Tom Petty leaps back from laryngitis to rock out one week later at Golden 1
Tom Petty Photos and story by Paul Piazza Sacramento didn’t have to wait long for Tom Petty to reschedule his cancelled August 25th concert at…
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Guitarfish Music Festival survives its sink-or-swim year
Vieux Farke Toure at Guitarfish Music Festival By Paul Piazza It’s not easy to survive as a small, boutique music festival these days. For example,…
WorldFest gathered talented musicians from around the globe in Grass Valley
Michael Franti plays WorldFest By Paul Piazza The 21st annual California WorldFest ended Sunday night with a spectacular set by Michael Franti & Spearhead that…
This summer, it's raining grant money for artists
By Rebecca Huval If you have artist friends in Sacramento, don’t be surprised to find them furiously scribbling grant proposals until the end of…
Two music venues announce their end on Tuesday
By Anthony Siino Sacramento’s underground music scene suffered two massive losses Tuesday in the announcements of Starlite Lounge’s closure and the end of live music…
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters rivets Golden 1 Center with an anti-Trump performance
Photos and story by Paul Piazza Pink Floyd has had a significant impact on not just modern music, but culture. The band’s epic visuals,…
Monster Energy Aftershock returns with a stacked lineup of internationally known bands
By Rebecca Huval The Monster Energy Shock music festival plans to rock Discovery Park with some major heavyweights this year: Headliners include Nine Inch Nails,…
A new fashion, music and art event series invites creators to collaborate
By Taylor Desmangles Although Sacramento has a diverse and growing community of artists and musicians, they don’t often collaborate. That’s where Elysium Live comes into…
Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen kicks off its 2017 Second Saturday concert series
By Steph Rodriguez The Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen began its 2017 Second Saturday concert series with a combination of post-punk, shoegaze and psychedelic rock on…
Dirge for a beloved DJ, Daniel Osterhoff
By Nick Miller Pioneering local deejay, artist and music-scene ambassador Daniel Osterhoff passed away unexpectedly this past weekend, and the Sacramento music scene is devastated….
At the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, a tour through artist Marcel Duchamp's
Image by Caroline Minasian By Caroline Minasian Last Thursday evening, the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art was lit up like a…
Guitar legends light up Davis's Mondavi Center in honor of Jimi Hendrix
Billy Cox on bass By Paul Piazza Photos by Paul Piazza Many of the world’s six-string legends gathered in Davis at the Robert and Margrit…
Local comedian JR De Guzman wins Standup NBC showcase
By Steph Rodriguez Congrats to Sacramento comedian and musician JR De Guzman. On Wednesday, February 8, NBCUniversal named the 26-year-old as the winner of its…
Soul singer Erica Ambrin says goodbye to Sacramento with a live recording
By Rebecca Huval “I love how intimate it is right now—a lot of familiar faces,” said the woman of the hour, soul singer Erica…
In Davis, comedian Hasan Minhaj's show drew universal connections through the first-generation experience
By Hillary Knouse It’s tempting to call Hasan Minhaj’s Friday night show stand-up comedy. Ostensibly, it hits all the right notes: a single comic telling…
International lecture series CreativeMornings comes to Sacramento
Armed with complimentary Temple coffee and donuts, bleary-eyed designers and creative workers filled a Midtown auditorium early Friday morning. The free lecture series CreativeMornings has…
The Sacramento Ballet searches for a new director with a fresh vision
The board of the Sacramento Ballet did a pirouette of its own, causing an uproar on social media. After 29 years, artistic directors Ron Cunningham…