I grew up in the 80’s. It was a generation of multiple Heathers and Jasons that filled up our valley mall. Boys were drooling over Alyssa Milano and Danica Mae McKellar; Girls were crying over Ralph Macchio and Johnny Depp. The cars were fast and the hair was BIG. MTV was the new radio and … Continue reading
One of the things I miss most about living in New York City is the street performances. It was always awesome to listen to someone strumming a harp, jamming on a harmonica, or playing a steel drum while passing through the subway stations. It was especially enjoyable around the holidays, since so many street performers … Continue reading
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
TUBE cruised around the RAWards 2012, held at Miami Beach club in Citrus Heights, California this past Thursday, in search of something special. Instantly, we were drawn to an area that took us away from all the commotion of the Awards and landed us into a small boutique somewhere in Europe. There we found a … Continue reading
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
Forty years ago, Sacramento witnessed a terrible tragedy. During the 1972 airshow an F-86 Sabre Fighter overran the runway, flew over a levee and ran through a fence, Freeport Boulevard and an automobile before finally crashing into Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor in a ball of fire. As a result of the crash 23 people died, … Continue reading
Photos courtesy of Mickey Martin Oh the 1970’s; A decade full of disco, roller skates and polyester suits. A period of time that also birthed all that is funk. Blending soul, jazz and rhythm to create a unique groovy sound, funk music took off with legendary artists such as James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and The … Continue reading
Sacramento holds many gems within its vast, versatile, and every growing realm of events. On any given day, Sacramento pushes events in the Arts of music, theater, & culture, but never really about The ARTIST. As artists, we know it could be very hard to arrange any type of exposure in a competitive market. Wouldn’t … Continue reading
As Henry Longfellow says, “Music is the universal language of mankind”. Whether you speak fluent Ke$ha or are bilingual in Psy-nese and Katy Perry-an, music has become much more than a way of communicating. As Beiber Fever and One Direction infection have proven, music can even represent a way of life. But with this bubble … Continue reading
Ever since my mom saw the footage of Hurricane Katrina, and more recently the earthquake in Japan, she has begun to worship at the Church of Survival. No, that’s not a real church, but identifying oneself as a “survivalist” is becoming increasingly popular and acceptable. Gone are the days when a “survivalist” was a crazy, … Continue reading
October 27th, 2012 Looking for something to do on a Sunday instead of watching football or cleaning up from a great Saturday night? Come on down to Sutter Landing Park from 12 -4 in the afternoon to spend time with your friends in the community to help generate the buzz & a solution about McKinley Park … Continue reading
Sitting in my office today, I started to hear the sounds of bagpipes and drums coming from the window. I looked outside, expecting to see a parade, and when one never appeared, I got curious. Since I work across the street from the Capitol, I figured it might be some kind of protest (we get … Continue reading
November 6 is about three weeks away – are you ready for it? If at this exact moment you are asking yourself, what is on November 6, then you’re probably somewhere between 18 and 24 years old (give or take a few years) and have your G.E.D and/or some college education. Now the answer to … Continue reading
The third annual Sacramento Intercollegiate 48 hour Film Challenge is happening right now. This event started on October 12th and it’s last day is today- the 14th. Participating colleges include Cosumnes River College, Sacramento City College, the Art Institute of California – Sacramento, and California State University, Sacramento. Registration was at 6:00pm-6:30pm October 12th at … Continue reading
Another full moon came and went and so did the CD release party for The Old Screen Door at Marilyn’s on K. Cover charge at this event was well worth it as along with a lovely hand stamp you received, however the real prize: The Old Screen Door’s self-named EP. For those of you who … Continue reading
Something amazing is happening in Sacramento tomorrow! Australian artist Konstain Dimopoulos is visiting downtown Sacramento in order to paint our sycamore trees blue. He has already visited Westlake Park in Seattle, Vancouver Biennale Canada, and the Burke-Gilman Regional Trail in Kenmore Washington. The color used on the trees is biologically safe, pigmented water. They dye … Continue reading
Sutter Diagnostic Imaging centers throughout the region will be offering FREE mammograms to uninsured women every Saturday in October from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Please spread the word to any uninsured women in your life! Call to schedule your appointment at any of the 8 local … Continue reading
We all remember the ridiculous song we sung long ago in our elementary years: “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” Today we are met with, yet again, another Columbus Day. Cheers to celebrating the man that accidentally bumped into our already inhabited continent. For those free of work and/or school, today is merely a … Continue reading
On Sunday October 7th 2012 The Torch Club located at 904 15th street in Sacramento, Ca. will be presenting Blues for Life. This event started 12 years ago under the name of Blues for a Cure by the owner of The Torch Club Marina Texeira and a local survivor Sally Katen. In 2007 the events … Continue reading
This Saturday October 6th 2012 Alpha Ceramics would cordially like to invite you, and all your friends to the opening of their “Pot Luck!” the Second Annual Ruth Rippon Alumni Show The show is a “Celebration of art, a celebration of learning and a celebration of friends” (Brian Tanner, Alpha Ceramics Genius) A Teacher of … Continue reading
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