Stuff to do this week
Heal the world This year Earth Day lands on Wednesday, April 22, but there’s plenty of earth-friendly stuff to do on both sides of that…
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Rugby match tickets on sale Wednesday
Photo by Craig Boyd USA Rugby announced back in February that Sacramento’s Bonney Field will host a doubleheader of rugby games (Fiji versus Samoa, and…
Sacramento B-boys headed to Red Bull BC One qualifier
B-Boy CNote B-Boy Philthy Sacramento’s produced a number of great B-boys over the years. A few years back, I wrote a cover story on B-Boy…
Deftones and Incubus announce co-headlining tour
Sacramento’s Deftones announced a co-headlining tour with Incubus that’s set to hit the road next month. Death From Above 1979 and the Bots will round…
REVIEW: 'Once'
photo by Joan Marcus —by Jeff Hudson Decades ago, major musicals originated as Broadway shows, and later morphed into movies. And that still happens—Les Miserables,…
Get grossed out AND informed with UC Davis' comprehensive roadkill study
One time I was driving about 35 mph through a residential neighborhood when a suicidal squirrel that had safely crossed the street deliberately doubled back…
Task1ne caught stealing raps from multiple emcees
The big question in Sacramento’s hip-hop community this week: Is Task1ne a fraud? Or, how much of a fraud is Task1ne? Or, is Task1ne’s career…
Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch is not a candy-ass bitch…
… but that didn’t stop someone in Sacramento from hurling the phrase at the singer the last time he was in the area. At least…
Esquire IMAX Theatre realizes summer blockbusters are better when you're buzzed, starts serving beer and wine
I have always been a loyal 2D movie-goer. I’ve only seen a 3D movie twice. The first time was as a kid inside a small…
Midtown smoke shop shutters
Another business goes under: Jacob’s Smoke Shop (2017 I Street) closed up shop this week with little to no fanfare. On Monday, the place went…
All the rage
Joey advises a reader on the complexities of anger.
SN&R’s 26th birthday
More than 300,000 readers and still growing.
Tucos in Davis closes its doors
The curtain has closed on Tucos, the charming and eclectic restaurant in Davis. Quite literally, a red curtain is draped over the door with no…
Doom metal band Church releases new album
<a href=”http://transylvaniantapes.bandcamp.com/album/church-unanswered-hymns” _cke_saved_href=”http://transylvaniantapes.bandcamp.com/album/church-unanswered-hymns”>Church – Unanswered Hymns by Church</a> Local doom metal band Church released its new album last week, and you can get in on…
Fire closes Pizzeria Urbano for weeks
If you’ve been craving late-night pizza near the MARRS building the last couple of weeks, you’ve surely noticed the above sign. On Friday, March 27,…
Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real brings brotherly love to Folsom
Micah Nelson painting with Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real / photo Paul Piazza By Paul Piazza The Nelson brothers contrast in styles….
Local band Graveshadow steals Apocalyptica show
Heather Smith of Graveshadow / photo Paul Piazza By Paul Piazza After the Apocalyptica show at Ace of Spades last Thursday night, people on the…