Sacramento-area favorite Antsy McClain wants to run for the burning hills
Southerner with one foot in the Sierra foothills copes with being cut-off from a cherished place By Casey Rafter The reek of smoke lingers in…
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Sacramento’s Blues beast remains a force on stage, inspiration to new generation
Mick Martin has become a sage of raw wisdom for Capital City musicians: ‘When they’re going through moments of self-doubt, kick them in the ass.’…
A Sacramento music sensation goes crystal-balling through space
SpaceWalker releases new album, plays hometown Aug. 6 at Russ Room By Casey Rafter Echoes filled an otherwise empty room as the cosmic, one-woman show…
Boca do Rio wins DIMI grant in continuing bid to keep the Davis music scene alive
By Casey Rafter Spicy guitar echoes and tambourine shimmers trickle down a slope of Nevada City as Kevin Welch and Alex Calatayud hone their craft…
For those about to ska, Carnes defends you
Sacramento writer sees attention, promising sales around his unlikely pitch for a maligned musical genre By Casey Rafter Joyful horns, bass and guitars flowed…
Progressive blues movement plants roots in the Sacramento Delta
The unorthodox performer Blind Lemon Peel gets his footing in the Capital Region By Chris Elliott Blind Lemon Peel is a Sacramento newcomer, but he…
Combating the blues with California sunlight and the sounds of Sacramento
Our light at the end of the COVID tunnel feels like it’s arriving as the sky-glow of spring; but that does not mean peoples’ stress…
Sacramento’s Forever Goldrush celebrates 25 years, bringing its debut album to the digital age
For a brief moment in the late 90s, the Capital City was on the verge of being the next ‘big’ music scene — and a…
Checking in: SAMMIES 2020 winners and nominees
In any normal year, we at SN&R would be in full-on SAMMIES mode, asking readers to vote for their favorite performers and prepping a big…
SAMMIES winner Katie Knipp hits the Billboard charts
Blues performer and two-time SAMMIES winner Katie Knipp has just been given another honor to tuck under her belt. Early yesterday morning, Knipp learned she hit the Billboard Blues top ten for the second time in a row. While 2018’s Take It With You landed in the number ten spot, her newest, The Well, shot to number four straight out of the gate.
Destroy Boys keep it loud
Destroy Boys on their new single, signing to Hopeless Records, and this weekend’s livestream “Those shows were so sick, especially the Sacramento show,” says Alexia…
Checking in: SAMMIES 2020 winners and nominees
In any normal year, we at SN&R would be in full-on SAMMIES mode, asking readers to vote for their favorite performers and prepping a big…
Checking in: SAMMIES 2020 winners and nominees
If there’s any time we need the comfort of music, it’s now. For the next few weeks, we’ll be checking in on some 2020 SAMMIES nominees and winners and nominees to see how they’ve stayed creative over the last year.
Checking in: SAMMIES 2020 winners and nominees
We’ll be checking in on some 2020 SAMMIES winners and nominees to see how they’ve stayed creative over the last year.
Checking in: SAMMIES 2020 winners and nominees
In any normal year, we at SN&R would be in full-on SAMMIES mode, asking readers to vote for their favorite performers and prepping a big…
Fifteen Minutes: Harry Greer, Watermelon Music
A Davis institution launches a series of virtual concerts even as school closings hurt its bottom line.
Alienate your friends in ‘Five Songs or Less’
Listeners to a new podcast can join the debate over bands Is there any more serious strain on a friendship than one friend forcing another…