Written by Clementine Daniel and Julia Steinhouse Photos by Julia Steinhouse The night started off with a bizarre series of events, as we entered the Hollywood Forever Cemetery at 9:15PM and drove right past the venue. In our defense, we saw a few cars heading in the same direction and decided that we trusted them. …
By: Winnie Xu and Lexi Tabacu My dear friend recently shared with me that she is always humming a song in her head; at all times, there is a melody. The song changes with the seasons and her surroundings, but it is always there; a commemoration as solidifying as it is devotional. When Lexi and…
The BottleRock Napa Valley music festival was held on the weekend of Friday, May 24th to Sunday, May 26th at the Napa Valley Expo fairgrounds. With the arrival of the festival, the grounds were transformed into a multi-stage spot for music and food lovers. Listeners young and old joined together for artists including Pearl Jam,…
As you made your way towards LA Live, walking through the horde of people, all you could see were folks in sparkly, glittery, and shiny outfits, from skirts to t-shirts to bedazzled jeans, and everyone with sunglasses. I’ve always found it fascinating how committed fans get into the dress code for a specific artist’s concert.…
By Brooke Ortiz Photos by Navya Duggirala I catch RiTchie at The Echo on the last stop of his Triple Digits [112] tour on a Tuesday evening. On the other side of the same block, twentysomethings in dark jackets file into the subterranean sister venue Echoplex for Fleshwater, another Nth-wave shoegaze or post-hardcore band riding…
Teezo Touchdown’s success story is one that not only inspires but also deepens your appreciation for his music. As you wait in line outside the Fonda Theatre on a Sunday night. Teezo’s hard work and commitment had clearly paid off, with back-to-back sold-out shows in Los Angeles. The lines stretched three blocks, with fans dressing…
Photos by Jeslyn Wang Do you listen to Girl in Red? A majority of those attending her concert at the Greek Theatre would answer “yes,” embracing a double entendre. This phrase, coined by our generation, has become a discreet way of identifying as queer. Norwegian singer-songwriter, Maire Ulven Ringheim, best known by her artist moniker,…
The Lodge Room is a tucked away hide-out for the bizarre and eclectic. A Masonic Lodge turned art stage, the energy of the space screams of the occult. From murals of Egyptian pyramids and the Parthenon to panels that flip to reveal an expansive green room, the Lodge Room was built for Pond to take…
In January, Kraftwerk announced a nine night residency at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, housed inside Frank Gehry’s iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall. A perfect venue, as the innovative and stainless steel architectural marvel suits the futurist sounds of the elusive and legendary German band. Just as Gehry is known for his postmodern reformation of industrial…
From starting Habibi’s House party in 2021 with modest crowds to celebrating two back-to-back sold-out shows in LA a few years later, Ibrahim Abu-Ali, AKA DJ Habibeats, is triumphantly growing and forging paths in the music industry for third-culture artists along the way. His new song ‘Wala’ is coming out June 7th. I had the…