The free Friday Night Concerts are back, starting on May 6th! Same place as previous years, at Cesar Chavez Park at 10th and J Street, sponsored by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. The shows run from 5 PM to 9 PM.
Here’s a complete lineup for the 15-week series, now in it’s 20th year:
May 6
The Tattooed Love Dogs
Aaron King & The Imperials
Wahnderlust*
May 13
The Golden Cadillacs
Keri Carr*
Miss Lonely Hearts*
May 20
Agent Ribbons
Roman Funerals*
Golden Ghosts*
The Dreaded Diamond*
Boston band The Grownup Noise are coming through Sacramento on tour and will play on Wednesday night, August 12th at Marilyn’s on K (908 K St.) at 8PM. They will be playing with other local Sac bands Cowboy Killers and Be Bold Brave Robot.
This is their third time playing in Sacramento. This show is also a part of their continued effort towards green touring, as they recently converted their van to run on used vegetable waste oil.
From their press release:
From this show the band will continue on their fifth national tour as they criss- cross the country playing 20+ dates during July and August, before finally coming home in September. This tour is also part of the band’s continued efforts towards “green” touring, as their van runs on recycled fryalator oil that they collect on the road.
The band has been playing for almost five years at this point, and they have often been compared with other modern indie pop bands such as Stars, Death Cab for Cutie, and Ra Ra Riot. The unique underpinnings of The Grownup Noise’s music are what have garnered them true praise, however, as their experimentation with song form, style (from stomp-along gypsy rock to sober ballads) and instrumentation (who says cello and marimba have no place in indie rock?) yields perfectly stunning results.
The boys and girl are very excited to get back on the road as this tour is coming on the heels of several recent noteworthy successes, including opening for Canadian indie rockers Plaza Central and a recent noteworthy musical appearance on MTV.
Check them out. Marilyn’s is a nice place to see a show anyway…
The annual Sacramento “Sammies” music awards show is coming up, and several showcase shows have been announced to show off some of the nominees. Here is the schedule:
Friday, June 6 – Old Ironsides
21+, $5, 8 p.m.
Be Brave Bold Robot, The Ancient Sons, Rowdy Kate
Sunday, June 8 – Press Club
21+, $5, 8 p.m.
Pets, The Happy Medium, Two Playa Game, Resynthesize
Wednesday, June 11 – Press Club
21+, 8 p.m.
State Cap, Tribe of Levi
Twelve or so bands played on the main stage and another eight or nine on the second stage. Sure, they only played a couple songs each but still, what a great deal! Where else can you see that much good music for a price so cheap? And of course there are the awards too. With all the talent in our big city, it’s a pleasure to watch the artists be recognized.
The best music played that night Read More…
The Missus and I went to the Sammies folk/acoustic showcase last weekend to see the nominated artists in that category. The are holding a series of similar events for the different genres that they will give awards for. This one was at Marilyn’s on K Street, a really nice place that we will definitely go back to more often.
We saw the five nominees in the folk/acoustic category perform:
Justin Farren (he was great! Really hot on his acoustic guitar and very strong vocals, The songs were quirky, even odd,  but they were hella catchy and very entertaining)
Be Brave Bold Robot (interesting folk-pop-rock, they reminded me a bit of the Barenaked Ladies. They were good, above average, but a bit strange. In a pretty good way though)
Christopher Fairman (he was not folk, more rock. There was not much to grab me lyrically or musically, mostly just a couple chords extended into a song with no real hooks to speak of. The good news: the Daisy Spot guy played guitar and he can play that thing!)
Coolfield (heartfelt folk but kind of low-key. In all fairness, I should note that they were missing one of the two members due to illness)
Chelsea Wolfe (she has a great Fiona Apple style voice but her songs are more folky. They were good, intricate enought to hold our interest. Overall she was pretty good and should have performed more than four songs)
The awards will be given out at the Sammies show next month at the Crest Theater.
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