Trips worth taking: ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ features the comedy legend at his best
By Bob Grimm Are you feeling the sting of Curb Your Enthusiasm coming to an end on HBO? Never fear: Conan O’Brien has come to the rescue—and…
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Cannabis Trivia for 420
Interesting and goofy facts to entertain stoners on their favorite day By Ken Magri This year’s celebration of 4/20 cannabis holiday, we thought it would…
A controversy involving Verge revealed deep cracks in Sacramento’s art scene — and left many wondering why it had to go down like this
By Hannah Ross The Sacramento arts scene may be on the brink of transformation. Since a pandemic that had threatened to gut local arts scenes…
Dystopian drama: ‘Civil War’ is a compelling action film that feels disturbingly realistic
By Bob Grimm Writer-director Alex Garland, often a purveyor of excellent sci-fi and horror (Annihilation, Ex-Machina), drops a full-blown cinematic grenade with Civil War, a hypothetical look…
A legend’s story: Apple TV+’s two-part documentary on Steve Martin is a gem
By Bob Grimm What an excellent idea — a Steve Martin documentary told in two parts, entitled “Then” and “Now,” covering two very important periods…
Here’s to the freaks
By Scott Thomas Anderson On the advice of SN&R’s publisher, I just read the new book “The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History…
Arts & Culture Summit coming to the Capital City
By Patti Roberts Passionate artists, arts organizations, supporters, and advocates will descend upon the capital city on April 16 and 17 to highlight why arts…
Conductor Timothy Myers discusses his upcoming night with the Sacramento Philharmonic on April 6
By Eddie Jorgensen The Sacramento Philharmonic is continuing to showcase some of the most able musicians that the area has to offer, and lately doing…
Passing the torch: Three Sacramento arts organizations navigate leadership transitions
By Jessica Laskey Change is hard. For arts leaders engaged in the delicate act of passing the torch to the next generation, it can be…
Mexican-American synth-pop sensation Glass Spells will play Sacramento on March 29
By Eddie Jorgensen San Diego’s Glass Spells had been booked as support for Missing Persons at Harlow’s in early February, but the entire show was…
Writer, podcaster Robert Harrison challenges A.I. brain delusion, the Humanities’ deathbed and Fear & Loathing with the Love Bots
After speaking at U.C. Davis, Stanford professor and ‘Entitled Opinions’ host discusses being a voice some are turning to as the human experience goes haywire…
Legendary rapper Scarface brings his live band and ‘Behind the Desk Experience’ to Sacramento on March 24
By Eddie Jorgensen For years, Brad Jordan has been widely known as a member of gangster rap group, Geto Boys, who achieved notoriety during…
Nonprofit arts and culture sector pumped $241.7 million into Sacramento County in 2022, $151.7 billion into national economy
Findings from the sixth Arts & Economic Prosperity (AEP6) study revealed By Cristian Gonzalez The sixth Arts & Economic Prosperity (AEP6) study revealed that the…
An Irish elegy: Sacramento mourns the loss of Celtic fiddle sensation St. John Fraser
The strings have settled for One Eyed Reilly performer who now ‘moves into another expression of being’ By Casey Rafter The Irish have a toast…
Call of the Celtic soul: Nuala Kennedy brings sounds from her Irish roots to The Sofia on March 16
By Alyssa Earnest For Nuala Kennedy, community, tradition and her home are the threads that weave the music she creates. After moving from Ireland to…
Sacramento artists bring forth community-centric solutions at city arts commission meeting
Artists reconvene to further discuss Wide Open Walls following failed mural project By Hannah Ross Artists of all stripes gathered for the monthly meeting of…
Writers’ group hosts talk for the public with SN&R’s editor on new documentary crime podcast ‘Trace of the Devastation’ March 20
Free event to be held in Auburn City Hall, with Q&A included By Margie Yee Webb for the Gold Country Writers’ newsletter We are…