Good Folk LA features artists at all stages of their careers, from emerging to established. Many of the musicians we feature incorporate traditional folk elements into their contemporary styles, including narrative storytelling, lyric-based songs, acoustic performances, and the use of traditional American folk music instruments.

Rhythms + Visions is back! Rhythms + Visions / Expanded + Live 4 is an exciting outdoor audio-visual event featuring live music, dance performance, large-scale projection mapping, and interactive installations.

Don’t miss this one-night opportunity to see and experience a spectrum of contemporary visual art and music in a free-flowing, immersive environment. Live performances of classical, hip hop, and pop music will be accompanied by large-scale animated visuals. The all-USC artist program (with a few special guests) features art and performances by talented faculty, alumni, and students.

The live visual music will be performed twice during the 4-hour event.

Music Performances - USC Thornton School of Music Tony Cardella - piano Robert Wang - guitar Celine Chen - piano Aspen Jacobsen - guitar and voice

Dance Performances - USC Gloria Kaufman School of Dance D. Sabela Grimes and students from Kaufman Guest Artists: Meena Muru, Brianna Mims

Animated Projections + Visuals by - John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts Faculty: Michael Patterson, Candace Reckinger, Jordan Halsey, Journey Moses, Holly Willis, Justin Parpan, Marcel Valcarce, Luis Grane Alumni: Ankita Panda, Daniel Xioabo Ma, Rui Huang, Chun Chun Chang, Yimin Zhang, Eva Grandoni, Dodo Kitcharoen, Jake Wang, Xiaotong Wen, Marcus Emery Students: Harry Chen, Anna Wang, Guyu Liang, Muling Shi, Pablo Diaz De Leon Hicks, Delaney McCallum, Jaimu Tao, Sunhee Jung, Tianyun Lyu, Ciara Borgards, Angela Hou, Michael Brown, Floria Huang, Hanqian Bao, Flint Tanquary, Matthew Leahy, Yibo Xu, Joey Liao, Hank Yan (Roski) Guest Artists: Saskia Marka, Ruffmercy, Susboy

Visual Music Moment music composed by: Min He, Shaun Chasin, Groundislava, CZ, Jacob Durbin

The free entry Idyllwild Songwriter Festivals raise funds via donations for Idyllwild Help Center.