2014
Sacramento comedy scene has a banner week
For starters, we’ve got popular stand-up comedian Tig Notaro (pictured) performing on Monday, November 17 (click here for more info on that) and satirist David…
REVIEW: 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress'
Alan Ball’s comic play about five bridesmaids wearing incredibly ugly dresses at a wedding for a woman they all dislike is a sort of Steel…
REVIEW: 'Anon(ymous)'
Playwright Naomi Iizuka’s Anon(ymous), a mythical and mystical tracing of immigrants’ hardships and journeys, is the perfect vehicle for one of the region’s most creative,…
Pregnant record 'John Raw' inspired by this super weird email
Placerville experimental band Pregnant will enter new experimental territory with its next album—the subject for this week’s music feature—dropping Friday, Nov. 14. John Raw is…
Pachamama co-op hopes to roast coffee in Midtown
The Pachamama Coffee Cooperative’s Midtown headquarters is a special place. Full disclosure: I buy my beans there every month. It’s such a feel-good buying experience…
Managers versus leaders
Do not sabotage your sanity or prolong your grief by investing romantic feelings into a friendship.
Election night blues
I'm disappointed in the Democrats.
Closing venues shake up Sacramento burlesque scene
Sizzling Siren Lucinda Buttons shows off some pasties. Photo by Steven Chea Sacramento’s thriving burlesque scene is facing some serious roadblocks. With the closing of…
Ready, set, bro
‘Tis the season to party rock for men’s-health awareness. Once reserved for tank-top-rocking, Tucker Max-reading young men who refuse to stop listening to Sublime, the…
University of California eyes tuition hikes for next five years
The University of California announced a plan this morning to raise tuition by 5 percent annually over the next five years. It will be considered…
Black Keys deliver hits—but not much else—at Sleep Train Arena
When I told friends about my Tuesday night destination—the Black Keys concert at Sleep Train Arena—I got a lot of initially excited responses. Like, “Awesome!…
Life, as is
Joey advises a reader to value her noncommittal boyfriend’s honesty.
Bites calls out Sacramento teachers union's awful, sleazy attack on school board member Jay Hansen
by Cosmo Garvin I’ve been pretty tough on Jay Hansen since he came onto the school board. He has a way of saying obnoxious things…
Fewer ducks getting busy. Thanks, drought!
By Brooke Purves A multi-year drought has claimed another cruel casualty—duck love. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s waterfowl breeding population survey…
Assembly Music Hall managers to leave next month, venue's fate unknown
Once again, changes are coming to Sacramento’s live music scene and life on K Street. Eric Rushing and Bret Bair, owners of Ace of Spades…
Open and shut
Joey advises a reader to check the divorce papers.