The Black Keys hit all the right notes

By Yocelin Gallardo • Oct 2, 2012

On Monday night, concert tees, leather and your occasional fedora-wearing fans gathered at the Save Mart Center for a night of good music.

My big fat Greek Fest

By Evelyn Demirchian • Aug 29, 2012

St. George Greek Orthodox Church and the Fresno community celebrated the 52nd annual Greek Fest, Aug. 24-26, with tons of food, dance performances and live Greek musicians. Since the 1960s,...

Valley native storms onto the pop scene

By Johnathan Wilbanks • Apr 12, 2012

One Central Valley native is making a name for himself in Los Angeles as a pop recording artist. Conrad, born and raised in Madera Ranchos, has close roots to Fresno, having grown up in the area. In addition to having a sister who attends Fresno State, Conrad recorded his second music video at Rome Nightclub on Cedar and Dakota Avenues during the last weekend of March.

Local music scene gets new kick

By Dalton Runberg • Apr 11, 2012

Rising electronic music duo Zeds Dead will be making a stop in Fresno for a night of heavy bass, dazzling lights and a sea of sweaty fans. Level 10 Productions, a student-run event production company, is bringing “The Living Dead Tour” to Fresno’s Rainbow Ballroom on April 19.

Flash mob promotes health, fitness

By Dalton Runberg • Mar 15, 2012

Dozens of students from the Midnight Dance Fusion class surprised campus on Wednesday with a flash mob dance routine to promote the class as a healthy and fun workout alternative. In celebration of National Nutrition Month, the Student Dietetic Association on campus had the idea to organize a flash mob to promote health and wellness.

Midnight Dance Fusion class surprises campus with flash mob

By Dalton Runberg • Mar 14, 2012

Dozens of students from the Midnight Dance Fusion class at Fresno State surprised a large audience in the Free Speech Area with a flash mob around noon on Wednesday.

Bulldog Beat plays to a different tune

By Angel Moreno • Mar 12, 2012

Fresno State’s Bulldog Beat played to a different tune after the women’s WAC Tournament championship game, voluntarily filling in as Louisiana Tech’s band for its men’s basketball championship game later Saturday evening.

The twenty-first annual Central California Day of Percussion allows students to interact with professional musicians

By Bianca Lopez • Mar 8, 2012

Every year since 1991, the Central California Day of Percussion has allowed students to interact with professional musicians.

Music from Baroque era performed in regional concert

By Finetta Hinds • Feb 26, 2012

The art of the Baroque era was revived last weekend. Music students from the Valley participated in the Fresno County Baroque Festival on Saturday, Feb. 18. Participants were judged and given a score that determined if they were eligible to perform at a regional concert held in March.

Jazz: America’s original art form

By Christina Napier • Nov 30, 2011

Unknown to some, jazz is America’s one true original art form. Its creation comes from the combination of Western European classical music traditions and African culture.

Blink-182 at the Red Rock, Las Vegas

By Johnathan Wilbanks • Nov 29, 2011

Blink 182 returned from hiatus last year with their irreverent attitude and songs about teenage problems.­ Playing at a venue such as the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. to kick off their greatest hits tour last year had to be a great concert.­ Unfortunately, I was not able to attend.­ I did however do some backtracking to make up for lost time.

Childish Gambino Live in LA: A Perfect Warm Up For “Camp”

By Samuel Cosby • Nov 19, 2011

Saturday, November 12, I attended a Childish Gambino concert. For those of you who don’t know who C.G. is, you may have seen Donald Glover on NBC’s Community as Troy Barnes or you may have seen his 30 minute stand up special on Comedy Central. He has also written episodes of 30 Rock.