Benefit concert alert: “Yes We Can - Songs of Peace and Change” -
A benefit for Francis House.

The event will take place on Friday, August 22, 2008 at the classic Crest Theater. Musical guests include Maria Muldaur & The Free Radicals with special guests: Tracy Nelson, Holly Near, and Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir. Yes We Can: Songs of Peace and Change is an all-star night of some of America’s greatest women vocalists singing songs by America’s best songwriters. Funky and uplifting, this annual fundraiser for Francis House will rock the house.

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KDVS 90.3, the free-form radio station at UC Davis, and Midtown Monthly present this event for us music fanatics. It happens Sunday June 29, 2008 at Bricka Bracka, 2114 P Street, from 9 AM to 2 PM. Only $3 to get in and all ages welcome.

Buy - sell - trade LPs, singles, CDs, cassettes, zines, and more. For more info email kdvsrecordswap@gmail.com. See you there!

The up-and-coming singer-songwriter will be playing at Bricka Bracka, 2114 P Street on Saturday June 28, 2008. The totally-worth-it $7 admission is supposed to even include ice cream! This is an all-ages show.

Check out Ricky on the cover of this month’s Midtown magazine, with a nice long article about her inside the print version (but not online). For lots more info, other tour dates, and cool music, check out her MySpace page.

This year marks the 17th anniversary of the Sammies, the Sacramento Music Awards, honoring the best of Sacramento’s music scene. You can see the list of this year’s nominees on the Sammies web site and vote for your favorites!

The 2008 Sammies will take place on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Crest Theater. Doors open at 7:00 for 8:00 show, according to the Crest calendar. Lots of local talent will perform and you can cheer for the winners. See you there. Now go vote for your favorites! NOTE: I wasn’t able to view the ballot page with IE6. Try Firefox.

Also, check out the Sammies Artist Showcase shows.

The annual Sacramento “Sammies” music awards show is coming up, and several showcase shows have been announced to show off some of the nominees. Here is the schedule:

Friday, June 6 - Old Ironsides
21+, $5, 8 p.m.
Be Brave Bold Robot, The Ancient Sons, Rowdy Kate

Sunday, June 8 - Press Club
21+, $5, 8 p.m.
Pets, The Happy Medium, Two Playa Game, Resynthesize

Wednesday, June 11 - Press Club
21+, 8 p.m.
State Cap, Tribe of Levi

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Old Ironsides presents local bands doing their favorite songs by the Purple Master. Will we hear Little Red Corvette? Dorothy Parker? Musicology? Let’s Go Crazy? Another Lonely Christmas? I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend? The possibilities are almost endless. What Prince song(s) would YOU want hear?

The show is 21+ and is Monday June 9 at 8:00 PM. There is a $10 cover. Bands include We Prick You, Saucer, Liani Moore, Shades Of Gray, and more.

BTW, he actually turns the big five-o on June 7th…

Are you or your band releasing a new CD? Let us know and we’ll be happy to post the information on this site for you. If you are having a CD release show, we can help get the word out about that too.

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UPDATE - After only being open a few months, they seem to have vanished into thin air! The location is closed and much of the inventory seems to be gone. Read more about it here. Hope you made it in to the store because it looks like you won’t have a chance now. RIP, Dog.  If anyone knows what happened to them, post it in the comments.

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 There is a new record store in North Natomas. In fact, it’s the only record store in Natomas. And finally! They’re a small store but they have a mix of new and used CDs with a bit of vinyl and some of the memorabilia on the walls is for sale too. Tell Mike and his partner that Obsessed With Music sent you!

Hot Dog Music is located in the Natomas Town Center, more rightly known as “the Safeway mall” on Del Paso Road between I-5 and Truxel. Stop by It’s A Grind, get a coffee, and then walk a couple doors over and buy some music. Let’s help them succeed, we need a record store out in Natomas. Especially one that sells used CDs too. If you’ve been there, feel free to add a comment…

Hot Dog Music : MySpace | Web Site

It’s Saturday, April 19, 2008. Finally a holiday that really matters! The national web site is here, check it out. Then get down to your local independent record store and see what they are doing to celebrate! See you at The Beat, R5, Hot Dog, or Dimple. Or all of ‘em…

The nominees for the 2008 Sammies (Sacramento Music Awards) have been announced. We won’t list them all, you can see the full list here. Check it out!

There is SO much musical talent in this town. The awards show will be held on Thursday, July 17, at the Crest Theatre. See you there.

The free concerts continue again this year and the schedule has just been announced. Lots of great locak music! More info here on the official site, but the schedule is listed below too for your convenience.

MAY 2      
Bucho
Righteous Movement • Sol Peligro • Crazy Ballhead

MAY 9   
Kepi The Band
Kevin Seconds & The Altruistics • Kepi & Friends • Ghetto Moments

MAY 16 
Bright Light Fever
Self Against City • Middle Class Rut • Breva

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There was a nice article in the local paper the other day about the high-school student-run radio station KYDS. You can read the article here. The station doesn’t have a strong signal but they do have a great mix of music, with real variety. You might hear current music, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, rock, punk, folk, classic rock, hip hop, singer-songwriter, all, sorts of things. And if you don’t like it, try back in a bit because they offer, as I said, real variety. Check them out at 91.5 on the FM dial. Open-minded music lovers welcome!

They operate on a shoestring budget, why not donate a little cash to help them out? Their MySpace page is here.

Sadly, the Sol Collective on Del Paso Blvd was destroyed in a fire recently. Read the Sacramento Bee story here. This was a nice venue where young people and others could experience and create art and music. I saw it on a Second Saturday art walk and was impressed.

Want to help? They accept donations on their web site here.