It is a virtuoso program for orchestra and a dream performance for developing musicians, showcasing the talent and beauty of individual performers and instrumental sections. Read more...
Photo: Musical director and conductor Neal Stulberg will lead the UCLA philharmonic orchestra tonight at Schoenberg Hall in a performance of four compositions.
Since its opening in 1957, the Troubadour has built a reputation for showcasing lesser-known performers who possess real talent, in an intimate environment. Read more...
All song titles on Tigerbomb's MySpace music page are immediately followed with the phrase "by them, not us!" This is one way that Tigerbomb is honoring the legacy of indie rock band Guided by Voices instead of simply engaging in self-promotion to get ahead. Read more...
Though the original Sublime may have ended with the death of singer Bradley Nowell in 1996, its music continues to reach fans all over the nation through the Sublime tribute band, Badfish. Read more...
On their first ever tour on this side of the Atlantic, Wild Beasts commanded the stage like veterans, filling the small Troubadour club with enormous sounds. Read more...
From the first day that students step foot on UCLA's campus, they become aware of the UCLA-USC rivalry. On Saturday, that rivalry will extend to a cappella. UCLA's a cappella group the ScatterTones will compete at USC in the 15th annual International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s ScatterTones will perform on the USC campus on Saturday as part of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. They will perform in the quarterfinals of this 15th annual event.
The Thermals, who turn out the kind of tight, high-energy songs you can jump around to, first met label mates and fellow indie pop-rockers Thao with the Get Down Stay Down in 2008. That's when, after six years at Sub Pop Records, they found a new label to call home at home in Portland, Oregon, with Kill Rock Stars. Read more...
Photo: KILL ROCK STARS From left to right, guitarist-vocalist Hutch Harris, drummer Westin Glass and bassist-vocalist Kathy Foster, of the band The Thermals, will be performing at the Troubadour on Thursday. The band, with a self-described “post-pop-punk” sound, will be joined by Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, a self-described “dirty pop band” with folk-rock flair. The two bands are spending the month doing a California tour.
