For a Monday evening fresh out of midterms season, the UCLA Nimoy Theater was beaming with energy. UCLA Radio teamed up with UCLA’s Student Committee for the Arts (SCA) for the second time to spotlight student artists and the notable, LA based, Keni Titus.
To celebrate Black History Month, UCLA Radio’s Digital Press and Music departments have come together to highlight the artists shaping the soundscape of today while drawing from a deep lineage of Black musical innovation. This month, we recognize not just the music, but the cultural and historical legacies embedded within it. Listen, engage, and reflect.
Scattered within my various daytime, autumn, and study playlists lies the artist Sarah Kinsley. Although I recognized her titles, could hum her melodies by heart, and admired her singles’ elegant artwork, I had never listened to Kinsley’s entire discography until recently. That is until the release of her first full album: Escaper. The alt pop…
Written by Kayalani DeGrave After recently reviewing the new album, Bright Future, by indie-folk artist Adrianne Lenker, I got the opportunity to experience her music and so much more in its purest form at The United Theater on Broadway. Located in downtown Los Angeles on a street lined with old theaters and venues, the United…
Written by Kayalani DeGrave With the U.S. tour of Bright Future beginning on June 9th, 2024, it seems only fitting to discuss Adrianne Lenker’s newest solo studio record, an album rooted in emotional intimacy, storytelling, and carefully crafted poetic lyrics. You may know the 32-year-old indie-folk artist as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the…
Photos by Ella Gibson After an hour-long bus ride down Santa Monica Boulevard, in a brown leather jacket and chunky Dr. Martens, I found myself at a cemetery (literally). “Hollywood Forever: Funeral Home. Cemetery. Cremation.” Lining up next to a row of tombstones was definitely not how I envisioned my Wednesday night to begin, but…
Turning the corner onto Santa Monica Boulevard, I found myself in a sea of teens and twenty-something year olds in gold belts, long skirts, and silver nose rings waiting eagerly for the clock to strike. The doors opened promptly at 7:00, the 500-person venue filling by the minute. Eliza McLamb’s name was spelled out on…
Photos by Emily Waugh “A lot of sad single people come to our shows”. That’s what Sam Bentley, lead singer of Australian indie folk-rock band, The Paper Kites, jokingly declared, a ray of light illuminating his acoustic guitar from behind. Oddly enough, I didn’t see many “sad single people” present that night, instead, countless couples…