Music

Musicians Compete to Bring Jazz to Life

Oakland based non-profit jazz music organization, Living Jazz, is hosting the 4th annual Jazz Search West Competition, the Bay Area’s jazz talent search for solo instrumentalists and vocalists. Beginning on March 5, contestants performed at the venue of their choice in front of a live audience and a panel of prestigious judges chosen from Bay Area jazz professionals, with...

Bat Boy Musical Lands at CSU East Bay

Around 200 people filed into the CSU East Bay Theater on March 8 to witness the opening night of “Bat Boy: The Musical.” As students, parents, friends and more began taking their seats, many were unprepared for what was to come. The comedy takes place in West Virginia and is centered on the personal growth of a half-boy, half-bat...

DJ Rips Up the Turntables Every Monday in Downtown San Jose

A loud thumping baseline booms from a bar in Downtown San Jose, a regular scene for the big city.  But there’s something different about the night — it’s a Monday. Chip Deville, also known by his stage name DJ Casp3r, rocks the turntables every week in a self-made event titled Monday Night Retoxx, located at Johnny V’s in San...

Bat Boy Musical Prepares to Fly at CSUEB

For two weeks starting March 8, the CSU East Bay theatre department will bring a modern twist to an age old tale of love, sorrow and toleration of differences in society with “Bat Boy: The Musical.” Based on a 1992 Weekly World News article, “Bat Boy Found in West Virginia Cave,” which claimed that a sharp toothed, pointy eared...

Students Flood New Union for Bayfest Concert

CSU East Bay’s annual Bayfest concert attracted a sold out crowd Friday, with students coming to see headliners like Clyde Carson, Problem, Sage the Gemini, D-Lo and Jonn Hart, who pumped up the jam at the New Union on campus. The show, hosted by Associated Students Inc., was open to CSUEB students and guests, who came in the hundreds,...

The End of Kaos: Bay Area Thrash Metal Band Calls It Quits

In 1988, a few awkward teenagers from the East Bay area got together and jammed out some new-age punk-meets-thrash metal riffs.  They liked the sound so much, that they formed a band and appropriately named it Kaos and over the next two and a half decades, would play countless shows across North America, Europe and beyond. On Friday night, at the...

Pioneer Exclusive: T.I. Discusses Rap, Life and New Album

Grammy-award winning rapper, actor, producer, philanthropist and novelist, Clifford Harris Jr., better known to the world as T.I., came to the Bay Area last week to promote his upcoming, highly anticipated album, “Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head.” “I’m extremely honored. I’m pleased, I feel blessed and I am appreciative of the support of the people, even those who...

Oakland’s Punk and Hardcore Scene: A Raw and Supportive Underground Community

Diving off a three-foot high stage and falling through two rows of local music supporters onto the beer, blood and sweat soaked floor, you find yourself only to be swept up by a complete stranger in less than a split second. Oakland’s punk and hardcore scene displays an example of the raw companionship existing in the community near the...

Tiger Army Rallied Their Psycobilly Troops in San Francisco

Slim’s in downtown San Francisco was fully packed on Friday night with creeper shoes, high heels, pompadours, and ladies in Bettie Page hairdos for the two-night-stand kickoff of psychobilly band Tiger Army’s fifth “Octoberflame” tour. Although the group originally hails from the Bay Area, they have not played a show in the area in over four years. The group...

SF Bluegrass Festival Gives Meaning to the Blues

Thousands of exuberant music lovers of all ages converged on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park last weekend for the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, a three day celebration of folk music and those who enjoy the blues. The free concert featured an eclectic mix of singer-songwriter styles, including much more than just bluegrass, and instead exposing a variety of artists representing different forms of folk and rock and roll. Attendees and event volunteers agreed that their favorite part of...






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Media Coverage of Malcolm X’s Grandson Questioned

Friends and family gather to perform the Janaza, or funeral prayer, for Shabazz.
His friends described him as charismatic and soft-spoken. He was seen as a promising young activist, a rising black star who shared much in common with his legendary grandfather,...

Lopez and Zozaya Share the Title of Athlete of the Year

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Jenel Lopez and Kyle Zozaya concluded their senior year of athletics while being honored as the male and female 2012-2013 athletes of the year. Lopez, the former dominating sprinter...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day

Martial Arts students showcase their talent to the audience at City Hall.
The deep bass from the drums blend with the clap of cymbals and clang of gongs, it creates a perfectly timed beat with the footwork of dancers performing a...

Change in Culture Brings Baseball Team Success

The East Bay baseball team has been racking up awards since wrapping their season.
Since wrapping up their long 50 game season on May 5, The CSU East Bay baseball team has had a chance to reminisce about their season as well as...

International Student Arrives with Multimedia Ambitions

Quaglia captures the attention of CSUEB student Melanie Williams at her campus art show.
As the computer and electronics industry is on the rise in the Silicon Valley, the digital economy continues to attract students like Emanuela Quaglia, whose greatest aspiration is to...

May Marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Achievements

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The month of May marks the annual celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage, which is a time to honor the success of Asians from the their first...

CSU East Bay Student Experience Bay-to-Breakers

Hayes Street, is in one word, exhausting.  It is five blocks of increasing steepness (11.15% grade at its steepest), and is considered to be one of the most daunting hills in all U.S. races, according to Runner’s World. I can attest to just how exhausting this .67 mile incline is.  Coming up to the hill, all you can see is a sea of colors  making their way up, up, up.  Runners train in preparation for this infamous hill. This year, at the 102nd Annual Bay-to-Breakers

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Friends and Family Question the Media’s Coverage of the Life and Death of Malcolm X’s Grandson

His friends described him as charismatic and soft-spoken. He was seen as a promising young activist, and a rising black star who shared much in common with his legendary grandfather, Malcolm X. Many of his closest associates still could not comprehend Friday morning how their friend and colleague, Malcolm Shabazz, had died on May 9, 2013 in Mexico at the age of 28. The funeral service, held at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland, drew close to 100 people. Many of his

Aramark Workers Strike for Fair Labor Practices

CSUEB student Vanessa Garcia expresses concern for Aramark worker conditions to CSUEB’s Chief of Finance Brad Wells.
As a call for equal work policies and fair practices, the California Faculty Association’s union and their executive board passed a resolution Monday supporting Aramark workers at CSU East...

An Exclusive Look into the World of Body Suspension

Pak Zul endures pain while suspended above ground.
Pak Zul lies on his back as two CPR-trained men prepare to pierce his abdomen and insert hooks. They are scrubbed in, and with the sterile gloves, needles and...

200 Runners Came to Support CSUEB and Community Relations

Brett Hall, former CSUEB baseball player, leads the 5k run on Saturday morning.
CSU East Bay students, faculty members, and Hayward community members all joined together early Saturday morning to line up on the Pioneer soccer field, waiting to begin the school’s...