A large, enthusiastic crowd of music-lovers of all ages gathered at Bonney Field at Cal Expo for the second City of Trees festival, hosted by Radio 94.7. The daylong music festival on Sept. 10 featured a Sacramento tent where people could hear local bands like The Color Wild, Arden Park Roots and Pacific Skyway, … Continue reading
Chalk It Up is a free yearly event that takes place during Labor Day weekend. This past weekend was the event’s 26th anniversary. They celebrated by creating many chalk masterpieces all over the sidewalks of Fremont Park in Downtown Sacramento. Over 200 artists worked alongside the public to create chalk artwork over the span of … Continue reading
The Sacramento Mural Festival is now over, but long before it began, the city was known as a home to amazing murals and street art. Here is a photographic tour of some of our favorite pieces in Sac. This art, which features a variety of subject matter, styles, mediums, and artists makes our city beautiful and unique. … Continue reading
Angela Tannehill has been creating since she was a child living in the country. “I’d make things out of whatever was on hand—milkweed pods became mice, seashells turned into frog faces, the paper lining from my mom’s pantyhose became a sketch pad,” she remembers. Growing up in the country gave her a love of nature … Continue reading
News travels fast online and apparently, in Sacramento, so do good deeds. On Aug. 31, artists at the Panama Art Factory were shocked to find someone had broken into their studios and stolen tens of thousands of dollars in art supplies. In the early hours Wednesday, someone made off with camera and photo studio equipment, … Continue reading
2500 minutes, Sarah Marie Hawkins’s most recent series, consists of 50 pen and ink illustrations of anonymous female figures, each rendered within 50 minutes or less and priced in relation to the amount of time they took to complete. Most of the drawings in this series feature a single female figure, which is fragmented or … Continue reading
Fitz and The Tantrums brought their Get Right Back Tour to Sacramento’s Ace of Spades on August 18th, to a sold-out venue. The show attracted people of all ages: young teens, moms and dads, and even some grandparents! The band kept the crowd dancing the whole night with their upbeat tempos, and at one point, Michael Fitzpatrick (Fitz) came … Continue reading
We say it all the time: Sacramento is full of rad talent. This past Saturday, Sac Stay Home Fest proved it. SSHF was a one day, 2 stage festival which took place at the Red Museum in Sacramento, on August 13th. The Library Of MusicLandria really nailed this one, the all ages fest included over a dozen bands, … Continue reading
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. – “There are great shows happening in Sacramento almost every night .” – Sean Hills, bassist of Bastards of Young, member of Enemy Fire, founder of Punch and Pie and … Continue reading
The mutual support and camaraderie between Sacramento’s artists sets its art community apart from many other urban centers. This camaraderie is celebrated in the fifth iteration of the Sacramento-based group exhibition, If You Do Me, I’ll Do You, currently on view at the Warehouse Artists Lofts Public Market. The premise of this exhibit is … Continue reading
Comedy at the Ooley Thursday Aug, 11th at the Ooley Theater, 2007 28th St, Sacramento, is having another night full of laughter! Don’t miss out on sets from Ooleys regulars along with some out of town faces, and headliner Myles Weber. Show starts at 8pm. Learn more about the event here. PFM Presents: The … Continue reading
On Thursday, August 18th, feel good group, Fitz and The Tantrums come to the Ace of Spades, in Sacramento. The Los Angeles based group has been making their mark with their mix of ’80s new wave and dance pop music since 2008. The group consists of Michael Fitzpatrick (lead vocalist), Noelle Scaggs (co-vocalist and percussionist), … Continue reading
Mango’s Drag Queen Bingo Come on down to Mango’s, 1930 K street, Sacramento CA, to take part in Drag Queen Bingo! Earn prizes, enjoy some delicious burgers, and help benefit Sacramento’s International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival! Games start at 7pm, on August 4th come early to grab a seat, $15 for 8 games of … Continue reading
San Kazakgascar describes itself as “quasi-Middle Eastern/Indian psychedelia.” The description is a fitting one as the Sacramento band takes Middle Eastern and Indian sounds, which are already often associated with hippy mind-altering experiences, and weaves them in hypnotic patterns. Their sound is somewhat reminiscent of Dead Can Dance and the sitar music of Ravi Shankar that inspired … Continue reading
King Bloom, The Chili Banditos, Ease, Passing Time, and The Spotless Mind at The Colony King Bloom, The Chili Banditos, Ease, Passing Time, and The Spotless Mind for a show you don’t want to miss. This Wednesday, July 27th, At the Colony, 5322 Stockton blvd, Sacramento. Doors open at 6pm with a $5 entry. So … Continue reading
Stepping into the Red Museum on Sunday July 17th was like walking into a different world. Starting off the night was The Sunmonks. Their singing takes their listeners on an emotional journey; it’s something that’s purely their own, but is something you can relate to. A couple of the songs they played during their set … Continue reading
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 goes without saying that I work to inspire myself first, but when I put out music I want it to have an effect on people beyond my chin … Continue reading
People put on their cowboy boots for country night this week at Concerts in the Park. The acts this week were Taylor Green, Colleen Heauser, Hannah Jane Kile, Tyler Rich, and DJ Yee Haw played in between sets on the Sacramento Republic FC Electronic Stage.There was line dancing and break dancing, and people blowing bubbles in the summer … Continue reading
ZFG, J*Ras of Soulifted with IrieFuse, and Arden Park Roots kicked off this week’s Concerts in the Park with those fun reggae rhythms. Cesar Chavez Park was packed with hundreds of people dancing or milling about the food trucks or other vendors enjoying themselves and good conversations. One of the highlights was seeing a large … Continue reading
Ladies! We want your work! TUBE. is putting out the call for our upcoming print edition, celebrating creative girls and the things they do. Give us your art, your poetry, your music, your articles, but do it soon, as our deadline is June 29th. We can’t wait to see your work! See our submissions guidelines … Continue reading
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