Electro-pop, slow, sad ballads and existential lyrics combine together to create the typical Broken Bells sound. Although the tracks are seemingly disconnected, Broken Bells still manages to make space rock sound original. Read more...
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February 3, 12:03 am
Student and alumnus singer-songwriters to perform in Kerckhoff
The original version of this article and the headline that accompanied it both contained errors. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The music from singer-songwriters will fill the air in Kerckhoff Coffee House on Monday night with acoustic sounds off their newest material. Read more...
Photo: Spring Sing alumni Josef Gordon (pictured) and James Bunning will perform Monday night as part of CAC’s Kerckhoff Coffee House concert series.
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January 29, 12:00 am
UCLA Department of Theater to put on ‘Double Falsehood’
A royal family and the court walk onto the stage, clad in rich ornamental accessories that accentuate their regal demeanors. Suddenly, a duke’s attendant drapes himself in a white cloth and transforms, right in front of the audience and his companions, into a shepherd, and the show goes on uninterrupted. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Department of Theater will perform its rendition of the 18th-century play “Double Falsehood.” Written by English playwright Lewis Theobald, the play focuses on love, mistrust and relationships.
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January 29, 12:00 am
56th Grammys honor Daft Punk but ultimately fall flat
Among the four annual American awards that make up the EGOT – the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, which symbolize outstanding excellence in major entertainment fields – the Grammy is generally regarded as the most ridiculous. Read more...
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January 28, 1:09 am
Album Review: ‘Restoring Force’
Punk is dead, but apparently, nu-metal is not. “The Flood” drowned the old, repetitive sound of Of Mice and Men and brought them back to life in their new album, “Restoring Force.” “Restoring Force” is the metalcore band’s third full-length album, which the band recorded and released after their original vocalist, Shayley Bourget, left the band. Read more...
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January 27, 12:00 am
Kerckhoff concert to feature a cappella groups
On most nights, UCLA’s various a cappella groups can be heard rehearsing in the classrooms of Schoenberg Hall or even in parking structures. Monday night, these groups will be performing as coffee simmers behind the counter of Kerckhoff Coffee House. Read more...
Photo: UCLA a cappella group, MEDleys, is one of six a cappella groups set to perform for CAC’s Kerckhoff Coffee House “A Cappella Night.”
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January 24, 1:13 am
Kyodo Taiko performance to pay tribute to Japanese culture
On stage, a flute lightly sounds, followed by a piercing beat of a chu-daiko drum. Another beat sounds out, and another, in a quickening progression. “Each beat has a sound that livens you up and you’re just taken aback by how big it is,” said Kayla Asato, fourth-year communications student and Kyodo Taiko co-director. Read more...
Photo: Fourth year film student Reid Taguchi performed at last year’s NSU Culture Night with the Kyodo Taiko drumming group.