Neon lights flashing, colorful bracelets, eccentric costumes and accessories and smiling faces — these are some of the elements that comprise the electronic dance music, or EDM, scene.
Clay...
With an estimated crowd of 13,000 attendees, performances, festivities and crime commandeered the Parade Ground at Saturday’s annual free concert Groovin’ on the Grounds.
YelaWolf, a rapper...
Internationally known rapper Lupe Fiasco will take the stage Saturday night at the University’s annual Groovin’ on the Grounds concert, free for students and the public and put on by Student...
There was once a time when new, soulful music could often be heard in taverns and clubs in Baton Rouge as musicians crafted innovative songs and styles that weren’t heard anywhere else in the country.
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On James Blake’s second full-length album, the London-based dubstep-producer-turned-balladeer successfully blends cutting-edge electronic production with traditional singer-songwriting.
The classically...
Thirteen years ago, Don Haney, a University alumnus, was at the peak of his musical career. Haney was a three-time nominee for guitar player of the year by Los Angeles Music Awards, he charted the top...
When Baton Rouge-based band Levee Daze signed up for Battle of the Bands last semester, the members didn’t realize they would end up playing on the same stage as Lupe Fiasco because of it. The band...
Biology professor Scott Crousillac’s favorite trick to pull on his students is passing as one of them before class. He said he sits in the audience, greets students and asks what professor is teaching...
Torrence and Thurman, 23-year-old LSU-Southern dual enrollment mass communication seniors, found local fame after playing music as a cover band in Baton Rouge. After packing venues like the Roux House...
With so many young, tech savvy students, University populations prove themselves as hot spots for pirated content.
But illegally downloading files has changed: content has diversified, methods have improved...
The fab five have done it again — and just when most thought they were down for the count. On “Comedown Machine”, The Strokes effortlessly breathe new life into their sound and pull off...
I wasn’t always a huge fan of The Strokes.
I’m not the type of listener who is easily won over — artists have to earn a spot on my playlists, and The Strokes just didn’t merit one...
