Friday, December 19

Sounds of LA: In The Valley Below

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 L.A. Read more...

Photo: “Sounds of L.A.” highlights up-and-coming artists in Los Angeles who are making significant waves with their music. For the first week, columnist Kristy Pirone discusses the duo In The Valley Below, whose signature sounds are characteristic of Silver Lake and Echo Park’s indie music scenes. The band will perform for free this Wednesday at The Satellite. (Courtesy of Laurent Michel Moreau)


Winter Music Preview

The year 2014 saw remarkable music, from Mac DeMarco’s “Salad Days” to Sam Smith’s “In the Lonely Hour.” This year, music fans are eagerly waiting for the releases of music from artists such as Frank Ocean, Adele, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, who all have not dropped an album in years. Read more...


Second Take: Kanye West and Paul McCartney come together for new track

Kanye West sure knows how to end the year on a high note. On Dec. 31, the Chicago-based rapper quietly released the first song since his 2013 platinum-selling album “Yeezus.” A duo with Beatles-legend Paul McCartney, “Only One” features West singing – not rapping – while McCartney dances along the keyboard, harmonizing with the auto-tuned vocals. Read more...

Photo: Kanye West’s newest song, “Only One,” featuring Paul McCartney, is sung from the point-of-view of West’s mother, Donda West, as she helps West come to grips with his fame, family and the uncertainties he felt after her passing. (Roc-A-Fella Records)



KWAYE – A new music artist hits UCLA from the UK

Positive energy and soulful music is what this exchange student from the United Kingdom is about. Kwayedza Kureya, or more commonly known by his musical name, KWAYE, is studying at UCLA for a year, and he’s already making an impact. Read more...

Photo: (Vikram Kumar/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Alumna talks band Smoke Season tour, Spring Sing performances

Three and a half years ago Gabrielle Wortman stood on a stage at the Los Angeles Tennis Center and performed for a crowd of thousands at UCLA's annual Spring Sing. At the time she was a music media and management student at UCLA. Now she, along with her new band Smoke Season, is traveling in a tour van on an seven-city tour up the West Coast. Read more...

Photo: Jason Rosen (left) and UCLA alumna Gabrielle Wortman (right) comprise the band Smoke Season. Having played twice at Spring Sing, Wortman said her performances at UCLA prepared her for her musical career. (La Famos)


Q&A: Composer Eric Tanguy talks music, paying homage to Henri Dutilleux

Eric Tanguy’s catalog of more than 100 musical compositions has resonated with audiences in more than 25 countries at major venues like Carnegie Hall and earned him designation as “Composer of the Year” twice in France. Read more...

Photo: French composer Eric Tanguy is a guest lecturer of a composition seminar at the Herb Alpert School of Music. The UCLA Philharmonia will perform Tanguy’s homage to composer Henri Dutilleux, “Affettuoso,” Thursday. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)



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