Guillaume Sutre can still see traces of the impact that World War I left on his native Douai, France. Read more...
Photo: UCLA violin professor Guillaume Sutre (left) will perform violin and piano sonatas Tuesday with Steven Vanhauwaert (right) to commemorate Veterans Day. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Read more...
Photo: French electronic duo Daft Punk popularized electronic dance music by turning its shows into a highly kinetic audio-visual experience. (Nabil)
Julia Mallord tuned her guitar as she sat on a stoop in the darkness. Kevin Valle readjusted the height of the microphone as Luke Aronson hung up colorful tie-dye tapestries on the back wall. Read more...
Photo: Students Julia Mallord (left), Kevin Valle (middle) and Luke Aronson (right) perform at 500 Midvale Ave. every Thursday night as part of “The Stoop Series.” (Efren Pinon/Daily Bruin)
Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
Photo: Before attending UCLA, third-year ethnomusicology student Melena Francis Valdes took a 15-year break from college to perform Afro-Cuban percussion instruments such as the Batá drums, conga drums and the drum set with musicians such as Stevie Wonder. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)
Third-year ethnomusicology student Melena Francis plays the Afro-Cuban Batá drums with rhythmic vibrancy. The festive and punchy drumming resonates through the Gamelan Room at UCLA’s Schoenberg Music Building. Read more...
There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...
The Neighbourhood’s arrival onto the Los Angeles music scene in 2011 was marked with teenage angst supported by a motley mixture of synths and a little too much echoey reverb. Read more...
Photo: courtesy of Columbia Records
