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Composer and performer Ingram Marshall dies at age 80

Lara Pellegrinelli

Visionary musician Ingram Marshall has died at the age of 80. A leading figure of the West Coast avant-garde music scene, Marshall forged unusual connections between minimalism and electronic music.
Bootsy Collins and Lettuce, positively helping to keep the funk alive

Taylor Haney

Rachel Martin

At the beginning of lockdown, the legendary funk bassist began posting uplifting messages to Instagram, where they found a receptive audience in drummer Adam Deitch of the band Lettuce.
Otoboke Beaver, the fierce and funny punk band, finds new courage

Zhenzhen Yu

The Kyoto band was, at first, puzzled being branded punk feminists. But after experiencing its global meaning, frontwoman Accorinrin has since changed her stance: "I am a feminist."
Local

Steven Schick moves 'onward'

Julia Dixon Evans

Longtime UC San Diego music professor steps back after 15 years as conductor of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, with a final set of concerts and a newly established award in his name.
In Ethel Cain's music, hell is a place on Earth

Meaghan Garvey

The artist's debut album Preacher's Daughter drives deep into the heart of gothic Americana.
International

Hace 40 años, la Guerra Malvinas-Falkland transformó el rock latino

Fi O'Reilly Sánchez

Cuando se prohibió la transmisión de música en inglés en 1982, los grupos de rock argentino encontraron una oportunidad.
Local

San Diego weekend arts events: 'Flourish,' 'Paradise TBD' and contemporary dance meets rock climbing

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts: "Flourish" at Pixley's Oddities; Project [BLANK]'s "Paradise TBD"; Disco Riot’s “Choreo & Climb" pairs performance with rock climbing; a reading from border poets; and Beethoven’s Ninth at The Shell.
TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up

Mia Venkat

TikTok has flipped the script on the music industry, and everyone from artists to analysts and even marketing bosses at the top labels are trying to catch up.
Harry Styles' 'One Night Only' show brings fans from across the world to Long Island

Cat Sposato

Thousands of fans traveled to see the pop star perform.
National

Can Matt Pike face the music?

Grayson Haver Currin

Matt Pike overcame long odds to find success in metal bands Sleep and High on Fire. But his deepening obsession with conspiracy theories has created a dissonant riff.