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May 16, 11:39 pm

Seven-member band TAXI to bring upbeat funk and jazzy improv to competition’s coda

Michael Penny went from playing Guitar Hero to owning his first electric guitar at 10 years old. Penny, a fourth-year classical civilization student, will perform his first ever gig at Spring Sing as a member of the funk, jazz and rock band TAXI. Read more...

Photo: TAXI plays a combination of funk, jazz and rock. Its Spring Sing performance of “Dancing on the Roof” will draw from old-school inspiration, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers and 1970s Fender Rhodes piano sounds. (Eli Countryman/Daily Bruin staff)

Arts, Music

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May 15, 10:25 pm

Multifaceted production group represents major confluence of inspiration sources

Ram Eshwar Kaundinya said he has no intention of competing at Spring Sing. Fourth-year cognitive science student Kaundinya will play percussion instruments alongside other members of Confluence – a group consisting of four more musicians and a tap dancer. Read more...

Photo: Ram Eshwar Kaundinya, a fourth-year cognitive science student, wrote “Water Lily,” which he will perform on the Pauley Pavilion stage alongside other members of the group Confluence for Spring Sing. Kaundinya will play the djembe and cajon in the performance. He plays tabla as well, and has a background in Indian classical music, which he said he tried to incorporate in the piece. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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May 14, 10:55 pm

Second Take: With ‘Old Town Road’ the memes have won, but music quality has lost

Collaborations can do a lot for a track. For some artists, they add credibility; for others, diversity. For Lil Nas X, it created a record-breaking cultural phenomenon. Read more...

Photo: Billy Ray Cyrus collaborated with Lil Nas X on “Old Town Road,” a country rap song that’s become a viral chart topper. However, the increase in such meme-based songs might lead to an overall decline in musical quality, argues Deirdre Klena. (Creative Commons photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mark O’Donald via Wikimedia Commons)

Arts, Film & TV, Music

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May 12, 10:20 pm

Dan Navarro discusses growth in music career starting with his time at UCLA

Dan Navarro, a UCLA alumnus, returned to campus in 2005 for a guest appearance after kicking off his music career. At the end of the class, students formed a line that stretched to the back door of the lecture hall waiting to talk to him, said Peter Rutenberg, Navarro’s longtime friend. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Dan Navarro has written songs for Pat Benatar, The Bangles, TKA, Jackson Browne and The Temptations. Outside the music industry, he also voiced various animated characters on television shows including “American Dad!” and “Family Guy.” Navarro performed Saturday at the Fiddlers Crossing in Tehachapi, California. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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May 12, 12:58 pm

Album review: Mac DeMarco refuses to be kept in a box in his latest ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’

Wandering through a lonely plane of self-reflection, Mac DeMarco finds a new satirical voice to share with the indie genre. Mac Demarco’s first release since “This Old Dog” in 2017, the new album lacks narrative flow and a stable tone, but banks on repetition to mercilessly drive home a message meaningless to everyone but DeMarco himself. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Mac’s Record Label)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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May 10, 5:40 pm

Concert review: Alec Benjamin lives up to his image with a satisfying amount of angst

Heartbreak, but then make it casual. Though Alec Benjamin is only 24 years old, many of the songs on his debut record deal with the loss of childhood innocence and his discovery of life’s less-than picturesque realities. Read more...

Photo: “Let Me Down Slowly” singer Alec Benjamin performed the penultimate show of his Outrunning Karma Tour at the El Rey Theatre on Thursday. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)

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May 9, 10:55 pm

Global music event to feature Korean percussion, reveals spread across cultures

The sound of drums that originated in South Korea can be heard around the world, said Katherine In-Young Lee. The spread of music genres from one region to others will be explored in “Global Musics and Musical Communities,” a two-day conference and concert hosted by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...

Photo: Katherine In-Young Lee, an assistant professor of ethnomusicology, organized the event “Global Musics and Musical Communities,” which will take place Friday and Saturday. Lee will explain the spread of samul nori, a South Korean form of percussion music. (Courtesy of Kat Zdan)


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