Five of Five Music Entertainment, also known as VOVE, is a class offered under the music industry studies major at CSUN. The goal of the class is to produce a complete album by the end of the spring semester,...

The CSUN production of the opera “La Boheme” was a months-long odyssey of training, teamwork and love of theater for the staff and students working on the show. The opera ran from March 9-12 at the...

WAR will be performing a 50th anniversary concert at The Soraya on Saturday, April 15. The American band mixes elements of different musical genres such as funk, rock, R&B and blues. Formerly known...

The NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show has displayed a lot of brilliant music to the fans, but there’s something it lacks: Latino and Hispanic representation. In 2019, the NFL partnered with Roc Nation...

Last month, Sam Smith delivered their fourth full-length album, “Gloria.” The album marks the artist’s return after 2020’s “Love Goes.” In this album, Smith explores themes of self-acceptance...

The punk scene has majorly evolved over the years, becoming primarily white and male-dominated. Today, more artists are popping up to put their flags in the ground as the representation of people of color...

Asiatica is a genre-fluid band based out of Compton. They discuss their 2022 single “*sigh* Nevermind” and what it means to be genre-fluid. Asiatica playing their song “Perhaps.” Asiatica...

The CSUN music department is hosting a faculty artist recital featuring professor Diane Ketchie and CSUN alum Alice Huang. The recital will take place on Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Shigemi Matsumoto Recital...

Caribbean-born alternative R&B singer Tarik Lord and guitarist Josh Feliciano, who comprise the band Nishwakie, discuss their new single “Guava” and how they signed with CSUN's record label Five...

Swells is a band from North Hollywood, Chatsworth, and Arleta, California. The band discusses the rollout of their 2020 album “Love Olympics,” what makes them choose who to feature, and their recent...

Hoity-Toity is a four-piece pop rock band from Redlands, California. The band discusses the rollout of their 2019 EP "Not Your Kind," playing shows in Los Angeles, and their upcoming EP’s. Hoity-Toity...

After a year of persistence, live music and concerts are beginning to rebuild. The music department at CSUN continues to contribute to what live music means to the university and the community. The...