Jon Pardi Ace of Spades, Sacramento Saturday, April 19, 2014 I’ll start by noting that I spent the bulk of my 20s running in the opposite direction of mainstream country music. I’ve relaxed that stance a bit in recent years, but it’s still not my thing. Having said that, here’s…
Skinner is easily one of our favorite artists to have ever called Sacramento home (he currently lives in Oakland). We’ve been fans for years, and his work even graced the covers of one of our earliest issues. Looking at his extremely detailed, creepy, almost nightmare-inducing art might lead one to…
A Lot Like Birds Vocalist Kurt Travis Uses His Brief Downtime to Record Solo Album The life of a touring musician can be grueling. You write and write and write some more, then you record an album and get it mixed, mastered and pressed. After all that, if you have…
Hip-hop artist Riff Raff has a style that’s impossible to duplicate When you see or hear Riff Raff, you won’t forget him. Nothing about him is ordinary, and it’s not an act. From the neon clothes and flashy jewelry, to his off-kilter flow and bizarrely genius wordplay, he is the…
Local band Salt Wizard are releasing their first full-length album on Saturday, May 10 at Fox and Goose. The self-described “magical-dark-indie-pop” group is made up of vocalist/guitarist Eric Warren and drummer Anthony Ordonez (who both played together in E-Squared), as well as Rachel Lomax (vocals/keys/guitar, has played in Light the…
Scott Hansen of Tycho hits his stride on his latest album If you could bend time in your hand, watch life play out through a kaleidoscope, or travel through space, it might sound like a song from Awake, Tycho’s latest album released in March. If you want to simply ride…
FallRise: Capitalizing on Moments & Seizing Opportunities Since 2010, Sacramento’s FallRise have been turning heads with their unique brand of heavy rock. Starting out like any other band, guitarists Dave Gorman and Matt Thomas had the duty of finding local talent to round out their roster. They recruited powerhouse vocalist…
Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, J.Sirius, and Audio Push Ace of Spades, Sacramento • Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The first time I ever heard Schoolboy Q, the carefully engineered layers of sound; hard, grimy beats; and clever, calculated, albeit gangsta-boasting ghetto rhymes pricked up my hooped ears and got me saying,…
Bust out those shade hats, sunglasses and lawn chairs, it’s time for the 23rd annual Friday Night Concerts in the Park series! The 13-week series kicks off on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Cesar Chavez Plaza (9th and J streets) with reggae/funk/jam band extraordinaire ZuhG headlining. If you weren’t there…
Holy Ghost! grows in confidence on the strength of Dynamics New York City’s Holy Ghost! (consisting of Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser) is one band that’s keeping the spirit of the dance floor alive and well. For proof of this, go see the band in person. Whereas some electronica-tinged groups…
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