TBD Fest day 2 recap, plus pics, lazy writing, etc
Danny Brown gives the crowd some tongue. The dust may never settle—but day two of TBD Fest is over. Saturday’s affair was a sell-out, according…
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TBD Fest Friday recap: Moby, Gramatik, MNDR and more
During Gramatik’s glitchy, bass-heavy, throttling set, I was overcome with the most marvelous feeling. I was at a legit-ass music festival. Really, up until then,…
This is what TBD Fest actually looks like
Well, we are here at TBD Fest, eager to tell you exactly what to expect when you join in on the fun. Well, it may…
Festivals for the rest of us
Smut Marketing 101: Be persistent
Smut peddlers are like aspiring magicians: You don’t want to give them positive reinforcement, yet they’re difficult to ignore. Following an adulterated (as in “short”)…
12 percent of Sacramentans seek emergency food aid
Stigma be damned: More than 175,000 Sacramento County residents turned to food banks and other emergency food providers last year to fill their cupboards and…
5 reasons to stop screwing around and buy a ticket to TBD Fest
Dear Person Debating Whether to Attend This Weekend’s TBD Fest, What’s the problem? First, a link to the ticket site. Now, let me be clear…
Bad dads and old-fashioned fathers
Joey advises readers on how to deal with their overbearing patriarchs.
Sacramento's latest hybrid food is officially the ramen burrito
Not a ramen burger. Not a sushi burrito. A ramen burrito. Our own beloved Shoki Ramen House debuted its Rapanada (ramen-empanada) at a Soil Born…
ESSAY: Rev. Rick Cole and his homeless publicity stunt
By Kel Munger It’s not surprising that Capital Christian Center pastor Rick Cole decided a publicity stunt was the best way to help Sacramento’s homeless…
Tower Bridge Dinner: gorgeous food, pretty people, bird poop
Last night, more than 700 people lined Sacramento’s golden Tower Bridge for Farm-to-Fork’s grand finale. They wore sport jackets and fine jewelry, nibbled on caviar…
Here are some local bands you should check out this weekend
Return of the messenger: How Jeremy Renner’s new film Kill The Messenger will vindicate Sacramento investigative journalist Gary Webb
Nearly two decades after the reporter exposed a connection between the CIA and crack cocaine in America, Hollywood chimes in with a major movie By…
Separation anxiety
Joey advises a reader to renew truthful, emotional intimacy with her husband.
Affordable housing in Sacramento’s urban core
Or is it better economics to subsidize housing outside of the Midtown-downtown grid?
Scorekeeper: Local kid who tells Kanye to screw off is this week's winner!
Relative speaking, Sacramento plans to fix foster pay discrepancy
Foster care providers who take in their relatives may soon get paid the same as those who don’t. In Sacramento County, at least. According to…