Friday, June 20

Stagecoach 2022: Weekend commences with evening performances from Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett

This post was updated May 1 at 10:36 p.m. With horse and carriage in tow, Stagecoach has made its return. Hosted each year the weekend after Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival comes to a close, Stagecoach Festival and its two stages are the West Coast’s hub for country music. Read more...

Photo: Festival attendees crowd around the barricade in front of the stage on the first night of Stagecoach Festival. Held in Indio, California, the country music festival’s first night featured performances from Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Country singer Ryan Hurd discusses genre, debut album ahead of Stagecoach Festival

This post was updated May 1 at 10:43 p.m. Ryan Hurd isn’t quieting down. Branching out from his work as a staff songwriter, the country music artist cemented his career as a solo musician with his October debut album “Pelago.” Hurd will perform at Stagecoach Festival on Friday and said the event presents a rare opportunity to connect with fans on the West Coast, as many of his concerts are concentrated in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Read more...

Photo: Country music singer and songwriter Ryan Hurd looks off camera while standing at the beach. Hurd will perform Friday on Stagecoach Festival’s Mane Stage. (Courtesy of Nicki Fletcher)


UCLA PEER Lab to host symposium amplifying voices in musicology research

Music isn’t just sound. Striving to create a more inclusive space in the language used to describe music, the UCLA Practice-Based Experimental Epistemology Research Lab, musicology professor Nina Eidsheim and Durham University music analysis assistant professor Daniel Walden have collaborated to host a virtual symposium occurring Friday and Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Musicology professor and founder of the UCLA Practice-Based Experimental Epistemology Research Lab, Nina Eidsheim, sits at a table with a computer. Eidsheim, the PEER Lab and Durham University music analysis assistant professor Daniel Walden will present free virtual symposium “Naming, Understanding, and Playing with Metaphors in Music” this weekend. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Coachella 2022: The Weeknd, Doja Cat close out festival with enthusiastic showcase

Coachella has made its comeback. The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has returned for 2022 after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Festivalgoers sit on the ground for moments of rest as the Coachella skyline – complete with bright art, a Ferris wheel and mountains – is in the background. Sunday marked the third and final day of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s second weekend. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


Food review: Coachella offers satisfactory but overpriced food options for attendees

For those trekking into the desert for Coachella, a food oasis awaits. With sets lined up from noon to midnight, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival knows how to keep attendees well-fed and hydrated throughout the day. Read more...

Photo: Festivalgoers sit at pink and orange tables underneath the large tent of the Indio Central Market, which offered a reprieve from the sun and an alternative to sitting on the ground. As one of the various places to purchase food, the market’s menu options included boba and dim sum, with pressed juice and coffee located at the ends of the tent. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


Coachella 2022: Multipurpose art installations unite festivalgoers while coloring desert landscape

This post was updated April 25 at 12:30 a.m. For two weekends in April, Indio’s desert blooms with color. While the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is primarily known for its music, the scene would not be complete without the large-scale installations dotting the Empire Polo Club’s field. Read more...

Photo: Architensions’ The Playground features brightly colored towers with dichroic film at their tops, filtering ultraviolet light for festival attendees seeking shade. Alessandro Orsini and Nick Roseboro’s piece was inspired by Constant Nieuwenhuys’ blueprint for New Babylon. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


Coachella 2022: Festival’s 2nd day features energetic acts from range of pop, hip-hop artists

This post was updated April 25 at 12:25 a.m. Coachella has made its comeback. The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has returned for 2022 after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Coachella’s rainbow tower, “SPECTRA,” glows during dusk as festival attendees make their way up the spiral ramp. Day 2 of the music festival featured more than 60 performers, with electropop singer Billie Eilish headlining the night. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)



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