The members of the Carolina Chocolate Drops have recorded four albums since the group’s formation in 2005. One of its albums, “Genuine Negro Jig,” won last year’s Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Category Archives: Music
UCLA group Scattertones moves onto final round of international a cappella championship
The UCLA a cappella group Scattertones ended its most recent effort on quite a high note.
UCLA Live Spring Preview
Throughout the school year, UCLA Live invites a medley of popular and critically acclaimed artists and performers to galvanize the stage of Royce Hall with energetic concerts, compelling talks and otherwise engaging artistic performances. All tickets are $15 for UCLA students.
Spring movie and music preview
Spring is here, and with the new season comes new music and movies. There are plenty of releases coming out in the next few months, but the A&E editors have chosen some albums and films to be especially excited about heading into April, May and June.
Medical students' talent show to display diverse acts, including songs and traditional dances
Joshua Elder is going to become a doctor. Between taking board examinations, attending class and auditioning for residency, any time Elder has just 10 minutes to spare, he will pick up his guitar and strum a couple of Tyrone Wells tunes.
L.A. BlueGrassHoppers bring back bluegrass and old-time style music
Once a week, the upbeat sound of spirited string instruments consumes Schoenberg Hall as about 20 musicians come together to learn about bluegrass and old-time style music.
“˜Songs, Arias and Rituals’ reinterprets poems through music compositions
Madonna is in Mexico. Only she’s not the Madonna most Americans think of ““ she is in the 95 degree heat of Mazatlan, sick with a fever while hordes of people outside call her name, asking her to sing.