#1 Chico Writers
Open mic available at the BMU for poem readings
#1 Chico Writers
Paradise Library, Butte County Library, Cafe Coda, on campus.
#2 Musicians
Cafe Coda on Humboldt Ave and Chico Cabaret are small restaurants or coffee shops that host local musicians.
-Emily Nissen
The Downtown Plaza
The Downtown Plaza is a great place to hear local bands play. It is the perfect place to be heard and to express yourself. Many people go sit in the Plaza and observe what is going on and what events are being held. These concerts usually take place on Friday nights. They are also free which persuades many college students to go and enjoy. There are many types of genres that people play so every week is something different.
-Sarah Constantini
The Senator is a great venue in Chico that has live concerts from time to time.
(Kaitlyn Charley)
El Rey Theatre is in Chico
-Shane Reider
#1 Music Venues
Music Venues - El Rey Theatre, Cafe Coda, Duffy's Tavern, The Downlo, Lost on Main, Cafe Flo
(Keaton Cooper)
#3 Art Galleries
- 1078 Gallery is located at 820 Broadway Street and is a nonprofit showcase for experimental, progressive, and not necessarily commercial art.
- Also, Butte Art and Design Digital Outdoor Gallery is located on West 2nd Street where paintings can be looked at.
(Jamie DeLozier)
#3 Public Art Galleries/ Art places in Chico
1. As we examined before, Chico Paper Company across from the downtown city plaza and diagonal from Bank of America display beautiful art in their windows.
2. The Janet Turner Print Museum is here on campus in the Meriam Library and they have on display amazing art.
3. We also have the Bell Memorial Union Gallery in the BMU and the University Art Gallery in Taylor Hall.
4. The Healing Art Gallery at the Enloe Cancer Center is important. The center believes in incorporating music, crafts and art into recovering patient's lives because all of these are important in the healing process.
5. The Orient and Flume Art Glass located on Park Avenue makes 3D art such as animals or art on vases.
6. The walls of downtown Chico. This may not be your typical art gallery, but if you walk the streets of downtown Chico, you might encounter a mural of the Beatles near 2nd and Main Street, the famous John and Annie Bidwell on 2nd and Broadway, the nifty streetcar mural near 4th street and Main in City Plaza or you could be tired and sit on one of the many artistically painted benches throughout downtown.
(Rosali Delgado)
#3 Public Art Galleries: The Art House is a Chico sculpture and art studio that is located on Nord.
The Artistry Gallery is a "roving art gallery" that moves around Chico creating art shows for the local community.
The Art E studio is a place in Chico that offers painting classes for kids and adults. They teach people oil painting and acrylic painting and have a day specifically for kids.
The Avenue 9 Gallery is a gallery in Chico that displays professional art and student art. (Sharon Martin)
#2 Musicians:
Ma Muse- local band who is actually pretty good
Mystic Roots band- Chico Sate students who went tocollege here and started a band
(Jamie DeLozier)
Chico Writers
Bill Wattenburg- Graduated from Chico state with a degree in physics and electrical engineering. Went on to become a radio host and write two books called Best Jokes From Talk Radio and How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress.
-Robin Hannah
#1 Chico Writers:
Professor Robert Davidson writes a collection of short stories He is the coordinator of the graduate program in English here at CSU, Chico. He has been at Chico for ten years now. He has now written three books, but says he is a slow writer. Normally takes him four to five years between each book. He has written Field Observations: Stories (2011) and The Master and the Dean: The Literary Criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells (2005) and The Farther Shore (2012).
#2 Chico Musican
Although they're not known on a national stage, a local band that I enjoy is Ma Muse. These two native Chico women create music that is, in some ways, specific to this area of the world, and in other ways, it's capable of resonating with any one who considers themselves a member of the human family. Ma Muse and they're camp of followers are avid cyclists and naturalists and could be called, if one was so inclined, "hippie hipsters singing Chico folk songs".
(Janette)
#2- Jody Nixon http://thankyouchicogoodnight.com/track/coast-starlight
-Rosali Delgado
Chico Writers-
Former Chico News & Review contributing editor Jason Ross found success after leaving Chico for New York City. Ross was part of the 12-person Emmy-award winning writing team for Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. http://www.newsreview.com/chico/editors-picks/content?oid=43125
-Christina Rafael
Lori Stevens. She is a local artist who paints a ray of modern abstract pieces. I find her work to be colorful, and peaceful. Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction Option, University at Chico, Chico, CA. With Emphasis Art Education. Degree awarded with Honors, May, 2010 . Project title: A Postmodern Curriculum in Secondary Visual Art. A Bachelor of Arts- English with a minor in Art.California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. http://www.loristevens.net/mixed-media.html
----- Meagan Poage
#2 - Mat Kearney
Mat Kearney is a musician who was born in Eugene Oregon. He studied at Chico State and majored in Literature and played soccer until his Junior year. He now is based out of Nashville Tennessee. He has had 4 top 20 Hits since his first major album Nothing Left to Lose. Here is a link to his website http://www.matkearney.com
-Jake Brown-Garcia
#2- Chris Conley
Chris Conley is the lead singer of the band Saves the Day and currently lives in Chico after living and growing up in New Jersey. He also owns a recording studio in Durham called Electric Lady Bug Studios. Saves the Day gained minor popularity after the release of their album Stay What You Are and has even played at Madison Square Garden alongside Green Day and Blink 182. Conley moved to Chico because his wife grew up in Durham and he felt it would be a nice place to raise their daughter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eE-SnlkE3M
-Sharon Martin
#3 William Morris- he was a glass artist. He studied at CSU chico. http://www.wmorris.com/
Alaina Lascano
#1 Chico Writers Jackson Shedd - is currently a student at CSU Chico who is here to get his Master’s. Wrote: Amphibians and Reptiles of Bidwell Park Big Poppa E - famous slam poet. He went to California State University Bakersfield before transferring to Chico State where he got involved with The Orion where he wrote about the local band scene. David M. Traversi - He graduated from Chico State with a B.S. in Business Administration and is now an executive advisor, investment banker, speaker, entrepreneur and a writer. Raymond Carver- he wrote poems as well as short stories. He attended Chico State and took a writing course with John Gardner who actually influenced his life and career. Michael Leitner - He is a professor here on campus who teaches recreational classes. He teamed up with his wife to write and publish a book to help people value and organize their leisure time. Michael Perelman - He is an Econ professor who teaches here and has written 19 books. He has had national recognition, for when I took his class a few semesters ago he was going to go to South America or Central America to be honored for his works. Brooke Moore - he is a philosophy professor here on campus. Brooke is a very funny guy and his philosophy book was actually enjoyable to read because it contained humor. Sally McNall - A professor here at CSU Chico who works in the honors department. I haven’t heard too many great things about her, but she wrote many books available at the Lyon’s bookstore!
(Rosali Delgado) Margaret Bechard - is a science fiction writer who was born in Chico. She has written several science fiction books for young adults. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bechard (added by Peter Tunnell) Robert O'Brien- Robert is an English Professor here at CSU Chico. While he hasn't written any full length novels, He has contributed significantly to various literature journals, written many book reviews and manages a Shakespeare film blog (http://www.shakespeareflix.org/). He has also translated and retold folktales from the Solomon Islands. (David Flores)
#1 Chico Writers Sara Bernstein- She wrote 4 titles such as Call me Clause (TV movie)(story, teleplay) Trial and Error (screenplay, story) Just Like Him (short)(screenplay, story) Doris Anderson- He was born November 4, 1897 and wrote 41 titles from 1925-1950. Charllene Marek- She is the former editor of the Paradise Genealogical Society’s publication Genealogical Goldmine and was editor of Nuggets from Paradise, the society’s monthly newsletter. She also writes a monthly genealogical column called Ancestors Seekers for the Chico Enterprise Record. Lois H. McDonald- She is a local historian who received her M.A. in history at Chico State and published a book The Fur Trade Letters Of Francis Ermatinger. Haskel McInturf- He graduated from Chico State and received his B.A. degree and teaching credentials. He then became active in politics and completed his graduate work at Chico State as well. In 1997, he published Once Upon a Depression which describes some of his personal experiences while living through the Great Depression in the 1930s. Scott J. Lawson- He was a graduate from Chico State University, edited two books, authored three, and has had a number of articles printed in many publications including the California Historian. John Gardner- He was a faculty member who taught creative writing. He went on to write more than 30 books--novels, criticism, children’s books—and more than a hundred stories, poems, articles and essays. Among Gardner’s best-known works is the novel Grendel, the Beowulf story from the monster’s point of view, a book that is still frequently taught in high-school English classes around the country.
