Hard rock heroes Y & T return to Rocklin’s Quarry Park Amphitheatre on April 21
By Eddie Jorgensen Easily one of the most influential hard rock band still playing live, Y & T – formerly Yesterday & Today – is…
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After a long wait, Sting fans can see him at Hard Rock Live in Wheatland on April 12 & 13
By Eddie Jorgensen At this stage in Sting’s – a.k.a. Gordon Sumner’s – career, after the massive sale of his catalog and countless successful tours…
Upcoming Esther Black show at Sacramento’s Cafe Colonial April 7 keeps a streak going
By Eddie Jorgensen When live music finally opened up for post-pandemic, full capacity glory at venues in and around Sacramento, perhaps one of the greatest…
The sound of your city: Songwriter spreads the gospel of music in Sacramento
By Casey Rafter The edges of its binding have begun to fray after weeks of thumbing through its pages – its blue duct tape slightly…
Gallery: Depeche Mode debuts ‘Memento Mori’ tour at Sacramento’s Golden 1
Photographs and story by Sugarwolf After nearly five years since its last world tour, Depeche Mode broke its silence on Thursday and embarked on a new musical…
Legendary rockers Blue Öyster Cult to make rare appearance at The Venue in Thunder Valley Casino on April 1
By Eddie Jorgensen It’s hard to believe 56 years have passed since guitarist Buck Dharma – a.k.a. Donald Roeser – first formed a band under…
Stout Rebellion keeps bringing the Irish musical bravado, and fun, to the Capital region
By Casey Rafter It was Irishpalooza and Harlow’s dark curtain was lit green as the jaunty sounds of a tin whistle cut the air. The…
Black Sabbitch, an all-female tribute to Black Sabbath, readies for metal mass at Old Ironsides on March 11
By Eddie Jorgensen Black Sabbath leader Ozzy Osbourne recently announced he’ll be retiring from touring, opening the way for a handful of great tribute acts…
Supergroup tribute act, Death To All, gathers March 6 to pay homage to Death’s late bandleader at Goldfield Trading Post in Roseville
By Eddie Jorgensen For those lucky enough to have caught the metal legends Death in a live setting, no introduction to the band’s players is…
From an island upbringing to the Sacramento scene, Clemón Charles looks back while readying for the upcoming Mardi Gras Ball at Harlow’s
One of the Capital City’s most unique singer-songwriters brings his own journey to the Mardi Gras festivities in Midtown on March 4 By Scott Thomas…
A singer for all seasons: Artemis Arthur is a creative triple-threat who’s been showing our region the rhythm of her soul
By Casey Rafter Artemis Arthur has felt those flames of passion for art breathing down her neck for most of her life. With musical roots…
Katie Knipp and company plan to burn the evening down at Torch Club on Feb. 18
By Scott Thomas Anderson Blustery blues power meets a rollicking freight train of hill sounds when regional all-stars The Katie Knipp Band and Forever Goldrush…
Mae McCoy and Her Neon Stars perform at The Machinist Hall on Feb. 5
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sacramento’s queen of heart-breakin’ honky tonk and country-swing swagger will get everyone’s boots moving when she graces the stage at the…
Scribblings on a scribbler: Mr. Hooper shares his muse with Sacramento’s generations
By Casey Rafter Since the September release of his tenth album “The Passionate Scribblings of a Grammatic Architect,” Sacramento hip-hop artist Mr. Hooper has been…
Technical metal wizards, Blind Illusion, play the Sacramento area’s newly re-opened Boardwalk on Jan. 20
By Eddie Jorgensen TMI Collaborations, a.k.a., Tina Mattis, delivers yet another solid sender that is sure to please on all fronts: Besides hosting an upcoming…
Round-up: Sacramento-area venues are stoking hot sounds against cold winds
The winter chill is here, but there are plenty of warm, sonically sensational spaces to head into as the Capital Region’s music scene heats up:…
So you think you can be a roadie?
Victims Family plays Harlow’s Starlet Room in Sacramento on Dec. 2 By Eddie Jorgensen Tim Solyan is the drummer for Victims Family, a punk-fusion…