Music
Culture
Music department to build much-needed practice rooms in lower Thorne
Occidental’s music department will be undergoing an expansion beginning Dec. 15 to construct more practice rooms. Booth Hall currently has six practice rooms available...
Culture
Occidental’s Fiddle Club opens doors for aspiring musicians
Occidental’s Fiddle Club welcomes instruments including violins, guitars, banjos and has even used a traditional Irish bodhrán. The club accepts all levels of musicians...
Culture
‘The music is moving through me’: violinist Vijay Gupta says music is a form of service
The college's Core Program invited violinist and social advocate Vijay Gupta to host the talk, “Vijay Gupta: The Medicine of Music,” Sept. 26. Gupta...
2016
Syrian-American rapper shares his story
Author: Hannah Fishbein Many critics of mainstream hip-hop mourn the loss of the genre's revolutionary messages — the synthesized sounds of the Top 40 tracks seem...
2011
Music Majors’ Performances Conclude Studies
Author: Lauren Siverly Senior comprehensive projects, or comps, are different for the music major than for any other majors.. Both Alyson Melzer (senior) and Alexandra Forman...
2013
Nocando, D-Styles highlight Low End Theory
Author: Keegan McChesney The Airliner Bar is transformed every Wednesday night into an eclectic musical madhouse called Low End Theory. A $10 cover fee grants access...
2014
‘Garuda’ turns up nationally
Author: Jeremy Childs Four months ago, economics major Aseem Mangaokar (junior) was simply DJing off-campus house parties at Occidental. He now flies around the country with...
Arts & Entertainment
A SoCal summer: where to find art, music
Author: Jamie Stevenson While there is never a shortage of things to do in Los Angeles, it is easy to get trapped within the "Oxy bubble"...
2016
Learning to love ‘Cherry Bomb’
Author: Benj Salkind I’ve never been a huge fan of the Odd Future crew music-wise. Besides Frank Ocean, the group has an abnormal style — their...
