From opera in the rain to ballad-shouting bums, UCLA musicians have seen and reveled in it all. Today, Fowler Out Loud presents two bands who have learned to face oddities with a smile and a song: soft-rock groups Sharpless and the Jane Carrey Band.
Author Archives: Katie Meschke
Indie group back with new name, ambition
Leaving behind careers and college educations in exchange for sleeping on the couches of strangers and playing in brothels may seem a bit strange, but after years of playing long-distance and putting their music on hold, the members of the indie rock group Local Natives are embracing every aspect of their new rocker lifestyles ““ both the good and the bad.
Musical retreat spawns performances
Marlboro, a small town lost in the midst of Vermont’s Green Mountains, blue lakes and ““ of course ““ maple syrup, is an oasis. It is an oasis not for the wandering traveler, looking to escape from the blistering heat, but for the musician looking to escape the pressures of a fast-paced, career-oriented world. At […]
Master Musicians of Jajouka share an ancient art
Although the label “trance music” may conjure up images of a nightclub stuck in the ’90s, tonight, UCLA Live brings a different kind of trance to Royce Hall: a musical tradition more than a thousand years old.
Bruin Mixtape shares secret musical talents of students
Sara Bareilles, The Doors, John Williams, Maroon 5: UCLA has turned out an impressive and varied list of musicians and composers.
Award-winning Nu talent
Ryan Svendsen is not your typical frat guy.
Artist-in-residence introduces himself in concert
On Tuesday, UCLA music students, as well as students who just like music, will have an opportunity to witness a live performance that mixes genres so much that the style cannot be categorized. The fusion begins with a recital given by Grammy-winning violinist, fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor at 8 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall. The […]