November 21, 2024

Coachella 2016 pleased due to diverse lineup, delectable food options

April 29, 2016 La Vista 0

Coachella is an annual two-weekend, three-day music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. It was founded by Paul Tollett in 1999 and is organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidary of Anschutz Entertainment Group. It features many genres of music including electronic dance music, rock, indie and hip hop, as well as art installations and sculptures. […]

“Smoke + Mirrors” succumbs to overdone experimentation

February 27, 2015 La Vista 0

In “Smoke + Mirrors,” Imagine Dragons takes a new spin on modern rock with a mixed-genre approach between rock, pop and metal. Occasionally, this approach makes the music exciting and unique, but the album overall is too experimental, with chaotic instruments and overdone sounds.
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Golden Girls

February 27, 2015 La Vista 0

High school students could do a lot with 80 hours of time; however, not many would choose to devote such a substantial chunk of time to addressing a problem area in their community and completing a project to solve it. However, for juniors Brooke Gleason and Meera and Pooja Nagpal, their Girl Scout Gold Award projects became significantly more important and personal than normal philanthropic opportunities. […]

Mikkey Ekko’s solo debut lacks musical cohesion

January 30, 2015 La Vista 0

In “Time,” singer Mikkey Ekko demonstrates promising vocal performance but fails to impress listeners with mediocre production and bland songs. Despite a few moderately enjoyable tracks, the album is weak overall as it suffers from both monotonous beats and unfitting instrumentals.
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