Starting tonight, tens of thousands will begin an exodus "“ from metropolis and suburb alike "“ to the desert city of Indio, armed with tents, tarp and $300 wristbands. Read more...

Armed with a chart-topping debut album in the United Kingdom and a sweep of both the BBC Sounds of 2010 poll and 2010 BRIT Critic's Choice Award, British electro-folk musician Ellie Goulding is poised to break out on the other side of the Atlantic. Read more...

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While Los Angeles' folk scene has died down, it has not died. Folk musicians like Arlo Guthrie, most recently seen at Royce Hall, continue to perform long after historic folk venues such as the Ash Grove shut down. Read more...

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Ross Altman, a UCLA alumnus, was at the Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival last year. Altman has a doctorate in English but chose to pursue folk music.

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In a music world mostly dominated by people, one endangered species is ready to release another full-length album. Read more...

"Rhapsody in Blue" was the last classical song Mike Greenwood ever played. Read more...

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Second-year and fourth-year ethnomusicology students Julian Cubillos (left) and Zach Meyerowitz perform at UCLA Jazz Combo Night at the Fowler earlier this year.

If the average UCLA student was asked to identify a qanun, a resonant Near Eastern regional instrument that consists of an irregularly shaped wooden box with strings stretched across it that a player plucks (much like on a zither), the most common result would probably be a blank stare. Read more...

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Sami Asmar plays the qanun, a Near Eastern instrument made from strings stretched across a wooden box, during Near East Ensemble’s rehearsal for the WorldFest concert. The concert will begin today at 7 p.m.