2013 Summer Activities
Alisha Kirby, Arts & Culture Editor
May 8, 2013
In the words of the always eloquent Alice Cooper, “School’s out for summer.” Though, for most of us, it isn’t yet “out forever,” nor has it “been blown to pieces.” What Cooper doesn’t discuss in his summer anthem “School’s Out” is what to do once that final bell rings (or that... Read more »
Arts and Culture Calendar
April 24, 2013
Your one stop for all the arts and culture happening in the area
Record Store Day brings about vinyl boom
Alisha Kirby, Arts and Culture Editor
April 24, 2013
LPs fly off the shelves on this music enthusiast’s holiday There’s something exhilarating about sifting through bins of records, seeing the artwork, and being able to hold something in your hands. There’s an excitement one experiences when they find the exact album that they were looking for, a... Read more »
John Vesely of Secondhand Serenade discusses his experience performing in Sacramento
Cintia Lopex, Scene Editor
March 13, 2013
After Secondhand Serenade’s show at the Boardwalk in Orangevalle on Feb. 28, The Current got to sit down with vocalist/multi-instrumentalist John Vesely for a quick interview about the show. Current: How did you feel the energy of the crowd tonight? Vesely: Amazing. Really, it was. I don’t want to... Read more »
Secondhand Serenade soothes a rambunctious crowd at the Boardwalk
Cintia Lopez, Scene Editor
March 2, 2013
Secondhand Serenade vocalist/multi-instrumentalist John Vesely has a way of connecting with a crowd, and the intimate setting of the Boardwalk in Orangevale seemed like a second home to him. The crowd instantly began to sing along with him and he seemed thrilled to see such a warm welcome. Despite a... Read more »
Swedish House Mafia make a stop in San Francisco during their “One Last Tour.”
Cesar Ramirez, Staff Writer
February 27, 2013
Grammy-nominated electro super-group Swedish House Mafia will have finished their final tour as a band at the end of March. I’m not even a fan of electronic music, but when my friend offered me a spare ticket to the sold out show, I couldn’t resist. After seven years of topping the charts... Read more »
American Idol’s Kris Allen packs a punch at Sacramento City College
Stephanie Lee, Staff Photographer
February 17, 2013
Making Sacramento his first of three Northern California stops, American Idol Season 8 winner, Kris Allen, serenaded a small crowd of what appeared to be just shy of 100 people at Sacramento City College’s Performing Arts Center on Feb. 13, 2013. If you’ve never been to Sac City’s Performing... Read more »
Matisyahu fuses religion with reggae with show at Ace of Spades
Lance Gawthrop and Bryce Fraser, Staff Photographers
December 10, 2012
The Ace of Spades is known for hosting all styles of music, but not so much of Reggae-style Jewish worship music. It can only be Matisyahu playing at the Ace of Spades in Sacramento, Calif. on Oct. 16. The crowd responded very well to the Constellations, the electronic-punk-rock band that opened up for... Read more »
Lydia vocalist sits down with the Current after indie band’s show in San Francisco
Alisha Kirby, Staff Writer
December 5, 2012
What was originally advertised as an acoustic show turned out to be anything but as Lydia took the stage to a sold out crowd at Café Du Nord in San Francisco on Nov. 14. While Sweet Talker, the opening act, did play an entirely acoustic set (which included a lovely cover of “Hallelujah”), the headliners... Read more »
Bryce Fraser interviews Oderus Urungus of GWAR
Bryce Fraser, Staff Photographer
November 14, 2012
Bryce Fraser interviews Oderus Urungus, lead singer of GWAR before the show on Nov. 6th.
