TUBE. is currently accepting submissions for our next two print issues. We are looking for visual artists, photographers, poets, and writers to interpret the themes below. Issue 11’s theme is ‘Beauty’ and Issue 12 is a collection of photo stories seemed from the theme ‘A Day in the Life…’. ISSUE 11 will be a visual and poetic …
‘Papier’ an exhibit of work by Penelope Lenaerts opens at WAL Public Market Gallery on June, 7th 2019 from 6-8 PM. “As an artist, I care about issues regarding sustainability and human interaction in the natural world. The female experience plays a large role in my life and practice, and my work celebrates feminine form…These …
We are happy to share with you the exclusive release of Vinnie Guidera and The Dead Birds very first music video, ‘Part of the Act’. Outside influences are sometimes needed to get an artist’s vision in concrete detail, which requires different but similar thinking- a practical and perfect way of how collaborations should work in …
CONCERTS IN THE PARK Fridays, May 3 – July 26, 2019, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Cesar Chavez Plaza, 9th and J Streets, Sacramento CA FREE and all ages Line up below. See you there! Photography Mickey Morrow Poster Jason Malmberg
After years on the music scene, five-piece rock band Young Buffalo have released their debut full-length album House through Votiv Music. The band, based out of Oxford, Mississippi began with the group’s songwriters Ben Yarbrough and Jim Barrett who wrote music together as teenagers. They began going by Young Buffalo in 2009. The band now includes drummer Tim Burkhead, bassist Andrew Guinn … Continue reading
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
Philadelphia’s Hop Along is set to release their sophomore album Painted Shut on May 4th through Saddle Creek. Known for their enigmatic indie-pop meets growling guitar grunge, Painted Shut is a record of lush compositions, fuzzed-out guitar riffs and captivating vignettes that tell vivid stories of desperation and weary awakening. On the album, recorded and mixed by John Agnello … Continue reading
Stand-up is a deceptive art. With nothing but a comic, a microphone, and maybe a stool on stage it is very easy to assume not much work goes into it. This is because audiences are conditioned to expect production value in their entertainment from a very early age. Be it the sets and costumes of … Continue reading
In April, En Em Art Space hosted a dual exhibition of Installation art by artists, Joomi Chung and Jose Di Gregorio. Chung’s installation, entitled SWARM, consists of a large, nebulous web of black wire. Suspended from the ceiling, the web of varying mass and permeability appears to float whimsically across the gallery space. All of the … Continue reading
Join us for The Wall. by TUBE. The Hideaway has given us a wall to fill with art and we could not be more excited! Each month we will feature local Sacramento artists along with live music on the 2nd Friday of the month. This month includes visual artist Sarah Ellliott of Sarah Elliott Visual Arts … Continue reading
Chui Wan (吹万)Beijing experimental psychedelic rock band got their name from Daoist philosopher Zhuangzi and his work Qi Wu Lun (齐物论) on inner sageliness and outer kingliness. In it, Zhuangzi writes, “When the wind blows, every sound may be heard therein.” The band was thus inspired to seek “the infinite from the mundane” according to their press release. … Continue reading
Lower 48- Hot Fool – the Lower 48’s new single showcases the band’s great harmonies. ‘Hot Fool’ is a departure from the band’s usual straight up rock and roll. This softer, more folky side of the quartet will make the listener fall in love with them in a whole new way. The Lower 48 will be playing in Davis, … Continue reading
Good old-fashioned, dirty rock ‘n’ roll is far from dead. Royal Blood has proved themselves to be the newest avatars of that particular vein of gritty music that comes from England. Singer/bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher’s symbiosis is really what drives their sound. There are plenty of guitar-drum duos in rock (The Black … Continue reading
We caught up with Jared Konopitski, a local Sacramento artist, to ask about the inspiration for his art and career. Konopitski’s recent artwork has been inspired by multiple things, including: vibrant colors, strange tales, and things that live under rocks. He tends to work with a wide variety of medias like watercolor and ink, but his favorites are Play Doh … Continue reading
The Wooden Sky has announced the release of their fourth album, Let’s Be Ready, due June 16th from Nevado Music. This album marks an era of new beginnings for the Canadian band, as Let’s Be Ready was conceived amidst many changes for them, including parting ways with one of their founding members. To give each song a unique perspective and to encapsulate their raw … Continue reading
John Wentz Wentz is a painter who navigates the waters between “rigid technicality and honest expression” according to his website. He works with a limited palate of blue-greens and reds, exploring the emotive power of such colors while experimenting with compositional concepts. While working mostly within the confines of the human form, he gives his … Continue reading
This month, Canadian rockers Mother Mother released their new album Very Good Bad Thing. Much like the band members themselves, each song has a distinct personality. The lead single “Monkey Tree” is a brightly feral song, urging listeners leave the rat race and run away to the jungle.“Modern Love” offers a chorus shimmering with anticipation. The simple but pervasive touches of “Reaper Man” … Continue reading
There comes a time for all artists, no matter the medium, when they find themselves struggling with what they are trying to convey or express. Sacramento artist Jim Shepherd was no exception. The struggle is not a failure for Shepherd, but a challenge to overcome in order to keep doing what he loves: painting. His … Continue reading
Patron’s Wife (Laura Luke), Rude Patron (Matthew Udall), Sam (Victoria Timoteo) After their facility was left badly damaged by a fire, The Alternative Arts Collective found themselves in the middle of Del Paso Boulevard, where half the buildings have boards in their windows and the streets are dim. There stands an unassuming building with an … Continue reading
What began as an impromptu backstage duet has resulted in an incredible Elliott Smith cover album that breathes new life into the late musician’s work. In March, the album Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith was released after nearly three years of collaboration. In 2011, Mayfield was opening for Avett’s band, The … Continue reading
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
All over the world there is a deep and rich historical folk music legacy. American singer-songwriters such as Woodie Guthrie, Leadbelly, and Jean Ritchie would inspire later artists like Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and Billy Bragg; who in turn lit a fire under artists like Frank Turner, Drag The River, and Ingrid Michaelson. These artists … Continue reading
Samuel Beam, of Iron & Wine, came from South Carolina where America is old. As a young man he was educated in Virginia, where the tobacco grew wild and where the first cities of a nation were built. From there he went to Florida, the land of alligators, where the pensioners roam. Beam’s past residences have … Continue reading
The threshold of what defines a punk rock or hardcore band seems to stretch further with every passing year. Ever declaring its relentlessly immortal status, punk/hardcore underground communities continue to adapt, modify, and morph into hybrids or evolutions of what came before, inspired by others to take the lead and make the music their own. … Continue reading
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