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A blues harp, a resonator guitar and some drums. These are all the instruments that Kurt Marschke needs in his incarnation as the one-man act Deadstring Brother.
Kurt Marschke performs as Deadstring Brother, a solo act incorporating harmonica, guitar and drums.
The Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee has a new name - the Sacramento Music Festival - and some new sounds. We checked in with the man who knows the festival menu the best - Crawford Paton, the festival's food and beverage manager who recruits and oversees the 18 vendors.
Barbecued corn, anyone? Moon River Corn Co. is expected to have plenty during the festival.
Parade is now SATURDAY, at 10 a.m.
All the Who, What and Where for the Music Festival
Pam Rivera dances with a partner under the freeway on opening day of the Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee in Old Sacramento, Friday, May 27, 2011.
B Street Theatre stalwart and associate producer Jerry Montoya along with his 11-year-old son, Malachi, have taken something of a "Wicked" route with their new adaptation of "Hansel and Gretel" for the B Street Family Series.
Brandon McCall is Hansel and Brittni Barger is Gretel in "Hansel and Gretel," part of the B Street Theatre's Family Series.
There are a couple of real pleasures in "Men in Black 3," the third installment of the sci-fi adventure-comedy series about cops policing a shadow world of aliens living among us
Tommy Lee Jones, left, and Will Smith are back as alien-hunting agents in "Men In Black 3."
Victoria Dalkey: Pence Gallery in Davis focuses on our fascination with human formFri, 25 May 2012 00:07:05 PDT
The human figure has been a central image in art since prehistoric times. As demonstrated by "Focus on the Figure," a show of works by nine artists at the Pence Gallery, it still is a vital focus for contemporary artists.
"Luna Verte" by Dan Snyder in raku ceramic and terrazzo looks like an archaeological find.
Monsoon has a big-city feel with a splash of traditional Indian décor. Large windows let in natural light and the walls are decorated with imported artwork.
Bartender Nicole Martin muddles fresh strawberries and mint for the signature cocktail at Monsoon, the Dragonfly.
This to do, starting today with ZuhG, Element of Soul and Playboy School bring funk and jam to the Cesar Chavez Plaza
Beer & Ballet This weekend is the last chance to catch the Sacramento Ballet's most popular in-studio event.
Ticket sales for events through the summer
Forget that "reality" show about young dancers on the Lifetime channel. "First Position," a debut documentary from Bess Kargman, is the real thing.
Rebecca Houseknecht, middle, is one of several aspiring dancers pursuing Youth America Grand Prix success in "First Position."
Mel Shields: Country is kin
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John Ascuaga's Nugget once regularly filled its showrooms with country acts, then considered taboo in casinos because they supposedly did not draw an affluent audience.
Merle Haggard will perform with Kris Kristofferson this weekend at John Ascuaga's Nugget, the finale of Country Crossroads.
In a matter of weeks, a YouTube video can take on a life of its own. Consider the viral brouhaha over the handheld video series "The Van Sessions" by San Francisco's Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers.
Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers play June 1 at Marilyn's On K. No word on whether they'll sing and play in the van on the way over.
Nicki Bluhm's 2011 album "Driftwood" is filled with harmonies recalling early AM radio glory and adult radio.
Bob Marley packed a lot of living into his 36 years. Hit records, international concert success, 11 children by seven different women, a face stenciled on more T-shirts than Che Guevara.
"Marley" the film tells much, but not all, about reggae titan Bob Marley, who died at 36.
The kid attractor factor: Wacky aliens in battle with wise-cracking humans.
Reviews for families of some other big movies.
Tommy Lee Jones, left, and Will Smith star in "Men in Black 3."
When it comes to summer movies, there are the dark horses that are less easy to categorize. Defiant in their singularity, they include the surreal ("Ruby Sparks," "The Odd Life of Timothy Green") to films inspired by real events ("Hysteria").
Daniel Radcliffe plays a London lawyer sent to the middle of nowhere to settle the estate of a deceased woman. Also this week's dvd's include "This Means War" and "Red Tails"
Daniel Radcliffe stars as Arthur Kipps in "The Woman in Black.
Leslie Odom Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Nate Parker, Kevin Phillips, David Oyelowo and Elijah Kelley in Red Tails.
"The Secret World of Arriety" Human boy Shawn (right, voice of David Henrie) is astonished when he visits the garden and discovers Arrietty (voice of Bridgit Mendler).
"This Means War" Lauren (Reese Witherspoon, left) resists the formidable charms of FDR (Chris Pine), who is unused to rejection from the opposite sex.
We last spoke with Aziz Fattahi some years ago, when we'd first encountered his marvelous Village Bakery in Davis, across from the train station.
The fried fish sandwich at Village Pizza & Grill served on a ciabatta roll.
The young playwright A. Rey Pamatmat unevenly merges two different themes in his new drama "Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them," now at the B Street Theatre in its B3 series.
A budding romance between characters played by Jon Norman Schneider, left, and Jason Edward Cook is half of a double-themed plot in "Edith."
"Rubes," the animal-centric cartoon by Leigh Rubin, appears in more than 400 newspapers worldwide, including The Sacramento Bee, and Rubin himself will appear in Sacramento on Wednesday.
"Cows have an incredible sense of humor," Leigh Rubin claims.
Paula Vogel's knotty, time-shifting memory play "How I Learned to Drive" takes a meandering road to a gloomy lesson learned for its main character, Li'l Bit.
Capital Stage Melanie Marshall, left, Eric Wheeler and Jamie Jones provide a Greek chorus in "How I Learned to Drive."
