Finals are no fun. But imagine if instead of a term paper or in-class exam you had to deliver a summary of all you’ve learned at UCLA to a room full of professors, fellow students and your family. Not only that, your delivery had to be flawlessly organized and pleasing to the ear. That is […]
Author Archives: Alex Palmer
Zeitlin takes to the road, fine-tunes love for music
If the idea of a cozy office job after graduation has you waking up in a cold sweat, Jonathan Zeitlin can probably relate. Instead of settling for fluorescent lights and fax machines, Zeitlin will be heading out on the road for a year upon graduating this month. He will be playing guitar with his band, […]
Mightier than Words
They Might Be Giants has tried its hand at TV theme songs, children’s music and an homage to dead president James K. Polk. Maybe it was only a matter of time before the band gave literature a shot. Well, TMBG isn’t publishing a novel or a poetry collection, but it has teamed up with Dave […]
Tortoise breaks mold with its post-rock sounds
The experimental rock band Tortoise will be performing at the Henry Fonda Theatre tomorrow night for one of only four shows on the West Coast. The tour actually started as a single show at San Francisco’s Noise Pop festival, but the band decided to extend it to include stops in Los Angeles, Seattle and Santa […]
Choral group Cantus uses medley of tunes to instruct
Though an evening of acappela music may not sound very exciting to everyone, Cantus’ variety of material and creative arrangements may interest even those who are typically not fans of chamber music. Cantus, one of America’s premier male vocal chamber ensembles, will be flexing its vocal chords tomorrow night in Schoenberg Hall. “We’re a different […]
Jurassic 5 plays live to a dead crowd
Underground rap came to the surface Saturday night as Jurassic 5 performed an upbeat, old school show at the Wiltern Theatre. Touring in support of its second album, “Power in Numbers,” the Los Angeles-based sextet was pleased to be playing in their home town. On its albums, Jurassic 5 has tended to sound a bit […]
The Tyde’s classic sound arrives at Spaceland
The members of the rock band the Tyde pride themselves on their distinctly California sound. But so far, the band has been spending a lot more time in Europe than in the Golden state that inspires their music. The Tyde will be playing in the United States for the third time this Sunday at the […]