By: Clare Flynn On Monday, September 30th, 2024, Conan Gray performed at Madison Square Garden for the first time with his Found Heaven on Tour. Despite playing in New York before, this sold-out show was his biggest performance in the city to date. All over Midtown, Manhattan, fans were decked out in yellow and black, …
The Triple Nickel
By: Therese Burgo On a recent trip to the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, I found myself standing in front of an illustrated map of the neighborhood during the Harlem Renaissance. The map listed the names of many prominent musicians from the era in small writing, including where they lived, performed, won awards, and more. …
Inhaler: Irish Rock Sensation
By: Emma Swope Irish rock sensation Inhaler performed for an electric crowd at Pier 17 on Friday, October 17th, marking a high point in their 2024 North American tour. The show was relatively early in their tour, only the 6th out of 22 shows. As it was my second time seeing them, I had very …
Gracie Abrams’ Secret at Radio City Hall
By: Natalie Kiene A hair bow is mandatory for any of Gracie Abrams’ sold-out shows. Entering the lobby of Radio City Music Hall you will be met with a sea of lace, ribbons and of course, bows. Gracie first gained attention when she opened for Olivia Rodrigo on her U.S. leg of the Sour Tour. …
From Disney Star to Pop Sensation: Sabrina Carpenter’s Journey to Fame
By: Malgorzata (Gosia) Gorska This year, pop music has seen a rise in female stars like Chappell Roan, Addison Rae, and Tyla. Yet, it’s hard to disagree that 2024 belongs to none other than the shortest and sweetest – Sabrina Carpenter. Not long after opening for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour, the release of …
The ‘80s Impact on Modern Music
By: Ava Bedoya An estimated 100,000 songs are uploaded to streaming platforms every single day. The rise of the internet paired with a rapid increase in accessibility to technology has made it easier than ever to make music of your own. With this massive uptick in music creation, it has become more and more difficult …
Meet Sun Room: The Epitome of Southern California
By: Zoey Martinez What started as a quarantine passion project quickly became known as “The Sound of Fun” – the tagline for the surf-rock band Sun Room. The founding member of the band, Luke Asgian, was a current student at Point Loma Nazarene University when the pandemic hit. After realizing music was his passion during …
One Direction: The unexplainable Cultural Phenomenon
By: Alana Saucier In the five short years of One Direction being a band, they were simply a cultural phenomenon that transcended the typical boundaries of music and fan culture. Emerging on the scene in the early 2010s, their rise coincided with the start of social media, which has since shaped modern fan culture as …
Liam Payne – In Memoriam
By: Maribelle GordonOn the evening of October 16, 2024, the world was rocked with the news that singer, songwriter, and former member of One Direction, Liam Payne, had passed away at 31 years old. Payne tragically fell off the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Argentina, reportedly under the influence of several different hard drugs. …
Kid A Mnesia Exhibit
By: Maria Kuttikadan In theory, Kid A Mnesia Exhibit is a walking simulator where you walk through halls of Radiohead music and look at its associated art. In practice, the Kid A Mnesia Exhibit feels like having a bucket of molten lead poured down your throat while you are being carefully vivisected, but in a …
