Trapt’s rock not enough to set you free
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…
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New Nickelback album worth the coin
Nickelback, “Here and Now”, rocks it out yet again. Is it better than “Dark Horse?” Fans would say “Gotta Get Me Some.” Is “Here and…
Indie band ‘Blind Rebel Lion’ spearheaded by music department students
Driven by Music Department faculty members, in one month, American River College sophomore, Patrick McTernan, has gathered local musicians, creating the band, “Blind Rebel Lion,”…
Matt Nathanson uses charm and wit to please Sacramento audience
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
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….
Sacramento kick-starts Panic! at the Disco’s US Fall Tour 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…
The music scene is abuzz over Nirvana’s “Nevermind” once again
On Sept. 24, 1991, Nirvana made rock history with its release of “Nevermind.” And, for this pivotal week of its original release, the estate itself,…
Incubus delivers great show at Raley Field
Once thought to be a musical genre dead and buried, progressive alternative rock lives on! Case in point – Incubus’ Oct. 11, 2011 performance at…
Taylor Swift impresses Sacramento audiences
The singer-songwriter, more popular now than ever before, has big expectations to live up to on her “Speak Now” tour. Taylor Swift brought her 2011…
Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’ fails to impress
Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter” album series has garnered much critical and commercial success since part one released in 2004. Can “Tha Carter IV” live up…