A Skylit Drive comes into their own on their latest album and gears up for another Warped summer Summer. It’s as if just the sound of the word can make you feel young again. It conjures memories of skinned knees, camping, day trips to the lake (any lake, just pick…
Rock ‘n’ roll Louisville descends upon the Witch Room I remember what it was like to be 20. I didn’t have a clue. Not a fuckin’ clue. State college, you say? An institution of higher learning…yes, yes of course. I suppose I was making strides in the right direction, but…
Two local MCs have joined forces to create a new group called SET. Poor (best known for his work with local hip-hop trio Tribe of Levi) and N.O.M.E Nomadd wanted to get together to create “that classic boom-bap, head-nod sound along with crazy lyrical wordplay in various styles,” according to…
East-meets-jazz improvisational trio Swimming in Bengal releases new album Eyes peripherally on each other, ears perked, a trio starts a meditative tune with the strumming of what sounds like a sitar but is actually Jed Brewer’s guitar, specially constructed to mimic the eastern instrument’s twang. Brewer is accompanied by the…
Hear over 54 bands performing between 11 venues packed into one weekend at the Davis Music Festival. The chaos begins on Friday, June 20, and runs until Sunday, June 22 with tickets priced at $22 for presale or $25 at the door. Kill the Precedent, Horseneck, The Lurk, Charles Albright…
Local punk rock aficionado Sean Hills is at it again. His DIY festival, Punch and Pie Fest, is coming back to melt your faces off from Aug. 15 to 17 at various Sacramento venues. Now in its third year, Punch and Pie Fest is quickly becoming one of Sacramento’s most…
Sacramento’s Century Got Bars Concocts a Modern Throwback on Her New Release, 3 The freeway is a mess on the drive down Highway 99 to Elk Grove, where Century Got Bars is busy putting the last touches on her third solo album—the aptly titled, 3. On the road, trucks tailgate…
Slaves, a new Sacramento-based band formed by vocalist Jonny Craig (ex-Dance Gavin Dance and Emarosa) and Alex Lyman of Hearts and Hands, is releasing their debut album, Through Art We Are All Equals, via Artery Recordings on June 24, 2014. The album, produced by Kris Crummett, is 11 tracks total…
Through Many Changes, The Quality of Pelican’s Music Remains Constant Since 2000, Pelican have planted a sturdy foothold into the soil of the independent music landscape. With sounds ranging from deep, atmospheric meditations to abrupt bursts of sonic onslaught, the mostly Chicago-based quartet have covered considerable ground since their inception…
Summer is nearly upon us, and with it comes one of our favorite recurring events: THIS, a totally free and totally rad Second Saturday block party celebrating the independent spirit of Midtown Sacramento. You’ve got live music from national and local artists, a beer garden, live art, sweet local vendors…
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