New artistic director of the Monterey Jazz Festival debuts with a bang at 2024 event
By Michael T. Solomon The Monterey Jazz Festival, starting in 1958, is the longest running annual event of its kind in the world. I’m proud…
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The joke’s on audiences: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ is a boring slog that wastes Lady Gaga’s talents
By Bob Grimm With Joker (2019), director Todd Phillips gave us a very popular movie that was a rip-off of Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy. Not an homage … a…
Vocalist Majel Connery performs in Sacramento as a call to action for environmental activism on October 11
By Jennifer Junghans Vocalist and composer Majel Connery will perform her latest environmental composition, “Elderflora,” on Friday, Oct. 11 in Sacramento. Blending classical music with…
Introverts of Sacramento welcome all with monthly meet-ups
Mattie Groves Brewery the latest stop for the gathering By Helen Harlan It’s around 8 p.m. on the last Friday of September at Mattie Groves…
Sacramento’s creative community and city leadership are trying to push forward, together, on saving the arts
By Scott Thomas Anderson In the midst of economic turmoil and a now-decade-long housing crisis, Sacramento’s leaders and creative community are trying to take their…
New mural honors Sacramento’s railroad legacy
By Marie-Elena Schembri Kevin Hecteman, Sacramento Southern Railroad conductor and California State Railroad Museum marketing and communications manager, traded in his conductor cap for a…
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…
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…
Oak Park’s Black Film Festival to highlight Black culture and uplift community
By Marie-Elena Schembri Embracing vulnerability. Grief. Community healing. Musical icons. These are just some of the themes viewers can engage with at the upcoming third…
ARTober: Spirited traditions, seasonal fun and otherworldly exhibits
By Marie-Elena Schembri Welcome to October in Sacramento! Along with crisp mornings, sunny afternoons and streets filled with amber leaves, Sacramento brings a host of…
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…
Sacramento storyteller highlights the immigrant experience through poetry, film
By Marie-Elena Schembri Jorge Quintana’s poetry and films are centered on the 28-year-old Sacramento native’s experience as an undocumented immigrant, fused with the artist’s personal…
Cuenta-cuentos de Sacramento ilumina la experiencia de los inmigrantes a través de la poesía y el cine
By Marie-Elena Schembri La poesía y las películas de Jorge Quintana, oriundo de Sacramento de 28 años, centran su experiencia como inmigrante indocumentado, fusionada con…
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 theaters bring spooky, political and heartfelt productions to the stage this October
By Patti Roberts Let’s do the “Time Warp” again! In the spirit of the spooky season, Green Valley Theatre Company is staging their annual rendition…
Gallery: CrockerCon turns 10 with comic artists, fans, cosplay and creative celebrations
By Xavier Figuero The Crocker Art Museum celebrated all things comics, cartoons and pop culture at its 10th iteration of CrockerCon on Sept. 12. The event …