Category: USD Radio

  By Tom Roth Jason Aldean Cricket Wireless Amphitheater Friday, October 28, 2011 In 2005, a star rose in Nashville. With the release of his debut, self-titled record, Jason Aldean began his rapid climb to country-music fame, aided by his single, “Why” which reached the number one spot on the […]

By Haley Earl-Lynn Music that gives you the chills, takes your breath away, or finds you with your jaw on the floor (despite how cliche that all sounds) is what I call eargasmic music. I don’t just throw the term eargasm around. Only some music deserves the label. Finding eargasmic […]

  By Sarah Pacitti Zee Avi UCSD’s The Loft October 16, 2011 On Sunday October 16, Zee Avi performed at UCSD’s The Loft , marking the final performance of her national tour promoting her newest album, Ghostbird. Soothing, eclectic, powerful and lively, Zee, along with her three band mates made […]

  By Marisa Dodge The Rapture The Glass House Pomona, CA Friday, October 7, 2011 Founded in New York City, The Rapture is dance-punk band that integrates influences from assorted genres consisting of post-punk, disco, rock, electronica, and acid house. On Friday Oct. 7, The Rapture filled The Glass House […]

  By Kevin Terrell Neighborhoods Blink-182 Interscope Released September 27, 2011 Blink-182? The guys that ran naked through L.A. for fun and closed out the 1999 MTV VMAs in a blaze of sparklers and dancing migets? Yeah, they’re back to together and touring in support of their new album Neighborhoods, […]

By Sarah Pacitti Portugal. The Man House of Blues September 30, 2011 “Bring It On, Man!” On Friday night, September 30, the House of Blues in downtown San Diego added another win to the list, as Portugal. The Man tore up the stage and hyped up the crowd to such […]

  By Kathryn Zambon Tiësto Valley View Casino Center October 2, 2011  Late Sunday night, DJ Tiësto blew the minds of fans that traveled from all over the world to join in on the College Invasion tour. Nineteen-year-old Porter Robinson opened for Tiësto and got the crowd ready to party […]

By Sarah Jorgensen TV On The Radio San Diego State University Open Air Theatre September 24, 2011 I have been waiting years to see TV On The Radio play live. Ever since their acclaimed album Return to Cookie Mountain dropped in 2006, I’ve been eager to see them. I savored […]

  By Marisa Marlowe “The reason we exist is because music doesn’t have any border and it can bring a lot of people together; we want to break borders between people.  It does not matter what you have, what you think, where you are from, we are all the same.  […]

By Alex Floro If the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear Oakland, CA is “where the youngsters get hyphy”, let us help you out. Coming out of “The Town” is up and coming rapper RGLND (pronounced RAG-LAND). Departing from the stereotypical Bay sound that had been popularized nationally […]