“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
Words by Tyler Coe. Animation by Heather Uroff. 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
“Autumn Sky Hall is best known for being a long-standing member of the Sacramento music and arts community. They’ve lived in the area for nearly twenty years and have written and performed many songs, hosted many open mics, painted and shot photography. They find new reasons to fall in love with the charm, resilience, and … Continue reading
I have started to believe that everything is living and breathing, ebbing, and flowing. Sometimes that means things ebb towards me and sometimes they flow away, but nothing is really lost. I like the thrill of it all, the sort of spectacle and unknowingness and wondering, but I also like the comfort of sitting in … 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
Vincent Pacheco‘s Smile Now, Cry Later is an immersive installation of sound, color, and piñatas that needs to be experienced in person. We had a chat with the artist to talk about what it’s like to be an artist, the symbolism behind his piñatas and how living in the suburbs influenced the show. Tell us … Continue reading
The longest-running experimental music festival in the United States is back! NorCal Noisefest, a free all-ages three day, seventy band celebration of noise is happening from October 2nd to October 4th, online at http://www.YouTube.com/norcalnoisfest. Performances will include both live and pre-recorded segments. The festival will also include Zoom meetups to allow performers and participants can socialize between … 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
We are happy to share with you the exclusive release of Vinnie Guidera and The Dead Birds very first music video, ‘Part of the Act’. Outside influences are sometimes needed to get an artist’s vision in concrete detail, which requires different but similar thinking- a practical and perfect way of how collaborations should work in … Continue reading
We caught up with Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman from I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME while they were hanging out at Sacramento’s 94.7 FM to play an on-air acoustic performance. The two-piece band, often shortened to iDKHOW, has a back story of being a “forgotten band” from the ’80s that has recently been … 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
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