Kristen Martinez has always lived with a punk mindset. The doctoral student in the Department of Musicology is balancing a range of projects centered on Indigenous punk music. Read more...
Photo: In addition to her research on Indigenous punk musicians, musicology doctoral student Kristen Martinez is also a vocalist for the band Observer Syndrome. (Courtesy of Kristen Martinez)
Each decade comes with its own highs and lows. Adele is no stranger to this fact and almost six years after “25” was released, she has returned with “30.” The English artist’s fourth studio album explores themes previously uncharted for her, including the pain of divorce and the simultaneous joy and sorrow of motherhood. Read more...
Photo: Adele released her fourth studio album, “30,” on Friday, an album filled with sonic variation and emotional maturity. (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
Small Crush is the one obsession listeners won’t get over. The indie-rock band, a quartet that includes second-year music history and industry student Tommy de Bourbon, is built on high school friendships. Read more...
Photo: Singer Logan Hammon, second-year student and bassist Tommy de Bourbon, drummer Allen Moreno and guitarist Jackson Felton (left to right) make up the band Small Crush. The group is ending its tour with indie-rock band HUNNY with a performance at the Fonda Theatre on Saturday. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
This weekend, COIN was more than spare change. Performing at The Wiltern on Saturday night, the Nashville, Tennessee, natives brought an intensity to the stage that was absent from their previous studio recordings. Read more...
Photo: Led by frontman Chase Lawrence, Nashville, Tennessee, band COIN performed at The Wiltern with a discography spanning multiple albums. The band used strobe lights and four screens to supplement its performance. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
After Head In The Clouds, keshi is ready to get down to earth. The producer and singer-songwriter commanded the 88 Stage at Head In The Clouds on Sunday with classic songs like “2 soon” and “like i need u.” Now, he said, he continues to concentrate on expanding his sound in the studio and welcoming diversity of thought in the creative process. Read more...
Photo: Artist keshi performed at Head In The Clouds Festival this weekend in Pasadena, and he said he tailored his Sunday night performance for the crowd, adding instruments and cuts to some of his tracks. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
The sky is the limit – and the clouds are only just the beginning. Held on Saturday and Sunday, the Head In The Clouds Music and Arts festival showcased artists of Asian and Asian American heritage as they performed at Pasadena’s Brookside at the Rose Bowl. Read more...
Photo: Pasadena’s Head In The Clouds Festival finished off its two-day stint with a bang, concluding with the likes of Guapdad 4000 and Joji. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
If Rich Brian was the moon in the Head In The Clouds sky, Joji was its sun. The celestial singer floated onto the stage straddled by images of grainy nebula and burning suns, bringing warmth and life to cold and fatigued concertgoers. Read more...
Photo: Headliner Joji closed out the concert with slingshotted gifts and brought earlier performers on stage, ending the two-day extravaganza in Pasadena. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
