Photos by Nathan Rifkin Framed by the iconic hills of Griffith Park and Mount Hollywood, nestled in the eastern portion of the Santa Monica mountains, is the beautiful Greek Theatre. In the summer, the open air venue sits under a brilliant blue Los Angeles sky dotted with small white wisps of clouds. Given all this,…
Photos by Sofia Cardenas Middle school: My mom took my phone away, so I had no choice but to find another vehicle for my grimy Apple earbuds that I refused to ever take out. Digging through a hallway cabinet, I discovered my mom’s old lime green iPod Shuffle. Surprisingly, it still worked. Plugging in my…
Photos by Sofia Cardenas Nestled below the San Gabriel Mountains, the Rose Bowl lives on the western edge of the SGV, where 20 miles of strip malls, boba shops, and sprawling suburbia make up one of the most prominent ethnoburbs in Los Angeles. On August 8, Asian-interest music collective 88rising took over Pasadena with their…
Cover photo by Alive Coverage I am pleased to be reporting back for another solid year at Outside Lands. Once again, my family and I made our way to Golden Gate Park for our annual 3-day tradition full of great music, delicious food, and so many people. This year’s lineup did not disappoint, accomplishing the…
Photos by Sofia Cardenas When imagining a cluster of popular emo bands from the late 90s and early 2000s, many come to name. But among these artists, an indie-rock infused ‘black sheep’ always makes its way into the grouping. Enter Death Cab for Cutie. Since their 1998 debut, Something About Airplanes, Death Cab have been…
Come one, come all to the Greek Theatre on August 20th and 21st for a bit (and by a bit I mean a lot) of joy. It’s the Celebrating 10 Years Of Mt. Joy Tour, and the indie rock band is setting foot once more in the Greek, having sold out the iconic venue during…
“A thrill ride” – The Hollywood Reporter “Standout… funny, sexy” – Vogue “A visionary new voice” – IndieWire What do these three quotes have in common? They are all referencing the groundbreaking new film from Lilian Mehrel, a film that won the Tribeca AT&T Untold Stories Award, SFFilm Rainin Award, and much more, a film…
Photos by Sofia Cardenas Hailed among some of the most influential indie artists of the 2000s, of Montreal’s twee renditions of rock and pop continue to be celebrated by new audiences today since frontman Kevin Barnes began the group nearly three decades ago. Originating from Athens, Georgia, of Montreal’s 1997 debut Cherry Peel made its…
Featured image by Jordan Sabillo Summer has slipped into a blur of spending days in an office and coming home to an apartment that’s trapped the heat inside. It’s been a summer of bracing for senior year, and aside from the imminent doom of entering the job market, I’ve been reflecting on the sweetness of…