Peter Petty, Drop Dead Red, National Lines. Cesar Chavez Prk, Sacramento CA. June 8, 2018. Photos by Anouk Nexus and Mickey Morrow Continue reading
Tag Archives: Sacramento
What I’m Listening To: Bru Lei
What I’m Listening To is a series where we talk to exciting artists and musicians and get a five-song slice of their current playlist. – “It would be awesome if I could be in a solid dynamic group with multiple members, but it’s really hard to work with people for a long period of time without … Continue reading
Dressing Up And Wining Down For A Good Cause
On Saturday, May 12th, Sacramento’s Handle District hosted this year’s Dress Up Wine Down, an annual fashion and wine event that brings together the Lodi Winegrape Commission (LOCA) and the Sacramento Fashion Week to benefit Women Escaping A Violent Environment (WEAVE). It was a great event for a great cause. Photos: Mickey Morrow. Words: Katta Hules. Continue reading
The 24k Block Party.
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What I’m Listening To: Nikki Graham
What I’m Listening To is a series where we talk to exciting artists and musicians and get a five-song slice of their current playlist. – “I chose these genres just because it’s the music that I’m into and it’s what I like to dance to. Sacramento doesn’t have a night for this specific … Continue reading
A quick word with Gūtara KYŌ.
We caughtぐうたら狂 Gūtara KYŌ at the Press Club in Sacramento CA. while on their first US tour from Japan. Gūtara KYŌ live is captivating, their music is raw and their stage performance is intense. During the entire set, the band was climbing above the crowd, leaping into the pit and running, kicking, and jumping their way … Continue reading
Beer and Punk and Luchadores, Oh my!
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
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
March For Our Lives.
On March 24th, a small group of local high school students and volunteers saw their efforts to put on a Sacramento version of the March for Our Lives come to fruition. The rally and march, with an estimated 8,000 local citizens attended was an effort to bring attention to gun violence and to show solidarity … Continue reading
Life Is Good with Flogging Molly.
“St. Patrick’s Day was three days ago but when Flogging Molly comes to town, every day is fucking St. Patrick’s Day,” said lead singer/guitarist Dave King during the band’s show at the Ace of Spades last Wednesday. Over the past twenty years, Flogging Molly has toured relentlessly, recorded albums and even founded their own music … 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
Love Is A Verb.
“I came from immigrants. I immigrated myself – well not technically myself – my mom brought me over in her arms. I grew up in pretty bad neighborhoods. I grew up in a chaotic world because my parents were always working,” says Raul Mejia while talking to TUBE. about how he became the producer of … Continue reading
Life In Cardboard Houses.
The Sacramento music scene has always been a great place for creative bands to come together and make some noise. Lately, teens like the members of Dog Party and Destroy Boys have made a splash by starting small bands, playing all-ages venues, and developing a following, all in hopes of having some fun – and … Continue reading
See: Burd, The Brankas, Knobby and Yawzea.
It was a two piece band fiesta at The Morgue, one of the many house venues in Davis, California. Local acts Yawzea and Knobby performed at the show and Burd and The Brankas came from San Francisco. The Morgue hosts shows once a month, follow their Facebook page to check for any upcoming shows. Photos … Continue reading
KUTZ Rock n’ Swap.
For The Benefit of The Tubbs Fire Survivors.
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
Midtown and the Upside Down.
The second season of Stranger Things just dropped on Netflix and how fast did you binge it? Two days? One day? And after you were done, did the feeling of waiting another year for the next season start to fester in you like the Shadow Monster? The Netflix show has left a mark in the … Continue reading
A Little Love For The Left Coast.
Come out to Ace of Spades on Saturday, December 23 and bring your friends for a night of local music played for a great cause. California has been devastated by wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and left many lives shattered. Several local bands are coming together for Left Coast Love, a benefit for the … Continue reading
Aftershock 2017
Aftershock Festival took over Discovery Park in Sacramento on October 21st and 22nd. This special event had the masses pouring in to witness over 40 bands on three different stages that included acts such as Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Five Finger Death Punch, and Ozzy Osbourne. Throughout the day were some pretty incredible … Continue reading
A Nightmare of Normality.
Stefan Janoski, considered to be one of the most talented skateboarders in the world, is putting on a show. An art show. Janoski, who designed Nike Skateboarding’s highest selling athletic shoe, has created a collection of paintings and bronze statues to display at Sacramento’s Beatnik Studios. Titled “Nightmares of Normality,” the show promises to feature Janoski’s playful … Continue reading