On what was perhaps one of the coldest nights in Coachella history, the Black Keys heated up the Coachella Stage on Friday night.
Author Archives: Leah Christianson
Double Take: UCLA's Invisible Children to screen 'Kony 2012, Part 2 ““ Beyond Famous' to shed light on global issue
Elissa O’Dell had been in Los Angeles for less than a week when “Kony 2012″ went viral.
Q&A: Guitarist, vocalist Dan Schwartz of Good Old War discusses new album and upcoming show in L.A.
Dan Schwartz is the guitarist and vocalist of the alternative-folk band “Good Old War,” whose new album, “Come Back as Rain,” was released on March 6. Schwartz spoke to the Daily Bruin’s Leah Christianson about the band’s upcoming show on March 25 at Avalon Hollywood, transcendental moments both on and off stage, and the band’s overarching positive mentality.
“˜Songs, Arias and Rituals’ reinterprets poems through music compositions
Madonna is in Mexico. Only she’s not the Madonna most Americans think of ““ she is in the 95 degree heat of Mazatlan, sick with a fever while hordes of people outside call her name, asking her to sing.
Soundbite: Plants and Animals
It’s not often that the phrase “plants and animals” replaces images of pretty flowers and fuzzy woodland creatures with guitar riffs and drum sets.
Soundbite: Mike Acerbo
Mike Acerbo wants to live in a fairy tale. As he sings of golden castles, blueberry moons and colorful lights in a lofty croon, the New York City singer and songwriter creates a mystical atmosphere that one would expect to be playing while a storybook heroine stumbles through fog toward her Prince Charming.
L.A. guitarist Blake Mills reflects on songwriting and his career
Blake Mills began writing music because he wanted to impress a girl in high school.