The first things you notice are the drums. Frantic, syncopated and groovy, the drums on “Nikki Nack”‘s first single, “Water Fountain,” have one intention, and one intention only: to make you dance. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of 4AD Records)
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May 5, 12:00 am
World Music and Movement Festival showcases array of cultures
Within the span of six hours, an array of dancers and musicians brought an unlikely mixture of objects to the Bruin Plaza stage. Some performers wore ghungroos – Indian anklets covered with metallic bells – and some wore cowboy hats. Read more...
Photo: The 2014 World Music and Movement Festival took place Saturday in Bruin Plaza, showcasing music and dance from cultures across the world. The UCLA Abhinaya dance team (pictured) performed its style of South Asian classical dance during the festival. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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May 5, 12:00 am
Nicole Cohen, Nick Valentini to perform original songs, covers at Kerckhoff
At the tender age of 4, Nicole Cohen remembers learning how to play the piano. With a substantial amount of practice, she was able to win several music competitions and awards. Read more...
Photo: The Cultural Affairs Commission’s Kerckhoff Coffeehouse concert series will continue Monday with performances from first-year English student Nicole Cohen (pictured) and third-year cognitive science student Nick Valentini. (Sonja Bartlett/Daily Bruin)
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May 2, 1:06 am
String quartet to play adaptation of unreleased Beatles album
A high school student at the time, Henry Lim saved up to purchase the Beatles’ “Let It Be” album on vinyl and fell in love with it, unaware of the complications behind the album’s production. Read more...
Photo: Fifty years after the Beatles first performed in the United States, Henry Lim and his string quartet will perform the band’s unreleased album, “Get Back,” adding its own classical touch to the music. (Courtesy of Henry Lim)
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May 1, 12:00 am
Jazz group ‘The CD Collective’ to perform in Fowler Out Loud concert series
Within the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, first-year students typically form their own group, second-year students form their own group, and so on. First-year jazz studies student Cody Dear has challenged this dynamic with his latest project, The CD Collective, which mixes ethnomusicology students of different ages with their mutual interests in jazz music. Read more...
Photo: First-year jazz studies students and saxophonists of The CD Collective Hugo Shiboski and Cody Dear will showcase a musical timeline of jazz today for the group’s Fowler Out Loud performance. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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May 1, 12:00 am
Stuff from the Shelf: ‘Like You Mean It’ soulfully melds styles
With ease and a good deal of soul, the California Honeydrops’ third studio album remembers the group’s roots as a street band and contains the essence of the warm Californian sun. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Tubtone Records
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April 30, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘Everyday Robots’
Damon Albarn’s first solo album, more than any of his extensive career’s collaborations, invites you into his head, only to help you understand why it took him 24 years to do so – it’s not a cheery place. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Parlophone Records)