Shelter-in-place takes a toll on Chico music venues
Kati Morris, Staff Writer
April 1, 2020
The beginning of spring is supposed to be one of the most active times of the year for live music, with festival line-ups being announced and fans eagerly awaiting concerts they bought pre-sale tickets for. But in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of those events have been either postponed or can...
Poppy drags after AViVA pops at quirky Senator show
Rachael Bayuk
February 25, 2019
The human embodiment of confusion, Poppy, visited Chico's Senator theatre. Youtube sensation Poppy brought whimsy to metal in her late-night show.Poppy has a history of presenting the strange and unusual. Her stage presence does not disappoint in that regard. She floats on and off the stage like a fi...
Photo of the day
Carly Maxstone
January 28, 2018
Volkswagon Beetle outside Senator Theater in downtown Chico, Sunday.
‘New Beat Fund’ brings So Cal Guac Rock to the music world
Anna Porretta
November 16, 2016
When New Beat Fund Front Jeff Liliberte took the stage at The Senator Theater, you could tell that he'd stood where Kurt Cobain once stood in a booth at the legendary Sound City. It was like the ghost of the Nirvana front man inhabited his body as he danced on stage in an oversized cardigan similar to...
Sage the Gemini coming to the Senator Theatre
Cassandra Porter
May 1, 2016
Rapper, songwriter and producer Sage the Gemini will be performing at the Senator Theatre on Saturday, May 7. The rapper is a member of The HBK Gang, short for Heartbreak Gang, a hip-hop and music production collective based in the Bay Area. HBK was founded by Iamsu!, another frequent performer in Chic...
The Story So Far: big, loud, engaging
Matthew Manfredi
April 25, 2016
Usually, bands that play larger venues like the Senator Theatre have some sort of stage visual: a huge back line of speaker cabinets, a long colorful banner hanging in the back of the stage or an elaborate lights show. The Story So Far didn’t have any of that. And they didn’t need it. On April 23,...
Floater returns to Chico with pair of upcoming shows
Tom Sundgren
April 21, 2015
Ever since the mid-'90s, Floater has been traveling to Chico to play its music live on tour. This time around, the band will change things up by performing an acoustic set for its first show and then plugging back in for the second. Floater's singer/songwriter Rob Wynia said: "We try to always keep ...
Reggae band Rebelution promotes “good vibes” at Chico concert
Greta Gordon
March 9, 2015
Smoke filled the room and red, green, and yellow spotlights danced around the ceiling at the Senator Sunday night as Rebelution took the stage. The crowd went wild cheering."Tonight we're going to play a little of old stuff and a little new stuff," announced the lead singer Eric Rachmany to a cheering audience, "hope you ...
