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Sacramento

  • News

    April 4, 2012

    New Hope for Sonic Fans

    As a Sacramento arena deal is cast into doubt, local leaders must remain focused and ready.

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Sacramento Arena Deal Has Issues, But Brian Robinson of Arena Solutions Urges Seattle to Stay Focused

    Who needs the thrill of NBA basketball when there are rollercoaster arena battles to follow? While many in our area would prefer to be rooting for the Sonics and not high-stakes, public and private investment deals to fall through, nonetheless some excitement seems to be back in Seattle today as new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Luring Sonics II Is Becoming a Pipe Dream; Sacto Kings Look Like They're Staying Put

    ​All the hoopla and feel-good cheer that surrounded Mayor Mike McGinn's rollout last week of a new sports-arena proposal hinged to a large degree on the city's optimism that it could poach the cash-strapped NBA franchise in Sacramento. That may have all gone down the drain today.

  • Music

    January 11, 2012

    Tell Me About that Album: A Lot Like Birds

    And don't tell us it's a secret.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Tell Me About That Song: Cory Lockwood, Vocalist of Prog-Hardcore Band A Lot Like Birds

    A lot went into writing your favorite song, but how much do you really know about it? This week Cory Lockwood, vocalist of Sacremento progressive-hardcore six-piece A Lot Like Birds, delves into secret phone conversations, spider-filled rooms and Heath Ledger. Song: The Blowtorch is Applied to the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 30, 2011

    Ganglians

    A lot went into writing your favorite song, but how much do you really know about it? This week Cory Lockwood, vocalist of Sacremento progressive-hardcore six-piece A Lot Like Birds, delves into secret phone conversations, spider-filled rooms and Heath Ledger. Song: The Blowtorch is Applied to the ... More >>

  • Music

    October 5, 2011

    Guns Was Born On a Trip to Seattle

    An exclusive excerpt from the Guns N’ Roses bassist’s memoir, It’s So Easy.

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Duff McKagan: I Was Born in Seattle. Guns N' Roses Became a Band on a Tour Back Home

    The following is an excerpt from Duff McKagan's memoir, It's So Easy: And Other Lies, out now via Simon & Schuster. McKagan reads at the University Bookstore at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 19; Lake Forest Park's Third Place Books at 7 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 20; and at Seattle University at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 21. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Sacramento's DLRN Releases New Video With Blue Scholars' Prometheus Brown

    While browsing Blue Scholars' Tumblr page this morning, I stumbled upon this new video by Sacramento hip hop outfit DLRN (formerly Delorean). The MC/producer duo 5th Ave & Jon Reyes contracted Blue Scholars' Prometheus Brown to pen a verse for the song, entitled "Reset" from their recent EP The B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2011

    Tera Melos

    While browsing Blue Scholars' Tumblr page this morning, I stumbled upon this new video by Sacramento hip hop outfit DLRN (formerly Delorean). The MC/producer duo 5th Ave & Jon Reyes contracted Blue Scholars' Prometheus Brown to pen a verse for the song, entitled "Reset" from their recent EP The B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Question for Duff: Is It OK to Join a Band For the Experience, Not the Music?

    In addition to his Thursday column, Duff McKagan answers reader questions throughout the week. Write to him at askduff@seattleweekly.com. Find all of Duff's posts here.​Q: I've been playing guitar forever. I've always wanted to play in a rock band that traveled and was fun to play music in. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    In-N-Out or Dick's? No Contest, Says Jon Brockman

    To the showers? No--straight to Dick's.​Former Husky hoop star Jon Brockman visited the Seattle Times' offices on the occasion of his having signed a three-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on the heels of a solid rookie season in Sacramento with the NBA's Kings. Given Brockman's residen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2010

    My Trip To California: Part 4. Great Party!

    Having A Great Time!​Darbury and I went to a dinner in Sacramento for the Croatian Scholarship Fund. This is just another endeavor of the Croatian diaspora. This community is located in Northern California and the peeps in Sacramento have built a fine club house. The food was great as was the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2010

    My Trip To California: Part 5. Airborn Air

    Darbury breathing freely.​Just go into the Santa Monica Airport. We left Sacramento from McClellan Airfield . It's a decommissioned airforce base with a huge runway. This is a real treat for a plane like a Cessna 182, plenty of runway for takeoff and especially landing. We got into the air to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Duff, We Don't Need More Politicians, We Need the Rock Party

    In Rock, Or, Sweet Child 'O Time. Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on Reverb. Check back on Friday when he writes about what he's listening to.​Dear Duff: Thanks for including me on your political ticket. I like the idea of a McKagan /Novoselic candidacy--but I must respectfully de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2009

