TBD Fest Day 2 Recap: one high-energy day, 10 lazy observations
Chance the Rapper. Was TBD Fest cool? That’s what everyone from Uber drivers to Thai food servers asked after day No. 2 came to a…
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TBD Fest day one: Death Grips actually shows up
Chaz Bundwick of Toro y Moi // Brian Breneman Sure, the gates opened a half hour late. And sure, you could still see staff running…
You don't know Steven Wright (but SN&R now does)
The mystery comic. Like many great comedians, Steven Wright’s voice is instantly recognizable. Answering the telephone from a friend’s home in Rhode Island, the famously…
Trust the unknown
Joey advises readers on parental issues.
Sacramento celebrity cat Norm Lopez only moved a little bit
Aw, Norm. The Mayor of Midtown. The absurdly huge orange cat with an international following on the interwebs. Norm Lopez lives on 14th Street between…
California Craft Brewers Showcase wows with 'can you top this?' beers
by Daniel Barnes As I waited in a fifteen-minute queue for a 3-oz. pour of Sante Adairius’ sublime West Ashley apricot sour, a woman behind…
Members of the Sacramento metal band Psychosomatic thrash, thrive on word-of-mouth, playing live
Photo courtesy of Pyschosomatic By Eddie Jorgensen Psychosomatic is a local thrash metal band started by bassist/vocalist Jeff Salgado back in 1987 whose members have…
BREAKING: Sacramento public defender takes sheriff, D.A. to court over StingRay secrets
Talk about getting stung. On Thursday afternoon, the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office filed 19 motions intended to compel the sheriff’s department to spill…
Break it, don't fake it
Joey advises a reader that it's OK to break up with her boyfriend.
Suspect(s) still at large near City College campus, campus officials take 41 minutes to warn students via text
Shortly before 4 p.m., 6-7 shots were fired on campus at Sacramento City College near the baseball field. One person was struck and died on…
Sacramento singer-songwriter Brianna Lea Pruett has died
By mid-morning Thursday, news of singer-songwriter Brianna Lea Pruett's death had spread quickly on Facebook among her friends, family and members of Sacramento’s tight-knit…
VIDEO: Hundreds demand end to 'identity' profiling outside California governor's office
They bused in from as far north as Del Norte and as far south as San Diego. They wore red t-shirts that read “Native…
New Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen takes on low graduation rates
An atypical president seems truly interested in helping students get ahead.
Get schooled
Joey advises a reader whose girlfriend's parents just don't understand.
You can Uber to the airport again
No longer must you summon an Uber driver, only to be told that no, you can’t Uber to the airport. And then be charged $5…
Ella adds $26 burger to menu
It’s easily the most expensive burger in town. Ella Dining Room & Bar’s regular $17 burger (with the egg add-on) was already among Sacramento’s spendiest….
AFTERSHOCK announces pre-party with Hell or Highwater
Can’t wait for this year’s AFTERSHOCK Festival? You may get repreive slightly earlier, thanks to a just-announced pre-party event at Slipknot’s Scream Park (4909 Auburn…