Music

Whatever will be… K Sera is not a typical rock band by any means. It is a gathering of many talented local musicians headed by Mike Caswell. Its debut EP, The Machinist, features a roster of around a dozen individuals from bands such as Self Against City, Heroes Last Mission…

Monday March 10, 2008 – Arco Arena, Sacramento I’m usually not one to attend rock shows in the arena setting because the sound quality usually blows and beers are like twelve bucks, but when the opportunity presented itself to see one of the largest tours of the year thus far,…

No More Drama in the DGD Dance Gavin Dance’s mélange of screamo and R&B has earned the group quite a following both here in their hometown of Sacramento and beyond. Though its members’ mean age is around 20, the group has already traversed the country six or seven times, most…

10 Years in Your Ears In a time when most bands form and break up faster then you can say “groupies,” Lynus has proven they can withstand the daunting hardships that come with the passing of time. They have managed to stay somewhat under the radar in the Sacramento area…

Phonte of Little Brother on the Lyrics and Concepts of Getback When Little Brother introduced themselves to the hip-hop world in 2003 with The Listening they were met by an audience desperate for something that felt real. As cliché as the saying has become in rap terms, it couldn’t be…

The Waybacks Get Loaded San Francisco-based roots rock group The Waybacks took a step forward with their latest release. Due out in late March on Compass Records, Loaded, will be the band’s first release to feature all original material. The album was recorded on the hallowed musical grounds of Nashville,…

Love Like Fire!, Red Host, Bright Light Fever Monday, Feburary 11, 2008 The Press Club Very few things in life put me in a better mood than cheap beer and quality live rock’n’roll. Monday night at Club Pow! (inside The Press Club) provided a plethora of both with Bright Light…

Evil Never Sleeps Most guitarists do fine with six strings, but when you rock has hard as High on Fire’s Matt Pike, you probably need nine. Pike (formerly a member of Sleep) has fronted Oakland-based metal group for the better part of a decade. But for the group’s latest album,…

There is an old saying that goes, “hard work pays off.” Sacramento based singer/songwriter Ryan Gillmor has proved this to the fullest extent. After working his ass off for years, both in bands and as a solo artist driving all over the country with an acoustic guitar slinging his CD’s,…