This post was updated Sept. 5 at 9:32 p.m. Two Door Cinema Club kicked down the door of musical renovation when they probably should have left well enough alone. Read more...
Photo: The cover for Two Door Cinema Club’s “Keep On Smiling” features a vibrant illustration featuring four individuals sitting on a bench by the beach. The techno-indie rock group released their fifth album Friday. (Courtesy of Glassnote Records)
This post was updated Aug. 28 at 9:04 p.m. Culinary options drifted far and wide for Head in the Clouds festivalgoers. Featuring a selection of vendors curated by the 626 Night Market in the San Gabriel Valley, the Head in the Clouds Music and Arts Festival presented attendees with several food and drink stalls scattered throughout the venue, from specialty merchants like Temaki Time to classic carnival staples such as funnel cake and frozen lemonade. Read more...
Photo: Head in the Clouds Music & Arts Festival attendees were treated to a wide range of food and drink options, curated by the 626 Night Market in San Gabriel Valley. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
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)
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)
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)
This post was updated July 24 at 9:39 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. Jordan Peele takes a risk that audiences can say yes to in “Nope.” In his third feature film, writer and director Peele once again successfully subverts his audience’s expectations of horror by blending it with science-fiction to create a spectacle filled with tension, subtext and thrill. Read more...
Photo: Steven Yeun stands beside a caged black horse, gazing into a mountain landscape. Starring alongside Yeun in Jordan Peele’s science-fiction horror film “Nope” are Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is sparkling as a partial diamond in the rough. Running until Sept. 4 and featuring alumnus Camden Gonzales as the associate choreographer, the musical adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s “Moulin Rouge!” has officially been transplanted from Broadway to Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” performs on an illuminating set resembling the real-life Parisian club. Based on Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film of the same name, the musical follows the love story between a cabaret performer and a bohemian writer. (Courtesy of Moulin Rouge! The Musical)
