Switching up the beat
Zach Van Dyck shoots for pop stardom There’s a certain infectious, “on-repeat” quality to Zach Van Dyck’s latest single, “Give It All.” It’s a pop…
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On motherhood and country music
It’s a weekend night at the Opera House Saloon where a sea of audience members donning cowboy hats and flannels crowds the stage as The…
Fluidity of sound
A Tribe Quartet create ‘Black American Music’ A Tribe Quartet is canceling jazz. Although the band won the Jazz category in this year’s SAMMIES, they…
The 2020 SAMMIES winners
Musicians will not be silenced—neither will SN&R Sacramento’s cultural landscape includes so many of us. Our music and arts communities are just two of those…
Local music’s (near) future is digital
If you want to support Sac bands during stay at home order, you can go to Bandcamp, an online music platform waiving its fees today…
When the blues burn it down
Tab Benoit knocks the crowd back during his stop in northern California By Scott Thomas Anderson From the Mississippi Delta to the Cajun bayous, the…
Maiden Sacramento
Iron Maiden stopped at the Golden 1 Center on Sept. 9. Did the band live up to the legacy of the beast? The set begins…
Pure preservation
Torchbearers of New Orleans jazz flash a searing side of themselves in Folsom Local crowds have flocked to bands offering a little taste of New…
Aftershock 2019 lineup announced
Slipknot, Tool, blink-182 headline the hard rock and heavy metal festival, expanded to three days For months, rumors swirled on which bands would play Aftershock,…
Light before dawn: Recapping SOL Development’s Guild Theater show
By Paul Willis When I first saw SOL Development at Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub in 2016, I cried actual tears of joy. The Sacramento-rooted, Oakland-based…
How to prank Slayer: Anthrax, Lamb of God talk new projects, joining the thrash metal legends on their farewell tour
Slayer’s not doing interviews for their final tour, but SN&R caught up with Anthrax’s Charlie Benante (drums) and Lamb of God’s Mark Morton (lead guitar)…
Citrus Heights artist remembers Prince as Chia-haired tree god
Still mourning the untimely passing of Prince? Well, then, you should definitely listen to Terry Gross’ wide-ranging interview with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. During a…
Sacramento rapper Mr. G gives SN&R some payback
Things are getting meta now. A year ago, I wrote a cover story called “Sacramento’s bad rap.” It was about the eclectic hip-hop scene…
Diary of a Sacramento (area) rap show
There’s a fragrant stank of herb in the gravel parking lot of a closed automotive repair shop, across the strip from The Boardwalk in Orangevale….
Ace of Spades takes over Assembly
Things at K Street’s newest music venue, Assembly, just got … newer. Ace of Spades will be taking over shows at the Randy Paragary-Bob Simpson nightspot…
On RZA, Trayvon Martin and folk music
Last Thursday, RZA (yes, of Wu-Tang Clan) posted this music video, ‘The Ballad of Trayvon Martin’ by The Last Internationale, on his Facebook timeline asking his…
Fitz and the Tantrums tomorrow night!
At least one SN&R reporter will be at Ace of Spades tomorrow night, July 30th, to catch Fitz and the Tantrums while attempting to mimic…