In his first full-length album as Washed Out, Ernest Greene has created a set of electronic songs that represents a bit of a musical head-scratcher. Read more...
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July 5, 3:42 am
Soundbite: "Gardens & Villa"
Every summer, bands release albums in the hopes that they will find commercial and critical success as the soundtrack to the season. Most albums fall a little bit short of such success, while select others create something that perfectly embodies the spirit of summer. Gardens & Villa's new self-titled debut album is one of the latter. Read more...
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July 5, 1:48 am
Rock at the museum: The Hammer Museum and KCRW 89.9 FM features up-and-coming artists in the "Also I Like to Rock" free summer concert series, including the bands ECC and Graffit6
The Hammer Museum is adding motion to its still life paintings in partnership with public radio station KCRW 89.9 FM for yet another "Also I Like to Rock" free concert series this summer. Read more...
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Graffiti6’s music has been featured on television shows such as “Teen Wolf,” “One Tree Hill” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” The group will perform this Thursday at the Hammer Museum as part of “Also I Like To Rock,” the museum’s free summer concert series.
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June 26, 10:29 pm
Soundbite: "We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves"
Music fans tend to have a love/hate relationship with music from the '80s. On the one hand, the corny rock and power pop of the decade have helped to create some of the most prevalent guilty pleasure bands of this generation, such as Journey. Read more...
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June 26, 10:21 pm
Soundbite: "Taking Back Sunday"
Like many other alternative rock bands that formed in the late '90s, Taking Back Sunday has struggled to define itself in a world where the pre-teen audience it used to cater to has grown up and the current batch of pre-teens has discovered fresh new musical idols. Read more...
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June 26, 9:58 pm
UCLA math professor Joseph Teran doubles as a member of the indie pop band Sweater Girls
When UCLA math professor Joseph Teran is not teaching graduate courses, he is practicing and touring with five-piece indie pop band Sweater Girls. Teran founded the band in 2009 with the band's drummer and singer, and all of the members have been balancing music with their full-time jobs ever since. Read more...
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June 26, 10:50 am
Alumnus draws from life experiences to craft music, lyrics
As Kevin Moultrie began to play his guitar under the glare of the spotlight at Spring Sing 2011, he realized he had forgotten something important. He had forgotten to plug his guitar into his amp. Read more...
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Alum Kevin Moultrie is a founding member of a musical collective called The Ten Thousand.