Post-punk heavyweights Title Fight head to a new corner of the ring, pulling out of the unexpected. Echoey tracks layered in sonic distortion, dream-like reverb and droning whirrs make up most of the Pennsylvania-grown foursome’s third album “Hyperview,” which is to be released on Tuesday. Title Fight’s sophomore album, “Floral[Read More…]
Music
This category shouldn’t be confused with performing arts. Articles in the music category are more contemporary music, focusing more on contemporary bands and solo artists. This category will also be a home for album reviews.
What a musical world: Decembrists’ latest album welcomes change
Complicated story lines and high concepts were becoming standard for The Decemberists. Their latest release is straightforward, but still manages to be elaborate. “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World” is the indie-folk-rock band’s seventh album; overtime the band has aged and changed – in this case, their shift[Read More…]
Music minute with Sarah Borean and Trevor Becker
Four-piece performs students original compositions
An intimate crowd of Cal State University Long Beach composers perked their seasoned ears to listen to their own tunes as performed on Monday at the Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall. The Veda Quartet, an all female group from CalArts, performed original pieces composed by CSULB students. The quartet premiered[Read More…]
Former student wrangles with folk
For Connections Academy advisor Ted Zakka, the day isn’t over when the Sacramento school district bell rings. He meets up with a lawyer, a teacher and other professionals to do one thing: make some music. Zakka is the mastermind, songwriter of self-ascribed Americana band Ted Z and the Wranglers. He[Read More…]
Karen O crushes her rock n’ roll past
Karen O is quite the mixed bag. From her best-known act as the shouting headwoman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to her work with Spike Jonze for the soundtrack of the film adaptation of the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, O has reached a diverse audience. O has[Read More…]
Jams for the cram
1. Gwen Stefani- “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.” by Jesus Gonzalez, Assistant Diversions Editor This album by the timeless Gwen Stefani is perfect for when you are cramming for finals. The first song of the album is called “What You Waiting For?” — how is that for setting the mood when[Read More…]
Spotlight on local artists: Nik Bates
Growing up alongside the Mexican border, the son of of a black father and a Japanese mother, senior journalism major Nik Bates draws from his life experience and overall surroundings to make music that is just as diverse as he is. He said the fusion of the two different cultures[Read More…]
In preview: Psycho de Mayo
On the third floor of a 1920s shoe factory in the midst of the Los Angeles fabric district lives a group of people dripping with cutting-edge creativity. This shoe factory turned modern-art-gallery-community-living-space is known as “Think Tank” and is home to Evan Hagen, the creator of upcoming local music festival[Read More…]
Spotlight on local bands: Honor Meets the Outlaw
Honor Meets the Outlaw has worked their way up to the Glass House and the House of Blues. Now, they’re looking for fans to take with them. They started as three piece acoustic group, and after a few face changes and a naming, the four-member Alternative pop punk band is[Read More…]