Back in the early 1970s, Billboard Magazine called Fred Walecki, owner of Westwood Music, asking him if he wanted to buy a one-page advertisement thanking the Beach Boys for all the business they had given his guitar and amplifier store. Read more...

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Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements will be the first musical group to play at the new performance space in Fred Walecki’s Westwood Music store.

Courtesy of TRACY NEWMAN

Songs by Auto-Tune-loving musicians may fill the radio these days, but the members of L.A. Read more...

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THATWASTHEN
thatwasthen, winner of best band at last year’s Spring Sing competition, will be performing at the Troubador on Saturday, Jan. 8.

The music of "Iron Chef America" comes from all around the world. Whenever he travels, Craig Marks, a UCLA alumnus and the show's composer, carries a microphone to record the sounds he hears around him as possible inspiration for his upcoming assignments. Read more...

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UCLA alumnus Craig Marks has composed the music for reality shows including “Intervention” and “Super Nanny,” and he recently released his soundtrack for the popular Food Channel cooking competition show “Iron Chef America.” Marks interned for composer Hans Zimmer while he was an undergraduate at UCLA.

Credit: CINEMEDIA IMAGES

This Saturday, Royce Hall is decking its halls with the classical sounds of Mozart, marking the end of the quarter and the start of the holiday season. Read more...

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Donald Neuen conducts the University Chorus in Wednesday’s rehearsal. The chorus and the UCLA Chorale will join the UCLA Philharmonia for the All-Mozart Holiday Gala.

Steve Martin grew up with a love for music but always turned a deaf ear to rock 'n' roll. Read more...

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Young@Heart, a choir comprised of singers between the ages of 73 and 89, will perform a rock ‘n’ roll repertoire at Royce Hall today.

Courtesy of JEFF DEROSE