This post was updated April 23 at 7:53 p.m. This quarter, artists are hopping onto the stage. From decades-long discographies to the latest lullabies, musicians are setting off the spring soundwaves. Read more...
Photo: (Kimi Jung/Daily Bruin)
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April 16, 11:18 pm
Road to Royce: Student bands face off for chance to perform at historic Royce Hall
Student bands battled it out onstage at UCLA’s newest venue for a chance to perform at the university’s most historic one. Co-hosted by the Student Committee for the Arts and UCLA Radio, the Road to Royce took place Monday night at the UCLA Nimoy Theater and gave four student groups the opportunity to compete for an opening spot at SCA’s Royce Hall show May 16. Read more...
Photo: Bryce Fleming and her bandmates gather on the Nimoy stage at the end of the Road to Royce battle of the bands on Monday. The group will be the student headliner for Sudan Archives on May 16. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 10, 4:44 pm
Music Preview: Familar artists bloom once again in upcoming spring releases
This post was updated April 11 at 7:34 p.m. Like many Bruins, these icons of pop culture are coming out of hibernation. Following several years between projects, artists are making their return to music this season. Read more...
Photo: (Hao Tam Tran/Daily Bruin)
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April 8, 2:25 pm
Dave Grohl named 2024 UCLA Spring Sing George and Ira Gershwin Award winner
Dave Grohl has added a new accolade to his musical resume. On Monday, the Student Alumni Association declared Grohl as the 2024 Spring Sing George and Ira Gershwin Recipient. Read more...
Photo: Dave Grohl performs at Wembley Stadium in front of a blue backdrop. The Hall of Fame inductee is the 2024 George and Ira Gershwin Award winner and will receive the honor at Spring Sing on May 17. (Creative Commons photo by Raph_PH via Flickr)
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April 7, 4:06 pm
Dance Marathon 2024: Fresh performer lineup generates energy for Bruins to dance the night away
This post was updated April 7 at 7:57 p.m. In Dance Marathon’s final hours, UCLA is still grooving as a new lineup of performers takes the stage. Read more...
Photo: The band Evergreen performs on stage. Dance Marathon 2024 featured a variety of performances by student artists. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
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April 5, 6:42 pm
Album Review: Vampire Weekend’s ‘Only God Was Above Us’ embraces beauty in chaos
Vampire Weekend has rediscovered the key to heaven on its fifth full-length album. “Fuck around and find out,” Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig gleefully exclaims on the opening track of the band’s latest album, “Only God Was Above Us.” Born from a Daily News headline, the 10-track album’s title references a 1988 plane crash where when recounting the striking visual of the aircraft’s roof ripping off, one survivor declared “only God was above us.” Fittingly, the genre-bending record is deeply interested in mining beauty from chaos, and for the most part succeeds. Read more...
Photo: The cover art for “Only God Was Above Us” depicts a public transportation passenger holding a Daily News paper whose headline reads the eponymous phrase. The Vampire Weekend’s latest full-length album includes the tracks “Capricorn” and “Ice Cream Piano.” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
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March 29, 5:57 pm
Album review: ‘COWBOY CARTER’ redefines genre through inventive renditions, collaborations
This post was updated March 31 at 9:40 p.m. For Beyoncé, the road less traveled by is always the right choice. At a sprawling 27 tracks over an expansive 79-minute runtime, Beyoncé’s eighth studio album “COWBOY CARTER” is her longest LP to date. Read more...
Photo: Beyoncé sits atop a white horse while holding an American flag. The singer-songwriter’s newest country album was released March 29. (Courtesy of Columbia Records)