On Monday – 4/20 – Keznamdi released the music video for his song “10 Pound,” which depicts the singer-songwriter lying in a field of cannabis in his home country of Jamaica. Read more...
Photo: Jamaican reggae artist Keznamdi will perform Saturday at the 29th annual JazzReggae Festival, presented by the Cultural Affairs Commission. Keznamdi draws inspiration from reggae, hip-hop and R&B. (Courtesy of Keznamdi)
Tranquil strums of the ukulele, lively Middle Eastern riqq beats and jazzy piano textures all make up a palette of sounds quite familiar to fourth-year individual studies student Lindsey Kunisaki. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year individual studies student Lindsey Kunisaki will lead a three-part performance of Jamaican, Middle Eastern and contemporary jazz music with the rocksteady trio The Kitchenette Thursday at the Fowler Museum. Kunisaki will sing and play the ukulele during the performance. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
Christopher Rountree said the experimental music ensemble, wild Up, took its name from an e.e. cummings poem. Rountree said the ensemble members made two lists of possibilities when deciding what to name their burgeoning group in 2010. Read more...
Photo: Experimental music ensemble wild Up is composed of many classically-trained musicians from different backgrounds and is interested in exploring the future of classical music in the 21st century. (Courtesy of Christopher Rountree)
Passion Pit’s lyrics are always surprising. “So I’m guarding all my history, no it won’t come up again/ I wanna be alone,” Michael Angelakos sings in “Five Foot Ten (I)” from the synthpop band’s new album, “Kindred.” These are the kinds of lyrics that make people think. Read more...
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The Daily Bruin is at the second week of Coachella. See our ongoing coverage of the music festival this weekend. Read more...
Photo: Coachella attendees mill underneath this year’s de facto symbol of the festival, a giant caterpillar. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)
In three years, DJ Tambat has taken a momentous leap from quietly mixing songs in his bedroom to the lively setting of Pauley Pavilion. Back in community college, fourth-year mechanical engineering student Shan Tambat studied the basics of song mixing in his free time, never imagining that his efforts would lead to the largest performance of his life this Saturday at Dance Marathon. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year mechanical engineering student and DJ Shan Tambat will move his song-mixing skills to the Dance Marathon stage in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday at 6 p.m. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
After being brought together as a band in 2014 through what Brendan Flavin called a lucky strike with Craigslist ads, Titus has performed in venues from the Roxy Theatre to the Mint to the Viper Room. Read more...
Photo: The L.A. rock band Titus will be performing Saturday at UCLA’s Dance Marathon. Proceeds from the band’s newest single, “Together We Are Strong,” will be donated to the Pediatric AIDS Coalition. (Titus Music)
