Sol Collective to launch record label at SXSW
The music portion of Austin’s South by Southwest festival starts next week, and the city is getting two healthy doses of Sacramento. Yes, TBD Fest…
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Diary of a Sacramento (area) rap show
There’s a fragrant stank of herb in the gravel parking lot of a closed automotive repair shop, across the strip from The Boardwalk in Orangevale….
Midtown Farmers Market 2.0: What can you buy?
A revamped Midtown Farmers Market debuts tomorrow. So far, most of the media hoopla has been about a better strolling layout, kids zone, patio and…
Sacramento metal band Battle Hag releases demo
<a href=”http://battlehag.bandcamp.com/album/battle-hag” _cke_saved_href=”http://battlehag.bandcamp.com/album/battle-hag”>Battle Hag by Battle Hag</a> Local metal band Battle Hag released a new demo today and you can listen to it on Bandcamp…
City of Sacramento doesn't track its own performance
The city of Sacramento doesn’t formally evaluate its 20 departments, including those providing police and water services, but wants to start doing so in the…
Gastronomicon: Taco Bell's Sriracha Quesarito revels in density and excess
Taco Bell seems to have always pursued edginess in new offerings. Sometimes, these fringe products find enough success to get rolled into the main menu,…
West End Cabaret: an ode to 1920s Sacramento culture
Jazz artist Harley White Jr., chef Adam Pechal and historian William Burg are teaming up to present a throwback to the 1920s. Specifically to Sacramento’s…
Wicked 'Wich opens brick-and-mortar in West Sacramento
Wicked ‘Wich is back, brick-and-mortar style. The food truck kicked off the Broderick Roadhouse empire, which also encompasses Capital Dime and Trick Pony, back in…
Five don't-miss spring events this week
Sweet Dozen unveils a Girl Scout cookie doughnut
It’s Girl Scout cookie season, which means inevitable debates in the office breakroom about which cookie reigns supreme. For me, it’s always been Samoas, the…
A lesson in conscious uncoupling
Joey advises a reader to teach her son self-care by caring for her dying ex-husband.
Meet Peter Tateishi, head of the new Sacramento Metro Chamber
Sacramento needs a strong Chamber, where business and community leaders, regardless of their political affiliation, can work together to improve the region.
New Helvetia Theatre closes as R Street changes
The curtain has closed on New Helvetia Theatre Co. The six-year-old theater company can’t afford to stay at its current location at 11th and R…
Blair Anthony Robertson out as Sacramento Bee food critic, still writing about food for the paper
In a bit of a shocker–at least as far as Sacramento foodie circles go–the Sacramento Bee has acknowledged that its oft-controversial food critic Blair Anthony…
Hearing voices in Midtown isn’t unusual. Listening to them is.
“Do I look crazy to you?” That was the first question the stranger asked as I tapped my phone and breezed past her on 10th…
Two Sheds drops new single, album coming in May
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Two Sheds will release its long-awaited second album Assembling on May 26 via Crossbill Records. The Los Angeles indie rock…
Barbershops serving booze with haircuts protected under new bill
When it’s time to return to Jimmy’s Barber Garage—or Barber Blues, or Anthony’s Barbershop, etc.—what do you most look forward to? That sweet, old fashioned neck…