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3 days ago
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Honey Hills Fest back with 4-day showcase of women-led bands
'Now read it in The Sacramento Bee/Ask your girlfriends and see if they know/Read it in the newspaper.' Thank you, Jack White, for that little shoutout at Channel 24 last week, in a crowd-amping shakeup of the lyrics to the White Stripes' seminal 'Ball and Biscuit.' We're flattered! Local artists, message Aaron Davis on Instagram if you have upcoming shows, @adavis_threetosee. The female-powered Honey Hills Fest is back for its sophomore installment, hopscotching to four different Nevada County venues (three in Nevada City plus one in Grass Valley) over four days. The multi-genre lineup is showcasing regional women and fem-presenting musical acts, and the festival is dedicated to promoting gender equality in the music industry. Razored-edge indie pop colorstorm Spacemoth (the enigmatic project of prolific sonic puppeteer Maryam Qudus, also a member of tingling 2024 Honey Hills headliner La Luz) joins Sacramento's post-punk rockers Clevers, haunted meadow traversing rock duo Witch Dick and Chaos Fiction for night one at St. Joseph's Hall in Grass Valley, while sultry electro-Americana-psych flamethrower (and former Gram Rabbit singer) Jesika Von Rabbit leads night two at the Fern with Everyone is Dirty and scandalously raucous MC5-influenced rock act Theya. Day three at Stardust Station has wistful cloud-surfing San Francisco rock outfit For Your Pleasure linking up with fellow Bay Area outfits Bad Tiger, Fieldress and Indianna Hale (you'll stop dead in your tracks and crank the volume for her spaghetti-psych diamond 'Hollow the Words'). Whimsical and endlessly captivating foothills folk duo Two Runner and high-desert honky tonk hellcats Noelle & the Deserters lead an outdoor lineup including Anna Hillburg, reverbing Oakland rockers the Stratospheres, Iona Swift and Artemis Arthur to close it out Sunday at Pioneer Park. Check out the fest's delightfully frenetic 'Honey Hills Fest '25 Official Playlist' on Spotify for a sampler platter of what's on deck (June 5-8. Also celebrating its second year is the one-day Pink Bandit Music Fest, an ultra-DIY fest with a loaded local lineup topped by whip-lashing guitar-driven alt-rock/dream pop act Rainbow City Park, which earlier this year offered up feisty five-song EP 'Fruitless.' Manicially sweat-pouring local rock staple the Snares — who scored the opening slot for the first of Jack White's two May Channel 24 shows — join Reno indie rockers Charity Kiss, ethereal hip-hop/pop artist Coco Simone, garage rockers Carport, jazz fusion ensemble Smally Big, Denim Nuns, Slow Pull, Riley Echo, chillwave standout Inner Nature and more to pack this lineup. There's also a side acoustic stage with a half-dozen artists including the likes of Aiko Shimada, Ludic Gal and others. It's free, with donations being accepted to help fund the artist-curated and -executed event (11 a.m. Saturday, June 7 at Auburn School Park Preserve. While we're looking east, we'll peek further up the hill to South Lake Tahoe — but you barely have to trek past 'the Y' for what we're eyeing. Tree-laden craft beer oasis The Hangar has dabbled in a couple of one-off al fresco shows from the likes of Rayland Baxter and the White Buffalo over the last few summers, so we figured they'd probably sprinkle in one or two more this year. Instead, they've gone absolutely bonkers with it, lining up roughly 20 gigs from big league indie touring talent, to the point where we can comfortably say that this is no longer 'a cool beer joint with occasional good music'... this is a venue now. On tap for June is a sold-out gig from funk-tickled dub reggae troupe Hip Abduction on June 7 and ethereally sprawling folk duo Rising Appalachia on June 8, followed by singer-songwriter and former Pentatonix member Avi Kaplan on June 13. July brings Ecuadorian-born indie artist Helado Negro (July 11), psych-surf darlings Allah-Las (July 19), indie rock heavy-hitters Whitney (July 20) and the dual-ego double bill of vintage soul scorchers The Altons and Thee Sinseers (July 31). Throbbing indie pop stalwarts STRFKR (Aug. 14), hot jazz/juke joint folk collective Dustbowl Revival (Aug. 15), atmospheric harmony-drenched folk duo Hollow Coves (Sept. 5), Arc de Soleil (Sept. 19, pay attention here, Khruangbin fans), Southern blues/roots royalty North Mississippi Allstars (Sept. 21) and more flesh out the balance of an eye-popping summer slate ( Back down the hill, it's lucky 13 for the Davis Music Fest, the mini-South by Southwest-styled weekend festival going strong since 2011 