UCLA’s annual Jazz Reggae Festival returns in full-force for the 27th year with major headliners like Santigold and Common. The festival takes place every Memorial Day weekend on the grounds of UCLA’s Intramural Field and offers opportunities to explore new music, food and crafts. Read more...
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May 24, 12:18 am
The 27th annual Jazz Reggae Festival features a diverse range of artists
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May 24, 12:00 am
Ecochella channels music, energy from within
On a particularly bold and balmy day in the cerebrum of a physics student, music and sustainability married, some neurons fired … and Ecochella was born. Read more...
Photo: Ecochella, UCLA’s first bike-powered concert at Sunset Canyon Recreation Amphitheater features student musicians, sustainable foods and contests.
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May 24, 12:00 am
UCLA alumnus and The Doors keyboard legend dies at 74
UCLA alumnus Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of the rock ’n’ roll band The Doors, died Monday afternoon, in Rosenheim, Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. Read more...
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May 23, 12:00 am
Alum launches musical career with debut album
Call it a talent show nightmare, but for the Sketchy Randoms it was the dream. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Javier Dunn, former guitarist for Sara Bareilles, has broken off and signed with a label. His debut album “Trails” will be released on June 25.
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May 22, 12:29 am
Club helps create musical matches for potential bandmates
It's almost like a dating website for musicians – one that facilitates the creation of a band and provides venues for performances. Read more...
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May 21, 12:02 am
Album Review: ‘Random Access Memories’ by Daft Punk
Much modern debate about electronic music stems from issues with the formulaic rises and falls of beats per minute. With Daft Punk’s long-anticipated studio album “Random Access Memories,” the French duo finds success once more, changing the direction of a genre it helped define. Read more...
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May 20, 11:59 pm
Love or Hate: Columnists debate the value of singing competition reality shows
Informal Internet studies show that incidents of loud and passionate shower singing have gone up exponentially since 2002. In unrelated news, the 12th season “American Idol” winner, Candice Glover, has finally broken the five-season trend of “white guys with guitars.” Meanwhile, “The X Factor” grows with every Simon Cowell quip, and “The Voice” is almost single-handedly keeping NBC afloat. Read more...
Photo: This week’s “Love|Hate” debates whether singing competition reality shows should go on to see the next round. With “American Idol” on a steady ratings decline and “The Voice” closing its fourth season, two columnists take a closer look at the television genre.