Since Claire L. Evans joined solo artist Jona Bechtolt in 2008, YACHT, an acronym for Young Americans Challenging High Technology, has released an array of singles, EPs and albums that capture the band’s vibrant spirit. Read more...
Photo: Electro-pop duo YACHT will be performing with DJ Classixx Sunday at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Courtesy of YACHT)
After coming together as a band in 2009, Surfer Blood has released two albums, an EP and a number of singles that have contributed to its recognition. Read more...
Photo: Alternative rock band Surfer Blood will be performing Sunday for the second weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Courtesy of Frank Maddocks)
The sun set on the Empire Polo Club in Indio around 7 p.m. last Sunday. Almost on cue, Jeff Mangum, lead singer of Neutral Milk Hotel, began singing: “What a beautiful face/ I have found in this place/ That is circling all round the sun,” from the song “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.” I’d waited for most of my adolescent life to catch Mangum live in action and, at Coachella, my wish was finally granted. Read more...
Photo: The second weekend of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival begins Friday in Indio. (Courtesy of Emily Dinh)
DJ manager by night, fish sculptor by day, Kevin McHugh is a New York-based artist whose installation “Disco Jaws” is on display at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read more...
Photo: Kevin McHugh, a New York-based artist, is featuring his artwork at Coachella, aiming to raise awareness for shark conservation. (Courtesy of Aaron Cobbett)
To fulfill graduation requirements while providing an outlet for a smaller, collaborative environment, several graduate students in music founded the Royce String Quartet at UCLA in 2012. Read more...
Photo: The Royce String Quartet, composed of students and alumni of the Herb Alpert School of Music, will make its L.A. concert performance debut Friday as part of UCLA Library’s “Music in the Rotunda” concert series. (Courtesy of Connor Vance)
On May 19, the same day that British rock band Coldplay releases its sixth studio album, “Ghost Stories,” the band will be on the UCLA campus for a performance in Royce Hall. Read more...
The main character in Simon Savelyev’s short film won the heart of his co-star – and later the hearts of America – with a meow. Savelyev, a graduate student in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, won first prize in the Fresh Step Catdance Film Festival, a contest for cat-inspired films. Read more...
Photo: Simon Savelyev’s grand prize-winning film at the Fresh Step Catdance Film Festival, “Ricky,” follows the friendship between his large dog, Romy, and newly adopted kitten, Ricky. He plans to donate a portion of his $50,000 winnings to animal shelters like the one Ricky came from. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)
