Punk rock is dead, punk rock is dying, punk rock died surviving. In a year when the genre threatens to crash at full throttle back into the mainstream (or at least pseudo-mainstream), from the anguished roar of Pissed Jeans to the wheezing desperation of Iceage, the quieter anguish of Waxahatchee’s “Cerulean Salt” could easily be overlooked as a folksy interlude. Read more...
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February 28, 12:00 am
UCLA student showcases one-man jazz act in Fowler concert series
At the age of 3, Nathan Kersey-Wilson’s favorite thing to do was jam out to the Beatles on his plastic saxophone. His musical passion began at this moment, leading him to eventually choose the saxophone as his primary instrument. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year jazz studies student Nathan Kersey-Wilson will perform his one-man show tonight at the Fowler Out Loud series. Kersey-Wilson uses a loop pedal to combine various instrument layers.
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February 27, 12:15 am
Against the Grain: Brendan Hornbostel: Black Flag, Iceage build on West Coast Punk
Beyond the blazing fast drums, aggressive guitars and piercing vocals that have made West Coast punk an against-the-grain entity is the adoption of an anti-authority, do-it-yourself attitude that embraces individuality. Read more...
Photo: Black Flag’s 1981 debut album “Damaged,” featured the anthem, “Rise Above,” that cemented the band’s West Coast punk sound.
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February 27, 12:10 am
UCLA student competes at Orientation LA
After winning his first DJ battle last week, UCLA trap spinster Alejandro “Alexbustamove” Bustamante prepares to battle it out with fresh opponents at Orientation LA. Read more...
Photo: Alejandro Bustamante, a fourth-year Design | Media Arts student who DJs as Alexbustamove, will battle against students from USC and LMU before acts such as Flosstradamus and gLadiator perform at Orientation LA.
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February 25, 12:00 am
Jazz collective The Primaries performs for first time at Kerckhoff
In just six short months, The Primaries have gone from an idea to an eight-person collective. Read more...
Photo: The Primaries, a new jazz collective started by students Ryan Yoo and Sally Chung, will perform together for the first time at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse tonight as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s concert series.
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February 25, 12:00 am
Artist brings songs of female empowerment to Kerckhoff
Jerusalem: a girl just heard Naomi Robin play a few songs. Read more...
Photo: Singer-songwriter Naomi Robin brings her set of songs about empowerment, strength and heartbreak to the Kerckhoff Coffeehouse tonight as part of Cultural Affairs Commission’s concert series.
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February 21, 12:00 am
Bluegrass sounds sprout in LA music scene
One of our campus’ best-kept secrets may be that once a week, there is a hoedown in Schoenberg Hall. Read more...
Photo: The L.A. BlueGrassHoppers is UCLA’s bluegrass and old-time style ensemble that returned from a seven-year hiatus when UCLA ethnomusicology alumnus Tommy Stanton brought the group back five years ago.