Indy’s end: Some nice moments aside, ‘Dial of Destiny’ lets down Harrison Ford
By Bob Grimm Indiana Jones goes out on a murky note with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which features an 80-year-old Harrison Ford…
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California Journalism Preservation Act prepares for Senate Judiciary hearing
AB 886, which would force tech giants to pay for news, flew through the State Assembly, but opposition is massing. By Graham Womack for California…
Led Zepagain hits Sacramento on July 8, playing Greenback Lane’s longest-running music institution
By Eddie Jorgensen Thirty-five years into their career, the members of Led Zepagain are still constantly diving into the deeper catalog of the sadly defunct…
Capital Region communities relieved after lawmakers get Newsom to ditch his environmental run-around for Delta tunnel in budget deal
By Dan Bacher Towns from Freeport to Isleton are resting a little easier after Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and…
Neon city lights: Reliving and passing down personal cinematic experiences in Sacramento
The Crest and The Tower each bring their own touch to the city’s cultural life, but after the pandemic, one is struggling with its future…
The queen of operatic Metal makes a rare appearance in Northern California on June 30
By Eddie Jorgensen Although Finnish soprano singer Tarja Turunen is known for her work fronting the symphonic metal greats, Nightwish, her solo career has eclipsed…
Kevin McCarty talks Sacramento mayoral campaign
California State Assemblymember and former Sacramento City Councilman announced his bid the same day Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg declined to seek a third term By…
Scarlet shades and sonic connections: Sacramento DJ ‘Patrick Coe’ Johnson is bringing his own pulse to the city
By Chris Woodard A crowd gathers on the dance floor of Midtown’s Flamingo House on a breezy Sunday night. Its floor is missing the usual…
Sacramento’s Will Haven to make Harlow’s nightclub a sonic wasteland July 7
By Eddie Jorgensen It’s hard to believe it has been 28 years since the members of Will Haven handed me their first recording, a six-song…
Photo essay: ‘It’s a family thing’ – Sacramento’s Juneteenth celebration brings the energy to Land Park
Photographs and story by Neezy Jeffery For Gary Simon, “Juneteenth is not Black history,” he says. “This is American history.” Simon is the executive director…
California defendants are more likely to go free when they meet lawyers early
By Nigel Nuara for CalMatters In most California courts, morning arraignments are a mess. Lawyers refer to them as “cattle calls.” Defendants troop in, typically…
The king of never-politically-correct comedians returns to Sacramento for a two-night engagement at Thunder Valley June 29 & June 30
By Eddie Jorgensen While some believe that real comedy started and ended with the late George Carlin, Bill Burr has been carving out his own…
Sacramento voters approved a ban on homeless encampments last fall. Here’s why the city has been slow to enforce it
By Chris Nichols, CapRadio Six months after Sacramento’s voter-approved ban on homeless encampments went into effect, supporters and critics of Measure O say the controversial…
Letters: A governor against his Capital Region, why CEQA matters, and the Sacramentans we’ll always remember
Re: “Newsom’s war with California environmental groups keeps Sacramento County in its cross-hairs” by Dan Bacher (News, May 26) We are seeing the same assault…
‘The one constant I had was basketball.’ How Sacramento High’s new coach went from foster care, to pro, to inspiration
By Malachi Parker Matt Johnson was labeled “a long shot” while facing hardship after hardship; however, his first year as head coach of the Sacramento…
Belgium’s The Kids close-out Sacramento’s three-day Trash Jubilee on June 24
By Eddie Jorgensen Presented by Abstract Entertainment and Slovenly Recordings, the first Sacramento Trash Jubilee could prove hard to top in the future. Over three…
Vorlust returns to Sacramento on a ridiculously stacked bill Tuesday, June 20
By Eddie Jorgensen Soon to be a headliner across the states, the mighty Vorlust crew is playing a rare weeknight show at Café Colonial tomorrow…