“I created this work toward the beginning of when I realized I had an addictive personality, while on a trip in San Diego in 2018. It reminds me of learning how to swim as a kid, being isolated, and overcoming certain traits while feeling like I’m not able to catch my breath. Many times a drowning sensation … Continue reading
Aaron Owens’ work focuses on marginal landscapes and the intersection of human and natural forms. Themes within his artistic practice often touch on questions of surveillance, the splintering of man from nature in popular imagination and what a holistic approach to modern ecology looks like on the ground and from above. After graduating from Sacramento … Continue reading
ShelterFest is an online, streaming music festival created in Sacramento CA. debuted on October 10, 2020. The festival provided financial support to venues along with shelter and resources for unsheltered youth in our community. The concept was created based the on observations and concerns of a group of artists, musicians and creatives. TUBE. teamed up with … Continue reading
Season of the Witch is an eclectic playlist compiled of songs you can listen to during a seance or spell casting, dance during the festival of the dead or just jam out with your coven. Sarah Elliott is a mother, Witch, and photographer living in the Sacramento area for the past 20 years. Follow her … Continue reading
“Surrender is about coming to terms with the result of a break-up. The title came from the lyric “When I’m in your arms I can finally surrender” in I Feel Alive by TOPS. All of the songs have sentimental value to me and the many feelings I’ve had during the entire process. These mixed feelings … Continue reading
TUBE. is currently accepting submissions for our next print issue. We are looking for visual artists, photographers, poets and writers who are experiencing our current climate. Issue 10 will be a visual and poetic look into quarantine/sheltering in place, how it is affecting our community, our art, our way of life and our world. We … Continue reading
Studio Launch and First Friday Afterparty at Dwellpoint. Artwork featured by Lin Fei Fei, Lily Mott, Molly Devlin, and S.V. Williams. All vinyl DJ sets by Chris Hopkins and Paul Coca. Learn more about Dwellpoint here. Continue reading
Unibrow Collective Zine Fest. Verge Center for the Arts. Sacramento CA. May 25, 2019. We had a blast at the Unibrow Collective’s second annual Sacramento Zine Fest which took place on Saturday, May 25th, 2019 in the gallery of Verge Center for the Arts. Vendors independently publish zines, books, and artwork. Zines come in all … Continue reading
The Red Museum’s variety show, A Very Red Christmas closed out a great year of Sacramento shows. The lineup had a little something for everybody. There were musical performances by Tentacult, La Tour, and Drug APTS. In between band sets, Chopstick played the theremin, Jesus H. Christ did stand up, Santa Burg gave a maniacal interpretation … Continue reading
Mt.St.Mtn. (Mount Saint Mountain) put on a great weekday show at The Red Museum on Thursday night. The lineup included Part/Human, Boy Romeo and legends, Pylon. Boy Romeo came with a new EP, but sadly it was the last show with their current drummer. Also present at the merch table was a wide assortment of … Continue reading
Estonian performance art group, Non Grata, was back in Sacramento for their annual showcase of local and international artists. The sold-out event, as usual, brought Sacramento together as participants in their pieces. It’s hard to tell when their grand piece starts and ends, everything sort of just bridges together seamlessly with help from their guests, … 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
The Adidas Showcase took place October 20, 2018, at 1810 Gallery in Sacramento. The show featured some of our favorite local creatives, including Gale Hart, Adam Wever-Glen, Franceska Gamez, Diana Dich, Shaun Burner, Cecelia Perez, More Amor, Mark Thomas Dillon, Ryan Rocha, Superugly, Leaveswell, Judd Hertzler, Diana Ormanzhi, Joshua Tremain, and Jared Tharp. Everything from photography … 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
The Soft White Sixties kicked off their release tour in Phoenix, Arizona at the Crescent Ballroom on September 14th. The show, called “Rock The Bus,” was a benefit show for The Joy Bus. If you haven’t heard of it, The Joy Bus is a nonprofit organization that, according to the event page, relieves “the daily … 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
Luna Café hosted the Invisible Disabilities Comedy Show Wednesday Night. The Show was created and hosted by Aliada and Drew Kimzey. Comedians Jeanette Marin, Sureni Weerasekera, Mone’t Ha-Sidi, Morty “The Mortician” Stein, Anica Cihla, Nicole Tran and headliner Nina G performed their most vulnerable jokes about disabilities that YOU CAN’T SEE! It was an extremely … Continue reading
Sacramento’s very own PETS turned 15 years old. Derek Fieth and Allison Jones have brought us fifteen years of fuzzy guitars, petals, drum machines and rocking good times. We caught them at the Hideaway for their birthday party on September 2nd and had a blast. We’ve been hanging with these two for quite awhile now, … Continue reading
Tuesday, August 28th, Cumulus (Seattle,WA) opened for Bad Bad Hats (Minneapolis) at Harlows in Sacramento CA. Bad Bad Hats released their second album Lighting Round August 3rd, 2018, give it a listen here. Photos by Cam Evans Continue reading
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