lthough LouFest may already seem like a distant memory, the sound and energy of music culture lives on. During the festival, I had the opportunity to sit down with Nate Zuercher, Spencer Cross, Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald of Judah & the Lion and get their take on their rise to stardom and their experience at this particularly muddy year of LouFest.

After two days of heavy rain, LouFest 2016 opened Saturday afternoon with the south entrance under water, most of the field destroyed and a solid few inches of mud covering every surface.

I had the chance to talk with St. Lucia member Jean-Philip Grobler, who shared an honest and heartfelt recount of his start in the music world and the value that music holds firm in his life with me.

After a two-weekend run, the Performing Arts Department’s ‘Love and Information’ leaves one Cadenza writer existential but satisfied.

Released on Feb. 19, Ra Ra Riot’s new album, “Need Your Light,” offers everyone a little bit of light as we head into what seems to be an early midterm season. An indie rock band that got its start during the members’ time together at Syracuse University, Ra Ra Riot has been climbing the ladder of success in the music industry since its debut in 2006.

After an extended period of quiet, almost indiscernible participation in the music industry since 2013, the Lumineers have reemerged into the spotlight with a bounty of highly anticipated news. On Feb. 5, the band sent shockwaves throughout the world of folk music lovers—and a lesser, but still perceptible, shift in the broader music scene—by releasing the first single (“Ophelia”) off their upcoming album, “Cleopatra,” due for release on April 8.

On her new, most recent album, “This Is Acting,” Australian singer and songwriter Sia Furler—who performs under the stage name Sia—displays her eclectic creativity through both word and voice. Although “This Is Acting” has been criticized as being an uncoordinated collection of singles, Sia offers her audience a wild combination of thematically messaged and musically styled songs originally meant for other artists to perform.

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” tells the story of the 2012 terrorist attacks on the U.S. State Department Special Mission Compound and CIA station, referred to as “the Annex,” in Benghazi, Libya. Although this historic event has made its way into politics and has caused suspicions to soar, director Michael Bay’s film strives to capture the truth behind the night and to honor those who witnessed it firsthand.

On a Tuesday eve just days before break, the campus was quiet with everyone tucked away in dorm rooms and library cubicles preparing for fast-approaching final exams. A few doors down on the Delmar Loop, however, the night was far from quiet.

Amidst the darkness of Chaifetz Arena on this past Saturday’s misty Hallows’ Eve, many excited Twenty One Pilots fans sat awaiting a frighteningly fantastic musical experience.