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November 23, 6:57 pm

Student Dakota Dry tackles complex emotions with unique style of folk music

This post was updated Nov. 27 at 8:14 p.m. Dakota Dry is singing what others have trouble saying. Inspired by the Laurel Canyon folk scene of the 1960s, the third-year ethnomusicology student said she writes songs to express her feelings about difficult subject matters, such as seeing loved ones live with mental health conditions and generational trauma. Read more...

Photo: Dakota Dry plays her guitar in front of tree trunk. The third-year ethnomusicology student said writing songs has helped in tackling complex emotions and experiences. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin)

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November 20, 8:50 pm

Alumnus Angel Blue to perform at Schoenberg Hall, host opera master class

Angel Blue is returning to UCLA to help opera students hit the high note. The Grammy Award-winning opera singer and alumnus will be performing at Schoenberg Hall on Monday, accompanied by pianist Bryan Wagorn of the Metropolitan Opera. Read more...

Photo: Dressed in navy blue, Angel Blue looks at the camera with a hand on her head. The alumnus and Grammy Award-winning opera soprano will return to UCLA this week for a performance Monday and master class Tuesday. (Courtesy of Angel Blue)

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November 18, 6:23 pm

Album review: Weyes Blood transports listeners to a world of ethereal loneliness in new album

Weyes Blood is assuring listeners they are not alone in feeling alone. Three years after “Titanic Rising” was released, the artist – whose real name is Natalie Mering – dropped her newest album, “And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow” on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Weyes Blood is lit by blue and purple lighting and appears to glow from within on the cover of her fifth album, “And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow,” which released Friday. (Courtesy is of Sub Pop Records)

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November 13, 9:41 pm

Second Take: Young, female fan bases face undeserved scrutiny for music taste

Despite being the cornerstone of the music industry for generations, teenage girls continue to be demeaned for their listening choices. Defined as “a girl or woman who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something,” the term “fangirl” has spread across multiple forms of media, such as movies, television shows, books and most notoriously, music. Read more...

Photo: (Anna Richardson/Daily Bruin)

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November 13, 9:31 pm

Q&A: Indie-pop singer ella jane shares notes on coming-of-age album “Marginalia”

ella jane is writing in the margins of her own story. The indie-pop singer released her sophomore project “Marginalia” in late October – a year after she dropped “THIS IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!” in 2021. Read more...

Photo: Illuminated by a soft red light, ella jane rests her hand on her cheek as she looks away from the camera. The singer released her sophomore project, “Marginalia,” in October. (Courtesy of Maddy Rotman)

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November 6, 4:46 pm

Q&A: Regents’ Professor Huib Schippers explores culture, society with music evolution

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 12:39 p.m. Professor Huib Schippers is traveling through the sonorities of time. On Monday, the UC Regents’ Professor of ethnomusicology will present the lecture “Sound Futures: Why Some Music Practices Thrive, Many Struggle, and Others Disappear.” Hosted by the Herb Alpert School of Music, the lecture will dive into the cultural patterns of music and its reception by societies and communities around the world and across time. Read more...

Photo: Huib Schippers looks forward in front of a blue background. The UC Regents’ Professor of musicology will present the lecture “Sound Futures: Why Some Music Practices Thrive, Many Struggle, and Others Disappear” on Monday. (Courtesy of Huib Schippers)


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