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…
Read MoreSapphire and pomegranate gem lights burn across the gilded waves of the Crest Theatre. A large, eager crowd is spilling into the seats. And then…
Read MoreRenaissance chef Mourhit Drissi uses Casablanca Restaurant to serve cultural teachings By Scott Thomas Anderson Cooking over a fire on the outskirts of Morocco’s capital,…
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…
Still mourning the untimely passing of Prince? Well, then, you should definitely listen to Terry Gross’ wide-ranging interview with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. During a…
Things are getting meta now. A year ago, I wrote a cover story called “Sacramento’s bad rap.” It was about the eclectic hip-hop scene…
Russ Solomon is a music industry legend: the founder of Tower Records and the creator of the largest record stores in the world. It all…
Trite as it may sound, the legacy of Chuck Holmes was literally rescued from the garbage pile. As the story goes, Michael Stabile was…
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…
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…
Courtesy of the Sacramento Kings, a rendering of Jeff Koons’ $8 million sculpture. When it comes to screwing the arts, is the city of…
And so this is the way it ends, not with a bang but a jingle. After days of stalling and avoiding spoilery news articles,…
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…
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…
There’s a fragrant stank of herb in the gravel parking lot of a closed automotive repair shop, across the strip from The Boardwalk in Orangevale….
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…
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….
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…