Music

Life on Stage

Chris Mansfield balances the light and dark with Fences He may be as tatted up as Lil’ Wayne, but don’t let his look deceive you: Chris Mansfield has the soul of a poet with a sharp pop sensibility to match. Under the name Fences, Mansfield has recently released his folk-tinged,…

Getting It Done

Appetite’s Teddy Briggs foregoes waiting for a label and releases his latest album on his own In the least dramatic of interpretations possible, Teddy Briggs would rather devote his time to creative outlets over the necessary habit of satisfying his stomach. While all your friends are becoming foodies, getting off…

Show Me the Money!

Why Lie? I Need a Drink What if that grimy looking guy who just asked you for change really wasn’t homeless at all? What if, at the end of the day, he hops in his BMW and shoots straight out to his home in the burbs, or his vacation home…

The Circle of Meat

Flaming Grill Café 2319 El Camino Avenue – Sacramento Words by Anthony Giannotti – Photos by Breanna Giannotti If you prefer white linen or are a supporter of PETA, this is not for you. On the other hand, if you have a hunger for exotic meats and fresh food prepared…

This Band of Brothers

Matt and Evan Ferro hone their sibling chemistry as Roman Funerals Words by Bobby Gulshan When the guys from Roman Funerals arrived at the Bistro, the first question I asked them was how much time they had. If they wanted to just crank out this interview, I was prepared to…

The Changelings

New York’s Blonde Redhead reinvents itself as a matter of course Some bands preach an ethos of doing something different on every album, and other bands actually follow thought. Blonde Redhead is certainly the latter. Following the group from the angular, grimy post-punk of its early years in the mid-‘90s…

Sins of the Father

Due Date The buddy picture is a time-tested Hollywood staple. From the Lethal Weapon franchise to Tango and Cash, there’s a certain draw to watching two polar opposites thrust into an impossible situation not entirely of their own making who have to overcome not only their bizarre circumstances but the…

Celebrate The Music

Beloved Sacramento band Mister Metaphor to reunite for one night Bands form and break up all the time; it’s what they do. What’s extremely rare, though, is for a band to become more popular after they’ve broken up, to gain hype without even playing shows, with no self-promotion whatsoever. Such…

Sweet Bikes and Gear at Pedal Hard

Pedal Hard 1703 T Street Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento has flourishing fixed-gear/single-speed/track-bike scenes, and with the recent addition of Pedal Hard, a new rider-owned and -operated shop located at 1703 T Street, they’re getting much stronger. Music, art, bicycle scenes; they’re all basically the same in that they need one thing…