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TODAY: Governor Talks on Budget
Posted by Cynthia B on 02/09 at 09:12 AM
At 10:30 today, Governor Ed Rendell will unveil his budget goals for the 2010-11 fiscal year in an address to a joint session of the General Assembly. You can hear the Governor speak, live , on the web. According to the Governor’s office, you can hear his address online, starting at 10:30 AM, at http://www.pa.gov OR http://t.lt01.net/m/28aGd-NDRBpOkE8TOSe7OKFvt7gnWFqoLOzN_1Wlwb7Xx_h20Q
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Programming
Best Bets - Week of 2/8/10
Posted by Greg Petersen on 02/08 at 03:39 PM
Blueprints and Genealogy Highlight the Week ...
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Live Local Music
Noontime Concert Series at the HUB
Posted by Carly Mallenbaum on 02/07 at 10:53 PM
Every Friday of this month, the Student Programming Association will be sponsoring (with the help of your Student Activities Fees) noontime concerts. The shows are FREE and on the first floor lounge of the HUB (above the sushi place). The concert has a laid-back vibe: there are about 40 comfy chairs set up and the band is right in front of the seats (not on an elevated stage). The music from the band plays throughout the HUB, so you can listen a bit before you commit to sitting upstairs. I recommend you grab lunch, grab a friend, grab a chair and listen to some pretty decent live music.
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Programming
Best Bets - Week of 2/1/10
Posted by Greg Petersen on 01/31 at 07:40 PM
A Visit to “Shangri-La” and more….
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Live Local Music
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Review
Posted by Michael Giannelli on 01/31 at 04:59 PM
Last Friday night the “Daptone super-soul revue” was in State College for one reason and one reason only: to move and groove and turn the State Theatre upside down with some funky soul vibrations.The Dap-Kings opened up on stage without the star of the show, warming up the crowd and sending a “mellowmatic mood” straight from their instruments out into the audience. Soon, with just a little bit of ado, the black-dressed diva appeared before the crowd donning a metallic scarf and an attitude that lifted even the most introverted attendant out of their seat. “Not Gonna Cry” was the first song she belted, followed by “How Do I Let a Good Man Down.”
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Live Local Music
Brandi Carlile Rocks the State Theatre
Posted by Carly Mallenbaum on 01/31 at 03:56 PM
Members of the audience were tapping their heels, clapping their hands, and even harmonizing along with Brandi Carlile while she performed last Tuesday night at the State Theatre. And I don’t think it was just because some of them were drinking.
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Classical Music
CLASSICAL MUSIC Friday, January 29th
Posted by Kristine A. on 01/28 at 04:33 PM
Highlights of Friday’s classical music on WPSU-FM include the Guitar Concerto No. 1 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco; “In the Steppes of Central Asia” by Alexander Borodin; the double violin concerto by J.S. Bach; and Tchaikovsky’s “Capriccio italien”. Join us for the music from 9:00am to 3:00pm Friday on WPSU-FM.
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Live Local Music
Motion City Soundtrack at Penn State Jan. 30
Posted by Charlee Redman on 01/26 at 10:53 PM
On Saturday night, the Student Programming Association (SPA) will host Motion City Soundtrack with Set Your Goals, a pop-punk band from San Francisco with melodic hardcore influences. This will be the second week in a row for concerts held in the HUB on the Penn State campus - a promising trend.
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Live Local Music
We Are…Scientists Rock Penn State
Posted by Charlee Redman on 01/25 at 11:47 PM
Sparkling clear guitar riffs and driving drumbeats resounded through Penn State’s Alumni Hall on Friday night as students and local residents sought a refuge from the cold and listless January night. Inside, the atmosphere was decidedly warm - the perfect tonic of camaraderie and music.
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Programming
Best Bets - Week of 1/25/10
Posted by Greg Petersen on 01/25 at 09:58 AM
THE NATIONAL PARKS returns. Also, a discussion on “end of life” decisions.
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Live Local Music
David Bromberg and Jorma Kaukonen at the State Theatre-Jan 27th
Posted by Michael Giannelli on 01/24 at 11:42 PM
As disciples of the late Rev. Gary Davis, Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg share the same major musical influence. Born in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, respectively, each picked up on Davis’ gospel/blues songs and finger-picking guitar at an early age. While Jorma learned of the music through friends, David was actually taught by him directly, along with several other prominent players. Both Jorma and David seemed destined to head down similar career paths without either necessarily bound for the mainstream.
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Live Local Music
We are Scientists to Play Penn State: Jan 22nd
Posted by Charlee Redman on 01/19 at 08:56 PM
Brooklyn-based alternative rock group We Are Scientists will play a free show at the HUB on January 22, accompanied by local bands British Phil and The Exclusive Document. The event is hosted by SOMA, Students Organizing the Multiple Arts.
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Best Bets - Week of 1/18/10
Posted by Greg Petersen on 01/18 at 10:27 AM
Radio & TV Worth Catching
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Live Local Music
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the State Theatre this Friday
Posted by Michael Giannelli on 01/18 at 09:38 AM
Energy and passion, these are some of the attributes that Sharon Jones brings to the table. An engaging performer and singer, she puts herself out there with everything she’s got. Think of her as a late-blooming, female version of James Brown.
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Classical Music
CLASSICAL MUSIC Thursday, January 14, 2010
Posted by Kristine A. on 01/13 at 12:36 PM
Thursday on WPSU-FM, join us to hear Beethoven’s “Moonlight” piano sonata; Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring”; the Symphony No. 103 by Franz joseph Haydn, and a British concerto for tuba and orchestra That’s Thursday from 9:00am to 3:00pm, on WPSU-FM>
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- TODAY: Governor Talks on Budget
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010
- By Cynthia B in Radio
Best Bets - Week of 2/8/10- Monday, February 08, 2010
- By Greg Petersen in Programming
Noontime Concert Series at the HUB- Sunday, February 07, 2010
- By Carly Mallenbaum in Live Local Music
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Best Bets - Week of 2/1/10
- Sunday, January 31, 2010
- By Greg Petersen in Programming
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Review- Sunday, January 31, 2010
- By Michael Giannelli in Live Local Music
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Brandi Carlile Rocks the State Theatre
- Sunday, January 31, 2010
- By Carly Mallenbaum in Live Local Music
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