This post was updated Feb. 14 at 4:56 p.m. “Four Quartets” brings T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name to life with dance, music and painting. Read more...
Photo: Choreographed by Pam Tanowitz, “Four Quartets” brings T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name to life with dance, music and art. The piece aims to explore how ideas of time and space exist within real life, and the poem and the performers collaborate with one another. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)
Scout took a page out of the sibling duo playbook to release its first single “Electric Currents.” In keeping with family ties, the pair – Fiona Perry, a fourth-year history student and her younger brother Dylan Perry – combines their versatile music backgrounds to create an alternative, indie sound. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year history student Fiona Perry and her younger brother Dylan Perry collaborate to create music under the name scout. Having just released their first single, “Electric Currents,” they aim to work on producing more music to eventually release an EP. (Courtesy of Danielle Benson & Tyler Sanderson)
Green Day’s groovy energy is evident from the first guitar note – but its new album quickly spirals into an unfortunate copy of its previous work. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Reprise Records)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:23 a.m. “Mostly Kosher” was founded on a white lie about its entire existence 10 years ago. The group originally formed when a woman assumed co-founder Leeav Sofer had a klezmer band due to his Jewish heritage. Read more...
Photo: Mostly Kosher mixes traditional klezmer and Yiddish music with modern Latin, rock and folk to create emotional instrumentals and lyrics documenting Jewish stories. Mixing all of the styles helps to create a more inclusive and worldly flare to the traditional music. (Courtesy of Rick Raasch)
Anyone who’s added music to their Instagram story has acted as a music supervisor, Ryan Svendsen said. Svendsen, the head of music at Millennium Media, will be a guest panelist at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s “Sounds of the Scene: The Art of Music Supervision” discussion Saturday. Read more...
Photo: The head of music at Millennium Media, Ryan Svendsen, will be a guest panelist at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s “Sounds of the Scene: The Art of Music Supervision” discussion Saturday. The panel will explore the world of music supervision, and the alumni guests will share their own experiences within the industry. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)
“Wacsmash 2020: Systems and Self” offers a glimpse into students’ lives in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance. Jordan Goheen, one of the show’s producers, said this year’s Wacsmash will feature a selection of dances along with an art exhibit in the following room – both presenting work entirely done by students. Read more...
Photo: “Wacsmash 2020: Systems and Self,” taking place Friday and Saturday, aims to provide a location for students across various mediums to showcase their talents. This year, the event features both dances and an art exhibition, and aims to encourage more interdisciplinary collaboration. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
Grant Grech wants his music to have a voice of its own. The second-year psychology student said he is releasing his solo EP, “Grant Grech Plays Guitar,” to showcase his modern spin on a traditional, classical jazz style. Read more...
Photo: Second-year psychology student Grant Grech said he merges traditional jazz style with bebop and swing, and he hopes his upcoming EP “Grant Grech Plays Guitar” will demonstrate his playful take on classical guitar. Having played the guitar since he was 14, Grech said his passion for jazz music started when a teacher played him a few records from artists he now admires. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
