Jenn Ponci is a tattoo artist and long time practicing graffiti artist, is a member of the Few and Far women, a group of international traveling graffiti artists. She is what you need to be if you plan to change worlds and rattle cages without touching a bar, lock, or key. And, fortunately for me, … Continue reading
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Breaking Ground for the Shrem Museum of Art
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Seeing Jonny.
Jonny Lang. Crest Theater. Sacramento. January 21 2014. To learn more about Jonny Lang read our interview with him by clicking here. Photos courtesy of Vanessa Salazar Continue reading
“Grass Punks”: Tom Brosseau hits all the right notes on his tenth record
I know what you’re thinking because I was thinking it too. Not another effing folk singer. Oh, does he sing with the hint of a drawl? Did his grandma teach him how to play a guitar he bought at the five and dime? Does he take the city bus and play concerts at old folks … Continue reading
Here’s Jonny
Known as an American blues, gospel and rock and roll artist, Jonny Lang’s career started when he was 14 years old, with the independent release of the album with his first band, Kid Jonny Lang & The Big Bang’s album, Smokin’, in 1995. His unusual voice brought comparisons to that of 40 year old blues … Continue reading
PAPA.
Having just released their first full-length album, Los Angeles-based PAPA will soon be rocking the West Coast, headlining here in Sacramento at Harlow’s. A genre-defying mix of rock, punk, jazz, and folk music, the band immediately catches the listeners’ attention and promises something for every music lover. The singer and drummer, Darren Weiss, lends the … Continue reading
More Than Just a Hissy Fit
With their debut release in 2010, Fitz and the Tantrums made a name for themselves for being the band with so much soul, it oozes out of their pores and into your eardrums. Pickin’ up the Pieces was received wholeheartedly by music critics, radio stations, and the like, that it quickly found its place in … Continue reading
Carry the Zero
Built to Spill could easily be called a phenomenon. A group of men that gel like something that would make Bill Cosby jealous. With a sound that mixes elements of folk and rock, mix in some blues, and ultimately end up with a sound more ethereal than anything, BTS really is a band for everyone. … Continue reading
Now can you do it faster?
Blackalicious is more than some background music heard at a party. More than a band. More than just two guys from Sacramento hanging out and making music. Blackalicious is a movement. It is something that, when heard, transcends from just vocals and a beat to a feeling. To awareness. To knowledge. Formed in 1992 by … Continue reading
Baroque Popsicle
A cold eskimo is a kinky sex act involving a popsicle, but the band Cold Eskimo is something completely different. Their name is an odd contrast with the ethereal soundscapes that the band creates in their songs. Their music has been described as Baroque Pop, a term which they embrace, as guitarist Nick Bear put it, “It … Continue reading
Thanks For Everything: A Night With Sum 41
Flashback to the early 2000’s when pop punk was a go-to genre and there were songs about skater boys and trying to remember what your age was… again. It was a simpler time filled with brightly colored spiked hair, baggy pants and the occasional half-shift (both guys and girls alike). Jump a few, or 12, … Continue reading
Capital Cities visit the Capital City
The ho-hum dreariness that accompanies the sunless days of December makes it easy to fall into a slump. Just before I trade in my jeans for sweatpants, and really give up until next year, here comes Capital Cities to the rescue. These boys are like sunny beach days filled with laughter, friends, and good times, … Continue reading
The Faint.
Words and Photos compliments of Jenny Price While walking through the empty floor of Ace of Spades, attempting to dry off my glasses and fix what was left of my weave, I knew that even if the rain messed up my face and even if I stumbled over every single word during the interview that … Continue reading
West Sacramento’s First Second Saturday Event
As we pulled into the West Sacramento Community Center at 8:30 on Saturday night, I thought at first we may have been too late. The food vendors were packing up, and the last sizzle of the employee food was just hitting the fryer. As John Klaiber and I walked into the sliding glass doors that held … Continue reading
Rummage Sale!
Great News! La Sierra Skate Park is having a rummage sale on December 1st. Proceeds of the rummage sale will go toward keeping the park up and running. This long time community hub has been in danger of shutting it’s doors for quite sometime now. It has become an afternoon home for dozens of skateboarding … Continue reading
Off the Grid: A white water adventure
The leaves are starting to change, the days are growing shorter and there is just enough time to slip in one last summer adventure before it gets too chilly outside. So why not take a little day trip up to the Middle Fork American River? Bernadette did and had a bit of an adventure in … Continue reading