Viva Los Gigantes! October baseball is in full swing, friends, with the Giants gearing up for a pitching-heavy series against Flip-Flip-Flipadelphia that will probably feature less scoring than a church group ice cream social. Good news is, games one and two are on on early this weekend, so there's plenty of time to catch some tunes and a couple (more) adult beverages. Ozomatli - Ya se fue! It can be easy to moan about the sometimes spotty and inconsistent calendar of large name touring acts that pass through Sactown, but Ozo is one of those bands that consistently drops us some love, routinely playing an annual gig at Sac State’s Union Ballroom. “Fire Away,” released on April 20 (shock

What do Cake, Deftones, Oleander, and Jackie Greene have in common? Besides that they are all from Sacramento, they are also all SAMMIES (Sacramento Area Music Awards) Hall of Fame members. Sacramento's music lovers, geeks, and fanatics rejoice -- Sacramento News & Review recently released this year's SAMMIES nominees, and eight shows between Thursday, May 21st and June 27th's awards ceremony and concert in Cesar Chavez Park will showcase the best of Sacramento's music scene. Thursday's 9 p.m. concert at Old Ironsides will showcase SAMMIES nominees The Generals, with Autumn Sky, Christopher Fairman and The Inversions opening the show. "I would totally recommend June 6, all singer-songwr