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Lucy Dacus in pictures: ‘These lyrics are sad, but dance anyways’

Sanya Gupta
  •  
May 20
Music
EDM artist Barry Can't Swim headlines Stanford Concert Network's 13th annual Frost Fest at Frost Amphitheater on Saturday. (Photo: ANANYA NAVALE/The Stanford Daily)

Rainy start, steady finish: Frost Fest 2026 finds its rhythm

Joanne dePierre
  •  
April 13
Music
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
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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
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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
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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
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