Entertainment

Local Musicians and Bands Current Former Classical Music Local Record Labels Venues Clubs, Bars, and Restaurants Coffee Houses / Art Houses Events Salsa Dancing Swing Dancing Theaters and Auditoriums Instruments, Sheet Music, Accessories Sound Equipment Rental Musical Instrument Repair Record Stores Previous Music Publications Websites

Sacramento is home to a thriving music scene, and the variety of music genres to be found in the city is as diverse as it’s population. See below for current and former bands from Sacramento, a list of music venues, Sacramento record labels, and publications dedicated to the Sacramento music scene. Many musicians are in multiple bands and there have been attempts made to track the incestuous relationships between the Sacramento music scene.

Local Musicians and Bands

Current

• 2or3 Guys

• 7 Seconds website
  

• A Lot Like Birds website
  

• Adrian Bourgeois website
  

• Agent Ribbons
  

• Akimbo myspace
  

• All on Seven
  

• An Angle
  

• The Ancient Sons
  

• Anton Barbeau website
  

• Arden Park RoOts
  

• Art Lessing and The Flower Vato website myspace
  

• Autumn Sky
  

• Baby Grand website
  

• The Bananas website
  

• Be Bold Brave Robot
  

• Boss the Big Bit
  

• The Bottom Dwellers
  

• Breva
  

• Bright Light Fever
  

• The Broken Poet
  

• Brother G (Reggae) myspace
  

• Chelsea Wolfe
  

• Chris Webster
  

• Christian Kiefer
  

• Christopher Fairman
  

• Come on in and Have a Slice of Pie
  

• Darling Sweetheart (formerly We Prick You)
  

• Deathbot website
  

• Deathray
  

• Deftones website
  

• Desario
  

• Dungeons & Drag Queens
  

• Ericka Davis myspace
  

• Fair Trade (band)
  

• Flounder
  

• The Fortunate Few
  

• The Four Eyes website
  

• Ganglians myspace
  

• The Golden Cadillacs
  

• Guttbuket website
  

• The Hellouts website
  

• Hot Pistol website
  

• I Scream on Sundae
  

• The Impotent Ninja
  

• Gada website myspace
  

• Jackie Greene
  

• Jackpot
  

• Jacosa Lave website
  

• Jay Shaner
  

• John Cocuzzi website myspace
  

• The Juggs
  

• Kate Gaffney
  

• Kevin Seconds
  

• The Kimberly Trip website myspace
  

• Knock Knock website
  

• Lee Bob
  

• Larisa Bryski
  

• Len Brown Society
  

• Life As Ghosts website
  

• Life In 24 Frames website
  

• Lite Brite
  

• Th' Losin Streaks website
  

• Life As Ghosts website
  

• Lost In Ether
  

• Love Gone South
  

• Luvtaxi myspace
  

• Lynus
  

• Mansfeld website
  

• Matt McClean
  

• Mr. Stitches
  

• Nilshiphter website
  

• No Kill I website
  

• Park Avenue Music website
  

• Pets
  

• The Phantom Jets
  

• The Poplollys
  

• The Proles
  

• Radio Orangevale
  

• Razorblade Monalisa website myspace
  

• Red Host
  

• The Regulars, CA
  

• Richard March
  

• Ricky Berger
  

• Rockford Turnaroundmyspace
  

• Rock the Light
  

• Rowdy Kate
  

• Sacramento (band)
  

• Saucer
  

• Save And Continue
  

• Sexy Prison
  

• The Silent Game website myspace
  

• Sister Crayon myspace
  

• The Skirts
  

• The Spiral States website
  

• The Standard Tribesmen website
  

• Stars & Garters
  

• Stereo Earth website myspace
  

• Tainted Love website
  

• Team Sleep
  

• Towcutter myspace
  

• Two-Ten Troubadours
  

• Two Sheds
  

• Ugly Sammy
  

• Vox Populi
  

• Warp 11
  

• Will Haven
  

• Winter Trees
  

• Xenocanon website
  

• Yolo Mambo myspace

Former

These are bands that have either broken up (a.k.a. "indefinite hiatus") or moved out of the area.


