (@tydollasign via Twitter)
Norwegian DJ and music producer Matoma will open Bruin Bash 2016, with the rest of the lineup to be released in the coming days. The UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission and UCLA Campus Events Commission, which co-host the annual show, updated the Bruin Bash website Tuesday to reveal that Matoma will open the back-to-school concert in Pauley Pavilion on Sept. Read more...
Photo: Norwegian DJ Matoma will open the back-to-school concert Bruin Bash on Sept. 19. (@MatomaOfficial via Twitter)
Now in its twelfth year, FYF Fest has become a staple in the Los Angeles music festival circuit. Weekend headliners Tame Impala, Kendrick Lamar, Grace Jones and LCD Soundsystem delivered mesmerizing shows that shook Exposition Park to its foundations. Read more...
Photo: FYF headliner and Saturday’s closing act Kendrick Lamar rapped into the night with hit songs “Collard Greens,” “These Walls” and “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” (Nina Crosby/Daily Bruin contributor)
The fusion of synthesizer sounds and violin harmonies in space opera “Star Wars” inspired Joe Trapanese to score for films like the ones he loved as a kid. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Joe Trapanese is a Hollywood film composer whose previous projects include the “Divergent” series and “Straight Outta Compton.” He will perform with the The Echo Society as its musical conductor. (Courtesy of Tim Navis)
Hearing his voice surface on a real track from his new, real album was like coming up for a breath of fresh air after being submerged in water. Read more...
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Chris Martin will never eat bananas before a concert again. While performing at the “Head Full of Dreams” tour on Saturday, Martin apologized to fans in the packed Rose Bowl stadium for his gassiness during the first three songs. Read more...
Photo: Coldplay’s “A Head Full of Dreams Concert” on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl was a spectacle of light, color and classic lively showmanship by frontman Chris Martin. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
