Last week, we had a great time dancing at the Soft White Sixties show. This week, TUBE. Magazine went backstage and got to chat with rock band’s lead singer Octavio Genera. TUBE: What inspired your latest album, Alta California? What made you decide to do the same album but in Spanish? Genera: The idea came about with … Continue reading
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A Low Class Love Song To The Polyorchids
The Polyorchids is a Sacramento based group that has been around for three years and are ready to deliver new material. Embracing indie and power pop influences, they are set to release their first full-length, self-titled debut along with a couple of record release shows to top off their release. Their last folk-punk EP, Popgun, … Continue reading
Instagon Jazzes It Up
A quarter of a century ago the garage jazz band Instagon bloomed in Orange County. Over the years, it went through a shifting line up of sometimes up to ten members and eventually relocated to Sacramento in 2005. Their anniversary show on February 2nd at Cafe Colonial celebrated twenty-five awesome years of free-form jazz with … Continue reading
Pixies Rock The House.
The Pixies played the Ace of Spades on Wednesday, October 26. The Boston band sold out the weeknight show, packing the venue to capacity with long time fans. Some even brought their kids along to rock out. The crowd waited anxiously for the group to arrive many waiting by the bar and dining areas to eat, … Continue reading
A Little Taste Of New Orleans: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Over fifty years ago, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band sprung up in New Orleans. Back in the day, it consisted of local musicians performed at the Preservation Hall venue in the Big Easy. As time went by they began expanding from doing local shows to playing around the world. Now, the band is touring with snazzy artists … Continue reading
Homonymic Sapiens
Parkay Quarts is a new and rather brief incarnation of the band Parquet Courts. Composed of the two members of the band that weren’t starting a family or getting a graduate degree in math, the homonymic alter ego previously released an EP called Tally All the Things That You Broke. And now they are coming … Continue reading
See: G.Green’s TV Coast.
Sacramento band G.Green have a new video out. TV Coast, from their latest LP titled Area Codes, was released August 2014 by Mt.St.Mtn. They just finished up a two week tour on the East coast and are headed to Oakland. Catch them Saturday October 18th at Casa Sandinista with Woolen Men. Continue reading
Contra at TBD.
October 4th, 5th and 6th the Sacramento River Walk played host to the TBD Festival, a three-day music, food, and shopping extravaganza. The audience ebbed and flowed through the little maze of stalls and stages that blossomed from metal storage containers scattered around south side of the festival. On the west side of the maze, … Continue reading
The Totally TUBE.ular Sale!!!!
Hello World! It is time for TUBE. to print our first issue!!! To help offset costs we are throwing a Totally TUBE.ular Sale with our pals at Phono Select Records. We are now asking for donations of gently used items. You know those band T-shirts in the back of your closet, we want them. That … Continue reading
Dog Party. Alright.
We’ve got one more Dog Party video for you! And did we mention that they are on tour with Pets and Kepi Ghoulie? Go see them live! Video- Andrew Hooper Continue reading
Making Your Own Merch: DIY Down To A Science
To start off, you have to be willing to put in some time. We’re not talking 20 minutes, by the way, we’re talking hours. Think about how much time you and your band put into writing and practicing your songs. Think about how much time you put into playing and driving to shows. This is … Continue reading
Ra Ra Riot Free EP!
Ra Ra Riot loves their fans! As a big fat thank you for loving them in return they are sharing some music. Download a free live EP from the bands Fall 2013 tour. Follow the link below to start rocking! Download here:http://bit.ly/19TIZgK Or stream here. Continue reading
Meet The Moans.
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
Dropping by with the Dropkick Murphys
If you know anything about the American Celtic punk scene, the odds are you’ve heard of Dropkick Murphys. A veritable standard in the scene, the Murphys are in their seventeenth year, have recently released their eight album Signed and Sealed in Blood, and show no sign of slowing down. Based in Boston, the band has … Continue reading