With just a handful of tracks, Purity Ring mesmerized the audience members, many of whom wasted no time lighting up and rolling into a collective groove. Read more...
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Courtesy of Judy Miller
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September 6, 1:18 am
Concert review: Smith Westerns
For 40 short minutes, the Chicago natives charmed a crowd of dusty, sweaty Angelenos with gleaming pop numbers that recalled '70s glam rock and Beach Boys-style melodies. Read more...
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Courtesy of Alyssa Stanley
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September 6, 1:14 am
Soundbite: "In the Grace of Your Love"
For the first time in five years, seasoned dance-punk veterans The Rapture have returned to the musical sphere with a new album and an evolved sound. Read more...
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Credit: DFA Records
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August 29, 1:14 am
The Head and the Heart's drummer Tyler Williams discusses the 'insane' past year and the band's group dynamic
The Head and the Heart drummer Tyler Williams spoke with Daily Bruin's Madeleine Flynn about the festival, the band's successful year and the group's democratic songwriting process. Read more...
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The Head and The Heart will be one of many bands performing at FYF Fest on Saturday.
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August 29, 1:10 am
Soundbite: "I'm With You"
When John Frusciante quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers for good, fans of the band were nervous, and understandably so. Frusciante played with a fire that would no doubt be hard to replace. Fans need not worry. The band's new album, "I'm With You," is one of the band's best to date and will leave listeners satisfied and wanting more. Read more...
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Credit: Warner Bros.
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August 29, 1:06 am
Soundbite: "Tassili"
There is something fresh and invigorating about listening to an album with vocals sung in a different language. Many music fans have discovered this through Icelandic band Sigur Rós, and many more are about to discover it via "Tassili," the new album from the Malian ensemble called Tinariwen. Read more...
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Credit: Anti
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August 22, 12:45 am
Linkin Park to stage benefit concert, raise funds for relief efforts in Japan
More than 10 years ago, Brad Delson, UCLA alumnus and guitarist for alternative rock band Linkin Park, signed up for a geology class. After a field trip to a local habitat that had been severely damaged by the planting of non-indigenous species, Delson said he soon became aware of the fragility of the environment. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus Brad Delson and his band Linkin Park created the nonprofit Music for Relief to raise money for worldwide disaster relief.
Courtesy of Whitney Showler