Charlie Bond used to sit for hours alone at his desk, recording instruments and mixing tracks for his solo albums. Now Bond is part of a band whose members are collaborating to bring the alternative rock songs he created in solitude to the live stage. Read more...
Photo: After recording his first solo EP, fourth-year music student Charlie Bond now plays with four bandmates who provide musical additions to his songs. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Oct. 12 at 10:20 a.m. Tickets remain available for country artist Brad Paisley’s free show at UCLA. Paisley will perform at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Oct. Read more...
Photo: Country musician Brad Paisley will perform a free show at UCLA on Oct. 21. (Creative Commons photo by Nesbitt_Photo via Flickr)
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. Read more...
Photo: Green Day’s twelfth studio album “Revolution Radio” offered political lyrics. (Reprise)
A small yet electrified crowd filled the cavernous Shrine Auditorium to dance to Miike Snow’s equally electrified pop beats. The Swedish trio graced Los Angeles with electro-pop sounds from its older hits along with tracks from “iii,” its newest studio album in four years. Read more...
Photo: Miike Snow performed at the Shrine Auditorium Thursday night, playing songs including “I Feel the Weight” from latest album “iii,” along with older fan favorites including “Animal.” (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Daya is trying to be the new Lorde. The 17-year-old pop artist sounds just as dream-like as the “Royals” singer, and Daya’s debut studio album “Sit Still, Look Pretty” appeals to the same group of wannabe edgy mainstream listeners. Read more...
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Nine UCLA alumni joined the cast of “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion,” performing as Elsa, Olaf, Hans, Kristoff or the ensemble. The live adaptation of the 2013 Disney animated film “Frozen” currently plays three times a day at Disney California Adventure after opening in May. Read more...
Photo: Alum Travis Leland had never seen the movie “Frozen” before he auditioned for “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion” at Disney California Adventure earlier this year. (Jennifer Hu and Harish Balasubramani/Daily Bruin)
For its first time at the Hollywood Bowl, The Lumineers played its hit song “Ho Hey” and finished with “Stubborn Love.” The band consists of Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites and Neyla Pekarek. Read more...
Photo: The Lumineers performed at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday for the Cleopatra World Tour. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
