Concerts: Melt Banana with Retox & Nick Reinhart/Jon Bafus
Monday night at Harlows was an all-new music experience for me. I’d heard of Melt Banana but had never sought out their music. Likewise, I’d heard of Retox (only recently since they’re relatively new anyway) but had only that week listened to their new release, Ugly Animals. Both bands commanded the stage in their own [...]
Le Butcherettes to Play Sacto June 14th
FLABmag to get philosophical with Le Butcherettes’ leader, Teri Suarez. Interview coming June 15th.
Q&A: Sean Stout of TerrorEyes.TV
Like his Tera Melos buddies, Sean Stout, is a native of Sacramento with a love of music and video making. He and Zach Hill made the best video ever to represent the general malaise of life in the River City. We ask him some questions. You read the answers.
In Concert: Tera Melos & Marnie Stern
A cold and rainy night in Sacramento did not dissuade fans from coming out to see Sacramento’s native sons, Tera Melos, on the last night of their U.S. Tour with Marnie Stern.
Deerhoof Delightful
Deerhoof’s recent Sacto show reviewed: “…a fantastic initiation to a band I always meant to check out and altogether it was a great show minus the obnoxious Sac State drunks.” Read on.
Math Rock For Dummies: Tera Melos’ Nick Reinhart Explains
I hate math. I’ve never been good at it and this has always caused me anxiety. So it makes sense that any band described as “Math Rock” or “Math Metal” is not going to grab my attention – until now.
Happenstance: Blood & Sunshine at Old Ironsides
On May 15th I discovered a new watering hole and a great new band from San Francisco. All by chance…all by chance.
Review: Fang Island & Red Sparowes at the Blue Lamp.
If you missed this show you missed out! But Red Sparowes is playing a few more Cali dates and Fang Island are about to blow up so they’ll be touring probably forever. Don’t miss them!
Bustelo: a short story in prose
Poetry is a dying and mostly boring art. However, in the hands of some it can be, at least, an interesting read.
