Music

There is a quality to Molly Raney’s music that approaches an actual, workaday magic far nearer than most artists come close to. Songs such as “Fanatical Bird Dance” flit through the mind’s vision like a loosed sprite, exuberant after years of confinement. Others are shaped of a markedly different vapor,…

This Le Twist night curated by the wonderful ears of Sam Sascha Keshavarz, Roger Carpio and Adam Jay will feature a rare performance by San Francisco quintet, Heartwatch. And while the immensely popular Le Twist gatherings seem fewer and farther between, these special one-off shows serve as a smart and…

1) Southern California’s FMLYBND is bringing their Make America Dance Again Tour through town on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 with a stop at Goldfield. Their infectious single “Electricity” has hit No. 1 on the Hype Machine Popular Charts not once, but twice. The show also features Olivver The Kid. 8…

It’s an immediate sensation the first time you listen to “One More Time” by Daft Punk. Past the hype, past the ubiquity of the song and past the 15 years since, there’s a feeling in the song of escapism: that the past was solely composed of these never-ending nights of…

As luck would have it, Portland-based Americana/rockgrass act Scratchdog Stringband are releasing their first full-length album and are doing a two-week tour that includes a stop in Roseville’s Bar 101 on May 13. Submerge caught up with James Rossi (fiddle, vocals) to learn more about the show and Three Times…

While James Cavern’s status has transitioned over the past few years from “emerging” to “established” in his adopted hometown of Sacramento, the 28-year-old London-born singer-songwriter is more boldly emergent as an artist than ever before. Following a year-long break from music after a 2014 run on NBC’s The Voice, Cavern…

As a longtime host of multiple open mic nights around town, local musician Sandra Dolores has spent much of her career as an ambassador for fellow singer-songwriters, “creating a forum for them in the community,” as she recently told Submerge. After seven years hosting Torch Club’s open mic, four years…

Fans of both rural blues and singer-songwriter fare will be pleased to know Atlanta, Georgia-based Mouths of Babes have routed a stop in Sacramento on their current set of West Coast dates. After a handful of releases under the Girlyman moniker, singer and mandolin player Tylan “Ty” Greenstein decided to…

The Art of Being Fluid While skateboarders across the world might regard him as a living legend, San Francisco native Tommy Guerrero doesn’t want that label for himself just yet. “I hate that the term is thrown around so loosely,” he says over the phone. “And secondly, it’s usually used…

Our friends across the causeway are gearing up for an epic weekend of live music come mid-June. The 6th annual Davis Music Festival will return from June 17 – 19, 2016, and the organizers (Music Only Makes Sense and Davis Live Music Collective) just announced the lineup this afternoon. Much…