Photos by EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade jams on the guitar Friday night at the El Rey Theatre. The concert was highlighted by performances of “Simon”, “Sick Cycle Carousel” and “Hanging by a Moment.” Photos by EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Michelle Branch opened up the Lifehouse concert with songs including “You Set Me Free” and her hit single “Everywhere” from her album “The Spirit Room.” Read more...

The underground hip-hop movement, currently connected to L.A. local groups Dilated Peoples and Jurassic Five, has always relied on word of mouth to spread the news. Read more...

  Capitol Records Dilated Peoples consists of (from left to right) Rakaa, Babu and Evidence. By Ruvin Spivak Daily Bruin Contributor If the theme of the band’s last album was, “10 years in the making,” come Oct. Read more...

Dilated Peoples “Expansion Team” Capitol Records Dilated Peoples is a real eye-opener for the rest of the hip-hop world. With its sophomore effort, “Expansion Team,” Dilated Peoples returns with more of what the beat-loving crowd has come to expect from the lyrically tight group. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Bronco D’Chanel of The Trilambs performs Wednesday at the Whiskey while being undressed by two other members of the group, Booby Grande (left) and Booby Paquito. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily BruinSenior Staff Soon Hey, a rapper in The Trilambs was this excited about playing the Whiskey. By Chris Moriates Daily Bruin Senior Staff Trilambs? Read more...

By Edward Chiao Daily Bruin Senior Staff The men of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airbone Division, U.S. Army, were not ordinary men. They were the best and the bravest men that the United States could assemble during World War II. Read more...