The Sacramento art scene, in addition to cultivating its own exceptional artists, attracts great ones from all over the world. Last Thursday, Mexican poet/rapper/activist Bocafloja made a brief tour stop in Sacramento via art space Sol Collective. Featuring two local hip-hop artists and drawing a moderate sized crowd, the event’s energy throughout the night was unmatched. … Continue reading
New Jersey DIY-punk trio Screaming Females is gearing up to drop their sixth LP Rose Mountain . In it the band hopes to explore a more streamlined sound, pushing vocals and lyrical themes to the forefront but without losing their signature raw intensity. In 2013 frontwoman Marissa Paternoter wrestled with chronic mononucleosis, which put the band’s creative process … Continue reading
Iron & Wine’s Archive Series Volume No. 1 is the first in a series of releases of previously put aside and unreleased tracks. Sam Beam has been creating music for more than a decade under the name Iron & Wine, and with this new release, he put together unreleased home recordings, covers, and live sets from to be released on … Continue reading
Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith, due out March 17, 2015 on Ramseur Records. The album, produced by Seth Avett and recorded over the last three years at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC as well as at Avett’s and Mayfield’s homes, covers twelve Elliott Smith songs. A relationship with, and a love for … Continue reading
San Francisco based producer Slaptop has recently released the music video for his new single “Distraction”. Directors Gabriel Gomez and Julien Melendez work together to distill the essence a night of spontaneity in the city that never sleeps, and follow-up Slaptop’s previous single, “Sunrise”, which is well on its way to reaching 600,000 views. “Distraction” was chronologically filmed during one night in a New York … Continue reading
Kate Pierson, founding member of the B52s, is debuting a new single for her forthcoming solo record Guitars and Microphones. The song, and most definitely the video are a hazy, strange, and possibly intentionally comical plea of help for turtles. Which possibly explains why Pierson seems to be singing in a green screen aquarium. While musically sound and … Continue reading
They Might Be Giants have set themselves up for a crazy year. They have two albums set to release in 2015, a national and international tour, and are bringing back Dial-A-Song for the Internet age. First launched in 1983 from John Flansburgh’s Brooklyn kitchen via an answering machine, Dial-A-Song let listeners in on the most recent songs from the … Continue reading
Next week on January 13th, Famous Class will release Ty Segall’s “Mr. Face” EP. A gatefold double 7″ EP pressed on translucent red and blue-colored vinyl and packed with four killer jams, the “Mr. Face” EP also double as a playable pair of 3D glasses! Today, we are happy to share with you EP’s title track, which is also available … Continue reading
The Radiohead frontman yet again pulls out another surprise for fans everywhere. Thom Yorke has unveiled a new song titled, “Youwouldn’tlikemewheni’mangry”. It’s streaming, or available for a name-your-own-price on Bandcamp now. Continue reading
David Adams is one of the brilliant artistic forces in Sacramento CA. He plays music, makes videos, writes plays, is a poet and an actor. David currently plays in three bands; Drive Thru Mystics, Captain Amazing and the Okay I Guesses, and Garble. TUBE. caught up with David to discuss his upbringing and recent projects. … Continue reading
Looking for something new to listen to? In this new series we highlight the month’s best new music, from the big name bands to the bands that have just barely made it out of the their mother’s garage. Here are our picks for December’s batch of tunes. Chris Farren – Like a Gift From God … Continue reading
One of our very favorite Portland bands The Lower 48 kicked off their West Coast tour right here in Sacramento CA at The Torch Club in early December. Sacramento locals Honyock started off the night. Both bands are always a pleasure and we cannot wait for The Lower 48 to return! Here’s a little recap … Continue reading
Over fifty years ago, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band sprung up in New Orleans. Back in the day, it consisted of local musicians performed at the Preservation Hall venue in the Big Easy. As time went by they began expanding from doing local shows to playing around the world. Now, the band is touring with snazzy artists … Continue reading
Michael Rault is a Toronto based singer, guitarist and songwriter fronting his own eponymously named band. A gifted multi-instrumentalist and arranger, his hooky blend of pop rock refracts an evolution of guitar-based music through the ages. An era-defying mischievousness defines his synthesis of jukebox R’n’B and acid psych as refracted through the experience of … Continue reading
Back by popular demand, THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris returns to Capital Stage with the universally praised Aaron Wilton reprising the role of Crumpet the Elf! For mature elves only, this play takes you to the heart of Macy’s Santaland of 1989 and skewers it with the kind of candid wit any adult will … Continue reading
Berta Alvarado is the creator behind Freebird Dbb; a handmade, sometimes vintage, nearly always one of a kind, Sacramento based jewelry and watch company. On November 13, Freebird dbb brought together local talent to create the PERSEVERANCE FASHION SHOW at Blackbird Kitchen+Beer Gallery in Downtown Sacramento. The show was a great success highlighting local fashion from Retrospective Vintage and Melissa Kay, along … Continue reading
The Lower 48 blew into the West Coast on the cold winter winds from Minneapolis, fresh-faced and ready to play. The band settled in Portland in 2009, with the exception of their percussionist, who migrated a year later, and they have been living there ever since. The Lower 48, whose name is an Alaskan slang … Continue reading
For the last thirty-three years the iconic band, Slayer, have maintained a momentum and work ethic that is not only impressive, but truly a standard to meet. With unforgiving imagery serving as a darkly romantic catalyst to equally brutal music and painfully sharp lyrics, it’s no wonder they are considered one of the forefathers of … Continue reading
When one hears of a birthday involving people talking about how cancer has affected their lives, it might not sound like a joyous affair. That isn’t the case when Danny Secretion’s Lame Ass Birthday Bash comes around each year in early November. The birthday bash (known as FUCK CANCER) is a three day music fest, … Continue reading
Parkay Quarts is a new and rather brief incarnation of the band Parquet Courts. Composed of the two members of the band that weren’t starting a family or getting a graduate degree in math, the homonymic alter ego previously released an EP called Tally All the Things That You Broke. And now they are coming … Continue reading
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