Part hip-hop cypher, part jazz lounge, Flow is an exciting new monthly event going down every second Thursday at Assembly (1000 K Street). Hosts Jay Siren and Andru Defeye welcome you to enjoy the sounds of your house band for the evening, Element Brass Band, while new guest MCs take…
Counselor Rated R If it hasn’t happened already, someday one of your favorite actors or actresses will die. Be it old age, cancer, a tragic drug overdose or a plane crash, it obviously happens, and will happen again. You’ll be watching the Oscars, the Golden Globes or whatever, and there…
Here’s an event where people willingly go in knowing that what they’re about to hear is going to be bad. Real bad. It’s the second annual Non Drummer Drum Off, presented by ZuhG Life! This year’s Non Drummer Drum Off, a drum off consisting of local music scene members whose…
A few friends of mine went to Treasure Island Music Festival last weekend. Most of them said something like, “It was awesome, but it was freeeezing!” which reminded me of an even colder music fest in our region, South Lake Tahoe’s SnowGlobe! They just recently announced the lineup for the…
Winter typically isn’t when you would expect to see big, arena-level concerts rolling through Sacramento. Larger acts mostly tour in the summer and festivals are almost always in fair weather months. If we’re lucky, each year there will be one or two giant Christmastime shows at Memorial Auditorium or Sleep…
It seems like breweries are popping up left and right around Sacramento lately. We’re not complaining at all, we love beer. Especially good beer. New-ish local breweries like Track 7, American River Brewing Co., New Helvetia and a few others are creating some really impressive craft beers right here in…
This time of year can be a real tease for skiers and snowboarders alike. With little to no snow on the ground (anywhere near here at least), all of the top film crews and companies are finally starting to reveal last year’s shred-tastic footage to hordes of eager mountain-goers huddled…
On Sunday, we said goodbye to another great television series, Breaking Bad. It’s funny how we mourn the passing of our favorite TV shows the way we do our most beloved people. We do so with heavy hearts: There’s sadness, confusion and, eventually, acceptance. Sometimes people fall into denial, you…
Locally based progressive/post-hardcore band A Lot Like Birds, who are finally starting to blow up and not be so local anymore, are readying the release of a new full-length album via Equal Vision Records on Oct. 29, 2013. The record, titled No Place, is a sprawling, epic piece of work….
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