As the searing sun beats down, a collection of musicians assemble with their instruments under a tree outside of Schoenberg Hall. Together, they form what is essentially a little piece of Mexico on the UCLA campus. Read more...
Photo: (Yin Fu/Daily Bruin) Jueves Jarocho is a group dedicated to the folk musical style of son jarocho from Veracruz, Mexico. Students, staff, teaching assistants and professors come together on Thursday afternoons to exchange ideas and participate in a jam session.
Women, alcohol and sex – three words that sum up Jason Derulo’s new album, “Talk Dirty.” “Talk Dirty” is anything but creative. It is unoriginal, uninteresting and does little but sexualize women, despite having a few decent songs. Read more...
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The Pixies are not a normal rock band – but that’s nothing new. Through the group’s turbulent legacy of defining alternative rock in the late ’80s and early ’90s, followed by an extremely extended hiatus of 23 years, frontman Black Francis has explored themes of existentialism (“Where Is My Mind?”), maritime suicides (“Wave of Mutilation”), surrealism (“Debaser”) and pious primates (“Monkey Gone to Heaven”). Read more...
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Saturday night, the stage of Ackerman Grand Ballroom was graced with the talents of nine vocal groups from across California for the evening portion of the 13th annual California A Cappella Festival. Read more...
Photo: This year’s California A Cappella Festival featured a wide array of vocal groups, from all-male, to all female and co-ed groups performing individual songs and medleys of popular tunes, including UCLA’s ScatterTones (pictured). (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Some groups wore color-coordinated, matching outfits. Some groups chose to dress more casually. No matter what it wore, each group at Saturday’s 13th annual California A Cappella Festival sang in flawless harmony and created a cheerful, relaxed mood for participants and spectators alike. Read more...
Photo: The 13th annual California A Cappella Festival was hosted by UCLA’s Random Voices A Cappella in Ackerman Grand Ballroom for two performances Saturday. Both shows featured UCLA a cappella programs, including ScatterTones (pictured), as well as a cappella groups from across California. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
On Sunday night, UCLA a cappella groups will share the stage with students they mentor, filling De Neve auditorium with music. A Cappelloozais the only show of the year in which 13 of the on-campus a cappella groups will all be performing. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Kailyn Dunkelman YOUTHphonics, an a cappella and mentorship group, will be hosting “A Cappellooza,” a concert featuring 13 campus a cappella groups as well as community service organizations.
Tucked away in the corner of Schoenberg Hall, where the stress of rehearsing dynamic orchestral pieces runs high and the zeal for video game music runs even higher, the Video Game Orchestra and Choir at UCLA squeezes about 30 members into the organ room every week. Read more...
Photo: The Video Game Orchestra and Choir at UCLA will be performing its first full-length concert in the Powell Library rotunda on Friday. (Courtesy of Peter Dai)
