For its first time at the Hollywood Bowl, The Lumineers played its hit song “Ho Hey” and finished with “Stubborn Love.” The band consists of Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites and Neyla Pekarek. Schultz, lead vocalist and guitarist, wrote the hook for the band’s folk ballad “Ophelia.” Fraites, drummer and pianist, formed the group in 2002 with Schultz […]
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Q&A: Member of Swedish pop trio Miike Snow discusses performing, latest album
Members of Miike Snow created their newest album by sending files back and forth online between their residences in Bangkok, Stockholm, New York and Los Angeles. Miike Snow will now be traveling internationally, performing tracks from the completed album “iii.” Swedish producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and singer-songwriter Andrew Wyatt comprise the indie pop […]
Bruin Vinyl club hopes to create haven for vintage music buffs
Growing up, Austin Berke never paid much attention to the piles of classic rock records stored in his family garage – his father told him the records were probably all water-damaged. But during winter break of his senior year of high school, Berke decided to go through the stacks while his family was cleaning out […]
Second Take: Solange’s album drop a product of new era of cross-media releases
Solange Knowles quietly dropped her latest album over the weekend, but her artwork did not go unnoticed. The younger of the Knowles sisters won the internet by pairing her new album, “A Seat at the Table,” with a digital art book of poetry and photos that celebrates black beauty and confronts the realities of contemporary […]
Hear This Not That: The Wytches create a coherent album, The Growlers lose musical focus
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. This week, Lee compares the youthful vigor of The Wytches’ latest album […]
Concert review: Foals at the Hollywood Palladium
Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis brings high notes and skillful guitar riffs that transform every Foals concert into an electric experience. Tuesday night at the Hollywood Palladium was no exception for the British indie rock band. As the lights dimmed, a prolonged guitar riff announced that Foals had taken stage. Blue and purple lights filled the […]
Hear This Not That: Shawn Mendes’ album rips off 2000s, Devendra Banhart’s delivers
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. First, Lee compares the originality of Shawn Mendes’ latest album “Illuminate” with […]