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Andrew Russell
Sacramento, California
Wild to the Roots • From Dark Bars to Country Superstardom, Miranda Lambert’s Natural Charm Remains Unaffected
February 29th, 2020
Relentless Machinery • Youth Code’s Sara Taylor Finds Creative Wellbeing in Violent Music for an Alienated World
February 26th, 2020
Filth Never Dies • A Gift For Storytelling, Placing Geniality Over Vitriol & a Keen Eye for the Inappropriate Have Cemented John Waters’ Status as America’s Filth Elder
February 12th, 2020
Genuine Presence • Close Out the Decade at the Torch Club With the Stirring Stylings of Niki J Crawford
December 30th, 2019
DIE CYBORG SCUM! | Terminator: Dark Fate | Rated R
November 8th, 2019
Across the Multiverse • Kero Kero Bonito’s latest EP is a Post-apocalyptic Playground
October 25th, 2019
A Short Welcome | Villains | Rated R
October 11th, 2019
Stand and Deliver • Jack Gallagher’s A Stand Up Guy Dishes on a 40-Year Career of Laughs and Self-Discovery
September 27th, 2019
Kick Out the Jams • Roseville Quartet Vista Kicks’ Heartfelt Evocations of Golden Era Rock Earn Billing Alongside Dylan, Young and the Stones
July 24th, 2019
Poor’s Prospects • Poor Majesty Stays True to His City and His Art on Latest Album, Dreamer
June 29th, 2019
Burning Out The Fuse | Rocketman | Rated R
June 11th, 2019
NorCal Bohème • According to Bazooka Balance the Breezy and the Bittersweet on Third Album, The Devil’s in the Details
May 17th, 2019
The Boundary is the Field of Play • The Black Queen’s Greg Puciato on the Agony of Artistry
March 22nd, 2019
A Dance Across Time’s Cold Proscenium • Vancouver’s Actors revel in post-punk’s eternal howl
March 15th, 2019
Whispers and Stares | If Beale Street Could Talk | Rated R
January 31st, 2019
Everyday Escapism • Setting Off on a Mini-vacation With the Electropop Handiwork of Lillian Frances
December 11th, 2018
Elegant Distortions • Painter John Horton Summons the Ghost from the Machine to the Canvas
October 23rd, 2018
L’esprit de Kinshasa • Jupiter & Okwess Bring the Sound of the Congo to Midtown
October 16th, 2018
Contently Corrupt • Deafheaven frontman George Clarke on latest LP’s strange, hopeful new path
August 14th, 2018
Castles Made of Grit • Honyock Reflects on Personal Themes, Indie Label Dreams and the Winding Journey to Debut Album El Castillo
July 28th, 2018
Burnished by Fire • Ahead of Full-length Debut, The Gold Souls Drop the Lowdown on Grooving Through the Tribulations of Modern Life
June 15th, 2018
The Politics of Adulation | Bharat Ane Nenu | Not Rated
May 22nd, 2018
Rebel Royalty • From Princess to Hard-Boiled Detective, Danielle Moné Truitt’s Wide-Ranging Talent Propels Her Rise On-Screen and Off
April 27th, 2018
Oblivion, Decay | Ministry, Chelsea Wolfe | Ace of Spades | March 26, 2018
April 13th, 2018
Grave New World • Screature’s Harrowing New Album, Old Hand New Wave, to be Unearthed Jan. 19, 2018
January 31st, 2018
Antarctic Summer • Surfer Blood’s JP on new direction after tragedy, growing wiser with age
January 17th, 2018
Standing Hovation | Jay-Z, Vic Mensa | Golden 1 Center, Sacramento | Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017
January 2nd, 2018
Thundering Haze • Chelsea Wolfe Parts the Veil on Sixth Studio Album, Hiss Spun
October 31st, 2017
The Poetry in Privation • The Sundry Means and Stark Modes of Artist/DJ/Musician Kylie Jackson
October 5th, 2017
Raw Like Soosh*e! • Soosh*e! Reps Sactown Hip-Hop On and Off the Air
September 14th, 2017
Extraordinary Rays • So Much Light’s Damien Verrett illuminates the ideas underpinning his new album, Oh, Yuck
August 10th, 2017
Rare Meat | Okja | Not Rated
July 6th, 2017
