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Before I start in about the heart of this article, aka First Festival, I have to give a little backstory. I reached out to Danielle Vincent, the founder, in early February. We went over some really awesome talking points about the festival, it’s lineup and what we can ...

The Philharmonik album release show was full of homegrown talent at the Sol Collective Venue. Sunmonks and Jmsey opened up for The Philharmonik and they were incredible. Sunmonks played for 30 minutes to get the crowd excited and moving. There was much love at Sol Collective

The last couple of weeks have been more than hectic, but it has helped me to realize something. It is a great time in life to get your priorities straight, especially with all of the amazing manifestations that have been coming my way recently. One of my major priorities has

WHAT KIND OF HOLY MAGIC IS THIS LINE UP?! I already had my entire festival season mapped out and then the geniuses over at Goldenvoice decided to collywhomp me with yet another festival that I truthfully don’t know how I will make it happen, but I tell you right ...

Hey kids! I had to take a break last week to spend a little time honoring the awesomeness that is Noise Pop. Last week I was able to immerse myself in a solid few days of hip hop that blew my mind, music that soothed my soul, and at one point during the week (see the Madlib ...

In case you missed it: Last Thursday, February 22nd, Madlib aka the Beat Konducta, aka Quasimoto, aka one of the most prolific producers of our generation graced the stage at 1015 SF for a special DJ set. That in and of itself, is highly buzzworthy. As if being able to see a

This is not a drill people. You are not dreaming this. Feel free to pinch yourself if necessary. Don’t worry. I’ll wait … via GIPHY For the first time in 8 years, and implicitly at the request of director Ava DuVernay, the literal Gawdess herself, Sade, has

Okay before you get on my case, yes I know that I took this week off on my Sacramento be like… series. But that’s because it’s my birthday month and I have been high or tipsy about 74% percent of the time. Depending on how this week rounds out it could be a

On May 5th, 2017 I posted something on my FB page. It was a simple statement, with an important message. Stevie Come back ——- Well, it may have taken a little over 6 months, but the universe, the music gawds, heard me. Sacramento artist Stevie Nader has released ...

Today has been a day of days when it comes to the good hip hop news. Dr. Octagon, aka Kool Keith, Dan the Automator and DJ Qbert have reunited and are bringing us some newness as of April. Entitled Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation, you can now ...

There are a lot of things that have been changing in Sacramento in recent years — some good, some bad. With an influx of Bay Area residents coming in and buying properties (what up skyrocketing rent prices?), a concerted investment into the arts and culture sector by ...

Last week I ran my first “Sacramento Be Like…” article highlighting all of the amazing talent that circulates it way through the Sacramento music scene. One of the bands featured was Fonty, a lo-fi, crunchy, garage rock experience of music that I have ...

I really don’t even think I need to say anything else. An album that most hip hop fans, movie fans, fans of life in general have been waiting on has dropped this morning. I have been listening since 6am this morning and let me just say… It’s really ...

FESTIVAL SEASON! FESTIVAL SEASON! I love it so much it hurts, and this year we are kicking our coverage off early with the amazing Bay Area music, arts and culture staple — Noise Pop! Tonight we are blessed and HIGH-ly favored to be attending the Noise Pop kick off ...

So last week I put an article out called “Sacramento be Like”, which highlighted a couple of amazing shows that we were excited about for the coming weekend. Here’s the problem — there are so many amazing events that happen in Sacramento that if I ...

Did you know that the traditional gift for a ten year anniversary is tin or aluminum? Not to be that person, but how on earth do you give someone something of tin/aluminum for a present? “Here honey, I bought you this vintage oil can! It’s just like the tin man ...

OK let me just sort of take a moment to holla at you guys. As much as I love the big shows, festivals and 10k + crowds — there is actually no better feeling to me than being able to go out and actually support the local talent that exists within my community. For years

What’s your favorite season? Many folks love winter, for its layered clothing and netflix-and-chill atmosphere. Even more love summer for it’s long nights and beach friendly temperatures. An equal case could be made for the beauty of fall, as the leaves change ...

I mentioned it to you very early on this year that we were trying to get out of our comfort zone this year. While we have been comfortably nestled in the world of hip hop and r&b, we also want to spread our wings and fly to the outer regions of the genres that we have ...

“Let this video be motivation for everyone. To be more present. More vulnerable. More in love with the moment…” It seems like such a simple statement. A statement that should be easy to abide by. As anyone reading this blog can probably tell you, that shit ...

When it comes to the type of music I like, my ear is all over the place. I mean, if you pulled up my Spotify you would find absolutely no rhyme-or-reason to any of the recommendations it gives because in my brain there is no rhyme or reason to what I like. I attach myself to

Confession time I have been friends with Natomas Slimm for a few years now. Second confession I had NO idea I was friends with Natomas Slimm until about two months before writing this article. —– Alright alright, I know that it doesn’t make any damn sense, ...

So the 4:44 Tour featuring the soon-to-be legend Vic Mensa and always-been-a-legend Jay Z is coming to Golden 1 Center in exactly five days, and what better way is there to celebrate my excitement than to give you the top five reasons why YOU need to get your tickets ...

Hitting the tail end of their California Harvest Tour, Aceyalone, Equipto, Aplus, Zman and DJ True Justice are hitting Momo’s tonight to lace Sacramento with some classic hip hop vibes — and you should be there, because it’s gonna be a great Monday show AND

Okay okay I know I am a little late on the day two roll up for Rolling Loud Fest but I swear to Yeezus I had the best freaking reasons why there was a delay, and one of them was something that was a direct result of this festival so it almost seems appropriate that I be ...

