Can you feel it? The excitement is in the air. It’s baseball season! Grab your hat and glove and head to Raley Field on Thursday, April 4 to see your River Cats open their 2013 season against the Las Vegas 51s. The smell of fresh-cut grass should be even more…
Make sure you’ve got an empty stomach and clean palate on Saturday, April 6, because you’re going to need it at the Festa di Vino, going down at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center (6151 H Street) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Taste wine and food from some of the area’s…
A new monthly dubstep/glitch/bass night called Heads on High is launching on Friday, April 5 at Shenanigans (705 J Street). This 21-and-over dance club will be held the first Friday of every month inside the venue’s downstairs space, a dark and grimy spot, just perfect for getting weird on the…
If there is one trend we’ve noticed about the local music scene from running Submerge, it’s that not a lot of local bands release new work in the winter months. Sure there are exceptions here and there, but for one reason or another it’s mostly a fair-weather thing. That’s why…
Rock duos are so hot right now! Think about the popularity of bands like The White Stripes, Black Keys, Matt & Kim, Japandroids and Death from Above 1979, to name a few. There is something about the simplicity of just two people on stage, turned up loud and bringing the…
Paragary Restaurant Group is branching out into the theater and live music business with the opening of a new mixed-use venue called Assembly, located at 1000 K Street in downtown Sacramento. Taking over Cosmopolitan Cabaret’s former space, Assembly will showcase local, regional and national touring talent. The 9,000 square-foot space…
Davis’ student-run freeform radio station KDVS told The California Aggie last week that they are looking to expand and host all-ages shows at the former Dimple Records location downtown (212 F Street, Davis), which closed in July 2012 and has since remained empty, save for it housing a Halloween store…
When human beings first discovered fire, I wonder if they had any idea what it would mean for their species. Did they have any idea that this mysterious and dangerous apparition they had conjured from maybe a couple pieces of wood would eventually stoke the flames of industry and spark…
The Second Amendment could have used an editor. While there is still some squabbling about capitalization and punctuation, everyone agrees that ol’ No. 2 states, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not…
One of our favorite East Sacramento joints, Clark’s Corner (5641 J Street), has a new open mic night every Friday. Grab your guitar, mandolin, keyboard, cowbell or whatever it is you play and come sign up and perform a couple tunes. The first two weeks were a great success and…
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