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…
Read MoreThe strings have settled for One Eyed Reilly performer who now ‘moves into another expression of being’ By Casey Rafter The Irish have a toast…
Read MoreBy Alyssa Earnest For Nuala Kennedy, community, tradition and her home are the threads that weave the music she creates. After moving from Ireland to…
By Casey Rafter Tavarus Blackmon (aka Blackmonster) is a Sacramento talent who’s dipped his toes in music, fashion, collages and curations. His art has been…
By Eddie Jorgensen Donell Jones cut his teeth writing music for other performers before releasing his debut in 1996. Bolstered by the single “In the…
Laissez les bons temps rouler! The phrase means “let the good times roll,” and it’s been a cherished ethos in the historically French-Spanish city of…
A storm-swept parade dancer will continue sharing his culture at Old Sac’s big celebration on Feb. 24 By Scott Thomas Anderson Festive feathers of a…
By Eddie Jorgensen The Branford Marsalis Quartet is still a force on both in the studio and live front. At present Marsalis is backed by…
Band will release its debut album Feb. 23rd at The Sidedoor By Casey Sexton In the heart of Sacramento, amidst the bustling streets and vibrant…
By Eddie Jorgensen It’s been 46 years since Marc Bell – better known as Marky Ramone – landed a job drumming for one of the…
By Eddie Jorgensen Since 1982, Billy Idol has proven a prolific and successful pop music entity. And while it seems like he and Stevie Stevens…
By Casey Rafter The second studio effort from Sacramento folk singer Viva Corless is, according to the young songwriter, her tribute to Sacramento. Released in…
By Eddie Jorgensen At 34, Jared James Nichols’ upward trajectory is a story that most solo artists could only dream about. Ever since moving to…
By Eddie Jorgensen Local promoter Brian McKenna, a.k.a. Abstract Entertainment, has been bringing Mike Dillon to the Sacramento area since the late 80s, lighting up…
By Eddie Jorgensen Opera fans need no introduction to Fleming and her immense body of work: With a career that started in 1978 performing Copland’s…
By Eddie Jorgensen If you were a regular at the Palms Playhouse, chances are you remember seeing John McCutcheon at both its hallowed and now-defunct…
By Casey Sexton In the realm of music, there are those who play the notes and those who transcend them – to the point of…
By Eddie Jorgensen Experimental punk rock band The Freak Accident returns to the Cafe Colonial for another round of absurdity, inside jokes and not-so-light listening….