August 5, Peach House will present their debut event, Daydream Festival. Daydream Festival includes a hefty lineup of both visual artists and musicians from the Sacramento region. Peach House founder and festival curator, Katherine Palacios, is pulling her festival inspiration from romance and daydreams. Think pastel colors, love songs, and first kisses. When speaking about … Continue reading
La Luz, Dirty Denim and Vasas. Blue Lamp, Sacramento CA. 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. – “We started jamming after work, mainly to get back into the practice of playing regularly, but quickly decided that it would be fun to put a new band together … Continue reading
Sacramento’s Colonial Music Festival was back at it again this year celebrating their third annual Music Fest thanks to Rise Entertainment. The two day event, May 26-27th, featured over 25 bands, gaming tournaments, art, and food. Vendors like Reality Check TV were in the house, and the festival expanded throughout Cafe Colonial, The Colony, and … Continue reading
First Festival. River Walk, West Sacramento CA. May 6-7. 2017. “It’s a fantastic thing, seeing the sheer will and hard work of one very determined and talented woman (Danielle Vincent) bring together an event of this magnitude for Sacramento. I’m excited about what this does for a segment of the scene and First Fest’s very … Continue reading
DOPE was a blast! The Lisa Frank inspired art show and dance party was the perfect release for our coloring book issue. DJ Larry kept our bodies moving all night long with a mix of retro dance jams and popular booty shaking tunes. We had a special visit from SpaceWalker, Sacramento’s favorite unicorn. Our … Continue reading
What I’m Listening To is a series where we talk to exciting artists and musicians and get a five song (or in this case, a five record) slice of their current playlist. – “I’m not there to tell you what’s good and what’s bad … Ultimately, I’m there just to help you find records.” – … Continue reading
Halloween Show. Verge Center for the Arts. Sacramento CA. March 27, 2017. Continue reading
Citizen of Glass is an exploration of fragility, paranoia, and transparency. Danish musician Agnes Obel created the album to experiment with the German concept “gläserner bürger,” or a human of glass. “I know I can’t communicate everything with music,” she says with a laugh, speaking over the background sounds of the Berlin cafe she is calling … 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. – “No matter what I do, I guarantee it will make you feel something and remind you we can all be more than we realize.” – SpaceWalker aka April Walker … Continue reading
After nine sexy years, the Sizzling Sirens are taking a bow. While the burlesque group is not coming to an end, they are transitioning to a “non-producing troupe,” says founder Jay Siren. Although they will still perform together from time to time, Siren will no longer be producing shows in the Sacramento area after their … Continue reading
– “When there’s 15-20 performance artists together in one space, you know shit’s going to get buck wild.” – Larry Rodriguez, aka DJ Larry of the Press Club’s Sunday Dance Party, aka church, and this month’s What I’m Listening To playlist curator, was that dude with a boombox in high school. He grew up in Del … Continue reading
December 7, 2016, The Red Museum, located in Sacramento CA, hosted a benefit show to help those affected by the recent fire at the Ghost Ship artist warehouse in Oakland, CA. Sacramento-based pop-rock cuties, Ghoul School, kicked off the night, warming up the crowd with dreamy songs such as “Dogsong”. The Rippers followed Ghoul School with a … Continue reading
See You In The Morning Light is a chronical of grief. Scott Ferreter lost his father to stomach cancer in 2012. The musician (previously of Comfort Twin, Cove) then spent the next four years making his upcoming album See You In The Morning Light with twenty-five other musicians and friends, calling the project Deep Pools. Ferreter says the process … 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. – “Right now we’re taking deep breaths before the insanity of ArtStreet ensues.” – Jennifer Jackson grew up in Placerville, visiting Sacramento when her ex-East Coast punk father showed his … Continue reading
If you like strange yet entrancing music videos with haunting music reminiscent of Kimbra, take a look at Danish artist Agnes Obel’s single ‘Golden Green.’ The video is a collage of animation, both beautiful and unnerving, dancing on the edge of the Uncanny Valley. The song itself is sparse, held together by a xylophone-like percussion, clapping … Continue reading
Portland musician Sallie Ford has released a new single. ‘Get Out’ is a venting of insecurities. Ford says it is about “how my insecurities of my music are related to the insecurities I feel about me in general. I tend to want to give up or easily feel overwhelmed and want to escape.” The song … Continue reading
The Pixies played the Ace of Spades on Wednesday, October 26. The Boston band sold out the weeknight show, packing the venue to capacity with long time fans. Some even brought their kids along to rock out. The crowd waited anxiously for the group to arrive many waiting by the bar and dining areas to eat, … Continue reading
The Aftershock festival was held October 22nd and 23rd in Sacramento, California. Roughly 46,000 people attended the sold-out weekend. It was moved from Gibson Ranch County Park back to its original location at Discovery Park. There were three stages during the festival, including acts such as Tool, Primus, Korn, Slayer, Anthrax, Avenged Sevenfold, and Disturbed. … 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. – “Rock music and bands seemed like such a cathartic artistic experience, I really wanted to do that.” – Charles Albright, multi-band member, founder of Sacramento Records and Charles Albright Records, … Continue reading
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