Often categorized under a new wave of modern R&B;, singer-songwriter Jillian Banks’ music certainly perpetuates the classification. But the categorization is merely a scratch on the surface of the atmospheric, brooding sound that BANKS has managed to capture on her album, “Goddess.” The debut album by BANKS offers a seductive, mystical musical palette with hues of dusky synths and pulsating low-end bass lines. Read more...
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Alternative reggae group SOJA’s eclectic band of dreadlocked guitarists, Latin-style brass players and upbeat percussionists perform music with a deep lyrical conviction regarding the state of human emotion and conflict. Read more...
Photo: Reggae band SOJA released its latest album, “Amid the Noise and Haste,” in August. (Courtesy of Eric Ryan Anderson)
UCLA alumnus Jarell Perry is taking on another step in his music career. Just known for his progressive R&B; in Kerkhoff Coffee House and Spring Sing a few years ago, Perry has emerged as a public artist in Los Angeles. Read more...
Brenton Allen is known as a student at UCLA and a former Bruin baseball player who helped his team reach the College World Series in 2013, but he is emerging as an up-and-coming musician. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year history student and hip-hop musician Brenton Allen released his first single, “Make a Move,” Sunday. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A scorching hot sun blazed and loomed over Grand Park where the first Budweiser Made in America music festival in Los Angeles took place on Saturday and Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Budweiser Made in America music festival, founded by hip-hop artist Jay-Z, made its Los Angeles debut on Saturday and Sunday in Downtown L.A. Performances included Imagine Dragons, John Mayer and Kanye West (above). (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As thousands of music fans muscled their way into Exposition Park on Sunday, one thing was clear: FYF Fest was making moves. Abandoning comedy sets for the first time and instead investing in more variety and star power than ever before, the traditionally indie music festival set a firm foot forward into the direction of its distant cousins, Coachella and Outside Lands. Read more...
Photo: Alternative-rock band The Strokes performed in Los Angeles for the first time since 2011 on Sunday, the last day of FYF Fest. The two-day music festival, in its 11th year, was held at the L.A. Sports Arena and Exposition Park. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sun, check. Music, check. Conveniently located at the L.A. Sports Arena and Exposition Park near Downtown, albeit on Trojan territory, check. Saturday of the two-day FYF Fest had all the makings of the perfect L.A.-based summer music festival and in most ways it delivered. Read more...
Photo: On Saturday, FYF Fest featured headliners Phoenix (above), Interpol and Slowdive. In its 11th year, the two-day festival, was held at the L.A. Sports Arena and Exposition Park. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
