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Summer albums of the week

Summer albums of the week

Anna Porretta
May 17, 2017

Summer would be wildly incomplete without music to serve as your own personal soundtrack. Either of these two albums are perfect for basking in the heat or partying the summer nights away. “Two Vines”...

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

Anna Porretta
May 10, 2017

If dead week has got you down, give either of these soulful albums a listen to fuel your academic induced blues. Ray LaMontagne has a soulful, folky sound that will calm your finals nerves. If you need...

Albums of the week

Anna Porretta
May 1, 2017

When no one is around to judge your musical choices you may need to let loose to some otherwise terrible music. Hand yourself the aux and scream-sing along to either of these albums. Because lets face...

Reminiscing of Coachella

Reminiscing of Coachella

Anna Porretta
April 26, 2017

While Coachella is behind us you can still reminisce on your time in the high desert. If you want to relive Kendrick's performance listen to his newest album "Damn." on repeat. If you just didn't get enough...

Playlist of the week

Playlist of the week

Anna Porretta
April 15, 2017

Listen to one of these killer albums during your next smoke sesh. If you're looking for something mellow that will have you feeling like you're floating through space, queue up Pink Floyd's trippy Meddle....

Playlist of the week

Playlist of the week

Anna Porretta
April 12, 2017

With Summer right around the corner, you might find yourself sweating it out in the gym and in need of a soundtrack. Uptown Special has all the funk that you might want for a groovier work out and Dirty...

More reasons to skip '13 Reasons Why'

More reasons to skip ’13 Reasons Why’

Anna Porretta
April 11, 2017

The new Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" follows the aftermath of Hannah Baker's suicide, the tapes she made before her death and how they are passed around by her classmates. These tapes detail the 13 reasons...

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

Anna Porretta
April 4, 2017

If you're feeling angsty, queue up either of these two emotional albums. Pinegrove's intellectual lyrics pair well with their eclectic indie-rock/Americana sound. Say Anything takes you back to when you...

'Beauty and the Beast': A magical take on a tale as old as time

‘Beauty and the Beast’: A magical take on a tale as old as time

Anna Porretta
March 27, 2017

Upon walking into one of Chico's Tinseltown movie theater suites, it was clear there would be no toddlers screaming during this screening - only hoards of women. While Walt Disney Co. movies are appreciated...

The CDC is decorated with prints of all different styles and mediums. The prints are always for sale. When a piece is sold, another will be put up. Photo credit: Jordan Rodrigues

Center for Design Control: A gym for creative muscles

Anna Porretta
March 3, 2017

Professor Dave Hall pointed his phone camera at the cover of an issue of The New Yorker. The image quickly came to life as the once still woman stepped through the doors of a black and yellow subway train....

Creekside fails to Summit with 'Hills // Valleys'

Creekside fails to Summit with ‘Hills // Valleys’

Anna Porretta
March 1, 2017

With angsty lyrics and intermittent breakdowns, Creekside's album "Hills // Valleys" perfectly fits the pop-punk template. This local band is more than capable of creating music that sounds familiar to...

Cold weather tunes

Cold weather tunes

Anna Porretta
February 28, 2017

When it is cold and rainy outside there is nothing better short of putting on some mellow tunes and cozying up with a cup of coffee. These two albums are great candidates for perfecting a cold, rainy day...

Albums of the Week

Albums of the Week

Anna Porretta
February 23, 2017

Movie soundtracks easily make the best study playlists because they're beautiful, drive your focus, and make you feel like you're accomplishing something pretty epic. These two albums - one largely classical...

No new relationships

No new relationships

Anna Porretta
February 17, 2017

Valentine's Day not go as planned? For those of who are finding themselves single as relationship season comes to a close, these albums are a perfect soundtrack to the stages of getting over an ex:Lemonade...

Break up Songs for every stage

Break up Songs for every stage

Anna Porretta
February 14, 2017
No new significant others.
Wildheart - Miguel

Albums of the Week

Anna Porretta
February 10, 2017

Whether you prefer rock 'n' roll or rhythm and blues, these sexy albums with deep base, smooth falsetto and guitar riffs felt down in your chest will serve as the perfect soundtrack to your Valentine's...

