San Francisco-based artist Tom Colcord’s work blurs the lines between opposites. His “indoor landscapes” seamlessly combine the natural with the urban, dreams with reality and old techniques with new ones. Originally from Indianapolis, Colcord got his BFA in Painting from the University of Indiana Bloomington. While studying abroad in Italy,…
It’s hard to believe, but it’s almost that time of year again whereupon every Friday evening, thousands of music lovers descend upon Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Sacramento for the region’s premier concert series, Concerts in the Park. This year, CIP kicks off on Friday, May 3, and like every…
It’s raining in Sacramento and I can feel a flu coming on so I’m popping cold medicine and drinking enough water to drown a small horse, anything to get ready for the drive to Oakland to watch Las Pulgas play at the headquarters of the East Bay Rats Motorcycle Club….
It’s an old saying: Happiness is tied to expectations. On Valentine’s Day, with a 30-27 record at the All-Star break, the Sacramento Kings looked poised to push for their first NBA playoff spot since 2006. Those aspirations suffered a body blow after last week’s defeat at the hands of the…
The Crocker Art Museum’s new Global Rhythms series seeks to help Sacramentans get out of their musical comfort zone by hosting a slew of world music concerts. Next up is renowned bassist and bandleader Babá Ken Okulolo on March 28. Born in the Nigerian Delta region to a family of…
Calling all Star Wars nerds: Now’s your chance to prove that all those obscure bits of lore you’ve been memorizing weren’t just a waste of time. Now, at Highwater’s (1910 Q St.) Star Wars trivia night, they can net you bar cash and theme-appropriate prizes. As at any good Star…
Aggression can place a wall of flame between us and the world—a clean line that incinerates the ambiguous, in-between things that might compromise our true selves. For a performer, to employ aggression copiously and in a sustained manner might seem a daunting feat, and physically, it can be. But it…
One of Sacramento’s newest bars, The Cabin is a mega cozy, rustic getaway smack in the middle of Midtown. The space is the love child of Eric Rushing and Bret Bair, the same pair who own several other local digs, including Goldfield Trading Post and Holy Diver, to name a…
Already a hot zone for Sacramento arts, culture and—let’s face it—raging parties, the corner of 20th and K in Midtown is about to get a lot doper on Saturday, March 23 when Faces Nightclub (2000 K St.) gets taken over by PULSE, a new multimedia arts event that brings together…
Walking through a wet and hailing day through the streets of downtown Grass Valley, I saw a concert poster in the window for a band called Bumper Jacksons. I loved the name so much that it stuck with me, so when the big boss at Submerge Magazine asked me out…
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