Music

Now That You’re Back…

Agent Ribbons Sacramento’s Agent Ribbons may have left the River City for Austin, Texas, but they’re no doubt still in the hearts and minds of many area music fans. And why shouldn’t they be? Frontwoman Natalie Ribbons and drummer Lauren Hess are nothing if not two crafty musicians and songwriters….

Formerly Empire, briefly Venue, is now Ace of Spades!

The club formerly known as Empire, which for a brief time became Venue, has now morphed into Ace of Spades. They’ve got some impressive shows already lined up for early 2011, including Andre Nickatina, Rob Zombie, Papa Roach, As I Lay Dying and plenty more which you can see listed…

Microphone Fiend

Indie MC Eligh battles back from the depths of addiction If you hadn’t heard from Eligh in a while, it’s because he was on the verge of death. Dramatic? Yeah, but it’s true. Eligh was unwittingly killing himself. By the time he reached his early 20s, Eligh (born Eli Nachowitz)…

Mean Doe Green teams up with Raekwon

I came across a hot new Mean Doe Green (aka Doey Rock) track on the Fly High crew’s website (www.weareflyhigh.com) the other day called “Blue Ribbon Rap” and I strongly suggest you go download it for free. The beat was done by Hippie Sabotage, a production team consisting of So…

Early States have an upcoming full-length

Sacramento group Early States used to play what I would loosely call “pop-rock,” but after listening to a handful of songs off their upcoming full-length (which they are currently working on), I would say “electro-pop” is the best way to describe their new sound. There are tons of keys and…

Grenade Jumper has a new EP: Still Not Goin’ Home

Granite Bay pop-punkers Grenade Jumper are having a CD release show for their new EP Still Not Goin’ Home on Dec. 19, 2010 at Club Retro. The single “She Let You In” has been online for a couple months, along with a goofy classroom setting music video. Their music is…

Cold War Kids were Louder Than Ever

Cold War Kids Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 – Harlow’s – Sacramento Before Cold War Kids took the stage in front of the tightly packed crowd at Harlow’s, audience member Valerie Valdez scanned the set list to see what the band had in store for her Thursday night. As soon as…

The Yule Logs: The Hardest Working Band in Snow Business!

The Yule Logs: The Hardest Working Band in Snow Business! Love it or hate it, holiday music is inescapable come December. Every year it’s the same story. Holiday music is blasting everywhere: in restaurants, malls and shops, elevators, on the radio and on telephone hold lines. God forbid you have…

The Holy Hideaway

The Hideaway 2565 Franklin Boulevard – Sacramento, Calif. Words & Photos by Anthony Giannotti How would you define a dive bar? A recent article in Playboy (yes, I read it for the articles) describes a dive bar as, “A church for down-and-outers and those who romanticize them, a rare place…