Music

Imagine Fashion Show

Sacramento Grand Ballroom Friday, March 27, 2009 Sacramento’s fashionistas gathered last Friday for a hopeful glimpse into the future of fashion as the International Academy of Design & Technology featured a host of student designers in their annual Imagine Fashion Show. A colored presentation of mostly feminine pieces, mixed with…

Change in Course for Consider the Thief

Consider This! It doesn’t take too keen a memory to recall when the underground was rocked by a relatively new animal; a post-hardcore beast gnashing a row of melodic incisors, besmirched by a heavy metal overbite. The critics called it metal-core, then screamo, then a whole host of hyphenated hyperbole…

My Amp Goes to 11

Music & Games Night : In Leaves, Owltrain & Musical Charis Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Marilyn’s On K, Sacramento Sometimes when bands break up and members go their separate ways to form new groups, their fans are treated to twice the amount of music. An obvious example would be The…

Confidence Is Key

I Am Music Tour w/ Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Gym Class Heroes, Keri Hilson ARCO Arena Monday, March 30, 2009 It was 7:20 p.m. and already smoky inside ARCO Arena (not from a fog machine) when the stunningly beautiful R&B singer Keri Hilson took the stage wearing a sexy little black…

Jenny Lewis Finds the Right Vibe on Acid Tongue

The Magic of the Moment It’s possible that Jenny Lewis can do no wrong. On her solo debut, Rabbit Fur Coat, she slipped out of the indie rock outfit that served her well throughout her time with Rilo Kiley and into something more gospel. The result garnered an even wider…

Fire & Ice

Sister Crayon Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 Luigi’s Fun Garden On a cold Saturday night, Sister Crayon kept me warm. Not with blankets or pea coats, but with hope for a better Sacramento music scene. Some say it’s dead and gone; that all the good bands are broken up and nothing…

April Fools was in full effect in 2009

April Fools was in full effect this year. I fell victim to an official-looking post by Björk on her Web site, saying she has accepted the position of lead vocalist for legendary Led Zeppelin. The post went on to say Björk has “put forward her wish that they only cover…

Listen to Fall Out Boy’s New Album and Share the Madness

Emo Kings or Underdogs? Ready for more from the “Kings of Emo?” Fall Out Boy’s fifth studio album, Folie à Deux, was released Dec. 16, 2008. Translating to “A madness shared by two,” the album title may be more fitting than intended. It seems their music incites a sort of…