Meeting Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and the cast of "Yo Gabba Gabba!" and getting to ride elevators in high buildings are just some of the career highlights so far for Chairlift's drummer and keyboardist Patrick Wimberly. But something else stood out for lead vocalist Caroline Polachek. Read more...
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Chairlift will perform in Bruin Plaza as part of Campus Events Commission’s spring quarter concert series.
Courtesy of Chairlift
Justice first surfaced in the music scene back in 2007 when the group swept audiences with its hit sensation "D.A.N.C.E." With their recently released album "Audio, Video, Disco," Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay are ready to come back with a new set list, new production and renewed vigor as they take on their North American tour and this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival for the third time. Read more...
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French electronic music duo Justice will be performing on Sunday at this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio.
Courtesy of Pedro Winter
Smooth jazz, a five-person rock band and a Bollywood dance crew are just three of the wide array of acts being showcased tonight at Engineers Got Talent, a show aimed at exhibiting the talents of engineering students. Read more...
Explosions in the Sky is a Texas-based instrumental rock band made up of guitarists Mark Smith, Michael James and Munaf Rayani, and drummer Chris Hrasky. Read more...
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Courtesy of DANA WEST
Instrumental post-rock band Explosions in the Sky will be playing at Coachella.
Apr. 6, 2012 – Fourth-year business economics student Ritesh Gupta has embraced the stereotype of the college rock band and taken it to another level. He founded collegeroots.com, a website specifically designed to connect listeners with artists affiliated with universities and colleges around the United States. His passion for entrepreneurship has fueled the rapid rise of CollegeRoots, which recently hit 20,000 listens on the site. While he balances multiple jobs and being a full-time student, he makes time for CollegeRoots. It’s become much more than just a pet project and weekend hobby.
Read more about the website here.
Featured songs:
Change Your Mind by Jarell Perry
Desole by The Gromble
Idioms by Little Sur
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"Founder of CollegeRoots, a current UCLA student, shares his inspirations and passions for the music website"A team of UCLA undergraduates have launched collegeroots.com, which acts as a platform for college artists to gain exposure, as well as a place for students to discover new musical talent. Read more...
The members of the Carolina Chocolate Drops have recorded four albums since the group's formation in 2005. One of its albums, "Genuine Negro Jig," won last year's Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album. Read more...
The UCLA a cappella group Scattertones ended its most recent effort on quite a high note. Read more...
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UCLA a cappella group Scattertones won first place over crosstown rival USC group SoCal VoCals in the
semifinal round of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, or the ICCA.