and spreading throughout a smattering of downtown Davis venues — your wristband gets you access to all of the sets. Friday music is concentrated on two stages at Sudwerk Brewing with Gold Souls, Boot Juice, Broken Compass Bluegrass and others, with Sunday set up at Delta of Venus with the likes of Tracorum, Object Heavy and more. Saturday has six different venues open for business with gilded San Francisco funkified brass battalion Mission Delirium and psych-pop miscreants Milk for the Angry, Davis indie folk rock standout Nat Lefkoff, L.A. Americana stalwarts Rose's Pawn Shop and a cavalcade of local favorites including Sacramento pop-punk royalty Dog Party (Jack White's Night 2 guest), Jakhari Smith, LabRats, Boca do Rio, Katie Knipp, Ten Foot Tiger, and tons more rounding out a weekend slate of more than 40 acts — check out their 'DMF 2025' playlist on Spotify (June 20-22. There has to be a spike in searches similar to 'who are the musicians in 'Sinners'' since Sac State alum Ryan Coogler's roots music-powered 'vampire' flick was released in April. For anyone who was trying to zero in on the bloodsucking yet soul-stirring siren 'Joan' from the film's ominously leeching folk trio, in real life she goes by Lola Kirke — initially an actress by trade, but of late a buried treasure of zesty throwback country and Americana. One could find traces from the film's centrifuge of Mississippi Delta blues (not acquired via fang) in her upstart catalog, but you would need to send feelers out in many directions across the U.S. of A. to unravel it all for the 'Country Curious' singer. Go north to Nashville, up east towards the plush and twanging Appalachians, probably swing over the dust-blowing Southwest, and likely other directions yet to be uncovered by the prodigious maven. Chloe Kimes joins the bill as Kirke tours behind her newest offering 'Trailblazer' (8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 at Starlet Room. $26.40. 'Swamp preacher' sounds like a C-grade horror movie, but we're sticking with it as an apt descriptor for veteran blues and soul peddler JJ Grey & Mofro, rolling into Sacramento for the first time in four years in support of his most robust work to date, 'Olustee.' His band now bursting at the seams with backing vocalists and brass, Grey over the years has morphed from a keyboard-perched wailer to enigmatic pulpit-leaning leading man, fanning the flames of his ever-maturing breed of humid rock 'n' roll, grimy swamp blues and levitating soul. His take on John Anderson's 'Seminole Wind' will tell you what you need to know (8 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 at Ace of Spades. $64. A cheeky tradition always accompanying the delectable deluge of pork belly that is Sacramento Bacon Fest is the Kevin Bacon Fest, where a troupe of bands gathers at Torch Club to perform their renditions of songs featured in, or having connection to, a Kevin Bacon movie (six degrees, or some such). Getting footloose (zing) and fancy free will be locals World Champ, the Legion of Decency, Chase'n the Beat, California Stars and John Neko (9 p.m. Friday, June 6. $15. Assuredly, there are myriad possibilities for songs that could overlap both Kevin Bacon Fest and the following weekend's '90's Nite — which is exactly what it sounds like. Hosts Band of Coyotes cobbled a gnarly lineup of locals to offer their takes on '90's hits (if anyone refers to this as 'classic rock,' we're having words!), including Accidents at Sundown, Bad Barnacles, Swan Ronson, Tiger Shade, Moxie Barker, Lewd Jaw, E-Regulars, 33Black, Ruining Everything and Sundazey (8 p.m. Saturday, June 14. $15. A mishmash of punk and alternative rock veterans descends on the Starlet Room this month, lead by Dead Bob - the slashing, synth-tinged solo project of John Wright (former drummer of legendary Canadian act NoMeansNo), which offered up its debut 'Life Like' in 2023. They're joined by thundering supergroup UltraBomb, composed of Greg Norton, founding bassist for the generational Husker Du, former Social Distortion and Agent Orange drummer Derek O'Brien, and Soul Asylum guitarist Ryan Smith (8 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. $26.40. Speaking of Social Distortion and punk rock godfather Mike Ness ... the legendary act is at the doorstep of an almost unfathomable 50 years of virtually nonstop touring, and lands June 14 at Channel 24. The venue also welcomes meteorically rising country/Americana star Charley Crockett (June 8) and veteran country singer/actor Ryan Bingham with the wily Texas Gentlemen serving as his band (June 18,
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
