Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Running through January 2012: Bingo The Winning Musical at Cosmopolitan Cabaret at 10th & K street in Sacramento. Shows at various times. Tickets are $32.00- $48.00. Friday, October 14th: Journey with Foreigner & Night Ranger at Sleeptrain Amphitehatre. Concert at 7PM. Tickets are $30.00 - $280.00. Saturday, october 15th & Sunday, October 16th: Sacramento Philharmonic presents Rachmaninoff featuring pianist Olga Kern. SAT at Sacramento Communit Center Theatre at 8PM. SUN at Thr

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Friday, September 23rd - Saturday, Sepetember 24th: Folsom Live with Eddie Money - Ronnie Milsap - Los Lobos 30 Bands on Ten Stages on Old Town Folsom. Beginning at 5PM. Tickets are $35.00 - $60.00. Go to FolsomLive.com. Friday, September 23rd: Freestyle Explosion with Lisa Lisa, Expose & More at Power Balance Pavilion. Concert at 7PM. Tickets are $25.00 - $48.80. Saturday, September 24th: Johhny Mathis at Sacramento Community Center Theatre. Concert at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $49

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Friday, September 16th: Big & Rich - Gretchen Wilson at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Concert at 8PM. Tickets are $35.00 - $65.00. Saturday, September 17th: KSFM 102.5 presents Tamale Festival at Cesar Chavez Park on 10th & J Street in Sacramento will feature music from Royalty & Sol Peligro. 11AM-5PM/$5. Saturday, September 17th: Rootstock Festival at Sacramento Horseman's Club on 3200 Longview DR. in Sacramento will feature Harley White Jr. Orchestra - Pleasant Valley Boys -

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Defending The Caveman at Cosmopolitan Cabaret on 1000 K Street in Sacramento. Continues WED-SUN. Show times are at 8PM or 7:30PM with some 2PM matinees. Tickets are $33.00 - $48.00. Friday, September 2nd: Human League & Men Without Hats at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Concert at 8PM. Tickets are $21.00 - $59.00. Friday, September 2nd - Sunday, September 4th: 25th Anniversary Sacramento Rainbow Festival includes daily live music line-ups at various nightclubs, a Sunday Street Fa

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Defending The Caveman at Cosmopolitan Cabaret on 1000 K Street in Sacramento. Continues WED-SUN. Show times are at 8PM or 7:30PM with some 2PM matinees. Tickets are $33.00 - $48.00. Through Sunday, August 28th: Music Circus presents Miss Saigon at Wells Fargo Pavilion on 1419 H Street Sacramento. Shows at various times. Tickets are $30.00 - $59.00. Friday, August 26th: The Fixx - Wang Chung - Naked Eyes at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Concert at 8PM. Tickets are $21.00 - $59.00

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Defending The Caveman at Cosmopolitan Cabaret on 1000 K Street in Sacramento. Continues WED-SUN. Show times are at 8PM or 7:30PM with some 2PM matinees. Tickets are $33.00 - $48.00. Through Sunday, August 14th: Music Circus presents Annie Get Your Gun at Wells Fargo Pavilion on 1419 H Street Sacramento. Shows at various times. Tickets are $30.00 - $59.00. Beginning Tuesday, August 16th - Sunday, August 21st: I Do! I Do! Friday, August 12th: Friday Night Concerts in the Park will

A public opinion poll delivered to the City Council Thursday shows support for both the downtown arena and several public funding options. That poll came in with 33 days remaining in the Think Big Sacramento committee’s 100-day timeline to come up with a “menu of options” for financing an entertainment and sports complex, said Kunal Merchant, chief of staff to Mayor Kevin Johnson. Paul Maslin, of the public opinion research and strategy organization Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, said his company did more than 700 phone interviews with residents of Sacramento, Sacramento County, El Dorado County, Placer County and Yuba County. The polls were completed two weeks ago. The f

What do fireworks, whips, chains and a pink convertible with a stripper pole all have in common? Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale World Tour, naturally. Spears pulled out all the stops Thursday night at Power Balance Pavilion during the sold-out first performance on her 56-show tour. While backstage minutes before showtime, Spears expressed her excitement over the start of her tour to her Facebook fans: “It’s opening night BITCH!!!!!!!!” The tour’s opener, up-and-coming female rapper Nicki Minaj, set the action-packed tone for the evening with a shoot-out scene opposite a ninja-like character. Minaj set the wardrobe bar high, donning a platinum blond wig, neon green shoes and black spande

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Defending The Caveman at Cosmopolitan Cabaret on 1000 K Street in Sacramento. Continues WED-SUN. Show times are at 8PM or 7:30PM with some 2PM matinees. Tickets are $33.00 - $48.00. Through Sunday, June 19th: Mary Poppins at Sacramento Community Center Theatre on 1301 L Street in Sacramento. Tickets are $24.00 - $138.00. Friday, June 10th: Friday Night Concerts in the Park will feature Nikki Bluhm - Island Of Black And White - Honeyock at Cesar Chavez Plaza at 10 & J Street in S

Despite reports of the city’s proposals to lay off more than 350 jobs, including 80 sworn police officers, during Tuesday’s press conference, Mayor Kevin Johnson said that avoiding such layoffs will be a priority. Throughout the conference, Johnson said he wanted Sacramento to remain a full-service city and that he hopes to alleviate any distrust between police officers and the city by playing a more active role in addressing the interests of both parties. “We’re trying to preserve as many jobs as we can and keep public safety at the top of our priorities,” he added. “We’re about to pass and adopt a budget in about three weeks or so, and we do not want to be in a position where our comm

