Read W. Kamau Bell's essay and then see him perform tonight
photo by Matthias Clamer, courtesy of FX. If you blinked, you may have missed it. Yesterday, lost amongst inane hipster listicles with titles like “Australian…
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Watch DeMarcus Cousins scare Lithuanian basketball player
The USA Basketball Men’s National Team destroyed Lithuania in the semifinal of the 2014 FIBA World Cup today. If you haven’t been following along, two…
Two music festivals happening this weekend
Stick a fork in it
Enough already. I like farms, I sometimes use forks, and I often enjoy so-called “farm-to-fork” meals. Still, there’s something unsettling to me about the term…
Friday-night and Saturday-night gigs
Top son
A few weeks ago, I got an email saying that as a member of the media, I might be able to fly in a plane…
REVIEW: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden
Review and photos by Paul Piazza. Last week, I took the lengthy drive to Wheatland’s Sleep Train Amphitheater to go see Soundgarden and Nine Inch…
Thinking global, acting lo-cool
If you’re looking for a fun way to start Labor Day weekend, take off from work a bit early on Friday, August 29, and head…
Labor Day weekend = music festivals
*Editor’s note: The Aug. 28 print edition of SN&R (“Eight Gigs,” page 55) mistakenly stated the price of the Tejano Conjunto Festival as “no cover.”…
Pizza Guys announces Sriracha Pizza and 'sriracha-themed challenges'
I’ve loved sriracha for a long time (the Huy Fong Foods, Inc. version in particular). And I’ve loved pizza for a quite a while, too….
Choice gigs
Last Festival Days of Summer
It’s official: There’s only a month until summer ends. Although daylight is getting shorter, the good news is we’re finally getting a little break from…
REVIEW: 'La Cage Aux Folles'
Photo by Charr Crail —by Kel Munger It seems cliché, but it takes love to make a family function—and families can be dysfunctional in all sorts…
Airport to get new eateries
Last week, Sacramento International Airport launched a $3 million renovation of the Terminal A food court, which will include a handful of new eateries upon…
This is bananas
It’s kind of hard to believe that this weekend’s Sacramento Banana Festival is already the fifth annual installment of the event. It seems like just…
2014 Elly nominees announced
Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance announced its 2014 Elly nominees at a party last night at the West Sacramento Community Center. The annual Elly Award…