Sacramento lyricists Hennessy and Sol each have their own long history in the rap game. Each began making music more than 10 years ago and have released multiple albums and appeared on many other projects. Just this year, however, the two linked up to form The Beatknocks and are readying…
Local rock duo and longtime Submerge favorites PETS are celebrating 10 years as a band on Aug. 31, 2013 at Bows and Arrows. The married couple behind all the fuzzed-out catchy indie-rock, Allison Jones and Derek Fieth, are probably one of the coolest couples in town. Seriously, Submerge sees them…
Discovery Channel has almost gone full butthole on its competitors in the survival TV business. Its new show, Naked and Afraid, takes the survival game to new heights. Each week, two strangers, one man and one woman, are left to survive in some remote location for 21 days. Did I…
Sacramento’s infamous late-night film festival, Trash Film Orgy, has officially returned for its 13th year! It all goes down on Saturdays at midnight now through Aug. 17 at the historic Crest Theatre, where TFO not only plays killer films like Shaun of the Dead and Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!, but…
Revolution Wines is celebrating the release of two new wines: their 2012 Albarino (a crisp white wine) and their 2011 Celeste (a red blend), on Saturday, July 27, 2013. There will be complimentary tastings starting at 12 p.m., and you can also purchase a special dish prepared by Chef Rachel…
After calling Harlow’s home since 2010, Sacramento’s sexiest group of dancin’ and singin’ ladies, the Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience, are moving their show to Assembly, a new state-of-the-art venue owned by Paragary Restaurant Group located at 1000 K Street (the site of the old Cosmopolitan Cabaret). The Sirens have consistently…
If you’re even slightly interested in Sacramento’s music culture, you’ve more than likely heard, or at the very least heard of, the beloved local indie-pop group known as Musical Charis. The prolific group of young artists sure does play around town a lot, but even so, it’s impossible to get…
In December 2012 United Soccer Leagues announced it had awarded Sacramento with a USL Pro franchise. Sacramento Professional Soccer, LLC (or just Sac Pro Soccer for short), will commence full participation in the 2014 USL season. In the meantime, Sac Pro Soccer will play a number of high-profile exhibition matches,…
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),…
It hasn’t been a good week at all for celebrities. Paula Deen ruined my image of her as this kindly Southern, butter-drenched food slinger by getting fired from The Food Network for being a racist bitch. James Gandolfini, aka Tony Soprano, the figurehead of one of my favorite TV shows…
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