Music

Check out 2 or 3 Guys Album Release Show on April 13, 2012

Sacramento rock band 2 or 3 Guys will be celebrating the release of their first studio album, appropriately titled The Album, on Friday, April 13, 2012 at Old Ironsides. Some really killer bands will join them, including Groovin’ High, Wannabe Barnaby and The Jet Black Popes, so be sure to…

The Best of Intentions

The Inversions Forge Their Own Path If you were the last person on Earth, would you kill yourself? It’s not something you probably mull over too much on an average day, but that’s the big question behind local band the Inversions’ song “Aloha.” Usually, the word “aloha” makes me cringe….

C-PLUS’ BUSY YEAR

Sacramento rapper C-Plus is up to all sorts of no good, with at least three new projects/releases scheduled before the year’s up. His sophomore solo album L.O.C.A.L. (loyalty over cash and luxury) is done and in the post-production and mixing stages. L.O.C.A.L. will be released later this year after Young…

The Kids Aren’t All Right

The Hunger Games PG-13 Words by Mandy Johnston The Hunger Games, the adaptation of the first book in the wildly successful trilogy by Suzanne Collins, centers on Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), a tough, bow-hunting coal miner’s daughter in a not-so-distant futuristic dystopian society wherein the country is now known as…

Tight Squeeze

Milagres; 1,2,3; Unicycle Loves You Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, Davis – Friday, March 23, 2012 Being 5 feet tall can have its advantages. First off it’s easy to become a champion of hide and seek, no cabinet or closet is too small to curl up in. And the chances of running…

Introducing Iconoclast Robot

An Eclectic Local Band leaves Its Mark on the Sacramento Music Scene Words by Ashley Hassinger – Photo by Andre Jones/Eye Connoisseur Photography With a multi-faceted sound, local band Iconoclast Robot brings something new and fresh to the Sacramento music scene. Comprised of vocalist Charles Cash (nee Ryan Charles Gammad),…

One World, One Sound

Ozomatli unites cultures far and wide, and people young and old Multi-tasking. It’s an ungodly buzz word that has more or less come to define our modern existence. Job titles now seem to be a never-ending string of hyphens or slashes; Web browsers allow for infinite tabs; that little waterfall…

Well Aged

Lagwagon, Cobra Skulls, Nothington Harlow’s, Sacramento – Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 Catering to the working people of the city, Harlow’s hosted an early evening show, promptly starting at 6:30 p.m. with San Francisco’s Nothington. With only a couple dozen early birds in attendance to start, Nothington held little back, providing…

What’s in a Name?

John Carter Walt Disney Words by James Barone It was a little hard to judge John Carter from its trailer–or its title. John Carter could be a tale about an idealistic lawyer, or a gritty New York City cop, or a surfer who shreds waves at Mavericks…or whatever, really. In…

2012 SACRAMENTO ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES KILLER LINEUP

Submerge’s very own Adam Saake and his crew at Sacramento Electronic Music Festival, including Clay Nutting of Concerts for Charity, have really outdone themselves with this year’s lineup. The three-day festival will take place on May 3—5, 2012 at Harlow’s and Momo Lounge, and Submerge is proud to be the…