********** The LURK Location: Sacramento Genre: One man band Band members: Nick Carvajal Carvajal described his performances as The LURK as “somewhat of a spectacle”. “I play a suitcase as a kick drum, and kick a snare drum on its side – so that my feet are the drummer,” he said. “I play guitar, sing, [...]
Live Music
The Dave Lynch Group and Adrian Bellue: 4/27
********** The Dave Lynch Group Location: Sacramento Genre: High Energy Fusion Jazz Lineup: Dave Lynch (guitar), Eric Crownover (drums), Jay Leek (bass), Dan Pool (keys) Influences: Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Wayne Krantz, Bill Bruford, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Berlin, Jeff Beck, Sting ********* Adrian Bellue Location: Sacramento Genre: Fingerstyle Guitarist [...]
Garrett Pierce, Luke Sweeney and Tepid Joy: 4/26
******* Garrett Pierce Location: San Francisco/Sonoma Genre: Acoustic/Lyrical/Folk Influences: Richard Brautigan, Henry Miller, Ernest Hemmingway, John Steinbeck, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Joanna Newsom, Why? Discography: Two full length albums, Like a Moth and All Masks, on Crossbill Records. New album, City of Sand, coming out later this year on Narnack Records. ******** Luke Sweeney Location: [...]
Instagon, Jenn Rogar, and Iron Hearts: 4/23
*********** Instagon Location: Sacramento Genre: Noise/Experimental/Garage Jazz Band Members: Lob Instagon, Bob Scott, Michael Curval “With Lob playing the lead bass guitar at the foundation of the group, Instagon never repeats the same ensemble. No practice, no rehearsal, live improvisational riff riding ..Garage Jazz.. taking a garage band, and playing jazz idea structures..never the same [...]
Knock Knock, Anna Hillburg and Arts & Leisure: 4/13
********* Knock Knock Location: Sacramento Genre: Rock n’ Roll Band Members: Mike Cinciripino (Lead Guitar), Heather Conway (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar), Allen Maxwell (Vocals, Bass), Christine Shelly (Drums) and Dylan Barnes (Keys). Sounds Like: Yo La Tengo, Big Star, Galaxie 500, Tom Petty, The Replacements, Bruce Springsteen, Unrest, the Breeders, REM, Ted Leo. Discography: Released their [...]
Stand Out State, Finish Ticket and Nights on First: 4/12
********* The Stand Out State Location: Sacramento Genre: Alternative/Indie Pop Band Members: Grayson Gerstenkorn- Vocals/Guitar, Jared Kaser- Guitar, Adam Dillon- Bass, Daniel Paulin- Drums Influenced by: “West coast lifestyle and learning to live.” Discography: Scheduled to release two EP’s this year. ******* Finish Ticket Location: Alameda, CA Genre: Alternative/Rock/Indie Band members: Brendan Hoye – Vocals, [...]
DJ Rock Bottom presents TST MKR: 4/6
Join us for a special event this Saturday, hosted by DJ Rock Bottom! “I’ve been performing as DJ Rock Bottom for 8 years,” said DJ Rock Bottom. “I would describe my dj style as soulful, eclectic & unique. Every song serves a purpose for the picture I want to paint. It’s about real music for [...]
Ava Mendoza’s Unnatural Ways, Nick Millevoi, and Gentleman Surfer: 4/9
********* Unnatural Ways is a trio comprised of guitarist Ava Mendoza, drummer Nick Tamburro and “bass synth” player Dominique Leone. They’ve been together for about a year. Mendoza started out playing classical guitar and was listed as one of “10 Female Guitarists You Should Know” by Guitar World. Mendoza described Unnatural Ways as “a type [...]
Natural Child, Golden Ghosts, Cool Ghouls and Fletcher C. Johnson: 3/28
********** Natural Child is a “party band” from Nashville. They formed their current lineup in 2009, apparently after eating weed brownies and deciding to form the “greatest rock n’ roll band in the world”. Music feature site Daytrotter‘s founder Sean Moeller had this to say about their latest LP, “Hard in Heaven”: “They ooze with [...]