    Cake

    In Rock, Or, Sweet Child 'O Time. Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on Reverb. Check back on Friday when he writes about what he's listening to.​Dear Duff: Thanks for including me on your political ticket. I like the idea of a McKagan /Novoselic candidacy--but I must respectfully de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2009

    Cake

    In Rock, Or, Sweet Child 'O Time. Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on Reverb. Check back on Friday when he writes about what he's listening to.​Dear Duff: Thanks for including me on your political ticket. I like the idea of a McKagan /Novoselic candidacy--but I must respectfully de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Rainiers Host Playoffs, Beginning Wednesday

    When I attended a Tacoma Rainiers game on July 11, the Mariners' AAA farm team was locked in a duel with visiting Portland to see who would escape the cellar of the Pacific Coast League's North Divions. Now, after one of the most memorable late-season rallies in PCL history, the Rainiers are in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    As California Goes, So Goes ...

    ​ Jim Wunderman, Steven Hill & Krist Novoselic When John Phillips wrote about "California Dreaming" with the Mamas & the Papas, he was talking about opportunities in the Golden State. Chris Cornell wrote "I'm looking California, but feeling Minnesota" in Soundgarden's "Outshined." For all its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    What's Doing at the Lumen?

    Condo auctions have become common nationwide, as banks seize projects whose developers are slow or incapable of paying back their loans. It's a sign of the recession, and of the troubles for both the banking and real-estate industries. In some markets, the bottom-feeder opportunities for home buyers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    How California Should Reset Its Constitution, and Why We Should Care

    Krist Novoselic writes a column every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly, and rides a Tesla every time he's in California.On May 12, most California voters couldn't bother to show up for an election. Those who did vote chose to reject the wonky fiscal measures that Sacramento had to offer. The vote not onl ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    Anyone but Nickels?

    Not being Greg may be all James Donaldson needs to become mayor.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Should Revamped KeyArena Be Part of Federal Stimulus Package?

    It's not as far-fetched as you might think, writes Henry Abbott: "The [Sacramento] Kings are reportedly losing a lot of money. And they are trying again to find a plan to finance a new arena that will help them be profitable. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. politicians are talking about 'shovel ready' ... More >>

  • News

    November 5, 2008

    Only Relevant News Outlets Have Anthrax Scares

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Fake Anthrax Envy

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Print Still Matters to Would-Be Terrorists

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Server Reboot Wednesday: TV Guide Edition

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Diversions

    July 23, 2008

    Special Tortilla Contest Edition

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2008

    Cake

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    Interview: Chino Moreno (Team Sleep/Deftones)

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Boss is Coming

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Oysters, A Quarter Each

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2007

    More Bad News for Seattle Times Backer McClatchy

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Film

    September 26, 2007

    The Jane Austen Book Club: Their Estates Do Lie Adjacent…

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2007

    Last Night: !!! at Neumo's

    Which means there must be hope for our nation’s newspapers.

  • Film

    April 18, 2007

    The Cats of Mirikitani

    Unlawful detainee finally gets justice, six decades later.

  • Music

    December 13, 2006

    All in the Family

    Portland folkie Alela Diane keeps it relative on The Pirate's Gospel. By Corey Dubrowa

  • Arts

    September 14, 2005

    Profile: MacKenzie Bezos

    Author of The Testing of Luther Albright.

  • Music

    June 15, 2005

    DJ Shadow

    Also: Stephen Malkmus, Yo La Tengo.

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    A Swarm of Drones

    Seven new albums of varying frequencies— some ancient, some new and metallic.

  • News

    February 16, 2005

    The Fab Four

    The Sonics, Huskies, Zags, and Cougars: on the road to potential greatness.

  • News

    February 11, 2004

    Sonic Success: Priceless

    Two 'cheap' seats to see them 'rebound' in that 'dump' called KeyArena: $100.

  • Music

    October 22, 2003

    Deft Ones

    Deftones reach out beyond the nü-metal ghetto.

  • Music

    June 25, 2003

    Tapeography

    Deftones reach out beyond the nü-metal ghetto.

  • Music

    April 30, 2003

    Usefully Modern

    Dont miss your chance to rip off the FM Knives.

  • Music

    November 20, 2002

    Decade of (Passive) Aggression

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Film

    October 16, 2002

    Out of the Spotlight

    The small stuff shines in seventh annual queer cinema fest.

  • Music

    April 3, 2002

    Topless at Arco Arena

    Tim Quirk explains how being a musician-turned-dot-commie is like baring your breasts for AC/DC.

  • News

    October 27, 1999

    More strange boatfellows

    Tim Quirk explains how being a musician-turned-dot-commie is like baring your breasts for AC/DC.

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