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When considering on-campus music venues, UC Davis students might think of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts or perhaps Freeborn Hall. Few would venture to consider the ASUCD Coffee House among these places, but that's exactly the thought Campus Unions intends to encourage.
A true labor of love: the house show.
With the lack of a convenient and immediate all-ages music venue, DIY shows are a good alternative. Horror stories of cop raids and noise violations aside, house shows are a relatively affordable solution to add to the artistic enrichment of the town.
ASUCD and the Entertainment Council kicked off fall quarter with a free informational event and concert on Oct. 21 at Freeborn Hall. After performances from a cappella singers The Lounge Lizards and dance group Mobility, Sacramento rapper Random Abiladeze demonstrated his skills as a wordsmith as he took the south stage. Later, two sides of the East Bay were represented with hyphy hip-hop from Hayward rapper San Quin and pop-punk from Oakland foursome The Matches
What's more impressive than athletic dancers? Athletic dancer-illusionists, of course.
The MOMIX dance company will take the stage at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday afternoon. Known for its athletic and visual choreography, the company will perform "The Best of MOMIX," featuring selections from the group's 25-year history.
The corner of Second and E Street may look a little different these days to passers-by as Uncle Vito's Slice of N.Y. pizza restaurant approaches its grand opening. Even more surprising, however, may be the extra large black-and-white mural that decorates one side of the building.
Calling all aspiring actors, dancers and singers: The departments of music and theater & dance will be holding open auditions for the production of Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!.
Dead Space is not a game you want to play alone or in the dark. Being of the survival horror genre, like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, the game puts you in dark rooms, tight corridors and such high tension that every corner feels like it may be the last one you turn down.
MUSIC
The East Portal Express, Family
Today, 9 p.m., $3
Old Ironsides in Sacramento
The East Portal Express provides a smooth ride of easy-listening - dare I say adult contemporary? - funk rock. My parents would wholeheartedly approve.
Beginning today, over 100 teams - comprised of nearly 1,000 students - will head out into Davis to make their own films with only a week to finish. The movie-making rush is all part of Campus MovieFest, a college film competition that gives university students across the country an opportunity to showcase their creativity. Founded in 2001 by Emory University students, CMF returns to Davis for the second time this year.
Besides pretending to be left-handed or drafting new versions of my signature, I've spent many boring lectures compiling a mental list of famous people that I'd like to meet. High on this list includes fascinating characters such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jenny Lewis, Slug from Atmosphere and Ann Curry from "The Today Show."
It's easy to put off the local music scene as a subculture of bands that nobody's ever heard of. Call them indie - the all-inclusive local category that's about as descriptive of its music as "domestic" is to cars.
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