Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have sold their guitars and bought turntables. Coming off its breakout album, 2011’s “Civilian,” Wye Oak sounds a bit refreshed, although also a bit weary. Read more...
Photo: (Merge Records)
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April 29, 8:58 am
The Ten Thousand to showcase re-imagined sound at Low End Theory
Every Wednesday at The Airliner in Lincoln Heights, beatmakers of the experimental electronic and hip-hop scenes in Los Angeles gather together for Low End Theory, performing for loyal fans at the price of $10 per guest. Read more...
Photo: (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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April 28, 12:26 am
UCLA alumni band The Ten Thousand performs at Treehouse
As a crowd gathered in the main room of the Treehouse apartment complex, a venue within the Westwood Village music scene, the vocalist of The Ten Thousand, alumnus Kevin Daye, brought an energetic presence to the stage. Read more...
Photo: Friday night, at the Treehouse apartment complex, UCLA bands Atomic Walrus and The Ten Thousand took the stage for an evening of high-energy live music. The night’s crowd was condensed at the front of the stage, leaving plenty of space for audience movement toward the back. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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April 28, 12:22 am
Students present ‘A Night of Jazz’ at Kerckhoff concert series
Kerckhoff Coffee House will be tinged with an air of nostalgia and sent back in time through fresh takes on jazz standards. Four ethnomusicology students will take the stage Monday night with their renditions for “A Night of Jazz,” presented by the Cultural Affairs Commission Concert Series. Read more...
Photo: Monday night, CAC presents “A Night of Jazz,” featuring ethnomusicology students, including second-year students Natalie Brainin (left) and May Claire La Plante (right), as well as first-year student Ryan Nealon (center). (Lexy Atmore/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 25, 12:58 am
Q&A: American Idol finalist talks performing with The Street Hearts
UCLA student band The Street Hearts will be playing at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at UCLA Saturday in Drake Stadium. Spencer Lloyd, a contestant from American Idol’s season 13, will be joining them. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Tim Lloyd
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April 23, 12:00 am
Concert Review: John Legend
It was Monday night in Hollywood. Down at the Emerson Theatre on Hollywood Blvd., however, nine-time Grammy Award-winning R&B; singer John Legend descended the staircase and headed for the piano in the middle of what became his private lounge for 90 minutes. Read more...
Photo: Nine-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer John Legend performed an intimate concert at the Emerson Theatre in Hollywood Monday night, showcasing the artist’s musical abilities with only his piano and voice. (Courtesy of Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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April 22, 12:10 am
Album Review: ‘Pop Psychology’
With three albums and four years of mainstream success, Neon Trees is still stuck in a stage of immaturity and adolescence. Like the band’s previous albums, “Pop Psychology” is yet another 40-minute long complaint about teenage problems, unrequited love and even more teenage problems. Read more...
Photo: (Mercury Records)