The Moans’ music is a straightforward, high-energy brand of rock ‘n’ roll, supported by lyrical references to Mary Shelley, George Romero, and cloning. A recipe certain to attract both geeks and punks. This is a perfect combination for the Ramones-esque side project of Matt Bennett (West Memphis Trio, The Dumb Fox, Shitty Ramones), Danny Secretion … Continue reading
This is the second in a sporadic series of articles about places worth investigating in Los Angeles. Located on Wilshire between Curson and Fairfax, Museum Row isn’t exactly off the beaten path, in fact, the sidewalk looks like its taken quite a beating in some places, especially on the Fairfax end of the row. … Continue reading
Thousands of representatives and supporters of the LGBT community gathered on the State Capitol steps Wednesday evening to celebrate the Supreme Court decisions that overturned Prop 8 and one section of the Defense of Marriage Act. Prop 8, passed by California voters in 2008, banned same-sex marriage in the state. The portion of the 17-year-old … Continue reading
He dances like no one’s watching and dreams like he’ll live forever. Kenny “The Dancing Man” Buchanan is all a city could want out of its off-the-wall resident dancing guy. He’s a small-statured man in his sixties who often wears low-cut black tank top, black tight pants, and a gold chain, and says he’s made … Continue reading
Lagunitas sure knows how to throw a party. For the past 5 years they have opened their brewery to hundreds of festively dress people in order to help raise money to keep music in schools. The event is held every year in mid May at the Lagunitas Brewery in Petaluma CA. The day consists of … Continue reading
Join us for Reverie. A night full of magical art and dreamy music. Musical Performances by Hearts +Horses PETS and David Houston and String Theory Artwork will be displayed by Autumn Brown Mark Fox JuJu Hearts Allyson Seconds Jenny Price Tessa Renae Ratner Artist reception is from 6-8 Music begins at 8 $7 admission starting … Continue reading
Imagine giving up your job to do something so out of the ordinary that you have a conversation starter for life. That’s what Erin Shredder did seven years ago when she left her stable world to run away with the circus. A warm and somewhat mysterious character, Shredder creates a presence for herself with her … Continue reading
When they talk about life on the road, playing local shows, and recording their second release, it’s clear the six guys who make up City of Vain genuinely enjoy what they do. Sacramento-based punk band City of Vain is recording an EP that should be out in June, the first release since their debut album … Continue reading
Our friends at The Colony and The Wherehouse? are pulling together and throwing a killer benefit show both tonight and tomorrow night. Proceeds will go towards some construction and legal cost they have recently incurred. In order to continue to keep business up and running there are some great bands that will rock your socks … Continue reading
The wineries of the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg invite everyone to the Wine & Mushroom Experience, a savory fete to warm up this chilly January weekend. Come enjoy wine and food pairings at all ten tasting rooms at this beautiful winery, just south of Sacramento on the Delta. There will be lots of live music, entertainment and seminars … Continue reading
Everyone at TUBE is in the Christmas spirit with decorating and wrapping Christmas presents! With that being said, we all know how exhausting having “Christmas spirit” can be. Between family drama, money struggles and getting your house ready to look like a magazine so your mom doesn’t remind you what a slob you are, by … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Beer makes me dance. I’m guilty, I admit it. I like to dance, and beer makes me do it even more. Or at least that’s what my shirt says. So I walk into this sandwich shop in Oakland last weekend wearing my purple cotton t-shirt that proclaims to the whole world, “BEER MAKES ME DANCE!” … Continue reading
Saturday, September 29th, Sacramento’s very own undead will be flooding the streets once again. The “Invasion Old Sacramento” is a Pub Crawl, Horror Themed Party all starting off with a Zombie Walk. The event kicks off with a pre-party at Shenanigans at 7pm, for corpses of all ages. Then at 8pm the zombies will hit … Continue reading
As the paper VIP bracelet was strapped to my wrist I felt my giddiness rise in me like the anticipation a five-year-old feels on the eve of Christmas, Sacramento’s first annual Burger Battle was finally here and I was here to witness it through TUBE eyes! Before being herded into a private hall that resembled … Continue reading
For many, an iconic American staple such as the cheeseburger can not be contained to just one day. In our culture of self-indulgence and immoderation many of us celebrate cheeseburgers on a daily basis. What’s that you say? You’re a disenchanted vegan tired of quinoa burgers? Well, the Sacramento Burger Battle today at Raley Field … Continue reading
As Isak Dinesen said, “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea”. Well here in Sacramento, that third element isn’t really an option. What is it about water that makes us feel so relaxed? Whether it’s a dip in the pool or a vodka on the rocks, water (in whichever form) … Continue reading
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