Friday, May 9, 2008

Pop life: Just as she is

Alicia Keys keeps playing, singing – and living the dream

It's the gift that says, "Mom, you're the bomb." That would be tickets to Alicia Keys' concert Sunday night at Arco Arena, otherwise known as Mother's Day at the home of the Kings....(more)

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Movie review: Speed trap

Entertaining in fits and starts, "Speed Racer" gets the one thing wrong it should get right: its race scenes....(more)

Movie review: There's not a lot of reason to care what happens in 'Vegas'

Watching "What Happens in Vegas" is like taking a trip. Not to Vegas, though. More like to another country, where you don't speak the language or know the customs....(more)

Game review: Grand Theft Auto IV

It's been a long road to No. 4 for the "Grand Theft Auto" series....(more)

Drawn from life

Google "life drawing" and you'll come up with a million hits – from sites for technical books on the subject to lists of drop-in life drawing sessions all over the world....(more)

Five new shows worth a look

While most people think of Second Saturday as an evening event, the Crocker Art Museum and many galleries are open during daytime hours, too, affording a more leisurely time to see new shows without the crowds....(more)

DVD review: Return to '50s

Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can't go home again, but he didn't warn us about returning to the TV shows of our youth....(more)

Counter Culture: There's more to HoneyBaked than special hams

Seems like the HoneyBaked Ham Co. has been around forever. It also seems that its signature product – applewood-smoked ham – rarely comes to mind except during the walk-ups to traditional holidays or when someone plans a special occasion involving a lot of people....(more)

Work-at-home soccer mom has a funny goal

It all started with a lie a couple of years ago, when suburban housewife and mother of two Cheryl Anderson told her family she was off to Target for some shopping when she actually was headed to an open-mike comedy night at the Sacramento Clarion Hotel....(more)

Conductor to bid his Summer Fest adieu

Appearances by one of America's leading vocal ensembles, a popular group of Beatles impersonators and an acclaimed Canadian pianist, plus the final wave of the baton by maestro Paul Perry will mark Music in the Mountains' 2008 Summer Fest, June 7 to July 3 in Grass Valley....(more)

Top 4 List: Songs to obsess about

1. "One of These Nights" by the Eagles. With Timothy B. Schmit's loping bass riff, Al Green-inspired falsetto vocals and Don Henley's rolling drum groove, the title track from the band's fourth album remains one of the most atmospheric No. 1 hits of the 1970s....(more)

Tickets on sale

Russian Music Competition, June 14, California Theatre, San Jose, $36-$72....(more)

72 Hours: What to do this weekend?

Kevin Seconds and Kepi perform with four rockin' groups: Kepi: The Band, Kevin Seconds & the Altruistics, Kepi & Friends, and Ghetto Moments....(more)

Decisions, decisions: A look at two masters

Sacramento's thriving classical music scene often offers this delicious dilemma: two top-tier performers playing on the same weekend....(more)

What's on my iPod?

"Magic Carpet Ride" is just that – a ride. Its fast pacing and whimsical message let you close your eyes and be taken to a world of adventure and fantasy....(more)

Seven things to do this weekend

Puppet Art Theater presents the tale of two kids lost in the forest who encounter a witch trying to fatten them up....(more)

Speakers series has diverse lineup

Comedian and Oscar-nominated actress Lily Tomlin kicks off a star-studded fourth season for the 2008-09 Sacramento Speakers Series....(more)

Picks and pans, 'Ninja Gaiden,' 'Dark Sector,' more

It's impressive what the DS is capable of when a company takes the time to really tailor a game to its strengths....(more)

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Thursday, May 8, 2008

• Fairytale Town concert series begins in July

• Now arriving: National Train Day

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

• Rick Kushman: Wake up! The fall TV lineup is being announced

• French film festival slated for Crest in July

• Music in the Mountains announces Summer Fest lineup

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

• KWOD music director Andy Hawk showcases Sacramento bands

• Theater Review: The Falcon’s Eye theater debut is 'Reckless' fun

• Coming Distractions: The Temptations at Cache Creek

• Review: Singers let passion, humanity shine through in "Tosca"

• The To-Do List

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Monday, May 5, 2008

• Rick Kushman: A week's worth of watchable

• Phoebe Snow tops free summer concert series at UC Davis

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Sunday, May 4, 2008

• B-52's will bring new tunes, classic hits and a signature sense of fun to Dixon May Fair concert

• Mike Dunne: Readers have questions, on topics from pork buns to supper clubs

• Tickets on sale

• Sunday Single: Kepi's 'Love on Demand'

• Unwind: 'I'm Not There,' 'Twister,' more

• Bee current

• Between the Lines: Books on golf, from duffers to pros

• On the calendar

• Frank Lloyd White 'House Beautiful' designs featured in exhibit at Nevada Museum of Art

• Sacramento Choral Society previews its Los Angeles concert at home this week

• More new titles on the shelves

• Casino guide

• Book notes Berkeley's early history as a haven for artists and unconventional souls

• Times book awards

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Saturday, May 3, 2008

• Weekend Rescue

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Friday, May 2, 2008

• Movie review: It's a bad match for Dempsey and Monaghan in 'Made of Honor'

• Movie review: Magnetic personality

• Movie review: A most welcome 'Visitor'

• Rick Kushman: Ringo on the TV with candor

• Game review: Shadow play

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