Asleep's new album "Unpleasant Companion" possesses a sound that manages to blend the influences of Incubus, Nirvana and Radiohead into a harmonious overall sound. Read more...
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February 7, 12:19 am
Soundbite: Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten has never denied the fact that her abusive ex-boyfriend, who used to steal and break her beloved instruments, has played a huge role in her music. Read more...
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February 6, 12:51 am
Q & A: Shane McKillop of Gardens and Villa
Santa Barbara-based indie band Gardens & Villa will perform its synth-tinged vintage rock on the Bruin Plaza stage at noon Tuesday. Read more...
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Gardens & Villa will be performing its synthesizer-tinged vintage rock music Tuesday at Bruin Plaza at noon in a free concert hosted by the Campus Events Commission. The group will be playing new music in addition to songs from its self-titled full-length album, which was released last summer. Gardens & Villa will also be performing at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif., later this year.
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February 2, 12:34 am
Fowler Museum to celebrate Chicano culture with La Santa Cecilia and Patssi Valdez
Singer Marisol Hernandez, guitarist Gloria Estrada and percussionist Miguel Ramirez met during a jam session at a party in the summer of 2007. Little did they know they would later form a group, La Santa Cecilia, that has since exposed them to bigger audiences and has even garnered them a recent Latin Grammy nomination. Read more...
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On Saturday, Grammy-nominated band La Santa Cecilia will perform at the Fowler Museum as part of “A Musical Conversation with La Santa Cecilia and Paper Fashion with Patssi Valdez.”
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February 1, 12:37 am
Colleges Against Cancer hopes to raise cancer awareness at first “Rock Out for a Cure” event
UCLA's Colleges Against Cancer club hopes to strike chords among Bruins through a night of emotive music and speakers with UCLA's first ever "Rock Out for a Cure." Read more...
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Colleges Against Cancer will host UCLA’s first ever “Rock Out for a Cure” as a preview of the campus’ annual Relay for Life.
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January 31, 12:13 am
Soundbite: "Easy Way Out"
"Easy Way Out," Virgin Forest's latest album since its debut LP "Joy Atrophy," is one of those albums that seems to give direct insight into the band's feelings and does not hold anything back. Read more...
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January 30, 12:08 am
J.Good to bring ’90s vibe to hip-hop concert
Justin Good, a fourth-year education student from California State University at Sacramento, otherwise known as artist J.Good, believes in keeping it real. Read more...
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Fourth-year California State University at Sacramento student Justin Good, also known as J.Good, will be performing tonight at Kerckhoff Coffee House as part of Cultural Affairs Commission’s weekly concert series.