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)…
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At the Halloween Show, cover bands perform in Sacramento’s underground, but some fear that success may spell its death By Karlos Rene Ayala “People want…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Record store The Beat’s marquee had a sad message this week: After 31 years and 19 in Midtown, it will close its doors for good…
Thanks, Team Scoopy. You own the twerk beat: Also breaking news: Taylor Swift just Tweeted some racy selfies to Lil B!
It’s actually just called “This.” But that’s weird, so I’m calling it “This Is Midtown” until someone tells me to stop. I didn’t eat breakfast…
Last time I saw Chk Chk Chk, it was twice in one week: In front of 10,000 people at Launch 2012, and in some living…
Have you seen this year’s Launch Sacramento lineup yet? It’s pretty sick. Check out the list below of the groups slated to play in the…
A friend messaged me that people aren’t feeling the new Daft Punk album, Random Access Memories, because “it’s too ‘70s.” Dumbasses. Anyway, for the rest…