In an a cappella piece titled “Zephyr Rounds” and composed by Richard Vuichard, eight distinct parts are sung at once. Listeners can hear the different voices, but cannot make a distinction of which section will sing next, creating a spatial sense of coming and going as the musical wind blows where it pleases. Read more...
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Few indie rock bands can relate to the massive identity shift undertaken by Cloud Nothings. 2010’s debut LP “Turning On” and 2011’s “Cloud Nothings” saw the fledgling trio, led by vocalist Dylan Baldi, tentatively maneuver through screechy, lo-fi punk songs that gave a new meaning to “made from scratch.” Fast-forward to 2012‘s “Attack on Memory,” overseen by producer Steve Albini: It was as if an entirely different group, characterized by a more polished, lush sound, had replaced the piecemeal trio of previous years. Read more...
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Since forming in 2008, Los Angeles-based six-piece Fitz and the Tantrums have seen a steady rise in the band’s popularity. In May 2013, the band released its latest album, “More Than Just a Dream,” and is back on the road. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles-based six-piece band Fitz and the Tantrums will be performing at the Hollywood Palladium on April 5. (BB Gun Press)
As hazy as it is energetic, Mac DeMarco’s faded, whiny voice accompanies the typical slacker-rock sound that he extends to his new album “Salad Days.” Formerly part of the band known as Makeout Videotape, the solo artist, who now goes by Mac DeMarco, released two albums produced by Captured Tracks prior to his newest disc release. Read more...
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For those music aficionados who are already stuck in a spring quarter slump on the first day or whose well-deserved Coachella wristbands will be noticeably absent from their wrists come mid-April, this season’s new releases will keep their disgruntled feelings at bay. Read more...
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The title track on Sarah Summers’ debut album, “Lovely Little Things,” was almost relegated to the same forlorn fate as the archaic flip phone she originally recorded it on. Read more...
Photo: Second-year dance student Sarah Summers will release her debut album, “Lovely Little Things,” on March 24. The 11-track album is comprised of tracks Summers wrote both in high school and at UCLA. (Carolyn Francis/Daily Bruin)
Hidden in time and history are the untold stories of women whose passion for music served as their armor from discrimination. Today, these stories have been uncovered, dusted and shined for showtime in celebration of Women’s History Month. Read more...
Photo: Saxophonist Roz Cron and trombonist Melba Liston, as well as other female jazz musicians throughout history will have their stories brought to screen on March 16. A screening of “The Girls In the Band” will be hosted by Friends of Jazz at UCLA and Grammy-winning professor, Dr. Bobby Rodriguez. (thegirlsintheband.com)