(added by Jamie DeLozier)
#1 Chico Writers
Bill Carter, who's from Chico but now lives in Arizona, is a very cool guy who’s doing very important humanitarian work. He’s the creator of the documentary Miss Sarajevo, the author of numerous books including Fools Rush In which documents his time as an independent aid worker in occupied Sarajevo and Red Summer which chronicles 4 years in the life of an Alaskan fisherman. The band U2 picked up Carter’s work and out of the partnership between the two, Miss Sarajevo was produced by U2 worldwide. It was a phenomenon of humanitarian work in the 1990's. Carter has done numerous documentaries as well, including one on Emmylou Harris.
#1 Chico Writers
Found a couple television and movie screenplay writers from Chico. First being Sara Bernstein, born and raised in Chico. She worked on Call Me Claus, Trail and Error, Just Like Him, doing mostly screenplay work. The other is Doris Anderson, another Chico native. She worked on a large variety of screenplays including Never a Dull Moment, Give Me a Sailor, and Straight from the Heart to name a few.
(Keaton Cooper)
#1 Chico Writers
When researching Chico writers, I did not have to look far to find something interesting. In fact, two of my favorite writers that are connected to Chico are current and former professors of mine right here at CSU Chico. Dr. Janaja Lalich and Dr. Tony Waters are both experts in their fields, and both doctors of sociology.
With past turmoils often comes great insight as I saw when taking Dr. Lalich's class Sociology of Cults. Dr. Lalich spent 10 years working for what she thought was a social movement that turned into a political cult. Since the ending of her cult, Lalich recieved her doctorate in Sociology and has written numerous books, becoming a leading theorist in the field.
Dr. Tony Waters has been teaching at CSU Chico for many years now, and has also published numerous books. In his class Sociology of World Affairs we are currently reading his book "The Persistence of Subsistence Agriculture," which is based off of the time he spent working with refugees in Tanzania. Also an expert in his field, Waters was awarded professor of the year in 2011 at Chico State.
Both of these writers are great examples of people who live and contribute the culture and lively hood of Chico and also CSU Chico. I am grateful to have had them as teachers, and hope that others can become enlightened by their books as I have.
-Campbell Fourchy
#2 Spots for Live Music
The Oragami Lounge is one of my favorite local hot spots for live music. Located in between 6th and 7th on Cherry Street, the Oragami Lounge is a recording studio and host various live musical acts both local and traveling bands. The place is privately owned so BYOB is always fun!
#3 Mark Ulriksen was a painter and "visual artist," that went to CSU Chico in the 70s. Mark is most well known for art work he did with the New Yorker and was art director of the San Francisco Magazine from 1986-1993.
-Campbell Fourchy
Mathew William "Mat" Kearney born December 1, 1978, is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kearney has received critical acclaim and widespread recognition for his Columbia Records debut, Nothing Left to Lose. So far, he has a total of four top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart. He attended Chico State, played soccer, and majored in literature. He didn’t start playing the guitar until he got to Chico. At a school known for its partying, Mat fit right in. In an interview, Mat said, "I guess I lived it up and did what everyone said you should do in college. I discovered the depth of depravity, the bleakness of that lifestyle. It just wasn’t working. I finally started understanding there must be more to life."
Here is one of Mat’s most popular songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7YP4k7rMuc
Pat Mastelotto (born Lee Patrick Mastelotto; September 10, 1955) is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums. He was scheduled to tour Europe in April, 2010 with experimental super-group HoBoLeMa. Mastelotto was born and raised in Chico and started playing the drums when he was 10 years old and at 16 years old he was playing with popular local bands and was traveling to do gigs.
Here is Pat Mastelotto playing a solo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l37zYJtch-c
(Jake Coleman)
#1 Chico Writers:
John M. Rousell: He is a journalism and communication design professor at Chico State and he wrote the book Teaching Secondary Physical Education: Preparing Adolescents to be Active for Life.
Brooke Moore: He is a philosophy professor at Chico State and wrote the text book that was used for the course. He wrote the book Critical Thinking and it is still used in philosophy courses at Chico State.
Matt Olstead: He graduated from Chico State and is a writer and producer for the FOX television show Prison Break.
Ivan Svitak: He is a Czech philosopher, poet, and critic. He was very vocal about advocating democratic socialism and was stripped of his citizenship and sentenced to jail in Czechoslovakia. To avoid serving jail time he moved to New York and then to Chico where he was offered a teaching position at Chico State.
Phyl Manning: She is an author who has released three novels and currently lives in Chico.
Vic Sbarbaro: He works at Chico State in the Department of Emergency Care and Personal Safety. He has written a children's book called Crowlye's Plan to Save the Zoo.
Debbie Cobb: She is a anchor on the local news and has written a children's book called Gracie's Big Adventure with Augustine the Beaver.
Nandi S. Crosby: She is a sociology professor who has written scholarly publications based on prison masculinity and black feminism.
(Sharon Martin)
Kathie Leung is just one of the many authors that post blogs to the Chico's writer's group page. She started her blog called Angels Near and Far a few years ago as a part of the 911 rememberance projects.
(Kaitlyn Charley)
Chico Musicians #2
Mystic Roots Band
The band started in Chico in 1996 and they became pretty popular. They do reggae, roots and R&B. They have changed the line up over the years but are doing very well. http://www.mysticroots.com
Marty James is a professional musician who was born and raised in Chico. He is a songwriter, producer, and singer. Pop, soul, and hip-hop are the main genres of music that Marty James is involved with. He has performed and collaborated with artists such as Snoop Dogg, Akon, Sean Kingston, and Nelly. His songs have been featured on many different movies over the last 10 years. Marty James is a young artist who has been working his way up since 2000.
The Mother Hips is a rock band that was formed by a group of students at Chico State in the early 1990’s. Tim Bluhm, Greg Loiacono, Isaac Parsons, and Mike Wofchuck were the four men who formed the band while living in their dorm rooms at Craig Hall. Their career in music started by them playing local parties around Chico. They ended up getting signed by American Recordings when they were still students at Chico State. This made The Mother Hips “labelmates” with artists such as Johnny Cash and Tom Petty. That is pretty cool that I lived in the same dorms that these guys did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5udFqKk-ls&feature=relmfu
This is the link to one of Mother Hips songs called Honeydew. It listened to it and it’s actually a pretty good song.
Holly Taylor is a Jazz singer from Chico. She has been singing for the past 15 years with Eric Peter, who plays a 7 string guitar. Holly has been featured at the CSU, Chico Jazz Express & Latin Jazz Ensembles, Route 66, and many more venues. Holly also teaches how to wing and keeps a full roster of voice students. Raymond Resseguie
Pat Mastelotto was born on September 10th 1995 in Chico California but did most of his growing up as the oldest of four kids in the San Fernando Valley. Mastelotto also had lived with his family growing up in near by Oroville before moving to Los Angeles in 1970. Pat was quickly recognized for his outstanding talent on a drum set at about age 10. By the age of 16 pat was playing in a very popular local band, touring many of the cities in Northern California such as Lake Tahoe, Pat continued his passion while finishing up school. First becoming nationally famous for being the drummer for a band titled Mr.Mister but continued to grow as a musician working with many other famous bands. As of now Pat is touring across the US with a group of musicians that have made an album called “Recidivate” and are keeping the music alive.
I also looked at Pat Mastelotto, Kalan covered it pretty well, just thought i would add that over the years he worked for Martin Briley, Holly Knight, Scandal, Al Jarreau, The Pointer Sisters, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Martika, Danny Wilde as well as playing drums on the double platinum album Rockland by Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell.
