Tessa Kang

Songs for your summer 2026 alt-rock and electropop playlist

This summer, several music artists cooked up exciting new releases for their fans to enjoy while photosynthesizing in the sun, swimming or planning their...

Sway Festival was a two-day feast for the ears

The inevitable precipice-of-fall shoegaze music festival took place in LA’s own Teragram Ballroom in the form of Sway Festival. Being a two-day festival, it...

Five singles from spring quarter

Spring quarter was rife with showers of new music drops, leaving listeners’ playlists in full bloom. As we transition into the summer months, these...

Is JPEGMAFIA’s ‘EXPERIMENTAL RAP’ experimental rap?

Rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA (Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks) released his sixth studio album “EXPERIMENTAL RAP” on May 21. The album was announced in an Instagram...

Nettspend’s ‘early life crisis’ show in Anaheim

Underground rapper Nettspend performed at the House of Blues Anaheim as part of his debut album “early life crisis” tour on May 20. He...

ear’s new single ‘Ne Plus Ultra’

Electroclash band ear released their new single, “Ne Plus Ultra,” on May 8. The band consists of Yaelle Avan and Jonah Paz. The track...

Music releases of winter quarter

Winter’s end allows music lovers around the world time to reflect upon the music that was born from the cold and desolate months of...

Bassvictim’s EP ‘?’

The indie music scene is rife with electronic musical duos — but Bassvictim does things differently. They bring a signature, unfiltered, authentic and vaguely...

Theater Thursday: ‘Wuthering Heights’ blows gales beyond the screen

Director Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” is lush with contemporary carnality and Charli XCX tracks. The film is an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 gothic...

‘Les Misérables’ visits Hollywood

As part of “Les Misérables” national tour, its U.S. cast brought the spirit of love, revenge and revolution to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre from...

‘Zootopia 2’ is redundant yet heartwarming

Beloved anthropomorphic bunny and fox cop duo Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde returned to theaters with the release of “Zootopia 2” on Nov. 26....

And Always Forever

Los Angeles’ first all-ages electroclash and shoegaze music festival, And Always Forever (AAF), took place at sister venues The Echo and Echoplex on Nov....

Frost Children’s new album ‘Sister’

Siblings Frost Children released “Sister” on Sept. 12, the third full-length album for the New York City based pop duo. At the heart of Angel...

Did ‘Caught Stealing’ touch base with its audience?

With previous roles ranging from a rockstar to a Harkonnen space psychopath Austin Butler is a bit less otherworldly this summer. In “Caught Stealing,”...