Bruce Springsteen took a pretty big step this week. He released "Wrecking Ball," a masterpiece of a rock album in which he sings about the troubles of our time more directly than he has before. Oh, and he did something else too. He adopted a generation: ours. Read more...
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March 11, 11:32 pm
B-Sides: _Bruce Springsteen’s new album speaks to current generation_
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March 8, 7:30 am
Music students to share stage with their professors in 'It's a Woodwind World VI' concert
It isn't often that UCLA students get to share the stage with their professors here at UCLA. But when Alicia Mastromonaco was suddenly asked to step in for her professor, who had to tour with the San Francisco Symphony, she jumped at the opportunity to perform with her mentors. Read more...
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Tonight, UCLA music students will perform alongside their professors during the “It’s a Woodwind World VI” concert featuring chamber music by composers from different eras.
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March 8, 1:46 am
Signature A Cappella singers to showcase their harmonies in group's winter concert
When third-year art history student Katie Booth was perusing the activities fair this fall, she was greeted by a student who simply asked her, "Do you like to sing?" and gave her a flier. Her interest in music and desire to meet new people as a transfer student led Booth to audition and become a member of Signature A Cappella. Read more...
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Members of Signature A Cappella, shown here rehearsing in Kerckhoff Hall, will hold the first of its two annual concerts tonight in Ackerman Union.
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March 8, 1:42 am
Jazz singer Teira Church to enchant audiences at Fowler Out Loud concert
She's just like any other student except she has a secret weapon: her singing voice. Read more...
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Teira Church, a second-year ethnomusicology student with an emphasis in jazz studies, will perform tonight as part of Fowler Museum’s Fowler Out Loud concert series.
Courtesy of Brandon Hicks
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March 5, 11:38 pm
Soundbite: Bowerbirds
"The Clearing" is an album that was preceded by a series of ill-fated events, including a car crash, the extreme illness of a band-member and the temporary breakup of two other romantically involved band members. Read more...
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March 5, 11:32 pm
Soundbite: Balkan Beat Box
The cover for Balkan Beat Box's newest album, "Give," features a subtle visual portmanteau of a megaphone and an assault rifle. It's an image that takes a little while to sink in, but it ultimately fits the sound of the album very well. Read more...
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March 4, 11:48 pm
UCLA Jazz Combo Concert combines legends, lessons
Not many students of jazz have the rare chance to study under legends of the genre, but at UCLA they do. Read more...
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Brandon Bridges, a second-year ethnomusicology student, practices with one of the combos of the UCLA jazz studies program.