Under a sea of blue lights, you are playing guitar to a beautiful song that some in the crowd have been waiting to hear live for over a decade. As the festival crowd roars and shakes, you begin singing a backup harmony as the azure fog inundates you. “You know you should, so I guess […]
Author Archives: Mindy Poder
Lady Danville stays close to roots
Employed at a record label, the Los Angeles school district and in health administration, UCLA alumni Matt Frankel, Michael Garner and Dan Chang have successfully transitioned from college students to real-world employees.
Soundbite: Julia Holter
Though she may list “illuminated manuscripts” as a main influence, Julia Shammas Holter also demonstrates a strong connection to the surreal.
Focus on music, not school led to creation of synth record
During his full-time school and work schedule, an all too familiar feeling overtook Joe Williams.
Culture shock
Drugged-out hippies lazily aspired to live in one. The Partridge family idealized and trivialized the possibilities of one.
Old piano, brand-new sound
Oftentimes, a musician’s ability to produce something beautiful, genuine and personal is proportional to how acutely she can draw from within. However, Sally Seltmann of New Buffalo went outside.
Swedish Invasion
In addition to snack staple Swedish Fish and furniture godsend Ikea, college students ““ and Americans in general ““ have seamlessly allowed another aspect of Swedish culture to trickle into their daily lives.