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Hear: Bombadil-New Album and New Tour Dates!
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Hear: Bombadil-New Album and New Tour Dates!

North Carolina-based folk/pop band Bombadil will hit the road next month to support their upcoming fifth album, Hold On, due at the end of March. For the tour, the band will use the classic keyboards, guitar, drums and bass set up in ways both old and new to create a show full of eclectically offbeat and dynamic folk-pop music. The set will … Continue reading

The Enlightening Efforts of the ZFG Collective.
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The Enlightening Efforts of the ZFG Collective.

Zero Forbidden Goals, or ZFG, is the brain child of two individuals: Andru Defeye and his business partner, Liv Styler. Composed of over twenty individuals, ZFG holds regular poetry and hip-hop events throughout the city of Sacramento. The collective has hosted events ranging from rap contests (Loud! at the Press Club), a poetry and brass … Continue reading

See: Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne Exhibit at the Crocker
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See: Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne Exhibit at the Crocker

As a Sacramentan or someone near Sacramento, it is almost one’s duty to go to the Crocker Museum at least once in one’s lifetime. So why not got to a great Parisian themed art exhibit? The focus of the show will be on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec whose paintings are filled with emotion and posters that progressed … Continue reading

Con Stalks San Francisco.
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Con Stalks San Francisco.

Last weekend people and zombies alike, gathered in the Bay Area for an awesome star packed weekend at the Walker Stalker Convention in San Francisco. The event was sold out. There were celebrity guests signing autographs, doing photo ops and panels. It was not difficult to see a familiar face. Celebrity guests included many actors from the popular television shows including “The … Continue reading

See: Mew’s “Satellites”.
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See: Mew’s “Satellites”.

Indie rock band Mew has not made a peep since 2009’s No More Stories. Now, The Danish quartet will release “+-” (pronounced ‘plus minus’) April 28, 2015. The first single from the album, “Satellites”  is out now on video.   “Satellites” was shot in Copenhagen by Casper Balslev in one of the oldest film studios in the world.  Lighting installations in the video … Continue reading

A New Definition of Office Drama: Capital Stage Presents Ideation
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A New Definition of Office Drama: Capital Stage Presents Ideation

The image of office work is a mundane one: endless streams of emails, hokey team spirit exercises, mind-numbing meetings. But Capital Stage’s new show, Ideation, is not your everyday office story. The show, which opened Jan. 24, centers on a small group of corporate consultants tasked with designing a mysterious project. They have had little … Continue reading

Behind the Bar: Precision and Patience.
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Behind the Bar: Precision and Patience.

As Sacramento’s coffee scene builds momentum, the responsibility of the barista is growing exponentially. Anyone can make coffee, even good coffee; it is only the well-trained, thoroughly-practiced barista who can turn good coffee into a great beverage. But growing popularity means increased traffic in our city’s cafés, and that traffic means more pressure for the … Continue reading

Go: The Kelps, Sprïng, and Silver Spoons
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Go: The Kelps, Sprïng, and Silver Spoons

With a great line up and a niche venue like The Naked Lounge, why not go to this show? It’s all ages with a $5 cover with a cafe just a few steps away from the bands. With The Kelps playing their spunky music to get you dancing, Sprïng to help you appreciate instrumentation, and … Continue reading

Listen: January Songs We Think You Should Know
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Listen: January Songs We Think You Should Know

Ghost Culture- ‘Giudecca Beats’– ‘Giudecca Beats’ is a chilled out electronic song that is nevertheless reminiscent of synth-heavy 80s dance songs. The atmospheric vocals and sparse instrumentation on the track brings back memories of Depeche Mode and Flock of Seagulls. The song is off of Ghost Culture’s self titled album released earlier this month. Fallout Boy-‘Irresistible’– The pop rock powerhouse … Continue reading

Skate and Subvert.
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Skate and Subvert.

Sacramento has a rich history of skateboarding culture that, regardless of popularity or demand, has remained a constant in the fabric of Northern California. World renowned skaters such as John Cardiel, Ricky Windsor, and Matt Rodriguez, along with brands like Blockhead Skateboards, Legend, and long time shops such as Surf & Skate, FTC and GoSkate … Continue reading

Loose Mouths With Tight Rhymes: An Evening With Bocafloja, Dre-T and Native Children
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Loose Mouths With Tight Rhymes: An Evening With Bocafloja, Dre-T and Native Children

  The Sacramento art scene, in addition to cultivating its own exceptional artists, attracts great ones from all over the world. Last Thursday, Mexican poet/rapper/activist Bocafloja made a brief tour stop in Sacramento via art space Sol Collective. Featuring two local hip-hop artists and drawing a moderate sized crowd, the event’s energy throughout the night was unmatched. … Continue reading

Shrill Colors and Mixed Layers: A Word With Paola Gracey
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Shrill Colors and Mixed Layers: A Word With Paola Gracey

Paola Gracey is a pharmaceutical chemist by day, and artist by night in South Florida’s emerging art scene.  She blends her talents by incorporating the chemistry elements into her paintings and by experimenting in both studio and lab. Gracey has been painting for fifteen years.  She first started taking it seriously in high school when she … Continue reading