Looking for some crafty fun to occupy part of your weekend? Swing on by VOX art gallery this Sunday, July 22nd, between 12 and 4pm. VOX is holding their very first Open Art Market organized by the GorillaKnitting Crew. An array of local vendors are filling up booths with treasured goods. Everything from jewelry, to … Continue reading
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Zombie Walk 2012
If second Saturday wasn’t already an exciting outgoing in midtown for people to look at art, watch local bands, or just have a fun night out with a couple of friends, this past Second Saturday was exceptional. Everyone had the chance to witness their worst fear; the zombie apocalypse. People from all around Sacramento came together … Continue reading
La Sierra Skatepark
Skateboarding is a sport. It is a way to be an individual and a way to express yourself. La Sierra Skate Park proved this when they built a skate park in 2000. The skate park was built out of an old high school pool and turned it into a master piece. It was built for … Continue reading
The Sizzling Sirens are Here to Rock Your Boat!
The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience began percolating inside Jay Siren after a vacation to Chicago where she was enamored by a local burlesque show. There’s something truly magnetic about glitter, pasties and corsets. After returning to Sacramento in the Spring of 2008 Jay ran a Craigslist ad to begin recruiting her sirens. The ad ran … Continue reading
Heels, hotties, and hair. SwingTime 2012
Heels, hotties, and hair – that about sums up the 4th Annual Sacramento SwingTime this Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Oh, and the music. There was plenty of that too. Spectators and swingers got to put their dance skills to the test with live performances by some really awesome bands. The self-proclaimed renegade rock … Continue reading
Concert in the Park PUNKS NOT DEAD!
Concert in the Park PUNKS NOT DEAD! Music, language of the freaks, voice of the uncontrollable, rationalization of the unexplainable. Touch it feel it breathe it know it be it. Go to the show. Play the show. Be the pit. Be the love the pain the confusion the understanding the absolute essence. Be the racing … Continue reading
Bartenders Ball 2012
Sacramento’s Bartender Ball was held at Ace of Spades in midtown this past Monday night. It is an once a year event for local bartenders to come and enjoy some drinks and live bands for free. This is all possible because of Jameson® sponsoring the event. Jameson® supplied an unlimited amount of alcohol for everyone … Continue reading
Time for Swingtime!
This Saturday take yourself back in time at Sacramento’s 4th Annual Swingtime at the Crown Plaza Hotel. While last year will be hard to beat, this year is promised to be better then ever. With 8 bands and 2 DJ’s the music will be nonstop in the air conditioned ballroom. Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-fonics put … Continue reading
Punk Rock in the park
Words by John Klaiber This Friday June 22nd at Cesar Chavez Park come see Local Punk Iconic Legends 7 Seconds City of Vain & The Bastards of Young Concert in the Park is a Sacramento concert series that fills our city with excellence all summer long. Any one who knows this town, knows this is … Continue reading
Mondo Deco
Mondo Deco is fun. I can’t believe it took me this long to go see them. Everything about them makes your body move, clap and absolutely scream rock and roll. They fall somewhere between a 1960s pop band and 1980s garage rock. Redd Kross’s influence is strong, as well as the New York Dolls, however, … Continue reading
BOAT
Rumor is that the band BOAT is not to be missed, so finding that they were playing at Luigi’s Fungarden last night was a pleasant surprise. The Seattle-based band is on a weekend tour playing Sacramento(last night), San Francisco(tonight at The Hemlock Tavern), Portland(May 26th at Mississippi Studios) ending back in Seattle on the 27th. … Continue reading
Pets
I hit the streets this past Saturday to see what I could see. On my adventures, I found the band Pets playing out of their garage and it was the highlight of the night. PETS is made up of Allison Jones, Derek Fieth and a drum machine. This past Second Saturday was one last hoorah before moving … Continue reading
SEMF is upon us
SEMF started last night. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, look no further. Continue reading
Getting Things Rolling
Welcome to the home of TUBE Magazine. We are working really hard to get the site up and running. Please check back soon. Continue reading