2021-03-22 00:36
Finnish folk soloist Antti Paalanen and dream pop duo Purple Pilgrims were among the highlights for March 19-20 on SXSW Music Festival 2021. … Continue reading...SXSW Music Festival 2… Read More
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"Goonies never say die." -- Mikey
2021-03-21 19:05
Drug Store Romeos and Paupière were among the highlights for March 17-18 on SXSW Music Festival 2021. … Continue reading...SXSW Music Festival 2021: March 17-18
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2021-03-17 15:29
Walt Disco and Jealous were among the highlights on the first night of SXSW Music Festival 2021 on March 16. … Continue reading...SXSW Music Festival 2021: Tuesday, March 16
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2021-03-16 23:14
SXSW Music Festival 2021 features over 280 artists in a special SXSW Online format through curated showcases from March 16-20, 2021. … Continue reading...SXSW Music Festival 2021: Pre… Read More
2021-01-24 18:58
British dream pop duo Still Corners uses its fifth album to conclude the soundtrack of its years-long road trip. … Continue reading...Review: Still Corners – The Last Exit (2021… Read More
2020-03-15 22:19
I was oh-so-close to publishing my music festival preview for the 34th annual South by Southwest for March 16-22, 2020. Unfortunately, I deleted everything and started from sc… Read More
2019-04-02 01:10
The Beths and Priests rocked Tuesday, March 12 at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. … Continue reading...SXSW Music Festival 2019: March 12 (Austin, Texas)
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2019-03-14 14:30
There is no bigger convergence of shot-callers and tastemakers in one city than at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. SXSW Music runs from March 11 through March 17 this … Continue… Read More
2018-10-16 02:25
Live | Saint Sister @ Café Du Nord, San Francisco
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2018-09-28 01:27
Interview | Electro-folk duo Saint Sister dish on their debut LP, Shape of Silence [photo via ie: music]
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2018-09-23 18:59
Album | Mountain Man – Magic Ship
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2018-09-19 05:18
Sacramento indie radio station Alt 94.7 (formerly Radio 94.7) finally settled on late September for its summer concert event City of Trees, Saturday the 22nd at Papa Murp… Read More
2018-09-10 06:44
It’s hard not to like British singer-songwriter Jade Bird (yes, that’s her real name). Her genuine, positive spirit is simply too difficult to ignore. This is my second time seei… Read More
2018-09-09 06:23
There’s no real ‘villain’ here, per se… “Puzzle” wisely doesn’t complete the whole picture in easy or obvious ways, but rather gives us the space t… Read More
2018-08-23 02:31
“Eighth Grade” is so grounded in the reality of middle school it almost operates like a horrible collective flashback… 8th graders still have one foot in the sandbox. They… Read More
2018-08-17 04:26
“The Spy Who Dumped Me” leaps back and forth between such shocking violence and playful comedy but infrequently marries the two comfortably. — Christy Lemire on The Spy Who… Read More
2018-07-26 21:26
Live | Phoebe Bridgers @ Harlow’s, Sacramento
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2018-07-02 06:11
With the long-awaited February release of her sophomore indie pop album Loner, singer-songwriter Caroline Rose added yet another milestone into the personal and professional renaissance ques… Read More
2018-06-28 00:21
“Please Stand By is a sensitive character study whose story beats are a little bit overly familiar, to be frank. Dakota Fanning is excellent as Wendy… The movie ends with &helli&hell…Read More
2018-05-22 00:58
Even though there was technically one last night of South by Southwest, it still seemed as if Saturday was the festival’s one true finale, as downtown’s sidewalks were conge… Read More
2018-05-18 02:30
Perhaps many of the reported 2,500 ticket buyers forgot that Sacramento’s grassroots local arts and music celebration First Festival was this past weekend (May 5-6). Or… Read More
2018-04-15 18:19
Eating good Mexican food is one of the understated perks for bands performing at South by Southwest that haven’t toured this close to the border. “We were like, ‘… Read More
2018-03-27 22:37
Friday marked the almost-home stretch for South by Southwest attendees and Austin residents, as the music festival wound down for 2018. But it wasn’t just festivalgoers feeling th… Read More
2018-03-24 22:29
“Everyone should clap along because it’s a party,” Jade Bird encouraged the crowd at Mohawk’s outdoor stage on Thursday night during SXSW in Austin, Texas. I did… Read More
2018-03-23 20:11
South by Southwest can be tricky for an artist. Most perform only a handful of shows, so there’s a slight urgency to make an impression, which usually takes the form of … C… Read More
2018-03-22 05:18
