Thursday, December 18

Head in the Clouds 2022: Stage visuals, effects add flair to Day 2 festival performances

This post was updated Aug. 28 at 9:09 p.m. Head in the Clouds is floating once again. Hosted by music label 88rising, the Head In The Clouds Music and Arts Festival took over Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena Saturday and Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Day two of the Head In The Clouds Music and Arts Festival included performances from Warren Hue, Jackson Wang, Raveena and ATARASHII GAKKO!, pictured from left to right. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)


Head in the Clouds 2022: Returning, new artists captivate crowds at Day 1 of festival

This post was updated Aug. 22 at 2:57 p.m. Head in the Clouds is floating once again. Hosted by music label 88rising, the Head In The Clouds Music and Arts Festival took over Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena Saturday and Sunday. Read more...

Photo: The Head In The Clouds Music and Arts Festival returned to the Rose Bowl Saturday, kicking off the weekend with performances from keshi, Jay Park, mxmtoon and MILLI, pictured from left to right. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)



Flamango Bay explores youthful, personal themes in debut EP ‘The Fool’

This post was updated July 31 at 10:00 p.m. Flamango Bay is nobody’s fool. The band, composed of Ikaika Gunderson, Georgia Manou and rising third-year global jazz studies student Dash Goss-Post, released their debut EP “The Fool” in May. Read more...

Photo: Pictured from left to right, Flamango Bay is composed of rising third-year global jazz studies student Dash Goss-Post, Georgia Manou and Ikaika Gunderson. In May, the group released their five-track debut EP “The Fool.” (Courtesy of Gwendolyn Hill)


Album review: Maggie Rogers embraces new sound while letting vocals shine in ‘Surrender’

This post was updated July 31 at 10:01 p.m. Wherever Maggie Rogers goes, that is where listeners should be. In her sophomore studio album, “Surrender,” Rogers departs from the acoustic folk pop sound that first distinguished her music and boldly leans into the energy associated with her self-attributed status as a “witchy feminist rock star.” But staying true to the dimensional essence of her past discography, Rogers demonstrates a renewed sense of artistry via emotional and sonic risks that, together, compliment the cathartics of her surrender to love, even when the production of some tracks does not reflect that experience as masterfully as others. Read more...

Photo: Maggie Rogers looks straight ahead in a black-and-white close-up shot. The singer-songwriter released her sophomore album, “Surrender,” on Friday. (Courtesy of Capitol Records)


Album review: Lizzo’s 4th studio album ‘Special’ is ready 2 Be Loved

This post was updated July 17, 2022 at 10:45 p.m.  From reveling in holidays to embracing love in all its forms, Lizzo’s latest album encompasses all that is special. Read more...

Photo: A black and white photo of Lizzo gazing upward serves as the cover for her latest album, “Special.” The singer released her fourth studio album Friday. (Courtesy of Nice Life/Atlantic Recording Corporation)




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