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music
Culture
Dexter Story encourages students to open themselves to music
Dexter Story, ethnomusicologist, composer and producer, gave a guest lecture in Choi Auditorium to Assistant Professor Ramona Gonzalez’s class MUSC105: Topics in American Music Feb. 26. Gonzalez said while...
Opinions
Opinion: Authenticity in the octave of commodity
MJ Jones -
Music is always a place I turn to when the world feels unstable, a space where I can feel grounded in someone else’s story....
Culture
Occidental College Chorus amplifies students voices through song
The Occidental College Chorus, directed by Resident Professor of Music Desiree La Vertu, meets every Tuesday to rehearse for their end of semester performance...
Culture
Music Appreciation: Rock ‘n’ roll will never die, even when its icons do
The weekend of Oct. 16–18, two major rock legends died: Ace Frehley, lead guitarist and founding member of the glam-rock band KISS, and Sam Rivers, bassist of the nu metal...
Opinions
Opinion: The dangers of “demon playlists”
People say that a cluttered desk means a cluttered mind. But what about a cluttered playlist? I don't mean a playlist with twists and...
Culture
“What’s Going On” with Occidental’s Album Club
Starting fall 2022, Quentin Kemna (senior) said he trekked three times weekly to Occidental’s Greek Bowl, the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater. At dusk under...
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...
