Girl In A Coma
Music fans in Sacramento were recently treated to a performance by a special band that is creating a buzz in the industry.
Cavalera Conspiracy
In 1996 Max and Iggor Cavalera, the Brazilian brothers who formed Sepultura, parted ways. Sepultura was one of metal’s groundbreaking bands.
Chemo Kid Calls it from Experience
Some artists struggle to come up with an emcee name before settling on a play on words or something creative.
Bipolar: Not just Another Mood Disorder
Normally when the term bipolar comes up in conversation it is usually describing a person with a serious mood disorder that requires medical attention.
A Night with Papercity Skyline
I arrived at Papercity Skyline’s practice spot half an hour ahead of schedule, only to greet Alex and Jeremy who had also showed up early and were waiting outside. In the half hour we waited for the rest of the band, Alex introduced me to a beverage called Joose, a 9.9% alcoholic energy drink.
True School Rules: Rock The Bells’ Sequel
Authenticity in hip hop has always been a hot topic: who are the REAL MC’s making REAL music and who are the frontin’ rappers getting pimped for dough.
More Features
From the Business EndFrom “door pay out burns” to the way certain local media personalities have so much control over which nationals get attention and who don’t.
The Stalking Distance: Solid As A RockThere’s a very solid and necessary place in this world for weepy introspective rock, but The Stalking Distance doesn’t acknowledge it when they play live.
Bands To Know
Tribe Of Levi consists of Sacramento residents POOR, NON, MIC...
A Borrowed Life honed their aural attack with their debut album...
Raw beats, raw lyrics and a live show that will have you rushing...
Beginning in 2004, Falling to Pieces hit the Nor-Cal scene strong....
Emerging from Woodland, three years ago, The Con of Man look,...
Here Comes The Vegans!
Call Me An F-U-tarianIn this day and age there seems to be more and more emphasis put on concerns about what others may think of us.
What's Up?!?!
September 2008This feature in Fringe is just a little spot to read up on some local scene news. If you have some news e-mail it to charlie@fringemag.com
