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15-Plus Local Bands to Play First Festival On May 23, 2015 in West Sac!

**EDITOR’S UPDATE: Not long after this article was published, the organizers of First Festival changed the event from free to ticketed! General admission is just $15 ahead of time, or $20 at the gate. Visit First Festival’s website to purchase tickets!** When it comes to music festivals in Sacramento, you’ve…

Never a Dull Moment

Xochitl Charms Fans from the East Coast to the West After finishing the night’s performance, 21-year-old singer/songwriter Xochitl (pronounced “so-chee”) Hermosillo and the other performers had nowhere to stay. It was a cold night in Rhode Island, and the native California girl was in the midst of her first real…

TOUCH: Third Annual Steampunk Emporium and Bazaar • Feb. 21, 2015

Presented by the Sacramento Steampunk Society, the Third Annual Steampunk Emporium and Bazaar is all set for Saturday, Feb. 21 at Great Escape Games (1250 Howe Avenue, Suite 3A). Although “steampunk” is the general theme of this swap meet, shoppers can find anything of a handmade, artsy, creative, vintage, antique,…

The Way Water Moves

Robin Bacior’s musical migration takes her from west to east and back again When Robin Bacior made the decision to move from New York to Portland, she considered leaving her life as a musician in the rearview mirror when she left. The now-28-year-old singer-songwriter had spent the previous four years…

The Dawn of a New Day

It’s been a long road, but Riotmaker’s Jeffry Valerio has put his demons in the rearview mirror While some local bands seem to have everything handed to them on a silver platter, perseverance and endurance has helped Jeffry Valerio, frontman for Riotmaker, get through the hardest of times. The once…

Humbly Rock ‘n’ Roll

Humble Wolf amp up the riffage on their forthcoming album, Black and White If you see some of the latest band photos of Humble Wolf, you might be slightly intimidated. They’re all wearing sunglasses and have immaculate rock ‘n’ roll hair. But it’s not long before bassist David Albertson humbly…