This Saturday take yourself back in time at Sacramento’s 4th Annual Swingtime at the Crown Plaza Hotel. While last year will be hard to beat, this year is promised to be better then ever. With 8 bands and 2 DJ’s the music will be nonstop in the air conditioned ballroom. Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-fonics put … Continue reading
Author Archives: Melissa Uroff
Punk Rock in the park
Words by John Klaiber This Friday June 22nd at Cesar Chavez Park come see Local Punk Iconic Legends 7 Seconds City of Vain & The Bastards of Young Concert in the Park is a Sacramento concert series that fills our city with excellence all summer long. Any one who knows this town, knows this is … Continue reading
music / sacramento / Shows
Mondo Deco
Mondo Deco is fun. I can’t believe it took me this long to go see them. Everything about them makes your body move, clap and absolutely scream rock and roll. They fall somewhere between a 1960s pop band and 1980s garage rock. Redd Kross’s influence is strong, as well as the New York Dolls, however, … Continue reading
Off the Grid: Dixon May Fair
The ride to Dixon from Sacramento is not a long one, however by the time you get there it seems as if you a so far from home. Dixon smells of warm wet grass and feels a bit Mayberry-esque. The houses are all very charming with deep-set porches made for warm summer nights. Downtown is … Continue reading
music / sacramento / Shows
BOAT
Rumor is that the band BOAT is not to be missed, so finding that they were playing at Luigi’s Fungarden last night was a pleasant surprise. The Seattle-based band is on a weekend tour playing Sacramento(last night), San Francisco(tonight at The Hemlock Tavern), Portland(May 26th at Mississippi Studios) ending back in Seattle on the 27th. … Continue reading
music / sacramento / Shows
Pets
I hit the streets this past Saturday to see what I could see. On my adventures, I found the band Pets playing out of their garage and it was the highlight of the night. PETS is made up of Allison Jones, Derek Fieth and a drum machine. This past Second Saturday was one last hoorah before moving … Continue reading
Free music!
If you are a fan of free and happen to like Fitz & The Tantrums today is your lucky day! Follow the link below to download the FATT FREE EP. Yep. You heard me free. Your welcome. http://fitzandthetantrums.com/ Continue reading
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