Author Archives: Erin Glass

Just over a month ago, Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin did what not many of the pierced and tattooed expect of their punk rock heroes. On Aug. 15, the singer/songwriter who has helped shape the California punk scene for the last 22 years, completed his doctorate in evolutionary biology-paleontology at Cornell University. What interest does […]

Frank Black’s innovative guitar-playing and songwriting skills seem to always be one step ahead of the rest. However, despite his major influence upon the music community, Black appears to have a casual attitude about his musical career and seems content to remain on the fringe. “My solo career was just a way to continue being […]

Busted flat in San Jose, about to miss my plane. I was feeling nearly as faded as my jeans. Well, we hadn’t exactly busted flat, but from the driver’s shop-talk lingo, I couldn’t tell exactly how our car had gone from 75 to zero miles per hour on the old Highway-17 North. I was, however, […]

After three quarters of tireless rehearsing, the World Music performance ensembles of UCLA’s ethnomusicology department are finally ready to show their stuff. In this year’s five-night Spring Festival of World Music, the ensembles will perform song and dance from cultures as far ranging as Africa and China. Under the direction of master musicians who have […]

It seems to come all too easily for Ben Lee. Since the age of 13, singer/guitarist Lee has marched down the road to widespread fame with a grace that almost resembles nonchalance. He will make a stop at Westwood Plaza for a performance today at noon. Born and raised in Australia, Lee has been gathering […]

With three quick snaps of her fingers and a sharp fling of her thick black hair, Alice Tong, 22, set the night into motion. Tong, an ethnomusicology graduate from UCLA and jazz singer fresh to the L.A. music scene, played last Friday night to a packed crowd at Café Balcony. While espresso machines whirred away […]

Armed with the heavy fuzz of reverb guitar and vocal harmonies reminiscent of early ’60s acts, The Raveonettes are forcing a new sound out of the roots of American rock ‘n’ roll. A boy/girl rock ‘n’ roll duo straight from the capital of Denmark, The Raveonettes have an unexpected passion for the feel-good tunes written […]