The Underground Music Society is an on-campus organization with the purpose of bringing low-cost, live music events that feature local artists and musicians to Cal State University Long Beach. The club holds a show every month at the Nugget and has hosted off-campus shows at the MADhaus Gallery, The Royal[Read More…]
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Third Eye’s vision
Fourth Street has always had a hip and creative reputation; shops that all share an the eclectic theme of the area, Third Eye Records is one of the few stores around that still deals mostly in vinyl records. This record shop has had an extensive history in Southern California. Gary[Read More…]
Pliés-ing to the eyes
The master of fine arts program held their homecoming concert at the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater on campus over the weekend in honor of the program’s 20th anniversary, which was this past spring. The concert started out with the premier performance of contemporary dance “Wade,” choreographed by alumnus Jessica[Read More…]
Directing Detroit through the eyes of Arab culture
The only thing that separates Sami from his annoying costumers is murky and muffled bulletproof glass, that could shatter after just three shots. “Detroit Unleaded” follows Sami (EJ Assi), who is forced to run the family gas station after his father is killed while working at the station one night.[Read More…]
You will sleep, whether you like it or not
It’s week nine, and the midterm-induced exhaustion is at its peak. The coffee buzz that kept you awake through your 8 a.m. class has since worn off, and as you sink deeper into your seat, notes and lecture become hieroglyphic gibberish. Your head slumps, and you wake seconds later, your[Read More…]
OK goes Electronic
OK GO is became famous for their prolific YouTube videos, and their latest release “Hungry Ghost” shows that they are just as creative when making new music. In the last four years, much has changed about the band’s sound; they seem to have hopped on the electronic music bandwagon without[Read More…]
Alumni dancing home
To extend the celebration of the twentieth anniversary that the master of fine arts program celebrated in spring 2014, the fine arts department invited choreographer alumni to produce “Homecoming: An Alumni Dance Concert.” “In many ways this concert is about us acknowledging and honoring the alumni that have come from[Read More…]
What are you packing?
Whether it’s a plain two-strapped backpack or an eco-friendly tote bag, students at Cal State University Long Beach wear their packs not only for their inherent function of carrying books, binders and laptops – but also for style and fashion points. The Daily 49er talked to students to find out[Read More…]
Undocument eases into ‘Pleasures’
Brian Pampselle is an electronic hip-hop music producer from Long Beach who makes music under the name Undocument. He recently released his second album titled “Pleasures.” Using just about any kind of sound from the Internet or vintage records is key for him when making his soothing music. Daily 49er[Read More…]
Aiming High shoots Low
The music video for “Habits (Stay High)” shows a fish-eye perspective that follows a twenty-something girl through a night of shots, dancing and making out with girls and strangers in bathrooms. The music video ends with the sad, intoxicated heroine crawling into her apartment and passing out in her unmade[Read More…]