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Lisa Valentine, an award-winning local singer-songwriter, is inspired by old blues greats like Sam Cooke and poets like Robert Frost and Dorothy Parker. She shares her song My, My, My with The Orion Tuesday at the Amtrak station on Orange Street. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Q&A: Lisa Valentine on morbid poets, iced crotches

December 3, 2014
Furlough Fridays is a local four-piece rock band that won “Best Rock Act” at the 2013 Cammies. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Q&A: Furlough Fridays on ‘Bay Watch,’ The Rolling Stones

November 28, 2014
Heather Bennett, owner of Candy Cougar Art, displaying her unconventional painting style during the monthly Mixed Media Mixer on Nov. 2 at 1078 Gallery. Photo credit: Chelsea Jeffers

Q&A: Candy Cougar on vanity, hair dye, Arctic Monkeys

November 18, 2014
Adan Gonzalez, Chico State senior music industry and recording arts major, is the singer-songwriter behind The Unexpected Guest. Gonzalez returned from a semester abroad in Sweden and released his EP The Machine in March. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Q&A: The Unexpected Guest on songwriting, meatballs, racism

November 8, 2014
Jake Gyllenhaal delivers a compelling performance in Dan Gilroys Nightcrawler, now in theaters. Photo by Nan Palmero via Flickr.

Study Break: ‘Nightcrawler’ review

November 2, 2014
Local performance venue back on track to open in November

Local performance venue back on track to open in November

October 28, 2014
Christina Comfort, left, and Cat Perez of local funk-rock band Sofa King entertain concertgoers with their strong, jazzy vocals Tuesday at 1078 Gallery. Photo credit: John Domogma

Q&A: Sofa King on puppets, funk soup

October 19, 2014
Wanderers & Wolves closed out the final A.S. Productions fall Nooner performance in Trinity Commons with its threshold-pushing, rock you out of your tennis sound on Wednesday. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Q&A: Wanderers & Wolves

October 2, 2014
Cameron McCallister, senior psychology major and poet, performed a piece of spoken-word poetry at Selvesters Cafe-by-the-Creek on Tuesday. The event, UMatter Cafe, is part of Suicide Prevention Week. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Student shares poetry to shed light on mental illness, depression

September 26, 2014
Local pop punkers Dear Misguided put on a killer show at an A.S. Productions Nooner in Trinity Commons Wednesday. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Q&A: Dear Misguided

September 25, 2014
Butte College students Kelsey Wade, left, and Daryll Venegas, right, enjoy their 5th and 4th years at the Pastels on the Plaza event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chico City Plaza. Photo credit: Annie Paige

Concrete comes alive with vivid color at Pastels on the Plaza

September 21, 2014
The LoLos backstage at Led Zeppelin IV for its second show on Saturday night. From left to right; bassist Zach Sanchez, drummer McKenzie Warner, guitarist Ben Colbeck and lead singer Matthew Heyden. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Local indie rockers sprint from concert to concert

September 14, 2014
Kyle Williams croons for students at A.S. Productions second fall Nooner performance in Trinity Commons on Wednesday. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Q&A: Kyle Williams, soulful singer-songwriter

September 11, 2014
Local band Bull Moose Partys singer Mallory Penzotti takes her vocal energy to the next level at Wanderers & Wolves Replace the Bass concert on Saturday at The DownLo. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Local rock bands deliver invigorating benefit concert after recovering lost bass

September 7, 2014
Aubrey Debauchery & the Broken Bones kicking off the first A.S. Productions Nooner of the semester. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Q&A: Aubrey Debauchery & the Broken Bones

September 4, 2014
Alex Brown captivates the audience with intrepid guitar strums and a stirring voice Saturday at 1078 Gallery for the Energy Plant Arts recording scholarship benefit concert. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Recording studio creates scholarship for local musicians

August 31, 2014
Kaleb Sievers sings passionately at the Delta Psi Delta house for his first EP release show. Photo credit: Jeffrey Fox

Q&A: Student releases first EP ‘Not Getting Over It’

August 23, 2014
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