Thursday, December 18

Alum band Owl Fly South transitions to The End of Summer

All around campus, posted signs say “The End is Coming,” but the self-described modern rock ‘n’ roll band formerly known as Owl Fly South is debuting its new beginning as The End of Summer. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Braeden Henderson is the frontman and guitarist of the self-described modern rock ‘n’ roll band The End of Summer, which recently changed its name from Owl Fly South. The group will perform for the first time under its new name Friday at Ecochella, held at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)


Showcase to feature pieces by faculty composers in School of Music

The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The instrument is ancient, but the sound is modern: overlapping tracks of sustained notes and slowly repeated musical motifs creating a kind of musical tapestry. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will host a concert featuring works by faculty composers Wednesday night at Schoenberg Hall. One of the composers is lecturer Daniel Marschak (right), who will perform his piano duet along with graduate student Zach Neufeld (left). (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Album Review: ‘Sheezus’

Five years after her last record “It’s Not Me, It’s You,” Lily Allen offers her listeners new music with her usual sassy lyrics and British accent. Read more...

Photo: (Parlophone Records)


Album Review: ‘I Never Learn’

Someone broke Lykke Li’s heart, and the results are an exquisite, if somewhat monochrome, self-portrait of pain and loneliness. “I Never Learn” is the Swedish singer-songwriter’s third album, the last in her self-described trilogy. Read more...

Photo: (LL Recordings)


Album Review: ‘Nikki Nack’

The first things you notice are the drums. Frantic, syncopated and groovy, the drums on “Nikki Nack”‘s first single, “Water Fountain,” have one intention, and one intention only: to make you dance. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of 4AD Records)


World Music and Movement Festival showcases array of cultures

Within the span of six hours, an array of dancers and musicians brought an unlikely mixture of objects to the Bruin Plaza stage. Some performers wore ghungroos – Indian anklets covered with metallic bells – and some wore cowboy hats. Read more...

Photo: The 2014 World Music and Movement Festival took place Saturday in Bruin Plaza, showcasing music and dance from cultures across the world. The UCLA Abhinaya dance team (pictured) performed its style of South Asian classical dance during the festival. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)


Nicole Cohen, Nick Valentini to perform original songs, covers at Kerckhoff

At the tender age of 4, Nicole Cohen remembers learning how to play the piano. With a substantial amount of practice, she was able to win several music competitions and awards. Read more...

Photo: The Cultural Affairs Commission’s Kerckhoff Coffeehouse concert series will continue Monday with performances from first-year English student Nicole Cohen (pictured) and third-year cognitive science student Nick Valentini. (Sonja Bartlett/Daily Bruin)



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