Songs Of Sacramento - Tunes Inspired By Our City

By Melody Stone
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

If you live in New York or San Francisco it's not hard to find songs about your city. Sacramento may be slightly less celebrated, and we've found a few choice tunes about the river city, so we compiled a list.

Sacramento Area Represented In NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Contest

By Melody Stone
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Sacramento-area musicians recorded videos or original songs and submitted them to NPR Music for a chance to appear on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series. We compiled our favorite videos here.

Soul, R&B Singer Goapele Returns To Sacramento

By Marnette Federis
Monday, December 08, 2014

Soul and R&B songstress Goapele graced Harlow’s stage Friday night to treat fans to a repertoire of new songs from her recently released album, Strong As Glass.

Sacramento’s Iconoclast Robot, Combats Preconceived Notions Of Hip-Hop/Rock (Exclusive Track)

By Melody Stone
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

We’re debuting a track from Iconoclast Robot’s new EP, Bright Lights/Dark Depths. The Band will an EP release show at Assembly, Wednesday, November 26, with James Cavern and The Council, DLRN, and The Good Samaritans.

Remembering A Music Scene Staple : Marilyn's On K

By Melody Stone
Friday, October 31, 2014

Marilyn’s on K – one of Sacramento’s premiere live music venues for 16 years -- will close its doors for good after Nov. 1st. We asked the club’s owner, music promoters and others to reflect on what the venue has meant to the local music scene.

The Dustbowl Revival Reminds Us Why We Love American Music

By Melody Stone
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Founder of The Dustbowl Revival, Zach Lupetin, feels like American roots music is too good to take on one at a time. His band weaves it all together for a rukus, energetic, All-American sound.

David Bazan Combats Writer's Block And Comes To Town With The Passenger String Quartet

By Melody Stone
Thursday, October 09, 2014

Veteran indie-rock songwriter David Bazan talks about defeating writer's block and doing the business of music his own way. Bazan plays Harlows on Friday with the Passenger String Quartet.