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Moshers just want to have fun

Moshers just want to have fun

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby October 1, 2013

An inside look at the anatomy of a mosh pit. You’re beaming as you exit the venue after watching your favorite band play. You’re drenched in sweat, your shirt is ripped, and you’ve got a little...

Step lights on the stairway to heaven

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby October 1, 2013

There’s no such thing as six degrees of separation within the music community anymore. At this point, everyone knows someone who is currently, was or is trying to be in a band. Here are a couple of...

Not all that new

Not all that new

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby September 24, 2013

We hear our grandparents, our parents, and our jaded friends in their early 20s complain about how now music these days is all about costumes and bands following one trend after another. Gimmicks in...

Post no bills

Post no bills

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby September 17, 2013

I challenge you to take a stroll through Midtown to look for fliers posted on poles, posts or buildings that promote local band’s gigs. How many will you find? Most likely, none. In the mid-‘90s...

Rumpling the covers

Rumpling the covers

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby September 10, 2013

Fall brings many changes to campus: an influx of young faces comes fresh from high school to struggle to enroll in classes, the leaves change color, and a dozen guys bring their acoustic guitars and kill...

2013 Summer Activities

Alisha Kirby and Alisha Kirby 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...

Arts and Culture Calendar

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 and Alisha Kirby 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....

John Vesely of Secondhand Serenade discusses his experience performing in Sacramento

Cintia Lopez and Cintia Lopez 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:...

Secondhand Serenade soothes a rambunctious crowd at the Boardwalk

Cintia Lopez and Cintia Lopez 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...

Swedish House Mafia make a stop in San Francisco during their “One Last Tour.”

Cesar Ramirez and Cesar Ramirez 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...

Showing off his brace from hand surgery, Kris Allen taps on a tambourine during his hour and a half set on Feb. 13, 2013 at Sacramento City College.

American Idol’s Kris Allen packs a punch at Sacramento City College

Stephanie Lee and Stephanie Lee 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...

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