EclecticStudio 7055: TASK1neAugust 30, 2014 | Nick BrunnerWith comic book culture dominating movies and TV, the time is nigh for Sacramento's reference-a-minute rapper to emerge. Harken, True Believers, to the secret origin (and in-studio performance) of the villain they call TASK1ne. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EclecticStudio 7055: Be Calm HonchoAugust 26, 2014 | Nick BrunnerThe San Francisco band Be Calm Honcho was in the 7055 Studio to talk about its debut record Honcho Dreams and getting all their oysters eaten by My Morning Jacket. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: La Cage aux FollesAugust 21, 2014 | Jeff HudsonSacramento’s Music Circus is wrapping up its summer season with a revival of “La Cage aux Folles,” a show famous for its colorful costumes worn by male dancers in drag. Jeff Hudson says this 30-year-old musical is more conventional than you think. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EclecticFuture Islands: Live At Harlow'sAugust 19, 2014 | Nick BrunnerFuture Islands sold out its Sacramento show months ago. Check out a crop of photos taken at Harlow's in midtown Sacramento last night.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: The Golden StateAugust 18, 2014 | Jeff HudsonWriters have been poking fun at selfish, money-hoarding misers for centuries. One classic comedy from the 1600’s by French playwright Moliere is getting a contemporary California update by Main Street Theatre Works in Jackson. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCale Wiggins And New Classical RecordingsAugust 14, 2014Classical host Cale Wiggins reviews new recordings of Brahms’ Violin Sonatas by Yuja Wang and Leonidas Kavakos, the music of a forgotten Czech composer and Holst’s “The Planets” for one piano and four hands. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleTheatre Review: Marat/SadeAugust 1, 2014 | Jeff HudsonIn 1964 an edgy play titled “Marat/Sade" - set in a French insane asylum with the Marquis de Sade as a major character – shook up London audiences. California Stage is marking the 50th anniversary of this radical show by mounting a new production. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ClassicalThe NPR Classical 50: Recordings Any Fanatic Or First-Timer Should Not Be WithoutAugust 1, 2014Critic Ted Libbey and radio host Fred Child recommend 50 recordings any fanatic or first-timer should not be without.
