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A vinyl with the title of column, "Pulse," and a drawing of two women about to kiss on it

Pulse: Dreamer Isioma imagines ideal worlds in ‘Princess Forever’

Madisyn Cunningham
  •  
Nov. 10, 2024
Music
Album cover with a photo of artist Anycia and a record sliding out reading "Discover Biweekly" against a soft yellow background.

Discover Biweekly: Anycia

Helena Getahun-Hawkins
  •  
Nov. 7, 2024
Music
Photo of Girl Ultra lying across a table as an album cover with a disc sticking out of it reading "Discover Biweekly."

Discover Biweekly: Girl Ultra

Helena Getahun-Hawkins
  •  
Oct. 23, 2024
Music
A vinyl with the title of column, "Pulse," and a drawing of two women about to kiss on it

Pulse: ‘Wanderlust’ and the sensation behind the sound

Madisyn Cunningham
  •  
Oct. 22, 2024
Music
Face illuminated by purple lights, ODIE closes his eyes to sing into the microphone (Photo courtesy of Carolyn Ky).

ODIE’s R&B magic welcomes students back to campus

Joanne dePierre
  •  
Oct. 8, 2024
Music
A polaroid photo depicts the cover for keshi's single, "Say," which shows a man with white hair and a black coat with his head covered by his arms and a black background. The words "Keshi returns" are written on the photo.

Keshi brings back city-pop, kicks off a new era

Casey Kim
  •  
Sept. 8, 2024
Music
Berhana raises his pointer finger on stage, as does the densely-packed crowd. They're in a small club illuminated by a disco ball.

Berhana enchants San Francisco with genre-bending grooves

Cameron Duran
  •  
May 2, 2024
Music
Donning a black tank top and blue-gray joggers, Sza sings into a microphone while standing in front of purple and white spotlights shining down behind her at a 2017 CTRL tour in Toronto.

Emotional shipwreck in San Francisco harbor: SZA ‘saves our souls’ at tour performance

Rhea Jain
  •  
Oct. 29, 2023
Music
Steve Lacy performs on stage at Frost Amphitheater, hidden by fog and a microphone.

Re:SET day 2: Another day of greatness with Lacy, Blake and more

Brandon Rupp and Alexandra Blum
  •  
June 7, 2023
Music
A collection of album covers over a swirling red background. A green bubble says "Y2K hits."

Y2K Hits: “So Far Gone” by Drake

Kaushik Sampath
  •  
April 11, 2023
Music
A picture of Usher, Alicia Keys, Eminem, and Green Day album covers. The text says "Y2K hits."

Y2K Hits: ‘Confessions’ by Usher

Kaushik Sampath
  •  
Feb. 14, 2023
Music
A cutout of Nick Sligh with headphones and a green t-shirt over a wavy black background with the text: "new music with nick." Behind is cover art for SZA's "SOS," where she appears tiny sitting on a long diveboard above a vast and dark blue ocean.

New Music with Nick: “SOS” by SZA

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 18, 2023
Music
a graphic with the album cover of Smino's "Luv 4 Rent" in the background, depicting eight Black folks doing their hair in front of a wooden vanity. In the foreground, a black shape silhouettes a photo of a young man in a green sweatshirt, alongside text that reads "new music with nick"

New Music with Nick: “Luv 4 Rent” by Smino

Nick Sligh
  •  
Oct. 31, 2022
Music
The image shown is of the Nectar album cover.

Catch a “Glimpse” of Joji: A preview of Joji’s “Smithereens” tour at Frost

Rylan Butt
  •  
Aug. 22, 2022
Music
A man [Steve Lacy] looking off to the side with black sunglasses, a white shirt and black tie.

R&B singer Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” exposes a generation’s fear of vulnerability

Delaney Broderick
  •  
Aug. 16, 2022
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
Stanford Daily graphic for New Music with Nick's edition on Kendrick Lamar

New Music with Nick: ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ by Kendrick Lamar

Nick Sligh
  •  
May 25, 2022
Music
The Dip performing on stage bathed in a red spotlight

The Dip brings soul and funk to The Guild Theater

Richard Coca
  •  
May 25, 2022
Music
Stanford Daily Graphic for Saba

New Music with Nick: ‘Few Good Things’ by Saba

Nick Sligh
  •  
April 27, 2022
Arts & Life
Rina Sawayama performing in front of fans at The Warfield theatre

Rina Sawayama triumphs San Francisco with a brightly cathartic performance

Kyla Figueroa
  •  
April 12, 2022
The Stanford Daily

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