Flash back to the ’80s, when hip-hop artists were producing music from equipment in their garages and selling mixtapes from the backs of their trunks to close friends, acquaintances and anyone who passed by.
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Balkan quartet Gluck Groupa Pendari adds a comptemporary twist on traditional music
A man emulates a woman’s voice while an accordion player rhythmically taps his shoembourine, a tambourine attached to a shoe, on the floor. While the scene may seem like it was taken straight out of “Bonanza,” it is exactly the kind of entertainment that UCLA’s Gluck Groupa Pendari’s performance will include. Also known as the UCLA Gluck Balkan Ensemble, this quartet will be performing Thursday night as part of the Fowler Museum’s “Fowler Out Loud” concert series.
Soundbite: Mike Acerbo
Mike Acerbo wants to live in a fairy tale. As he sings of golden castles, blueberry moons and colorful lights in a lofty croon, the New York City singer and songwriter creates a mystical atmosphere that one would expect to be playing while a storybook heroine stumbles through fog toward her Prince Charming.
Soundbite: Phantom Family Halo
The Phantom Family Halo’s new record, “When I Fall Out,” is a contemporary psychedelic experience.
B-sides: _Beyonce, Jay-Z’s plan to trademark baby’s name seems a business move_
Life is a gift, love, open it up / You’re a child of destiny / You’re the child of my destiny / You’re my child with the child from Destiny’s Child.”
Bassist Owen Clapp and UCLA All-Star Jazz Quintet to electrify Fowler Out Loud concert
Based on his experiences as an elementary school cellist, third-year jazz studies student Owen Clapp thought he would never have a musical future.
Breaking new ground: West Coast teams to battle it out at UCLA's first breakLA
Playing music usually requires an instrument. Painting a picture usually requires a canvas and paint. The art of dancing only requires one’s body.