Khalil Bourgoub

Khalil Bourgoub, staff writer

Khalil Bourgoub covers the music beat for The State Hornet. He moved from San Jose in 2017 and is a senior pursuing degrees in journalism and philosophy. He hopes to continue writing about arts and entertainment in the future.

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Khalil’s Virtual Venue: 6 Chill Songs to Relax and Study for Finals To

Khalil Bourgoub
May 18, 2021

Music beat writer Khalil Bourgoub shares a small collection of songs that help him study for his big tests and papers.

6 Songs To Quit Your Job To: Khalil’s Virtual Venue

A playlist for graduating seniors and underappreciated workers

Khalil Bourgoub
May 12, 2021

Music beat writer Khalil Bourgoub made a playlist for fellow graduating students and service workers ready to leave their jobs for new opportunities. Read about his picks here:

Khalil’s Virtual Venue: Alternative Rock Subgenres

Diving deeper into some of the lesser known genres of rock

Khalil Bourgoub
May 9, 2021

Exploring some of the weirder subgenres of rock with music beat writer Khalil Bourgoub.

Khalil’s Virtual Venue: A Post-Vaccine Posse Cut Playlist

A playlist for reuniting with your friends after a whole year apart

Khalil Bourgoub
April 28, 2021

Music beat writer Khalil Bourgoub started a new column called Khalil’s Virtual Venue and made a playlist for vaccinated friend groups reuniting.

10 perfect songs for a spring break road trip

Khalil Bourgoub
March 24, 2021

Put the first half of the semester behind you with this spring break playlist from music beat writer Khalil Bourgoub.

STATE HORNET BUZZED: The best and worst of a four-hour Grammys

Magaly Muñoz, Nijzel Dotson, Ian Edwards, and Khalil Bourgoub
March 16, 2021

Opinion editor Magaly Muñoz, arts & entertainment editor Nijzel Dotson, sports editor Ian Edwards and music writer Khalil Bourgoub react to the 2021 Grammys in this episode of our Buzzed podcast.

REVIEW: Some of the best songs nominated at the 2021 Grammys

Nijzel Dotson, Khalil Bourgoub, Estefany Nuñez, and Bradley Hinkson
March 14, 2021

The State Hornet’s A&E and Opinion sections teamed up to bring you a playlist of our favorite songs from the 2021 Grammys Awards Show.

8 songs that have kept me company during quarantine

A playlist of songs that helped me stay current with an artistic outlet during lockdown

Khalil Bourgoub
March 11, 2021

Quarantine playlist: songs that have kept music beat writer, Khalil Bourgoub, going through the pandemic.

BHM Playlist: A history lesson on Black music’s impact

A collection of influential songs from Black musicians

Khalil Bourgoub
February 28, 2021

A playlist of influential Black artists curated by our music beat writer Khalil Bourgoub.

COVID-19 vaccination projected to reach general public by April 2021

Khalil Bourgoub
December 18, 2020

COVID-19 vaccines are projected to reach the general public by April 2021 according to Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye

Q&A: Local Krump dancer to participate in TikTok dance competition

Kevin ‘Konkrete’ Davis talks dancing with Taylor Swift, new EP

Khalil Bourgoub
December 9, 2020

Q&A with Konkrete, Sacramento native Krump dancer and musician about the Red Bull Dance Your Style Challenge 2020

PODCAST: Election Day coverage, an inside look at Open Mind Night at Taylor’d Mind Studios

Robbie Pierce, Mercy Sosa, Sara Nevis, and Khalil Bourgoub
November 2, 2020

This week on The State Hornet Podcast, co-news editor Mercy Sosa discusses how to access and contribute to our election coverage, multimedia editor Sara Nevis shares the fun she had covering the Sac State track team’s Halloween costume contest and staff writer Khalil Bourgoub talks about his insider experience covering indie band BAOBAB, which includes Sac State students Greo the Storyteller and Okumojia Best-Wilson, during their performance at Taylor’d Mind Studios’ Open Mind Night.

BAOBAB takes the stage after months of jamming in isolation

Open Mind Nights give Sac State students a platform to share their quarantine creations

Khalil Bourgoub, Author
October 26, 2020

"I’m a musician, I’m an athlete and I’m a student leader as well, so I have to be able to balance all of these things." Sac State musicians balance school and creative passions during a pandemic.

Sac State studio art students get needed equipment and community from in-person classes

Milan Cabebe and Khalil Bourgoub
September 17, 2020

A handful of Sacramento State art classes are being taught in person this fall and while some people may frown upon this fact, the students and staff of the school’s advanced ceramics class are grateful...

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