Thursday, February 5

Neon Trees ready to rock Coachella as fans and musicians

The indie rock band Neon Trees released their first full-length album, "Habits," last year, featuring the hit single "Animal." The band is currently on tour with My Chemical Romance and will be performing at Coachella this weekend. Read more...

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Credit: Press Here Publicity


Audio City: _Folk scene alive and well in Los Angeles_

While Los Angeles' folk scene has died down, it has not died. Folk musicians like Arlo Guthrie, most recently seen at Royce Hall, continue to perform long after historic folk venues such as the Ash Grove shut down. Read more...

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Ross Altman, a UCLA alumnus, was at the Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival last year. Altman has a doctorate in English but chose to pursue folk music.

Courtesy of Milt Rosenberg




CAC promotes cultures through weeklong WorldFest with dance, food and films

If the average UCLA student was asked to identify a qanun, a resonant Near Eastern regional instrument that consists of an irregularly shaped wooden box with strings stretched across it that a player plucks (much like on a zither), the most common result would probably be a blank stare. Read more...

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Sami Asmar plays the qanun, a Near Eastern instrument made from strings stretched across a wooden box, during Near East Ensemble’s rehearsal for the WorldFest concert. The concert will begin today at 7 p.m.


Music Library staff Henry Lim and string quartet adapt Radiohead album favorites to classical music as part of Powell Music in the Rotunda series

Radiohead is known for bridging the gap between rock and classical music styles. This weekend, a string quartet led by Music Library staffer Henry Lim will tip the scales toward the classical end of the spectrum. Read more...

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Music Library staff member Henry Lim (center) and his string quartet will be performing music by the band Radiohead in Powell Rotunda Saturday at 8 p.m. using violas, violins, cellos and acoustic guitars.

Courtesy of Henry Lim




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