Slow jams to get it on

Slow jams to get it on

Anna Porretta
February 7, 2017
Trying to set the mood? Try The Orion slow jams playlist.
Gambino's, "Awaken, My Love!" sends powerful message

Gambino’s, “Awaken, My Love!” sends powerful message

Anna Porretta
January 30, 2017

The multi-talented rapper, comedian and actor Donald Glover, better known as Childish Gambino, released his third studio album, “Awaken, My Love!” last month. Critics and music lovers everywhere...

Jeff Laliberte gazes into the crowd in between songs. Photo credit: Sean Martens

‘New Beat Fund’ brings So Cal Guac Rock to the music world

Anna Porretta
November 16, 2016

When New Beat Fund Front Jeff Liliberte took the stage at The Senator Theater, you could tell that he'd stood where Kurt Cobain once stood in a booth at the legendary Sound City. It was like the ghost...

A participant at the Boutique Crawl 2015 courtesy of Susan Reed, owner of Bootleg.

The resale fashion frenzy

Anna Porretta
November 4, 2016
Sustainable Shopping Meets Bar Crawl. Downtown Chico buy/sell/trade boutiques throw 4th annual resale-crawl for thrifters.
First-year, Isabel Yglecias, First-year was the 1st place winner. Photo credit: Miguel Orozco

Art History Collective Club celebrates first annual art theme costume party

Anna Porretta
October 31, 2016

As student artists let their pens run wild on papered walls, visions of priceless paintings and renowned figures of creative history roamed around eating pizza and taking Snapchat photos.On Tuesday members...

Photo credit: Sean Martens

Arts and Humanities Building makes a grand impression

Anna Porretta
October 24, 2016
The Arts and Humanities department shows off the new building's ability to facilitate artists during Chico preview day

The creativity behind ‘Idea Fab Labs’

Anna Porretta
October 22, 2016
Idea Fab Lab facilitates artists and aims to show that anyone is capable of creativity.
Designer Siobhan Barrett in her studio. Photo courtesy of Siobhan Barrett

‘Fall into Bed’ with Siobhan Barrett Lingerie and FosterBuilt Coffee

Anna Porretta
October 16, 2016

Siobhan Barrett, a body-positive lingerie designer will be presenting a pop-up shop at The Bookstore Oct. 12.Few pleasures in life can compare to the bliss of spending a chilly morning in bed. There's...

President Hutchinson and President Yaqub posing with event attendees.

The Book in Common commences Chico’s year of women

Anna Porretta
September 30, 2016

A crowd gathered to hear community leaders speak, celebrating the Book in Common program, which promises to be a year devoted to the conversation around women's rights outside of Chico City Hall on Sept....

Promotional photo for "Dirty 30" from the official "Dirty 30" Facebook page.

‘Dirty 30’ worth the watch for Youtuber fans

Anna Porretta
September 27, 2016

With people rising to internet fame every day, it's becoming increasingly more common to see internet-famous people breaking into the mainstream culture. People are turning their thousands and even millions...

One of the art pieces by artist Sienna Orlando-Lalaguna. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Art that’s out of this world

Anna Porretta
September 21, 2016

Imagine traveling through space visiting strange planets; your mission is to catalog the aliens you find there. Coming across the creatures responsible for growth on these planets, a field guide is compiled...

Alex and Ryan getting down and putting on a show for the somewhat lax audience. Photo credit: Jordan Rodrigues

Open mics rock downtown

Anna Porretta
September 13, 2016

Music lovers make the pilgrimage toward the corner of West Fifth Street and Main Street, navigating through the City Plaza to the café on the corner. They walk through the door of Has Beans Coffee and...

A group of students find some shade and enjoy the celebration.

KCSC blows out the candles on its 65th year

Anna Porretta
September 5, 2016

Students and Chico locals gathered on the shady lawn in front of Glenn Hall on Saturday for an afternoon of good food and even better music celebrating Chico State's student run radio station, KCSC's 65th...

Owner of the Pageant Theatre, Miles Montalbano. Photo credit: George Johnston

A brief history of the Pageant Theatre

Anna Porretta and Elias Denny
August 31, 2016

As the longest running theatre, the Pageant continues to bring the independent film world to Chico.Upon walking up to the Pageant Theatre the owner, Miles Montalbano, put away his flip phone, cracked open...