Glass Animals wields more than just heat waves – they’ve harnessed a tsunami of zeal. Performing Saturday at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, British psychedelic pop band Glass Animals rocked the iconic venue with enough bravado to wake the dead. Read more...
Photo: Glass Animals played at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday night for a stop on their “Dreamland Tour,” with vivid lights and bright backdrops. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Sept. 19 at 11:32 p.m. Mariachi de Uclatlán are coming back into tune. After more than a year of online practice, band director Jesús “Chuy” Guzmán said he’s hopeful to start in-person learning with his student ensemble, which focuses on traditional Mexican music. Read more...
Photo: Third-year ethnomusicology student Saveena Patel plays guitar and third-year design media arts student Skye Hoffman plays violin for Mariachi de Uclatlán, a student ensemble of traditional Mexican music at UCLA. (Left to right: Courtesy of Saveena Patel, Courtesy of Skye Hoffman)
Lil Nas X is more than just an outdated meme. After rising to prominence in early 2019 with the hit song “Old Town Road,” the genre-blending artist faced doubt from many who believed he was not a serious musician despite his two Grammy Awards. Read more...
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Noah Kahan is stepping back into the light. Set to release his sophomore album Friday, the indie artist said his record reckons with his identity after the COVID-19 pandemic’s forced slowdown. Read more...
Photo: Known for his storytelling and discussion of mental health issues, artist Noah Kahan is slated to release his sophomore album, “I Was / I Am,” on Friday. (Courtesy of Aysia Marotta)
This post was updated Sept. 14 at 6:49 p.m. Bruin Bash is adding stars to the soundtrack of an otherworldly campus welcome. Three days after space-themed Instagram posts popped up on the accounts of UCLA Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission, Bruin Bash has announced headliner Rico Nasty, preceded by Tkay Maidza and Yung Baby Tate, will open the returning musical student tradition. Read more...
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When the golden hour passes, clouds of heartbreak flourish. With her new record “star-crossed,” country singer Kacey Musgraves follows up on the glow of “Golden Hour” and reminisces on the sorrow of divorce as well as the journey that accompanies it. Read more...
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This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:41 p.m. “Certified Lover Boy” is a certified dumpster fire. Drake, the tenured Toronto rapper and global superstar, followed up his lengthy 2018 double album “Scorpion” with a 21-track, 86-minute effort that possesses similar traits as its predecessor – a bloated, uninspiring body of work that lacks the creative spark or focus of his early career records. Read more...
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