Hip hop in Sacramento is having a really major year thanks to a few different entities bringing in some quality talent, and Novemeber is definitely reaping the rewards of it in a major way as Corey Scoffern aka The Grouch, brings his 11th incarnation of the infamous How The ...

Well, that was a trip. One for the record books… Exactly two weeks ago, I was asked to cover Rolling Loud Festival. As the Resident Stoner, I cannot say that I was surprised — I mean the proof is in the title of the festival — I belonged there. As the damn ...

You like that title don’t you? I can’t help it, I do too. It’s a lyric from one of Tree Thomas’ new songs off his latest release ‘Tree is Love” EP, which is a partner project produced by Trippy Sanders, artist and all-around weirdo (in the

What a beautiful way to bring the people together with not only super good music but.. Free tacos? Yo honestly that is incredibly thoughtful and creates a unique environment for this music festival. Free tacos with a music festival is unheard of, for me anyway. A huge shout ...

So first off let me start by saying this: The fact that I got the chance to chop it up with the founder of Living Legends is basically a hip hop dream come true. I still have to sort of pinch myself because even though I try to be cool and shit — let’s face it ...

So. Is it stereotypical that they asked the Resident Stoner to cover Rolling Loud SF? — Yes Am I absolutely okay with that? — Fuck yes ———- So what is Rolling Loud? Rolling Loud is one of the largest hip-hop centric music festivals in ...

This line up makes me angry — because it is that good! My stoner self will be in the building with blunts rolled and my ears ready to be blessed. The Grouch aka Corey Scoffern has been putting on his annual How The Grouch Stole Christmas concert series for over a ...

Oregon Eclipse Gathering took place August 17-23 during the solar eclipse and in the path of totality at Big Prairie Summit in the heart of Ochoco National Forest. It was an extraordinary experience, sensory overload if you will. So many people were brought together with the

Lo0OOOOoOOOvee- as long as we got. SZA’s new hit, “Love Galore” has taken the streets in a storm. Now with over 12 million views on Youtube, SZA’s sky rocketing as not only an artist, but an artist of color, an artist as a woman, and an artist as a ...

Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere was something else in Sacramento! Rapper Slug (Sean Daley) and DJ/producer Ant (Anthony Davis) had a phenomenal performance at Ace of Spades. Before doors even opened for the show on Friday, Atmosphere walked to the fans in line to talk to ...

DMX is on tour and will be stopping by the House of Blues in Chicago. DMX is celebrating his 20th year anniversary of his critically acclaimed “It’s Dark and Hot as Hell” album! In the late 1990s and early 2000, DMX was the undisputed reigning king of ...

Alright. Ya’ll know how much I love music, and music festivals are kinda my thing. There is nothing I love more than Festival Season. Which means that you know it gives me ALL the joy to be able to announce the line up for Sacramento’s own, home grown vibe of a ...

Over two dozen live performances, twenty music videos, six albums, a diss track/diss video combo, and a partridge in a pear tree later, Greg King, aka The Gatlin had one hell of a 2018. The culmination of it all came with the last minute, final quarter surprise release of ...

Have you ever wished you were born in a different time? A different era? When I was a kid, (I won’t lie to you, even sometimes to this day) I used to dream about being around during the 60s. The times were tumultuous of course, and as a Latina woman it wouldn’t ...

Marsha Ambrosius is the shit, and more folks need to act like they know that. Alright, maybe I started that a LITTLE too aggressively. Let me try that again… Marsha Ambrosius is the shit, more folks need to act like they know that, but I forgive you for being unaware. ...

Never covered a show with so much energy from DJs until Lost Kings! Robert Gainley and Dr. No “Nick” had the crowd engaged from the moment they walked on set. As soon as the beat dropped, fans were ready to dance, scream, and raise their hands to bounce with the music. Lost ...

Fantastic show at the historic Fillmore. Let’s recap the night shall we. Before we talk about Ozomatli, let’s give a big shout out to San Francisco band Bang Data. These guys put on a great show and lead singer Deuce Eclipse was very humble to be part of the Ozomatli show. ...

Well, it’s another Christmas and another Electric festival in Sacramento, CA. It was an interesting lineup this year with Matt & Kim, Elle King, Sublime with Rome, and 30 Seconds to Mars. This is the second year where Electric Christmas takes places at the Golden ...

Amazing performance by Silverstein at Ace of Spades. Before we get to headliner Silverstein, let’s start with the band before them, Hawthorn Heights. They were terrific and started off with fan favorite “This is who we are.” Many of the punk rock fans were ...

Thunderpussy is opening up for The Struts at Ace of Spades on November 11, 2018. I wanted to know more about Thunderpussy and their unique name. I spoke with the band and here is what we came up with. How did Thunderpussy become a band? -Put an add in Playgirl looking for a ...

“San Francisco, you are beautiful!” I heard this so much at the Treasure Island Music Festival this year, and each time, the crowd would collectively cringe. Why? For the first time in it’s eleven year existence, TIMF did not take place on Treasure Island. ...

Coming to Sacramento tomorrow is the engimatically ambiguous singer/songwriter Rhye, and I think I am going to go and partake for a few different reasons: 1. Despite the nearly 500 shows Rhye has done in the last five years, I somehow have not managed to catch them live 2. ...

So I know it sounds crazy, but one of the things I am the most excited about for Treasure Island Music Festival this year, is the art installation being created by Chromaform. Here is an example of their past works: Chromaform is an artist collective that brings together art

I know what you’re thinking. “Liv, where the FUCK have you been? You haven’t written in a minute!” Don’t worry guys. I’m back. I just needed to take a break. My brain was fried, my body was (and is) old and weathered, and my kids were ...