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The Orion

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

A sign posted on the window of the Laxson Auditorium box office stating all Chico Performances, North State Symphony and School of the Arts shows have been canceled.

Chico State arts programs are planning for a semester online

Danielle Kessler and Kati Morris // May 4, 2020

With the university’s shift to online instruction, many arts programs have found new ways to adapt. With in-person classes already canceled and potentially next semester, events are being reimagined...

"Fetch the Bolt Cutters" album art.

Fetch the Bolt Cutters is Fiona Apple, untethered

Kati Morris, Staff Writer // April 22, 2020

Singer-songwriter and pianist Fiona Apple released her first album, “Tidal” in 1996 when she was only 19, earning the award for Best New Artist at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards. After a controversial...

Brett Johnson, owner of Houser's Music in Oroville, says people can support local artists by "watching live feeds, and try to tip electronically if possible.”

Songs from the Sofa keeps live music alive in Chico

Kati Morris, Staff Writer // April 16, 2020

In the midst of California’s statewide shelter-in-place order, all scheduled concerts and music festivals have been put on hold. With the season of live music having essentially been wiped out, one...

Thundercat brings jazz fusion and high emotions to Chico

Thundercat brings jazz fusion and high emotions to Chico

Kati Morris, Staff Writer // March 11, 2020

On Wednesday night, Stephen Lee Bruner, better known as Thundercat, took the stage at the Senator Theatre to play a night of electrifying jazz fusion. The bass-playing, Grammy winning, former crossover...

Damien Sneed performing with a choir

“We Shall Overcome” evokes the spirit of African American leaders

Kati Morris, Staff Writer // February 26, 2020

Chico Performances hosted the musical production “We Shall Overcome” in celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Laxson Auditorium on Saturday night. The production encompassed...

Kevin Parker of Tame Impala

Tame Impala returns with the ‘The Slow Rush’

Kati Morris, Staff Writer // February 19, 2020

“Has it really been that long?” frontman Kevin Parker asks, a question that seemed to echo the thoughts of fans everywhere who, although eager for Tame Impala’s return, were still enamored by the...

Destroyer's album cover

‘Have We Met?’ is dark, terrifying and somehow danceable

Kati Morris, Staff Writer // February 19, 2020

Led by frontman Dan Bejar of “The New Pornographers,” Canadian band “Destroyer” turns nightmare fuel into dreamy sophisti-pop on their newest album, “Have We Met”. Drawing inspiration from...

A still image from the Blue Room Theatre's production of "Measure for Measure."

Measure for Measure is a morbid tale of morality

Kati Morris // January 28, 2020

Blue Room Theatre hosted the performance of William Shakespeare’s dark comedy “Measure for Measure,” directed by Joe Hilsee, on Saturday. Although the play takes place in Vienna, Austria in the...

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