Sunday, December 14

Alumnus founds True Grit Records music label

The crisp, pure sound of a vinyl record resonates throughout the main room of alumnus Xavier Delgado’s True Grit Records office. The smooth combination of a hip-hop beat and soloing electric guitar accompanied by a serene harmonization of two voices is transmitted by a gramophone. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Xavier Delgado co-founded the music label True Grit Records with longtime friend Xavier Alatorre. True Grit Records has signed two bands so far: the five-piece hard rock band The Motel Life and indie-electronic duo Their Wedding.


A cappella group Naya Zamaana places first at Anahat

The lights dim and a short introductory film flickers to life in UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium. In the film, a princess and a prince, adorned in Indian clothes and jewelry, stand in front of Royce Hall and proclaim their undying love for each other, only to be separated by an evil king. Read more...

Photo: UCLA a cappella team Naya Zamaana placed first last weekend at Anahut, the largest South Asian live a cappella festival on the West Coast. Courtesy of Mohan C. Mohan


We the Folk’s journey expands beyond UCLA

Eighteen miles from the Hill, in a dimly lit bar for an audience dotted with A-list celebrities such as Kirsten Dunst, student band We the Folk delivered one of its largest performances at Villains Tavern, located in downtown Los Angeles, this summer. Read more...

Photo: Known for its animated live performances, UCLA world folk band We the Folk has recently grown with the addition of two new members and larger off-campus shows in downtown Los Angeles. The band will release its new single this December.


Q&A: ‘California rock’ band The Wes Coast give a taste of upcoming EP

Los Angeles-based “California rock band, the Wes Coast, was born in 2011 when then-first-year ethnomusicology student Wes Miller met then-fourth-year history student and guitarist David Han. Read more...

Photo: The Wes Coast, led by fourth-year ethnomusicology student Wes Miller (second from right), will be performing Friday at the House of Blues Los Angeles.


Terry Gray releases first rap mixtape ‘American Paradox’

At age nine, Terry Gray realized his passion by way of his mother. When Gray’s mom noticed his knack for freestyling at school, she wrote him his first rap. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year Afro-American studies student released “American Paradox,” a rap mixtape drawing from Gray’s experiences growing up in South Central L.A. and attending UCLA.


Alex Sloane expands musical style, stage persona as career advances

Alexandria Pickell’s unnaturally blonde hair, spider-like eyelashes, and unconventional sense of style demand attention upon first glance. So much so that her alter ego as part-time indie pop-rocker Alex Sloane is practically exposed to the world. Read more...

Photo: First-year English student Alexandria Pickell, who performs under the stage name Alex Sloane, will perform for the second time at the famed Whisky A Go Go Saturday.


Cultural Affairs Commission hosts panel examining Miley Cyrus’ motives

Expectant faces pointed toward two tables paired haphazardly together, where a row of austere-looking professors and doctoral students sit with prepared speeches to discuss one topic: Miley Cyrus. Read more...

Photo: The Cultural Affairs Commission’s DiverCity Tours and Hip Hop Congress brought together seven professors and doctoral students to discuss Miley Cyrus’ controversial transformation from her days as Hannah Montana to her performance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.



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