I’ve never been more confused at South by Southwest more than I was on Tuesday in Austin. One of my biggest complaints about the official SXSW Go app is it doesn&rs&hell…Read More
2018-03-21 03:30
Arriving early in Austin, Texas for South by Southwest means you get to sample a bit more of the city and a bit more of the music festival than you probably wouldn’t …… Read More
2018-01-31 01:24
Singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn is one of the more politically vocal artists, but she prefers a “let’s talk about this” or “please consider” approach to the mor… Read More
2018-01-21 18:41
Interview | FFS talks with Animal Years about their new EP, ‘Far From Home’ [photo via Organic Photography]
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2018-01-15 23:24
“The second half of the film–choppily episodic, drawn-out–is noticeably weaker than the first half. The film feels much longer than it is. There are elements that work beau… Read More
2018-01-11 02:54
I like to refer to the Noise Pop Music & Arts Festival, now in its 26th installment, as the pacific version of South by Southwest. Over twenty different venues, including … Contin… Read More
2017-12-24 03:19
Below are a few critiques written about The Before Trilogy with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy by director Richard Linklater. Before Sunrise (1995) “A sexual attraction is obviously prese… Read More
2017-12-09 02:07
It’s quite rewarding to grow up alongside up-and-coming bands and watch them develop an individual sound and/or stage presence if you are fortunate enough to see them perform in-person… Read More
2017-12-03 02:39
Sacramento is not one of the first cities that come to mind when people today think about live music. Fortunately, Sacramento’s indie music radio station Radio 94.7 has slowly and stea… Read More
2017-11-11 01:27
Per Kacy Hill: Hi friends, I’ve had to postpone my upcoming shows due to circumstances out of my control. I wish I could play songs for you every single night, but I will be on the roa… Read More
2017-11-04 19:29
“[Karl-Anthony] Towns has the tools to be a plus defender. He looked like he would be one — and soon — during the first half of his rookie season, and he has somehow g… Read More
2017-10-25 23:48
Over thirty years ago, the Sacramento Comic, Toy and Anime Show (SAC-CON) started as a way to connect fans and collectors of comic books and Japanese animation (anime) with their professiona… Read More
2017-10-09 22:33
Interview | The Accidentals on their major label debut Odyssey and finishing the year off strong Read more →
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2017-10-06 00:45
Interview | 5j Barrow on their three David Mayfield-produced EPs and on touring indefinitely Read more →
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2017-09-29 23:57
“Somehow, Carolina [Panthers]’s Jerry Richardson took heat for not acting like a phony. He barely supported his players, didn’t join them on the sideline, and seemed like o… Read More
2017-09-29 23:51
Despite local schools having already started their fall semesters, Sacramento residents still had enough appetite for at least one more musical hurrah in the form of City of Trees–an e… Read More
2017-08-30 16:53
“We all know the warts: [Kyrie] Irving plays no defense, he’s a chucker, and Cleveland has been a disaster whenever Irving has had to play without [LeBron] James. As our Adrian W… Read More
2017-06-28 16:48
Chris Hardwick might just be one of the hardest working people in show business these days. Hardwick hosts podcasts and television shows, and he evidently creates popular music and comedy fe… Read More
2017-06-28 01:52
The weekend that Wizard World Sacramento rolls around seems to truly mark the summer season start in the region. When the doors of the Sacramento Convention Center opened at around 4PM on Fr… Read More
2017-06-02 06:30
Attending a music festival has quickly become a must-do for anyone’s summer schedule. There are plenty of festivals to pick and choose from, and Sacramento residents actually have quit… Read More
2017-06-01 23:33
I grew up in a two-television household: one TV for the parents and the other for us kids. This pre-broadband internet lifestyle meant enjoying entire evenings watching TV shows geared towar… Read More
2017-06-01 01:45
Album | Overcoats – Young Read more →
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2017-04-29 19:59
“There’s no secret that she was one of the most unpopular players in the locker room so a lot of players have their opinions about her.” — Boris Becker on Maria Shara… Read More
2017-04-21 23:51
During the most intimate of moments, people let you in on the secret to what inspires them. Earlier this year in Austin, Texas at South by Southwest, guitarist Alex Brown of British punk pop… Read More
2017-04-18 06:04
“I don’t want [Manu Ginóbili] to ever retire. I’m gonna squeeze every last ounce of juice out of him. I’m gonna use him like a bar of soap.” — Greg… Read More
2017-04-15 01:28
Alt-blues duo Little Hurricane loved the title of “Same Sun Same Moon” so much they named their third full-length album after it. It also returns as a lyric in lead single &ldquo&hell…Read More
