Recently graduated ethnomusicology student with a minor in music industry, Nina Kasuya performs tonight as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Kerckhoff Coffeehouse Concert Series. Kasuya spoke with Daily Bruin’s Ishan Rampuria about her upcoming performance and her past, present and future musical career. Daily Bruin: Can you talk about what we can expect from your performance this […]
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Album Review: ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’
It’s hard to classify Bombay Bicycle Club given its penchant for continuously altering its musical style. The band’s catalogue, spanning four albums, already contains a guitar-heavy indie rock album, “I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose,” a folk-inspired acoustic record, “Flaws,” and the up-tempo “A Different Kind of Fix.” Whether or not the radical change from album to […]
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to perform at UCLA
Aaron Jay Kernis uses the idea of medieval mysticism and visions of angels as inspirations for his composition “Musica Celestis,” and the end product is an ethereal piece of string music. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performs at Royce Hall on Sunday, and will showcase Kernis’ contemporary composition as well as timeless classics from Mozart, Beethoven […]
Charles Lloyd brings musical legacy to Royce Hall
When Charles Lloyd sold out a two-night gig at UCLA in January 1969, Richard Nixon was preparing to be sworn in as the 37th president of the United States of America. Lloyd’s fusion–tinged take on jazz returns to Royce Hall on Friday, 44 years and seven presidents later. His saxophone performance will also feature Bill […]