If modern-day country music has fallen short of tantalizing your American grassroots taste buds, then you need not stray far from campus for an alternative "“ UCLA's Bluegrass & Old-Time Ensemble will perform tonight as part of the Fowler Out Loud! music series. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Bluegrass & Old-Time Ensemble, directed by ethnomusicology Professor Anthony Seeger, will perform during a tribute to Mike Seeger.
At the first sign of light after a night lost in a Romanian forest, director and UCLA alumnus Sacha Gervasi discovered his crew's van had stopped 10 feet short of a sheer drop. Read more...
Photo: Anvil lead guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow is in the documentary “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” directed by alumnus Sacha Gervasi, who is nominated for an award from the Directors Guild of America.
Rumspringa shows stand out from other Los Angeles indie rock bands because they try to make them feel more like parties than performances. Read more...
Photo: Rumspringa, an indie band from Los Angeles, will be performing at the Unknown Theater on Jan. 29. The band performed at UCLA two weeks ago.
The same few words are used to describe the music of Baltimore duo Beach House: dreamlike, ethereal, haunting, excellent. Read more...
By all rights, campus should be quiet on a Monday night as midterm season approaches, but instead, Kerckhoff Coffee House is loud and lively as the three-piece band Love Potion finishes up a set of jazz and funk, drawing on sources as diverse as 50 Cent and Bach. Read more...
At 28, Chris Thile has already had a long and storied career. Read more...
Photo: Mandolinist Chris Thile, front man of the Punch Brothers, will be performing with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Sunday.
Progressive, alternative, indie, electro-obscura-rock may sound like a complicated genre of music, but the Standing Shadows' songs have gained familiarity with a wide enough audience to be featured on television shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210," "The Cleaner" and "Harper's Island." Read more...
Photo: Indie and electro band Standing Shadows have released their debut EP, “High Rise,” and will perform today at the Good Hurt in Los Angeles.
