A high school student at the time, Henry Lim saved up to purchase the Beatles’ “Let It Be” album on vinyl and fell in love with it, unaware of the complications behind the album’s production. Read more...
Photo: Fifty years after the Beatles first performed in the United States, Henry Lim and his string quartet will perform the band’s unreleased album, “Get Back,” adding its own classical touch to the music. (Courtesy of Henry Lim)
Within the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, first-year students typically form their own group, second-year students form their own group, and so on. First-year jazz studies student Cody Dear has challenged this dynamic with his latest project, The CD Collective, which mixes ethnomusicology students of different ages with their mutual interests in jazz music. Read more...
Photo: First-year jazz studies students and saxophonists of The CD Collective Hugo Shiboski and Cody Dear will showcase a musical timeline of jazz today for the group’s Fowler Out Loud performance. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
With ease and a good deal of soul, the California Honeydrops’ third studio album remembers the group’s roots as a street band and contains the essence of the warm Californian sun. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Tubtone Records
Damon Albarn’s first solo album, more than any of his extensive career’s collaborations, invites you into his head, only to help you understand why it took him 24 years to do so – it’s not a cheery place. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Parlophone Records)
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...
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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)
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)
