Creativity in the Capital

Helen Harlan and freelance documentary photographer extraordinaire Andri Tambunan occupy Access Sacramento's podcast studio to talk about photos, music and the best TV show in the history of the world .

Recorded Oct. 21 at the Torch Club in Sacramento before the band performed a set for Hangout Gigs Live, The Snares chatted with host Casey Rafter about opening for Jack White, touring Europe, their influences, style and...

Host Helen Harlan chats with the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera's CEO Giuliano Kornberg about childhood inspiration, the SP&O's upcoming 2025-26 season and watching U2 play through the cold Midwestern rain.

Host Casey Rafter sits down with Torch Club owner Marina Texeira and the venue's booking manager Mark Mitchell to discuss the Torch's legacy and what the future looks like for the historic Sacramento venue.

At Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library in mid-July, new "CitC" host Helen Harlan talks to Jason Jong, Sacramento's cultural and creative economy manager, about being a civil servant, arts ally and former...

At a Hangout Gigs Live event in May, Brazilian native-Sacramento transplant Eduardo Faustino talked about the challenges of creating art in his homeland, developing a synergetic crew of musicians from all over the...

The music of dogpatch was first dreamed up by Emilee Durbin. She's since added the talents of Riley Echo (aka Gabrielle) and Harlequin Rose. The three women joined Nick Brunner for this taping to talk up the music scene...

Terra Lopez has been making music in Sacramento for about 20 years. Her two most recent projects are Rituals of Mine and the recently revived Sister Crayon. She's also one of the busiest creatives in this (or any other)...

Sacramento transplant (care of Oakland) Jeremy Kaetzel talks about his history as a youth paster and the satisfaction he's found in creating 3D models for himself and his customers.

Keith Lowell Jensen: Three words synonymous with performance in California's capital. A seemingly ceaseless mass of energy; Keith is the mind behind seminal Sacramento comedy showcases. He has many fine stand-up albums...

Sacramento's DJ Epik and Vinyl Honey opine on the expectations of a DJ, the differences between live stream and in-person audiences, what it takes to get a crowd moving and it all went down at Sac's newest hi-fi audio...

Lizz Shine is a singer-songwriter based in Sacramento who wants to “help people empathically,” she says. “The way that I do that is through my music.” Shine describes her songs as often being about her mental health...

What happens when you’re a kid in Brazil with an opportunity to study in the vaunted land of freedom? The United States of America. What happens when cultures clash? What happens when you stay ... and when you fall in...

One of the best fusion bands in Sacramento is a group called Cosmic Roots. . This episode, recorded live in front of an audience at The Torch Club , brings us closer to the past present and future of this six-piece band...

Drag performer A La Mode has been performing burlesque and drag in Sacramento since 2019. After a year of ups and challenging downs, Mx. Mode joins us to talk about avoiding burnout, a living wage for performers and the...