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Tyson Wadkins shares his passion for music. Photo credit: Elias Denny

Artist Interview: Tyson Wadkins

Elias Denny
December 6, 2016

  Chico State first-year Tyson Wadkins is a guitarist and singer from Yuba City, California. Wadkins is an economics major and will continue to pursue music as a hobby and passion. You can...

DJ iMullinati spinning at a show. Photo courtesy of Ryan Mullin via Fish Photography and KqumSquad.

Behind the scenes of ‘Chico Plugged In’

Miguel Orozco and Elias Denny
November 25, 2016

Chico Plugged In is a hip hop & EDM show co-hosted by SOTA Productions and 1078 Gallery. The event brought together some of Chico's biggest talent featuring performances by iMullinati, Yandi, Subfer,...

Photo credit: Elias Denny

Artist interview: glass blowing with Payton Cahill

Elias Denny
October 26, 2016

Payton Cahill is in her fifth year at Chico State, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in glass and sculpture. Cahill has been glass blowing for about six years now. At the opening of the new arts...

DJ Hound Beats playing music at a party.

Student DJ makes a beat

Elias Denny
October 4, 2016

This video interview was conducted with local artist, producer and DJ Hound Beats, also known as Trevor Tappe. He is a junior music major at Chico State. Tappe hopes to be accepted into the option of recording...

Behind the art: 'Visual Metrics' Prints and Poetry

Behind the art: ‘Visual Metrics’ Prints and Poetry

Elias Denny
September 19, 2016

"Visual Metrics" Print and Poetry is an art exhibit currently being displayed at the Janet Turner Print Museum. The exhibition talk occurred on Thursday Sept. 15, at the Zingg Recital Hall, Arts and Humanities...

Behind the art: 'One Artist, Four Visions' by Ruben Heredia

Behind the art: ‘One Artist, Four Visions’ by Ruben Heredia

Elias Denny
September 16, 2016

"One Artist, Four Visions" is an art exhibit featuring the art of Ruben Heredia and is running from Sept. 1-24 at the 1078 Gallery in Chico. The gallery exhibits drawings and work from Heredia's the...

What's the deal with Apple Music?

What’s the deal with Apple Music?

Elias Denny
September 14, 2016

Apple Music's recent history of streaming select artist's highly anticipated albums exclusively on their service sparks controversy among millennial music streamers. Chico State students share their thoughts...

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...