Brewing change
Despite persistent stereotypes, women are crafting their course in the local beer scene Dressed in maroon overalls and work boots, the head brewer of Crooked Lane…
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The mind’s independence day
With Independent Bookstore Day approaching, follow the region’s most successful authors through the stores they call second homes It’s a quiet afternoon at Avid Reader…
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,…
A Sacramento crime reporter compares notes with Scotland’s top crime novelist
Ian Rankin’s research and hardened realism has universal appeal I first learned of Scotland’s literary shadow weaver while strolling down Edinburgh’s Young Street in 2015. I’d…
The Man Who Saved Reading
Dana Gioia’s battle for the future of the Arts, literature and critical thinking in America Dana Gioia stepped through a Romanesque archway, looked at the…
Flame Dreams: Jeremiah Tower remains a California enigma
Sapphire and pomegranate gem lights burn across the gilded waves of the Crest Theatre. A large, eager crowd is spilling into the seats. And then…
Profile: Vince Sterne, founder of Two Rivers Cider Company
By Luis Gael Jimenez When Vince Sterne first began brewing and selling his cider to Rubicon Brewing Co., almost exactly 21 years ago, he had no idea he…
UNDER THE COVER: Saving gay history from the garbage pile
Trite as it may sound, the legacy of Chuck Holmes was literally rescued from the garbage pile. As the story goes, Michael Stabile was…
You don't know Steven Wright (but SN&R now does)
The mystery comic. Like many great comedians, Steven Wright’s voice is instantly recognizable. Answering the telephone from a friend’s home in Rhode Island, the famously…
Sacramento sugar daddies less promiscuous (and therefore less happy?), this clickbait blah blah says
Despite what you’ve been hearing about some of our male politicians, Sacramento men aren’t so gross, according to a gross dating website. Seeking Arrangements, the…
Sacramento's multicultural artists in line to receive one-sixteenth of the amount paid to Jeff Koons
Courtesy of the Sacramento Kings, a rendering of Jeff Koons’ $8 million sculpture. When it comes to screwing the arts, is the city of…
'Mad Men' 7.14: End of an error
And so this is the way it ends, not with a bang but a jingle. After days of stalling and avoiding spoilery news articles,…
Sacramento rapper First Degree drops new track, name-checks local media. “Complainy” SN&R writer only sort of happy.
When Michael Colen, a.k.a. rapper First Degree The D.E., emailed this week to say I received a shout-out in his new song, “The Fahrenheit…
Esquire IMAX Theatre realizes summer blockbusters are better when you're buzzed, starts serving beer and wine
I have always been a loyal 2D movie-goer. I’ve only seen a 3D movie twice. The first time was as a kid inside a small…
Today John Oliver saves the Internet. Tomorrow he announces Nutflix?
In honor of today’s big win for net neutrality and cute cat video-watchers everywhere, we want to doff our cap to the man who helped…
Sacramento Public Library to lend teens fashion for the prom
By Brooke Purves Prom ticket prices notwithstanding, the cost of dressing to impress can prevent some from partaking in one of high school’s quintessential experiences….
Your chance to catch the best show of all time
The Wire. If there was justice in this desperately grasping world, those two words would resonate with just about everyone in the western hemisphere. That’s…