The 2018 American Music Awards just came to a close. Before the event, Bruins shared their winner predictions – read below to compare their thoughts to the actual winners, as well as catch up on the Daily Bruin’s highlights of the night! Taylor Swift set the spotlight on herself just in time for the AMAs. […]
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Celebrated country singer Emmylou Harris returns to Royce with nostalgic show
“Do record stores even exist anymore?” joked Emmylou Harris with her crowd at Royce Hall. The Grammy award-winning artist and the Recording Academy’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award winner reminisced about music consumption in the older days, saying that today, one can find her songs in the ether – referring to streaming services, most likely. Performing […]
Album review: Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Trench’ falls flat, fails to produce a variety of sounds
“Trench” is a cohesive album – but not in a good way. Twenty One Pilots dropped its latest album Friday, and it featured 14 songs, of which only three stood out. The remaining numbers blended together in an unmemorable collection of all-too-similar sounds, with many sharing the same overall beat and lyrical rhythms. Many songs […]
Renowned jazz artists to hold workshop, bring new perspective to music education
McCoy Mrubata learned to play music on the streets because he wasn’t allowed in formal music institutions. Growing up during apartheid as a black male, Mrubata said he was systematically excluded from higher education. He and Paul Hanmer, who have worked together for 30 years, will draw on their experiences in the South African music […]
Music Preview: Artists reclaim their sound in albums dropping this fall
2018 is drawing to a close, but more artists are slated to drop new music throughout the fall. While fans saw summer releases from an array of performers like Nicki Minaj and Florence + The Machine, upcoming albums may mark shifts in the musical careers of many. Read more for some of the Daily Bruin’s […]
Concert review: Florence and the Machine’s recent tour introduces a more stripped-down aesthetic
Florence Welch stepped out from between a crucifix and the Hollywood sign for her first of two Los Angeles shows of the “High as Hope” tour. The tour, titled after Florence and the Machine’s latest album, mainly featured newer songs. The show began with Welch softly singing the opening line, “The show was ending,” from […]
Ethnomusicology professor uses knowledge of EDM roots in album
Cheryl Keyes channeled her jazz and hip-hop education into electronic dance music. Though the genre was new territory for her, the Department of Ethnomusicology professor said electronic dance music has roots in other forms of music she has spent years studying. Her album, “Hollywood and Vine,” which came out in April, features songs “Hollywood Vine” […]