Comstock’s Concert Hall: Tycho Performs ‘Dive Live’ for Harlow’s 40th Anniversary
The electronic band with Sacramento roots plays three homecoming shows at the storied club
In a full-circle homecoming this weekend, Tycho will play a three-night series of “Dive Live,” the only West Coast performance of the set.
Getting to Know: Makers Mart
The production team behind a long-running holiday fair hits its stride with city funding and community support
The team behind Makers Mart, Sacramento’s annual holiday bazaar, has dealt with a litany of challenging logistics over the last decade. But the show always goes on in high style.
Art Exposed: Unity Lewis
A curator, artist and musician carries the legacy of his grandmother’s groundbreaking work documenting the Black experience
Unity Lewis recently curated a series at Crocker Art Museum that brought his grandmother’s book into the three-dimensional world by pairing works of artists from previous generations with their modern counterparts who will carry the torch.
A Towering Figure
Sacramento Historical Society honors author Joan Didion with The Golden Land celebration, statue unveiling and declaration of her own day
The Nov. 10 tribute to one of America’s most notable and beloved
authors, who died December 23, 2021, was arguably overdue.
Low-Power Movement
Tiny FM radio stations create their own definition of success in Sacramento
In an era where every major commercial radio station seems to be
sticking to a tight format, some local radio stations are
focusing on diversity, community and originality.
Art Exposed: Diana Ormanzhi
A Sacramento artist reinterprets surrealism through a feminist lens
At Twisted Track Gallery in Sacramento, which recently emerged as
a keystone of the thriving R Street art scene, one wall is
devoted to a triptych of the feminine divine.
Getting to Know: Lori Richardson
A film industry veteran branches into the compliance training genre — using Sacramento talent
The compliance content genre has a reputation for being outdated, but the video series Lori Richardson produces for the e-learning company Emtrain look like they could be part of a Netflix drama.
Drag to Riches
Sacramento drag scene flourishing as former local queen Lady Camden makes it big
Thanks to the popularity of “Ru Paul’s Drag Race,” which featured
former Sacramento Ballet dancer Rex Wheeler as Lady Camden in
season 14, drag has become an increasingly mainstream pastime
with big earning potential — for those at the top. We checked in
with Wheeler and other local queens to learn more about drag
economics.
Art Exposed: Celeste Perez
Multimedia artist Digital Mami paints the town pink
To Celeste Perez, who goes by Digital Mami, urban scenes are
canvases waiting to be glossed up by saturated color and saucy
sayings.
Comstock’s Concert Hall: Farm-to-Fork Festival
Visit Sacramento’s harvest season celebration culminates with two-day concert series
The last weekend of the festival featured a concert series at Capitol Mall headlined by Japanese Breakfast and Gregory Porter and featured a few local bands.