In October 2017, the craft beer and music festival Punk in Drublic came through town and was well received by the Warped Tour generation. With the same model, the Sabroso Festival stopped at Papa Murphy’s Park to showcase punk rock from the early nineties with craft beer on April 8th. Sound good for a second … Continue reading
The Polyorchids is a Sacramento based group that has been around for three years and are ready to deliver new material. Embracing indie and power pop influences, they are set to release their first full-length, self-titled debut along with a couple of record release shows to top off their release. Their last folk-punk EP, Popgun, … Continue reading
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
On March 24th, a small group of local high school students and volunteers saw their efforts to put on a Sacramento version of the March for Our Lives come to fruition. The rally and march, with an estimated 8,000 local citizens attended was an effort to bring attention to gun violence and to show solidarity … Continue reading
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. – “[T]his morning I was walking in … to work and there was a band from Elk Grove High School playing outside the front doors.” – “[E]ven though I only make … Continue reading
A quarter of a century ago the garage jazz band Instagon bloomed in Orange County. Over the years, it went through a shifting line up of sometimes up to ten members and eventually relocated to Sacramento in 2005. Their anniversary show on February 2nd at Cafe Colonial celebrated twenty-five awesome years of free-form jazz with … Continue reading
“I came from immigrants. I immigrated myself – well not technically myself – my mom brought me over in her arms. I grew up in pretty bad neighborhoods. I grew up in a chaotic world because my parents were always working,” says Raul Mejia while talking to TUBE. about how he became the producer of … Continue reading
Joy and Madness brought the funk to the December 21st, Audio Muse edition of the Crocker’s Art Mix. The local 8 piece band, led by the dynamic singing of Hans Eberbach and including a killer horn section, raised the heat for a crowd glad to get up and dance to their high energy set. … Continue reading
Punch and Pie put on another great show at Cafe Colonial, in Sacramento Ca, on December 6th. the show featured bands Skating Polly, Starcrawler, and Las Pulgas. “…The energy and the crowd, it was just amazing.” – Brett “It’s great to see young people and women playing and writing their own … Continue reading
Electric Christmas will once again kick off the holiday concert season in Sacramento. This year’s show features three hit bands: The Lumineers, Portugal. The Man, and Walk The Moon. Ohio indie rock quartet Walk the Moon will be opening the show, at 7 pm. In years past, the shows had more bands playing just a few songs, but … Continue reading
TUBE. caught up with Sacramento prog-punk band, Anime Aliens, to talk about their new album, Sucker Punch. The album features 15 “quick hits” that sure does pack a punch. You’d be a sucker not to check it out. Check out their album and others at animealiens.bandcamp.com Video by: Heather Uroff, Melissa Uroff, and Cam … Continue reading
Hannah Be, of Retrospect Vintage Fashion, partnered with Willow Tree Roots to put together one hell of a show at the Brickhouse Gallery in Oak Park Sacramento. Filled with an evening of art, fashion, wine, and shopping: 100% of proceeds benefited Willow Tree Roots Women’s Socioeconomic Empowerment Projects. Learn more by clicking the video above. Video … Continue reading
ArtMix: Crocker-Con. Crocker Art Museum. September 14, 2017. Sacramento CA. Photos Dan Tyree Continue reading
As summer comes to a close we can’t help but reminisce about Sacramento’s sweaty evenings filled with music, friends, a little dancing and maybe a beer or two. Concerts In The Park, you will be missed, see you next year old friend. Photos Anouk Nexus, Dan Tyree and Heather Uroff Continue reading
The Latest Show is Sacramento’s own late night show hosted by Mike Cella and Shahera Hyatt. The monthly show is full of interviews, comedy, and music all squeezed into an hour and a half. They tackle on the subject of gender and what it means to be transgender and finding identity within gender. July guests … Continue reading
The R Street Block Party was a rocking event featuring performances by Doombird, Sunmonks, and Mondo Deco as well as a Makers Mart and the WAL Public Market. It was a street full of summer fun at its best and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings. Photo: Anouk Nexus. Continue reading
June is Gay Pride Month and last weekend saw Sacramento waving its rainbow flags in joyous celebration as the Pride Parade wound its way through town. TUBE.’s photographer Dan Tyree was there to capture the festivities. Photos: Dan Tyree. Continue reading
Lin Fei Fei (who writes her name in the Chinese tradition of family name first) knew she wanted to be an artist by the time she was six years old. “I wasn’t a very studious kid and often found myself up to no good and causing mischief in the classroom for my teachers and classmates.” … Continue reading
Studio Artifacts is an interview series, which invites artists to select, examine, and discuss some of the significant items they keep in their studios and gives readers an intimate glimpse into their practice. Bryan Valenzuela is a Sacramento-based artist who creates complex figurative drawings with a unique mark making technique. His whimsical images of subjects, … Continue reading
Across the world, thousands of people gathered on Saturday, January 21, 2017, for the Woman’s March; a day of activism promoting both woman and human rights. The Sacramento event was one of 643 marches across the globe held for those who were unable to make it to Washington D.C. or that wanted to protest in their own … Continue reading
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