Music

Oxy’s vinyl revival

The average music listener today can choose from a plethora of streaming services to listen to their favorite song or album. But according to Fortune, in...

Review: A cool Hollywood Bowl night with Adam Schoenberg’s “Cool Cat”

Under the lights of the renowned Hollywood Bowl Sept. 12, the LA Philharmonic debuted Occidental music composition professor Adam Schoenberg’s “Cool Cat." Schoenberg said the work is a...

Student musician Lavender Lemonade debut album released Sept. 17

Jackson Lewellen (sophomore), under the artist name Lavender Lemonade, released his first album "Kill Me In Style" Sept. 17 after a number of EPs...

The fall of FallFest and the rise of Oxy’s music scene

On their way to musical success, artists like 070 Shake, Tierra Whack and Kehlani played at Occidental's FallFest. An annual tradition on campus, FallFest is a free event for Occidental...

Joey Bada$$ show combines reverence, energy

Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, better known by his alias Joey Bada$$, had sweat dripping from the Echoplex walls last Friday night. Bada$$, along with fellow...

Eagle Rock Music Festival mixes big names, local bands

A family of five all dressed as Pikachu may seem out of the ordinary in any other context, but they fit in perfectly among...

Britten's historic quartet revived in Thorne

Music has the ability to stir up nostalgia and emotion while overcoming barriers such as time and place. Pittance Chamber Music and The Lyris...

Green Bean open mic offers stand up, singing

Students gathered on Branca Patio under Los Angeles' starless sky Thursday night for a medley of student performances that included beatboxing, stand-up comedy, a...

Kweli rocks the Greek Bowl

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

'Garuda' turns up nationally

Four months ago, economics major Aseem Mangaokar (junior) was simply DJing off-campus house parties at Occidental. He now flies around the country with co-DJ...

SpringFest 2014 promises quality, variety

Additional pre-show events will allow fun to begin earlier

Second 'Groove' promotes shift in social landscape

The event itself is hard to characterize. It is not quite a concert and certainly not a party. With its decentralized landscape, multiple activities...