A BottleRockin’ hit: A convergence of music, food and art Alli Cruz June 7, 2018 0 Comments Halsey and Giada De Laurentiis hardly seem as though they belong in the same sentence, let alone on the same stage. Yet, at BottleRock 2018 on Sunday, May 27, on the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage... Read More »
Frost 2018: Glass Animals performs with care, charisma and creativity Jacob Kuppermann and Dylan Grosz May 31, 2018 0 Comments The Stanford Stadium is not anyone’s favorite piece of architecture. It’s a stadium, with all the logistical requirements implied in a venue of its size and stature — big concrete pillars,... Read More »
The Patience of Pusha T Jacob Kuppermann May 31, 2018 0 Comments Pusha T is a patient man. You can just tell from his music, the way the he sneers out every line he raps like he’s waited years to say it, to boast about how he’s made it and to look down on you... Read More »
Janelle Monáe proves she’s human after all on ‘Dirty Computer’ Jacob Nierenberg May 30, 2018 0 Comments The first thing I noticed on the album cover of “Dirty Computer” — the long-awaited third album from singer and actress Janelle Monáe — was something that wasn’t there. On Monáe’s... Read More »
Can U2 reclaim its punk heritage without relying on past hits? Jacob Nierenberg May 17, 2018 0 Comments After The Daily sent them to a concert in San Jose put on by Irish rock superstars U2, music beat writers Jacob Nierenberg and Nick Burns discussed the band’s legacy during the drive back to campus.... Read More »
Jack White’s ‘Boarding House Reach’ is a confounding disappointment Jacob Nierenberg May 15, 2018 4 Comments Jack White used to keep things simple. He formed the White Stripes as a duo with drummer and ex-wife Meg White; his breakout band wasn’t even a band, and their signature song didn’t even use a... Read More »
The Breeders: a cross-generational appeal Dylan Grosz May 14, 2018 0 Comments Kim Deal howls a muffled siren as Jim Macpherson taps out the start to “Cannonball.” With a bass lick from Josephine Wiggs and a groovy riff from Kelley Deal, The Breeders of 1993’s seminal... Read More »
What to look out for at Eurovision 2018 Ugur Dursun May 10, 2018 0 Comments Every year, about 200 million people from around the world tune in to watch the breathtaking grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest — a greater audience than that of any Super Bowl in history.... Read More »
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