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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

PointDexter gives rock and roll a saxophone twist at Nooner

Vu Chau April 21, 2016

Even if a large and lively crowd did not exist at this week’s Nooner concert, four self-proclaimed nerds from PointDexter still gave a unique rock performance. Formed in 2007, PointDexter is a...

21B loves rock and roll and knows how to show it at Nooner concert

Vu Chau April 14, 2016

Universally, music never fails to wake up emotions for people of all ages and sizes. This perception was ever more evident at this week’s Nooner concert, when the tunes of a local rock band made...

Lights and Sirens rocks hard on sunny stage at Nooner concert

Vu Chau April 6, 2016

For the first time this semester, UNIQUE Programs hosted one of its series of weekly Nooner concerts at the stage outside the University Union and Serna Plaza on Wednesday, April 6. The change of...

Members of the local hip-hop group Live Manikins after their concert at the Nooner in the University Union Redwood Room on Wednesday, March 30.

Live Manikins magnetizes audience with its unique hip-hop style

Vu Chau March 30, 2016

When this week’s Nooner performers began their set today, the audience did not even fill half of the size of the University Union Redwood Room. However, by the end of their first song, the crowd...

Xochitl performing with her band at a Nooner concert on Wednesday, March 16 in the University Union Redwood Room.

Xochitl excites Nooner audience

Vu Chau March 16, 2016

At this week’s Nooner concert, Xochitl achieved something that most Nooner performers hadn’t before: audience members left the show with the musician’s CD in hand. At the show in the University...

Lead vocalists of Joomanji bring UNIQUE style to Nooner

Vu Chau March 9, 2016

For this week’s Nooner concert, Sacramento State’s UNIQUE Programs invited Los Angeles-based band Joomanji to perform on Wednesday, March 9 in the University Union Redwood Room. Joomanji is...

Photo Credit: Diamond One Photography

An Aztec flower that sings

Vu Chau March 9, 2016

Xochitl: an Aztec word that means flower and the name of a singer-songwriter who is currently infusing the local music scene with her acoustic pop, folk and jazz tunes. Xochitl is a 23-year-old...

Mona Villamayor performs at Sac State

Vu Chau March 3, 2016

  Sacramento State’s UNIQUE Program continued its weekly Nooner concert on Wednesday with performances from local singer/songwriter Mona Villamayor and guitarist Andrew Harris. Villamayor,...

Demesha Jackson singing Sign of Praise at the Nooner concert in the University Union on Wednesday, Feb. 24. 

UNIQUE brings gospel jam to Sac State

Vu Chau February 24, 2016

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Hip-hop DJs introduce Sac State to turntablism

Hip-hop DJs introduce Sac State to “turntablism”

Vu Chau February 17, 2016

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