Tag: music
Jose Gonzalez’s hallmark talents apparent in “Vestiges and Claws”
Jose Gonzalez, Swedish indie folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, has released his most recent work, “Vestiges and Claws,” in a return to much of...
“Smoke + Mirrors” caught in the smog of mediocrity
After phenomenal success with their hit album “Night Visions,” Imagine Dragons is back with their latest album, “Smoke + Mirrors.” This album is good...
Song and dance bounce into UCR’s soul in Winter Soulstice
Hundreds made their way to the HUB Plaza Thursday night for UCR’s sixth annual “Winter Soulstice” concert. Put on by ASPB, Winter Soulstice has...
Father John Misty bares his soul on “I Love You, Honeybear”
I like to think that when I look back at writing for this newspaper years from now, some of my articles, even written through...
Carpenter loses touch with “Lost Themes”
In the ‘80s, icons like Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers terrorized theaters but amongst them an even bigger star arose. As one...
We need more quality from “We Are All We Need”
After the success of “Group Therapy,” I was excited when I found out that Above & Beyond had come out with a new album...
Starbomb’s “Player Select” is sure to blow up
Starbomb seemed to appear out of nowhere last year, releasing a self-titled comedy album that quickly rose the charts on iTunes, and hitting the...
Away From the Sprawl: Best of 2014
This is the year things got personal.
Maybe it’s my perception, (that’s what a column is supposed to be anyway, right? Right.) but more than...
Away from the Sprawl: Finals week playlist
It’s that time of the quarter again. You dare not speak its name — your scar will burn too badly. Though we would never...
A Mosaic of Melodies: Student vocalists put on a pleasant show...
The Voice Studio of Dr. Camelia Voin hosted a concert Friday night to showcase the talent of UCR students as well as a few...