Articles tagged with: UCLA Live
KCRW Presents, Uncategorized »
The music fans at KCRW are not limited to the music department. Today’s post comes from Beth Topping, who helps run our Fringe Benefits program and our semi-annual pledge drives. She also happens to have a deep love for ‘70’s rock:
This Thursday, September 30th, John Cale and special guests will take command of UCLA’s Royce Hall for “When Past & Future Collide – Paris 1919 Live.”
Let me tell you why you should not miss this legendary performance.
First, you will be sharing oxygen with a man who was a founding member …
Tom's Music Salon »
The Brazilian artist joined Tom for an interview this weekend and you can hear it in the archives here:
Brazilian superstar Gilberto Gil formed the Tropicalia movement back in the late 60s along with Caetano Veloso and others, and paid dearly for it—he was exiled for years by the dictatorship. He returned to Brazil from his exile in London, and went on to record some of the most memorable albums in Brazilian music. Current Brazilian President Lula da Silva appointed him Minister of Culture, a position he held for five years.
Upon …
