Bria Higginbotham| Contributor | USDRadio | October 16, 2015 The venue was plunged into darkness and the audience cheered in anticipation. Then all at once the stage was flooded with red and white lights and smoke. The beginning chords of the high-energy “HeavyDirtySoul,” played and the crowd went wild. The […]
Read moreBy: Ava Tauler. Fratellis. The House of Blues. October 6, 2015 The booming instrumental melody of the “Can Can” filled the House of Blues as everyone anxiously awaited indie rock Glasgow natives, the Fratellis, to appear on stage. Lights were dimmed with only the venues red […]
Read moreBy: Annalysa Vasquez. Sleep Train Amphitheater, San Diego. October 2, 2015 On Friday October 5th, the night was filled with energy, happiness, and fun thanks to Kaskade and I will do my best to describe the magic that happened during his show for The Automatic Tour. San Diego […]
Read moreBy Annalysa Vasquez. September 27th. 2015 On September 25th, 2015 the long awaited second album of Disclosure was released. Caracal is the title of their newest game changing album, featuring tracks with vocals from The Weeknd, Lorde, Miguel and Sam Smith. Disclosure’s true breakout success came […]
Read moreBy Bria Higginbotham. Adams Avenue Street Fair. Setpember 26-27th 2015 . The Adams Avenue Street Fair is an annual event celebrating the Normal Heights community hosted by the Adams Avenue Business Association. This free two-day event celebrated its 34th anniversary this past weekend. Food and clothes of […]
Read moreEden Frost Little Neon Limelight Houndmouth March 2015 If you haven’t heard of Houndmouth yet, it’s time to check out some serious talent. Formed in 2011, the Indiana based band just released their second album Little Neon Limelight last week and I haven’t been this excited about new music […]
Read moreAvery Vandenberg You’re Dead! Flying Lotus Warp Records 7 October 2014 You’d never know it, but Steven Ellison has been busy as ever over the last two years. Between juggling his two major projects, Flying Lotus and Captain Murphy, countless guest producer features, and scoring an entire film, it is […]
Read moreJohn Barnum This Is All Yours Alt-J Infectious September 22, 2014 Many previous fans of Alt-J will be repulsed by this album. That being said, This Is All Yours is a beautiful rhythmic adventure of sound and melody. Profoundly slower, and less infectious than their counterpart Awesome Wave, this […]
Read moreBy: John Barnum Turn Blue The Black Keys Nonesuch records 9 May 2014 At the rise of the new millennium, a new sound was born in Akron, Ohio; as the first decade of that new millennium ended, that sound was heard worldwide and “The Black Keys” invaded everyone’s Pandora radio […]
Read moreBy: Juan Barragan The Fooks Carpe Scrotum Local Irish-Rock band, The Fooks, recently released their first album, Carpe Scrotum. This band boasts of having won awards such as “Most Guinness consumed in one show,” as well as “Most requests for ‘Freebird’,” and “Most broken glass onstage.” With that in mind, one […]
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