Art & Activism Go Hand-in-Hand
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Art & Activism Go Hand-in-Hand

When an artist embraces an activist message, their work can cultivate courage within people and communities. The results of such art can be inspiring and, ultimately, empowering. On Nov. 19, four artists from Northern California and beyond presented their work and stories of activism at the Crocker Art Museum’s second Art Beyond Fear panel discussion. … Continue reading

Life in the Doll’s House at Capital Stage
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Life in the Doll’s House at Capital Stage

Stephanie Gularte’s original adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 Norwegian domestic drama, A Doll’s House, thoughtfully explores the individual’s yearning for self-discovery and expression within restricted societal and cultural roles. Directed by Janis Stevens, Gularte’s adaptation is set in a comfortable but conventional home during the holidays in post-World War II America. In the mid 20th … Continue reading

Go: Danny Secretion’s LAME ASS Birthday Bash.
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Go: Danny Secretion’s LAME ASS Birthday Bash.

Each year Sacramento musician, Danny Secretion, celebrates his birthday in true rock star style by throwing one hell of a party.  The birthday bash, an annual series of (music) shows known as FUCK CANCER, comes around in early November.  The bash brings the local music community together over a four night period to celebrate life, … Continue reading

See:  The Art of Robin Eagan
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See: The Art of Robin Eagan

Robin Eagan is an artist, photographer and musician based in Placerville, CA. Originally from Stockton, a few years ago he made his way to Sacramento, where he transitioned from writing and performing music to creating graphic art and photography. He began making graphic designs and selling them as shirts and prints, and delved into nature … Continue reading

Reimagined Histories: A Retrospective of the Work Of Lucy Puls
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Reimagined Histories: A Retrospective of the Work Of Lucy Puls

As a partial survey of Lucy Puls’s prolific career, [just you] features 48 artworks, which range from photographic collages to eclectic assemblages, created from 1987 to the present. The retrospective format of the exhibition illustrates how Puls has combined quotidian objects, photography, and raw materials to explore the complex human relationship to material possessions. Since … Continue reading

See: Cane Morto’s Amo-Te Lisboa
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See: Cane Morto’s Amo-Te Lisboa

Italian street art collective, Cane Morto, will be releasing a film chronicling two wild months of unauthorized street painting in Lisbon. Amo-Te Lisboa: An Ignominious Street Art Movie looks to be a somewhat surrealist take on their painting endeavors, centering the story around a “cruel dead-dog deity called Txakurra, which gives [Cane Morto] the power to paint together as a … Continue reading

Go See: Dog Party, La Lenguas and Sneeze Attack!!
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Go See: Dog Party, La Lenguas and Sneeze Attack!!

Pleasant Screams and Punch and Pie Productions put a great little show together at the Press Club (Sacramento) tonight.  Dog Party, La Lenguas and Sneeze Attack!!  Doors are at 8PM, show is $5 bucks and is 21 and up.  Check out La Lenguas now and then come see them live with us tonight. Press Club is located at 2030 … Continue reading

See: The Circus.  Freaks, Geeks and Things You Can’t Unsee.
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See: The Circus. Freaks, Geeks and Things You Can’t Unsee.

Each year TUBE. puts together a show titled The Circus.  Freaks, Geeks and Things You Can’t Unsee.  We collect local performers throughout Sacramento CA for a killer variety show full of freakish talents which is hosted by one of our favorite guys in town comedian Johnny Taylor.  We hang art from local artist, play games, have … Continue reading

TUBE. Presents: The Circus.  Freaks, Geeks and Things You Can’t Unsee. 2015
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TUBE. Presents: The Circus. Freaks, Geeks and Things You Can’t Unsee. 2015

It’s that time of year again! Come get weird with us on Friday, May 15th at The Blue Lamp, in Sacramento CA, for The Circus: Freaks, Geeks and Things You Can’t Un-See. The Circus is a variety show full of freakish talents, local art, music, games, pretty girls and good times. Doors open at 7:30. … Continue reading

After Walk a Mile, Wine Down
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After Walk a Mile, Wine Down

Last Sunday, more than a thousand men slipped into high heels to run, saunter, and stagger around Capitol Mall. In a once-a-year spectacle, boys and men took to the course—more or less gracefully—for Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. The event is held in cities around the world in an aim to raise awareness around … Continue reading

Concerts in the Park Kicks Off
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Concerts in the Park Kicks Off

On Friday night, thousands of people packed into Cesar Chavez Park for the first of the season’s Concerts in the Park series. DJ Epik, Riotmaker, Drop Dead Red, and Island of Black & White kicked off the series. As headliner Island of Black & White played, attendees of all ages danced and enjoyed the quartet’s … Continue reading

Trash Rock Turns One. 
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Trash Rock Turns One. 

Did you know that tomorrow night is Trash Rock Thursday’s one year anniversary? Come dance your ass off with us!  Melissa Uroff and DJ Dalibaba are kicking off the party with all of your favorite trashy dance party jams. Plus our pals from Portland The Lower 48 are playing. You know it’s going to be fun.  Come hang out!  … Continue reading

The Common Threads of Alejandro Naranjo, Mark Fox, and Joseph Mele
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The Common Threads of Alejandro Naranjo, Mark Fox, and Joseph Mele

The Common Threads series, run by the Red Dot Gallery, showcases three artists whose work shares threads of similar themes. The series starts its third installment next month with a trio of artists with “the unique ability to project a critical view of humanity’s social fabric”, according to the Gallery. The artists featured in this installment are Colombia-based … Continue reading

Into the Minds of Artists
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Into the Minds of Artists

This April the public will have the opportunity to step into the inner sanctum of 30 Davis artists. The Davis Art Studio Tour gives everyone a chance to visit the studios of both new and established working artists and interact both with their work and the artists themselves.  Artwork will be on sale in each studio … Continue reading