There are many great rock bands both past and present; U2 is not one of them. Sure, they’ve had a lot of hits, made a buttload of cash and remain popular around the world, but what the hell does the world know about rock music, anyway? It’s been a long…
What used to be known as Launch has morphed into a brand new, even bigger shebang called TBD Fest. From Oct. 3 to 5, 2014, TBD will invade The Bridge District in West Sacramento (hence the name “TBD Fest”), right along the River Walk next to Raley Field. Sweeping views…
So, I tried yoga for the first time last weekend. The night before, I’d been at my favorite bar with my friend and girlfriend, and they were extolling to me the virtues of this ancient physical/spiritual/mental practice. You see, I’m very impressionable, especially when I’ve been drinking, and it sounded…
Baseball feels like it’s been around forever, but did you know that’s not the case? We’ve only been playing baseball for about 175 years! Before that, we used our sticks to crack the skulls of animals and man alike in a claw-scraping, 100-percent hustle that we called life in the…
We are living in an age of a do-it-yourself lifestyle. DIY is taking over home decor and design as people across the country flock to websites like Pinterest and eHow for inspiration on how to learn to make their own pillowcases, picture frames, light fixtures and more. The only downside…
THIS is a masterfully curated series of free concerts held outside the MARRS Building on Second Saturdays throughout the summer. The final party is Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, with Santa Barbara’s Gardens and Villa headlining (check out their fantastic new album Dunes), along with the Parisian producer Zimmer, Los Angeles’…
Music festivals are all the rage nowadays. And it’s perfectly sensible as to why! The birth of a community surrounded by beautiful art, amazing people, great food and fantastic music would attract any reasonable person. But what separates the American River Music Festival from the rest? Take those said characteristics…
Police officers of the United States: please stop killing black people! This has gone way past being an epidemic. Michael Brown and Eric Garner are only the latest in a long list of young black men killed without cause by the police. The problem isn’t restricted to any particular region…
We are traveling wrong. We cram our clothes into overstuffed carry-on bags to avoid luggage fees so we can look like scrubs on our vacation. We sit through miserable flights in close quarters with our fellow travelers who have somehow all managed to get sick just prior to boarding the…
Gentrification has become all the rage in cities all across the country. I love words like “gentrification” because they’re so heavily coded, but we all know what they really mean without having to say it. Like, if I just threw out the term “urban streetwear,” you’d know what I meant……
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