When the rockers of thatwasthen took the prize for best band in last year's Spring Sing competition, they had only just begun recording their work. Read more...
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James Bunning, a fourth-year English student, has been working on writing new songs and developing his music since he performed at Spring Sing two years ago.
UCLA's musical group Road to Damascus includes singers from a wide range of musical backgrounds and tastes, from one member who is trained in classical violin to another who was part of a screamo band throughout high school. Read more...
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Road to Damascus, the only co-ed, Christian a cappella group on the UCLA campus, will be holding its annual spring concert tonight in Ackerman Green Room. (courtesy of Clement Lee)
The acoustic guitar and the piano are two staples of solo performance. Though the basic sounds of these instruments are always the same, a great solo performer can bring something entirely new to the instruments when he or she is alone on stage. Read more...
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DJ Harper, last year’s Overall, Bruin Choice and Solo winner will return to the Spring Sing competition again this year. Many of his musical ideas are inspired by the work of his father, Don Harper, a film composer who has worked on music for films such as “The Guardian” and “National Treasure.”
Second-year political science student Raquel Saxe had flown to New Orleans this past fall for a Jewish convention when a chance encounter led her to meet several people connected to Jewish hip-hop artists Y-Love and Diwon. Read more...
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Jewish hip-hop artists Yitzchak “Y-Love” Jordan and Diwon will be performing at the Jewish Leadership Council’s benefit concert Above the Noise Sunday.
Courtesy of Raquel Saxe
UCLA ethnomusicology students perform in Bruin Plaza on Thursday as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission Concert Series. "Reggae in the Quad" is a preview and promotional event for the annual JazzReggae Festival, which will take place over Memorial Day Weekend. Read more...
Winner of 13 Grammy awards and seller of more than 40 million albums, Ella Fitzgerald left her mark on jazz music as "The First Lady of Song." Read more...
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First-year ethnomusicology student Teira Church rehearses for her performance in Fowler’s tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, a part of the Fowler Out Loud series.
The banjo is not typically associated with popular music in Southern California. Neither is the mandolin, accordion or electric blues harmonica. Read more...
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The Dustbowl Revival will open for headlining band Best Coast tonight at the fifth-annual Mighty Mic Concert. The Dustbowl Revival, along with UCLA student Cameron Hovsepian, won the opportunity at the Mighty Mic Battle of the Bands competition that took place earlier this year. This year’s Might Mic Concert with highlight the issue of sex trafficking in Southeast Asia and will include speakers on the issue.
Courtesy of THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL
