Sean K. Sutter's world of color
Sean K. Sutter, “Napa Valley #1″ By Cody Drabble Sean K. Sutter is a painter, illustrator, art gallery preparator and full time dad in Davis….
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Juggalos, soccer moms and selfies: Sorry, the Zombie Walk is a young man's game
By Rudy Raya I wouldn’t call myself a veteran zombie walker, but let’s just say this isn’t the first time I’ve found myself covered in…
Attention Christian shoppers! One writer reflects on Hobby Lobby's move to get crafty with your reproductive rights
By Tiffani Dangelico Growing up I frequented many craft stores. My mom went through an intense puffy paint and iron-on phase in the mid-'90s, for …
Death Grips and the Mystery of the Napkin–a.k.a Death Grips calls it quits
By Blake Gillespie A few weeks ago members of Death Grips were spotted at LowBau on Le Twist Tuesday, being cagey and disengaged, but the group…
Stevie Nader releases best local release of 2014 (so far)
By Blake Gillespie By the close of the 22nd annual Sammies awards ceremony at Ace of Spades in November of last year, Stevie Nader’s…
Launch Fest morphs into TBD–which is totally a BFD
Organizers for Sacramento’s Launch Festival announced a big transformation today. The music fest, scheduled to take place this year October 3-4, will now be known…
New band alert: Mike Farrell, Jeffrey Valentine and Mike Cordano debut new songs as GTM
It’s been no secret around town that Mike Farrell, the damn near-iconic local Sacramento musician, has spent his adulthood battling drug addiction. He’ll be the…
PSA: Don't be sorry, buy those Tig Notaro tix now
There’s more than a week to go until Tig Notaro’s show at Assembly (1000 K Street) but don’t be the sorry one who misses out…
Sam Misner of Misner & Smith talks Woody Guthrie, blogging and playing in Davis
By Cody Drabble Misner & Smith, the Davis-based folk duo, will take the stage tonight at the Davis Odd Fellows Hall as part…
KDVS fund drive: Last night a college radio deejay saved my life
Listen, I know if you’re reading this then you’re a thoughtful media consumer. The kind of media consumer who contributes to a worthwhile media fund…
How to hack your healthcare
This one’s for all freelancers and start-up types out there. The folks at Hacker Lab have come up with HackerCare Health Insurance–but they need another…
Hey, it's OK if DeMarcus Cousins totally pranked you; we wanted to believe, too
By Blake Gillespie Despite our own Nick Miller's prediction that DeMarcus Cousin’s r&b album, Misunderstood, would be the best album of 2014, the announcement was…
Hacker Lab co-founder loses nearly everything in house fire
Bad news, Hacker Lab co-founder Gina Lujan and her family lost nearly everything when their Oak Park rental burned down Thursday night. In addition to…
Jeremy Briggs booted off The Voice but lands gig at Harlow's
Jeremy Briggs earned a spot on Team Shakira on The Voice with his rendition of Bad Company’s “Bad Company” but the network ride made its…
James Cavern hits The Voice
So local singer-songwriter and SN&R cover star (not to mention 2013 Sammies Artist of the Year) James Cavern finally made his national TV debut on tonight’s…
Update: Bows and Arrows to reopen as, uh, Bows and Arrows
Last week we reported that Bows and Arrows, the already-missed Midtown cafe/boutique/art gallery/performing arts space, was re-opening in March as a Witch Room, a music…
This is your weekend on Mardi Gras
Photo by Jesse Vasquez By Julianna Boggs It’s Mardi Gras season, and while that may not mean much outside of New Orleans here in the…