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Enhypen, a 7-member k-pop ensemble ended their first U.S. tour on Oct. 15 in Radio City Music Hall. The band will be back on stage on Nov. 1 in Aichi, Japan. Jenna Zaza

Enhypen ends first U.S. tour in Radio City Music Hall

Jenna Zaza • October 30, 2022
Enhypen, a 7-member K-pop boy group, ended their first U.S tour on Oct. 15 in Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 
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R&B duo LION BABE brings soul and funk to Staller

Melanie Navarro • September 26, 2022
On Sept. 23, musical duo LION BABE graced the stage of the Staller Center with a blend of R&B, soul and funk. Multidisciplinary artist/vocalist Jillian Harvey and producer/DJ Lucas Goodman aka Astro Raw had audience members off of their seats.
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The Staller Center brings live performances back to Stony Brook

The Staller Center brings live performances back to Stony Brook

Amaya McDonald • September 5, 2021
After months of virtual performances and viewings, the Staller Center is now opening its doors to patrons. When the venue initially closed in 2020, Staller Center staff worked quickly to ensure that patrons would still be able to enjoy the arts.
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Emerson String Quartet performed work from Ludwig van Beethoven and Béla Bartók at the Staller Center for the Arts. LAJIERE/THE STATESMAN

The Emerson String Quartet impresses a Stony Brook audience in a stunning performance of Beethoven and Bartók

Lajiere Blake • December 8, 2019
On Wednesday, Dec. 4, the nine-time Grammy winning Emerson String Quartet performed work from Ludwig van Beethoven and Béla Bartók at the Staller Center for the Arts.
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Poster for the Brookfest 2020 Artist Poll. COURTESY OF USG

Spring 2020 Brookfest poll voting opened for the student body

Lajiere Blake • December 1, 2019
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) at Stony Brook University (SBU) released the Brookfest 2020 Artist Poll in an attempt to gather student opinions and desires ahead of the yearly concert set to take place next semester in the spring.
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Brookfest 2019 photo gallery

Brookfest 2019 photo gallery

Sara Ruberg • April 14, 2019
Photo gallery for Brookfest 2019
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Post Malone performing at Back to the Brook in Sept. 2017. The Undergraduate Student Government says they cancelled Back to the Brook Vol. I this year because of low ticket sales. SASCHA ROSIN/STATESMAN FILE

Inside USG: Why Back to the Brook really failed

Justin Ullman • October 30, 2018
On Oct. 18, Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) posted a letter on their Facebook page claiming that the Back to the Brook Vol. 1 Concert was canceled due to insufficient “promotion of the event.”
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Ashanti at a party in Los Angelas, California. She was to headline Back to the Brook Vol I on Oct.25, but the concert has been canceled. ASHANTI/INSTAGRAM

Back to the Brook Vol. I canceled a week before slated performances

Luis Ruiz Dominguez • October 18, 2018
Rumors have been circulating since the start of the semester that Back to the Brook was canceled and on Thursday, Oct. 18 they were confirmed.
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Singer Ashanti will headline PUBLIC DOMAIN

Back to the Brook artists announced

Brianne Ledda and Aleeza Kazmi • October 9, 2018
Stony Brook Student Life sent an email on Tuesday night announcing the artists chosen for the university's annual Back to the Brook concert.
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Students at the Back to the Brook concert on Friday, Sept. 22. This years concert did not feature a student competition as it has in past years. SASCHA ROSIN/THE STATESMAN

USG teases the Back to Brook concert

Aleeza Kazmi • October 3, 2018
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) teased the Back to the Brook concert in a video posted to their YouTube channel, sbusg, on Monday, Oct. 1.
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21 Savage to headline Brookfest

21 Savage to headline Brookfest

Kayla McKiski • February 15, 2018
Rapper 21 Savage is set to headline Brookfest 2018 on April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena.
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Jon Bellion, a Long Island native, performed at The Paramount in Huntington on Thursday night. /THE STATESMAN

Concert reviews: Flatbush Zombies and Jon Bellion at The Paramount

Kayla McKiski • December 11, 2016
Sunday night, clouds of smoke floated above the crowd in The Paramount, enveloped in the smell of marijuana and God-knows what else. It was a sign: the Zombies were coming.
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