Music

On Monday, May 2, hometown heroes Deftones announced a Sacramento show at Ace of Spades on Tuesday, June 14 that will benefit Chi Cheng, the band’s injured bass player who is currently under the direct care of the International Brain Research Foundation in New Jersey for injuries he sustained from…

J*Ras of SouLifted strikes out on his own with City of Trees At first glance, J*Ras is a tall, friendly and relaxed looking guy with long brown dreadlocks. But after meeting him, you quickly learn he is a hardworking musician who takes on the roles of DJ, singer, rapper, multi-instrumentalist,…

On Thursday, April 28, Ella Dining Room and Bar will hold a one-time-only tasting of original artisinal cocktails featuring Yamazaki Whisky. Neyah White, an expert mixologist and well-known figure in the food/spirits world, will be on hand representing Yamazaki, Japan’s oldest distillery. Ella’s own Bar Manager and mixologist Rene Dominguez…

Midtown has a new specialty pet store, and if you’re anything like us (aka big softies for dogs, cats and anything cute and furry), you’re going to love it. Nerdy Dogs, which is quite possibly the best name ever for a pet store, is located at 1118 19th Street and…

Sacramento-based progressive/hardcore band A Lot Like Birds has announced some exciting news: they’ve officially inked a deal with Doghouse Records, who over the years has released material from bands like Say Anything, Meg & Dia, The All-American Rejects and many more. ALLB also announced they are now being managed by…

Attwater recently announced their signing with Nashville-based Twenty Ten Music, an artist-development, music publishing and film/TV music placement company co-founded by Grammy award-winning record producer Charlie Peacock, a man with strong Northern California ties. In the company’s press release, Peacock stated that he found Attwater via Twitter after noticing their…

Local hard rock band Misamore ready to release new EP For local rock guitarist Josh Amolsch, April 13, 2011 is a very important date, one that’s long overdue. The band he founded way back in 2003, Misamore, will finally release their first official recording, a five-track EP titled Horizon, at…

The Golden Ghosts are a buzzing new Los Angeles-based duo consisting of Riley Bray on guitar and vocals and Justin Goings, who has strong Sacramento music scene ties having played in bands like Mister Metaphor and Jeepster. Their music is groovy and really quite infectious; and with them touring through…

Seattle’s Soundgarden is working on its first album in 15 years, and fans of the grunge material that made the band famous may be surprised. Guitarist Kim Thayil told Kerrang!, “We want to make sure the material excites us. The last thing we want to make is another grunge or…

Bon Iver to release a new album in June? Could happen. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon discussed writing a new Bon Iver record. “Somewhere along the line, I forgot how to write songs,” he told Rolling Stone. “I couldn’t do it anymore with a guitar….