Stevie Nicks and the Pretenders: rock 'n' roll's leading ladies at Golden 1 Center
Stevie Nicks (left) and Chrissie Hynde // Paul Piazza By Paul Piazza Two of rock ‘n’ roll’s longtime leading ladies held court at the Golden…
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First Festival announces 2017 headliners
Like many Saturday night at Old Ironsides, Jayson Angove called for a round of applause for Danielle Vincent. “You work your ass off to make…
Radio 94.7's Electric Christmas sells out with Capital Cities, Glass Animals
Electric Christmas headliner Capital Cities // Paul Piazza For the first time ever, Radio 94.7 sold out its annual Electric Christmas mini-fest. Was it the…
Tycho earns first Grammy nomination
Nominations for the 59th annual Grammy Awards dropped today. Normally, we wouldn’t bother to echo praise for the likes of Justin Bieber and Adele, but…
Jewish deli on K Street will be called Solomon's Delicatessen
Tower Records founder Russ Solomon got honored twice last night. He strolled into Red Rabbit with a medal around his neck, newly inducted into the…
On Kanye West, hate and his brief Sacramento appearance
Karlos Rene Ayala By Karlos Rene Ayala Kid Cudi and Kanye West hugged, and Kanye appeared to have begun crying. This was toward the end…
More details revealed for ArtStreet, follow-up to wildly successful Art Hotel
Last year, Art Hotel drew tens of thousands of people to a vacated building downtown—the rooms, hallways and bathrooms of which were transformed into a…
Chef Matt Masera leaves Saddle Rock for Hook & Ladder
Things aren’t going too well over at Saddle Rock. The newest restaurant in Chris Jarosz’s Broderick empire had a last-minute shuffle just before opening, subbing…
Sakamoto takes over Tamaya space in Midtown
After nearly a year, a restaurant has finally opened in the former Tamaya Sushi Bar & Grill space: Sakamoto (2131 J Street). Tamaya lost its…
Now open: Devil May Care Ice Cream & Frozen Treats
Sacramento has a new ice cream destination. Devil May Care Ice Cream & Frozen Treats softly opened over the weekend at 332 Third Street in…
Rush Coffee opens in the State Capitol
Folks visiting or working at the State Capitol no longer have to exit the building to get their caffeine fix. Rush Coffee opened today, occupying…
Chance the Rapper brings his Magnificent Coloring World Tour to UC Davis
When 2 Chainz’s “I’m Different” comes on, I start to freak out a little. I’m at the ARC Pavilion, typically home to UC Davis basketball…
Journey to the Dumpling brings xiao long bao to Elk Grove
The promise of pristine xiao long bao—also known as XLB or Shanghai soup dumplings—draws massive waits at Din Tai Fung, the famous Taiwanese dumpling restaurant…
Hangtown Music Festival delivers costumes and musical collaborations
Angelo Moore with Karl Denson // Paul Piazza By Paul Piazza The day after Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe performed an epic tribute to Prince’s Dirty…
The Jungle Bird opens with tiki flair and Hawaiian eats
The Jungle Bird opened last night to much fanfare. By 5 p.m., the place was already swarmed with folks trying to beat the rush as…
Jimboy's Tacos unveils new look and menu
Jimboy’s Tacos celebrated the grand opening of its latest location in Woodland last night. Though the spot at 2021 Bronze Star Drive had been operating…
Greek Food Imports brings tradition to Arden area
When his parents passed away, Kostas Panayotakopoulos shed his career as a therapist in favor of a blue apron. After well over a year of…