So much ramen
There’s a new ramen spot in town called Raijin Ramen House. It’s located right across the street from (and has the same owners as) Ryujin…
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Dining in the dark
Remember that scene in Wall-E, where the futuristic humans are strapped into hovering recliners whilst watching TV and gorging on food? Well, there’s a movie…
Review: 'My Fair Lady'
photo by Charr Crail —by Jeff Hudson The 2015 Music Circus season opened on Tuesday, June 9 with a one-week run of My Fair Lady, the…
Like This and like That (Is)
Want to hang out in Midtown all day—every Second Saturday throughout the summer? Now you can. This Midtown, the annual summer block-party-style concert series which…
Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival debuts this weekend
Poster courtesy of the Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival The first ever Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (www.sapff.org) happens this weekend. The two day festival…
'Midtown Blue' Episode 3 release party at Urban Hive
flyer courtesy of The Alternative Arts Collective Midtown Blue, the Alternative Arts Collective’s web-based drama series base in Midtown Sacramento, debuts its third episode with…
This Midtown June lineup announced
This Midtown kicks off on Saturday, June 13. The annual series of Second Saturday events features music, art, and vendors from 4 p.m. to 9…
Sac Ballet lays off dancers, dancers keep dancing
—by Jim Carnes The Sacramento Ballet has laid off all its dancers for the remainder of their contracts (three weeks) and canceled the “Beer and…
Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera officially unveil 2015-16 “Resurrection Season”
The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera are back—for real this time. Yesterday, the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (the two groups merged in 2013 into a joint…
EIGHT GIGS: Young Aundee
13WED photo by Josh Johnson Young Aundee Press Club, 8 p.m., $5 With elements of dark and new wave, trip-hop, pop and even a little…
Stuff to do this week
Every year Coachella runs two weekends in a row—allowing hordes of affluent SoCal hipsters using their parents’ money to see some of today’s most popular…
Stuff to do this week
photo by Arden de Raaij May is Bike Month challenges local residents to ride more than 2 million miles in May. The annual Sacramento-area event is…
Controversial one-woman play details life—and death—of American college student in Gaza
—by Jim Carnes My Name is Rachel Corrie is a one-woman play that tells the story of a naïve young American college student who became…
Stuff to do this week
This week is all about watching films, and buying tickets for those films really early. There are plenty to choose from—except for maybe the long-awaited…
Blackalicious album gets release date
Blackalicious is back and will release its first new album in a decade. Imani, Vol. 1 will drop August 14, according to a press release….
'Midtown Blue' episode two premiere on Tuesday
Photo courtesy of David Blue Garrison/The Alternative Arts Collective Midtown Blue, the Alternative Arts Collective’s self-described “first attempt at film storytelling” premieres its second episode,…
Sacamento Philharmonic & Opera announce “Art Invasion 2015,” “Resurrection Season” announcement to come
The music seems to have been saved. In a press release sent to SN&R yesterday morning, the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (an alliance self-described as…