Ticket scalping: A plague in the concert industry
April 2, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Opinion
Going to a concert can be the most surreal experience some may ever have. Whether it’s an intimate, small venue or a big arena, sharing the same room with one of your favorite artists and seeing your favorite songs performed live is a euphoric experience. However, one problem that is plaguing the ...
Chico Community Concert Band to play free holiday concert
December 7, 2018
Filed under A&E Breaking, Arts & Entertainment, Community
The Chico Community Concert Band will perform its annual Christmas concert at the Lakeside Pavilion in California Park at 3 p.m., Sunday.The concert, titled "Christmas Serenade," is free to the public. The program includes a mix of classic Christmas carols as well as a variety of contemporary selection...
North State Symphony works to perfect modern interpretation of classical music
November 7, 2018
Filed under A&E Featured Articles List, A&E Sliding Showcase, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Previews
Violins whined, clarinets hummed and strings moaned as musicians warmed up their instruments next to famous pieces of artwork. The conductor, Scott Seaton, stepped up to his music stand, shuffled his music sheets and rolled up his sleeves, all eyes fixed on him. Seaton slowly raised his arms, signaling...
Local artists light up Chico’s hip-hop scene
September 4, 2018
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Different kinds of concerts have different vibes, and there are no concerts quite like hip-hop concerts, for better or for worse. The Chico Women's Club hosted a concert on Friday featuring local artists that all have roots in the Chico area. Artists including Apollo Snow, Osho Brown, Efren Trevino...
Coachella is not worth it
April 6, 2016
Coachella kicks off April 15 in Indio, California, and the stress of not being able to attend this music-powered, euphoric drug-fest starts to set in. It may seem as though not going to Coachella is the end of all experience, but Coachella isn’t really that great anyways. Here’s how it goes. Fi...
Wind ensemble blows audience away
April 13, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Reviews
From classical compositions to more contemporary works, Chico State's Wind Ensemble, conducted by Royce Tevis and featuring guest clarinetist Ryan Heimlich, displayed a level of incredible musical ability. The Chico State School of the Arts department of music and theatre presented the Symphonic Winds “Band-ology” performance Saturday night in Har...
Dance music showcase shuffles onto campus
January 20, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Progressive house dance beats will reverberate throughout the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium while the audience dances away the back-to-school blues at Haus Party, a special electronic dance music, or EDM, showcase coming to Chico State. Union Label, a program of Associated Students, will begin the first of a series of spring ...
