Assembly Music Hall managers to leave next month, venue's fate unknown
Once again, changes are coming to Sacramento’s live music scene and life on K Street. Eric Rushing and Bret Bair, owners of Ace of Spades…
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Hangtown Halloween Ball delivers another rockin' time in Placerville
Words by Eddie Jorgensen Photos by Paul Piazza Hangtown Halloween Ball returned to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville last weekend much to the…
Classy Hippie Cafe opens for tea in Midtown Collective
If customers seem wary of the Classy Hippie Cafe's selection of nearly 20 teas, Leo Hickman asks a simple question: “How are you feeling right…
Granola Girl launching nutrition-packed food truck in November
Photo by Nicholas Wray, courtesy of Granola Girl The words “food truck” and “healthy” rarely go together. Yet locally-grown business Granola Girl is going the…
The first-ever Joan Didion documentary is officially happening
Sacramento native Joan Didion is finally getting her own documentary, We Tell Ourselves Stories In Order to Live. Her nephew and filmmaker Griffin Dunne says…
Kai Kln, Brubaker and Hamm's beer at Harlow's
Local ‘90s rock legends Kai Kln reunite at Harlow’s. By Paul Piazza I have been listening to Brubaker’s self-titled album steadily since drummer Neil Franklin…
Experience Hendrix shreds through Mondavi Center
By Paul Piazza Experience Hendrix, the tour honoring Jimi Hendrix’s cultural legacy, made its first-ever Sacramento area stop on Thursday, Oct. 16 at the UC…
Kings Arena goes 'farm-to-court'
“I want to coin a new phrase today… Farm to Court.” – @KJ_MayorJohnson #SacramentoProud pic.twitter.com/8oOQk2ic9O — Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) October 17, 2014 The Sacramento Kings…
Specialty Coffee Week: film screenings, free tastings, beer releases and more
Photo courtesy of Mack Male Get ready to start shaking from caffeine highs—it’s officially Sacramento’s first-ever Specialty Coffee Week, and there’s plenty of education and…
Izayaka Daikoku brings casual Japanese, small plate dining to Midtown
Buta, the Japanese-style pancake with pork, at Izayaka Daikoku. Two izayaka-style spots recently opened up in the Sacramento area, making regular Japanese food cravings a…
Transcendence Festival can't transcend city's permitting process
While Sacramento buzzed all weekend about TBD Fest, another inaugural gathering was being broken apart: Transcendence Festival. City police arrived to the three-day festival at…
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…
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…
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…
Team Sleep reunites members of Deftones, Death Grips for new album
Remember Team Sleep? That was the short-lived, experimental rock project with singer Chino Moreno (Deftones) and drummer Zach Hill (Death Grips). The Sacramento supergroup put…
Photo essay: Aftershock festival brings out metalheads, '90s nostalgia
Nice lapels, Dexter. Dexter Holland addressed the sea of sweaty bodies: “It’s fucking a million degrees here, with fucking a million dust pits, and you’re…