Music

Emily Kinney is no stranger to the limelight; after all, she spent four years on one of the hottest TV shows of the past decade, AMC’s The Walking Dead. While playing adolescent Beth Greene, the younger sister to Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan), she had proven not only her acting chops…

When I was a fourth grader, a friend of mine got me hooked on Iron Maiden’s Live After Death. Sure, there was a zombie looking dude on the cover that kind of creeped me out, I figured it was harmless fun. A cousin of mine found out I was listening…

It’s that time of year again to get down with some of the best rock and punk bands from the region while raising money for the American Cancer Society. That’s right, local punk scene icon Danny Reynoso (of The Moans and too many other bands to list) is bringing back…

Caleb Shomo first hit the scene as the keyboardist and later vocalist for electronic/hardcore act Attack! Attack!, which lasted until his departure from the band in late 2012. However, Shomo had been writing songs on his own prior to his departure, which allowed him to quickly segue into his current…

From Jersey Boys to Mamma Mia!, nothing breathes life into that old-favorite artist quite like a jukebox musical. You know the type: a non-stop hit parade strung together by a plot just good enough to keep the story moving. The latest of this kind to roll into the Broadway Sacramento…

Before Gabi and Ben Garcia purchased venerable Sacramento bar and music venue Blue Lamp five years ago, they were on the verge of moving to Costa Rica. They literally had their lives packed, flights booked and were ready to jet set out of here. Then the call came. At the…

Since 2012, La Luz has been making music together that is truly unique in a world where it seems like everything’s been done before. Their ghostly, hypnotically dreamy, organ-driven, steely, fuzzy, twangy, doo-woppy, surfy punk rock sound is unlike that of any band you’ve ever heard before. And on Saturday,…

There is a sonic boom happening among women of all mediums and industries. Whether through art, politics or music, females are owning their truth and expressing it unapologetically without shame, guilt or insecurity. Submerge got the chance to interview one such inspirational female contributing to this era of woman power,…

Jean-Pierre “Jupiter” Bokondji is, as he will tell you, a curious man. Born not long after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s independence, Bokondji was raised as the son of a diplomat—spending much of his youth between Tanzania and divided Germany. He was destined to be educated in Europe, to…

It is an exciting night for music lovers in Sacramento as Rhye and Your Smith showcase their first projects in five years. Rhye, headed by Toronto singer-songwriter Mike Milosh, released their second album, Blood, at the beginning of the new year. Any fan of Milosh’s beautiful, breathy tones over calm,…