With the new series “arTistic Attention,” A&E will feature the very people whose office hours we really should go to more and explore their arts and entertainment-geared interests to find out what really makes them tick. Read more...
Photo: Teaching assistant and musicology graduate student Michel Klein creates spirtiual Jewish music by mixing his Chassidic Orthodox Jewish faith with his new-age music compositions. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)
For a true live music enthusiast, out of every spring quarter arises the opportunity to step outside L.A.’s bustling venue scene, releasing oneself into the timeless aura of festival life. Read more...
Photo: Lightning in a Bottle 2014 featured headliners Moby and Little Dragon. This year, the festival headliners will be SBTRKT, Tycho and ODEZA. (Courtesy of Watchara and Daniel Zetterstrom)
From a dark stage, vibrant collages fill the auditorium as acoustic music wafts through the air, accompanied by a haunting tale of exploration, interchange and evolution. Read more...
Photo: Adjuct assistant guitar professor Peter Yates will perform a new, live version of his oratorio “The Egg and the Seed” featuring live music and projected images at the Jan Popper Theater Thursday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East Los Angeles or the coastal grunge of Venice Beach, each act has its own distinct sound. Read more...
Photo: Pop-rock band Kid Cadaver shows that pop music doesn’t need to be a revelatory or innovative piece of art to be enjoyable to listen to. Kid Cadaver will perform at The Satellite March 9. (Courtesy of Caleb White)
After her father died, Laura Kabasomi Kakoma, known as Somi, said she struggled to find her path as a musician, fighting to balance the social and political expectations of being an African woman. Read more...
Photo: African jazz singer Somi, an artist in residence at the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, will perform Monday with Grammy Award-winning composer Billy Childs at The Crest Theater. (Courtesy of Glynis Carpenter)
The 2015 edition of Hip Hop Explosion, part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Hip Hop Congress, was officially called into session Thursday night. Instead of stiff suits and flag lapel pins, this crowd consisted of a sea of colorful patterned shirts and snapbacks bobbing to the bumping beats. Read more...
Photo: Cultural Affairs Commission’s Hip Hop Appreciation Month conluded with Hip Hop Explosion Thursday night. The concert featured hip-hop trio Warm Brew as the opener and rappers Earl Sweatshirt (above) and Vince Staples as co-headliners. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The red-tinted lighting of the El Rey Theatre shifted to bright yellow, and without warning, Jared Pellerin, who performs under the name Pell, burst out on stage. Read more...
Photo: New Orleans native rapper Jared Pellerin, known as Pell on stage, performed at the El Rey Theatre Wednesday night. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
