So, you wanna be a Sacramento sound engineer?
How audio masters keep the beat for the city’s live entertainment By Eddie Jorgensen Jeremy Ayala, an audio engineer who runs the sound boards at…
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Cal Expo horsemen step up to help after devastating barn fire
Local harness trainers and owners donate trailer-full of supplies after Tioga Downs tragedy It’s a care package on wheels with a cross-country message: Horsemen take…
Survival in postapocalyptic Las Vegas: Jarret Keene’s ‘Hammer of the Dogs’ explores a fierce new world
Set in the wasteland of post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, Hammer of the Dogs is a literary dystopian adventure filled with high-octane fun starring 21-year-old Lash. With her high-tech…
Scaring scares: Argentinian film ‘When Evil Lurks’ is unique, well-done—and beyond brutal
By Bob Grimm Most mainstream horror movies released this autumn have been a real letdown (Saw X, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Exorcist: Believer)—with goofy,…
Song of the mountain lark: Cassidy Joy rises with a stirring soundtrack of determination
By Scott Thomas Anderson Garden lights are drifting on a pale dream of the evening, their orbs crossing in lines to glow like mountain honey…
Creativity in the Capital: Barbara Range and Jaya King on making artistic success reality and how to be one’s own ‘biggest advocate’
By Casey Rafter Barbara Range, director of The Brickhouse Gallery and Art Complex since 2012, has called her work as the space’s curator “in service…
Storytelling project uplifts the voices of South Asian women
‘Gulabi Stories’ uncovers taboo topics and promotes healing within South Asian communities By Marie-Elena Schembri Farrah Dalal’s story is rooted in a “transformative experience” she…
Instant classic: Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro masterfully tell a despicable real story in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
By Bob Grimm The true story of the 1920s Osage Nation Indian murders gets a sweeping, epic and appropriately dark treatment from director Martin Scorsese—at…
Unearthing the history of a real-life cannibal’s café in Sacramento
In 1851, someone went into the food and hospitality business who was notorious for his culinary predilections By Scott Thomas Anderson He was viewed as…
Honoring Edgar Allen Poe: ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ masterfully weaves the legend’s works into a modern horror story
By Bob Grimm It’s been a long time since I’ve read the works of Edgar Allan Poe, back in my high school and college days—so…
Hell Party #1008 – a poem
By Louise Peterkin Your head bobs down the identity parade: Jason Voorhees, Pinhead, Freddy Krueger and Mike Myers in crushed blue velvet, fake teeth and…
Sacramento’s witchcraft community finds common bonds with fang fanatics at Shannon McCabe’s Vampire’s Ball
The Altar Room is the city’s semi-secret portal to all things mystic and mysterious, the big ball happens again Oct. 28 By Scott Thomas Anderson…
P!nk stuns fans during opening night of Trustfall Tour in Sacramento
Words and photograph by Sugarwolf The crowd is on their feet standing side by side and waiting anxiously inside the indoor arena. The lights go dark…
Halloween wines: October brings out the best in spooky graphics
By Steve Noel Autumn is the best time of the year. I love everything about it—the fall decorations, the cooler temperatures, leaves changing colors, grape…
Creativity in the Capital: Elle Jaye and Gabe Nelson discuss the difference between being a hugger and a homebody
By Casey Rafter For over 20 years, Sacramento photographer Elle Jaye has been playing with light, water and laughter to capture electric images in her…
Gallery: Day 4 of Aftershock 2023 – Paradise City
Words and photographs by Sugarwolf The fourth and final day of 2023’s Aftershock Festival brought another solid lineup of bands including festival headliner Guns N’…
She’s fearless: ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ stands among the best concert films ever made
By Bob Grimm Taylor Swift, one of the most blessedly prolific artists in recent years, has struck again. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, a concert film…