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.

At age nine, Terry Gray realized his passion by way of his mother. When Gray’s mom noticed his knack for freestyling at school, she wrote him his first rap. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year Afro-American studies student released “American Paradox,” a rap mixtape drawing from Gray’s experiences growing up in South Central L.A. and attending UCLA.

Expectant faces pointed toward two tables paired haphazardly together, where a row of austere-looking professors and doctoral students sit with prepared speeches to discuss one topic: Miley Cyrus. Read more...

Photo: The Cultural Affairs Commission’s DiverCity Tours and Hip Hop Congress brought together seven professors and doctoral students to discuss Miley Cyrus’ controversial transformation from her days as Hannah Montana to her performance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

The air inside Royce Hall will be thickened with an aura of mystery this Saturday night. The seats await an audience waiting for two singer-songwriters, both with black-lined eyes. Read more...

Photo: Singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe brings her neo-folk music stylings to Royce Hall Saturday night, where she will share the stage with Anna Calvi.