Music

Chuuwee bridges the old and new on his latest mixtape Words by Andrew Bell As far as rap goes there are two schools: the old and the new. There is still a dedicated cross section of die-hard boom bappers who will forever hold their Kangols over their hearts and pledge…

Head on down to Cal Expo for Sacramento’s largest annual ski and snowboard show. Peruse the wares of multiple vendors such as Ride Snowboards, K2 Skis, Nordica and Burton, and $1 million worth of brand name merch will be on sale for discounted prices of up to 70 percent off….

A quick shout-out and congrats are in order for our hard-working friends at the ZuhG Life Store in the Downtown Plaza. They will be celebrating their second anniversary of selling local music, art, clothing and more with a free, all-ages concert outside the store on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 starting…

Sneeze Attack is a cool new-ish female fronted garage-y/lo-fi pop-punk band from Sacramento that we’ve been keeping an eye on. Made up of seasoned local musicians Dino the Girl (Little Medusas) on guitar/vocals, Hans White (The Croissants) on bass and drummer Christine Shelley (Knock Knock, The Pizzas), Sneeze Attack’s debut…

So you love wine. How about puppies? If you answered no to that last question, you should probably take a good long look in the mirror and figure out what went wrong with your life. On Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, Old Sugar Mill will host the second Pups and Pinot…

It’s that time of year again! Red Bull Flugtag is an awe-inspiring mesh of aviation and lunacy. Following in the footsteps of the founding fathers of flight, 33 teams will hurtle their human-powered aircrafts down a 30-foot ramp and attempt to slip the surly bounds of Earth. Inevitably all of…

The very first time I heard Sacramento band San Kazakgascar way back in 2008 at a small show at Javalounge, I was hooked. What wasn’t to love about their “Quasi-Middle Eastern/Indian psychedelia” sound? First off, they have a badass clarinet player (Mike Woo), which I’d like to see more of…

At 25 years young, Wiz Khalifa couldn’t be in a better position. After breaking into the music industry some five years ago, he has endured and persevered, earning his place among rap’s superstars. A product of Pittsburgh, Penn., a city not known for contributions to the hip-hop landscape, he made…

It’s a 10-hour drive from Sacramento to Portland, Ore., though not a difficult one: take a right on I-5 and go straight for a while. Buy some olive oil in Corning, chuckle for a few minutes as you pass Weed, keep her steady over Grant’s Pass. Avoid Salem. You’re there….

Faith is a powerful thing. It drives people to do all kinds of things–both positive and negative. For Sacramento Christian hard rockers The Seeking, faith has been a nourishing force in the band members’ lives. The band stands to release its full-length debut, Yours Forever, on Nov. 6, 2012. Before…