Sunday, December 21

Ty Dolla $ign to headline Bruin Bash 2016

Los Angeles-based rap artist Ty Dolla $ign will headline Bruin Bash 2016, along with openers Norwegian DJ Matoma and an unannounced artist. On Wednesday, UCLA’s Cultural Affairs Commission and the Campus Events Commission updated the Bruin Bash website to announce Ty Dolla $ign as the headliner. Read more...

Photo: American singer and rapper Ty Dolla $ign will headline Bruin Bash 2016, performing after Matoma and another artist to be unveiled later. (@tydollasign via Twitter)


Norwegian DJ Matoma announced as Bruin Bash 2016 opening act

Norwegian DJ and music producer Matoma will open Bruin Bash 2016, with the rest of the lineup to be released in the coming days. The UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission and UCLA Campus Events Commission, which co-host the annual show, updated the Bruin Bash website Tuesday to reveal that Matoma will open the back-to-school concert in Pauley Pavilion on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Norwegian DJ Matoma will open the back-to-school concert Bruin Bash on Sept. 19. (@MatomaOfficial via Twitter)


FYF Fest 2016 lights up LA with electrifying performances

Now in its twelfth year, FYF Fest has become a staple in the Los Angeles music festival circuit. Weekend headliners Tame Impala, Kendrick Lamar, Grace Jones and LCD Soundsystem delivered mesmerizing shows that shook Exposition Park to its foundations. Read more...

Photo: FYF headliner and Saturday’s closing act Kendrick Lamar rapped into the night with hit songs “Collard Greens,” “These Walls” and “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” (Nina Crosby/Daily Bruin contributor)


Composer’s style integrates classical theory and modern soundscapes

The fusion of synthesizer sounds and violin harmonies in space opera “Star Wars” inspired Joe Trapanese to score for films like the ones he loved as a kid. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Joe Trapanese is a Hollywood film composer whose previous projects include the “Divergent” series and “Straight Outta Compton.” He will perform with the The Echo Society as its musical conductor. (Courtesy of Tim Navis)


Album review: ‘Blonde’

Hearing his voice surface on a real track from his new, real album was like coming up for a breath of fresh air after being submerged in water. Read more...

Photo: (Boys Don’t Cry)


Concert Review: Coldplay at the Rose Bowl

Chris Martin will never eat bananas before a concert again. While performing at the “Head Full of Dreams” tour on Saturday, Martin apologized to fans in the packed Rose Bowl stadium for his gassiness during the first three songs. Read more...

Photo: Coldplay’s “A Head Full of Dreams Concert” on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl was a spectacle of light, color and classic lively showmanship by frontman Chris Martin. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)


Concert review: Flume

Lines of 20-year-old electronic music enthusiasts began forming outside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday three hours before Flume was scheduled to perform. Swarms of girls without tickets to the sold-out concert stood desperately nearby with cash in hand, looking for any way to bypass the bouncers. Read more...

Photo: Hordes of teenagers began forming a line for Flume outside the Shrine Auditorium three hours before the artist was slotted for the stage. Many ticketless fans were visibly upset when turned away from the venue, but those who did make it in were treated to an exciting electronic dance party. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)



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