May 2, 2022 | Kris Hooks
R&B music festival Sol Blume roared back over the weekend from a pandemic-muted hiatus, moving to a much larger venue that brought with it more artists and tens of thousands of fans.
April 20, 2022 | Donna Apidone
Author Reyna Grande's new book, "A Ballad of Love and Glory," takes readers into the Mexican-American War, her first historical fiction novel.
March 19, 2022 | Donna Apidone
Julia Cameron, author of the "Artist's Way" series, works to inspire creativity. Her book "Seeking Wisdom" focuses on various practices of prayer as a creative tool.
March 16, 2022 | Donna Apidone
Author John Lescroart created his own personal plot twist when after announcing plans to retire, he surprised fans with his 30th book. Donna Apidone sat down to discuss his new novel, "The Missing Piece," and the games he likes to play with readers.
March 13, 2022 | Donna Apidone
Dr. Michaeleen Douclef is known to NPR listeners for her science reporting. We spoke with her about her book which studies sociology that parents and non-parents can enjoy.
February 4, 2022 | Megan Manata | Vicki Gonzalez
Host of Yan Can Cook, chef Martin Yan recently donated 3,000 cookbooks he amassed over his long career to UC Davis, where he earned multiple degrees.
February 1, 2022 | Avery Jeffry
Dave Brubeck's sons Chris and Dan are celebrating the centennial of their late father with a worldwide tour that includes a stop at Sacramento’s Crest Theater on Wednesday.
December 26, 2021 | Nick Miller
Thiebaud is one of Sacramento’s most famous residents. He graduated from Sacramento State, taught at UC Davis and made most of his work in California.
December 23, 2021 | Nick Miller | Sarah Mizes-Tan
The novelist and writer born in Sacramento and who famously described the city as “the Midwest of California” died on Thursday in New York at age 87.
December 23, 2021
When Didion started writing in the 1960s, she put a certain kind of voice on the page — neurotic, female — that hadn't been there before.
December 21, 2021
CapRadio Reads Host Donna Apidone reflects on some of the books she read and authors she spoke with in 2021, including Kate Washington, Hank Shaw and Tamara Payne.
December 8, 2021
A Los Angeles artist who once sold flowers with his immigrant parents on street corners breaks into the world of NFTs. In doing so, he’s also found a nontraditional way to generate wealth in crypto currency.
November 26, 2021
The celebrated composer-songwriter died on Friday. He had won several Tonys and Grammys, as well as an Oscar and Pulitzer, for musicals including West Side Story and Company.
November 23, 2021
Composer, conductor and MacArthur "genius" Mathew Aucoin just debuted his opera, 'Eurydice,' at the Met. The new work reinterprets an ancient, archetypal myth from the perspective of its namesake.
November 11, 2021 | Vicki Gonzalez
The music festival is in Sacramento through Nov. 13, bringing together classically trained Black musicians to perform songs from composers of African descent.
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May 16, 2022
When English-language music was banned in 1982, Spanish-language groups found an opportunity.
May 16, 2022
The white supremacist suspect in Buffalo is 18 years old. Some news organizations and commentators have called him a "teenager" and "child" rather than a "man."
May 16, 2022
In his book The Women's House of Detention, Hugh Ryan writes about the New York City prison and the role it played in the gay rights movement of the '60s, including the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.
May 16, 2022
The annual music awards show also featured controversial appearances by Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen.
May 15, 2022
In an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir, singer-songwriter Margo Price remembers the early days of motherhood and marriage, their chaos compounded by a late-living musical lifestyle.
