Articles Posted in the Arts and Entertainment Category
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Theater arts department set to light stage with “Cabaret”
By Princess Russell |Staff Writer| CSUSB’s Theatre Arts Department is set to present their adaptation of the world-famous Broadway musical “Cabaret” this June. The transcendental production of the critically acclaimed musical is about the lives of an array of characters within the overtly sexual taboo Kit Kat Club. The Broadway production “Cabaret” is the Tony [...]
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Department of music and voice present “Hänsel und Gretel”
By Marissa Mooney|Staff Writer| The Department of Music and voice students of the opera program presented “Hänsel und Gretel” on May 4 and May 6 in the Performing Arts Recital Hall. Dr. Stacey Fraser, Director of the CSUSB Opera Theatre, presented Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera with a modern take on its original story line. “Opera has [...]
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Best Coast blends beautiful beachy beats
By Marissa Mooney |Staff Writer| Best Coast’s new album The Only Place dishes out a happier, more melodic mood compared to their previous works. The title and opening track of the album, “The Only Place,“ is a salute to the beach and a perfect send-off to the summer season. Bethany Constentino, the lead singer of the [...]
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“Chronicles of Narnia” at the California Theatre
By Manal Museitef |Staff Writer| The adventurous story of “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” will be showing at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts on May 25. Promoters of the event distributed their first press release two weeks ago for the new musical installment and has since caused [...]
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Reinventing Laura Jane Grace
By Matthew Bramlett |Arts & Entertainment Editor| This past week, Tom Gabel, the lead singer of punk band Against Me!, made waves throughout the music world by coming out as a transgendered woman in an interview with Rolling Stone. In that article, she revealed that she had been suffering from gender dysphoria all her life [...]
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Super Smash Brothers invades the Gamers Lounge
By Geselle Martinez |Staff Writer| The CSUSB Super Smash Brothers Tournament was full of excitement, energy and suspense. The tournament was held at the Student Union’s Gamers Lounge. The winner of the overall tournament was Luis Canas, who ended taking home the grand prize: a $50 Visa gift card. The atmosphere had the feel of a high-stakes basketball game. [...]
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Staying safe with Statham
By Geselle Martinez |Staff Writer| Jason Statham is back to his old ass-kicking ways in his newest film, “Safe.” “Safe” is an action-packed thriller filled with mind-blowing fighting scenes. If you watched the “Transporter” movies then you will love this film. It starts off with the Russian mafia trying to get Mei (Catherine Chan), a [...]
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Beach House’s new album casts a musical spell
By Princess Russell |Staff Writer| Bloom, Beach House’s first album in over two years, is a darkly melodramatic mix of dream- pop that consumes you upon the first listen. The album is the Baltimore-based indie band’s follow up to their critically-acclaimed sophomore album, “Teen Dream.” This new work picks up right where “Dream” left off. [...]
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CSUSB film fans unite!
By Manal Museitef |Staff Writer| The Society of Student Filmmakers (SSF) might be seen as the poodles of the film and production scene here at CSUSB, but they are quietly securing their status among the big dogs. The purpose of SSF is to touch base on the ideas of commercial media and to understand cinematography’s [...]
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The Lyricist Lounge showcases the IE’s best local acts
By Princess Russell |Staff Writer| Passionate poets and inspiring Hip-Hop artists convened at the SMSU Events Center May 4 for the annual Lyricist Lounge show. The show was an eclectic and cohesive mixture of the raw talent from various up and coming artists in the Inland Empire. This wasn’t your everyday run of the mill [...]
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