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Russia plans to produce over 600 Kh-101 missiles in 2025
Russia is planning a significant increase in the production of Kh-101 cruise missiles in 2025, raising serious concerns within the international community. The Kremlin intends to produce 633 Kh-101 missiles in 2025 and another 223 in 2026, according to an investigation by Channel 24, a Ukrainian TV channel. Source: Channel 24; Mezha Media, a technology and IT news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company Details: Investigators have obtained documents indicating that the Russian defence holding company TRV-Engineering plays a key role in procuring components for the production of these missiles. Russia is known to be experiencing a shortage of electronic components due to sanctions, but is actively seeking alternative supply routes, particularly via China and Belarus. The documents indicate that Kh-101 production has risen from 56 missiles per year in 2021 to 50 per month in 2025. This increase has been made possible by factories operating in three shifts and the use of smuggled components. However, some of the missiles may turn out to be faulty or may be destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during attacks on Russian military facilities before they can be used. Experts note that such production rates may suggest Russia is preparing for new phases of the war, including possible strikes against NATO member states in the Baltic region. Western countries are expected to continue tightening sanctions to restrict the Kremlin's access to critical weapons components. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
San Francisco Chronicle
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘The start of something really good': Channel 24 venue energizes Sacramento arts landscape
For decades, Sacramento concertgoers have packed into cars or boarded trains to see their favorite artists in San Francisco or Oakland. But a new addition to the city's Midtown district could signal a shift in the region's migrational patterns. Channel 24, a mid-size venue developed and operated by Berkeley-based Another Planet Entertainment, the powerhouse independent promoter behind San Francisco's annual Outside Lands music festival, opened last month with a clear mission: Keep Sacramento music fans local. More Information May-June lineup Denzel Curry: 8 p.m. May 7 Madness: 8 p.m. May 14 Hippocampus: 8 p.m. May 16 Hermanos Gutiérrez: 8 p.m. May 21 Jack White: 8 p.m. May 26-27 James Arthur: 8 p.m. May 29 Charley Crockett: 8 p.m. June 8 Social Distortion: 8 p.m. June 14 Pachiko: 8 p.m. June 17 Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen: 8 p.m. June 18 Channel 24: 1800 24th St, Sacramento. For a full schedule, go to 'We'll go to the Bay Area for shows, like San Francisco, but it's hard to get out there with a job and stuff,' Jeannette Ho, 51, standing in the Channel 24 lobby just before electronic group Tycho took the stage Friday, April 25, as part of the venue's opening celebrations. Ho's boyfriend, John Conley, 56, echoed that sentiment. 'It's harder now than when we were younger to drive to the Bay Area for shows, especially during the week,' he said. 'Having shows here in Sacramento is definitely nice. We're more willing to get out to a show during the week here in town and close to us.' For fans who have long faced a 90-mile trek for mid-level acts, Channel 24 fills a longstanding void. While smaller indie bands regularly play the 530-capacity nightclub Harlow's and megastars hit the more than 17,500-seat Golden 1 Center, the state's capital has lacked a home for artists who sit comfortably mid-lineup on a Coachella poster. 'Over the years, we have had lots of artists ask to play Sacramento. They were bigger than Ace of Spades, and they weren't big enough to play Sacramento Memorial Auditorium,' said Allen Scott, president of concerts and festivals at Another Planet Entertainment, describing the goldilocks conundrum of downtown's concert scene. The former is an all-ages venue that accommodates 1,000, while the latter is a nearly 4,000-capacity space that books more graduation ceremonies than concerts these days. The hole in the market often led the concert production and artist management company to skip the market and send talent to Reno. That calculus changed with the 2016 opening of Golden 1 Center, managed by the Sacramento Kings and the City of Sacramento, that hosts cultural juggernauts like Paul McCartney, Janet Jackson and Kendrick Lamar. 'Golden 1 Center, 10 years later, is still in its honeymoon period,' Scott said, describing how the burst of energy and attendance for a new venue usually dissipates after a year or so. 