Essay: Jimmy Buffett was an existentialist
By Holly Calderone If we ever needed more proof of Oscar Wilde’s adage, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life,” it would be…
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Photo gallery: Back to (old) school night with Snoop at Sacramento’s Golden 1
Photographs and report by Sugarwolf Golden 1 Center played host to Snoop Dogg’s High School Reunion Tour on Friday, August 25th. The event drew a…
Photo gallery: Duran Duran rides new wave of success with Future Past Tour
Words and Photographs by Sugarwolf Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Duran Duran brought their ‘Future Past’ arena tour to The Golden 1 Center…
Music movement: Local businesses are partnering with artists to jazz up Sacramento’s music scene
By Cathy Cassinos-Carr Jazz has deep roots in Sacramento. For 44 years, the city played host to a massive jazz festival, traditionally held over Memorial…
Swedish guitar shredder Yngwie Malmsteen to headline a night of fretboard mayhem at Ace of Spades on Sept. 7
By Eddie Jorgensen When Yngwie Malmsteen first came onto the scene in the early 1980s, playing for both Steeler and Alcatrazz, it was already apparent…
Louisiana’s BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet brings distinctive flavors to Sacramento’s Sofia Theater on Aug. 21
By Eddie Jorgensen Once a staple of the sadly defunct Palms Playhouse venues in Davis and Winters – not to mention a hit at Harlow’s…
Sacramento’s outdoor festivals push revival while fueling the cultural life of the city
Upcoming Crawfish & Catfish Fest Sept. 9 and 10, Sacramento Salsa Fest Sept. 16 latest efforts to bring city together in memorable ways By Scott…
Essay: Calling all dreamers to an electric evening in Grass Valley August 19
AVL Entertainment’s Hybrid Live Music Experience “DREAMLAND” is coming By Artemis Arthur You’re covered in sweat, heavy beats and addictive melodies swirling around you. A…
Report card from the trenches: the ‘Solving Sacramento’ experiment 16 months in
By Scott Thomas Anderson “Is there no play, To ease the anguish of a torturing hour?” Shakespeare pondered in Act III of ‘A Midsummer Night’s…
Duran Duran hits Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center on its ‘The Future Past Tour’ Aug. 24
By Eddie Jorgensen Now 15 albums into a 45-year career, the U.K.’s Duran Duran has defied the odds by consistently growing a new fanbase while…
Indie lo-fi dream pop merchants, Beach Fossils, play Sacramento on Aug. 15
By Eddie Jorgensen It’s been 14 years since this Brooklyn-based quartet formed; and while it only took a year to release its self-titled album on…
Blues guitar sensation Chris Duarte hits Old Ironsides in Sacramento on Aug. 19
By Eddie Jorgensen Although blues aficionados might expect to see Chris Duarte taking the stage at Harlow’s or The Sofia, the talent-buyers at Old Ironsides…
No shirt, no shoes, no cover songs: Sacramento bids farewell to the one and only Luna’s Café
By Casey Rafter An oil painting of a leafless tree hung behind songwriter Katie Fry last September at Luna’s Cafe. A string of blue orb…
ZZ Top co-headlines special night of rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd in Sacramento on Aug. 11
By Eddie Jorgensen ZZ Top, the bearded bad boys from Texas, have been consummate road dogs ever since 1969. After 15 full-lengths – the latest,…
Stone Temple Pilots to bring a temple of sound to the Sacramento Valley Aug. 7
By Eddie Jorgensen Let’s face it, weekday shows are hard on Sacramentans working a Nine-to-Five; but when one of the most-groundbreaking bands of the 90s…
Confusion is on the menu when Ween hits Hard Rock Live in Wheatland July 30
By Eddie Jorgensen Formed in Pennsylvania in 1984 by Gene (Aaron Freeman) and Dean (Mickey Melchiondo), it would take six years for Ween to land…
After challenging diagnosis, Peter Frampton returns with ‘Never Say Never’ and schedules show for Thunder Valley on August 12
By Eddie Jorgensen England’s 73-year-old guitar virtuoso is proving that he can bounce back after a seemingly career-ending diagnosis. It was just four years ago…