Digital music sources like Pandora and Spotify have exploded in popularity over the last several years. Convenient as these sites may be, it’s often argued they lack the enduring charm and character...
Connor Parsons will use his own body as a percussive instrument in one of many experimental pieces he will be performing in a recital Monday at the French House.
Parsons, a philosophy junior, will lead...
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...
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...
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...
