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Parquet Courts are “Wide Awake!”

“Why am I searching for reason? / I'm in the chaos dimension / Reasons eclipsed by tension.” In one stanza, Parquet Courts guitarist and vocalist Adam Savage gets to the heart of the modern dilemmas at the core of the band’s newest album, “Wide Awake!”

Post Malone Grapples With Fame

Fame is a tough thing to cope with. At least, this is the overwhelming impression one gets when listening to “beerbongs & bentleys,” the newest album from R&B artist Post Malone.

Summerlands Displays ASUCI’s Capabilities

Summerlands 2018 was surprisingly enjoyable and well-rounded, finally delivering concrete evidence that ASUCI is trying to coordinate better concerts. Despite an uninspired social media campaign leading up to the event, the effort put into the night itself was on full display, providing a satisfying distraction from the hell of midterm season.

Arctic Monkeys Get a Bit Too Tranquil

Arctic Monkeys have returned after a grueling five-year hiatus that left new and old fans alike waiting to see how they would shake...

Childish Gambino Defines America

On Saturday May 5, after hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live, Donald Glover (under his stage name Childish Gambino) released the video...

Mixed Signals in J. Cole’s “KOD”

Cole’s latest album serves as a lopsided, if not weak, anti-drug PSA, with its strongest moments coming from its personal tangents and...

The “DAMN.” Pulitzer Prize

By Skyler Romero Since its inception in 1943, the Pulitzer Prize for Music has largely recognized artists from a somewhat narrow field of contenders....

The Showmanship of Brian Stokes Mitchell

There is something intrinsic about a concert that brings people together to watch a spectacle of talent. Of course the musicians, the notes...

The Creativity Found at UCI’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology Concert

To the untrained ear, identifying and appreciating the individual components of a layered piece of music is no small task, but UCI’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) Concert’s bare-bones stage in the Experimental Media Performance Lab made the intricacies of the individual hard to miss.

Barclay Theatre Presents “Triplets of Belleville”

Presented by the Irvine Barclay Theatre, audiences experienced the charm of the 2003 French film, “Les Triplettes de Belleville”, or “The Triplets of...

Hayley Kiyoko Meets All “Expectations”

A few of us remember Hayley Kiyoko as the girl who played the edgy Stella in Disney Channel’s “Lemonade Mouth.” However, the singer...

Car Seat Headrest Moves Forward by Looking Back with “Twin Fantasy”

By Skyler Romero Will Toledo, the man responsible for the band/musical project known as Car Seat Headrest, loves himself a nice, rousing anthem. This...

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