This post was updated April 6 at 10:41 p.m. In tune with the season, emerging artists are blooming with energy and creativity. From introspective solo acts to emotive rock groups, fresh musical voices are rising up with force this spring as they showcase their respective styles through new tracks and stylistically varied albums and EPs. Read more...
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Taiwanese Culture Night will honor culture while exploring personal identity. The event will take place Thursday in Royce Hall for the first time since before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Second-year opera student Leland Smith and second-year statistics student Catherine Tong hold hands as George and Grace in “Make it With You.” The play will serve as the primary performance of this year’s Taiwanese Culture Night. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
As new styles of music emerge, women are disproportionately subject to the judgment of their emotions rather than their talent. In the past few years, the term “sad girl music” has caught on in pop culture, social media and even music streaming sites like Spotify. Read more...
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This post was updated April 18 at 9:22 p.m. Indio is welcoming music back to the valley. The Empire Polo Fields were once again filled with excited festivalgoers this weekend for the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read more...
Photo: A large Ferris wheel with a palm tree at the center sits in the Coachella Valley at the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This year’s headliners included Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean. (Daily Bruin file photo)
With inspirations from “Mario Kart” to Louis Cole, Super Groove Technology aims to bring heart to jazz fusion. Composed of second-year computational and systems biology student Nathan Trux, guitarist Jalen Blank, bassist Logan Postmus and drummer Sam Archer, Super Groove Technology seeks to spread fun and lighthearted energy through their music on Instagram and TikTok, Postmus said. Read more...
Photo: Nathan Trux smiles while playing the keyboard. The second-year computational and systems biology student plays the keys and saxophone in Super Groove Technology. He said he met his bandmates in high school where they all played in the jazz band. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 14 at 4:31 p.m. Six years after its debut, K-pop group NCT DREAM has touched down in the United States for its first-ever stateside headlining tour. Read more...
Photo: NCT Dream sings together on stage dressed in all-white outfits. The K-pop group will play at the Honda Center on Tuesday as part of its first headlining tour in the United States. (Courtesy of SM Entertainment)
Just in time for May flowers, this season’s newest musical additions aim to shower listeners with energetic lyricism. Whether it be one artist’s confidence-filled debut or another’s reflection on a decade-long musical collaboration, new and old musical voices are looking inward for inspiration this spring as they place their respective sonic aesthetics at the forefront of their latest works. Read more...
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