Aftershock set times announced
In case you needed to know when everybody’s hitting the stage before you picked up your tickets for Aftershock, here’s the juice you crave: Saturday,…
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather after cops release videos of Joseph Mann shooting
Story and photo by Kris Hooks Nearly 100 protesters from Black Lives Matter Sacramento lined the sidewalk on the corner of Del Paso Boulevard and…
Unidentified man killed, officer wounded in altercation on Del Paso Boulevard
An unidentified black man was killed by police after an altercation that left one law-enforcement officer wounded on Del Paso Boulevard this morning at about…
Sunday, bloody Sunday: Multiple stabbings at Capitol clash between white-power groups and anti-facists
Story and photos by Kris Hooks Hundreds of anti-fascist protesters from all over California, many dressed in all black and wearing masks and bandannas…
The perfect 4/20 gift: Stoner metal band Crimson Eye releases new album
<a href="http://crimsoneyeband.bandcamp.com/album/crimson-eye" _cke_saved_href="http://crimsoneyeband.bandcamp.com/album/crimson-eye">Crimson Eye by Crimson Eye</a> What could be better than a new stoner metal record from a local band on 4/20, the holiest…
Concerts in the Park lineup announced
Concerts in the Park announced this year’s lineup today, featuring acts such as Chuck Ragan, New Kingston, Authority Zero and more. The series, which runs…
CVLT Nation loves area doom
Badass blog and purveyors of general darkness CVLT Nation can’t stop and won’t stop showing serious affection for products of the gaping void that is…
LadyFest goes camping
Remember LadyFest, that rad two-day feminist festival from last July? It was so rad that the organizers decided to do it again this year, and…
Bastards of Young set to release new album April 7
Local punk band Bastards of Young announced earlier today that the group’s new album, White Knuckles, is set to drop on April 7 via San…
Gastronomicon: Red Lobster's biscuits can go straight to hell
After eating at a Red Lobster for the first time, I feel endangered. My blood isn’t moving properly. It’s spurting through my face in irregular…
Local doom band Chrch racks up huge praise on Best of 2015 lists
I’ve been yelling about Chrch for more than a year now, and now that we’re hitting year’s end, everybody else is, too. The local doom…
Gastronomicon: Burger King's new Whopper blackens Halloween's name
Your friend arrives to your Halloween party. His costume is clearly just a cheap mask he had in his closet. Are you happy? Do you…
Gastronomicon: Revisiting crust knuckles with Pizza Hut's Cheesy Bites Pizza
Somehow I missed that the Hot Dog Bites Pizza from Pizza Hut was preceded by something much less explicitly offensive: The Cheesy Bites Pizza. If…
Hardcore band Cross Class drops raging EP
Local hardcore band Cross Class released a new EP on Sunday, and despite it only lasting just short of seven minutes, that’s more than enough…
Gastronomicon: Del Taco Platos put the bar dangerously high
Going out to review food is surreptitious at best. You sneak in, steal a few pictures of your wilted lettuce and hope nobody notices that…
Gastronomicon: Pizza Hut's Hot Dog Bites pie is just stupid enough to eat
Every time I go out to try some new monstrosity for a Gastronomicon feast, I carry a bit of optimism with me. Between the hyperbole…
Gastronomicon: Most American Thickburger brings out the worst in our country
There is nothing fun or cute about the Most American Thickburger, the newest monstrosity from Carl’s Jr. Much like the American Dream, it is the…