"I'm just another weirdo, oh better yet, you can call me your hero," Janelle Monáe sings on her first full-length album, proudly crowning herself R&B's nerdiest diva with the aesthetic of André 3000-esque social consciousness and sci-fi love metaphors by way of Amerie's go-go funk and throat singing. Read more...
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May 17, 10:13 pm
Sound Bite: Janelle Monáe
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May 17, 10:04 pm
Professor Paul Chihara’s concerto “˜Dances at a Gathering’ crosses musical genres
Take jazz standards from his days working with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on Broadway and combine it with personal cultural influences, quotations from timeless Hollywood film scores, and an undeniable knowledge of classical composition "“ you've now got a concerto that lives to please a diverse audience. Read more...
Photo: Paul Chihara
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May 16, 9:14 pm
Band showcases music and worship at Campus Crusade for Christ’s weekly Real Life meeting
Stepping into Broad Art Center's auditorium on a Wednesday evening feels like walking into a rock concert. Read more...
Photo: Band members of the Campus Crusade worship team perform in Broad Art Center’s auditorium during the Campus Crusade for Christ’s weekly meeting and worship service, Real Life. The meeting is held every Wednesday night at 6:30. Campus Crusade began in 1951 at UCLA and has spread to more than 2,000 campuses around the world.
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May 16, 9:00 pm
Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz kicks off the ethnomusicology department’s yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago, UCLA became the first university in the United States to have an independent ethnomusicology department. Read more...
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May 13, 9:21 pm
Bands will face off at Spring Sing
For the bands competing at this year's Spring Sing, the definition of a great performance goes well beyond just getting up on stage and playing a song. Read more...
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(Clockwise) Third-year theater student Megan Pfefferkorn of The Trees, Justin Lucas, second-year ethnomusicology student and Eli Shkurkin, second-year philosophy student of the band Blue Wail, singer Kyle Gibson of Girls Are Robots and a third-year English student, and guitarist Nick Papageorge of thatwasthen rehearsed on May 7 for their upcoming performances in Spring Sing. MORGAN GLIER, SCOTT DEE and PARICHA DUANGTAWEESUB/daily bruin
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May 12, 10:35 pm
Company crew ready to deliver laughs at Spring Sing
Spring Sing, which takes place Friday at Pauley Pavilion, is usually well known for its plethora of musical acts. Yet what holds the show together are the skits and videos in between, which also serve as segues into the next musical performance. Read more...
Photo: Students from the MC group Company perform during last year’s Spring Sing on May 8, 2009. Company will perform Friday evening at Pauley Pavilion.
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May 12, 9:00 pm
Students sing to their own tunes in Songwriters’ Night in Fowler Out Loud series
Songwriters will finally have their day "“ or night, more specifically "“ in this week's Fowler Out Loud concert. Read more...
Photo: Erica Rey, a third-year world arts and cultures student, will perform her original songs at the Fowler Museum tonight as a part of Songwriters’ Night.