On most nights, UCLA’s various a cappella groups can be heard rehearsing in the classrooms of Schoenberg Hall or even in parking structures. Monday night, these groups will be performing as coffee simmers behind the counter of Kerckhoff Coffee House. Six of UCLA’s premier a cappella groups are set to fill the coffee house with […]
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Kyodo Taiko performance to pay tribute to Japanese culture
On stage, a flute lightly sounds, followed by a piercing beat of a chu-daiko drum. Another beat sounds out, and another, in a quickening progression. “Each beat has a sound that livens you up and you’re just taken aback by how big it is,” said Kayla Asato, fourth-year communications student and Kyodo Taiko co-director. “It’s […]
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Ensemble to perform at Fowler
Josh Johnson, a saxophone player, received a Thelonious Monk compilation for Christmas in seventh grade. Little did he know that years later, he would be developing his repertoire as a jazz musician in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, learning from some of the greatest living jazz musicians of our time. The Thelonious Monk Institute […]
Album Review: ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues’
This isn’t a coming-of-age album; it’s a coming-of-self album. For a band like Florida Panhandle punk rock group Against Me!, music has always been about bringing out raw emotion that’s not afraid to sound ruthless or slightly cacophonous. Since the band’s 2002 debut LP “Against Me! is Reinventing Axl Rose” defined the group by its […]
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to perform at UCLA
Aaron Jay Kernis uses the idea of medieval mysticism and visions of angels as inspirations for his composition “Musica Celestis,” and the end product is an ethereal piece of string music. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performs at Royce Hall on Sunday, and will showcase Kernis’ contemporary composition as well as timeless classics from Mozart, Beethoven […]
Alumnus, front man of Rough Church shreds religiously
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. At four years old, UCLA alumnus Greg Franco was tapping out rhythms on pots and pans. By the time he reached college, he had already begun his first band and started DJ’ing for […]
Album Review: ‘Mind Over Matter’
When Young the Giant released its catchy singles “My Body” and “Cough Syrup” off its 2010 eponymous debut, it quickly found its way to mainstream popularity, putting the California-based indie rock band on the list of bands to watch. Four years later, with one of the most anticipated releases of early 2014, Young the Giant […]