Cynthia Mersten was in hysterics. The second-year theater student threw props all over the floor, screaming and pounding the ground as Bill Barker, a graduate film student, watched in horror, unable to stop her.
Author Archives: Michael Palumbo
UCLA Christian a cappella group Road to Damascus to hold spring concert “˜Gravitate’
UCLA’s musical group Road to Damascus includes singers from a wide range of musical backgrounds and tastes, from one member who is trained in classical violin to another who was part of a screamo band throughout high school.
An unlikely combo: jazz, bluegrass bands to showcase joint album 'American Legacies'
Two years ago, Ben Jaffe, a member of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, said he did not think that jazz and traditional bluegrass music would make for a great musical hybrid. However, on Thursday his band will perform with the traditional bluegrass band Del McCoury at Royce Hall to showcase their joint album “American Legacies.”
Album Review: “Zonoscope”
The problem with listening to an entire album of electronic music is that you often feel like you are listening to the same song with a different track number.
Album Review: The King is Dead
In an album that’s considerably more concise and simplistic than The Decemberists’ previous efforts, their new album “The King Is Dead” still maintains the band’s rich folk rock sound.
Local sounds of Flying Lotus, Baths, to enhance atmosphere of “Offworld: Where you are – where you want to be” exhibit
Experimental, digital art by Design | Media arts students meets experimental, digitized hip-hop by Flying Lotus in New Wight Gallery tonight.
UCLA’s greatest hits
Entering a competitive industry such as the music business is no easy task, so it’s inspiring to know that some notable UCLA alumni have gone on to pursue successful music careers.