On most nights, UCLA’s various a cappella groups can be heard rehearsing in the classrooms of Schoenberg Hall or even in parking structures. Monday night, these groups will be performing as coffee simmers behind the counter of Kerckhoff Coffee House. Six of UCLA’s premier a cappella groups are set to fill the coffee house with […]
Author Archives: Max Mcgee
Tribal Seeds fires up Wiltern crowd with new members, songs
A band of San Diego reggae musicians wearing knotty dreadlocks upon their heads permeated the concrete jungles of Los Angeles last Friday night, led by two brothers, Steven and Tony-Ray Jacobo. The Wiltern Theater filled to the brim to watch the Tribal Seeds headline the show alongside opening acts Pacific Dub, Through The Roots and […]
Alum Marc Maynon mixes genres on ‘Download Jesus’
In 2005, UCLA alumnus Marc Maynon snuck into a music practice room in Shoenberg Hall with his friend Bobby Parker. Since that day, the pair has traversed the Sunset Strip and venues across Los Angeles and San Francisco. “I think it started when we snuck in and (Maynon) played the piano and I played a […]
Alumnus founds True Grit Records music label
The crisp, pure sound of a vinyl record resonates throughout the main room of alumnus Xavier Delgado’s True Grit Records office. The smooth combination of a hip-hop beat and soloing electric guitar accompanied by a serene harmonization of two voices is transmitted by a gramophone. The label, formed in October 2012 by Delgado and longtime […]
Acclaimed musicians to debut with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Although pianist Alessio Bax has performed the works of classical musicians for decades, from studies at the Italian conservatory to his debut appearance with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, he strives each time to get closer and closer to the composer’s original intentions. Bax and the orchestra will perform at Royce Hall this Sunday under […]
DJ duo GLSS breaks into EDM scene with upcoming EP
Crowd roars pulse through the halls of Ackerman Union on an energetic Tuesday night. UCLA students rushed upstairs to discover GLSS, a duo consisting of UCLA’s Philip Scott and UC Davis’ Brandon Whitney, opening for popular Los Angeles DJ duo, Classixx. “It was a truly surreal experience because we’ve opened for a fair amount of […]