Stout Rebellion keeps bringing the Irish musical bravado, and fun, to the Capital region
By Casey Rafter It was Irishpalooza and Harlow’s dark curtain was lit green as the jaunty sounds of a tin whistle cut the air. The…
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Black Sabbitch, an all-female tribute to Black Sabbath, readies for metal mass at Old Ironsides on March 11
By Eddie Jorgensen Black Sabbath leader Ozzy Osbourne recently announced he’ll be retiring from touring, opening the way for a handful of great tribute acts…
Supergroup tribute act, Death To All, gathers March 6 to pay homage to Death’s late bandleader at Goldfield Trading Post in Roseville
By Eddie Jorgensen For those lucky enough to have caught the metal legends Death in a live setting, no introduction to the band’s players is…
From an island upbringing to the Sacramento scene, Clemón Charles looks back on a long journey to his new home
One of the Capital City’s most unique songwriters brings his own backstory to the Mardi Gras festivities in Midtown on March 4 By Scott Thomas…
A singer for all seasons: Artemis Arthur is a creative triple-threat who’s been showing our region the rhythm of her soul
By Casey Rafter Artemis Arthur has felt those flames of passion for art breathing down her neck for most of her life. With musical roots…
Katie Knipp and company plan to burn the evening down at Torch Club on Feb. 18
By Scott Thomas Anderson Blustery blues power meets a rollicking freight train of hill sounds when regional all-stars The Katie Knipp Band and Forever Goldrush…
Mae McCoy and Her Neon Stars perform at The Machinist Hall on Feb. 5
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento’s queen of heart-breakin’ honky tonk and country-swing swagger will get everyone’s boots moving when she graces the stage at the…
Scribblings on a scribbler: Mr. Hooper shares his muse with Sacramento’s generations
By Casey Rafter Since the September release of his tenth album “The Passionate Scribblings of a Grammatic Architect,” Sacramento hip-hop artist Mr. Hooper has been…
Technical metal wizards, Blind Illusion, play the Sacramento area’s newly re-opened Boardwalk on Jan. 20
By Eddie Jorgensen TMI Collaborations, a.k.a., Tina Mattis, delivers yet another solid sender that is sure to please on all fronts: Besides hosting an upcoming…
Round-up: Sacramento-area venues are stoking hot sounds against cold winds
The winter chill is here, but there are plenty of warm, sonically sensational spaces to head into as the Capital Region’s music scene heats up:…
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Victims Family plays Harlow’s Starlet Room in Sacramento on Dec. 2 By Eddie Jorgensen Tim Solyan is the drummer for Victims Family, a punk-fusion…
Sacramento’s Old Ironsides celebrates the music of Tool and Nirvana with a heavy-handed double bill on Nov. 25
By Eddie Jorgensen For those living under a rock, Sacramento’s legendary Downtown venue Old Ironsides officially re-opened its doors to live entertainment a few weeks…
The Depp-Beck show blows through the Sacramento region
Photographs and review by Sugarwolf Johnny Depp joined guitar legend Jeff Beck on stage at Hard Rock’s Fire Mountain venue in Wheatland on Thursday. The…
Mercyful Fate brings a wild show to Wheatland
By Eddie Jorgensen For the 2,500-plus heavy metal heads that made the sojourn to Wheatland’s newest music venue, Hard Rock Live, few in attendance would…
The boldest bass: How Sacramento’s Gabe Nelson went from a famous band to his new life prolonging the magic
The deep rhythm behind Cake, current bassist for the Katie Knipp Band, on his upcoming Nov. 6 show at The Sofia – and on never…
Photo gallery: The Who’s show in Sacramento hit hard for every generation
Photographs by Sugarwolf Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center was filled with the sounds of legendary rock icons, The Who, last Wednesday night during the fall leg…
Photo gallery: KAROL G turns the heat up to high at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center
Photographs by Sugarwolf Columbia-born artist KAROL G made a scheduled stop at Golden 1 Center this past Tuesday evening on the back leg of her…