~~~~~ [Co-Written by: Jeslyn Wang | Photo Credits Under Each Image ] ~~~~~ After a long and restful summer of laying on the beach, we return to the sunny streets of Westwood. Ready for our final year at UCLA, we truly wanted to make the most of our final fall quarter. So what better way…
Co-written by Clementine Daniels From August 9th to 11th 2024, San Francisco welcomed the 16th anniversary of its most popular music festival: Outside Lands. A reflection of all that San Francisco has to offer, vendors spanned from mochi donuts to gourmet truffle burgers, marijuana plants to local wine tastings. Hundreds of local Bay Area merchants…
After the first night that was filled with great music, dancing, singing, and the beautiful beach weather till 2 AM you’d expect everyone to be tired but it was the complete opposite. Fans were literally outside the gates waiting for doors to open so they could sprint across the beach as they were ready for…
If you asked me a year ago what I thought I’d be doing in August 2024, my last guess would be covering HARD Summer music festival. As a classically-trained musician, electronic music is probably the genre in which I feel most out of my comfort zone. Even though I’m a musicology major going into my senior year, I felt like my musical background meant I had no business covering this festival – and yet, here I was, in an effort to challenge my limits and broaden my musical horizons. Thus, I present to you: a noob’s take on HARD Summer.
Entering Rosarito you could feel the Mexican beach weather, see the large crowds of people walking towards the beach and of course you could hear reggaeton beats playing from blocks away. It’s the best time of the year for all Latin music lovers as Baja Beach Fest is once again hosting their world famous Reggaeton…
Article by Arami Chang & Chloe Gonzales After the onslaught of thunderstorms and tornadoes that plagued the Midwest this past week, it’s a relief that the Chicago weather cleared up this weekend. No longer did Chicagoans need to wear their windbreakers or rain boots for the inclement weather. It was time for everyone to don…
Article by Arami Chang & Chloe Gonzales 42 musicians. 3 days. One too many brat shirts. You would think that this alone would be enough to shape a truly iconic summer weekend, but these things aren’t exactly what I remember most. Really, I’m more fond of the smaller moments: the time I met eyes with…
Article by Arami Chang & Chloe Gonzales Today’s lineup was scheduled to feature mostly alt rock musicians by day, dance pop legends by night, making for probably the busiest day of the weekend. In response, the city rang its alarm call, the Green Line train above Ashland loudly buckling its wheels, the air above us…
Cover photo by Alden Bonecutter Los Angeles County made punk history on June 8th with the inauguration of No Values Fest, a 40-year celebration of punk music that welcomed fans of all ages. The festival reunited iconic bands like the original Misfits, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, and The Adicts, bringing in more than 40,000 attendees,…
After its inauguration in the Spring of 2014, Shabang festival has returned this year for its highly anticipated 10 year anniversary. A celebration of the art and culture of San Luis Obispo and the California coast, Shabang featured a star-studded lineup accompanied by a wide array of local artists and vendors. While renowned for its…