Issue: March 28, 2019
This week, SN&R presents the annual Music issue, featuring the SAMMIES. It includes the list of award winners, stories on some of them, a new inductee into the Hall of Fame and profiles of fast-rising rapper Hobo Johnson and legendary promoter Jerry Perry.
In News, Sasha Abramsky surveys the reaction of local progressives to Robert Mueller's report and Raheem F. Hosseini updates the almost forgotten police killing of Joseph Mann.
In Arts, we have a review of When We Colored at Sacramento Theatre Company and a story on Ranked, a timely musical about college admissions, at Granite Bay High School.
In Voices, a Natomas resident supports putting an expanded Sacramento Zoo at the old Sleep Train Arena site, Jeff vonKaenel raises the alarm about "surveillance captialism" and I write about possible rate hikes at SMUD.
As always, thanks for reading. To read the full stories, click the links below. But don't forget to pick up a print copy of SN&R for exclusive event picks and other content.
— Foon Rhee
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The 2019 SAMMIES winners
This year, more than 40,000 votes were cast in SN&R’s Sacramento Area Music Awards. You voted. Here are the winners.
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Hobo Johnson’s rise and ‘Fall’
Sudden fame and the Sacramento folk-rapper’s upcoming album.
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Alive & kicking
Let’s celebrate longtime music promoter Jerry Perry.
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Straight to Dreamville
The Philharmonik’s new single is about the Sacramento struggle.
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Canine quintet
A pack of open-micers share the stage in Band of Coyotes.
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No justice, no peace
¡Las Pulgas! fights rape culture, police brutality and university corruption.
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Standout flops
Some of Sacramento’s best artists share their worst gigs.
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Swan’s songs
Blue Swan Records gives rising post-hardcore bands a shot.
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Vibe and empower
Five hip-hop artists who double as community leaders.
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For the scene
A graveyard shift radio show amplifies local music.
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The SAMMIES Hall of Fame
27 years of Sacramento music all-stars.
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Shock and resolve
Sacramento progressives are shocked by Mueller report, but point to 2020.
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da Sneak attack
Bay Area rapper Keak da Sneak started carrying a gun after being shot twice. Now he faces prison in a wheelchair.
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Dismissing Joseph Mann
Federal judge reverses course, decides Mann’s siblings lack standing to sue city and cops who killed him.
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Dirty johns
Undercover deputies arrest 10 women in ‘Stockton stroll’ prostitution sting that uses condoms as evidence.
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Evicted for organizing?
A Carmichael tenants’ advocate faces a no-cause eviction.
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SMUD: Better than PG&E, but not perfect
The local public utility is safer and better managed, but it’s raising rates, too.
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Letters for March 28, 2019
Stephon Clark, homeless, GOP and Irish music.
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We want a zoo
Put a bigger Sacramento Zoo at the old Sleep Train Arena site.
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Big tech vs. 7.5 billion Earthlings
Surveillance Capitalism and our future.
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Bryan Allen: Hurdy Gurdy Man
After a life in the army and years of construction work, Bryan Allen is taking to the streets with a new old instrument.
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Review: When We Were Colored at Sacramento Theatre Company
Playwright Ginger Rutland tells the story of her mother’s journey from the South to California’s capital city.
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Pint-Sized: Microcars and Microbrews at the California Automobile Museum
Celebrate the opening of California Automobile Museum’s newest small-scale exhibit with some microbrews and microcars.
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Sacramento Scandinavian Festival at the Scottish Rite Center
Celebrate all things Scandinavian at this festival.
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FemmeFest 2019 at Sacramento Comedy Spot
The first in what will be a recurring festival features female comedians, improv teams and sketch comedy groups.
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SacFeral Workshop at Bradshaw Animal Shelter
Learn how you can help local feral cat populations humanely at this free workshop.
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We Won’t Pay! Nunca!
SN&R Reviews a new play at California Stage Theatre.
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Preview: Charlotte’s Web at B Street Theatre
Meet one of fiction’s most charismatic spiders in the stage adaptation of a timeless classic.
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Grilled to perfection
Grills & Greens’ family recipes may be a tightly kept secret, but the Persian fast-food eatery’s flavorful gyros are known to many.
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Patio vibes
SN&R lists five outdoor patios where you can imbibe while you vibe.
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Chemistry in a cup
Made with pea flower tea-infused vodka with a splash of lemon juice, this Midtown twist on the lemondrop turns pink fast.
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Sugar-spiked treats
Delicious, sugary treats on a stick abound inside The Sacramento Sweets Co. on Front Street.
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This slide is on fire
Lit Delhi is a tiny Indian-fusion spot by the state Capitol that is full of vegan options.
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Women and the weed stigma
A neuromuscular therapist, a makeup artist and a singer share their experiences with cannabis.
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