Warming up a town near you: Cage the Elephant, Silversun Pickups, Foals, and last but not least, Bear Hands are coming to rock your spring break. This awesome line up is coming to Fresno on March 11th and to Sleep Train Arena in TUBE.’s hometown, Sacramento, on March 12th. You can purchase tickets at … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Sacramento
A Glamorous World: Fashion on Film.
Celebrating this year’s Sacramento Fashion Week at Beatnik Studios on Wednesday was truly something to behold. As the line grew, so did the excitement and chatter. People were milling about, talking, looking at the booths, and trying to find a good seat to view the event. It was packed. As the MC announced that … Continue reading
Get Weird with TUBE. at Crocker ArtMix
Ladies and gentlemen, beautiful people of Sacramento and beyond! Come marvel at a variety of oddities as the strangest and most dazzling performers in the land come together for one night and one night only during ArtMix Vaudeville at Crocker Art Museum, hosted by your friends at TUBE. Magazine! Join us Thursday, March 10, to revel … Continue reading
THE LIST: February 17 – February 23
#Right2Rest Meeting at Southside Park Punks for Peace, a local Sacramento youth activist organization, is putting on a meeting supporting #Right2Rest on February 17th at Southside Park (2115 6th St) starting at 6:30 PM. #Right2Rest is an operation organized in support of more rights for the homeless. Punks for Peace is a fantastic group of … Continue reading
What I’m Listening To: Shannan Robertson
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
Life On Mars.
This is an art show inspired by David Bowie. Life On Mars was released on 1971 on Bowie’s album Hunky Dory. Originally 40 artists were randomly assigned a line to create from the song Life On Mars. We have now added on 20 additional artists who will create a piece inspired by the song in … Continue reading
The LIST. February 10 – February 16
Black Lives Matter! at Sol Collective As we enter Black History Month, it’s important to remember history is still being made today. Police brutality against black people has been going on too long, and on February 10 at Sol Collective (2574 21st St.), starting at 7 PM, there is an opportunity to learn more about … Continue reading
THE LIST: February 3 – February 10
Art Hotel 916 Art Hotel 916 is an art exhibit that will be available from February 5-February 13 at an abandoned hotel at 1122 7th Street. The hotel is scheduled to be demolished mid-2016, and over 60 artists from around the world stepped up to make its final days memorable. Each room, including kitchens, … Continue reading
What I’m Listening To: The Vixens Of Vinyl
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. ” Vixens of Vinyl are kinda Sex, Drugs, and Rock’ n Roll …only without the Sex, and the Drugs.” – The Vixens of Vinyl is “a bad ass group … Continue reading
Free Art!
By the green facade of the Peace Market sits a restored hundred year-old treasure chest. The chest has been painted a little more recently and now sports the monopoly man among other exciting designs and the hashtag #SacFreeArtDrop. The Sacramento Free Art Drop is exactly what it sounds like: a safe place for artists to … Continue reading
do it!
It seems unlikely that art gallery visitors would press themselves against gallery walls and attach handwritten wishes to a tree. Yet these are the exact activities that attendees took part in at Verge Center for the Arts opening night reception of do it, a traveling exhibition of artist instructions conceived and compiled by the internationally … Continue reading
THE LIST: January 13-20
Separate Spines “SPINE THE WORLD” Tour Separate Spines is going on a Northern California tour to get the world ready for their exciting new music! They are even giving listeners a sneak peek at their new EP. Joining them on their tour will be Wet Hotline, Genuis, Leland Vandermeulen, Corpse Pose, and many more bands. … Continue reading
Go: The Separation of Spines
Separate Spines is making the rounds. The Sacramento band plays an eclectic mixture of shoegaze and psychedelia they call ‘throat kick.’ Formed in 2014, Separate Spines has created over 50 demos and played numerous house parties over the years, honing their craft. Their sound brings to mind acts like Ty Segall and Meatbodies, but with an eerie twist. … Continue reading
See: Old Glory, Trouble Maker, Scratch Outs, and West Lords.
January 9, 2016, Old Glory (Reno), Trouble Maker (Oakland), Scratch Outs (Sacramento), and West Lords (Sacramento) played to a packed house at the Blue Lamp in Sacramento CA. As to not overlap with Ground Chucks benefit show, which was happening the same night, West Lords kicked things off a hair after 10PM and the crowd was ready. … Continue reading
Go: Industry, Artistry, Eating, Drinking and Inking.
Looking for the fun of Friday night but have work Saturday morning? Check out Ink Eats and Drinks’ Sunday event, Industry & Artistry on January 10th! Ink is a bar/restaurant in Midtown Sacramento. Ink has an edgy atmosphere decorated with walls full of cool tattoo-inspired art and shelves well stocked with alcohol. This new event is … Continue reading
THE LIST: JANUARY 6-12
Showing of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Looking for a little bit of nostalgia as the new year begins? Head over to the Crest Theatre (1013 K Street) on January 8th at 7:30 PM for the screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! This classic film is unmissable, especially for those who grew up watching it. However, … Continue reading
Do It.
“Get 180 lbs. of local wrapped candy and drop it in a corner.” – Felix Gonzalez-Torres While 180 pounds is a lot of candy, Felix Gonzalez Torres’s odd command is just one of the hundreds of artist instructions that form Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Do It. This project has assumed many forms, such as manuals, websites, … Continue reading
The List: Dec. 24-31
Showing of Pennies from Heaven Pennies from Heaven is a fantastic film starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters about struggle and overcoming hardship. It will be screened at the Crest Theatre on Dec. 27th at 7 p.m. Film junkies will appreciate that Pennies from Heaven is being shown on 35mm film. $8-10 cover. The Crest is at … Continue reading
Go: A Revolutionary Art Mix.
The Crocker Art Museum is finishing 2015 with the light of revolution in their eyes. The museum is pulling the stops out to celebrate their last mix of the year, here’s all the excitement that’s happening: See! The robots from the American River College Electronics program Laugh! With comedians Keith Lowell Jensen and Johnny Taylor. Experience! A … Continue reading
THE LIST: December 4th – 9th
52 HUES We are so excited about 52 HUES which will be at the 1810 Gallery. This is the largest group show they have held to date, 56 panels created by 28 artists (they added a few artists on last minute) which are all $200 and under. This is going to be a killer show. First Friday … Continue reading