Archive for April, 2009
Every year I look forward to the Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society’s Annual Show and Sale at the Shepard Garden Art Center in McKinley Park.
My parents became cactus nuts as soon as we moved to California from the snowbound wilds of New Jersey. They surrounded our brand new ‘spanish style’ ranch house in the burbs with a massive cactus and succulent garden that was either the star or scandal of the neighborhood, depending on your perception of what a front ‘lawn’ should look like. When Liv and I finally bought a house I too began replacing lawn (well, weeds) with cacti and succulents. The SC&SS; sale played a big part in filling out our landscaping since the prices are so reasonable and the sellers are eager to share tips and advice.
This year’s show will be this Saturday and Sunday, May 2- 3, from 9AM – 4 PM. Don’t miss!
Sure, sure, everyone loves the Black Lips — crazy kids, tiny amps, treble-y no name guitars, grills and peeing on each other. Adorable! The indie masses will surely flood the Blue Lamp tomorrow (Tuesday, April 28) to check out these Vice mag faves and fawn all over their Back From the Wavy Gravy sound. As well they should.
by Rachel Gregg
It is Earth Month and for we dwellers of the fertile central valley it is a prime planting time. It’s time to get your hands dirty and get down with the earth. Sewing your seeds now means salsa all summer long. It is all part of the beauty of living in SacOfTomatoes. Read more »
by William Burg
Sacramento in the 1920s was an optimistic place, a bustling transportation center served by five railroads (two transcontinental steam railroads and three electric interurbans) and several riverboat lines. The Southern Pacific shops employed thousands of workers building and repairing steam locomotives. Canneries and grain mills turned the Central Valley’s agricultural bounty into packaged products to ship around the world. The success of Sacramento’s first streetcar suburbs, recently annexed into the city, spurred a second wave of suburban development across the rivers in West Sacramento and North Sacramento. Downtown, a growing number of businesses and professionals sought offices close to streetcar lines and government offices. Read more »
It’s hard to miss Autumn Sky as she weaves her way through a crowded room of fans, friends and well-wishers. On this cold Saturday night at Luigi’s Fungarden, the 20 year-old folk-pop singer/songwriter’s vintage canary-yellow dress and sparkling silver high heels flitter like a lightning bug against the bundled-up dark browns and grays of the all-ages audience. Sky is sharing a bill with Ricky Berger and Be Brave Bold Robot in support of Sister Crayon’s CD release, and making last-minute arrangements before her set. Read more »
We asked local singer songwriter Autumn Sky to take a spin in the musical chair this month to coincide with the release of her debut album this month (and Tony King’s article about same). She promptly obliged, sending over the following, which she titled “The Up-and-Comers, Or, All the Local Musicians I Would Stalk if I Wasn’t a Busy Musician Myself.” Read more »
I Just got the news that Micah Kennedy passed away last night.
We asked local singer songwriter Autumn Sky to take a spin in the musical chair this month to coincide with the release of her debut album this month (and Tony King’s article about same). She promptly obliged, sending over the following, which she titled “The Up-and-Comers, Or, All the Local Musicians I Would Stalk if I Wasn’t a Busy Musician Myself.” Read more »
My first introduction to the Good Life Garden was through a listing for an event called, “The California Gold Rush: What We Ate”, which was a benefit for the garden. That sounded so immediately intriguing that I knew I had to attend. The setting for dinner was quite dramatic: the high-ceilinged train car display room in the Sacramento Railroad Museum. Read more »