<![CDATA[The Orion - Entertainment RSS]]> http://www.theorion.com/se/the-orion-entertainment-rss-1.404 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:32 -0500 en <![CDATA[War story brings tense emotion to Blue Room]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/war-story-brings-tense-emotion-to-blue-room-1.932312

As the room went completely black, not a sound entered the Blue Room Theatre.  ...

]]> 1.932312 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:22:35 -0500 <![CDATA[Dancers tease Nick's at night]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/dancers-tease-nick-s-at-night-1.932280

Amid a wash of dim red stage light, a female dancer’s hips gyrated seductively as she balanced two swords on top of her head, swaying about the stage with precision and control.  ...

]]> 1.932280 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:18:40 -0500 <![CDATA[Growden brings new album to The Frame]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/growden-brings-new-album-to-the-frame-1.932275 First album in eight years delves into the personality of Judas

With a dark, gravelly voice matched with theatrical music, singer-songwriter Mark Growden is coming back to music after a four-year break.  ...

]]> 1.932275 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:15:32 -0500 <![CDATA[Clooney loses staring contest]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/clooney-loses-staring-contest-1.932271

Staring at an actual goat for an hour and a half would have been more entertaining than watching “The Men Who Stare at Goats.”  ...

]]> 1.932271 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:13:25 -0500 <![CDATA[Tastemaker: the good, the bad & the undecided]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/tastemaker-the-good-the-bad-the-undecided-1.932265

THE GOOD “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” (VIDEO GAME)  ...

]]> 1.932265 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:11:09 -0500 <![CDATA[DJ game jockeys for position, falls short]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/dj-game-jockeys-for-position-falls-short-1.932261

Disc jockeys are, by nature, unappreciated musicians. While anyone familiar with hip-hop and pop culture in general can likely name at least a few rappers from Los Angeles and New York. However, most people would struggle to identify some of the more icon...

]]> 1.932261 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:07:41 -0500 <![CDATA[Off-beat metal comes to Paradise Lost]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/off-beat-metal-comes-to-paradise-lost-1.932255

A single blue lamp cast the huge, spidery forms of Seattle’s Helms Alee onto the back wall of Paradise Lost like heavy metal shadow puppets.  ...

]]> 1.932255 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:05:19 -0500 <![CDATA[Cleese's divorce just a flesh wound]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/cleese-s-divorce-just-a-flesh-wound-1.932248 'Monty Python' star on tour to fill his ex-wife's pockets with alimony money

The last time John Cleese came to Laxson Auditorium he brought along an unusual prop — the taxidermied corpse of his mother.  ...

]]> 1.932248 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:02:58 -0500 <![CDATA[Earl Parsons: Pop culture shock]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/earl-parsons-pop-culture-shock-1.932242

If you listen closely, you can hear Bram Stoker turning over in his grave.  ...

]]> 1.932242 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:26 -0500 <![CDATA[Gwar]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/gwar-1.932240

These hulking, heaving, dribbling gods of war do not discriminate who they slaughter with their razor-sharp songs from space.  ...

]]> 1.932240 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:58:22 -0500 <![CDATA[Don't throw stones in Ave 9]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/don-t-throw-stones-in-ave-9-1.892312 Exhibit showcases glass artwork by artists, students

Artists and Chico State students toiled for hours around molten hot kilns and furnaces to complete their projects for the Avenue 9 Gallery’s exhibit “Art Glass: Traditional to Wild,” fusing, casting and blowing sand and earth into ornate...

]]> 1.892312 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:32:39 -0500 <![CDATA[Around the world in 10 short films]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/around-the-world-in-10-short-films-1.892305 Narrative film festival displays films from across the globe

The University Art Gallery featured 10 short films from nine artists at its second Narrative Shorts International Film Festival.  ...

]]> 1.892305 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:29:51 -0500 <![CDATA[Tastemaker: the good, the bad & the undecided]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/tastemaker-the-good-the-bad-the-undecided-1.892295

THE GOOD “Greg Rutter’s Definitive List of the 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced on the Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something” (WEB SITE)  ...

]]> 1.892295 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:27:49 -0500 <![CDATA[3D 'A Christmas Carol' gets scrooged again]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/3d-a-christmas-carol-gets-scrooged-again-1.892291

The green, translucent face of “Jacob Marley” slipped through the door. His vacant, dead stare and half-toothless mouth hung just inches from my own. I could almost smell his 7-years-dead halitosis.  ...

]]> 1.892291 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:24:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Pat Hull comes back to Chico]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/pat-hull-comes-back-to-chico-1.892287 Singer-songwriter debuts new album Friday at Cafe Coda

A friend’s kitchen was the best place for Pat Hull to record the intimate tracks of his new self-titled album, which debuted during his concert Friday at Cafe Coda.  ...

]]> 1.892287 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:21:54 -0500 <![CDATA[Judgment day for Judas]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/judgment-day-for-judas-1.892283 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' opens Thursday at Wismer Theatre

It’s not looking good for Judas.  ...

]]> 1.892283 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:19:57 -0500 <![CDATA[Earl Parsons: Pop culture shock]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/earl-parsons-pop-culture-shock-1.892277

My fondest childhood memories revolve around sitting on the living room floor watching cartoons.  ...

]]> 1.892277 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:17:43 -0500 <![CDATA[Give & take]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/give-take-1.892273 Entertainment struggles in relationships

       Let me be honest. I generally have zero patience when it comes to shitty television — except when my sex life could be in jeopardy.  ...

]]> 1.892273 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:15:50 -0500 <![CDATA[Tastemaker: the good, the bad & the undecided]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/tastemaker-the-good-the-bad-the-undecided-1.857494

THE GOOD “The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb” (COMIC BOOK)  ...

]]> 1.857494 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:31:42 -0500 <![CDATA[Trust Nothing trusts Spanish metal]]> http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/trust-nothing-trusts-spanish-metal-1.857491

Spanish metal band Trust Nothing had crowd members at Montsros Pizza hurling into one another with the band’s vocal roar, drums and wailing guitars on Wednesday.  ...

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