Light.wav was a 2-day digital media art showcase held in midtown Sacramento CA. which fused art and technology. Through light, space and sound visitors were immersed into sensory overload. Visual and performing artists filled what was once an empty room with projection mapping, murals, sculpture, installations, and experimental music to name a few. Photos by … Continue reading
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Crocker Art Museum’s ArtMix PRIDE.
We had a blast at the Crocker Art Museum’s event ArtMix Pride! Catch the Crocker’s next ArtMix on July 12, find more information here. Photos by Daniel Tyree Continue reading
Mornings With Phono Select: Ghosts
Down at its new location on Fruitridge Blvd, Phono Select Records is a fixture for all your vinyl hunting inquiries. With their inventory ranging from indie, hardcore, reggae, punk and every genre you can think of, owner Dal Basi always seems to have something in the racks that will pique your curiosity. Once a week, … Continue reading
Creators To Watch: Tyler Feder
Illustrator Tyler Feder is working to inspire and empower with her art. In her pieces, she recasts classics with intersectionality, embraces the body, and loves to showcase many kinds of people, especially she says, women and non-binary people. She is inspired by “intersectional feminism, mental health, body acceptance, and pop culture,” as she recently told … Continue reading
A TechnoTihuacan Experience
Hosted by the Queer Cultural Center on June 1st, Technotihuacan was scheduled to be a one night only event with DJ Rob Fatal and DJ Bianca Oblivion video-mixing curated selections dedicated to exploring the Afro-Latinx experience, trans identity, border politics, queer sexuality, pornography, spirituality, mujeria, and gender fluidity. The audio element of the show started … Continue reading
Lovataraxx, Skirt, Precious Child, Cosmic Kitten at The Silver Orange.
On Friday June 8th, Lovatraraxx, Skirt, Precious Child, and Cosmic Kitten handed out candy and played the Silver Orange. Photos: Benz Doctolero. Continue reading
Mornings With Phono Select: Morbid Opera’s Collection
Down at its new location on Fruitridge Blvd, Phono Select Records is a fixture for all your vinyl hunting inquiries. With their inventory ranging from indie, hardcore, reggae, punk and every genre you can think of, owner Dal Basi always seems to have something in the racks that will pique your curiosity. Once a week, … Continue reading
The Hum Of A Theater Company At Work
Driving along Mills Station Road and seeing a row of granite supply warehouses and storage facilities, one can feel that nothing special happens in this part of Rancho Cordova. That is how I felt pulling into the parking lot of the Mills Arts and Culture Center, whose building doubles as a bus terminal. Earlier that … Continue reading
Mornings With Phono Select: 12 Hits From Hell
Down at its new location on Fruitridge Blvd, Phono Select Records is a fixture for all your vinyl hunting inquiries. With their inventory ranging from indie, hardcore, reggae, punk and every genre you can think of, owner Dal Basi always seems to have something in the racks that will pique your curiosity. Once a week, … Continue reading
Creators To Watch: Ver
Glasglow-based illustrator and painter Ver creates new worlds in their work. Though they are “pretty much always working on books and comics for local UK conventions,” as Ver told TUBE. in a recent interview, their current focus is a primer/guide to a post-apocalyptic world and a short cycle of reality-bending comics called SHIFT. SHIFT follows … Continue reading
The Joy And Order Of Peter Hook And The Light
Peter Hook And The Light came to Ace of Spades on Monday night and treated diehard fans to two and half hours of the Substance compilations from New Order and Joy Division. To open the show up was El Ten Eleven, a Los Angeles based duo that relied only on drums, basses, and heavy looping. … Continue reading
What I’m Listening To: Bru Lei
What I’m Listening To is a series where we talk to exciting artists and musicians and get a five-song slice of their current playlist. – “It would be awesome if I could be in a solid dynamic group with multiple members, but it’s really hard to work with people for a long period of time without … Continue reading
Creators To Watch: Anelien
Anelien describes herself as “a nerd making nerd stuff.” The Philippines-based artist creates punny, reference-full, and sweet “doodle jokes” when she’s not baking and working. She comes up with her (usually pun-based) ideas while commuting to work and then draws them out when she gets home. See more of her work on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. … Continue reading
Concerts In The Park: Art And Music
Lovely visual art and amazing music took over Cesar Chavez Park last Friday. Artists like Jenn Ponci, Athena Alber, and TUBE.’s own Melissa Uroff made the park vibrant with their art as musical acts like Franz Ferdinand, I Am Strikes, Lipstick! DJS, and Saint Solitaire played a soundtrack to the evening. Next Friday in Concerts In the … Continue reading
A Wax Idol Happy Ending
Wax Idols will bring their brand of dark-tinged guitar pop to the Red Museum on June 1. The four-piece from Oakland has been around since 2010 and have released a handful of albums and EPs, establishing a sound that harkens to Siouxsie & The Banshees and early Cure. With a new album, Happy Ending (Etruscan … Continue reading
Creators To Watch: The Museum of Drug Policy
The Museum of Drug Policy is a pop-up international museum featuring live programming and art from around the world. It is supported by the Open Society Foundations and produced by the Soze Agency. The goal of the Museum, according to Kasia Malinowska, the Director of the Global Drug Policy Program at the Open Society Foundations, is … Continue reading
Dressing Up And Wining Down For A Good Cause
On Saturday, May 12th, Sacramento’s Handle District hosted this year’s Dress Up Wine Down, an annual fashion and wine event that brings together the Lodi Winegrape Commission (LOCA) and the Sacramento Fashion Week to benefit Women Escaping A Violent Environment (WEAVE). It was a great event for a great cause. Photos: Mickey Morrow. Words: Katta Hules. Continue reading
Fun On An Oak Park First Friday
Oak Park First Fridays is a monthly gathering (May through December) on the Broadway Corridor that highlights a bevy of local artists and Oak Park businesses. One can find happenings such as pop-up galleries, live music, and lawn games among other festivities. The atmosphere is suitable for all ages. The next event will be on … Continue reading
Concerts In The Park: Fate Under Fire, The Color Wild and Mystic Roots
Last weekend’s Concert In the Park saw bands Fate Under Fire, Mystic Roots, and The Color Wild rocking the night away in Cesar Chavez Park. The crowds were having fun, a swan floaty was bounced around, and of course, Kenny the Dancing Man made an appearance. This Friday, May 18th catch Franz Ferdinand, I Am Strikes, Saint … Continue reading
In the Park With First Fest
Last weekend, bands like PRVLGS, The Moans, Dog Party, Sunmonks, Blackalicious, and Butterscotch rocked Tanzanite Park during First Fest. Headliner A Lot Like Birds played their final set together as a band, much to the dismay of the crowd. Although turnout could have been better, the people that did come out got the chance to enjoy hanging out … Continue reading