In 2005, UCLA alumnus Marc Maynon snuck into a music practice room in Shoenberg Hall with his friend Bobby Parker. Since that day, the pair has traversed the Sunset Strip and venues across Los Angeles and San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: Digitally released in October 2013, “Download Jesus” is the first professionally produced album by alumnus Marc Maynon.
When any year in music ends with Beyoncé unexpectedly releasing an eponymous album that becomes just as critically acclaimed as any other release that year, the following winter season is sure to carry itself with plenty of anticipation. Read more...
For rappers looking to establish themselves within the genre, 2013 was a tough year to do so, with veteran artists such as Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Drake dominating the charts and airwaves. Read more...
The crisp, pure sound of a vinyl record resonates throughout the main room of alumnus Xavier Delgado’s True Grit Records office. The smooth combination of a hip-hop beat and soloing electric guitar accompanied by a serene harmonization of two voices is transmitted by a gramophone. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Xavier Delgado co-founded the music label True Grit Records with longtime friend Xavier Alatorre. True Grit Records has signed two bands so far: the five-piece hard rock band The Motel Life and indie-electronic duo Their Wedding.
The lights dim and a short introductory film flickers to life in UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium. In the film, a princess and a prince, adorned in Indian clothes and jewelry, stand in front of Royce Hall and proclaim their undying love for each other, only to be separated by an evil king. Read more...
Photo: UCLA a cappella team Naya Zamaana placed first last weekend at Anahut, the largest South Asian live a cappella festival on the West Coast. Courtesy of Mohan C. Mohan
Eighteen miles from the Hill, in a dimly lit bar for an audience dotted with A-list celebrities such as Kirsten Dunst, student band We the Folk delivered one of its largest performances at Villains Tavern, located in downtown Los Angeles, this summer. Read more...
Photo: Known for its animated live performances, UCLA world folk band We the Folk has recently grown with the addition of two new members and larger off-campus shows in downtown Los Angeles. The band will release its new single this December.
Los Angeles-based “California rock band, the Wes Coast, was born in 2011 when then-first-year ethnomusicology student Wes Miller met then-fourth-year history student and guitarist David Han. Read more...
Photo: The Wes Coast, led by fourth-year ethnomusicology student Wes Miller (second from right), will be performing Friday at the House of Blues Los Angeles.
