Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion
Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion
Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion
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

Jeffrey Fox // December 3, 2014
The multi-award winning singer-songwriter sang the blues, waxed poetic and shared a sweaty tour escapade with The Orion Tuesday at Empire Coffee.
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

Jeffrey Fox // October 2, 2014
The Orion chatted with the local rock 'n' rollers about slaughtering wolves, fist fights and hot sauce T-shirt collections after their A.S. Productions "Nooner" performance on Wednesday in Trinity Commons.
Aubrey Debauchery & The Broken Bones playing an energetic set onstage at the 2014 CAMMIE Awards. Photo credit: Matthew Vacca

Music awards reward audiences with rousing performances

Emma Wood-Wright // April 14, 2014
The winners of the 2014 CAMMIES were announced at the awards show on Sunday at the Chico Women's Club.
Lisa Valentine singing her lungs out with Saxophonist playing at Cafe Flo Friday night. Other musicians included trumpet, base, piano and drums. Photo credit: Shayla Ramos

Local bands rock the house at Cafe Flo

Sarah Scharf // March 17, 2014
Three local artists treat the audience to a variety of great sounds Friday night.
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