Come for the cars, stay for the tunes! Once held in a parking lot behind a body shop, the annual Midnight Mass custom car show and entertainment extravaganza, now in its 16th year, continues to grow at a pedal-to-the-metal pace. This year’s event is going down at Yolo County Fairgrounds…
It’s not easy running your own music festival. There can be a multitude of challenges, including planning, logistics and scheduling, along with finding the most suitable venue for the event. When you factor in that it will be a weekend campout that involves families with children, things bump up another…
On Friday, July 12, local 916 DJ Yuka Yu and the Elkhorn Country Saloon host Reeferpalooza. Tickets are $10 and the event is from 2–11 p.m. This perfect summertime event will feature the raddest in local music and inspirational art. The lineup features Yo the Electric, Rruhb, Chonnie Gold, Black…
The ukulele and surfing are more than just inventions of Hawaiian culture; they are symbols of the aloha spirit. Famous competitive swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku helped grow the popularity of the sport and in turn transformed Waikiki Beach into a global hotspot for surfing. Kahanamoku’s popularity as a surfing…
Sing for your supper, and you’ll get breakfast Songbirds always eat If their song is sweet to hear Sing for your luncheon, and you’ll get dinner Dine with wine of choice If romance is in your voice. “Sing for Your Supper”—Lorenz Hart It isn’t every day you run across a…
What has long been considered the “golden age” of hip-hop is really a golden state of mind. Behind the exterior signifiers—a particular flow, a certain production style, whether an MC was considered “conscious” in the ‘90s or “woke” in 2016—lies the real thing: the music and how it affects us….
As someone who leaves Sacramento a lot for school, it’s overwhelming how much things can change in only a few months. It feels like every time I make the drive back from the airport, there’s a new building being added to our city’s skyline. For that reason, I was pleased…
One of the best things about living in the greater Sacramento area is our proximity to so many awesome campsites. Whether heading up to Tahoe, the foothills, the Delta or one of the many camp friendly lakes in the region, there is no lack of beautiful places to pitch a…
Cafe Colonial (3520 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento) will host “Rock Against Racism,” a night of music and activism in memory of local hero, Michael Israel. In 2015, Israel left his Amador county home to go fight for the YPG—a Kurdish paramilitary group operating in Syria. A longtime peacenik, Israel felt it…
From June 21-23, the annual Davis Music Fest returns for its ninth year, showcasing the best of local, regional and touring artists during the three-day music event. Audiences will hear a wide range of genres from rock to hip-hop and everything in between. Musicians like the funkadelic and personal Philharmonik…
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