The American River Current

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...

Rockstar and Corporate Sponsorship Overshadow All Expect M. Shadows

Mark Lewis and Phillip Frields • December 4, 2011

There couldn’t be a more properly named multi-band nine-hour-long concert tour than “The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival” which invaded Wheatland’s Sleep Train Amphitheatre on Oct. 13, 2011,...

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...

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...

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,...