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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.

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.”

The Mod Eclectic blog

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

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

A rock climber takes the Tiny Desk Contest to new heights

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

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

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

Meet Neffy, The Winner Of The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

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

Our Favorite Northern California Tiny Desk Entries For 2021

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

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