Matty Nash, bandleader of the multi-sensory performance troupe The Mutaytor, says his group’s trademark is its ability to turn civilians into rock stars. He’s a believer in the romantic idea that the two are in fact mutually exclusive. Read more...

As the James Bridges Theater opens its doors Wednesday for this fall’s public screenings, patrons will experience the luxuries of a massive renovation project that brought the theater’s sound system up to the standards of a state-of-the-art movie theater. Read more...

Scott Dudelson learned some valuable lessons while organizing this past year’s Acoustic Live battle of the bands. Although this past fall’s inaugural battle drew sizable crowds for normally calm Sunday nights, Dudelson has continued to make improvements on the event. Read more...

Just over a month ago, Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin did what not many of the pierced and tattooed expect of their punk rock heroes. On Aug. Read more...

Jon Robertson, chair of the music department for 10 years, is having a serious case of déjà vu. The departmental cuts he has had to make as a result of California’s ailing economy have been all-too-familiar. Read more...

The Cooperage is that little UCLA venue that resembles The Max from “Saved by the Bell,” a place where you might find anything from a musician performing on tabletops to a band member sitting down with the audience eating a pizza after the show. Read more...

You wouldn’t know it by the band’s thrashy dance-until-you-break sound, but the first song Hot Hot Heat’s drummer Paul Hawley ever learned was the famous pre-school tune “You Are My Sunshine.” Of course, Hawley has moved on since then. Read more...