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Nine contestants remain after SF State Voice battle rounds
Gabi Cavassa and Sean Thompson open the show with their rendition of “Ain’t No Sunshine,” at SF State’s Voice Battle Rounds Wednesday Oct. 17, 2013 in Jack Adams Hall. Photo by Kate O’Neal / Xpress...
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SF State’s Voice contestants perform a final song before finale
Yuan Feng sings at The Voice singing competition at SF State. They held their semi final in Jack Adams Hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. Photo by Amanda Peterson / Xpress The 12 remaining...
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SF State musician Sean Thompson releases EP
[HTML1] While guitarist and singer Sean Thompson is no stranger to the stage, having performed in a band at his hometown in the Butte county area of Northern California, his short time at SF State has...
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Strung Out gives a stage to acoustic guitarists
Derek Schultz of Owl Paws performs solo at The Depot’s Strung Out acoustic show Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. Photo by Tony Santos / Xpress A variety of acts performed at The Depot’s monthly acoustic show,...
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Nicole Gabel wins SF State Voice 2013
Nicole Gabel, a sophomore, sings during the SF State Voice finale on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 in Jack Adams Hall. Gabel won first place at the end of the night. Photo by Ryan Leibrich / Xpress With the...
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Rappers delight with open mic show at The Depot
[set_id=72157637500760555] Among a mostly empty arrangement of tables and chairs at The Depot’s Rapper’s Delight Wednesday, Nov. 6, Michael Payton gets on stage for the third time begging someone to...
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BECA student goes viral on YouTube with new hip-hop music video
Michael Jordan Payton is the general manager of KSFS at SF State. His YouTube video got 20,000 views in one week and he recently signed a deal with Foundation Media to distrubute his song on iTunes and...
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Weekly shows at The Depot kick off with Talk of Shamans, Wax Children and...
[set_id=72157640323187616] A crowd of students waited for the first guitar riff of the semester to fill up The Depot’s tight corners this past Wednesday night. The room transformed into a showcase of...
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Noise Complaint dances start semester with “Back in the Rhythm”
Jillian Patterson (left), SF State freshman, and Ace Prado (right), SF State sophomore, dance at Back in the Rhythm: Noise Complaint in the Student Center Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Photo by Rebekah...
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Classical musician stars play at Knuth Hall
[set_id=72157640601508315] On Wednesday afternoon, while most students were in class, Knuth Hall reverberated with the sound of classical music, as violinist Jassen Todorov and pianist Adrian Borcea...
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Mahgeetah, band of SF State and UC alumni, begins second album
[set_id=72157641127544715] Ryan Fisher’s iPhone is full of sound bites, averaging 17 seconds each. These guitar licks, vocal melodies, rhythms and chord changes are skeletons for the songs that his...
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Chamber music festival honors world-renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin
Paul Yarbrough, artistic director, speaks to the audience of the Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar and Festival Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 in Knuth Hall. Photo by Ryan Leibrich / Xpress As the lights...
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Classical music performances highlight 50-year celebration of de Bellis legacy
Day One Chatter and laughter filled the Knuth Hall theatre as musicians tuned their instruments for a night of classical music during the 50th anniversary of the Frank V. de Bellis collection. The...
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Chamber music class puts on quintet performance, offers master class (AUDIO...
[HTML1] Performing chamber music is not an easy task. There is no conductor to guide each performer. There are no flashing, colored lights or visualizers to distract the audience. The artists must rely...
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New band The Pull pushes new EP
(From left) Austin Hunter, Christian McArdle, and Davis Tamano commence practice in their friend’s garage, despite the absence of six other members of The Pull Saturday, March 8. Photo by Lorisa...
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SF State wind ensemble performance raises funds for Bay Area Women Against Rape
One of the most disturbing parts of life is when a nightmare turns into a reality. In one young girl’s case, her reality was a high school party rape that ripped her apart from the person she once was....
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SF State’s own wins spot at nationals for top collegiate DJ competition
Just as a knight prepares for battle with his sword, a DJ prepares with their beats. In the end, there can only be one student left standing. Associated Students, Inc. held part two of the fourth...
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Five local bands go head-to-head in Battle of the Bands, The Pull takes the win
Christian McArdle-Hankin of The Pull stretches in the middle of their set during Battle of the Bands 2014 at The Depot Wednesday, April 9. Photo by Lorisa Salvatin / Xpress The fourth annual Rhythms...
View ArticleSF State’s first gospel choir celebrates 10 years with anniversary concert
Ten years in the making, SF State’s first gospel choir’s anniversary concert featured returning alumni alongside a new group of talented student singers. The campus got its own taste of church with a...
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The graduates: meet the boys of local band ‘Tommy Boys’
What does one do after getting their college degree? Sit back, start a band and record an album, of course. [HTML1] After graduating from SF State this past year, alumni Tyler Johnson and Robbie...
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