He’s entertained crowds around the world while on stage at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and EDC Las Vegas. He’s co-headlined shows with Louis the Child and toured with EDM giants Odesza. He’s even sold out Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre. In the last few years, Jackson Stell, aka Big Wild, has increased…
There seemed to be a time where you couldn’t turn a corner without hearing Pete Yorn’s “Life on a Chain.” The indie soft-rocker’s known for songs that feel nearly synonymous with the early 2000s mainstream pop-rock world—chugging, bright guitar chords, rock drums, a slight Vedder-esque drawl, haloed with an array…
Sacramento’s Andru Defeye is extremely eloquent. Words are his calling. A master of telling his story, his new rap album, Ultraviolet, is named for the light beyond the spectrum of what is visible, and lyrically, it’s a journey of spiritual growth. With his third eye turned inward to create this…
The deathcore band Traitors brought a stacked bill of down-tuned, punishingly heavy bands to Holy Diver for their The New World Order Tour on President’s Day, and the metalheads of Sacramento came out in full force. The densely tattooed and pierced crowd threw down the hardest for the touring acts,…
English rock band and two-time Grammy award winners Muse are touring in support of their latest album, Simulation Theory (released Nov. 9, 2018), and they’ll stop at the Golden 1 Center on Thursday, March 7. Simulation Theory is Muse’s eighth album and is influenced by 1980s pop culture, science fiction…
Most people know Bryce Vine for the success of his 2017 single “Drew Barrymore,” but the actress who’s helped shaped his life isn’t the one we’ve heard him rap about. Vine—born Bryce Ross-Johnson—lived a humble lifestyle with his mother in a New York City apartment until his first birthday, when…
Those who like to appreciate music on a deeper level will not want to miss this event at MusicLandria (2181 6th Ave.), Sacramento’s library of musical instruments. Lauded musicologist Jimi Michiel will lead an in-depth listening session and discussion of the music of Miles Davis, spanning the iconic musician’s decades-long…
Just over a decade ago, as the country wilted into the pits of a recession, four Sacramento-area musicians found themselves at a shared musical crossroads that gave birth to The Nickel Slots. Ten years later, the band is not only still together, they’ve become a staple in the local Americana,…
Vi Mayugba is admittedly a little distracted as we engage in conversation about her band, Destroy Boys, in advance of their impending Feb. 23 performance at Holy Diver. “Sorry, I’m at my guitar shop job, so I’m kind of distracted, in case my answers sound a little far out,” she…
Sacramento’s music scene wouldn’t be where it is if it weren’t for ZuhG. What started as an American reggae (a big difference from OG, Jamaican reggae) band in Sacramento turned into a huge group of peace-loving hippies and jam band enthusiasts along the West Coast and parts of Hawaii. There’s…
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