Made in L.A. Music series features the Allah-Las and DJ Anne Litt

This week, the Allah-Las and KCRW DJ Anne Litt will play at the Hammer Museum as part of the Made in L.A. Music series. KCRW and the Hammer collaborated on the music series, which will be held in conjunction with the museum’s ongoing biennial exhibition “Made in L.A.,” which features visual artists.

Made in L.A. Music Series to kick off with Hammer Bash! to spotlight local artists

Hammer Bash!
June 28, 7 p.m.
Hammer Museum
Free

Reels of tape intertwine costumed dancers who hold items such as rifles, arrows or bottles of Coca-Cola. The dancers use these objects to maintain tension on the tapes as an electronic composition created by the reel-to-reel tape machines and orchestral instruments fills the air.

Artist Scott Benzel will present and perform this piece, titled “(Threnody) A Beginner’s Guide to Mao Tse-tung ““ for 2 tape loops, dancers, cello, viola, violin and percussion,” at Thursday’s Hammer Bash! event.

Getty Museum’s “˜Saturdays Off the 405′ concert series to kick off with the Dum Dum Girls

Los Angeles-based noise pop band Dum Dum Girls has toured everywhere from Paris and London to Berlin, Rome and Madrid. But lead singer Kristin Gundred, who also goes by her stage name Dee Dee, cannot wait to return to Los Angeles.

Concert Review: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros charms crowd with uplifting set at the Greek Theatre

The stage of the Greek Theatre was illuminated by a large image of a tilted skyline over a vibrant, blue ocean Friday night as the members Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros filled the stage with their instruments, which range from guitars and drums to synthesizers and tambourines.

UCLA student David Villafaña to harken sounds of Mexico in Fowler Out Loud concert

Thirteen years ago, 11-year-old David Villafaña sat down with a book of Mexican songs and a nylon-string guitar. He strummed the guitar strings, attempting to play the chords printed in the book and match them to the lyrics he already knew. He eventually taught himself to play the guitar, but this was only the beginning of his musical career.

Q&A: Singer Kelsea Little discusses songwriting process, upcoming L.A. concert

Indie-folk pop artist Kelsea Little has been playing the harp since she was eight years old and experiments with piano, flute and guitar. Little will be performing at The Smell this Friday as part of her Pacific Coast Highway tour. Little spoke with Daily Bruin’s Jessica McQueen about her first solo tour, inspiration for her music and her dreams of playing at Coachella.