Music

The Sleeprockers team up with Hieroglyphics on the Bay Area’s venerable rap group’s long-awaited new album Words by Andrew Bell • Photos by Zaved Khan Going to see The Sleeprockers live is like going to watch the hip-hop version of Miles Davis with his band. With an MPC, a mountain…

After a heat wave as intense as the one we just had, we’re looking forward to enjoying more than two dozen DJs and live bands over two days along the Sacramento River at the first-ever Splash Music Festival, taking place at Rio Ramaza Marina and Events Center (10000 Garden Hwy),…

Horseneck: Born out of Booze and Ready to Rock Your Face Most of us would agree that bars are wonderful places. They’re great places to go with your friends or significant others, or to meet new friends or significant others (at least significant for a night or so). And, hey,…

Sonny and the Sunsets to appear at Second Saturday Art Walk Sonny Smith speeds toward Youngstown, Ohio, for a Monday night stopover with enough songs in his pocket to make The Ultimate Fake Book blush. He is accompanied by the Sunsets, his band and primary musical accomplice, now the co-authors…

Being a huge advocate of Sacramento artists and musicians, I often find myself supporting local bands even if they play a style of music that I wouldn’t normally gravitate toward. Prime example: Fate Under Fire, a radio-ready pop-rock group who is on the cusp of making big things happen. Now,…

JD McPherson conjures sounds from the past, but with a very modern attitude Often times simply reading a description of a band or artist doesn’t adequately do the project justice. Upon first listen to Oklahoma-based rocker JD McPherson, it is completely possible to feel as if you clicked the wrong…

They say reggae music is best experienced when high…in elevation, that is! The second annual Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival is happening on Saturday, June 29, at the Montbleu Outdoor Arena. We couldn’t think of a more beautiful place than Lake Tahoe to watch world-class reggae acts till sundown (except Jamaica…

Paper Pistols’ Deliver Us From Chemicals examines life in the new age It’s 2013: NASA is collecting applications for Mars colonists; international, state and local governments continue to gut social programs and education through austerity measures; and California, despite its drastic cuts, projects a minimum $1.2 billion dollar budget surplus…

Cedric Bixler-Zavala has more inspiration than ever for his new project, ZAVALAZ Known for his eccentric on-stage behavior, vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala has spent the last two decades somersaulting across stages all over the world, swinging his microphone around like it was some sort a circus act before diving into crowds…

Bands like Ol’ Cotton Dreary, 50 Watt Heavy, Drive Thru Mystics, Whiskey and Stitches, Drop Dead Red and dozens more will ring in a weekend of rock ‘n’ roll celebrating the 79th anniversary of Old Ironsides (1901 10th Street). The music performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with 14 bands performing…