In “On the Rise,” the Daily Bruin profiles up-and-coming musicians in Los Angeles. Though our subjects do not necessarily have direct connections with UCLA, they are artists who have brought their sounds to Los Angeles and have taken advantage of opportunities within the city’s thriving music scene. Hillary Reynolds entered a crowded bar in search […]
Category Archives: Music
Student turns closet into studio to record EP about reality of love
Rico Lomarda emerged from his apartment’s closet with a guitar in hand, having finished working on his songs for six hours straight. The musician’s closet doubles as his studio – the place where he finished recording and producing his four-song debut EP “Love or Something.” Lomarda, a third-year biochemistry student, performs under the stage name […]
Video: Singing to Spring Sing: Haylee Hessell
Haylee Hessell is a third-year english major and soloist in Spring Sing 2017. At the age of 15, she picked up the guitar and began writing and composing her own songs. Watch as she performs an original, “Your Place.”
Album review: ‘Ether’
Just like his 2010 hit “Airplanes,” B.o.B is ready to soar again. Hip-hop singer B.o.B is making a comeback with his new 12-song album, “Ether.” Although B.o.B quietly released the albums “Psycadelik Thoughtz” and “Elements” in 2015 and 2016, respectively, “Ether” sets itself apart from his previous projects. The album’s confident, determined sound allows B.o.B […]
Tea Tunes: Keegan Hawkins conveys thoughts on sin, nostalgia with original songs
Music inspires the soul and allows listeners to feel joyful and free, and behind every piece of inspirational music lies a songwriter and a story. Throughout spring quarter, columnist Kaitlyn Peterson will sit down over tea with UCLA singer-songwriters to explore their musical goals, personal inspirations and what makes their songs so special. You really […]
On the Rise: Grey
In “On the Rise,” the Daily Bruin profiles up-and-coming musicians in Los Angeles. Though our subjects do not necessarily have direct connections with UCLA, they are artists who have brought their sounds to Los Angeles and have taken advantage of opportunities within the city’s thriving music scene. Michael Trewartha worked a day job at an […]
Vinyl vendors: Reviewing stores around LA during resurgence of record sales
Vinyl has spun back into relevance. Sales of vinyls in the United States generally declined after 1979, but in the past 11 years they’ve grown in popularity again, according to Nielsen Music. I’ve been collecting vinyl from independent record stores in Los Angeles for about nine months. The record format creates a physical relationship between […]