America’s No.1 longest-running musical in Broadway history, “Chicago,” made its way to Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts from May 16-21. With sparkle,...
From how we speak, to the music we listen to and the clothes we wear, many of the defining elements of American culture come from Black communities and creators. A commercialization of Black culture is happening with little to no benefit to Black creators. While Black communities face prejudice, others benefit from the exploitation of their culture.
As the world we occupy manages to keep deteriorating into morbidity, music seems to be following the same trend, growing more grim and serious. However, in this world of grime on Dec. 7, the Michigan funk quartet Vulfpeck broke through the darkness with their highly anticipated eighth studio album, “Hill Climber”. The album features the group’s original four members Jack Stratton, Theo Katzman, Joe Dart, and Woody Goss along with brilliant regulars in Joey Dosik, Cory Wong and Antwaun Stanley. The band also continues its newfound tradition of featuring other talents like Louis Cole, Monica Martin, and Mike Viola to present some modern minimalist funk.
Besides the fantastic music, it was awesome to watch passionate people envelop themselves in their art. The ensembles all clearly had fun. Even if they hadn’t performed as well as they did, isn’t that all that matters?
By Skyler Romero
Since its inception in 1943, the Pulitzer Prize for Music has largely recognized artists from a somewhat narrow field of contenders. Historically,...
By Julia Clausen
The quarterly UCI Jazz Orchestra concert on Wednesday, November 16 featured a selection from the full historical and cultural range of the...
By Javier Burdette
America has a reputation for being a country that produces innovation and leadership. In the 1800s, it was believed that the U.S.,...
“Welcome to the scene, baby,” cooed Adam England, director of operations, to a sea of guests entering the stately Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton,...
