Meet Neffy, The Winner Of The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

September 15, 2021

After thousands of entries, the Tiny Desk Contest judges have landed on this year's winner.

La Luz Return To Sacramento (And The Stage) After Two Years

September 10, 2021 | Nick Brunner

La Luz is finally able to perform live again and the psyche rock band’s first show is the annual Red Museum fundraiser this Saturday.

Our Favorite Northern California Tiny Desk Entries For 2021

August 30, 2021 | Nick Brunner

In anticipation for the winner of NPR’s annual contest, CapRadio contributors round up their favorite entries from Northern California.

A ‘Wallflower’ Finds Creative Motivation. Basi Vibe Discusses New Music Video

August 20, 2021 | Nick Brunner | Andrew Garcia

Modern Music Director Nick Brunner connected with Basi Vibe to talk about repping Sacramento, staying motivated, and his new music video "Wallflower," which Nick called “Everything good about the moment, the groove feels like summer.”

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Love, Real Life and Roller Skates: Camilla Covington Discusses Their New EP

July 30, 2021 | Nick Brunner | Andrew Garcia

Sacramento songwriter and vocalist Camilla Covington knocked us out with their 2019 Tiny Desk entry. Their debut EP released earlier this summer and she lets us in on what inspired this new collection of songs.

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From Haydn To Flying Lotus, Attacca Quartet Embraces Music Non-Stop

July 12, 2021

Known for its deft handling of canonical classics and contemporary music, the Attacca Quartet breaks new ground on a major-label debut featuring music by Flying Lotus, Squarepusher and other EDM acts

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Caroline Shaw Is Not Here To Save Classical Music

July 6, 2021

The Pulitzer-winning, Kanye-collaborating composer began her career with a creative blank check, but she's spent much of the past decade moving sideways. Her latest trick: reinventing as a songwriter.

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I Am Strikes On Embracing Yourself

June 4, 2021 | Nick Brunner | Andrew Garcia

Modern Music Director Nick Brunner spoke with I Am Strikes (aka Kelly Rosenthal) to talk about her musical inclinations as a child learning songs on a one-string ukulele, and why being yourself as an artist and a person is so important.

Sacramento Band Best Move On What It’s Like Releasing Music During A Pandemic

May 21, 2021 | Nick Brunner | Andrew Garcia

Best Move just recently released their new five-song EP Mirror Image Twins on May 7. Back in February, Modern Music Director Nick Brunner sat down with two-thirds of the Sacramento-based trio, Kris Anaya and Joseph Davancens.

Interview: Seth Meyers Guitarist Marnie Stern On Playing In A Pandemic And Her Love Of Sacramento Pizza

October 9, 2020 | Nick Brunner

The house guitarist for Late Night With Seth Meyers traces 10 years of steps back to Sacramento.