Perfume Genius should have sprayed some of his namesake in the cigarette-scented Mayan theater on Thursday night. The smell of tobacco and vape products permeated the air of the Downtown Los Angeles nightclub as Mike Hadreas, under his stage name Perfume Genius, serenaded the audience with a set of dulcet and fairytale-esque tunes. Read more...

Photo: Mike Hadreas, performing under his stage name Perfume Genius, lit up The Mayan theater stage Thursday night with his dreamy and eclectic performances of songs like “Otherside” and “Queen.” (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)

Lady Gaga and Kesha aren’t the only pop singers adding a little country-influenced twang to their tunes. Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue’s latest studio album “Golden” came out Friday and features the synth-pop sound that brought Minogue to fame back in the ’90s, while also throwing in some folksy instrumentals. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Liberator Music)

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Department of Ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound. Read more...

Photo: Students in the UCLA Klezmer Music Ensemble play a traditional form of Eastern European Jewish folk music. Klezmer became a part of American-Jewish life in the 1970s and 1980s as a way for baby boomers to find their own form of folk music. (Edward Figueroa/Daily Bruin)