Walls reverberated with a loud history as Kyodo Taiko drummers moved in perfect unison, striking their large drums in a mix of martial arts and percussion. Read more...
Photo: Kyodo Taiko will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday with its spring concert, “Shukusai,” in the Freud Playhouse. Formed in 1990, the group is the oldest collegiate taiko drumming troop in the country. (Rough | Draft Media)
To say that U2 has been going through a rough patch lately is an understatement. When Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. released their latest album “Songs of Innocence” to all iTunes customers for free, there was a substantial backlash, forcing lead singer Bono to publicly apologize. Read more...
Photo: Rock band U2 performs its 2014 single, “Invisible,” at The Forum in Inglewood Wednesday night. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Musicians cloaked in swirling blue and red robes pluck delicately at zheng zithers, string instruments that originated in China almost two thousand years ago. Continuing the Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz, Saturday’s Music of China Ensemble performance will showcase Chinese culture and heritage at Schoenberg Hall, followed by Sunday’s Irish Music Ensemble performance. Read more...
Photo: The Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz, put on by the ethnomusicology department of the Herb Alpert School of Music, will continue Saturday with a performance by the Music of China Ensemble. Members of the ensemble will play Chinese instruments such as the zheng zithers. (Courtesy of Chi Li)
After I didn’t know what to expect from 2011’s release of The Vaccine’s first studio album, “What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?,” I formed high expectations that were prematurely disappointed by the band’s 2012 sophomore album, “Come Of Age.” With “English Graffiti,” The Vaccines paint a bright future for itself but left me with mixed feelings. Read more...
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Crossing a brightly decorated bridge from one peninsula to another, enthusiastic music fans were quick to high five each other as they walked in opposite directions to watch their next electronic music performance. Read more...
Photo: This year’s Lightning in a Bottle festival took place over Memorial Day weekend in Bradley. (Max McGee/Daily Bruin)
Snakehips, an electronic music duo from London, will play at UCLA Wednesday as part of the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission’s free concert series. Read more...
Photo: USAC CEC’s concert series will bring the London-based electronic music duo Snakehips to Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Wednesday. (Courtesy of RCA Records)
Jessie Meehan, the bassist of riot pop band We Are / She Is, said in high school, when the teacher would assign a presentation, a knot would grow in her stomach because she was afraid to talk in front of the class. Read more...
Photo: Jessie Meehan (far left) and UCLA alumna Merilou “Cosmo” Salazar (left), Garrett Harney (center) and Dylan Robin (right) are members of the riot pop band WASI. The band is releasing its first EP “Bleed Pop” Tuesday. Bassist Meehan said WASI’s music is inspired by the Riot Grrrl movement of the 1990s. Frequently performing in DIY venues and the LGBT music scene, the band strives to create a sense of community in its shows, said drummer Harney. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
