Midtown Monthly

INSTAGON’S 19TH BIRTHDAY SHOW, THURSDAY FEB 2 - Come out to Celebrate: Feb 2, Old Ironsides, 8PM

OldManFoster — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:13:09 +0000

It’s a pretty monumental stage in a band’s career when they turn 19 and start their 20th year as a consistent and recognized project. It’s not a mark that very many bands reach. It’s something altogether different when the “band”… Read more

Art Picks- January 2012 - by Tim Foster

Admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:27:31 +0000

Time Fugitives
Chris Taggart
Center For Contemporary Art Sacramento
January 10 – February 12
Reception: February 11, 6 – 9PM

It’s not often we see a local show from an artist who is regularly mentioned in the same… Read more

Bacon Fest Sacramento: January 20-22

Sarah H — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:03:41 +0000

Chocolate covered bacon at the State Fair…Bacon as a beer garnish at Pangaea…It’s hard to tell if bacon is gaining popularity these days, or if it’s always been this popular and people are just starting to get more creative about showing… Read more

Lights Out: Sacramento’s Lost Movie Houses

Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:25:19 +0000

By Matías Antonio Bombal Images courtesy of the Center For Sacramento History

There was a time when Sacramento movie going was held to a high standard. Where you went to the movies was as important, or even more important than… Read more

Showtime! - In Defense of Dinner and a Movie

Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:42:35 +0000

By Becky Grunewald Photos by Scott Duncan

Dinner and a movie. Is the concept obsolete these days? Should the phrase be “seasons one through five of Weeds on Netflix streaming while eating an order of Pizza Hut cheesy bread with… Read more

Lights, Camera, Sacto! - River City Reels

Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:25:08 +0000

By Jacob Greenberg

FADE IN.

EXT. SACRAMENTO’S WEST END – CIRCA 1925

A disheveled HOBO is forcibly ejected from a run-down hotel. He lands with a THUD! on the curb.

MANAGER

And stay out, ya bum!

The HOBO… Read more

Lucky Star: Clayton Bailey’s World of Wonders

Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:32:39 +0000

By Tim Foster

Thank Robert Arneson.

It was Arneson who invited an obscure Midwestern ceramicist to cover a few of his classes at UC Davis, thus introducing Clayton Bailey to northern California – just in time to take his place… Read more

Sid Garcia-Heberger - The Woman Behind the Crest

Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:21:26 +0000

By Becky Grunewald Photo by Scott Duncan

Laura Garcia-Heberger (known to one and all as “Sid”) is almost completely synonymous with the business she leases and manages: The Crest Theatre.
She’s been there almost since the beginning of the… Read more

Fine Steps - Strut Their Stuff

Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:24:54 +0000

By Dennis Yudt Photo by Scott Duncan

While walking up a flight of stairs to a quiet room to talk about his band, Fine Steps guitarist/singer/songwriter Julian Elorduy expresses that he wishes he could start a few other groups. Read more

Musical Chairs – January 2012 - Richard St.Ofle

Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:03:56 +0000

What to say about RSO? Let’s just narrow it down to a few facts: An artist himself, he also curates the art at Bows and Arrows. He’s an author – his book No Wolf (the waygoing compromise) was published in… Read more