The B Street Theatre is continuing its promise to embrace original works. The winner of B Street’s inaugural New Comedies Festival, The Forever Question by James Christy, is the latest new play to grace the stage at the Sofia. This play centers on a couple that weighs the advantages and…
What has long been considered the “golden age” of hip-hop is really a golden state of mind. Behind the exterior signifiers—a particular flow, a certain production style, whether an MC was considered “conscious” in the ‘90s or “woke” in 2016—lies the real thing: the music and how it affects us….
One of the best things about living in the greater Sacramento area is our proximity to so many awesome campsites. Whether heading up to Tahoe, the foothills, the Delta or one of the many camp friendly lakes in the region, there is no lack of beautiful places to pitch a…
One famous publication called Brian Regan “your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.” Another called him “the funniest man alive.” Those two quotes sit at the top of Regan’s bio, praise to be plenty proud of. They don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. Comedy is quite literally the business of being funny, but it’s…
Upon first glance, the recently installed visual piece by local artist Vincent Damyanovich may not seem like much. It’s a freestanding wall of what appears to be textured plexiglass sitting almost sullenly; the slate gray waves formed in the surface of the piece flow into each other, coming together to…
The American Dream once boasted Coca-Cola as an emblem of perfection. Post-World War II brought the creation of the Interstate Highway System along with the processed food industry—think Oscar Meyer and McDonald’s. TV dinners grasped consumers with gelatinous gravy atop a sort of mashed potato mound. And who remembers Tang?…
Maybe you went to Bottlerock festival in Napa; maybe you’ve enjoyed some ice cream from Gunther’s on a scorching hot day; maybe you’ve even squeezed in a camping trip or quick vacation already this summer? No matter how much you feel like you’ve already packed in so far (or maybe…
During the month of June, Temple Coffee has treated us lucky coffee-lovers to fun and informative events at different coffee shops around the 916. Temple keeps the ball rolling on June 21 at the Temple S Street cafe in Sacramento, where visitors will learn about the effects coffee has on…
Hamilton: The musical all your friends seem to have seen, but you can’t afford. Live somewhere that isn’t New York or San Francisco? Just add the airfare on top of that. Luckily, The Alexander Project, a Hamilton tribute group who will be performing at the Crest Theatre (1013 K St.,…
It’s been 20 years since L7 released their would-be last album, Slap Happy, but they are back. Having recently released a new record—Scatter the Rats, on Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records—and embarking on a major U.S. tour, L7 regrouped as though they’d never missed a beat. Sure, they’re an all-girl punk/metal/pop…
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