After coming together as a band in 2009, Surfer Blood has released two albums, an EP and a number of singles that have contributed to its recognition. Read more...
Photo: Alternative rock band Surfer Blood will be performing Sunday for the second weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Courtesy of Frank Maddocks)
The sun set on the Empire Polo Club in Indio around 7 p.m. last Sunday. Almost on cue, Jeff Mangum, lead singer of Neutral Milk Hotel, began singing: “What a beautiful face/ I have found in this place/ That is circling all round the sun,” from the song “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.” I’d waited for most of my adolescent life to catch Mangum live in action and, at Coachella, my wish was finally granted. Read more...
Photo: The second weekend of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival begins Friday in Indio. (Courtesy of Emily Dinh)
DJ manager by night, fish sculptor by day, Kevin McHugh is a New York-based artist whose installation “Disco Jaws” is on display at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read more...
Photo: Kevin McHugh, a New York-based artist, is featuring his artwork at Coachella, aiming to raise awareness for shark conservation. (Courtesy of Aaron Cobbett)
To fulfill graduation requirements while providing an outlet for a smaller, collaborative environment, several graduate students in music founded the Royce String Quartet at UCLA in 2012. Read more...
Photo: The Royce String Quartet, composed of students and alumni of the Herb Alpert School of Music, will make its L.A. concert performance debut Friday as part of UCLA Library’s “Music in the Rotunda” concert series. (Courtesy of Connor Vance)
On May 19, the same day that British rock band Coldplay releases its sixth studio album, “Ghost Stories,” the band will be on the UCLA campus for a performance in Royce Hall. Read more...
The cabinets near the Arts & Entertainment desk are cluttered with CDs, DVDs, books and various press copies sent to us by generous promoters. Most of it, unfortunately, has never gone on to receive attention by our staff – until now. Read more...
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A Kartvelian chorus is notable for its unusual way of singing songs without words, a factor that hooked Vrinda Chidambaram when she heard a collection of Georgian songs for the first time. Read more...
Photo: Led by linguistics lecturer Vrinda Chidambaram, Datvebis Gundi is a Kartvelian chorus that perform songs from the country of Georgia. Unlike Western-style choirs, Datvebis Gundi faces the challenging task of memorizing the tonal inflections, unfamiliar vocal sounds and upbeat rhythms of Georgian songs. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
