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Trapts rock not enough to set you free

Trapt’s rock not enough to set you free

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis January 30, 2012

Trapt, the veteran hard-rock band from Los Gatos, returned to The Boardwalk (Orangevale’s sole intimate venue for live music enthusiasts) to deliver a pulse pounding 80-minute set to a capacity crowd...

Pro Vs. Con: Guns on Campus

The Issue: In light of campus shootings, some colleges and universities in the US are allowing students and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campus. Is this a clear cut second amendment issue, or...

We Bought a Zoo

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis November 30, 2011

Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo” is an inspired film with earnest emotion that’s not schmaltzy, visually striking production values and superb acting throughout a triumphant story of courage and...

Cosby’s memoir falls flat

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis November 14, 2011

Every single time I mention the name “Bill Cosby” to an acquaintance or close friend – I get these ridiculously bad impressions of them channeling Cosby saying “J-E-L-L-O” or “JELLO pudding...

New policies create new obstacles for ESL students

New policies create new obstacles for ESL students

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis November 9, 2011

American River College students requiring course work in English as a Second Language now have less federal student aid to help them reach their educational goals. It used to be that students could...

Bill Cosby hasn’t lost his infamous charm

Bill Cosby hasn’t lost his infamous charm

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis November 9, 2011

One of the greatest comedians of the last half-century, Dr. Bill Cosby, treated me and 4,904 other Sacramentans to what may be one of his final local comedy routines on Oct. 29. The 74-year-old Cosby...

Matt Nathanson uses charm and wit to please Sacramento audience

Matt Nathanson uses charm and wit to please Sacramento audience

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis November 3, 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIhZn69rrsk Sacramento’s Ace of Spades club was enlivened on Oct. 28 by a singer-songwriter probably best known for his cover of James’ “Laid” that was featured...

Sugarland show leaves a lot to be desired

Sugarland show leaves a lot to be desired

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis October 29, 2011

In the midst of their “The Incredible Machine” cross-country mega-tour, the normally vivacious country mega-stars Sugarland shuffled onto Sacramento’s Raley Field on Aug. 25, 2011. The Grammy-winning...

Sacramento kick-starts Panic! at the Disco’s US Fall Tour 2011

Sacramento kick-starts Panic! at the Disco’s US Fall Tour 2011

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis October 21, 2011

I’ll be the first to admit that seeing a concert at a club or small venue can best be described as that stereotypical “box of chocolates” – I just never know quite what to expect. Rarely does anyone...

Patrick Stump Current Q and A

Patrick Stump Current Q and A

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis October 21, 2011

Mark Lewis, News Editor sits down with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, to discuss the band, his solo career, and his new album "Soul Punk."   Mark Lewis:  Patrick you’ve acted on television,...

Incubus delivers great show at Raley Field

Incubus delivers great show at Raley Field

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis October 11, 2011

Once thought to be a musical genre dead and buried, progressive alternative rock lives on!  Case in point – Incubus’ Oct. 11, 2011 performance at Sacramento’s Raley Field was an inspired two hours...

Students evacuate Davies Hall after a bomb threat was called in on Feb. 10, 2011. Photo by Andrew Vasquez

Student admits to bomb threats

Mark Lewis and Mark Lewis September 29, 2011

Matthew Todd Gibbs, an American River College student during the spring 2011 semester, has pleaded no contest to the charge that he made a false report of bombs planted in Davies Hall – a felony according...

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