94.7’s Electric Christmas (feat. Bush, Young the Giant and others) Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 Wednesday, Dec. 10: The night sky overhead is becoming pea soup as I pull into the parking lot of the Sleep Train Arena (formerly PowerBalance, forever ARCO to locals). Everyone expects an apocalyptic typhoon to hit…
Riding on the success of their consistently jam-packed live show schedule and well received 2013 debut album Ibw, local acoustic/blues/reggae/funk band Island of Black and White has quite a busy year ahead of them. On Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, they’re recording a live album at Torch Club and then in…
Rebel Punk’s debut album, Love/Hate, is scientifically proven to make you more badass “Rebel Punk isn’t punk,” clarified drummer John Quesada. “It’s kind of how The Killers aren’t killers.” Rebel Punk is an El Dorado Hills band with roots all over the world, who play good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll….
John Mulaney brings his impressive resume in comedy along with him when he rolls through town later this month. Currently the star of Fox’s new comedy Mulaney (which has unfortunately met an early demise), Mulaney started his career in the furtive New York City comedy scene, where he worked alongside…
Get a load of this: 36 breweries and four cideries; a fine art exhibition; more than 40 original art pieces created by brewers and reps available for auction; unlimited 4-ounce beer/cider tastings and food pairings. We could stop there, and you’d pretty much have a slam-dunk event, but there’s more….
Sunmonks and the Organic Evolution of Sound The day after Halloween carries with it the reputation for temple-crushing recollections of a costumed evening prior spent howling at the moon. Burning the midnight oil. Chasing the dragon. Whatever your bag may be. When I catch up with Sacramento’s Sunmonks, it’s as…
Within the next month, The Press Club will host two separate major milestone shows for two prominent local bands. First up, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, The Sacto Storytellers are playing their 15-Year Anniversary show! Joining them for the matinee gig (kicks off at 5 p.m., so get there early)…
Sacramento’s alt-radio station Radio 94.7 is back at it again this winter with yet another massive Electric Christmas show planned for Dec. 10 at Sleep Train Arena! While we aren’t necessarily that stoked on the top-billed headliners Bush (it really ain’t the ‘90s anymore, guys!), we are really excited for…
Sturgill Simpson, Lucette Harlow’s, Sacramento • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 Anticipation was on high for the arrival of Sturgill Simpson at Sunday evening’s event at Harlow’s. The show sold out weeks beforehand and the whole floor was packed to the gills. Arriving nearly 15 minutes before show time, it was…
The Ting Tings reinvent themselves with their latest album, Super Critical Who doesn’t love a good comeback story? The Ting Tings never really went away, but the alt-pop duo (comprised of Jules De Martino and Katie White) learned the hard way how mercurial the life of a “buzz band” could…
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