There is nothing artificial about the emotions expressed on Jonathan Coulton's eighth studio album "Artificial Heart." Coulton is currently on tour with the band They Might Be Giants, and this is his first album release since his 2006 "Thing a Week" project in which he created 52 musical pieces in 52 weeks. Read more...
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November 7, 12:11 am
LeJKeys Collective hits the keys at Kerckhoff
Tonight, Pete and Brandon Anderson (whose stage name is Breezy LoveJoy), will rejoin keyboardist and jazz pianist Julian Le as the LeJKeys Collective, a vibrant ensemble that will be performing as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission's weekly concert series. Read more...
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LeJKeys Collective will be performing at Cultural Affairs Commission’s weekly concert series in Kerckhoff Coffee House tonight.
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November 7, 12:07 am
B-sides: _It’s time to give country music a chance_
My roommate and I were sitting at the kitchen table in our apartment while one of our other roommates sat on the floor, clicking feverishly on her computer mouse. Read more...
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November 4, 12:02 am
Banjo legend Earl Scruggs to perform at Royce Hall with Merle Jagger in UCLA Live concert
Few musicians can claim to have altered the course of an instrument's history. Read more...
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87-year-old bluegrass banjo virtuoso Earl Scruggs will be performing at Royce Hall on Saturday with special guest Merle Jagger in a concert presented by UCLA Live. “Scruggs-style” picking, a technique used by the majority of banjo players, will be featured in the concert.
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November 3, 12:37 am
UCLA student Yuki Akaishi aims to strike a chord in her Fowler Out Loud concert
Yuki Akaishi, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student, said she began her academic career at UCLA four years ago believing that she would one day become a doctor or surgeon. This plan never came to fruition because of a love for music, a feeling she said was stronger than anything she had ever felt for science. Read more...
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Yuki Akaishi, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student, will perform pop songs and covers in the Fowler Out Loud concert today.
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November 2, 12:21 am
Mark Stewart and long-time musical collaborator Heidi Rodewald to kick off UCLA artist residenc
Mark Stewart, better known by his stage name, Stew, compares the tight-knit art scenes in New York and Berlin to the independent one in Los Angeles. Read more...
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Known for his band the Negro Problem, Stew (Mark Stewart), pictured here with musical collaborator Heidi Rodewald, will kick off his artist residency at the UCLA Hammer Museum tonight in a performance at the Billy Wilder Theater. (Credit: Courtesy of UCLA Live)
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November 1, 12:16 am
tUnE-yArDs play free concert in Ackerman Grand Ballroom, with In One Wind and Big Tree opening
Today, tUnE-yArDs will be performing in Ackerman Grand Ballroom along with two opening acts, In One Wind and Big Tree, as part of the Campus Events Commission's free concert series. Read more...
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Today, tUnE-yArDs will be performing in Ackerman Grand Ballroom with two opening acts, In One Wind and Big Tree.