Local bands compete to play SXSW in Austin
Radio 94.7 is sending one Sacramento band to the famed South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. The five finalists are Arden Park Roots,…
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Let's see a focus on the issues instead of campaigns, donations and election ads.
Measuring Measure U: Collection errors dog Sacramento's half-cent sales tax
Remember Measure U, the half-cent sales tax that was supposed to reverse the city of Sacramento’s gloomy financial fortunes? Well, it turns out the Magic…
Bows & Arrows to reopen as music venue Witch Room
It’s been rumored for a long while, but this afternoon it’s “official”: Popular boutique/bar/cafe Bows & Arrows in Midtown will reopen next month as Witch…
Gold state for few: California's tech industry contributes to state's income-inequality woes
California is a leader … in income inequality. So says a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington,…
Hugs, not stabs: Sacramento police respond to trio of road rage incidents
There is such a thing as an illegal hug, in case you were wondering. The unwelcome show of intimacy went down during the evening of…
Awesome indie show alert: Social Studies plays Luigi's Saturday
The members of Social Studies may have once considered themselves history nerds, but they’ve grown up. And so has their sound. The five-piece band from…
Last Grimey ever tonight at Press Club, good-bye DJ Whores
Sacramento’s most influential dance night of the past five years will come to an end this evening. Grimey, the twice-a-month, Tuesday-night deejay night that broke…
Sacramento singer Jeremy Briggs lands a spot on The Voice
SN&R cover star James Cavern's audition didn’t make it last night’s premiere of The Voice but that didn’t mean Sacramento went unrepresented. Sacramento musician Jeremy…
Sushi burritos will be dished out of former Trey B Cakes spot
Have you ever looked at your spicy tuna roll and desperately wished it was bigger? Like, burrito-sized? Surely, the owners of Wrap N’ Roll mused…
UC Davis students vote to save their newspaper
It looks like The California Aggie will live to see its 100th birthday, thanks to the thousands of students who voted during campus elections this…
UC Davis student newspaper's fate (sort of) decided tomorrow
If you have been paying attention the UC Davis student elections on Twitter this week, you might have a few questions. Like, what on earth…
Plan B Cafe now serving French fare at 20th and Capitol
Plan B Cafe, a more casual outpost of the beloved Plan B Restaurant in Arden, opened this week in Midtown. The cafe is currently serving…
Citrus Heights considers trading City Hall for medical office complex
By Steph Rodriguez Dry rot, an outdated electrical system and plumbing issues are a few reasons why Citrus Heights officials believe City Hall is long…
Sacramento’s State of the City goes pep rally
The mayor's annual speech was not his finest moment.
The girlfriend checklist
Joey advises a reader to salvage his relationship by facing the facts.
†††: A cure for the February blahs
Chino Moreno's side project ††† just released its full-length debut February 11. The self-titled full-length is mostly a collection of the group’s previous work issued on…