Sunday, February 8

Student musicians ‘Takht Dirty’ at Fowler Out Loud

The precise plucking of a string with his nail creates an internal experience for musician Farzad Amoozegar-Fassie. From this spiritual perspective, the setar is a part of Amoozegar-Fassie’s body and soul. Read more...

Photo: Takht Dirty, a six-piece ensemble that will perform its contemporary take on traditional Arab music Thursday in the Fowler Out Loud concert series, was formed last year and is composed of instruments from the violin to the buzuq to the nay. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Q&A: Student DJ A-Klap shares Dance Marathon experience

Fourth-year political science student Anthony Kapitanski, who performs under the DJ stage name A-Klap, performed at Pauley Pavilion this Saturday for the 13th annual Dance Marathon presented by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year political science student Anthony Kapitanski, who performs under the DJ stage name A-Klap, performed Saturday at UCLA’s Dance Marathon in Pauley Pavilion. (Max McGee/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Nina Kasuya discusses musical journey for upcoming show

Recently graduated ethnomusicology student with a minor in music industry, Nina Kasuya performs tonight as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Kerckhoff Coffeehouse Concert Series. Kasuya spoke with Daily Bruin’s Ishan Rampuria about her upcoming performance and her past, present and future musical career. Read more...

Photo: Ethnomusicology alumna Nina Kasuya will perform at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Concert Series Monday night. With her performance, Kasuya aims to tell the story of her musical career. (Gabrielle Cabalza/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: UCLA student DJ A-Klap talks Dance Marathon set

Fourth-year political science student Anthony Kapitanski, who performs under the DJ stage name A-Klap, is set to take the stage at Pauley Pavilion this Saturday for the 13th annual Dance Marathon presented by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year political science student Anthony Kapitanski, who performs under the stage name A-Klap, will perform a DJ set at Dance Marathon Saturday. (Max McGee/Daily Bruin)


Graduate student conductors to lead final choral performance

In an a cappella piece titled “Zephyr Rounds” and composed by Richard Vuichard, eight distinct parts are sung at once. Listeners can hear the different voices, but cannot make a distinction of which section will sing next, creating a spatial sense of coming and going as the musical wind blows where it pleases. Read more...

Photo: (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)


Album Review: ‘Here and Nowhere Else’

Few indie rock bands can relate to the massive identity shift undertaken by Cloud Nothings. 2010’s debut LP “Turning On” and 2011’s “Cloud Nothings” saw the fledgling trio, led by vocalist Dylan Baldi, tentatively maneuver through screechy, lo-fi punk songs that gave a new meaning to “made from scratch.” Fast-forward to 2012‘s “Attack on Memory,” overseen by producer Steve Albini: It was as if an entirely different group, characterized by a more polished, lush sound, had replaced the piecemeal trio of previous years. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Carpark Records)



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