The Strokes

The inaugural This Ain’t No Picnic music festival played host, at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl, to a wide array of Los Angeles’ favored indie darlings on Aug. 27 and 28.

Whenever I’m not in this reflective mood, I’m usually feeling excited about my destination. I’ve compiled a list of songs for both of these airplane moods. The following songs are perfect for when I’m on a flight and I’m in the mood to reflect on everything going on in my life.

Throughout her performance at Rickshaw Stop, Jordana paired casually roguish charm with expert performance and production skills.

With a string of music releases and a tour with popular alternative indie band TV Girl in the span of two years, Jordana has already built a robust resume.

Read on for The Daily Californian’s coverage of — and superlatives for — some of the most exciting acts from this Halloweekend.

On Friday, Glass Animals, Tyler, the Creator and the Strokes boasted, respectively, the most whimsical, raunchy and nostalgic sets of the entire weekend.

There’s little variation across the tracks, and when listened to together, they do not make for an interesting unit of an album.

With her sophomore LP Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa put the pop music genre on her shoulders — and needless to say, she carried it without wavering.

With such a long, established music career, the Strokes need to reckon with their early success and reflect on the dilemma all bands eventually face: grow or die.