Horses originally bred to carry the nobility of Europe to war now have a more peaceful and entertaining vocation – they will be dancing and performing in Power Balance Pavilion June 18. The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions perform in their “Dancing White Stallions” show that recounts their history as well as the cultures of various European countries, including Austria, Slovenia and Spain, said show producer Gary Lashinsky. “All of our horses were bought from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna,” Lashinsky said. The one-hour and 45-minute show is a choreographed dance of 12-14 Lipizzaner Stallions, and it also includes demonstrations of maneuvers riders would have performed in battle

If ever a grand entrance was to be had, last night was it. Usher, the reigning king of R&B, started his two hour concert at Power Balance Pavilion by being pulled across the arena on an elevated platform. The platform, which started in the back of the arena, rose through a plume of smoke to reveal Usher standing in the middle wearing a black jacket and helmet. As the platform approached the main stage, Usher leaped off and immediately started his first song. About half-way through his concert Usher would once again jump aboard the platform and sing to the audience while hovering about mid-way out into the stadium. This, like every other theatric, had the audience singing and yelling with

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Friday, April 29th: Sacramento Ballet presents Beer & Ballet "Black Out Swan" at Sacramento Ballet Studios on 1631 K Street in Sacramento. Event begins at 7PM. Tickets are $35.00. A Grand Night For Singing at Cosmopolitan Cabaret on 1000 K Street in Sacramento. Continues WED-SUN. Show times are at 8PM or 7:30PM with some 2PM matinees. Tickets are $33.00 - $48.00. Friday, April 29th: Pablo Zeigler: Beyond Tango at Mondavi Center Jackson Hall on UC Davis Campus. Concert at 8PM. Ti

I wish someone could tell me why it came to this. Out of all the places to move to, it ends up being where our arch rival dwells. To leave a fan base that has given unconditional support for a team that hasn't been great for much of the time since they've graced us with their presence says a lot. Speaking of “saying a lot,” many diehard Kings fans have begged and pleaded for the Maloofs to reconsider their stance with the franchise. I remember writing about them making an idiotic move like this in my last piece, but I never thought it would happen so soon. Ever since writing the first part of this article (which can be read here), I have committed myself to following the business side of

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Friday, April 1st: Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard Quartet at Mondavi Center on the UC Davis Campus. Concert at 8PM. Tickets are $35.00 - $58.00. A Grand Night For Singing at Cosmopolitan Cabaret on 1000 K Street in Sacramento. Continues WED-SUN. Show times are at 8PM or 7:30PM with some 2PM matinees. Tickets are $33.00 - $48.00. Friday, April 1st: Travie McCoy with Donnis  - Black Cards - XV at Ace of Spades on 1417 R Street in Sacramento. Show at 6PM. Tickets a

In between cheering, yelling and annoying the apathetic, so-called fan in Row F, Section 107, Seat 17 during the Kings game on Tuesday evening, I was caught up on my tweets when I saw that KHTK 1140 personality Carmichael Dave posed a question via Twitter (@CarmichaelDave) asking folks how much they would pitch in, not necessarily to save the Kings, but to show the Kings and the city how much the community really does want this NBA franchise to stay in town by building a new sports and entertainment complex. Shortly after scolding the lady next to me for reading a book during free throws, she abruptly nudged me and wondered aloud why was it okay then, for me, to be reading my Twitter feed

The Sacramento Kings have a history of leaving town. If the team's current majority owners work out a deal soon in Anaheim, Sacramento will become just one more city in a long string of former hometowns. News of their possible departure emerged a little more than a month ago, leaving many people still trying to understand what the loss of the Kings might mean to the city and the region. That raises the question of what happened in Kansas City, Mo., which lost the team to Sacramento in 1985. People who lost their jobs because of the move and the hardcore fans felt it most, say those in the pro sports industry. But others who watched the team closely at that time said the team's loss mean

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Friday, March 25th - Sunday, March 27th: BanjoRama at The Red Lion Hotel on 1401 Arden Way in Sacramento. Events will feature a variety of live acts, workshops, vendors and more. Tickets are $20.00 daily or $35.00 three-day pass. Friday, March 25th - Sunday, March 27th: Sacramento Ballet presents Icons & Innovators at The Sacramento Community Center Theatre on 1301 L Street in Sacramento. Shows at 7:30PM FRI -SAT, 2PM SUN. Tickets are $15.00 - $68.00. A Grand Night For Singing a

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Through Sunday, March 20th: 9 to 5 The Musical at The Sacramento Community Center Theatre on 1301 L Street in Sacramento. Shows at 8PM, 2PM, and 7:30PM depending on date. Tickets are $18.00 - $70.00. A Grand Night For Singing at Cosmopolitan Cabaret on 1000 K Street in Sacramento. Continues WED-SUN. Show times are at 8PM or 7:30PM with some 2PM matinees. Tickets are $33.00 - $48.00. Friday, March 18th - Saturday, March 19th: Sacramento Ballet In-Studio Celtic Experience at 1631

It was raining black and purple outside of Sacramento City Hall Tuesday. A crowd of nearly 30 Kings fans gathered in the rain at 9th and I streets to support the “Here We Stay” campaign to save the Sacramento Kings. Fans decked out in T-shirts and jerseys carrying posters reading “Our Town, Our Team” held their signs and their heads high as they circled City Hall chanting “here we stay” and “Sacramento.” “Here We Stay” founder, Blake Ellington, 28, believes that sports are a way for the community to come together. Ellington said he expected about five to ten people, and was pleasantly surprised by the turnout. Fans expressed that this isn’t just about the losing the Kings, it’s about los