Are you sitting down? I’ve got some news. You should probably just grab a seat. In July, I will be moving to Nashville, Tenn. Stop it. Please. Don’t cry. It’s not...
Author - Lindol French
Five bucks. It sure doesn’t go as far as it used to. What follows is a short list of things that you can purchase for $5: 1.25 gallons of gas 1.33 gallons of milk 3.875 songs on iTunes 2.86...
The first time a band plays a gig in a new town can be a dicey proposition. It often takes a show, or three, for a band to build up the fanbase that they deserve. That first inroad into...
High Sierra Music Festival 2010 was one of the highlights of my young life, and one of the highlights of High Sierra Music Festival 2010 was Trampled by Turtles. So, by the transitive property...
“Baseball is a slow, sluggish game, with frequent and trivial interruptions, offering the spectator many opportunities to reflect at leisure upon the situation on the field: This is what a fan loves...
Monday was a good day for Sacramento in its suddenly burgeoning rivalry with that Disney-and-sun-soaked menace to the south, Anaheim. First, there was the morning announcement that the...
"In a lot of ways I think food is starting to take the place in culture that rock and roll took 30 years ago, in that eating has become incredibly political. And just as the street has always...
It’s not every day you get a chance to see the next big thing before they blow up. It’s more like every fourth or fifth day. . . depending on how many gigs Walking Spanish is playing that...
It is a rare treat to see a band play at a venue that they have long since outgrown. On a tour filled with dates at places like the Fillmore (capacity: 1,250) and Montbleu Resort (1,400), bluegrass...
This Sunday Harlow’s nightclub continues it’s spring-long blitzkrieg of High Sierra Music Festival performers, once-and-future, with Colorado’s pied-pipers of bluegrass...
YouTube’s Digitour rolled into Sacramento Thursday night, planting its two gigantic tour buses on J Street for an early show at Harlow’s. The Digitour features a menagerie of the...
or·gone n. A universal life force, a cosmic unit of energy, the creative force in nature. Orgone n. A banging nine piece soul/funk ensemble from Los Angeles. A staple on the festival circuit...
Friday night your Sacramento River Cats hosted the Tacoma Rainiers in the second game of their season-opening four-game series. Though the air was warmer than it had been during Thursday...
"The coldest winter I ever spent was … Thursday night at Raley Field" –Mark Twain (would have said had he been at the game last night) Your Sacramento River Cats opened their 2011 campaign...
Chris Robinson Brotherhood played a show at Harlow’s on Tuesday night in front of an exuberant and packed house. CRB consists of the eponymous once and future Black Crowes frontman, Neal Casal...
Chris Robinson, the lead singer of blues rock legends The Black Crowes, wasted little time finding a new gig when the band went on hiatus following a six-night run in San Francisco at The...
The Sacramento Lady Lions, the official cheer squad for the Mountain Lions UFL team, held their final team tryouts Friday night at Dream Ultra Lounge. The event bore little resemblance to last...
Baseball, more than any other sport, is meant to be seen in person. In this day and age, football is far better viewed from the comfort of your Barcalounger, especially if your team happens to be the...
Zach Deputy brought his feel-good brand of island-infused drum ‘n’ bass gospel ninja soul to Harlow’s on Tuesday night, and it was outstanding. One of the ways I can judge how good a show...
This past summer, for the first time, I attended the High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, Calif. It was, without a doubt, the best music festival I have ever attended. We have been lucky to have a...
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