Wikipedia, the ever-accurate source of information that it is, describes Chevelle as "an American alternative metal trio," and that's a pretty concrete description. Read more...

Perennial adolescence is perhaps pop punk's favorite subject matter. From growing pains to always being at odds with the adult world, it thrives on the feeling that "no one else understands us." Read more...

These three Bruins will be giving private and public performances in Lyon, France, Tirana, Albania, and Geneva, Switzerland and will be joined by drummer and former UCLA exchange student Philip Maniez, who is in his first year of graduate studies at the Paris Upper Conservatory. Read more...

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Jazz studies undergraduates Julian Le, Owen Clapp and Jonah Levine will tour Europe this December as the UCLA jazz ambassadors.

In about two weeks, singer and NBC's "The Sing-Off" judge Sara Bareilles will be at the Hollywood Palladium, finishing up her "Kaleidoscope Heart" tour with one of its last shows. Read more...

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Discordant notes ring through the air as Bobby Rodriguez's LatinJazz class tunes their instruments. Rodriguez comes into the room, handing out sheet music to each student before rushing back out to settle another matter, only to enter again a couple minutes later. Anticipation and excitement fill the air as the students "“ and the teacher "“ prepare for a concert that will showcase what they've learned this past quarter. Read more...

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Director Bobby Rodriguez’s UCLA Big Band rehearses for its upcoming performance at today’s Big Band Holiday Concert. Three different ensembles will be featured: Rodriguez’s LatinJazz Big Band, Charley Harrison’s Jazz Orchestra and Kenny Burrell’s Jazz Fusion Ensemble. The event is called a holiday concert, but holiday-themed music will not be played by any of the groups.