Insight With Vicki GonzalezDog Party Keeps RockingJune 17, 2015Dog Party is the punk rock sister duo of Gwennie and Lucy Giles. Their new album, titled “Volume 4,” was just released this week on cassette. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EclecticLocal Punk Rock Duo, Dog Party, Picked Up By Burger RecordsApril 28, 2015 | Melody StoneThe Sacramento teen punk duo, Dog Party, will release their next album, Vol. 4, on cassette, through the national indie-rock label Burger Records. The album will also be released on CD and LP through Asian Man Records.
EclecticBack From The Dead Milkmen - Q & A With Dean SabatinoApril 15, 2015 | Melody StoneDrummer for the Dead Milkmen Dean Sabatino tells us how they've kept the music going since 1983 ahead of their show in Sacramento.
EclecticAfter A Long Hiatus Queercore Band, Butch Vs Femme, Releases New AlbumMarch 26, 2015 | Melody StoneBack in 2003 Kimberli Aparicio and Chavez D'Augustine started playing stripped down punk rock songs about their experience being young, gay punks in Dixon. They're back with a new album and new motivations, and we have a couple preview tracks!
Insight With Vicki GonzalezKepi Goes Country, Live In StudioJanuary 13, 2015Kepi Ghoulie of the very famous punk band the Groovie Ghoulies goes country in his latest solo album. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
RootsAfter 30 Years Of Rock'n' Kepi Ghoulie Goes CountryDecember 12, 2014 | Melody StoneAfter spending 30 years touring and making music, Sacramento punk rocker, Kepi Ghoulie released an Americana album.
EclecticIn Stockton Punks Are The New Mall RatsAugust 13, 2014Abandoned storefronts in strip malls are common here in one of the largest cities to file for bankruptcy. But one abandoned storefront plays host to a thriving punk indie music scene. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Eclectic8 Bit Weapon Geeks Out In SacramentoJuly 30, 2014 | Melody StoneSome people make music with guitars and keyboards and some grab an old Gameboy and an Apple II computer. An upcoming PBS show hosted by a Sacramento punk rocker tells the story of a husband-and-wife duo who make music with vintage electronics.
EclecticTommy Ramone, Last Original Member Of The Ramones, Dies At 65July 12, 2014Drummer Tommy Ramone, the last of the founding members of the seminal 1970s punk band The Ramones, has died. He was 65.
EclecticLocal Band Comes Home With Vans Warped TourJune 25, 2014 | Melody StoneWarped Tour brings almost 100 bands to cities across the nation and the world every year. Highlighting new punk, hardcord and alternative rock groups, as well as some oldie but goodies. This year's tour brings Sacramento's own A Lot Like Birds home.