'That's really a testament to what's happening in Sacramento.' With Channel 24, Another Planet is betting on a city long seen in a perpetual state of striving — but one increasingly ready to stand on its own. For pop culture proof of its underdog status, just look to the plot of the recent comedy ' Sacramento,' which hinges upon the city being a random and detached destination for its Los Angeles characters to find themselves in. Local residents are accustomed to serving up reasons for it to be taken seriously: It's a culinary destination, a mecca for cyclists, close to a lot of (arguably superior) natural attractions like Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. But offering up the city's art scene might not be the most obvious move if one were making the case for it as a sexy metropolis. The addition of Channel 24 might not completely turn that around, but it's certainly a step in the right direction. Sam Kesh, 46, who has produced indie shows in Sacramento as a DJ and booker for most of his adult life, said he has long ventured out to the opulent Fox Theater in Oakland, Berkeley's open-air Greek Theatre and the more intimate room at the Independent in San Francisco well before knowing they were all owned and operated by Another Planet. When he learned of the entertainment company's latest venture in his hometown it was definitely welcoming news. 'All of those venues … they're huge parts of my life,' he said. 'It's just cool that there's something connected to that and means that if there's tours playing those venues, now there's an opportunity to have them in Sacramento.' Serving up a premium sonic experience was, in fact, the dominant objective when building the 2,150-capacity space, which is Another Planet Entertainment's first 'from the ground-up' project. 'This was completely built from the dirt,' Scott noted. 'I think the results will speak for themselves.' The structure, which was erected in place of an old electrical supply warehouse on 24th and R streets, was designed by Sacramento's Ellis Architects and the Bay Area's CAW Architects. With one wall adorned with a towering mural of a roving horse, by Sacramento artist Cheyenne Randall, and a modern auburn facade, the building — whose namesake references the electrical 'channels' of its warehouse days and Sacramento's converging rivers — is an unexpected addition to the mostly residential southeast corner of Midtown Sacramento's grid. Frequent concert goer Nicole Grant Kriege, 46, is hopeful about Channel 24's influence on its surroundings. 'I think it could really grow into a little bit of a micro-hood,' she pondered while sitting in a booth at Round Corner bar, which was buzzing with activity just before Channel 24's Tycho concert. 'You have Round Corner, which is kind of this dive bar institution, you have Racks, a vintage store that's been around forever. I think there's the start of something really good here.' Spotted among the bar crowd, huddled around the pool tables, was Tycho frontman Dan Hansen. The Oakland-based musician, who lived in Sacramento in the early 2000s, was mingling with friends and family ahead of the show. Later onstage, Hansen expressed his appreciation for the city of trees. 'This is amazing and so meaningful to us,' he said warmly as he reminisced about making music in a garage-turned-studio just up the street from Channel 24. Those songs would become the influential 2011 album 'Dive,' which received the loudest cheers at the venue that night. 'It was important to have a local artist play,' said Scott. 'We always knew Tycho would be in that first week.' Although the throng of mostly 30- to 50-somethings was enthusiastic about the chillwave indie rockers that night, Channel 24's roster serves a broad audience, including younger fans with a proclivity for country music. The venue's opening night on April 24 featured Tucker Wetmore, attracting a sold-out crowd outfitted in cowboy boots and wide-brimmed hats. 'Two very popular genres in Sacramento are country music and hard rock music — they perform better in Sacramento than they do in the immediate Bay area,' explained Scott, adding that shows featuring bluegrass singer Sierra Ferrell and alt-country artist Sam Barber were both sold out. From gritty Americana crooner Charley Crockett, who last drifted through the capital city five years ago, to blues rocker Jack White, who has never stepped a booted foot into a Sacramento venue, there's a bit of a sea change coming for the land-locked town. 'I'm hoping it brings shows we wouldn't normally get in Sacramento,' said Conley.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Concertgoers share Channel 24 experience following debut of Sacramento music venue
