During the day, as the sun glints off its steel curves, the silver sails of Walt Disney Concert Hall reflect light from each panel. But, at sunset, the structure darkens.
Category Archives: Music
New music mobile app to select Bruins for pilot
In 2005, Gary Mekikian, CEO of M&M; Media, wanted to find a way to feed his two daughters’ music consumption without exposing them to piracy sites with inappropriate advertising. “I decided at the time that there must be a better way to deliver music to young people without subjecting them to dangerous content,” Mekikian said. […]
UCLA alumnus releases remix of his song ‘Two,’ aims to create raw music
Without question, many music producers and artists will edit their audio. UCLA alumnus Steve Malone chose a different approach and distributed his own independent album, unaltered by audio processing technology, and said that raw and organic music is “timeless.” “There’s something about music to me that isn’t supposed to be perfect,” Malone said. “I think […]
Bruin Bash 2014 lineup to feature Kandace Springs, Chance The Rapper
The Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission have announced the lineup for Bruin Bash 2014. This year, Kandace Springs and Chance the Rapper will take the stage, continuing the hip-hop theme of last year’s lineup that featured E-40 and Tyga.
Syncopated Ladies taps into innovative techniques in Fowler performance
The Syncopated Ladies are not a typical jazz tap group, incorporating hip-hop moves through every simultaneous stomp and click of the heels. The all-female tap dance group won national attention this May with its performance on the popular dance competition show, “So You Think You Can Dance.” On Sunday, the group performed some of its […]
Album Review: ‘Goddess’
Often categorized under a new wave of modern R&B;, singer-songwriter Jillian Banks’ music certainly perpetuates the classification. But the categorization is merely a scratch on the surface of the atmospheric, brooding sound that BANKS has managed to capture on her album, “Goddess.” The debut album by BANKS offers a seductive, mystical musical palette with hues […]
Q&A: SOJA’s Jacob Hemphill speaks on tour life, new album
Alternative reggae group SOJA’s eclectic band of dreadlocked guitarists, Latin-style brass players and upbeat percussionists perform music with a deep lyrical conviction regarding the state of human emotion and conflict. The Daily Bruin’s Max McGee spoke with Jacob Hemphill, SOJA’s lead vocalist and guitarist, about the band’s new album, “Amid the Noise and Haste,” and […]