Eclectic

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

April 4, 2023

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.

How June Swoon singer Juli Lydell started swimming in surrender

February 3, 2023 | Nick Brunner

Stream June Swoon's new song "Passover" and hear Juli Lydell speak about how surrendering control and wrangling her OCD influenced her upcoming sophomore record.

Interview: Sacramentan and Evanescence guitarist Tim McCord discusses this week’s Aftershock Festival

October 6, 2022 | Randol White | Megan Manata

The Aftershock festival is starting Thursday, and it’s estimated to bring in about $30 million in revenue for the city and region. Sacramentan Tim McCord shares how he joined Evanescence, one the festival's headliners this weekend.

Oak Park’s hip-hop scene is Front & Center

August 18, 2022 | Victor Corral Martinez

Front & Center is a hip-hop showcase in Sacramento's historic Oak Park neighborhood at the Black-owned Slim & Husky's, featuring local acts Yumz Awkword, EGDABEAST and headliner Nate Curry. Event producer Mendes tells us about Friday's event.

A rock climber takes the Tiny Desk Contest to new heights

July 28, 2022

Entries to the Tiny Desk Contest tend to be incredibly creative and fun — maybe none more so this year than an entry from the singer-songwriter Lillian Frances.

NorCal Tiny Desk Contestant videos we love this year (a nowhere-near-complete list)

May 5, 2022 | Nick Brunner

From bedrooms to studios, concert spaces to cliff walls, musicians from around Northern California shared their original songs in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. CapRadio’s 2022 panel rounds up (some) of our very favorites.

The post-punk art rock origins of Sacramento’s DEFEM

December 3, 2021 | Nick Brunner

How Shintoism, learning (almost) totally new instruments and Swedish abstractionist painting led to one of Sacramento’s most exciting new bands.

New York duo Sky Creature discuss their start, touring and shooting their new music video on a sinking ship

November 30, 2021 | Nick Brunner | Andrew Garcia

Matt Walsh and former Bay Area musician Majel Connery, the duo behind New York band Sky Creature, are debuting the music video ‘No One’ here on CapRadio. We connected with them about the video, touring and why they embrace being hard to categorize.