In a marketplace flooded with reissues that are little more than thin-sounding cash grabs, this remaster is absolutely essential.
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Charlie Doherty’s Favorite Songs and Albums of 2017
Veterans such as Neil Young, Ryan Adams, blues great Joe Bonamassa, Bjork, The War On Drugs, St. Vincent, The National, Spoon, and Living Colour made stellar releases. Favorite new artist: Jay Som.
Read More »Music Review: Hegarty – ‘Selling Your Soul to Sanity’
Spurned from British folk, Hegarty is riding the wave to the movement's new summit.
Read More »Music Review: Sunny Day Real Estate’s Jeremy Enigk – ‘Ghosts’
Jeremy Enigk's newest offering has the same lush orchestration and anthemic songwriting that has marked all of his solo records, but there are more hints as to his hardcore punk roots than before.
Read More »Music News: Ty Dolla $ign and Superchunk to Rock San Francisco’s Noise Pop 2018
Ty Dolla $ign and Superchunk are among the notable music acts announced for this year’s Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco on February 19-25, 2018.
Read More »Concert Review: The Lumineers Serenade Sacramento Fans at Radio 94.7’s Electric Christmas 2017
The Lumineers, Portugal. The Man, and Walk the Moon headlined Radio 94.7's fifth annual Electric Christmas concert event at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on December 7, 2017.
Read More »Music Review: Glassjaw – ‘Material Control’
On December 1, 2017, without warning, Glassjaw released their third album, 'Material Control.' The 15-year drought is over, but can it live up to the impossibly high hype?
Read More »Sacramento’s Radio 94.7 Electric Christmas 2017 Concert Less Than One Week Away
The Lumineers, Walk the Moon, and Portugal. The Man headline this year's Radio 94.7 Electric Christmas Concert on December 7, 2017.
Read More »Music Review: Thrice – ‘The Alchemy Index’ (In Celebration of the 2017 Vinyl Reissue)
Several of the group's finest songs are littered among the 24 tracks. And while many similar projects might offer quantity over quality, 'The Alchemy Index' doesn't have any reservations about giving fans both.
Read More »Concert Review: City of Trees Summer Concert Event in Sacramento, CA, September 24, 2017
Blink-182, Bleachers, and Iration headline the 3rd annual City of Trees Music Festival in Sacramento, California.
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