For the Love of Punk
Knocked Loose @ The Belasco [4/21/22]
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…
A review of the “Goes by So Fast: a MAHAL Film” world premiere screening at Brain Dead Studios on 4/22/2022.
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…
INCA, the Peruvian Ensemble @ Lake View Terrace Library [4/14/22]
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard @ The Fox Theater Pomona [4/12/2022]
In the following vignettes, our Digital Press writers explore the role of physical media in their lives.
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.…
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.
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,…
With Connections, Whitaker proves himself as a virtuoso in his field, drawing relations between himself and iconic jazz musicians, between conflict and resolution, but most of all, between his music and his audience.