-Calvin
Decided to go In a slightly different Direction here. The lead singer/rapper of the Rap group "One Block Radius" Marty James is a Chico Native he gives an homage to our great town in the song
"Chico State Put your lighters Up"
-James
Pat Mastelotto was born in Chico, CA on September 10 1995. He is a rock drummer who has worked with artists/bands such as Mr. Moster and King Crimson. His music focuses on the genres of progressive rock, jazz fusion, and pop rock. Pat currently lives in Austin Texas.
Here is some work by Pat Mastellotto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l37zYJtch-c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egfi4FIqKG8
Matt Kearney is a musician born in Eugene Organ known for playing the guitar, piano, harmonica, mandolin, synthesizer, and vibraphone. In addition, Matt also sings. Although Matt was born in Oregon he attended Chico State where he majored in literature and played soccer. Chico was also were Matt first began playing the guitar, using his roommates gear. Albums by Matt include City of Black & White, Young Love, andNothing Left to Lose.
Here is some work by Matt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53bOAGMifNo
Tracy Chapman, although not born in Chico, did live in Chico for a brief period of time. Tracy is known for his music involving blues and soul. Famous songs by Chapman include “Fast Car” and “Talkin’’bout a Revolution.”
More information on Tracy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Chapman
(Brad Diehl)
#2 Musician- Taylor Zarro
I wanted to give this a little twist and decided to pick a small, local band here in Chico that my neighbor is a part of. The band is named, A Cult Like Vulture. I have not gone to one of their shows but I know they have performed at Mountain Mikes a couple times. I only know one person in the band, my neighbor, Taylor Zarro. He attends Chico State and is a music major hoping to go far with his musical talent. Taylor is new to the band and is their bass guitarist.
-Sariah Quinonez
#2 Chico Musicians
I decided to do what Sariah did and choose a local band. Since I am a Music Industry Major, I have met and worked with a lot of different local bands through some of Chico State's programs. I have heard of and seen A Cult Like Vulture, that Sariah was talking about. I watched them play at Mountain Mikes on March 10th and they played with my friends band Final Last Words.A Cult Like Vulture will be playing again in Chico at Mountain Mikes on May 5th for Wild Oak Music Groups Chico Music Fest VII. Final last words has four members, the lead singer Johnny Kosich and the bass guitarist Javier Cota, attend Chico State as Music Industry and Technology Majors and the drummer and lead guitarist come back and forth between Stockton and Chico. The band originated in Stockton and moved here when deciding to attend school at Chico State. They have promoted and played several shows in Chico, along with touring up and down the West Coast. They have played at Lost On Main with the Melodramatics, another local Redding/Chico band, along with several shows at LaSalles and house parties.
(added by Tierra Roetto)
#3 Artist- David Mallory
David has a professional career in painting. He has private and public collection that are seen in fourteen countries. He was raised in California and enjoys painting sceneries like the beach, mountains, lakes, and hills. He has studied music, humanities, art history, and painting. David is a professor at CSU CHICO. He teaches painting, and it best known for his respect for all painters.
-Athena Tsunis
#3 ARTIST- Jackson Pollock
Pollock spent his early childhood years growing up in Chico. His chico influence is seen in the benches of downtown that were designed in tribute to the famous abstract impressionist. http://www.robinindar.com/portfolio/public_pollock_bench.php
-Emily Nissen
#3 Artist- John Pugh
We talked a little bit about him in class. He is the artist that painted the mural on the side of Taylor Hall.
Darren Names
He is a local painter and photographer. His paintings are imaginary yet they have a sense of realsim. His photography is conceptual and portrays the perspective of the world around him.
-Sarah Constantini
Mark McGinnis is the technical director at Chico's beloved Blue Room Theatre. He helps visualize and put on plays and says that they "practice a deliberate approach of artistic education and production."
-Kaitlyn Charley
#3 Amanda Detmer is an actress who was born in contra costa, CA; however she was raised in Chico, CA.
Shane Reider
#3 Lori Stevens is a local artists from that lives in Chico, CA. Her work is featured at Art on Broadway at All Fired Up Ceramic Studio and Art Gallery.
-Raymond Resseguie
William Morris
Studied at Csu Chico
Glass artists
-Jasmine PEnniman
Chico Visual Artists #3
Jackson Pollock was an influential painter in the Abstract Expressionist Movement. Pollock was born in 1912, and his family moved to Chico shortly after his birth. He was best known for his unique “drip” style of painting. He grew up in Chico and traveled a lot with his dad who was a surveyor. In 1930, Pollock and his brother moved to New York. This eventually led to the rise of Pollock as an influential American painter. Jackson Pollock is so influential he has .org website to his name; this is his official website. http://jacksonpollock.org/
William Morris is a famous American glass artist. He attended Chico State while he developed his skills. He has been honored with numerous awards over the years for his glass art. He is also a distinguished alumni of Chico State. This is the link to William Morris’s official website. www.wmorris.com/
The Chico Paper Company is an art gallery that shows the work of artists from around the area. There are various mediums of art, including sculptures, paintings, and photographs. Oil Painters such as Tom Joslin have some interesting colorful paintings. This is the link to the Chico Paper Company website. http://chicopapercompany.com/artistlist1.htm
-Ryan Sweeney
#3 Chico Authors: Rob Davidson, a Chico State english professor. Has written a collection of locally produced work; short stories. -Cassie Bahne
Raymond Carver - he wrote poems as well as short stories. He attended Chico State and took a writing course with John Gardner who actually impacted his life and career very much.
John Gardner - He was a faculty member at Chico State who taught creative writing classes. He went on to write more than 30 books and more than a hundred short stories, poems, and essays. Gardner’s best-known publishing is the novelGrendel, the Beowulf story from the monster’s point of view, a book that is still frequently taught in high-school English classes around the country.
Sara Bernstein - Sara is a native from Chico. She wrote a few short stories titled Call me Clause, Trial and Error, Just Like Him and those were some of her more popular pieces of work.
Matt Olmstead - is anAmerican writer and producer for television shows. He graduated from Chico State. He went to Hollywood in hopes of being a script writer. Olmstead eventually worked with an agent, who set him up withSteven Bochco. After 10 minutes of talking, Bochco offered him to write an episode for the show NYPD Blue.
Bill Carter - is a writer and director from Chico. He directed the documentary film Miss Sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the besieged city of Sarajevo. He is the author of Fools Rush In, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(Jake Coleman)
Artist #3
John T. Young is an artist hired by the city of Chico to make a sculpture of a plow driver, a plow, and a team of horses. This sculpture is found on the south side park avenue on the southern side of Chico. It was made in 2001 out of Basalt Rock and Stainless Steel. It was made to show the history of our agricultural community. I really like this piece of art and think it means a lot to Chico’s history.
-Calvin Jones
Boss501- A local Ska/Raggae band (http://www.boss501.com/)
Patrick Mack- lead vocals
Chris Zinna- Keys, Vocals
Brian Matisek- Guitar
Ben Stone- Bass
Nick Danty- Alto Sax, Vocals
Charlie Francis- Trombone, Vocals
Daniel Sternberg- Baritone Sax
David Flores
There are several other musicians and local Chico Bands, such as Strange Habits, The Melodramatics, Deaf Pilot. Most of these either are on the verge of becoming more known nationally and are having some awesome opportunities.
-Tierra Roetto
David Mallory
David Mallory´s professional career in painting started in 1964. He has displays of his art in various places throughout the world including the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Mallory has been a teacher for 4 decades and is currently an art professor at Chico State.
David’s website: http://davidmallory.net/index.html
Jackson Pollock
Jackson is an artist who grew up in Chico, California who is known for his drip paintings and his movement in the abstract expressionist movement. Pollock died at the age of 44 due to an alcohol related car accident. Major works incude “Male and Female” “Moon-Woman Cuts the Circle” and “The She wolf.”
More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock#List_of_major_works
John Pugh
Pugh is most known in the Chico Community for his painting of the mural on Taylor Hall, and his ability to add a 3-dimensional touch to drawings. Pugh attend CSUC and since then has received praise throughout the world for his art. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pugh_%28artist%29
William Morris
William Morris is a well-known glass artist from Chico. He has developed work with artist including Ross Richmond, Karen Wilenbrink-Johnsen, Jon Ormbek, Rik Allen, Randy Walker, and Trumaine Mason. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris_%28glass_artist%29
-Brad Diehl
if you go to this link provided you can scroll down to the bottom and view the members list which can direct you to their personal sites as well as just give you the names of the local artist displayed at this venue.
