For as much love as California generally gets across mainstream America’s storied music anthology—see Wikipedia’s long list of songs about the Golden State—it still seems to be surprisingly underrepresented in one genre that is so familiar here: Country. Try and name at least four famous country singers (past or present)…
Fans of folk, rock, Americana, jam bands and groovy tunes, this one’s definitely for you! The fifth annual Hangtown Halloween Ball is slated to take place from Oct. 22-25 at the picturesque El Dorado County Fairgrounds right up the hill in Placerville. Hangtown’s lineup has been impressive the last four…
The Mowgli’s are a Southern California-based, seven-piece pop-rock band with the sort of buzz that most record label execs would sell their soul for. When they first hit the scene in 2013 with the release of their debut album Waiting for the Dawn (which hit #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers…
Sacramento Doom Band Readies Vinyl Debut If 2015 was shaping up to be a big year for Sacramento psychedelic doom band Church, it’s turning out to be an even bigger year for Sacramento psychedelic doom band Chrch. The two bands are strikingly similar. They both have the same mononymous members—vocalist…
The Melting Pot Gathered at the Hideaway Bar and Grill in Sacramento, Rick Meagher (vocals, rhythm guitar) Adrian Baxmeyer (bass guitar) and St. John Fraser (violin) of One Eyed Reilly were eager to discuss their new record. During our conversation the band opened up about their songwriting process, and how…
If you’re looking to hear the all-too-popular verse/chorus/verse format, you’ll be sorely disappointed by the lineup at this year’s Noise Fest. It’s been two decades since the first soirée took place at Oak Park’s Guild Theater, and the awesome tradition continues this weekend starting at Luna’s Cafe on Friday and…
And just like that, sadly, it’s all over. TBD Fest 2015 was next level. A defining moment for a city on the rise. Submerge spoke with many festival goers throughout the weekend and one common description was, “TBD is like a little Burning Man-meets-Coachella.” That pretty much nails it and…
Day 2 of TBD Fest 2015 did not disappoint! An estimated 10,000 festival goers packed the dirt lot in West Sacramento to see headliners like Pretty Lights, Porter Robinson, Tycho, Chance the Rapper, Cut Copy, Ratatat and more. Other crowd favorites included sets from Mobb Deep, The Growlers, and Joywave….
Day one of TBD Fest 2015 is in the books and boy oh boy what a party it was! The crowd was massive, the food and drinks plentiful, the music and art top-notch. As we sit here this morning editing photos, sipping on Temple Coffee cold brew, reminiscing about the…
Shift in Visage For Chaz Bundick, the process of designing artwork for an album is as uniquely fulfilling an experience as recording one. The LPs he puts out under his main creative persona, Toro y Moi, reflect this craft, demanding attention to the sleeve and cover, suggesting heavily a certain…
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