These 5 Ace of Spades headliners will rock your October
Delaney Joyce October is ushering in an exciting lineup of shows to attend during spooky season at Sacramento’s Ace of Spades. The month opens with…
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A neon star is born: New blood, old legacies and Mae McCoy’s quest to bring twang-fire to a city that can’t define her
By Scott Thomas Anderson Wearing a cowboy hat and brandishing a guitar from a Texas church, Mae McCoy struts through the spacey indigo glare that’s…
8 Sacramento events to experience in October
By Steph Rodriguez October is crawling with killer events throughout Sacramento. Vampires return for Shannon McCabe’s 16th Annual Vampire Ball, where elegance meets dark fantasy…
Aftershock history is about to be Maiden Sacramento, show schedules just announced
By Sugarwolf In little more than one week, Discovery Park will once again be flooded by an ocean of black cut-off T’s, shorts and denim…
Sacramento’s first hi-fi bar debuts with tracks pressed to vinyl
Legend Has It celebrates grand opening as Sacramento’s first hi-fidelity listening bar By Katerina Graziosi It’s a quarter to 2 p.m. when Purple Disco Machine’s…
Sacramento’s soulful goodbye to summer: R&B in the Park
Attendees let loose to passionate beats By Ismael Martinez Castillo Downtown Sacramento burst to life with the echoes of popular slow jams and laughter for…
Sacramento Songwriter Circle builds community for local musicians
By Catherine Warmerdam Good things happen when musicians gather together in a supportive community. That’s the premise behind the Sacramento Songwriter Circle, a loosely organized…
8 Sacramento events to experience in September
By Steph Rodriguez September is studded with events of empowerment, artistry and a touch of anarchy: There’s psych rock during Second Saturdays at the Sacramento…
Gallery: Twenty One Pilots’ Clancy World Tour stops at Sacramento’s Golden 1
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf Emo-rap music icons Twenty One Pilots performed at Golden 1 Center on Sunday, August 25th. The duo has just kicked…
These 10 new releases are the ultimate soundtrack to Sacramento’s music scene
By Steph Rodriguez Sacramento musicians are as eclectic and diverse as the city they call home with many dropping new full-length albums, EPs and singles…
Solving Sacramento hosts listening sessions with local arts groups
By Katerina Graziosi During a Sacramento performing arts listening session on Aug. 20, members of local theater and dance groups gathered at the CLARA auditorium…
Lifetime in the arts: bluesman Mick Martin
By Joan Cusick Two hours before his set begins at the Powerhouse in Folsom, bluesman Mick Martin is sitting on a corner bar stool in…
Neon lights, speed-friending and live music at Midtown’s newest dueling piano bar
By Casey Rafter Pink light splashes across 16th Street in Midtown Sacramento, reflecting off the windows of shuttered Simon’s Chinese Cuisine. A neon “The Silver…
Hangout Gigs: Beti Masenqo serenades Sacramento
Video by Cristian Gonzalez Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Beti Masenqo performs her unreleased song “Breathing Out the Darkness’’ for Hangout Gigs, a monthly series featuring Sacramento-based…
As performers struggle, a night of live podcast recordings in Midtown spurs fundraiser to keep journalistic arts coverage alive
Mick Martin, Nick Brunner, Josh Fernandez, Larisa Bryski, Rituals of Mine’s Terra Lopez and KSSU FM’s Casey Rafter will take center stage on Sept. 5…
Sacramento Blues Society celebrates 45 years of bringing music to the masses
By Patti Roberts Sacramento has been blessed with many blues legends gracing our stages and nightclubs, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Little Milton and Etta…
8 Sacramento events to experience in August
By Steph Rodriguez August in Sacramento marks the return of many beloved traditions that make summertime a little sweeter. It’s when hundreds of people descend…