The way to someone’s heart is inevitably through food. So I guess you could say we’re pretty lucky to be living in Sacramento, a city that offers an impressive amount of amazing restaurants. Surprise someone you love with a reservation at one of these restaurants, but make sure you make…
Gimme Shelter Rated PG-13 It’s nice to see a teen star trying to mature without going on a drinking binge. High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens tries to make a segue into more of an adult role with her portrayal of 16-year-old Agnes “Apple” Bailey in Gimme Shelter, a film that…
As the world gets set to watch each country’s best athletes battle it out at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, many in our region will be rooting for Lake Tahoe area skiers and snowboarders expected to make the cut in their respective disciplines. Remember these names, because…
Kitten De Ville is an international icon of the Burlesque scene. You may have already heard of her upcoming performance, VARIETEASE, at Assembly on Feb. 8, 2014 but did you know she’ll be instructing a Bump, Grind and Movement workshop the next morning? Hosted by Sacramento’s Sizzling Sirens, the workshop…
Well it took a long time (no thanks to the city’s endless hurdles), but Midtown’s newest beer bar, Der Biergarten, located on the corner of 24th and K streets (what was once that ugly vacant lot next to Golden Bear), is finally open! This cozy little open-air German-influenced beer garden…
I’ve always thought that The Blue Lamp is slightly underrated in the local music community. Sure, it’s dark inside, a little grimy (we’ve heard rumors it used to be a strip club back in the day) and it’s sort of on the fringe of Midtown (located at 1400 Alhambra, Sacramento),…
It’s that time of year when we take stock of things. Another year has passed, and we want to look back and ask, “Hey, 2013, just what manner of year were you?” You can ponder over what that answer might be however you choose. It’s your life, pal, but here…
Straight up, Alarms is a badass band. The Sacramento hardcore rock ‘n’ roll outfit first caught our attention in Summer 2012 when they dropped their debut self-titled EP. With shredding guitar solos, gritty, head-pounding rhythms and a sick vocalist, we were instantly hooked and were jamming their tunes in the…
Out of the Furnace Rated R When I lay my head down on the pillow each night, there are only two things I wish for. The first is to meet and marry the woman of my dreams and have seven children that all grow up to be Olympians, senators, longshoremen,…
Local electro-pop duo Ugly Bunny are releasing their debut full-length album Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2013, and to celebrate they’re playing an album release show at Bows and Arrows on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. When I listen to Ugly Bunny, I hear a fine young band in tune with the…
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