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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor
Kanukai Chigamba and Camilla Avugwi of Daughters of Africa at the Multi-Cultural Centers 25th Anniversary reception at Sac States Alumni Center Sept. 28.
(Photo by Marivel Guzman)

Multi-Cultural Center celebrates 25 years with reception

Claire Morgan September 28, 2016

The Multi-Cultural Center held a reception to honor its 25th anniversary on Sept. 27 featuring dance performances and speeches from the organization’s founders. Robin Carter, the executive director...

David Wells, Billy Gay, Eric Johnson, Francesca Bavaro, Gary Williams and John Ady of Hot Club Faux Gitane will perform at the Capistrano Concert Hall Sept. 30.
(Courtesy of Hot Club Faux Gitane)

A night of elemental jazz by Hot Club Faux Gitane

Eva Hoch September 28, 2016

Sacramento State’s music literature professor and bassoon artist David Wells will take over the Capistrano Concert Hall Friday, Sept. 30, with his Modesto-based sextet Hot Club Faux Gitane for a night...

Davis-based funk group Big Sticky Mess performs on the University Union Serna Plaza on Sept. 21.
(Photo by Claire Morgan)

Big Sticky Mess delivers quirky funk at Nooner

Claire Morgan September 21, 2016

Cooler temperatures brought a larger-than-usual crowd to the University Union Serna Plaza to watch this week’s Nooner performance, Big Sticky Mess, playing its unique American-funk style for the Sacramento...

(Photo courtesy of Big Sticky Mess)

Big Sticky Mess to rock Nooner stage

Edrian Pamintuan September 21, 2016

Big Sticky Mess can sound like a negative judgment but in the case of this Davis-based band, it was more an aftermath of its older group’s breakup. And eventually, the name stuck, although big, sticky...

Members of jazz vocal group C-Sus Voices rehearse together to prepare for their performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival on Sunday, Sept. 18.
(Photo by Marivel Guzman)

University’s jazz group C-Sus Voices to perform at world’s largest jazz festival

Marivel Guzman September 17, 2016

After winning the 2016 Next Generation Jazz Festival in April, Sacramento State's own jazz vocal group C-Sus Voices will perform at the world-renowned Monterey Jazz Festival Sunday, Sept. 18 in Monterey,...

The Ghost Town Rebellion performs at River City Saloon in Old Sac, Sep. 1, 2016.  The band will be playing at the Nooner in the University Union at 12 pm, Sep. 14, 2016.
(Photo by Matthew Dyer)

Ghostly good vibes at Nooner

Edrian Pamintuan September 13, 2016

The Ghost Town Rebellion is a local Americana band that proves Sacramento does have a growing music scene - one that is dedicated to playing good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll. The group is...

Lady Gaga released her new single, Perfect Illusion, Sept. 8, 2016.
[Photo courtesy of Lady Gagas official Twitter account]

No delusion for this Perfect Illusion

Edrian Pamintuan September 8, 2016

“It was just an illusion”, cries Gaga in her rock-inspired new single. Perhaps that’s what three years of absence was to the general public. In the three years it’s been since Stefani Joanne...

City of Trees Brass Band brings New Orleans funky jazz to Nooner concert

Vu Chau May 5, 2016

Sacramento State felt like the streets of New Orleans for 50 minutes on Wednesday afternoon when second-line jazz group City of Trees Brass Band was invited to perform at the last Nooner concert of...

The City of Trees Brass Band performs a mixture of New Orleans funk and West Coast contemporary in Old Sacrament, Saturday, March 26. The band will be performing the last Nooner concert of the spring semester, which will be hosted by UNIQUE Programs in the University Union Serna Plaza, Wednesday, May 4.

City of Trees Brass Band brings sass to jazz

Vu Chau May 3, 2016

For being only four years old, City of Trees Brass Band has already garnered widespread attention across Sacramento for being able to infuse the local music scene with its mixture of traditional New...

Kirtland Stout plays the piano to raise money for March of Dimes in the University Union Lobby, Wednesday, April 20.

Marching to a different tune: Pianists raise money to support prevention of premature births

Anna Agundez May 3, 2016

For the last three years, Kirtland Stout, associate vice president of Risk Management Services, has been playing piano in the University Union as a fundraiser for March of Dimes, an organization dedicated...

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