5 albums to perk you up during the quarantine
With all of us forced to stay home due to the coronavirus, we need to find things to do to keep ourselves occupied. One common…
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“North Star” is a heartfelt retrospective of black history and the civil rights movement
The American River College Theatre debuted its latest musical production of “North Star,” by Gloria Bond Clunie on Feb. 28 and ran through March 8….
ARC’s music department contribution to America’s genre
Duke Ellington put the world “In a Sentimental Mood” in 1935, Clifford Brown and Max Roach took on “Jordu” in 1954, Miles Davis released his…
“Ordinary Man” is anything but ordinary
In what will likely be the last album he’ll ever release in his lifetime, Ozzy Osbourne is back once again to release his newest album…
Catch These Jazz Hands – Live at ARC’s Main Theater
American River College’s music department will host an instrumental jazz concert directed by music professor Dyne Eifertsen at ARC’s Main Theater on Nov. 8 at…
Even a brain tumor can’t stop this music driven professor
Arthur Lapierre arrived before the rest of his class to a room with walls lined with acoustic padding and a plethora of orchestral instruments and…
DragonForce brings an interesting twist to pop culture in newest album
It’s been two years since DragonForce, the power and speed metal band from London, England, released an album and they have returned with their newest…
Lida Kaphar’s on-going passion for music
At only 5-years-old, Lida Kaphar decided that she wanted to play the violin, even though her mom wanted her to learn the piano first. “Every…
Review: Twice gets ‘Fancy’ for world tour
Lately Korean pop idols are all over American media; from the ridiculously successful award-winning BTS, to Blackpink’s guest appearances on talk shows and collaboration with…
Riddle navigates the music industry
Sitting in the dim lighting of the small performance room in the music theater wing at American River College, one would expect just another ordinary…
Rapper ScHoolboy Q golfs himself out of depression, drops “CrasH Talk”
After a few scrapped versions, “CrasH Talk,” the long awaited and most anticipated album from Los Angeles rapper ScHoolboy Q, finally dropped on April 26….
Music students prepare for Acoustic Cafe
The music program at American River College, headed by the chair of the music department Eric Chun, is helping students delve deeper into their musical…