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An image of the vinyl for Clairo's "Charm" surrounded by leaves, flowers and scraps of paper.

Clairo’s latest album shows us third time’s the ‘Charm’

Kiera Horne
  •  
Aug. 9, 2024
Music
Purple lighting shines upon Banana Bred as they perform at 650 Mayfield in front of a crowd of students during Lover's Rock.

Banana Bred cooks up spontaneous student music

Srithanya Satish
  •  
Feb. 29, 2024
Music
a graphic with a gray background with white stars and swirls; there is black text in the center reading "Battle of the Bands", and each of the four corners has a cutout image of a group of people. upper left: text reads 'the pansies', photo is of five people laying on the ground in a circle. upper right: text reads 'six of spades' and 'easha', photos show a group of five people lined up, and below them, a separate cutout of a feminine person playing the guitar. bottom left: text reads 'hot teas', photo is of five people lined up on a stage playing instruments and singing. bottom right: text reads: 'general consumption', photo is of six masculine people playing instruments and singing

Thank you for the music: Bands at Stanford and Berkeley thrive despite rough odds

Ryder Thompson
  •  
Nov. 16, 2023
Arts & Life
A blond man in a blue vest browses a wall of records in a slightly dim fluorescent light.

Slept on Songs: almost monday

Aditeya Shukla
  •  
Jan. 9, 2023
Arts & Life
Kevin Martin stands under a lamp post as he looks downward

‘When The Dust Settles’: 4 years in the making, but just the beginning for Kevin Martin ’22

Eric Zhu
  •  
May 31, 2022
Music
Purple graphic with album cover of "Labyrinthitis," depicting a watercolor drawing of people sitting in a tree. Text reads: "Beandon's Musical Corner: Labyrinthitis, Destroyer"

Beandon’s Musical Corner: ‘Labyrinthitis’ by Destroyer

Brandon Rupp
  •  
May 26, 2022
Arts & Life
Stanford Daily graphic for Slept On Songs column on Legwurk

Slept on Songs: Legwurk

Aditeya Shukla
  •  
May 11, 2022
Arts & Life
Text reads: "Beandon's Musical Corner, Pyreburning by Arvid," with album art for "Pyreburning." Album cover has "Pyreburning" in orange font over a scene of monkeys building a pyre drawn in medieval style

Beandon’s Musical Corner: Pyreburning by Arvid

Brandon Rupp
  •  
April 20, 2022
Arts & Life
Omar Apollo performing at The Warfield

Omar Apollo dances his way into stardom in San Francisco

Richard Coca
  •  
April 14, 2022
Music
Student Artist Reid Devereaux covering his face with a background of fake clouds

‘Believe You’ by Reid Devereaux ’25 is only scratching the surface

Brandon Rupp
  •  
March 3, 2022
Arts & Life
Brandon Banks performing at 576 Alvarado House

Brandon Banks and sixeight provide good vibes and eclectic music

Aaliyah Webster
  •  
Feb. 6, 2022
Arts & Life
A drawing of a woman with earbuds listening and reminiscing; AERI CHEN/Stanford Daily

Slept On Songs: Thea brings nostalgia and emotion to neo-soul music

Aditeya Shukla
  •  
Jan. 13, 2022
Arts & Life
A close-up illustration of DAISY's 2018 EP "HAVE A SNACK" on vinyl.

Slept On Songs: DAISY

Aditeya Shukla
  •  
Nov. 18, 2021
Arts & Life
Aditeya Shukla performs live at "Music at Mars."

Singer-songwriter Aditeya Shukla ’22 combines witty lyrics with sunshine pop

Pann Sripitak
  •  
Nov. 3, 2021
Arts & Life
Tia Gostelow sits in a spherical chair, bathed in orange mood lighting. She wears a golden, sequined jacket that catches the light.

Tia Gostelow talks gaslighting in her single ‘Psycho’

Ron Rocky Coloma
  •  
Aug. 7, 2020
Arts & Life
Alex McArtor lays on a solid gray floor, holding a white electric guitar. She wears a white button up and blue jeans.

Interview: Alex McArtor’s single ‘Biggest Fan’ discloses life’s bittersweetness

Ron Rocky Coloma
  •  
Aug. 6, 2020
Arts & Life
Miriam El-Mansouri '22 surprises the audience with her cover of French classic "Rein de Rein" accompanied by William Kingsfield '20 on the guitar at Wednesday's Music @ Mars event, the second of the school year. (Photo courtesy of Paulo Makalinao)

Palm Drive Records’ Music @ Mars gives indie musicians the mic

Megan Faircloth
  •  
March 6, 2020
Arts & Life
Elias Feierabend-Peters '20, stage-name "Eli Feier," and TK Moloko '20 perform Feier's R&B, soulful songs at Music @ Mars. (Photo: Punya Chatterjee)

Music @ Mars showcases Stanford’s rising indie stars

Megan Faircloth
  •  
Dec. 4, 2019
Arts & Life
"Pass by Catastrophe" band members Max Kilberg '21, Zach Plante '18, Dexter Simson '21 and Sam Silverman '21 pose with the iconic Lake Lagunita as backdrop. (Photo courtesy of Sam Silverman)

Passing by catastrophe: EP-style

Natalie Francis
  •  
Oct. 14, 2019
Gonzalez's album delves deep into the human experience.

José González explores the human experience in his new album

Tyler Dunston
  •  
Feb. 15, 2015
The Stanford Daily

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