December 3 show in Sacramento highlights a rare nomad jazz legacy that’s gaining increased recognition By Scott Thomas Anderson It’s the music of mystery. Guitars…
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The rollercoaster nature of the pandemic – its teasing glimmers of a close before flaring up again – have equaled a Sisyphus-like climb out of…
With big Nov. 20 show approaching, third-generation owner Marina Texeira keeps the torch alight for the Capital’s music scene. By Casey Rafter While on a…
Memoir from Sacramento-area restaurant veteran adds a new flavor to the California Cuisine legend By Scott Thomas Anderson Drinkers stepping into the Double A Tap…
New experiential honey center opens this weekend This roadside attraction is sure to get people buzzing. Featuring the first varietal honey-and-mead-tasting room of its kind,…
It’s October in the Capital City and there’s a scarlet flair coloring sycamores and Japanese maples, ushering in a witching season for harvest moons and…
Will you stick with the classics or dare to try something else? By Josie Klakström The week leading up to Halloween is that turning point…
By Casey Rafter A shimmering mauve ribbon with gold lettering clings to an image of red, yellow and blue fish pursuing each other in a…
You can glean a lot from a culture by how it remembers its dead. In our corner of California, most ghost stories involve unlucky prospectors,…
Local musicians jump into the fray again with big Halloween night show at Harlow’s With live music selling out large-scale festivals and filling independent venues…
Old Town Edinburgh was once known as the murky fishbone, a medieval fossil spine that descends in a deformed slope from its castle-head to the…
As the pandemic tapers down, Hummingbird Theatre Company is trying to reconnect with audiences By Casey Rafter A clutter of colorful condominiums surround Village…
Roseville brewery to host a big event this weekend, but its bourbon bravado is generating its own excitement The gold-glinting allure of whiskey flows from…
Venue owners, promoters and performers see a chasm between leadership’s claims and city staff’s tactics, while talk of Sacramento being ‘the next Austin’ seems like…
Registration is open for Oct. 9 farm-to-fork experience Here’s your chance to feast like a Dame – and support women who work in food and…
By Scott Thomas Anderson There was a line out the door Thursday evening as people waited to pay their final respects at something akin to…
Pink hair, lenses and hugs are part of a rare approach the city’s musicians can’t get enough of By Casey Rafter It’s a beat frozen…