• !!! website
  

• Blue Monroe website
  

• Cake website
  

• Call Me Ishmael
  

• Daisy Spot
  

• Didley Squat website
  

• Far
  

• Frank Jordan
  

• Groovie Ghoulies
  

• Grub Dog & the Amazing Sweethearts
  

• The Haints
  

• Hella website
  

• Las Pesadillas
  

• Low Flying Owls
  

• Mac Swanky Trio
  

• Moth Spy
  

• Oleander
  

• Out Hud website
  

• Paradigm
  

• Phallucy
  

• Quitter
  

• Sex 66
  

• She's A Dead Man website
  

• Spider Silk Dress
  

• Supermodel Suicide
  

• Surefire
  

• Tesla
  

• Zoppi

Classical Music

• All Hallows Music Series
  

• Camellia Symphony
  

• Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra
  

• Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra
  

• Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra
  

• Sacramento Youth Symphony
  

• In C Major — Classical Music Calendar

Local Record Labels

• The Americans are Coming Recordings

• Are you Alive Records
  

• Blue Bell Records website
  

• Broken Carousel Records
  

• Omnibus Records
  

• Plastic Idol Records website
  

• S-S Records website

Venues

Clubs, Bars, and Restaurants

• The Blue Lamp

• The Boardwalk
  

• Country Club Lanes
  

• The Distillery
  

• EVOLV
  

• Harlow's
  

• JB's Lounge: (Live jazz inside Red Lion Sacto. Inn) website
  

• The Kennel Club
  

• Marilyn's
  

• Old Ironsides
  

• On the Y
  

• The Press Club
  

• The Roadhouse
  

• The Shire Road Club website
  

• The Streets of Sacramento
  

• Torch Club
  

• Luigi's Fun Garden

Coffee Houses / Art Houses

• True Love Coffee House website
  

• Fools Foundation website
  

• Luna's Cafe & Juice Bar website

Events

• Concert in the Park
  

• June 21 - Fête de la Musique
  

• Mardi Gras
  

• (STJS) Sacramento Jazz Jubilee website
  

• (STJS) Jazz Sunday: a "mini Jazz Jubilee" every 2nd Sun. for all ages website

Salsa Dancing

• Salsa Caliente: Covers Salsa all over the region website
  

• Salsa Night: Salsa in Davis; Worth the short drive website
  

• Salsa Sacramento: Covers Fahad's events in Sac Area website
  

• Salsa Loca Club: A Sac State club bringing Salsa to the college-age crowd website

Swing Dancing

• Midtown Stomp: California's Largest Swing Dancing Venue - Beginning Lessons Every Week! website
  

• Sactown Swing: More Sacramento Area Lessons myspace
  

• Club 21: Swing Dancing on Tuesday Nights facebook
  

• Sweet and Hot: Swing Dancing and Lessons on Wednesdays website

Theaters and Auditoriums

• Arco Arena
  

• Crest Theatre
  

• Raley Field
  

• Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
  

• Sacramento State Student Union Ballroom

Instruments, Sheet Music, Accessories

These stores may also offer music instruction.

• Kline Music — Near Sacramento City College
  

• Nicholson Music Company — In Folsom
  

• Northridge Music Center — Near Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights

Sound Equipment Rental

• Live Sound Audio — Audio Equipment Rental website

Musical Instrument Repair

• Skip Simmons Amp Repair — Tube amplifier repair website

Record Stores

This is a listing of dedicated music shops. Major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Costco, etc. may also carry instruments and/or CDs.

• The Beat website
  

• Esoteric Records
  

• Dimple Records website
  

• R5 Records and Video website
  

• Rare Records website
  

• Time Tested Books

Previous

• Manic Music
  

• Penny Lane
  

• Pugs
  

• Tone Vendor
  

• Tower Records website
  

• Virgin Records

Music Publications

• Submerge Magazine; http://www.submergemag.com
  

• Alive and Kickin'
  

• KDVationS

Websites

• Undie Tacos

Shows and other events should be posted on the Events Board.

Sacramento has no shortage of movie theaters:

• Crest Theatre: a 1940's era independent film house
  

• Regal Natomas Marketplace 16: a 16 screen multiplex off I 80 in Natomas
  

• Sacramento 6 Drive-In Theatre: the last of the operating Drive-Ins in the Central Valley
  

• Tower Theater: a 1930's era art house theater
  

• Century Theatres Downtown Plaza 7: A small 7 screen theater in downtown Sacramento (without stadium seating)
  

• Century Theatres Stadium 14: A large all stadium multiplex with dome theaters down the street from Arden Fair Mall across from Cal Expo.
  

• Century Theatres 16 Greenback Lane: A 16 screen all stadium multiplex with THX.
  

• Regal/United Artists Arden Fair 6: A small 6 screen theater in Arden Fair Mall (without stadium seating)
  

• Esquire Imax Theater Sacramento: A huge theater with a screen 75.7 ft. wide by 59 ft. tall. (Stadium seating)
  

• United Artists Sunrise Mall 4: A small discount theater with prices of $3.00 to $3.50.

Halloween

Halloween

FearOverload Haunted House

Heartstoppers Haunted House

Add your favorite bowling alley here!

• Country Club Lanes - 2600 Watt Avenue, (916) 483-5105
  

• Capitol Bowl 900 West Capitol Ave, West Sacramento, (916) 371-4200