RootsTiny Desk Concert: SaintsenecaJuly 29, 2014Dark Arc is a pastiche of gentle lyrical moments and punk anthems, often within the same tune. In the NPR offices, the Ohio folk band performs three alternately brooding and stomping songs from the album.
Cake Bassist Sets Aside The Four Strings To Lead His Own BandJuly 28, 2014 | Melody StoneSacramento musician and bassist for the band Cake, Gabriel Nelson, begins a new chapter with the formation of Bellygunner.
'Purple Rain' Taught Me How To Be In A BandJuly 26, 2014It's been 30 years since Prince's semi-autobiographical film, Purple Rain, debuted in theaters and NPR television critic talks about his memories of the film.
Sound Advice: Milne Gets Blue Dog JammyJuly 24, 2014Steve Milne is filling in as "Blue Dog Jam" host this week. He offers up a fresh sounds from Jungle, Nikki Lane, Anushka and more on this week's Sound Advice.
Punk's Permutations: John Doe, X And The Next GenJuly 23, 2014 | Nick BrunnerIn 1977 John Doe and the band X established punk on the West Coast. 34 years later, two Sacramento girls draw from the band's foundation.
Rainbow In The Dark: Jenny Lewis On Staring Down SadnessJuly 21, 2014Lewis wrote her latest album in the shadow of death and separation. "I've always just had a sort of dark take on life," she says. "Hopefully the music transcends that in a way."
First Watch: The Polyphonic Spree, 'Hold Yourself Up'July 16, 2014The Polyphonic Spree debuted a video in front of their Sacramento show later this week.
Sacramento Man Directs "Weird Al" Yankovic VideoJuly 16, 2014 | Melody StoneWe're four days into "Weird Al" Yankovic's eight-day video marathon. The second video is a dynamic typographic animation on the evils of improper grammar animated by a software developer from Sacramento.
OK Go's Creative Journey - Damian Kulash On InsightJuly 15, 2014Beth Ruyak talked with OK Go lead singer and one of the minds behind their mind-bending videos about designing their live shows, running a record label in the digital economy and of course - their videos.
Los Lonely Boys & Kenny Wayne Shepherd GiveawayJuly 14, 2014Win tickets to see Los Lonely Boys & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, July 28th at the Bob Hope Theatre In Stockton.