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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

A band performs at The Emporium during the 2025 Battle of the Bands event.

WSU’s own music festival, Zzutopia, kicks off this Friday

Laney Kulman, Evergreen reporter April 16, 2025

WSU's Student Entertainment Board is going out with a bang in its last event of the semester with Zzutopia, a music festival alongside KZUU, starting at 2 p.m. Friday at various venues. Zzutopia is...

Battle of the Bands will take place at 5 p.m. on Thursday.

Second annual Battle of the Bands to clash on Thursday

Laney Kulman, Evergreen reporter March 25, 2025

Bringing a heavy and rock-filled night to Pullman, four bands will collide in SEB’s second annual Battle of the Bands starting at 5 p.m. in The Emporium on Thursday. Featured bands include Sunbather...

Many Spotify users eagerly anticpate their yearly "Wrapped" while others dread it.

Spotify Wrapped: A winter tradition for the social media generation

Eleanor Colgan, Evergreen reporter December 5, 2024

As the seasons change and holidays approach, many students anticipate not just Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year’s but also Spotify Wrapped Day. Spotify users eagerly await this year’s colorful, personalized...

The inside of the KZUU recording room, located inside the Compton Union Building.

KZUU embraces tradition while rebranding for the future

Eleanor Colgan, Evergreen reporter November 21, 2024

WSU’s noncommercial radio station, KZUU, has been a creative outlet for students and community members since 1979. Now, the station is rebranding and making room for new traditions while embracing old...

From lively bar songs to club classics summer 2024 had a range of hits.

Counting down Cougs’ picks for songs of the summer

DALLAS DEBELLIS, Evergreen reporter September 14, 2024

Summer means speakers blasting and music festivals packed to the brim, and summer 2024 was no exception. From Kendrick Lamar to Olivia Rodrigo, there was no shortage of great music. But as the sunny season...

The new guitar store has been open in Pullman since January.

Fine handcrafted guitar store now opened in Pullman

SIA CHHEDA, Evergreen reporter September 5, 2024

Chuck Morrison knows that owning a guitar store is unlikely to be a lucrative enterprise. But he said making music has been an integral part of being human for tens of thousands of years, so he decided...

Indie, folk, bluegrass and Americana rock musicians to perform at second annual event.

‘A new tradition’: Moscow Mountain Music Fest returns for second year

JULIA MESSEGEE, Evergreen reporter August 10, 2023

Chords of indie, folk, bluegrass and Americana rock music will echo around Moscow on Aug. 12, the second annual Moscow Mountain Music Fest at the epicenter. Starting at noon, musicians from the Pacific...

People sitting in downtown Pullman enjoying the music at Music on Main

Music On Main has Started up Again

GABRIELLE BOWMAN, Editor-in-chief June 28, 2023

Pullman’s Music on Main has begun again this summer starting in June and will go through September. Acts are scheduled every Thursday from 6 — 8 p.m. in September the time will be moved up...

The official poster for the  Psychotic Reaction Tour's Pullman show.

Oklahoma rock meets Palouse rock this Wednesday

ANGEL IKUEZE, Evergreen reporter June 6, 2023

Oklahoma rock is meeting Palouse rock onstage Wednesday, as the Oklahoma band Psychotic Reaction will perform alongside the Moscow band Ideomotor at 6 p.m. in Pullman’s Reaney Park. As part of the...

Ashlyn Taylor, KZUU head music manager, in graduation regalia in front of the atrium.

Cougs Collect: KZUU head music director owns over 300 records

GABRIELLE FELICIANO, Evergreen copy editor May 4, 2023

When she was 15 years old, Ashlyn Taylor’s grandmother gave her Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix — the greatest artists of her grandmother's generation. They were in the form...

Staring at the Sun, one of the four competing bands, performing at a past show.

Battle of the Bands: Four bands, one winner

ANGEL IKUEZE, Evergreen reporter April 13, 2023

Local Palouse bands Pumice Pocket, Half Step Ahead, Staring at the Sun and Sanity Point will compete in a Battle of the Bands from 5–8:30 p.m. Friday in Jackson Hall Studio A, Colleen Hill (she/they),...

To all of the dads coming out for the weekend here are some songs to add to your playlist

Joey’s Top 10s: Dad Rock Songs

JOEY FRANKLIN March 30, 2023

With parents' weekend being right around the corner, I wanted to give a quick rundown of the dad rock you will likely hear along your road trip with your family and throughout Pullman this weekend.  For...

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