Singer/Songwriter Sherman Baker bears his soul, battles addiction and existential dread…all in a day’s work Words by Joseph Atkins – Photos by Amy Scott Sherman Baker has lived multiple lives: struggling Los Angeles actor, recovering heroin addict, mild-mannered songwriter. Yet, there’s something about him that eschews both of the former…
Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers go viral for all the right reasons Words by James Barone – Much of how the music industry does business has changed, especially over the past decade, but some things remain the same. Perhaps labels aren’t the way to go anymore, and maybe artists are…
The 12th Annual Zumiez Couch Tour is rolling through Sacramento on Saturday, June 2, at the Sunrise Mall parking lot and with it comes the Almost Skateboards skate team. We’re talking some of the biggest names in skating here, folks. Although subject to change, Rodney Mullen, CJ Tambornino, Issey Yumibat,…
Need a good example of why Midtown is the best place to live or work in the region? Look no further than the Hot Lunch Concert Series, which kicks off May 31, 2012 at Fremont Park and continues Thursday afternoons until the end of August. Killer live music curated by…
The Sacramento Music Festival (formerly known as the Sacramento Jazz Festival and Jubilee) is set to invade Old Sacramento and parts of downtown this Memorial Day weekend. Trust us, there is a lot of great live music to experience during this four-day event. In 2011 the festival featured over 400…
At Saint Anna Greek Orthodox Church’s 18th Annual Greek Food Festival in Roseville from May 25 through 27, you can expect nothing but the best. Experience authentic and delicious Greek food and do it on the cheap! Souvlaki? Five bucks (well, five tickets, each one costing $1). Gyro? Six big…
Sacramento Electronic Music Festival 2012 Day 3 – Saturday, May 5, 2012 The moon was a big deal on Saturday. A full moon, either in lycanthropic blood mysticism or scientific tidal truths, calls into the locked cellars of our primitive impulses to come out and play. Saddle up the supermoon…
Longtime Sacramento indie/folk-rock darlings Two Sheds will soon be Los Angeleans (boo, hiss). After much time spent in the City of Trees, 30-plus years for bassist/backing vocalist Johnny Gutenberger and 18 for singer/guitarist Caitlin Gutenberger, they are ready for something new. Submerge reached out to Two Sheds and took a…
Last year’s Launch music/art/design festival, which went down on July 23, 2011 at Greens Hotel, was hands-down one of the high points of summer. The fashion show, the pop-up shops, the killer tunes from great bands and the overall sense of community were just amazing. This year, Launch is reaching…
Sacramento Electronic Music Festival 2012 Day 2: Friday, May 4, 2012 Day two was both a settling in and a tug-of-war between sub-genres. At any given moment, in the presence of any DJ booth, the vibrations tugged toward the posh club life, the trendsetting hipster cool of synthology, the dingy…
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