The Pixies are not a normal rock band – but that’s nothing new. Through the group’s turbulent legacy of defining alternative rock in the late ’80s and early ’90s, followed by an extremely extended hiatus of 23 years, frontman Black Francis has explored themes of existentialism (“Where Is My Mind?”), maritime suicides (“Wave of Mutilation”), surrealism (“Debaser”) and pious primates (“Monkey Gone to Heaven”). Read more...
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Saturday night, the stage of Ackerman Grand Ballroom was graced with the talents of nine vocal groups from across California for the evening portion of the 13th annual California A Cappella Festival. Read more...
Photo: This year’s California A Cappella Festival featured a wide array of vocal groups, from all-male, to all female and co-ed groups performing individual songs and medleys of popular tunes, including UCLA’s ScatterTones (pictured). (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Some groups wore color-coordinated, matching outfits. Some groups chose to dress more casually. No matter what it wore, each group at Saturday’s 13th annual California A Cappella Festival sang in flawless harmony and created a cheerful, relaxed mood for participants and spectators alike. Read more...
Photo: The 13th annual California A Cappella Festival was hosted by UCLA’s Random Voices A Cappella in Ackerman Grand Ballroom for two performances Saturday. Both shows featured UCLA a cappella programs, including ScatterTones (pictured), as well as a cappella groups from across California. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
On Sunday night, UCLA a cappella groups will share the stage with students they mentor, filling De Neve auditorium with music. A Cappelloozais the only show of the year in which 13 of the on-campus a cappella groups will all be performing. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Kailyn Dunkelman YOUTHphonics, an a cappella and mentorship group, will be hosting “A Cappellooza,” a concert featuring 13 campus a cappella groups as well as community service organizations.
Tucked away in the corner of Schoenberg Hall, where the stress of rehearsing dynamic orchestral pieces runs high and the zeal for video game music runs even higher, the Video Game Orchestra and Choir at UCLA squeezes about 30 members into the organ room every week. Read more...
Photo: The Video Game Orchestra and Choir at UCLA will be performing its first full-length concert in the Powell Library rotunda on Friday. (Courtesy of Peter Dai)
The precise plucking of a string with his nail creates an internal experience for musician Farzad Amoozegar-Fassie. From this spiritual perspective, the setar is a part of Amoozegar-Fassie’s body and soul. Read more...
Photo: Takht Dirty, a six-piece ensemble that will perform its contemporary take on traditional Arab music Thursday in the Fowler Out Loud concert series, was formed last year and is composed of instruments from the violin to the buzuq to the nay. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
“Enter the Slasher House” is not an album; it’s a world. The album is fittingly named, and listening to it is like entering a completely different realm: one that’s darker and a little underground. Read more...
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