Sacramento indie radio station Alt 94.7 (formerly Radio 94.7) finally settled on late September for its summer concert event City of Trees, Saturday the 22nd at Papa Murphy’s Park in the Cal Expo. As … Continue reading…Preview: Alt 94.7’s City of Trees Summer Concert Event 2018
It’s hard not to like British singer-songwriter Jade Bird (yes, that’s her real name). Her genuine, positive spirit is simply too difficult to ignore. This is my second time seeing … Continue reading…Concert Review: Jade Bird (San Francisco, 6 September 2018)
There’s no real ‘villain’ here, per se… “Puzzle” wisely doesn’t complete the whole picture in easy or obvious ways, but rather gives us the space to consider the solutions for … Continue reading…Christy Lemire on Puzzle (2018)
“Eighth Grade” is so grounded in the reality of middle school it almost operates like a horrible collective flashback… 8th graders still have one foot in the sandbox. They are … Continue reading…Sheila O’Malley on Eighth Grade (2018)
“The Spy Who Dumped Me” leaps back and forth between such shocking violence and playful comedy but infrequently marries the two comfortably. — Christy Lemire on The Spy Who Dumped … Continue reading…Christy Lemire on The Spy Who Dumped Me