PHOTO ESSAY: Clutch and the Sword
On Veteran’s Day, Clutch and the Sword—two high-caliber, road-tested rock ‘n’ roll bands—blasted their way through one of the best shows of the year at…
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REVIEW: 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'
Boys won’t always be boys Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Boy, oh boy, oh … men. Dressed like women, acting like women, singing and dancing…
REVIEW: The Hangtown Halloween Ball was a crazy costume party!
The third annual Hangtown Halloween Ball took place at the Placer County Fairgrounds last weekend. The perfect fall weather was highlighted by the brilliant array…
Absinthe Bistro & Lounge just closed—a few weeks after opening
That was fast: Absinthe Bistro & Lounge suddenly closed over the weekend of October 12, only weeks after its grand opening party on September 29, according…
This weekend's shows
Fri., Oct. 25, Lasher Keen Bows & Arrows, 8 p.m., $5 When most bands harken back to traditional folk music, they pull from the 1940s…
ZuhGfest this weekend!
ZuhG is a Sacramento band. And a few years ago, it opened a store in the Sacramento Downtown Plaza, which closed earlier this year. Now…
Tonight: The Koffin Kats
Cafe Colonial, 8 p.m., $10 Straight outta Detroit comes three-piece psychobilly band the Koffin Kats. These guys blend elements of punk and old-time rock ’n’…
Tonight: Modern English
Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 8 p.m., $17.50 One of the classic ’80s new-wave rock bands, Modern English has broken up and reunited twice now. Though…
Tonight: Joe Pug
Joe Pug Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, $10, 7:30 p.m. Joe Pug is the good kind of cranky: Highly skeptical of the music-industry status quo (and…
REVIEW: Michael Franti and Spearhead
Michael Franti and Spearhead’s performance in Sacramento on Thursday, October 10 felt like a long overdue homecoming show for Franti. It took place at the…
Weekend music lineup
Fri., Oct. 11, J. Lately & J. Good Bows and Arrows, 7:30 p.m., $5 Back in April, Oakland rapper J. Lately and Sacramento rapper J….
Watch party for the United States men's national soccer team on Friday
We love you, we love you, we love you / and where you go we’ll follow, we’ll follow, we’ll follow / ’cause we support the…
SN&R eats a Crunchtada
So, Del Taco recently rolled out its Crunchtada, and sent SN&R an invitation to try it. So we did. And we (surprise!) weren’t too impressed….
Del Taco wants SN&R to eat a Crunchtada. And wear earplugs.
I’m pretty sure the last time I ate at Del Taco was the day I camped out in line at Fry’s Electronics for a 32-inch…
Local Pastafarians question the use of prayer in Rancho Cordova City Council meetings
Sacramento is home to at least 52 Pastafarians—aka followers of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. And they’re boiled over. Of course, 52 is…
Let's all give Pepper Spray Cop a hug!
Remember Pepper Spray Cop? You know, former Lieutenant John Pike of the UC Davis Police Department, who sprayed all those Occupy demonstrators in November 2011?…
Fake Guy Fieri-themed menu
There’s a chef named Guy Fieri. He sports spiked bleached-blonde hair. He’s on the Food Network shows Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (a.k.a. DDD or Triple D to…