The first impression concertgoers had upon approaching the Power Balance Pavilion on Wednesday evening for the Sacramento stop of Lady GaGa’s Monster Ball World Tour was of fantastical scale. A herd of semis corralled on either side of the arena, 24 of them, quietly announcing that this was to be above and beyond your typical rock show. The crowd was populated with the expected hordes of spangled women (and not a few men) dressed in their favorite imitation of the Lady Herself, mixed with bewildered suburban dads being dragged to the merchandise table by their teen daughters. What shouldn’t have been surprising was, in keeping with Lady GaGa’s message of inclusiveness, there were just as

TOOL is a very popular and unique rock band. Ever since their inception in 1990, the Los Angeles progressive rock band has been pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable in society with their controversial and sometimes riddling lyrics. The band’s lineup includes vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey, and Justin Chancellor has been the bassist since 1995, replacing Paul D’Amour. TOOL has released four studio albums: Undertow (1993), Aenima (1996), Lateralus (2001) and 10,000 Days (2006). They were awarded three out of the seven Grammy Awards they were nominated for. Aenima went triple platinum, and Lateralus reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top 20

A Sacramento smooth jazz radio station is recasting itself as a rock station, but don’t expect the jazz-heads at Capital Public Radio to shed any tears. Gary Vercelli, CPR’s jazz music director, said the format switch at KSSJ 94.7 FM could be a boon for CPR’s three jazz shows. CPR, at 90.9 FM, wants to pick up KSSJ’s listeners.
 “We’re just hoping that people will find us” on the radio dial, Vercelli said. CPR and KSSJ shared the same pool of jazz listeners, he added. Vercelli said he was surprised to learn that KSSJ was overhauling its format. John Nelson, who is listed as a media contact for 94.7, was not immediately available Thursday afternoon and did not return two phone messages