William Morris is a famous American glass artist from Carmel CA. After receiving an education from CSU Chico Morris’s success quickly stared by becoming a graffer at a young age for Dale Chihuly. Now running his own shop with an official “William Morris” art’s website, Morris has been recognized wit many award such as “Outstanding Achievement in Glass” and the “Distinguished Alumni Award.” (Kalan Hilua)
Chico Writer- Ginger McGuire
She is a writer for the Chico News and Review.
(Athena Tsunis)
#1 Chico Author
Verda Mackay is an expert on local history. As one native Chicoan told her, “You know more history about this town than I ever will, and I’ve lived here all my life.” The former hospital public-relations director is a busy volunteer at Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park, belongs to numerous civic organizations, is an oft-published freelance theater critic, and researches, writes and narrates A Chico History Minute
Sandon Stine
#2 Chico Music Venues The Senator Theatre is located on Main street and was built 1927. Many big names have played here and local bands have also played here. In the 1970s it was actually a movie theatre until 2000. http://www.chicowiki.org/Senator_Theater The El Rey is located on west second. It was originally a movie theatre but was made into a music venue in 1994. Duffy's Tavern is located at Main and fourth. It is a downtown pub that has live music every Friday nights starting at 4 o'clock. http://chicomusicalendar.com/venues/chico-durham/bars-nightclubs/
-Nicole Angeles
#2 Local Music
One thing that most people who live in Chico know about but often don’t watch is the Friday night concerts. It is a great way to get involved in the community and support our local talent. The music might not always be your favorite but it is always guaranteed to be entertaining. On the schedule for 2012 we have; Alice Peake Experience ~ Big Mo & The Full Moon Band ~ Chico Community Band ~ Decades ~ Dylan's Dharma ~ Gravybrain ~ Los Papi Chulos ~ Mossy Creek ~ Mystic Roots Band ~ Sapphire Soul ~ Spark n Cinder ~ Stranger ~ The Alternators with Brass Connection ~ The Chris Schadt Band ~ The Jeff Pershing Band ~ The Rattlesnakes ~ Urban Legend. The concerts start May 18, go check them out, you’ll have a blast!
-Calvin Jones
#3 Avenue 9 Gallery: In 2009 became a professional artists' guild with 20 members who make major decisions collectively, always have representative work on display, and once yearly are "featured artist's" in the gallery. The guild also offers group shows open to guest artists, collarborates with advanced students and faculty from CSU Chico and Butte College. 1078 Gallery: The mission of 1078 Gallery, a non-profit, volunteer-run organization, is to offer exciting exhibitions of contemporary and experimental artworks in visual, musical, literary, film, and performance mediums.
-Cassie Bahne
http://jamessnidlefinearts.com/and_appraisals/Home.html James Snidle Fine Arts is a gallery owned by James Snidle who is an artist himself as well as an appraiser. He has a location in San Francisco as well as in Chico at 254 E 4th St.
James Snidle represents an artist who I know named Jerry Frost who lives in San Francisco. Jerry graduated from Chico State quite a while ago but is a working artist.
(added by Peter Tunnell)
#3 Art Galleries
"The Art House" - The Art House features ceramic artwork, one-of-a-kind furniture, and sculpture for your home, office and garden.
An excellent source for homeowners, landscape designers and architects (http://www.chicoarthouse.com/Info.html) The Art house features various artists work such as Jana Lawton (Ceramics), Dave Lawton (Sculptor).
Chico Visual Arts Alliance(ChiVAA)_ This is an umbrella organization used to bring together local artists together to share work and ideas. They seek to allow arts and visual arts to reach out to he community.
-Jasmine Penniman
In downtown Chico there are unlimited places to where you can find art. Throughout all of downtown you can see art in different forms. There are many benches with unique artwork designs on them, sometimes they are made out of abstract materials. There are murals all throughout the city with many interest designs and ideas. One of my favorite ones is a piece right near the boys and girls club and it is on the backside of a building. It is a painting of all of the major bridges connecting the bay area together and it made me think about where i'm from. It's cool how one unique piece of art can make you think about things you don't always get to think about and that's one of the great things about the art in this fine city of Chico. There are also sculptures made by people for people to enjoy. One of the more well known sculptures downtown is the hands that are closing in together as if they were to clap hands. This is right in front of they boys and girls club.
(Jake Coleman)
Chico Literature and Poetry
Woodstock’s Pizza does not seem like a place that holds literary events, but every week this pizza place in Downtown Chico holds an open-mic night. People will read their poetry or just even talk sometimes, but it is really interesting to listen to these people’s words.
There are also many places in Chico that will hold events such as a poetry slam. Different café’s and stuff will host these poetry slams every once in a while. Café Culture is a Café in Chico that used to put on different literary events. Poetry slams involve people competing against each other with their poems. It is really cool how good some people are at competing in these poetry slams.
Lyons Bookstore is an awesome local bookstore that has some decent prices on books. This is a bookstore that I enjoy bringing my business to instead of a huge bookstore like Barnes and Noble. They have a good selection of books and I never leave without being helped by someone.
Avenue 9 Gallery is an art gallery in Chico that also hosts many events throughout the year. They hold many events that don’t involve “art,” but rather poetry or music. Avenue 9 Gallery is a great place to check out local art, but there is more than just art here.
Libraries are also places that will hold random literary events. This includes writing poetry, watching documentaries, reading clubs, and much more. These are all great opportunities that the library provides the public.
(Ryan Sweeney)
Art
Ayers Hall on campus.
Student work is constantly being posted in the hallways of Ayers Hall. Depending on the time of day, galleries are open for public viewing.
David Flores
Every year in about February or January chico holds the "artabout" festival to help showcase and support local artists held in downtown chico. Another showcase that is held in chico is ARtoberfest a much larger festival featuring artists from paradise, redding, oriville and other northern California area artists. Along with annual showcases there are many coffee shops and art galleys in chico, empire coffee displays art by local artists in their coffee shop and will occasionally have a live band or art show.
-Jeffrey Littman
Writers#1
Known for being very diverse, Chico is filled with people from all over the world with new images and ideas for the future of our planet. With power and ambition to this magnitude, Chico has a large population dedicating their lives to literature, poetry, comedy, etc. One unique feature of Chico literature is that many of the talent comes from the regular everyday person. “Has Beans” is a Coffee shop located at 501 Main St. in down town Chico, and has been around since 1999. This local shop has become well known for hosting poetry night, stand up comedy, philosophy and other spoken words and its completely made up performances by local writers. On the “Has Beans” website it is said that the sign up sheet for these nights tend to fill up fast so sign up quick, even though this coffee shop doesn't host many famous authors, the local level can produce many cool ideas that many everyday middle class people can relate to.
(Kalan HIlua)
(Sandon Stine)
Chico's music scene is extraordinarily diverse and fit very well with the city's art culture. Ranging from jazz to indie pop to techno to punk to heavy metal and avant garde, there is no shortage of creativity, or concerts for that matter. This small city is lucky to have such a talented mix of musicianship. The local musician that i found was the Mystic Roots.
(Sandon Stine)
Chico's music scene is extraordinarily diverse and fit very well with the city's art culture. Ranging from jazz to indie pop to techno to punk to heavy metal and avant garde, there is no shortage of creativity, or concerts for that matter. This small city is lucky to have such a talented mix of musicianship. The local musician that i found was the Mystic Roots.
Let's explore our hometown!
Group #1: Chico Writers
Group #2 Chico Musicians
Group #3 Chico Visual Artists
#1 Chico Writers
Open mic available at the BMU for poem readings
#1 Chico Writers
Paradise Library, Butte County Library, Cafe Coda, on campus.
#2 Musicians
Cafe Coda on Humboldt Ave and Chico Cabaret are small restaurants or coffee shops that host local musicians.
-Emily Nissen
The Downtown Plaza
The Downtown Plaza is a great place to hear local bands play. It is the perfect place to be heard and to express yourself. Many people go sit in the Plaza and observe what is going on and what events are being held. These concerts usually take place on Friday nights. They are also free which persuades many college students to go and enjoy. There are many types of genres that people play so every week is something different.
