CommentaryJazzVictor Forman: My Mom Loved MusicMay 22, 2015 | Victor FormanCapRadio music host Victor Forman lost his mother recently and reflects on how music filled her life and helped make it happier toward the end.
Northern California Music Festival Roundup 2015May 21, 2015 | Melody StoneThere are plenty of epic experiences awaiting music lovers around the region this summer (and well into the fall). The trick is figuring out which ones to hit and which to skip.
After 20 Years Of Rocking The Brodys Are Still Having FunMay 20, 2015 | Melody StoneThis Friday local rockers, The Brodys, are playing their 20-year-anniversary show - what's kept these guys going over all these year? They're still having fun.
Free Summer Concert Series, THIS Midtown, Lineup AnnouncedMay 18, 2015Organizers of the 2nd Saturday summer block party known as THIS Midtown (or THIS) gave CapRadio the scoop for June's lineup.
Tears For Fears, Ratatat, Tycho, Purity Ring And More To Perform At TBD Fest 2015May 15, 2015Organizers of the West Sacramento music festival, TBD Fest, announced the phase 1 lineup of acts Thursday night at LowBrau. This year's acts include Tears for Fears, Tyler, The Creator, Pretty Lights, Cut Copy and many more.
For The Love Of Vinyl: Vendors Answer Increasing Demand For RecordsMay 13, 2015 | Melody StoneIn the age of instant digital downloads there’s a growing number of music fans turning to the retro medium of vinyl records. Two vinyl vendors opened a new shop this week in the Warehouse Artist Lofts.
Songwriters And Streaming Services Battle Over Decades-Old DecreeMay 7, 2015The Department of Justice is exploring big changes to the music publishing business for the first time since World War II.
Listen To Pre-Release Of The Kelps' Obsessive New EPMay 7, 2015 | Melody StoneThe Kelp’s frontman processes his depression and obsessive compulsive disorder within the five songs of the band’s new EP - available for an exclusive pre-listen right here on CapRadio Music.
3-D Printers Bring Historic Instruments Back To The FutureMay 5, 2015You just can't stick a modern mouthpiece on an antique saxophone and get the right sound. The answer could be in the lab.
RootsSinger Ben E. King, Best Known For 'Stand By Me,' Dies At 76May 1, 2015Phil Brown, King's publicist, says the soul singer died of natural causes. King began his career with The Drifters, but it was "Stand by Me," released in 1961, that sealed his worldwide fame.