Sacramento's newest music venue, Channel 24 at 1800 24th St., opened to thousands of fans during its debut weekend in midtown. The venue launched Thursday with a performance by country artist Tucker Wetmore. Electronic musician Tycho followed Friday, and Grammy-winning country singer Sierra Ferrell headlined Sunday, drawing a sold-out crowd. Jocie Douglas, 21, drove five hours from Arcata in Humboldt County to midtown Sacramento for Sunday's show. Ferrell is one of Douglas' favorite artists, she said. She recalled first seeing her perform in Humboldt County before smaller crowds. After Sunday's set, she said it was 'the most beautiful thing ever.' 'Eleven (out of 10),' Douglas said. 'The way she performs, she performs with her soul and her heart and it just produces an energy that you can connect with on a personal level.' 'Her whole story, it's not generic. ... She went from rags to riches, and it's just such a beautiful, inspirational thing. It shows that you can really believe in your dreams no matter where you've originated from, because she did it, and she showed it to everybody here.' Lillian Cantrell, 23, said she discovered Ferrell through TikTok, drawn in by the artist's openness about addiction. The video stuck with her, and she made sure to attend. 'Everyone in the audience has such a good vibe,' Cantrell said. 'It's been a great production.' Douglas enjoyed the show alongside friends and her mother, Janelle, who was simply glad to be there. 'You learn about your kids and what they like and what they're into by the music they listen to,' Janelle said. 'She really likes this artist and she invited me along and it's been amazing.' Though unfamiliar with Ferrell's music, Janelle said she was impressed. 'Her voice was amazing,' she said. 'I look forward to many more shows to come.' Ferrell performed songs including 'American Dreaming' and 'Dollar Bill Bar' on a brightly lit stage that impressed many in the crowd. 'There were over 2,000 people in this arena, and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen,' Jocie said. 'If you listen to the lyrics, it all tells a beautiful story.' Alec Miramontes, a Sacramento resident, said he has followed Ferrell for two to three years and welcomed the chance to see her live in midtown. He and friends walked 20 minutes from K Street to Channel 24 and said the setup was easy to navigate. 'You have your downstairs general admission area if you want to get into it,' Miramontes said. 'Then you have your upper balcony sitting area if you want to sit down and not move around as much but still get a view of the artist.' Miramontes sat in the balcony but said nearly everyone stood once the show began. General admission tickets are standing-room only, while center balcony seating is assigned. Jocie's advice for future attendees: arrive early for parking and a good viewing spot. Anthony Johnston said he hadn't heard of Ferrell before Sunday but attended at Jocie's invitation. 'She made me a fan,' Johnston said. 'Her actual voice sounds the exact same when she's on stage.' He praised the venue's production value and sound quality. 'I've been to Ace of Spades. It's kind of like the same kind of thing, but this is way cooler with more open space,' Johnston said. 'The backdrop was dope, the lighting, everything was dope.' When asked if he'd return: 'For sure.' Upcoming shows include Empire of the Sun on Sunday, Denzel Curry on May 7 and '80s pop band Madness the following week on May 14. Tickets and a full lineup is available on Channel 24's website at
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
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See Sacramento band Tycho play Channel 24 in new venue's debut weekend
Midtown music venue Channel 24 welcomed new patrons and hometown band Tycho as its opening weekend continued on Friday. Tycho frontman Scott Hansen, who grew up in the Sacramento region before relocating to San Francisco, collaborates on his group's electronic melodies with guitarist Zac Brown, a Sacramento resident, drummer Rory O'Connor and multi-instrumentalist Billy Kim. 'This is just such a special moment for us,' said Hansen about playing in front of friends and family in his hometown at the new venue. Hansen said that his former home provided inspiration for his music. Tycho has twice been nominated for a Grammy for best dance/electronic album. 'I feel like all the energy of this music is about the river and the fields all around here,' he said. Channel 24 welcomed country music singer Tucker Wetmore on Thursday for its first show. Its opening weekend concludes Sunday with roots singer Sierra Ferrell.
