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More upcoming shows:

Sun, November 13, 2011 7:00 PM (Doors open at: 6:00 PM)

B.B. King

Community Center Theater

1301 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916.808-5181)

All Ages. Ticket prices range from $42.00, $52.00, $62.00, $102.00 in advance, All seats $3.00 higher day of show! Tickets available from Tickets.com

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Fri, September 30th, 2011 7:30 PM (Doors open at: 6:30 PM)

Paula Poundstone

Crest Theater

1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916-44-CREST)

All Ages. Tickets Range from $27.00, $35.00, $42.00 in advance, all seats increase $3.50 Day of show!

Tickets available from Tickets.com

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There are some good shows coming up at the Crest Theater and it’s a great place to see music too. There’s not a bad seat in the house and the sound is good. Plus, it’s a classic old theater and quite beautiful. Check out these upcoming shows and watch their web site for any additions and for ticket info.

2/4 – David Garrett

2/19 – Tommy Emmanuel

3/12 – Pink Floyd Extravaganza with House of Floyd

4/14 – Interpol

If you go to any of these, let us know how the show was!

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Benefit concert alert: “Yes We Can – Songs of Peace and Change” -
A benefit for Francis House.

The event will take place on Friday, August 22, 2008 at the classic Crest Theater. Musical guests include Maria Muldaur & The Free Radicals with special guests: Tracy Nelson, Holly Near, and Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir. Yes We Can: Songs of Peace and Change is an all-star night of some of America’s greatest women vocalists singing songs by America’s best songwriters. Funky and uplifting, this annual fundraiser for Francis House will rock the house.

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The annual Sacramento Music Awards (The Sammies) were held on July 17th at the Crest Theater. You can view the results on the Sacramento News & Review site. Our friend and fellow music lover Mike D attended, here is his take on the evening:

The Sammies were different this year.  A different MC.  There were only about 6 or 7 groups that played.  But each group played about 5 songs.  I would rather have seen more groups playing 2 or three songs.  My favorite was Butterscotch, fronted by a black chick who did a bunch of base noises and brass noises just with her mouth, while playing another instrument and singing.  She could do the whole thing without any help, but on several of her songs she had a couple others filling in the cracks.  She did different things, some jazzy, some hip hoppity. 

Also saw The Losin’ Streaks (metal – a couple big guitars), The Evening Episode, An Angle (basic rock and roll – I liked them), Live Mannikins (four hip hop dudes – they were also good), Ricky Berger (kind of cute, softer, talented, somewhat quirky), The New Humans (I don’t remember much about them).  Some very attractive women called the Body something or other giving out the awards.

So did you go? And if so what did you think?

It’s almost here! This coming Thursday, the 17th, will be the annual Sacramento Music Awards (the Sammies) at the Crest Theater. Performers this year include Butterscotch, The New Humans, Ricky Berger, Live Manikins, Th’ Losin Streaks, An Angle and The Evening Episode. For more info, visit the Sammies site. See you Thursday!