This post was updated Oct. 27 at 10:15 p.m. It’s not a Kanye album unless the release experience is chaotic, frustrating and ultimately disappointing. Missed release dates, announced albums that never come out and released albums with out-of-order track lists are familiar territories for Kanye West. Read more...
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The sitar’s metal strings result in tough calluses but yield a delicate sound. The instrument – reminiscent of its Western guitar counterpart – is a plucked instrument with strings and 20 frets, used typically in Indian classical music. Read more...
Photo: The Music of India Ensemble will perform as part of the Westwood Village Concert Series on Thursday. The performance will feature a sitar, which is typically used in Indian classical music. (Courtesy of Dan Neuman)
The country’s oldest continuously active professional music organization will take the stage at Royce Hall on Wednesday evening. “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band was formed by an act of Congress signed by former-President John Adams in 1798. Read more...
Photo: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band provides music for the president of the United States and the commandant of the Marine Corps. It will bring its music to Royce Hall as a part of its “National Concert Tour.” (Courtesy of Marine Band Office of Communication)
Third Eye Blind is still grappling for relevance after a 22-year career. The band’s sixth full-length album “Screamer” released Friday and proved to be 12 tracks of instrumental dissonance. Read more...
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A cellist and a dancer explore life and death on a reflective glass floor in “THE DAY.” The show, which will run at Royce Hall on Friday and Saturday, presents concepts such as the collective memory and the meaning of life, said cellist Maya Beiser. Read more...
Photo: The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s newest production, “THE DAY,” opens at Royce Hall on Friday and stars Maya Beiser on the cello and Wendy Whelan as the dancer. The music, composed by David Lang, was inspired by the aftermath of Sept. 11 and explores the journey of life and death. (Courtesy of Hayim Heron/Jacob’s Pillow)
Members of “Social Art Project” hope to use music and collective participation to foster community. The music group, composed of UCLA students and alumni, will perform Wednesday as part of the Fowler Museum’s ongoing Fowler Out Loud series. Read more...
Photo: The music group “Social Art Project,” which includes alumna violinist Jennifer Cho, fourth-year financial actuarial mathematics student Alena Abella and singer and guitarist Matthew Gilbert, a fourth-year musicology student, uses a rotating cast to make its performances feel authentic. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Sara Tariq said she made her television debut as the first Pakistani woman on an MTV reality show. The Texas native said many believe that her first show in 2019 – “Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club” – is where she got her start in the world of media. Read more...
Photo: Sara Tariq, a Texas native, began her entertainment career on an MTV reality show, but she is now living in Los Angeles as an up-and-coming DJ with credits as a writer under her belt. She’s written for magazines such as Billboard, Complex and Vibe. (Courtesy of Sara Tariq)
