“Friends, After almost two decades of writing and touring the world together, we have decided to close this chapter of our lives as Minus the Bear. These final shows are a celebration for the community of fans who gave us so much through years of dedication. We’ll be digging deep in the MTB catalog and … Continue reading
916 Growth Gigs hosted 916 FEST, a new local music festival. The weekend festival was a great showcase of the variety of sounds born from the local Sacramento scene. Many of the bands on the bill had previously played Cafe Colonial, where the fest was held, and took time out of their set to talk … Continue reading
Mickey Sampson celebrated his 62nd birthday at Oak Park’s finest, The Cafe Colonial. The line up for his birthday show included many OG punk bands and spoken word artists from The Cafe Colonial and the Bay Area. In a fitting pass of the torch, the future sounds of local punk, Killer Couture closed the show. … Continue reading
Noise musicians from all over the United States returned to Sacramento CA for Norcal Noisefest. The festival, now in its 22nd year, was held at Cafe Colonial and The Colony on October 6th and 7th. Learn more about Norcal Noisefest here and be sure to check out the upcoming Audio Waffle coming up at the Red Museum … Continue reading
As the Cafe Colonial and The Colony enter its swan song era, new festivals are getting their start. One of which was the first annual G.O.A.T. Fest on Friday, whose folk punk line up was put together by Punch and Pie Productions and G.O.A.T. Records. Words and Photos: Benz Doctolero Continue reading
Last Saturday, saw the Fourth Annual Sac PorchFest taking over 21st St in Midtown Sacramento between streets G and I. Sac PorchFest is a free, all ages event with donations benefiting the Mustard Seed School, an emergency school for homeless children. Learn more about it here. Photos: Benz Doctolero. Continue reading
City of Trees. Music festival. Papa Murphy’s Park. Sacramento CA. September 22, 2018. Photos by Daniel Tyree Continue reading
Thursday, September 13 The Indiana Bones Grrrly Show took the Harlow’s stage. The Grrrly Show is a true variety show which left everyone not only laughing but excited for more. Thursday’s show was the second quarterly installment hosted by Lucinda Buttons and included: classic burlesque, zouk dancing with RubyFuse, comedy, feats of hula hooping athleticism … Continue reading
The Countermen, Ur Ex Wife, Danny Electric, Cugino, La Tour, Citizen Snips. Cafe Colonial. Sacramento CA. Photos by Benz Doctolero Continue reading
This weekend’s Concerts in the Park saw bands Middle Class Rut, Black Map, Dark Signal, and Blackheart rocking Cesar Chavez Park. Kenny the Dancing Man was in attendance so you know it was a good time. Next week is the last CIP this year and it will feature musical acts The Crystal Method, Write Or … Continue reading
Sacramento punk legends The Bananas play an average of three shows a year. One of these rare appearances took place over the weekend at the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen, a volunteer-run tool and maintenance co-op for bicycle enthusiasts. If you’ve been part of the Sacramento music scene long enough, you will eventually hear about The Bananas … Continue reading
Sexy! Flashy! On Friday, June 22nd, The Grrrly Show showcased a number of burlesque dancers with well-coordinated skits, clothing, and sexy dance moves. This month’s show brought together the talents of Mone’t Ha-Sidi, Indiana Bones, Balla Fire, and many other performers at the Holy Diver in Sacramento. The Grrly Show runs burlesque shows every three … Continue reading
On Friday June 8th, Lovatraraxx, Skirt, Precious Child, and Cosmic Kitten handed out candy and played the Silver Orange. Photos: Benz Doctolero. Continue reading
Peter Hook And The Light came to Ace of Spades on Monday night and treated diehard fans to two and half hours of the Substance compilations from New Order and Joy Division. To open the show up was El Ten Eleven, a Los Angeles based duo that relied only on drums, basses, and heavy looping. … Continue reading
On April 30th The Fratellis performed to a packed house at The Fillmore in San Fransisco. The show sold out within weeks of tickets being announced. TUBE. caught up with some members of the crowd to see what they thought of the performance. “There was so much energy in the crowd everyone was having … Continue reading
In October 2017, the craft beer and music festival Punk in Drublic came through town and was well received by the Warped Tour generation. With the same model, the Sabroso Festival stopped at Papa Murphy’s Park to showcase punk rock from the early nineties with craft beer on April 8th. Sound good for a second … Continue reading
Halloween Show. Verge Center for the Arts. Sacramento CA. March 24, 2018. Photos by Dan Tyree, Cam Evans, Mickey Morrow, Joey Miller, and Melissa Uroff. Continue reading
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
After fires burned down a large portion of Northern California in October, many people were left homeless and hurt. To raise money to provide help for those affected, Ace of Spades pulled in four Sacramento area bands to play a benefit show. Destroy Boys, Dog Party, Hi, Mom, and Fonty played for a crowd of … Continue reading
It’s simple to say Poppet (aka Molly Raney) gave an amazing live performance at The Red Museum in Sacramento earlier this month. But it was so much more. In the show, which was in support of her new album, Mirror Age, Poppet brought together sounds of baroque/opera pop and mixed it with interpretive dance. The way … Continue reading
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