Qwer Hacks 2022
If you’ve ever gotten lost/wandered around Boelter Hall as I have, you might’ve noticed a flyer for QWER Hacks’s annual hackathon posted on one of the bulletin boards.
Choosing The Quiet Ones
The Mountain Goats @ The Regent [4/28/22] Photos by Ethan Guffey On a cloudy Thursday night, The Regent was transported back to 2005: the floor filled with hipsters, adorned with neckbeards and mustaches. Beanies topped their heads and graphic tees proudly exhibited art of various indie bands and niche media references. The women wore black…
Painless or Painful?
Nilüfer Yanya @ The Roxy [4/21/22] “I’m not that good at talking on stage,” Nilüfer Yanya proclaims after shrugging off a comment from the crowd. But it’s okay. The crowd isn’t here for the banter. As I entered the Roxy a couple hours earlier, I observed that a majority of concert goers were waiting in…
Toro y Moi Fans, Say Hello to Chaz Bear
A review of the “Goes by So Fast: a MAHAL Film” world premiere screening at Brain Dead Studios on 4/22/2022.
Interview with Liam Parsons from Good Morning
Album cover image via Good Morning on Bandcamp I sat down with Liam Parsons from Good Morning for a quick interview amid their chaotic touring schedule to ask him what his DJ name would be and what advice he’d give to younger musicians. Their new album, Barnyard is out now. Some of the interview has…
Hear the Music of the Andes
INCA, the Peruvian Ensemble @ Lake View Terrace Library [4/14/22]
THE WORK OF WIZARDS
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard @ The Fox Theater Pomona [4/12/2022]
Media We Can Touch
In the following vignettes, our Digital Press writers explore the role of physical media in their lives.
Mystery Music Mosaic: Moodswings in This Order by DPR Ian
I’ll admit that K-pop is not my musical genre of choice. I didn’t grow up listening to it; instead, I was immersed in Joni Mitchell, the Police, and Depeche Mode, which are arguably as far as you can get from the peppy and catchy Korean pop that engages a young global audience with astonishing reach.…
Mystery Music Mosaic: Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten
Slow, rhythmic, atmospheric. These are the characteristics that jump out from the internal reverberations of a pair of headphones or car speakers when listening to “I Told You Everything” or “Jupiter 4” by Sharon Van Etten.
Music and its Makers – An Closer Look at Artists, Profits, and the Music Industry
by Alik Shehadeh, Niklas Leet, and Matthew Barcellos Money and Music – An Introspective Lens on the Music Industry “So, what type of music do you like?” This universal get to know you question has emerged repeatedly in my time thus far at UCLA. An indication of someone’s cultural engagement, personal preferences, and social awareness,…