For the first time in Bruce Springsteen’s 45-year career,the Boss is taking a step forward by picking up missing pieces from the past. With Springsteen’s newest and 18th studio release, “High Hopes,”the famed New Jersey rock ‘n’ roll legend and his E Street Band are reaching into his songwriting grab bag of the last two decades, pulling out revamped recordings, never-before-released tracks and a few curiously chosen covers in a first-of-its-kind Springsteen album. Read more...
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January 13, 4:34 pm
Tribal Seeds fires up Wiltern crowd with new members, songs
A band of San Diego reggae musicians wearing knotty dreadlocks upon their heads permeated the concrete jungles of Los Angeles last Friday night, led by two brothers, Steven and Tony-Ray Jacobo. Read more...
Photo: San Diego-based roots-reggae band Tribal Seeds performed its electronic take on their classic roots-reggae sound.
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January 13, 12:18 am
Q&A: Naomi and The Bandits discusses its new EP
Fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin and her band Naomi and The Bandits, will be performing the second leg of tonight’s concert as part of the Monday Night concert series at Kerckhoff with the band’s folk-rock stylings. Read more...
Photo: (Clockwise) Alex Kish, Nick Velez, Nate Schwartz and Naomi Robin will be performing as Naomi and The Bandits at the Kerckhoff Coffee House with its folk-rock stylings.
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January 13, 12:13 am
Q&A: Nina Hadzi-Antich speaks about her musical duo, jazz music
The Cultural Affairs Commission is back with another quarter of its Kerckhoff Coffee House Concert Series, in which student performers take the stage each Monday night to perform for a public audience on campus. Read more...
Photo: Nina Hadzi-Antich and Robert Andrew Jr. “Chili” Corder will open tonight as part of the Kerckhoff Coffee House Concert Series with a combination of classic jazz and contemporary music.
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January 8, 12:00 am
Winter Music Preview
When any year in music ends with Beyoncé unexpectedly releasing an eponymous album that becomes just as critically acclaimed as any other release that year, the following winter season is sure to carry itself with plenty of anticipation. Read more...
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January 8, 12:00 am
Alum Marc Maynon mixes genres on ‘Download Jesus’
In 2005, UCLA alumnus Marc Maynon snuck into a music practice room in Shoenberg Hall with his friend Bobby Parker. Since that day, the pair has traversed the Sunset Strip and venues across Los Angeles and San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: Digitally released in October 2013, “Download Jesus” is the first professionally produced album by alumnus Marc Maynon.
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January 6, 12:17 am
Album Review: ‘My Own Lane’
For rappers looking to establish themselves within the genre, 2013 was a tough year to do so, with veteran artists such as Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Drake dominating the charts and airwaves. Read more...