Music

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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"...

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...

Radiohead Embraces Electronic Sound and Pop Roots with Latest Album

Author: Sam Dalsheimer Radiohead's breakthrough albums "OK Computer" and "Kid A" were tinged with a self-serious melancholy. Inherent in those albums was a sense that maybe...

Aoki’s Hollywood club keeps it real, no fake ID needed

Author: Halley Crane The pulse of the bass ascends the dark stairway leading up to a packed venue. A crowd gathers every night at Dim Mak...

Kweli rocks the Greek Bowl

Author: Michael Tonetti In its first time as a true festival, SpringFest 2014 brought together the Occidental community during a period of low social activity at...