Music

2011 was a very successful year for the fine folks over at Verge Center for the Arts, located at 625 S Street in downtown Sacramento. To celebrate reaching a recent Kickstarter goal of $7,500, which is surely no small feat, especially considering the amount of online fundraising campaigns Submerge has…

Res and Talib Kweli defy expectation as Idle Warship Talib Kweli has become synonymous with underground hip-hop. Through his solo career and his collaborations with DJ Hi-Tek (Reflection Eternal) and Mos Def (Black Star), Kweli has enjoyed mainstream attention that hasn’t tarnished his artistic credibility. Res (pronounced reese), a rock/pop/soul…

Ricky Reed infiltrates pop music as Wallpaper Anyone who’s ever started a band knows that the music business can be a tough and arduous road–even if you don’t have any aspirations beyond playing a few gigs and getting paid in free beer. If you stick with it, though, the rewards…

For local music scene aficionados, Bows and Arrows’ January art show, titled Eye-Fi: A Retrospective of SN&R Sacramento Music Scene Photography, is one you will not want to miss. At the show’s opening, which is on Jan. 6 from 6 to 10 p.m., there will surely be a whole lot…

Mall walkers had reason to pause during their power walks last Sunday at the Westfield Mall. And no, it wasn’t to watch Santa Claus taking photos with crying babies or ice skaters taking falls at the rink. They paused to see the first Non-Drummer Drum-Off. The event is exactly what…

There are a couple of cool things kicking off at Dive Bar (1016 K Street) this month. First up, Le Twist Tuesdays, a new weekly funk/disco/electronic/soul party with DJs Sam I Jam, Adam J and Taylor Cho that starts tonight (Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012) at 9 p.m. Then on Sunday,…

This may be the weirdest billing of bands ever, but on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 at The Boardwalk (9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale) there is sure to be some fun had at the “Backyard Blues and Hip-hop Review,” put on by James Allen Productions. In one night, and for only…

Jesi Naomi finishes up her first album with The Trippers For Jesi Naomi, energy is everything. If you focus your energy on the things you desire, and release that energy out into the world, you will attract the things you want in life. So once she had her mind set…

In 140 characters or less… It’s probably trite by now to remind you that fans just don’t consume music the way they used to. That doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing. We still enjoy putting on an album and ingesting it en masse, but it’s also fun to…

Downtown Sacramento does not lack fun things to do on New Year’s Eve, that’s for sure. Allow this breakdown of NYE options to be a bit of a road map to your having an epic night. This surely isn’t everything happening in town, but here are a some great options…