Category: USD Radio

For the past few weeks, my housemates, friends and I have been gleefully bobbing to the beautiful harmonies, eclectic rhythms and all-around addicting melodies of the Silverlake/Los Angeles group, The Local Natives. Whether it’s fair or not, the Natives have been capturing consciousnesses who have immediately likened their sound to that […]

I first heard of German-American violinist David Garrett a few years ago, after he made worldwide headlines for falling down a concrete flight of stairs after a holiday concert in London. Thankfully he was uninjured, minus a few scrapes and bruises. His violin, however, was not. He landed on his […]

We Came as Romans are a six-piece hardcore band from Michigan, made up of Dave Stephens and Kyle Pavone on vocals, Joshua Moore and Lou Cotton on guitars, Andy Glass on bass and Eric Choi on drums. They recently released their first full-length album, To Plant a Seed, and are […]

Australian songwriter Sia Furler phoned in to the studio for a quick interview. Following on the heels of her acclaimed 2008 album Some People Have Real Problems, Sia is releasing her new album, We Are Born, this April. Well into a musical career that has encompassed diverse genres, Sia shared with us […]

This week I had the opportunity to catch up with Leon Chayet, lead singer of the local pop-punk group Love Beats War. LBW (as they are commonly referred to) are often compared to the great Blink-182 in terms of musical style. At times, you could easily mistake the voice of […]

Here is Vol. 16 of Late Night trance.  Thanks to everyone who has been checking out the show I really appreciate it.  This week I have an hour mix for you and then a special hour mix I recorded a few weeks ago for a contest.  Hope you guys like […]

Denton, Texas five-man, pastoral quintet Midlake swung into Belly Up last night.  If you’re not familiar with Midlake, the group was originally started by several University of North Texas students and jazz musicians. The versatile gang tailored their particularly soothing, folksy sound with the release of their 2004 album, Bamnan & […]

    What: The Two Dollar a Day Challenge Who: Everyone’s invited, the Microfinance Club is hosting  When: March 22nd at 6:30pm Where: Maher 222 The two dollar a day challenge is a way to experience the way 2 billion people in the world do everyday.  By gaining insight and […]

Before his show last Monday at San Diego’s very own Casbah, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Samuel Stewart was kind enough to swing by our studio. Stewart has gained quite a bit of attention in the L.A. indie scene and is being recognized as an artist about to break through on a […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This week we have a very special Late Night Trance episode.  All artists featured with week will be playing at Beyond Wonderland this Saturday March 20th at the NOS Events Center in San Bernadino (www.beyond-wonderland.com).  Its going to be a great event so make sure to […]