The Trojan Life: Current students

phobos
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:56:15 +0000

for me, the live music scene on campus was a (small) part when choosing schools. Ground Zero coffeehouse has been pretty amazing so far. mostly small aspiring and/or local bands, far too many to count, list, or remember just this year alone. in years past pretty big bands, as far as alternative/indie music goes, have come thorugh:
Mon Frere (actually, i was here for this show, i was interning this show for the radio station before i had a show)
M83 (pretty big electronic/post-rock instrumental band)
Sparta (3/5 of At the Drive In)
The 88 (eh, kinda poppy, small nonetheless)
Limbeck
TSOL (landmarks in 80s punk rock, especially in Southern California)
Abandoned Pools
Piebald
Minus the Bear

and other places throughout campus in recent years:
Killradio (kinda post-hardcore)
Phantom Planet (yes, of The OC fame, though i knew of them years before that)
The Pink Spiders
Mos Def (i’d consider him alternative rap)

on the whole, i’d say if you like good music, going to USC shouldn’t be a problem…in fact, i’d say that people here have pretty good taste in music…maybe not as eclectic as it might be at more “liberal” schools, but still good considering.