Chao Guo
First-year, undecided

Listening to: “Late autumn” by fripSide
"I'm not actually their fan, but it's the opening song to this Anime I like from Japan."

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Chao Guo

As I've written before, the city of Cork in southwest Ireland is known in part for its outstanding live music scene. And that's just on a normal day during the week. Read more...

Hosting dance parties at their concerts since 2005, indie pop duo Matt & Kim started out as performing nothing more than small shows around miscellaneous venues in Brooklyn before breaking out with their first self-titled album, Matt & Kim. Read more...

Tame Impala has officially cemented its place in the modern rock scene with its second album, "Lonerism." Read more...

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“Lonerism”, Tame Impala

Always graceful and demure with her Victorian-inspired wardrobe, Florence Welch immediately gives the impression of reservation. Read more...

If the cover art for Taken By Trees' new album "Other Worlds," which shows a girl holding a conch shell to her ear against a dreamy ocean backdrop, is any indication, the album is sure to be a soundtrack for relaxation. Read more...

Dressed in a button-down shirt, tie and blue jeans, Paul Abramson, a UCLA professor of psychology, looks like a typical lecturer, but his hidden talent for punk rock definitely sets him apart. Read more...

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Paul Abramson, a professor of psychology at UCLA, is the lead vocalist of the punk band Crying 4 Kafka. The band has recently composed songs, including “Run Frank Run” and “Holy Roller,” with Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck. The band will play at the Roxy Theatre today.