Film

A Million Ways to Die in the West Rated R {2.5 stars out of 5} If you’re a Family Guy, American Dad or The Cleveland Show fan, then the A Million Ways to Die in the West trailer has probably caught your eye. I mean, almost everything Seth MacFarlane touches…

Forget anything you have ever known to be blissful, Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates has raised the standards of dessert euphoria once more. May 1, 2014, was a glorious day, for it initiated the highly anticipated Frozen Treats season of Midtown. Yes, the macaron ice cream sandwiches are back, and they aren’t…

In our last issue of Submerge we featured Sacramento-based progressive/post-hardcore group A Lot Like Birds’ vocalist Kurt Travis and his new solo album. Now another member of the group, guitarist/songwriter Michael Franzino, is branching out and planning a solo project of his own, only this one has an interesting and…

Any Radiohead fans out there? If so, would you like to see, hear and experience a bunch of Radiohead classics in a live environment without having to pay, like, $87 for a ticket and without having to drive to the Bay Area and back? You’re in luck! A huge group…

Hardcore punk band Trash Talk, who still rep Sacramento as their hometown despite currently being located in Los Angeles, are releasing a new full-length album called No Peace on May 27, 2014. Known for their circle-pit-inducing, high-energy, often bloody live shows, Trash Talk does shit their own way and they…

Godzilla Rated PG-13 {3 out of 4 stars} Godzilla is one of Japan’s most beloved exports to the United States. He’s a big, dopey, dinosaur-like monster, traditionally played by an actor in a suit, who would stomp around on miniature sets and sometimes battle other actors dressed in monster suits….

The South Fork of the American River began proclaiming its glory in the mid-1800s during the historical Gold Rush, attracting miners and pioneers from all over the world. Today, despite the ever-depressing drought conditions, the river is still effortlessly alluring adventurers, but for an entirely different reason. Calling all thrill-seekers,…

For the past 20 years, he has been known as Crazy Ballhead, a well-respected hip-hop artist, writer, producer and proud member of the SAMMIES Hall of Fame. Today, he has evolved into Mr. Hooper and will soon be releasing his birth-cry. The Poet Go will be hosting a dual-celebration party…

Skinner is easily one of our favorite artists to have ever called Sacramento home (he currently lives in Oakland). We’ve been fans for years, and his work even graced the covers of one of our earliest issues. Looking at his extremely detailed, creepy, almost nightmare-inducing art might lead one to…

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Rated PG-13 { 3.5 of 5 stars } You can’t toss a dead cat without hitting a movie based on a Marvel Comics character nowadays. I’m not complaining, mind you. I’ll go see just about any superhero movie they toss out there. I saw Green Lantern….