Third-year psychobiology student Michael de Virgilio is releasing his first single under the name Mr. Moon. Watch and listen to Mr. Moon perform “Darling.” Read more...
Photo: (Barry Yang/Daily Bruin)
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February 17, 2:18 am
Sounds of LA: Deap Vally
Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East Los Angeles or the coastal grunge of Venice Beach, each act has its own distinct sound. Read more...
Photo: San Fernando Valley blues rock duo Deap Vally debuted its sound in 2012 with the single, “Gonna Make My Own Money,” challenging gender stereotypes. Deap Vally will perform Sunday at the Air + Style Festival at the Rose Bowl. (Courtesy of Stevie Decanay)
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February 17, 2:14 am
Student musician Mr. Moon to release first single “Darling”
Sixteen years ago, Michael de Virgilio met Brandon Hafetz, the new kid in kindergarten, in Manhattan Beach. Now, they are working together to release an EP, “Darling.” Under the moniker Mr. Read more...
Photo: Michael de Virgilio, a third-year psychobiology student, will release his first single “Darling” Tuesday under the name Mr. Moon. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
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February 12, 12:00 am
Opera UCLA to perform West Coast premiere of ‘I Due Figaro’
More than 150 years ago, “I Due Figaro” by Saverio Mercadante vanished from the opera scene. On Friday, Opera UCLA will perform the West Coast premiere of the Italian opera in collaboration with the School of Theater, Film and Television’s theater department and the Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
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February 11, 11:45 pm
Q&A: Lecturer, flute instructor discusses career, upcoming performance
Aside from his 42-year-long teaching career at UCLA, Sheridon Stokes published two books on flute technique and has recorded studio music for “Mission Impossible,” “Star Trek” and “Family Guy.” Before he performs in the orchestra for the Academy Awards on Feb. Read more...
Photo: UCLA senior lecturer and author Sheridon Stokes, who helped record music for “Mission Impossible” and “Family Guy,” will perform alongside students and professors at the UCLA Woodwind Faculty in “It’s a Woodwind World IX” Thursday in the Jan Popper Theater. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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February 11, 12:01 am
Album review: “Let the Good Times Roll”
“Let the Good Times Roll” JD McPherson Rounder Records 3.5/5 paws Roots rocker JD McPherson’s sophomore release, “Let the Good Times Roll,” is a sonic time machine set for 1950s America, using the power of old-school tape echo and tremolo to transport the listener back to the birth period of rock ‘n’ roll. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Rounder Records)
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February 10, 1:28 am
Singer Sienna Moffitt’s ‘this is a demo’ inspired by trip to Europe
When third-year Design | Media Arts student Sienna Moffitt made plans to study abroad in Europe, appearing on BBC Radio Merseyside and recording her first demo were not part of her agenda. Read more...
Photo: Third-year Design | Media Arts student Sienna Moffitt was traveling in England when she was asked to perform on a BBC radio segment in Liverpool. Moffitt went on to record a demo album while in England, titled “this is a demo,” which she released Monday night on her Bandcamp site. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)