Submerge is mega-excited to announce that we have teamed up with the infamous party throwers behind Lipstick, one of Sacramento’s longest running and most legit dance nights, to throw a New Year’s Eve bash that will be one to remember (unless you get blackout drunk and don’t remember a thing,…
It will be a night of sevens when local rock duo Blue Oaks release their debut single on 7-inch vinyl on Dec. 7, 2013 at Starlite Lounge. There are seven total bands, it’s on Dec. 7, celebrating Blue Oaks’ 7-inch release, all for a $7 cover with a door time…
You know your group is tight when you can enter a studio, press record and with everyone playing all together in one room make an awesome sounding live album. Local indie/pop group Musical Charis recently did just that and they’re releasing the songs, along with DVD footage of the session,…
Cage the Elephant’s Matthew Shultz Faces His Fears on Melophobia Chances are, you’ve heard of Cage the Elephant. After all, that’s not the sort of band name you really forget. And in the five years since the their debut album, conveniently also titled Cage the Elephant, the band has certainly…
Watsky is clever. It’s apparent through his instrumental manipulations; he takes beats, samples and melodies from a variety of artists (Deer Tick, Kanye, Hall and Oates and Snoop Dogg to name a few) and intelligently reconstructs specific aspects of tempo and placement, while supplementing his own musical ideas. Watsky is…
Local punk trio BOATS! talks about their latest LP and being misunderstood The guys in local punk band BOATS! could have a future in comedy. It’s difficult to know when they’re being serious, and when they’re just baiting. During their phone interview with Submerge, they gave us permission to make…
Just when you think Sacramento’s local music scene can’t get any better, it does. Once An Empire promotes the dedication, originality and fluidity prevalent in most Sacramento bands, but there’s something about their music that makes them distinctive from the rest. Maybe it’s the alluring assemblage between their bad-ass front…
The Four Members of Sacramento Hip-Hop Group Alumni Challenge the Local Music Scene and Each Other A square is a shape made of four equilateral sides. Perhaps that’s why the four equally talented hip-hoppers who make up Alumni decided to title their bombastic new album Square. M.I.Geezus, Prhyme Suspect, KelCz…
What do Caribou, Grimes, Moby, Hot Chip, Skrillex and Star Slinger all have in common? They’ve birthed from one major influence, Thomas Dolby. Dolby, most commonly known for his ‘80s hits “She Blinded Me With Science” and “Hyperactive,” is one of the most influential artists of modern electronic music. His…
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