-Sarah Constantini
The Senator is a great venue in Chico that has live concerts from time to time.
(Kaitlyn Charley)
El Rey Theatre is in Chico
-Shane Reider
#1 Music Venues
Music Venues - El Rey Theatre, Cafe Coda, Duffy's Tavern, The Downlo, Lost on Main, Cafe Flo
(Keaton Cooper)
#3 Art Galleries
- 1078 Gallery is located at 820 Broadway Street and is a nonprofit showcase for experimental, progressive, and not necessarily commercial art.
- Also, Butte Art and Design Digital Outdoor Gallery is located on West 2nd Street where paintings can be looked at.
(Jamie DeLozier)
#3 Public Art Galleries/ Art places in Chico
1. As we examined before, Chico Paper Company across from the downtown city plaza and diagonal from Bank of America display beautiful art in their windows.
2. The Janet Turner Print Museum is here on campus in the Meriam Library and they have on display amazing art.
3. We also have the Bell Memorial Union Gallery in the BMU and the University Art Gallery in Taylor Hall.
4. The Healing Art Gallery at the Enloe Cancer Center is important. The center believes in incorporating music, crafts and art into recovering patient's lives because all of these are important in the healing process.
5. The Orient and Flume Art Glass located on Park Avenue makes 3D art such as animals or art on vases.
6. The walls of downtown Chico. This may not be your typical art gallery, but if you walk the streets of downtown Chico, you might encounter a mural of the Beatles near 2nd and Main Street, the famous John and Annie Bidwell on 2nd and Broadway, the nifty streetcar mural near 4th street and Main in City Plaza or you could be tired and sit on one of the many artistically painted benches throughout downtown.
(Rosali Delgado)
#3 Public Art Galleries:
The Art House is a Chico sculpture and art studio that is located on Nord.
The Artistry Gallery is a "roving art gallery" that moves around Chico creating art shows for the local community.
The Art E studio is a place in Chico that offers painting classes for kids and adults. They teach people oil painting and acrylic painting and have a day specifically for kids.
The Avenue 9 Gallery is a gallery in Chico that displays professional art and student art.
(Sharon Martin)
#2 Musicians:
Ma Muse- local band who is actually pretty good
Mystic Roots band- Chico Sate students who went tocollege here and started a band
(Jamie DeLozier)
Local Writers:
Jeanne E. Clark: A local writer and poet who teaches creative writing at Chico State. You can find books of her poetry in the local writers section of Lyon's bookstore
http://weberstudies.weber.edu/archive/archive%20B%20Vol.%2011-16.1/Vol.%2013.2/13.2Clark.htm
-Emily Nissen
Chico Writers
Bill Wattenburg- Graduated from Chico state with a degree in physics and electrical engineering. Went on to become a radio host and write two books called Best Jokes From Talk Radio and How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress.
-Robin Hannah
#1 Chico Writers:
Professor Robert Davidson writes a collection of short stories He is the coordinator of the graduate program in English here at CSU, Chico. He has been at Chico for ten years now. He has now written three books, but says he is a slow writer. Normally takes him four to five years between each book. He has written Field Observations: Stories (2011) and The Master and the Dean: The Literary Criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells (2005) and The Farther Shore (2012).
#2 Chico Musican
Although they're not known on a national stage, a local band that I enjoy is Ma Muse. These two native Chico women create music that is, in some ways, specific to this area of the world, and in other ways, it's capable of resonating with any one who considers themselves a member of the human family. Ma Muse and they're camp of followers are avid cyclists and naturalists and could be called, if one was so inclined, "hippie hipsters singing Chico folk songs".
(Janette)
#2- Jody Nixon
http://thankyouchicogoodnight.com/track/coast-starlight
-Rosali Delgado
Chico Writers-
Former Chico News & Review contributing editor Jason Ross found success after leaving Chico for New York City. Ross was part of the 12-person Emmy-award winning writing team for Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show.
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/editors-picks/content?oid=43125
-Christina Rafael
Lori Stevens. She is a local artist who paints a ray of modern abstract pieces. I find her work to be colorful, and peaceful. Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction Option, University at Chico, Chico, CA. With Emphasis Art Education. Degree awarded with Honors, May, 2010 . Project title: A Postmodern Curriculum in Secondary Visual Art. A Bachelor of Arts- English with a minor in Art.California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
http://www.loristevens.net/mixed-media.html
----- Meagan Poage
#2 - Mat Kearney
Mat Kearney is a musician who was born in Eugene Oregon. He studied at Chico State and majored in Literature and played soccer until his Junior year. He now is based out of Nashville Tennessee. He has had 4 top 20 Hits since his first major album Nothing Left to Lose. Here is a link to his website
http://www.matkearney.com
-Jake Brown-Garcia
#2- Chris Conley
Chris Conley is the lead singer of the band Saves the Day and currently lives in Chico after living and growing up in New Jersey. He also owns a recording studio in Durham called Electric Lady Bug Studios. Saves the Day gained minor popularity after the release of their album Stay What You Are and has even played at Madison Square Garden alongside Green Day and Blink 182. Conley moved to Chico because his wife grew up in Durham and he felt it would be a nice place to raise their daughter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eE-SnlkE3M
-Sharon Martin
#3 William Morris- he was a glass artist. He studied at CSU chico.
http://www.wmorris.com/
Alaina Lascano
#1 Chico Writers
Jackson Shedd - is currently a student at CSU Chico who is here to get his Master’s. Wrote: Amphibians and Reptiles of Bidwell Park
Big Poppa E - famous slam poet. He went to California State University Bakersfield before transferring to Chico State where he got involved with The Orion where he wrote about the local band scene.
David M. Traversi - He graduated from Chico State with a B.S. in Business Administration and is now an executive advisor, investment banker, speaker, entrepreneur and a writer.
Raymond Carver- he wrote poems as well as short stories. He attended Chico State and took a writing course with John Gardner who actually influenced his life and career.
Michael Leitner - He is a professor here on campus who teaches recreational classes. He teamed up with his wife to write and publish a book to help people value and organize their leisure time.
Michael Perelman - He is an Econ professor who teaches here and has written 19 books. He has had national recognition, for when I took his class a few semesters ago he was going to go to South America or Central America to be honored for his works.
Brooke Moore - he is a philosophy professor here on campus. Brooke is a very funny guy and his philosophy book was actually enjoyable to read because it contained humor.
Sally McNall - A professor here at CSU Chico who works in the honors department. I haven’t heard too many great things about her, but she wrote many books available at the Lyon’s bookstore!
(Rosali Delgado)
Margaret Bechard - is a science fiction writer who was born in Chico. She has written several science fiction books for young adults.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bechard (added by Peter Tunnell)
Robert O'Brien- Robert is an English Professor here at CSU Chico. While he hasn't written any full length novels, He has contributed significantly to various literature journals, written many book reviews and manages a Shakespeare film blog (http://www.shakespeareflix.org/). He has also translated and retold folktales from the Solomon Islands. (David Flores)
#1 Chico Writers
Sara Bernstein- She wrote 4 titles such as Call me Clause (TV movie)(story, teleplay) Trial and Error (screenplay, story) Just Like Him (short)(screenplay, story)
Doris Anderson- He was born November 4, 1897 and wrote 41 titles from 1925-1950.
Charllene Marek- She is the former editor of the Paradise Genealogical Society’s publication Genealogical Goldmine and was editor of Nuggets from Paradise, the society’s monthly newsletter. She also writes a monthly genealogical column called Ancestors Seekers for the Chico Enterprise Record.
Lois H. McDonald- She is a local historian who received her M.A. in history at Chico State and published a book The Fur Trade Letters Of Francis Ermatinger.
Haskel McInturf- He graduated from Chico State and received his B.A. degree and teaching credentials. He then became active in politics and completed his graduate work at Chico State as well. In 1997, he published Once Upon a Depression which describes some of his personal experiences while living through the Great Depression in the 1930s.
Scott J. Lawson- He was a graduate from Chico State University, edited two books, authored three, and has had a number of articles printed in many publications including the California Historian.
