With three albums and four years of mainstream success, Neon Trees is still stuck in a stage of immaturity and adolescence. Like the band’s previous albums, “Pop Psychology” is yet another 40-minute long complaint about teenage problems, unrequited love and even more teenage problems. Read more...
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Orson Welles’ “Touch of Evil” opens with an explosion of sight and sound: the loud jazz of jukeboxes, honking cars and near the scene’s conclusion, a literal explosion – a car goes up in flames after a bomb detonates. Read more...
Photo: “Touch of Evil” stars Charlton Heston as Mexican officer Mike Vargas alongside Orson Welles, who both directs and stars in the film. One of Welles’ most acclaimed pieces, “Touch of Evil” will be showing at the Million Dollar Theatre near Venice Beach on Saturday. (Universal Pictures)
The festival will include Southern California-natives Snoop Dogg and Aloe Blacc, as well as Jamaican vocalist Mavado and Black Uhuru. Read more...
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival exemplifies the word “big.” With its notable music acts that perform each year and the immense crowds that pour into Indio every spring for the annual festival, Coachella has made a name for itself on a grand scale. Read more...
Surprisingly cool weather graced Indio, on Friday, as the second weekend of the heavily anticipated Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival began. After a star-studded first weekend, with artists including Beyoncé and Slash making guest appearances, I ventured into the desert for Part 2 of Coachella with Daily Bruin photo editor Neil Bedi in tow to bring back highlights from the weekend. Read more...
Los Angeles-based three-piece electronica group The Glitch Mob will be performing Friday at the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Sahara tent at 7:30 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles-based DJ trio The Glitch Mob will perform Friday night at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Courtesy of Neil Krug)
Since Claire L. Evans joined solo artist Jona Bechtolt in 2008, YACHT, an acronym for Young Americans Challenging High Technology, has released an array of singles, EPs and albums that capture the band’s vibrant spirit. Read more...
Photo: Electro-pop duo YACHT will be performing with DJ Classixx Sunday at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Courtesy of YACHT)
