TRANSCRIPT: CAMPBELL: People have enjoyed classical music for centuries. But, as with any art form, there’s always room for it to change, adapt and grow. Alternative classical music is a burgeoning genre that allows players to improvise notes and melodies within classical works. Read more...
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Thundercat’s energy proved that he was more than the producer who collaborated with Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus. From the start of his performance the audience saw a proud and energetic artist who was ready to show off his own voice. Read more...
Photo: Stephen Bruner, also known as Thundercat, performed at Royce Hall Friday night. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
The congregation was standing up before he even stepped up to the podium, a hail of iPhone camera flashes and cries of “Based God” showering the stage in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...
Photo: Rapper and motivational speaker Brandon McCartney, known as Lil B, gave a lecture in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom Thursday night. (Campus Events Commission)
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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