Keep on Spinning John “DJ Crook” Molina, aka CrookOne, has been a staple Sacramento DJ for nearly 15 years. The Los Angeles native came to Sac in the mid-’90s, and we have claimed him as our own ever since. “My first official gig was at the Monkey Bar in 2002….
Sonic High What do you do when you are raised on classical music, majored in music in college and played the flute in high school? Start an electronic dream pop band, of course. That’s exactly what Jeremiah Tsering did when he and four friends—Mark Johnston on guitar, Phillip Moskalets on…
Local band The Nickel Slots are back and armed with an ambitious collection of seasonal favorites. The aptly titled Christmas with The Nickel Slots was released in early November and features four songs ranging in genre from pop to country to the more traditional Christmas fare. The collection also includes…
Tones of Home Jackie Greene spent his teens recording in his parents’ Cameron Park garage before graduating from high school and rolling down the hill to Sacramento, where he formally embarked on his professional music career. He owned a cassette player with two decks on which he learned how to…
Bring on the Night The rise in popularity of symphonic metal and its many musical subgenres over the last two decades has been alarmingly substantial (to say the very least) both in the United States and abroad. Not only have many bands in the genre been catapulted into arena and…
Every holiday season, the Sacramento music scene steps up to give back to the community, and this year is no different. Here are just five of the many local shows in the coming weeks that will benefit worthy local charities. Tuesday, Dec. 8: Torch Club holds their Annual Christmas Party…
We are ecstatic to announce that Submerge will be partnering up with local DJs and party-throwing experts Shaun Slaughter and Roger Carpio (of Lipstick fame), as well as Adam Jay (of Le Twist Tuesdays and Wunderbar) for an epic New Year’s Eve Party at Old Ironsides (1901 10th Street, Sacramento)….
Local Americana artist and Auburn-based Hannah Jane Kile released her new record, Little Blue Heron, back in August but never had a proper release show in the Sacramento Valley. Fans of singer/songwriter ditties and ‘70s radio fare a la Linda Ronstadt or even Bonnie Raitt, should come en masse to…
Open Letter For as busy as his 2014 was, you’d think Richmond, California-based rapper Iamsu (stylized IamSu!) would be content to kick back and enjoy a little downtime. That’s most certainly not the case. In fact, when Submerge spoke to the young, rising hip-hop star, he was gearing up for…
The summer festival season may be long gone, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a plethora of larger-than-life touring acts still coming through the region. Take this listicle of nine concerts coming up in Sacramento as proof. “Netflix and chill” will always be there, so get off your couch and…
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