John Gardner- He was a faculty member who taught creative writing. He went on to write more than 30 books--novels, criticism, children’s books—and more than a hundred stories, poems, articles and essays. Among Gardner’s best-known works is the novel Grendel, the Beowulf story from the monster’s point of view, a book that is still frequently taught in high-school English classes around the country.
(added by Jamie DeLozier)
#1 Chico Writers
Bill Carter, who's from Chico but now lives in Arizona, is a very cool guy who’s doing very important humanitarian work. He’s the creator of the documentary Miss Sarajevo, the author of numerous books including Fools Rush In which documents his time as an independent aid worker in occupied Sarajevo and Red Summer which chronicles 4 years in the life of an Alaskan fisherman. The band U2 picked up Carter’s work and out of the partnership between the two, Miss Sarajevo was produced by U2 worldwide. It was a phenomenon of humanitarian work in the 1990's. Carter has done numerous documentaries as well, including one on Emmylou Harris.
Here is a link to Bill Carter’s website wherein his accomplishments are discussed at length:
http://www.billcarter.cc/#!vstc6=home-matrix/vstc2=about
And this is a link to the Miss Sarajevo video which is comprised on footage shot by Carter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuEt7EvPMVU
(Janette Allen)
#1 Chico Writers
Found a couple television and movie screenplay writers from Chico. First being Sara Bernstein, born and raised in Chico. She worked on Call Me Claus, Trail and Error, Just Like Him, doing mostly screenplay work. The other is Doris Anderson, another Chico native. She worked on a large variety of screenplays including Never a Dull Moment, Give Me a Sailor, and Straight from the Heart to name a few.
(Keaton Cooper)
#1 Chico Writers
When researching Chico writers, I did not have to look far to find something interesting. In fact, two of my favorite writers that are connected to Chico are current and former professors of mine right here at CSU Chico. Dr. Janaja Lalich and Dr. Tony Waters are both experts in their fields, and both doctors of sociology.
With past turmoils often comes great insight as I saw when taking Dr. Lalich's class Sociology of Cults. Dr. Lalich spent 10 years working for what she thought was a social movement that turned into a political cult. Since the ending of her cult, Lalich recieved her doctorate in Sociology and has written numerous books, becoming a leading theorist in the field.
Dr. Tony Waters has been teaching at CSU Chico for many years now, and has also published numerous books. In his class Sociology of World Affairs we are currently reading his book "The Persistence of Subsistence Agriculture," which is based off of the time he spent working with refugees in Tanzania. Also an expert in his field, Waters was awarded professor of the year in 2011 at Chico State.
Both of these writers are great examples of people who live and contribute the culture and lively hood of Chico and also CSU Chico. I am grateful to have had them as teachers, and hope that others can become enlightened by their books as I have.
-Campbell Fourchy
#2 Spots for Live Music
The Oragami Lounge is one of my favorite local hot spots for live music. Located in between 6th and 7th on Cherry Street, the Oragami Lounge is a recording studio and host various live musical acts both local and traveling bands. The place is privately owned so BYOB is always fun!
#3 Mark Ulriksen was a painter and "visual artist," that went to CSU Chico in the 70s. Mark is most well known for art work he did with the New Yorker and was art director of the San Francisco Magazine from 1986-1993.
-Campbell Fourchy
Mathew William "Mat" Kearney born December 1, 1978, is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kearney has received critical acclaim and widespread recognition for his Columbia Records debut, Nothing Left to Lose. So far, he has a total of four top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart. He attended Chico State, played soccer, and majored in literature. He didn’t start playing the guitar until he got to Chico. At a school known for its partying, Mat fit right in. In an interview, Mat said, "I guess I lived it up and did what everyone said you should do in college. I discovered the depth of depravity, the bleakness of that lifestyle. It just wasn’t working. I finally started understanding there must be more to life."
Here is one of Mat’s most popular songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7YP4k7rMuc
Pat Mastelotto (born Lee Patrick Mastelotto; September 10, 1955) is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums. He was scheduled to tour Europe in April, 2010 with experimental super-group HoBoLeMa. Mastelotto was born and raised in Chico and started playing the drums when he was 10 years old and at 16 years old he was playing with popular local bands and was traveling to do gigs.
Here is Pat Mastelotto playing a solo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l37zYJtch-c
(Jake Coleman)
#1 Chico Writers:
Brooke Moore: He is a philosophy professor at Chico State and wrote the text book that was used for the course. He wrote the book Critical Thinking and it is still used in philosophy courses at Chico State.
Matt Olstead: He graduated from Chico State and is a writer and producer for the FOX television show Prison Break.
Ivan Svitak: He is a Czech philosopher, poet, and critic. He was very vocal about advocating democratic socialism and was stripped of his citizenship and sentenced to jail in Czechoslovakia. To avoid serving jail time he moved to New York and then to Chico where he was offered a teaching position at Chico State.
Phyl Manning: She is an author who has released three novels and currently lives in Chico.
Vic Sbarbaro: He works at Chico State in the Department of Emergency Care and Personal Safety. He has written a children's book called Crowlye's Plan to Save the Zoo.
Debbie Cobb: She is a anchor on the local news and has written a children's book called Gracie's Big Adventure with Augustine the Beaver.
Nandi S. Crosby: She is a sociology professor who has written scholarly publications based on prison masculinity and black feminism.
(Sharon Martin)
Kathie Leung is just one of the many authors that post blogs to the Chico's writer's group page. She started her blog called Angels Near and Far a few years ago as a part of the 911 rememberance projects.
(Kaitlyn Charley)
Chico Musicians #2
Mystic Roots Band
The band started in Chico in 1996 and they became pretty popular. They do reggae, roots and R&B. They have changed the line up over the years but are doing very well.
http://www.mysticroots.com
Marty James is a professional musician who was born and raised in Chico. He is a songwriter, producer, and singer. Pop, soul, and hip-hop are the main genres of music that Marty James is involved with. He has performed and collaborated with artists such as Snoop Dogg, Akon, Sean Kingston, and Nelly. His songs have been featured on many different movies over the last 10 years. Marty James is a young artist who has been working his way up since 2000.
The Mother Hips is a rock band that was formed by a group of students at Chico State in the early 1990’s. Tim Bluhm, Greg Loiacono, Isaac Parsons, and Mike Wofchuck were the four men who formed the band while living in their dorm rooms at Craig Hall. Their career in music started by them playing local parties around Chico. They ended up getting signed by American Recordings when they were still students at Chico State. This made The Mother Hips “labelmates” with artists such as Johnny Cash and Tom Petty. That is pretty cool that I lived in the same dorms that these guys did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5udFqKk-ls&feature=relmfu
This is the link to one of Mother Hips songs called Honeydew. It listened to it and it’s actually a pretty good song.
Chico Musicians
Joy of Jamming- Blue grass band from Butte County
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/joy-of-jamming/content?oid=5763305
JP Smith
Ryan Sweeney
The Kids with Head lice are a punk band from chico.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKH2ZEl2b1o&feature=related
Holly Taylor is a Jazz singer from Chico. She has been singing for the past 15 years with Eric Peter, who plays a 7 string guitar. Holly has been featured at the CSU, Chico Jazz Express & Latin Jazz Ensembles, Route 66, and many more venues. Holly also teaches how to wing and keeps a full roster of voice students.
Raymond Resseguie
Pat Mastelotto was born on September 10th 1995 in Chico California but did most of his growing up as the oldest of four kids in the San Fernando Valley. Mastelotto also had lived with his family growing up in near by Oroville before moving to Los Angeles in 1970. Pat was quickly recognized for his outstanding talent on a drum set at about age 10. By the age of 16 pat was playing in a very popular local band, touring many of the cities in Northern California such as Lake Tahoe, Pat continued his passion while finishing up school. First becoming nationally famous for being the drummer for a band titled Mr.Mister but continued to grow as a musician working with many other famous bands. As of now Pat is touring across the US with a group of musicians that have made an album called “Recidivate” and are keeping the music alive.
This is a video of Pat Mastelottos backstage warmup. - __http://youtu.be/W4k-w7Wk9nA__
-Kalan Hilua
I also looked at Pat Mastelotto, Kalan covered it pretty well, just thought i would add that over the years he worked for Martin Briley, Holly Knight, Scandal, Al Jarreau, The Pointer Sisters, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Martika, Danny Wilde as well as playing drums on the double platinum album Rockland by Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell.
