This post was updated March 30 at 11:30 p.m. With a swirl of musical synergy and spirituality, “Donda” is a perfect storm. The release of Ye’s 10th No. Read more...
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January 3, 4:23 pm
Music preview: Artists kick off new year with fresh albums, innovative music
In the wave of New Year’s resolutions, fresh music marches in as a soundtrack for accepting the past and ushering in new horizons. Artists are embracing the multiplicity of emotions a year can hold, with this winter’s releases welcoming honesty, pain and optimism. Read more...
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December 11, 3:41 pm
Concert review: Joji jokes with fans, delivers joy in latest concert journey
The holidays just came early for Joji fans. Sporting Santa hats and elf ears, Joji and his accompanying band gifted not only merchandise, but a set list that provided a cathartic journey to eager fans at the Novo on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Joji commanded the stage with holiday festivities, albeit with little crowd interaction. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
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December 1, 9:30 pm
Angel City Chorale to bring music, community to UCLA with holiday performances
The Angel City Chorale is ready to ring in the holiday season. Founded by alumnus and artistic director Sue Fink in 1993, the Los Angeles-based Angel City Chorale is a community-oriented show choir consisting of singers of various ages and backgrounds. Read more...
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November 25, 11:06 pm
Bruin strums up focus on Indigenous punk music through band, online archive
Kristen Martinez has always lived with a punk mindset. The doctoral student in the Department of Musicology is balancing a range of projects centered on Indigenous punk music. Read more...
Photo: In addition to her research on Indigenous punk musicians, musicology doctoral student Kristen Martinez is also a vocalist for the band Observer Syndrome. (Courtesy of Kristen Martinez)
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November 19, 8:18 pm
Album review: Adele delivers emotion of motherhood, divorce through sonic variety in ’30’
Each decade comes with its own highs and lows. Adele is no stranger to this fact and almost six years after “25” was released, she has returned with “30.” The English artist’s fourth studio album explores themes previously uncharted for her, including the pain of divorce and the simultaneous joy and sorrow of motherhood. Read more...
Photo: Adele released her fourth studio album, “30,” on Friday, an album filled with sonic variation and emotional maturity. (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
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November 14, 9:44 pm
Indie band Small Crush reflects on national tour with HUNNY and Carpool Tunnel
Small Crush is the one obsession listeners won’t get over. The indie-rock band, a quartet that includes second-year music history and industry student Tommy de Bourbon, is built on high school friendships. Read more...
Photo: Singer Logan Hammon, second-year student and bassist Tommy de Bourbon, drummer Allen Moreno and guitarist Jackson Felton (left to right) make up the band Small Crush. The group is ending its tour with indie-rock band HUNNY with a performance at the Fonda Theatre on Saturday. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)