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All-Ages Venues In Sacramento

obsessed — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:10:43 +0000

Today’s Sacramento Bee had a nice article on all-ages music venues here in Sactown. Hey, music doesn’t care how old you are! You can read their article here.

It begins:

Much has been made of midtown and downtown Sacramento’s resurgent night life scene, with its wine bars and swank cocktail lounges. But a different renaissance is occurring as well – one less shiny, more grass-roots and definitely aimed at a younger crowd.

Sacramento’s all-ages music scene, once mostly spread out to suburban venues such as the Boardwalk and Club Retro, both in Orangevale, has centralized over the past few years and especially the past several months, with several intriguing all-ages (as opposed to 21-plus or 18-plus) venues opening either in or within a guitar pick’s throw of midtown.

And it goes on from there, check it out. Then let us know, did they get it right? Did they leave out the best place? If you have an opinion or an addition, feel free to leave us a comment.

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Luigi’s Hosts Jarrod Gorbel (Honorary Title)

obsessed — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:24:46 +0000

Jarrod Gorbel, the man behind the Honorary Title, is headed out on his first solo tour, bringing him to Luigi’s Fungarden TOMORROW! Show is at 7:30pm and all ages.

From his site:

The Honorary Title began several years ago as a moniker for Brooklyn singer-songwriter Jarrod Gorbel’s solo folk musings, but later evolved into the full-fledged quartet responsible for 2007’s critically acclaimed Scream and Light Up the Sky (Doghouse/Warner Bros.) Gorbel has come full circle this year, stepping out from behind the Honorary Title name and recording two remarkable new discs. His recently-released tour EP, Ten Years Older and the upcoming Devil’s Made A New Friend – Gorbel’s debut solo LP – mine classic soul, traditional folk and Americana, incorporating strings, horns and female backing vocals for a sound more lush and organic than any of his previous work.

Jarrod Gorbel on MySpace

The Honorary Title on MySpace

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The Best Of Sacramento

obsessed — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:05:05 +0000

Local weekly paper Sacramento News and Review has released it’s annual “Best-of” edition. Here at SacMusicBlog we concentrate on the music-related (mostly), so we’ll just concentrate on their music-related picks. The reader’s favorites are:

Best open-mic night

1. Luna’s Café & Juice Bar
1414 16th Street, (916) 441-3931
www.lunascafe.com

2. Fox & Goose
1001 R Street, (916) 443-8825
www.foxandgoose.com

3. Sacramento Comedy Spot
1716 Broadway, (916) 402-5747
www.saccomedyspot.com

Best live music

1. Old Ironsides
1901 10th Street, (916) 443-9751
www.theoldironsides.com

2. Blue Lamp
1400 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-3400
www.bluelamp.com

3. Harlow’s
2708 J Street, (916) 441-4693
www.harlows.com

Best all-ages music

1. Luigi’s Fun Garden
1050 20th Street, (916) 552-0317
www.myspace.com/luigisslice

2. The Boardwalk
9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale; (916) 988-9247
www.boardwalkrocks.com

3. Javalounge
2416 16th Street, (916) 441-3945
www.thejavaloungeisrad.com

Best dance club

1. Faces Nightclub
2000 K Street, (916) 448-2000
www.faces.net

2. Badlands
2003 K Street, (916) 448-8790
www.sacbadlands.com

3. The Park Ultra Lounge
1116 15th Street, (916) 442-7222
www.theparkdowntown.com

What do you think, are those good choices, great choices, or would you have chosen a different option? Feel free to leave a comment below.

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Tender Loving Empire At Luigi’s

obsessed — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:44:42 +0000

Sure, it’s a month away but you can always start planning early. Tender Loving Empire, along with Alak and Neal Morgan, will be playing at local music spot Luigi’s Fungarden on October 13th. The venue is at 1050 20th Street, phone 916-447-1255.

Feel free to leave a comment about the bands or the venue (or the pizza).

Tender Loving Empire web site

Luigi’s Fungarden MySpace

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