Ah, the magical sounds of the ukulele. What a wonderful little stringed instrument it is, rich with history and oh so versatile. Upon hearing even just one strum of a uke you’re likely to be mentally transported to a beautiful Hawaiian beach, toes in the sand, watching the waves crash…
The fourth annual Sacramento Food Film Festival is back with a smorgasbord of events planned from March 19 to 29 featuring guest chefs, food pairings and of course, food-related films, all the while benefiting the wonderful Food Literacy Center. You’ll want to check out Foodliteracycenter.org for a full run-down of…
One Member’s Move to Oregon has ZuhG looking northward for future “Field Trips” With the closing of the ZuhG Life Store in the Downtown Plaza last summer, Sacramento’s esteemed Hall of Fame ska-reggae-funk mashup band ZuhG has experienced a bit of a proximity shift since its lead singer and guitarist…
For how thin of a frame rising folk star Alynda Lee Segarra has (better known as her stage name Hurray for the Riff Raff), the unassuming 26-year-old of Puerto Rican descent can sure belt out some wicked traditional folk tunes. Her voice is a commanding presence, and her latest album…
Talent and Connections brought Once an Empire Together, and to Cesar Chavez Park In the era of “pay to play,” hounding venue owners and promoters for a shot at a 15-minute slot on a bill, slogging up and down the streets of Sacramento flyering the hell out of the grid,…
I love Lee Spielman’s tweets. Sometimes you can tell he’s been smoking weed: “Antwon just showed me a photo of @JLo and said ‘Look @MelissaJoanHart got ass.’” Other times, you can tell he’s high out of his goddamn mind: “You ever stop and admire how nice someone’s front yard is?”…
The Dream Pop Quintet’s Journey, One Firm Step at a Time We’re in an era when focus is hard to come by. Distractions and obstacles create these invisible piles in front of us, phantom mounds we can’t always figure out how to tackle. It’s challenging for anyone, especially when you’re…
Sacramento-based indie/electronic duo Eli and the Sound Cult are gearing up for a busy couple months with the release of their new EP So Much Yes, a celebratory “Spring Fling” show on March 7, 2015, at Starlite, and extensive touring starting in late March that will see them play everywhere…
Popular all over the country, The Dinner Detective is a fun, award-winning interactive murder mystery dinner show where everyone is a suspect (even you!) and the killer might be sitting at your very own table. The professional actors and producers that put on the show are masters of improvisation, creating…
Local singer/songwriter Andrew Castro only started playing live shows in the summer of 2013 and has already logged nearly 300 performances. He plays a lot here in town at coffee shops, open mics and things of that sort, but he’s also gigged in San Francisco, Los Angeles and even New…
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