Music

Arden Park Roots are wrapping up production on a yet-to-be-titled five-track EP recorded recently in downtown Sacramento at Papa Roach’s Studio. The EP will see a digital-only release and will be a precursor to a full-length album ready later this year or early next year, according to Justin Nordan, who…

Two of Sacramento’s most talented chefs, Billy Ngo (of Red Lotus) and Aimal Formoli (of Formoli’s Bistro) have teamed up on their “Slow Beer Movement Dinners,” and Submerge contributor Adam Saake has been raving about them ever since they started a few months ago. On May 23, 2011 the fourth…

Sacramento hip-hop trio Aquifer has a new album online for free called Don’t Die Waiting, and I strongly suggest you go download it at Aquifermusic.com. Members Nick Bianco, Tommy Fox and Brannum Goldsmith have truly honed their craft, releasing their most polished material to date. Don’t Die Waiting is a…

The Strange Party, Get Shot, The Crunchees, Drastic Actions & More Fire Escape Bar and Grill, Citrus Heights Saturday April 23, 2011 Words & Photos by Mike Saechao Upon entering the Fire Escape Bar and Grill, I was engulfed in punk rock heaven. Arriving half an hour early, I peeked…

Morrissey has completed his new album, according to a statement the singer wrote to the Morrissey fansite True-to-you.net. “The follow-up to Years of Refusal is ready and fluttering wildly against the bars,” The ex-Smiths frontman wrote. “There is still no record label and the years shuffle like cards. My talents…

The Sacramento Bike Kitchen and Friends of Fremont Park are joining forces for their Spring 2011 Sacramento Bike Swap in the Park on May 22, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fremont Park. This is a golden opportunity to score some smoking deals on used bikes, parts and…

Hero’s Last Mission’s Debut LP Not as Metal as You’d Think “People will look at us like, ‘You are the most metal-looking, pop rock band I’ve ever seen,” drummer Julian Mendoza from Hero’s Last Mission told Submerge over coffee recently. With their black T-shirt, long hair and goatees, the local…

From small-town Nevada to far-off France, Sacramento’s The Alkali Flats spread the gospel of authentic country music Words by Anthony Giannotti The Alkali Flats is a country band. Now, I know some people don’t like country music, and to be honest, I can’t blame them. Modern-day radio country has become…

Last July, Sacramento singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jack Matranga made the move down to sunny Southern California, and already he’s found himself immersed in an exciting new musical project with incredible potential to do big things, called Jack and White. After being set up on a blind writing session with Brooke White, a…

U.K. singer/songwriter Adele landed her first No. 1 single in the United States with “Rolling in the Deep,” while simultaneously holding the No. 1 selling album in the country, with her incredible sophomore record 21. The record has now spent seven non-consecutive weeks as the No. 1 album in the…