-Calvin
Decided to go In a slightly different Direction here. The lead singer/rapper of the Rap group "One Block Radius" Marty James is a Chico Native he gives an homage to our great town in the song
"Chico State Put your lighters Up"
-James
Pat Mastelotto was born in Chico, CA on September 10 1995. He is a rock drummer who has worked with artists/bands such as Mr. Moster and King Crimson. His music focuses on the genres of progressive rock, jazz fusion, and pop rock. Pat currently lives in Austin Texas.
Here is some work by Pat Mastellotto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l37zYJtch-c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egfi4FIqKG8
Matt Kearney is a musician born in Eugene Organ known for playing the guitar, piano, harmonica, mandolin, synthesizer, and vibraphone. In addition, Matt also sings. Although Matt was born in Oregon he attended Chico State where he majored in literature and played soccer. Chico was also were Matt first began playing the guitar, using his roommates gear. Albums by Matt include City of Black & White, Young Love, and Nothing Left to Lose.
Here is some work by Matt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53bOAGMifNo
Tracy Chapman, although not born in Chico, did live in Chico for a brief period of time. Tracy is known for his music involving blues and soul. Famous songs by Chapman include “Fast Car” and “Talkin’’bout a Revolution.”
More information on Tracy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Chapman
(Brad Diehl)
#2 Musician- Taylor Zarro
I wanted to give this a little twist and decided to pick a small, local band here in Chico that my neighbor is a part of. The band is named, A Cult Like Vulture. I have not gone to one of their shows but I know they have performed at Mountain Mikes a couple times. I only know one person in the band, my neighbor, Taylor Zarro. He attends Chico State and is a music major hoping to go far with his musical talent. Taylor is new to the band and is their bass guitarist.
-Sariah Quinonez
#2 Chico Musicians
I decided to do what Sariah did and choose a local band. Since I am a Music Industry Major, I have met and worked with a lot of different local bands through some of Chico State's programs. I have heard of and seen A Cult Like Vulture, that Sariah was talking about. I watched them play at Mountain Mikes on March 10th and they played with my friends band Final Last Words.A Cult Like Vulture will be playing again in Chico at Mountain Mikes on May 5th for Wild Oak Music Groups Chico Music Fest VII. Final last words has four members, the lead singer Johnny Kosich and the bass guitarist Javier Cota, attend Chico State as Music Industry and Technology Majors and the drummer and lead guitarist come back and forth between Stockton and Chico. The band originated in Stockton and moved here when deciding to attend school at Chico State. They have promoted and played several shows in Chico, along with touring up and down the West Coast. They have played at Lost On Main with the Melodramatics, another local Redding/Chico band, along with several shows at LaSalles and house parties.
(added by Tierra Roetto)
#3 Artist- David Mallory
David has a professional career in painting. He has private and public collection that are seen in fourteen countries. He was raised in California and enjoys painting sceneries like the beach, mountains, lakes, and hills. He has studied music, humanities, art history, and painting. David is a professor at CSU CHICO. He teaches painting, and it best known for his respect for all painters.
-Athena Tsunis
#3 ARTIST- Jackson Pollock
Pollock spent his early childhood years growing up in Chico. His chico influence is seen in the benches of downtown that were designed in tribute to the famous abstract impressionist.
http://www.robinindar.com/portfolio/public_pollock_bench.php
-Emily Nissen
#3 Artist- John Pugh
We talked a little bit about him in class. He is the artist that painted the mural on the side of Taylor Hall.
Darren Names
He is a local painter and photographer. His paintings are imaginary yet they have a sense of realsim. His photography is conceptual and portrays the perspective of the world around him.
-Sarah Constantini
Mark McGinnis is the technical director at Chico's beloved Blue Room Theatre. He helps visualize and put on plays and says that they "practice a deliberate approach of artistic education and production."
-Kaitlyn Charley
#3 Amanda Detmer is an actress who was born in contra costa, CA; however she was raised in Chico, CA.
Shane Reider
#3 Lori Stevens is a local artists from that lives in Chico, CA. Her work is featured at Art on Broadway at All Fired Up Ceramic Studio and Art Gallery.
-Raymond Resseguie
William Morris
Studied at Csu Chico
Glass artists
-Jasmine PEnniman
Dayton Claudio
Salem Street Art Walls, 1996, Cast Fiberglass, Acrylic Paint
Location: Downtown Parking Structure, Salem Street, between 3rd & 4th Streets
http://www.chico.ca.us/arts_commission/salem_street_walls.asp
- Craig Andri
Chico Visual Artists #3
Jackson Pollock was an influential painter in the Abstract Expressionist Movement. Pollock was born in 1912, and his family moved to Chico shortly after his birth. He was best known for his unique “drip” style of painting. He grew up in Chico and traveled a lot with his dad who was a surveyor. In 1930, Pollock and his brother moved to New York. This eventually led to the rise of Pollock as an influential American painter. Jackson Pollock is so influential he has .org website to his name; this is his official website.
http://jacksonpollock.org/
William Morris is a famous American glass artist. He attended Chico State while he developed his skills. He has been honored with numerous awards over the years for his glass art. He is also a distinguished alumni of Chico State. This is the link to William Morris’s official website.
www.wmorris.com/
The Chico Paper Company is an art gallery that shows the work of artists from around the area. There are various mediums of art, including sculptures, paintings, and photographs. Oil Painters such as Tom Joslin have some interesting colorful paintings. This is the link to the Chico Paper Company website.
http://chicopapercompany.com/artistlist1.htm
-Ryan Sweeney
#3 Chico Authors: Rob Davidson, a Chico State english professor. Has written a collection of locally produced work; short stories.
-Cassie Bahne
Raymond Carver - he wrote poems as well as short stories. He attended Chico State and took a writing course with John Gardner who actually impacted his life and career very much.
John Gardner - He was a faculty member at Chico State who taught creative writing classes. He went on to write more than 30 books and more than a hundred short stories, poems, and essays. Gardner’s best-known publishing is the novel Grendel, the Beowulf story from the monster’s point of view, a book that is still frequently taught in high-school English classes around the country.
Sara Bernstein - Sara is a native from Chico. She wrote a few short stories titled Call me Clause, Trial and Error, Just Like Him and those were some of her more popular pieces of work.
Matt Olmstead - is an American writer and producer for television shows. He graduated from Chico State. He went to Hollywood in hopes of being a script writer. Olmstead eventually worked with an agent, who set him up withSteven Bochco. After 10 minutes of talking, Bochco offered him to write an episode for the show NYPD Blue.
Bill Carter - is a writer and director from Chico. He directed the documentary film Miss Sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the besieged city of Sarajevo. He is the author of Fools Rush In, his memoirs of working for an aid agency during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(Jake Coleman)
Artist #3
John T. Young is an artist hired by the city of Chico to make a sculpture of a plow driver, a plow, and a team of horses. This sculpture is found on the south side park avenue on the southern side of Chico. It was made in 2001 out of Basalt Rock and Stainless Steel. It was made to show the history of our agricultural community. I really like this piece of art and think it means a lot to Chico’s history.
-Calvin Jones
Boss501- A local Ska/Raggae band (http://www.boss501.com/)
Patrick Mack- lead vocals
Chris Zinna- Keys, Vocals
Brian Matisek- Guitar
Ben Stone- Bass
Nick Danty- Alto Sax, Vocals
Charlie Francis- Trombone, Vocals
Daniel Sternberg- Baritone Sax
David Flores
There are several other musicians and local Chico Bands, such as Strange Habits, The Melodramatics, Deaf Pilot. Most of these either are on the verge of becoming more known nationally and are having some awesome opportunities.
-Tierra Roetto
David Mallory
David Mallory´s professional career in painting started in 1964. He has displays of his art in various places throughout the world including the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Mallory has been a teacher for 4 decades and is currently an art professor at Chico State.
David’s website: http://davidmallory.net/index.html
Jackson Pollock
Jackson is an artist who grew up in Chico, California who is known for his drip paintings and his movement in the abstract expressionist movement. Pollock died at the age of 44 due to an alcohol related car accident. Major works incude “Male and Female” “Moon-Woman Cuts the Circle” and “The She wolf.”