2017-04-15 01:27
Starting a new music and comedy festival is no easy feat. But with his hosting pedigree on the Nerdist Podcast and television shows @midnight and Talking Dead, Chris Hardwick found no shorta… Read More
2017-04-12 01:39
The origin story of alt-blues duo Little Hurricane never gets old. In 2010, drummer Celeste “CC” Spina put out a musicians-only ad on Craigslist. Anthony “Tone” Catal… Read More
2017-04-09 19:51
For me, Saturday, March 18, was unofficially Garth Brooks Day at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. The great country singer hadn’t performed in the Texas capitol in decades so this… Read More
2017-04-09 19:44
“For me, it’s just reading the situations. [Although] it’s harder against bad teams. We were playing a team last year, they were so bad. I think I had seven or eight turnov… Read More
2017-04-07 00:29
Even in its 31st installment, South by Southwest is still a big deal for many music artists, especially to those invited for the first time. For indie rock band Diamond Thug, there was no do… Read More
2017-04-07 00:20
Garth Brooks was the best kept secret at this year’s South by Southwest. Up until several days ago, only a handful of people probably knew the great country singer would give a keynote… Read More
2017-04-04 04:43
Time is the most important consideration at South by Southwest, especially when it comes to the music festival portion. Don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise. It’s a zero-sum… Read More
2017-04-01 00:06
If you wanted to experience South by Southwest before it got hectic, Wednesday was your last shot before hordes of people made their pilgrimage to downtown and turn the area into basically a… Read More
2017-03-31 23:25
“The production is full of holes, basically from start to finish. Yet, by far the most troubling is that [Ariana] Grande basically hides from the audience all night… Combine the… Read More
2017-03-31 01:20
South by Southwest‘s second music day didn’t start off so well as far as Tucker Halpern, one-half of electronic pop duo Sofi Tukker, was concerned. “Yeah, you guys are supe… Read More
2017-03-30 05:18
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2017-03-30 05:00
This year marks the 31st annual South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. This year, the music festivities started earlier on a Monday (usually on a Tuesday) in order to schedule more panels and… Read More
2017-03-28 21:51
“I think when you own a team, you’re a steward of that team and you have obligations to the community. I think you’d only move a team if you really exhausted all the possib… Read More
2017-03-06 03:18
Brace yourself as South by Southwest returns for its annual weeklong-plus takeover of Austin, Texas (March 10-19). SXSW hosts practically the entire national tech scene via SXSW Interactive… Read More
2017-01-25 01:26
Justin Bieber’s Believe is leaving Netflix next month. 7 February 2017 to be exact. Read more →
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2017-01-19 01:08
As of today (18 January 2017), only three NBA teams allow less than 100.0 ppg: Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs, and Memphis Grizzlies. All three are in the Western Conference. The best defensiv… Read More
2017-01-18 01:23
“It certainly seems disingenuous and hypocritical now to not open the doors or at least reconsider the candidacies of some of these lingering former stars of the game, their reputation… Read More
2017-01-18 01:12
“…among [Chicago White] Sox fans, I am the Cubs’ No. 1 fan.” — President Barack Obama on the Chicago Cubs visiting the White House to celebrate the team&r&hell…Read More
2017-01-03 19:18
Please let the record show that South Lake Tahoe is cold in December. Really cold. But it had been unusually warm during the day so much of the ground-level snow melted to create the right c… Read More
2016-12-23 23:53
Next week, SnowGlobe Music Festival is once again there to host your pre-New Year’s Eve celebrations with live electronic dance music on December 29-31, 2016 in snowy South Lake Tahoe… Read More
2016-12-16 02:00
The Criterion Collection just posted the box art for writer-director Richard Linklater’s The Before Trilogy that will be released on 28 February 2017 as separate Blu-ray and… Read More
2016-12-15 01:57
Rachael Elliott details the group's recording plan next year. Read more →
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2016-12-14 01:01
Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology via Dan Wetzel, Yahoo Sports Read more →
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2016-12-11 20:50
Rain didn’t stop thousands of indie music fans from attending Radio 94.7‘s 4th annual winter showcase Electric Christmas last night (December 8) at the newly christened Golden 1… Read More
2016-12-09 01:20
The Cohen Film Collection presents the 25th anniversary 4k remaster of James Ivory's Oscar-nominated ?Howards End? on Blu-ray. Read more →
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2016-12-09 01:20
