Music

MC Ruby Ibarra cut her teeth rocking shows in Davis, but has since taken the Internet by storm Ruby Ibarra has grown. Not physically, of course. She’s still small as a tree stump, but with a wide-reaching Internet presence and a new mixtape, Lost in Translation (hosted by DJ Kay…

A Good Day to Die Hard Rated R When John McLane first burst into the American film lexicon in 1988’s Die Hard, we had a different breed of action hero. Played by Bruce Willis (whose major claim to fame was the prime time dramedy Moonlighting), we were given a counterpoint…

Popular recurring Tuesday night party Le Twist has moved from its former downtown home at Dive Bar to the newly opened Midtown hot-spot LowBrau. Hosted by local DJs Sam I Jam, Adam J, Taylor Cho and Roderick Carpio, Le Twist features special guest performers week in and week out, as…

One of Sacramento’s newest faces on the hip-hop scene, Jo Vegas, projects a clear sense of self on latest release Words by Andrew Bell • Photos by Jeff Mars Rapper Jo Vegas is a fresh face to the Sacramento hip-hop scene, but to call him a rookie would be an…

Dry County Drinkers’ Frontman Jon Emery Iverson Puts In Real Country Heart Country music is the everyman’s music. In its truest form it represents the plight and hard work of an American. Dry County Drinkers not only embody the country sound, but the effort itself. While still celebrating their December…

One of our favorite East Sacramento joints, Clark’s Corner (5641 J Street), has a new open mic night every Friday. Grab your guitar, mandolin, keyboard, cowbell or whatever it is you play and come sign up and perform a couple tunes. The first two weeks were a great success and…

Instagon Marilyn’s on K, Sacramento – Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 No two shows are ever the same, and the band has been around the Sacramento and Southern California areas as long as Lob’s ponytail. Lob being the only consistent bass player and founding member of the amoeba that is the…

This Wednesday, Feb. 20 will see a DJ event of epic proportions at District 30 (1022 K Street) as Red Bull Thre3style University takes over the popular downtown nightclub. Regional DJs will compete for a chance to win an all expense paid trip and invite to compete at Red Bull…

Twenty One Pilots are new to Fueled by Ramen and may be the label’s next big success Drummer Josh Dun sounds a bit winded during our interview, but that’s understandable. One half of one of 2013’s bands to watch (according to MTV) just got off stage. He and Tyler Joseph,…

Midtown record store Phono Select’s last day at their current location (2312 K Street) will be Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. In a recent press release, owner Dal Basi explained that they lost their lease and were given a 30-day notice from their landlord. “As many of you know,” he wrote,…