More information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock#List_of_major_works
John Pugh
Pugh is most known in the Chico Community for his painting of the mural on Taylor Hall, and his ability to add a 3-dimensional touch to drawings. Pugh attend CSUC and since then has received praise throughout the world for his art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pugh_%28artist%29
William Morris
William Morris is a well-known glass artist from Chico. He has developed work with artist including Ross Richmond, Karen Wilenbrink-Johnsen, Jon Ormbek, Rik Allen, Randy Walker, and Trumaine Mason.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris_%28glass_artist%29
-Brad Diehl
if you go to this link provided you can scroll down to the bottom and view the members list which can direct you to their personal sites as well as just give you the names of the local artist displayed at this venue.
http://www.avenue9gallery.com/
-david verduzco
William Morris is a famous American glass artist from Carmel CA. After receiving an education from CSU Chico Morris’s success quickly stared by becoming a graffer at a young age for Dale Chihuly. Now running his own shop with an official “William Morris” art’s website, Morris has been recognized wit many award such as “Outstanding Achievement in Glass” and the “Distinguished Alumni Award.” (Kalan Hilua)
Chico Writer- Ginger McGuire
She is a writer for the Chico News and Review.
(Athena Tsunis)
#1 Chico Author
Verda Mackay is an expert on local history. As one native Chicoan told her, “You know more history about this town than I ever will, and I’ve lived here all my life.” The former hospital public-relations director is a busy volunteer at Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park, belongs to numerous civic organizations, is an oft-published freelance theater critic, and researches, writes and narrates A Chico History Minute
Sandon Stine
#2 Chico Music Venues
The Senator Theatre is located on Main street and was built 1927. Many big names have played here and local bands have also played here. In the 1970s it was actually a movie theatre until 2000.
http://www.chicowiki.org/Senator_Theater
The El Rey is located on west second. It was originally a movie theatre but was made into a music venue in 1994.
Duffy's Tavern is located at Main and fourth. It is a downtown pub that has live music every Friday nights starting at 4 o'clock.
http://chicomusicalendar.com/venues/chico-durham/bars-nightclubs/
-Nicole Angeles
#2 Local Music
One thing that most people who live in Chico know about but often don’t watch is the Friday night concerts. It is a great way to get involved in the community and support our local talent. The music might not always be your favorite but it is always guaranteed to be entertaining. On the schedule for 2012 we have; Alice Peake Experience ~ Big Mo & The Full Moon Band ~ Chico Community Band ~ Decades ~ Dylan's Dharma ~ Gravybrain ~ Los Papi Chulos ~ Mossy Creek ~ Mystic Roots Band ~ Sapphire Soul ~ Spark n Cinder ~ Stranger ~ The Alternators with Brass Connection ~ The Chris Schadt Band ~ The Jeff Pershing Band ~ The Rattlesnakes ~ Urban Legend. The concerts start May 18, go check them out, you’ll have a blast!
-Calvin Jones
#3
Avenue 9 Gallery: In 2009 became a professional artists' guild with 20 members who make major decisions collectively, always have representative work on display, and once yearly are "featured artist's" in the gallery. The guild also offers group shows open to guest artists, collarborates with advanced students and faculty from CSU Chico and Butte College.
1078 Gallery: The mission of 1078 Gallery, a non-profit, volunteer-run organization, is to offer exciting exhibitions of contemporary and experimental artworks in visual, musical, literary, film, and performance mediums.
-Cassie Bahne
http://jamessnidlefinearts.com/and_appraisals/Home.html
James Snidle Fine Arts is a gallery owned by James Snidle who is an artist himself as well as an appraiser. He has a location in San Francisco as well as in Chico at 254 E 4th St.
James Snidle represents an artist who I know named Jerry Frost who lives in San Francisco. Jerry graduated from Chico State quite a while ago but is a working artist.
(added by Peter Tunnell)
#3 Art Galleries
"The Art House" - The Art House features ceramic artwork, one-of-a-kind furniture, and sculpture for your home, office and garden.
An excellent source for homeowners, landscape designers and architects (http://www.chicoarthouse.com/Info.html) The Art house features various artists work such as Jana Lawton (Ceramics), Dave Lawton (Sculptor).
Chico Visual Arts Alliance(ChiVAA)_ This is an umbrella organization used to bring together local artists together to share work and ideas. They seek to allow arts and visual arts to reach out to he community.
-Jasmine Penniman
In downtown Chico there are unlimited places to where you can find art. Throughout all of downtown you can see art in different forms. There are many benches with unique artwork designs on them, sometimes they are made out of abstract materials. There are murals all throughout the city with many interest designs and ideas. One of my favorite ones is a piece right near the boys and girls club and it is on the backside of a building. It is a painting of all of the major bridges connecting the bay area together and it made me think about where i'm from. It's cool how one unique piece of art can make you think about things you don't always get to think about and that's one of the great things about the art in this fine city of Chico. There are also sculptures made by people for people to enjoy. One of the more well known sculptures downtown is the hands that are closing in together as if they were to clap hands. This is right in front of they boys and girls club.
(Jake Coleman)
Chico Literature and Poetry
Woodstock’s Pizza does not seem like a place that holds literary events, but every week this pizza place in Downtown Chico holds an open-mic night. People will read their poetry or just even talk sometimes, but it is really interesting to listen to these people’s words.
There are also many places in Chico that will hold events such as a poetry slam. Different café’s and stuff will host these poetry slams every once in a while. Café Culture is a Café in Chico that used to put on different literary events. Poetry slams involve people competing against each other with their poems. It is really cool how good some people are at competing in these poetry slams.
Lyons Bookstore is an awesome local bookstore that has some decent prices on books. This is a bookstore that I enjoy bringing my business to instead of a huge bookstore like Barnes and Noble. They have a good selection of books and I never leave without being helped by someone.
Avenue 9 Gallery is an art gallery in Chico that also hosts many events throughout the year. They hold many events that don’t involve “art,” but rather poetry or music. Avenue 9 Gallery is a great place to check out local art, but there is more than just art here.
Libraries are also places that will hold random literary events. This includes writing poetry, watching documentaries, reading clubs, and much more. These are all great opportunities that the library provides the public.
(Ryan Sweeney)
Art
Ayers Hall on campus.
Student work is constantly being posted in the hallways of Ayers Hall. Depending on the time of day, galleries are open for public viewing.
David Flores
Every year in about February or January chico holds the "artabout" festival to help showcase and support local artists held in downtown chico. Another showcase that is held in chico is ARtoberfest a much larger festival featuring artists from paradise, redding, oriville and other northern California area artists. Along with annual showcases there are many coffee shops and art galleys in chico, empire coffee displays art by local artists in their coffee shop and will occasionally have a live band or art show.
-Jeffrey Littman
Writers#1
Known for being very diverse, Chico is filled with people from all over the world with new images and ideas for the future of our planet. With power and ambition to this magnitude, Chico has a large population dedicating their lives to literature, poetry, comedy, etc. One unique feature of Chico literature is that many of the talent comes from the regular everyday person. “Has Beans” is a Coffee shop located at 501 Main St. in down town Chico, and has been around since 1999. This local shop has become well known for hosting poetry night, stand up comedy, philosophy and other spoken words and its completely made up performances by local writers. On the “Has Beans” website it is said that the sign up sheet for these nights tend to fill up fast so sign up quick, even though this coffee shop doesn't host many famous authors, the local level can produce many cool ideas that many everyday middle class people can relate to.
(Kalan HIlua)
(Sandon Stine)
Chico's music scene is extraordinarily diverse and fit very well with the city's art culture. Ranging from jazz to indie pop to techno to punk to heavy metal and avant garde, there is no shortage of creativity, or concerts for that matter. This small city is lucky to have such a talented mix of musicianship. The local musician that i found was the Mystic Roots.
(Sandon Stine)
Chico's music scene is extraordinarily diverse and fit very well with the city's art culture. Ranging from jazz to indie pop to techno to punk to heavy metal and avant garde, there is no shortage of creativity, or concerts for that matter. This small city is lucky to have such a talented mix of musicianship. The local musician that i found was the Mystic Roots.