ShelterFest is an online, streaming music festival created in Sacramento CA. debuted on October 10, 2020. The festival provided financial support to venues along with shelter and resources for unsheltered youth in our community. The concept was created based the on observations and concerns of a group of artists, musicians and creatives. TUBE. teamed up with … Continue reading
The longest-running experimental music festival in the United States is back! NorCal Noisefest, a free all-ages three day, seventy band celebration of noise is happening from October 2nd to October 4th, online at http://www.YouTube.com/norcalnoisfest. Performances will include both live and pre-recorded segments. The festival will also include Zoom meetups to allow performers and participants can socialize between … Continue reading
Light.Wav, Sacramento CA. July 19-20, 2019. Learn more about Light.Wav at: Visaomedia and on Instagram at @visaomedia Video by Heather Uroff. Continue reading
My Sister’s House was Sacramento’s first organization to provide a safe haven for victims of sexual violence, as well as job training, support, for women in the Sacramento area. On Saturday, April 27, at the historic Colonial Theatre, My Sister’s House presented Louder Than Wolves, where survivors and allies shared inspiring words, entertaining acts, and … Continue reading
Poppy. Regency Ballroom. San Francisco CA. February 24, 2019. Learn more about Poppy here and listen here. Photography Sarah Elliott Continue reading
“I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures showed me how much I’ve lost.”-Nan Goldin First shows, welcome backs, I met you theres, dances, birthdays, tour stops, album releases, root beers, spoken word, circle pits, stickers everywhere, pins, patches, “We got some merch in … Continue reading
Estonian performance art group, Non Grata, was back in Sacramento for their annual showcase of local and international artists. The sold-out event, as usual, brought Sacramento together as participants in their pieces. It’s hard to tell when their grand piece starts and ends, everything sort of just bridges together seamlessly with help from their guests, … Continue reading
Mickey Sampson celebrated his 62nd birthday at Oak Park’s finest, The Cafe Colonial. The line up for his birthday show included many OG punk bands and spoken word artists from The Cafe Colonial and the Bay Area. In a fitting pass of the torch, the future sounds of local punk, Killer Couture closed the show. … Continue reading
Noise musicians from all over the United States returned to Sacramento CA for Norcal Noisefest. The festival, now in its 22nd year, was held at Cafe Colonial and The Colony on October 6th and 7th. Learn more about Norcal Noisefest here and be sure to check out the upcoming Audio Waffle coming up at the Red Museum … Continue reading
As the Cafe Colonial and The Colony enter its swan song era, new festivals are getting their start. One of which was the first annual G.O.A.T. Fest on Friday, whose folk punk line up was put together by Punch and Pie Productions and G.O.A.T. Records. Words and Photos: Benz Doctolero Continue reading
Last Saturday, saw the Fourth Annual Sac PorchFest taking over 21st St in Midtown Sacramento between streets G and I. Sac PorchFest is a free, all ages event with donations benefiting the Mustard Seed School, an emergency school for homeless children. Learn more about it here. Photos: Benz Doctolero. Continue reading
The Red Museum is a magical place where artists, musicians and those who appreciate the creative community come together to celebrate all that is art. The DIY warehouse artist space, located Sacramento CA, hosted their second annual benefit and mini-festival titled Red Ex Volume ll. The benefit was held on September 22, 2018, and had … Continue reading
The Soft White Sixties kicked off their release tour in Phoenix, Arizona at the Crescent Ballroom on September 14th. The show, called “Rock The Bus,” was a benefit show for The Joy Bus. If you haven’t heard of it, The Joy Bus is a nonprofit organization that, according to the event page, relieves “the daily … Continue reading
Luna Café hosted the Invisible Disabilities Comedy Show Wednesday Night. The Show was created and hosted by Aliada and Drew Kimzey. Comedians Jeanette Marin, Sureni Weerasekera, Mone’t Ha-Sidi, Morty “The Mortician” Stein, Anica Cihla, Nicole Tran and headliner Nina G performed their most vulnerable jokes about disabilities that YOU CAN’T SEE! It was an extremely … Continue reading
The Countermen, Ur Ex Wife, Danny Electric, Cugino, La Tour, Citizen Snips. Cafe Colonial. Sacramento CA. Photos by Benz Doctolero Continue reading
Vasas, Donald Beaman, and Mouth Painter performed at The Colony, in Sacramento, on July 25th. Mouth Painter has been traveling along side with Donald Beaman on their summer tour. Make sure to check out the rest of their and Vasas’ tour dates and locations (below) if you missed them! Donald Beaman and Mouth Painter Summer … Continue reading
The eighties are always making a comeback and the sound of indie rock band Boy Romeo is no exception. The band just released “Public” a twangy, synthy, catchy single off of their new EP Shorts. The open, summery track is a head-bobber, which is a good indicator for the rest of the EP. Shorts drops tomorrow, … Continue reading
If you live in Sacramento CA the chances are you know or have heard of local artist, musician and all around rad guy, Ground Chuck. Ground Chuck is a man who has touched many lives so when the word got out that he could use a hand due to some health issues the punk rock … Continue reading
Peter Hook And The Light came to Ace of Spades on Monday night and treated diehard fans to two and half hours of the Substance compilations from New Order and Joy Division. To open the show up was El Ten Eleven, a Los Angeles based duo that relied only on drums, basses, and heavy looping. … Continue reading
Catch Steve Kilbey and Amanda Kramer in a very intimate setting THIS Monday (April 23rd) in Sacramento CA. Steve Kilbey is the lead singer and bass guitarist of Australian band The Church. Kilbey has also released numerous solo albums and collaborations and has written almost one thousand published songs. Keyboardist Amanda Kramer played with The Golden Palominos, … Continue reading
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