Down to the Sacred Wave • Sunmonks on New LP, Two Play, and Music as Soul-Sustenance
June 21st, 2017
Orchestrating a Dream • Angela Tannehill and the Power of the Wandering Mind
June 2nd, 2017
Pressing Onward, Bouncing Back • Big Freedia poised to attack with renewed TV show, cookbook and national tour
April 25th, 2017
The New Chronology • Jamaica’s rising roots artist Chronixx spreads conscious love on North American tour
March 20th, 2017
Hallowed Heights • U.K.’s Temples Top Bill on Psychedelic Desert Daze Caravan Tour
March 1st, 2017
The Strength of Strings • Hip-Hop/Classical act Black Violin set for multiple tour dates in Northern California
January 24th, 2017
Hero With a Thousand Faces: Writer/musician Avery Write talks new novel and companion hip-hop album
January 10th, 2017
Empathy, From a Distance | Other People | 3 out of 5 Stars | Not Rated
January 9th, 2017
A Life Sonata | Moonlight | 4.5 out of 5 Stars | Rated R
December 12th, 2016
Once More Around the Sun: Life in 24 Frames Signs to Label, New Concept Album CTRL-Z Explores the 12-month Cycle
November 25th, 2016
When Songs Take Flight | World-Touring Duo Cherub Reflect on Past Viral Success, New Album
November 3rd, 2016
Hooked for Life: Drummer/Vocalist Stephanie Luke on 10 years in The Coathangers, new album Nosebleed Weekend
August 19th, 2016
Changelings of Intuition: 1810 Gallery Displays the Dynamic Ceramics of Clarissa Pezone in her Exquisite Corpse Collection
July 21st, 2016
New Levels, No Limits: Zyah Belle Reflects On the Goals That Drive Her Forward
June 29th, 2016
Ride the Haunted Surf: The Growlers Take Goth to the Beach
June 6th, 2016
post-aPOPalyptic: Davis native Poppet to kick off Summer tour at R Street Block Party
May 18th, 2016
True-Eyed Soul: James Cavern approaches his music career with the mind of a businessman & the fervor of an athlete
April 29th, 2016
Nevada City’s Pinnacles On New Album, Upcoming Tour
March 22nd, 2016
Multi-Talented Singer Felice LaZae on Her Ascent Through the Music Industry
February 18th, 2016
Local songwriter Jacob Golden forges a self-made path with The Invisible Record
January 12th, 2016
Some of the Best Films We Saw in 2015 (and One that We Didn’t)
January 5th, 2016
Local Auteurs Behind Trash Film Orgy to Debut Badass Monster Killer on IMAX
December 1st, 2015
BOND TO BASICS: Spectre
November 24th, 2015
Masked Producer Slow Magic to bring Idyllic Musical Realm to Midtown
October 28th, 2015
THE MIRROR GAZES INTO ITSELF
September 23rd, 2015
Chaz Bundick of Toro y Moi Spells Out His Unique Blend of Style and Substance
September 17th, 2015
1810 Gallery Exhibit Relics Features the Surreal works of Local Artist S.V. Williams
August 4th, 2015
Native Sacramento duo Sister Crayon on their new album, Devoted
July 28th, 2015
EMOTIONAL IQ: Inside Out
July 8th, 2015
MORE TEETH, LESS BITE
June 23rd, 2015
MORE BRAINS, LESS BULLETS
May 26th, 2015
Chief Xcel dishes on the First Blackalicious Album in a Decade
May 26th, 2015
Ex Hex Flex with a Charm that Disarms
May 18th, 2015
Intellegent Design –
May 11th, 2015
The Perfect Recipe
April 9th, 2015
Charades of Grey
February 17th, 2015
A Crowning Moment
February 4th, 2015
Changing of the Guard
December 16th, 2014
Nervous Dimensions
October 27th, 2014
Brightness of Empire
September 30th, 2014
A Responsible Owner of Darkness
September 2nd, 2014
USE YOUR BRAIN (OR DON’T)
July 30th, 2014
Ten Years Pregnant
July 10th, 2014
Concréte, Rhymes & Life
June 27th, 2014
Bitter Ends and Gleaming Futures
May 28th, 2014
HARD SCI, HI-FI
April 29th, 2014
The Three Way Merge
April 9th, 2014
Continental Confection
April 1st, 2014
Razor-Sharp Pop – The Thermals, Colleen Green
March 25th, 2014
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