The Cohen Film Collection presents the 25th anniversary 4k remaster of James Ivory's Oscar-nominated ?Howards End? on Blu-ray. Read more →
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2016-12-04 21:29
On Dec. 9 and 10, Bling 182 and Green Day headline Live 105's Not So Silent Night at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Read more →
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2016-12-04 21:29
On Dec. 9 and 10, Bling 182 and Green Day headline Live 105's Not So Silent Night at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Read more →
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2016-12-01 02:21
On Dec. 8, Milky Chance, Capital Cities and Warpaint are among the featured bands at Radio 94.7's 4th annual Electric Christmas concert event in Sacramento. Read more →
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2016-12-01 02:21
On Dec. 8, Milky Chance, Capital Cities and Warpaint are among the featured bands at Radio 94.7's 4th annual Electric Christmas concert event in Sacramento. Read more →
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2016-11-28 02:26
The Criterion Collection continues with its release of writer/director Noah Baumbach's films, this time "The Squid and the Whale" (2005) on Blu-ray. Read more →
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2016-11-28 02:26
The Criterion Collection continues with its release of writer/director Noah Baumbach's films, this time "The Squid and the Whale" (2005) on Blu-ray. Read more →
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2016-11-22 02:20
Favorite excerpts and quotes from "32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line" by Eric Ripert with Veronica Chambers. Read more →
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2016-10-15 02:40
"[Tim] Tebow the baseball player is not a baseball player; he’s a washed-up quarterback who has size and nothing else." -- Keith Law Read more →
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2016-10-14 00:21
"Nothing in our article has had the slightest effect on the reputation that Mr. [Donald] Trump, through his own words and actions, has already created for himself." -- David E. McCraw Read m… Read More
2016-10-10 15:21
The Criterion Collection celebrates Richard Linklater's acclaimed coming-of-age film "Boyhood" (2014) with a new two-disc re-release on Blu-ray and DVD. Read more →
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2016-10-03 17:40
Alt-country singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless is poised to hit mainstream success with her fourth album "Real." Read more →
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2016-09-29 01:13
Hundred Waters, Oh Wonder and FKA Twigs headlined the closing day of Symbiosis Gathering at Woodward Reservoir Regional Park near Oakdale, California on Sept. 25, 2016. Read more →
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2016-09-20 00:44
"I have a hole in my gut." -- Gregg Popovich Read more →
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2016-09-20 00:15
Gramatik, Beats Antique, Santigold, RL Grime and FKA Twigs headline Symbiosis Gathering 2016 at Woodward Reservoir Regional Park near Oakdale, California on September 22-25, 2016. Read more… Read More
2016-09-13 16:53
Phantogram, Weezer, and Panic! at the Disco headlined the 2nd annual City of Trees Summer Concert Event on Sept. 10, 2016 in Sacramento, CA. Read more →
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2016-09-08 01:34
"I'm Monet. Who the hell is Manet" -- A cartoon by J.A.K. Read more →
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2016-09-04 01:38
Two months ago on July 6, TBD Fest organizers posted a cryptic message ("...") on its social media pages. Read more →
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2016-09-03 05:08
Weezer, Panic! at the Disco, Phantogram, and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness headline this year's City of Trees Summer Concert Event 2016 at Cal Expo's Bonney Field on 10 September 2016. Re… Read More
2016-09-02 00:07
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." -- Batman (Christian Bale) in "The Dark Knight" (2009) Read more →
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2016-08-19 02:57
"New Spock mourns classic Spock as if the two were dear friends who had dinner every Monday at the same Chinese restaurant." -- Matt Zoller Seitz Read more →
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2016-08-17 05:16
Interview with Jason Boesel of PHASES ahead of the band's upcoming tour with Fitz and the Tantrums. Read more →
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2016-08-16 01:42
Symbiosis Gathering returns to California after a four year absence to host 4 days and nights at Woodward Reservoir Regional Park on Sept. 22-25, 2016. Read more →
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2016-07-20 23:34
"People have spoken about how understated and old-fashioned Brooklyn is..." -- Glenn Kenny Read more →
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