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
As summer comes to a close we can’t help but reminisce about Sacramento’s sweaty evenings filled with music, friends, a little dancing and maybe a beer or two. Concerts In The Park, you will be missed, see you next year old friend. Photos Anouk Nexus, Dan Tyree and Heather Uroff Continue reading
This week’s Concerts in the Park kicked off with The Scratch Outs followed by The Good Samaritans, Who Cares, and Vokab Company. See you next week! Continue reading
What I’m Listening To is a new series where we talk to exciting artists and musicians and get a five song slice of their current playlist. – “Music is my first love.” – Shannan Robertson grew up in a house filled with music: her mother’s beautiful soprano, her grandmother’s Glenn Miller records which she taught Robertson … Continue reading
This past weekend, Capital Stage launched the show that will close out its tenth season—Uncanny Valley by playwright Thomas Gibbons. Described as “deeply absorbing,” and “cerebrally challenging” by The Washington Post, the production features Capital Stage veteran Michael Wiles and CapStage newcomer Jessica Powell. Drawing on current research in artificial intelligence, robotics, and the possibility of “downloading” … Continue reading
Amy Leibrand Leibrand is an environmental researcher from Ohio who uses her iPhone to create surrealist self-portraits. A highlight of her work are some of her photo collages, which inspire the title “traveling legs”, and seem to show an independent woman who strides around the Earth with ease and confidence. Her yellow heels and blue suitcase make … Continue reading
After nearly a decade working in the corporate world, Sacramento designer Laura Matranga is returning to her independent roots. Matranga has run her graphic design and printmaking business, Asbestos Press, since 2005. She wanted to be a graphic designer before she even knew what term meant. As a teenager growing up a small Bay Area … Continue reading
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
Demolition of Sacramento’s Downtown Plaza became visible on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 starting at the corner of L and 6th Streets. What is now a pile of rubble will become the new home of the Sacramento Kings Arena near October 2016. A space with a viewing window for the public has been set up at … Continue reading
For a cursed man, Antonio Rivera isn’t doing too bad. He has an 8-month-old son, a supportive wife, and a growing apparel company with deep cultural meaning. When Rivera isn’t at his day job as a graphic designer, he creates designs for shirts and posters for his brand, Maldición. The Spanish word translates to “cursed,” … Continue reading
We caught Lauren Cole Norton, The Lower 48 and Miss Maddy’s F Street Stompers at the Fox and Goose. Photos Melissa Uroff and Naomi Lucchesi Continue reading
All-ages venues come and go fairly often in Sacramento, but rarely does one’s identity transcend that of local music hot spot and become a gathering place for all things local. Art gallery, café, and vintage clothing boutique are but a few ways to describe Bows and Arrows, the latest and greatest venue to break our … Continue reading
I know what you’re thinking because I was thinking it too. Not another effing folk singer. Oh, does he sing with the hint of a drawl? Did his grandma teach him how to play a guitar he bought at the five and dime? Does he take the city bus and play concerts at old folks … Continue reading
This Thursday’s Art Mix at the Crocker Museum was a bright swirl of neon colors against darkened rooms. In the lobby, there was a lightshow by John Sonderegger and Ted Ternes. It undulated overhead, complimenting the music that sang behind the murmur of the conversations of the crowd. Every hour a pair of aerialists in … Continue reading
“No Should be As Friendly As Yes” New Work by Karen Barbour Opening Reception for the artist: Friday, January 10th, 6 to 8pm “No Should Be As Friendly As Yes” An intriguing exhibition of recent paintings by Bay Area artist, Karen Barbour.Karen is a prolific painter and a devoted keeper of sketchbooks filled with the … Continue reading
Electro Group, Cruel Summer and Tepid Joy had a little show at Luigis Fungarden in Sacramento Ca on November 22. Read our little interview with Electro Group here and have a look at the show below. Continue reading
Having just released their first full-length album, Los Angeles-based PAPA will soon be rocking the West Coast, headlining here in Sacramento at Harlow’s. A genre-defying mix of rock, punk, jazz, and folk music, the band immediately catches the listeners’ attention and promises something for every music lover. The singer and drummer, Darren Weiss, lends the … Continue reading
The dead were among us in Midtown last weekend, as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the Mexican tradition Día de los Muertos. In its fourth year in Sacramento, the two-day Day of the Dead event was held at 20th and J streets, where dozens of altars were created to honor loved ones who have … Continue reading
LAUNCH is a whirlwind of music, fashion and art which takes over Sacramento for nearly a week. We here at TUBE hit the town and clicked the shutter throughout it all. Sacramento knows how to throw a pretty kick ass party. We cannot wait until next year! And check out the LAUNCH website where they have … Continue reading
Launch Festival certainly knew who to call on to throw one hell of a party to kick off their first night in Cesar Chavez Park. But how does one begin to describe the spectacle that is a live Girl Talk show? There really is no comparison to make, no precedent set. Describing Girl Talk’s set … Continue reading
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