After a long wait, Sting fans can see him at Hard Rock Live in Wheatland on April 12 & 13
By Eddie Jorgensen At this stage in Sting’s – a.k.a. Gordon Sumner’s – career, after the massive sale of his catalog and countless successful tours…
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Sacramento to host Mental Health Art Fest this Saturday
By Madison Duong EBAYC Sacramento, an organization that serves young people living in high-need neighborhoods, is hosting its first Mental Health Art Fest on April…
Cosplay will cause the full-effect at Roseville’s SacAnime from April 7 to 9
By Eddie Jorgensen SacAnime fans love to dress up, and when they come out in force, there’s no shortage of awe-inspiring costumes. For those who…
Fantasy fun: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ works thanks to its breezy, comical approach
By Bob Grimm You don’t have to be a committed fantasy-game fan to get a kick out of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, a…
Creativity in the Capital: Josh Fernandez and Frank Stockton talk artistic struggles, commitment to craft and how to carry on
By Sena Christian On a recent Monday morning, with finally a break in the rain, Josh Fernandez and Frank Stockton met for the first time…
Upcoming Esther Black show at Sacramento’s Cafe Colonial April 7 keeps a streak going
By Eddie Jorgensen When live music finally opened up for post-pandemic, full capacity glory at venues in and around Sacramento, perhaps one of the greatest…
Working full time and functionally broke
Millions in the Golden State are failing to keep on the right side of the growing wealth divide. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This…
Analysis: America has been the land of school killing grounds for 34 years, but only California and Tennessee police have shown glimpses of tactics that work
I wasn’t a journalist back when the Columbine High School massacre happened in 1999. In fact, I wasn’t too much older than the shooters who…
The sound of your city: Songwriter spreads the gospel of music in Sacramento
By Casey Rafter The edges of its binding have begun to fray after weeks of thumbing through its pages – its blue duct tape slightly…
A united front: How Folsom is tackling its part of homelessness in Sacramento County
By Cristian Gonzalez Folsom is known as an upper-middle class suburb with great schools and beautiful homes, but it too shows symptoms of the countywide…
Criminal justice reform: A talk with Contra Costa DA Diana Becton – and what Sacramento might learn from her
Many people in Sacramento are rethinking our criminal justice system. So we decided to sit down with Contra Costa’s District Attorney, Diane Becton. During her…
Gallery: Depeche Mode debuts ‘Memento Mori’ tour at Sacramento’s Golden 1
Photographs and story by Sugarwolf After nearly five years since its last world tour, Depeche Mode broke its silence on Thursday and embarked on a new musical…
In the wake of the Ticketmaster debacle, ‘swifties’ will be swift to descend on Sacramento’s Ace of Spades April 7
By Katelyn Marano Taylor Swift fans everywhere have been in an uproar since the singer announced her next concert series, but with so many fans…
A flurry of votes in Sacramento: California passes gasoline price-gouging penalty bill
By Dan Bacher Despite Big Oil spending more than $34.2 million to lobby the Legislature in the last two years – and millions more over the…
Legendary rockers Blue Öyster Cult to make rare appearance at The Venue in Thunder Valley Casino on April 1
By Eddie Jorgensen It’s hard to believe 56 years have passed since guitarist Buck Dharma – a.k.a. Donald Roeser – first formed a band under…
Sacramento’s Celebration Arts receives $700,000 state grant
Funding will help the Black theater organization expand Its operation By Verbal Adam, Sacramento Observer This story is co-published with The Sacramento Observer, a newspaper…
‘Uprooted’ exhibit opens in Sacramento, commemorating the darkest moment – and the tale of survival – for Californians of Japanese descent
By Alesha Blaauw Sacramento’s Japanese American community gathered in excitement as the “Uprooted: An American Story” exhibit was opened in the California Museum on a…