Arts
May 16, 2024 4:39 p.m.
Seated on purple lounge chairs, Tenroc and Tori Kelly smile together on the Novo stage. The Grammy Award-winning artist ushered in a new Grammy U event series with “Grammy U Unwrapped: “’TORI.’ by Tori Kelly” on Wednesday evening. (Courtesy of Sarah Morris/Getty Images for the Recording Academy)
This post was updated May 16 at 11:25 p.m.
Marking a journey of self rejuvenation, Tori Kelly unwrapped the intricacies of her self-titled album.
Following the April 5 release of “TORI.,” the Grammy Award-winning vocalist led the debut installment of Grammy U’s new Unwrapped series.
By Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Arts
May 16, 2024 4:08 p.m.Lap Dog Music Group is helping students find their footing in the music industry.
Founded in 2023, Lap Dog Music Group works with artists and repertoire, music curation and artist management.
By Isabella Appell
Arts
May 3, 2024 4:29 p.m.Album Review: Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ provides solid hits for fans but lacks ambition
This post was updated May 5 at 8:37 p.m.
Dua Lipa is reasserting her place on the dance floor in new ways.
The British-Albanian singer’s third studio album, “Radical Optimism,” is her first full-length project of all-new material in more than four years.
By Reid Sperisen
Arts
May 2, 2024 5:18 p.m.SYNC seeks to harmonize creative efforts of UCLA singer-songwriters, filmmakers
This post was updated May 5 at 8:32 p.m.
These women are reinventing sync placements.
First-year sociology student Rachel Jos, first-year business economics student Kate Iwamoto and first-year sociology student Candace Tsay launched the student organization SYNC during winter quarter.
By Puja Anand
Arts
April 28, 2024 3:18 p.m.‘Music in the Garden’ free public concert serenades UCLA botanical garden
This post was updated April 28 at 7:12 p.m.
At “Music in the Garden,” it was a literal garden party.
UCLA’s Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden hosted the free public concert at La Kretz Garden Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, which was attended by more than 100 community members and students.
By Reid Sperisen
Arts
April 25, 2024 9:46 p.m.Running on bike power, Coastalong 2024 brings music and sustainability to UCLA
At the Coastalong Music and Sustainability Festival, helping the environment while listening to tunes is easier than riding a bicycle.
Less than a week after Earth Day, the 11th annual Coastalong festival will be held Saturday from 12 to 5:30 p.m.
By Reid Sperisen
Arts
April 23, 2024 11:53 a.m.Alumnus Mei-Chen Chen unearths Indigenous music of Taiwan in presentation
This posted was updated April 23 at 7:38 p.m.
Mei-Chen Chen is unearthing the fruits of ethnomusicological documentation.
This Wednesday at the Schoenberg Music Building, the ethnomusicologist will walk the UCLA community through her experiences uncovering missionary Joseph Lenherr’s field recordings of Indigenous Taiwanese tribes’ music.
By Samantha Reavis
Arts
April 19, 2024 4:09 p.m.Album review: ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ is chaired by sultry slang, melodramatic monotony
This post was updated April 21 at 11:37 p.m.
While the poet may be tortured, the poems themselves exude both monotony and melodrama.
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album Friday in the form of a surprise double album “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY.” The album explores the singer’s experiences with prior relationships while weaving themes of addiction, manipulation, parenthood and family through the 31-song marathon.
By Olivia Simons
Arts
April 18, 2024 1:42 p.m.Pass the Aux event will shine spotlight on graduating students’ capstone projects
This post was updated April 18 at 7:42 p.m.
From AI to LPs, UCLA musicology and music industry students present their final performances.
The Herb Alpert School of Music’s second annual Pass the Aux event will be held Saturday and aims to provide graduating music industry and musicology students a platform to present their capstone projects.
By Davis Hoffman
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