“Let the Good Times Roll” JD McPherson Rounder Records 3.5/5 paws Roots rocker JD McPherson’s sophomore release, “Let the Good Times Roll,” is a sonic time machine set for 1950s America, using the power of old-school tape echo and tremolo to transport the listener back to the birth period of rock ‘n’ roll. Read more...
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When third-year Design | Media Arts student Sienna Moffitt made plans to study abroad in Europe, appearing on BBC Radio Merseyside and recording her first demo were not part of her agenda. Read more...
Photo: Third-year Design | Media Arts student Sienna Moffitt was traveling in England when she was asked to perform on a BBC radio segment in Liverpool. Moffitt went on to record a demo album while in England, titled “this is a demo,” which she released Monday night on her Bandcamp site. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
UCLA music lecturer Gloria Cheng realized she was in the midst of a legendary gathering of musicians. John Williams, Don Davis, Michael Giacchino, Randy Newman and Bruce Broughton huddled around a piano with a slew of sheet music – compositions they had written not for film, but for Cheng herself to perform. Read more...
Photo: UCLA music lecturer Gloria Cheng assembled a group of acclaimed film composers, including Randy Newman and Michael Giacchino, to score individual piano pieces for her to perform. The album, titled “Montage,” will be released Tuesday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East Los Angeles or the coastal grunge of Venice Beach, each act has its own distinct sound. Read more...
Photo: Jen Hirsch, half of the electro pop duo Monogem, was a contestant on the 11th season of “American Idol,” before forming the group in 2012. Monogem will perform Feb. 17 at the Bardot-Hollywood. (Courtesy of Bazille)
Dancers crowd in a circle, encouraging a lone performer in the center. For the solo dancer, the circle – called a cypher – represents a safe space where he can express himself through hip-hop music and improvised movements to tell a story. Read more...
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February marks the start of the Cultural Affairs Commission Hip Hop Congress’ Hip Hop Appreciation Month, themed “Homegrown: Put My City On My Map.” Hip-hop related events span throughout the month, beginning with the Hip Hop Appreciation Kickoff, culminating with a Hip Hop Explosion concert on Feb. Read more...
Photo: Physics graduate student Eliot Bohr (left) and Michael Brown (right), also known as Eli and Mike Kush, will perform as The Bakerboys Monday night at Kerckhoff Coffee House for CAC’s Hip Hop Appreciation Month. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
With the new series “arTistic Attention,” A&E; will feature the very people whose office hours we really should go to more and explore their arts & entertainment-geared interests to find out what really makes them tick. Read more...
Photo: Musicology graduate student and teaching assistant Tiffany Naiman is working on “Grrrl,” a documentary film that looks into the roles of non-white women in riot grrl, a feminist movement in the 1990s. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
