“It’s still another 10 years out to be really blossoming, but we’re getting there. Rushing opened the 1,050-capacity Ace of Spades club downtown in 2011. “It’s taken a long time, but I think the city’s on track,” says Eric Rushing, life-long Sacramento resident, club owner and local talent buyer. But with mild winters, the relatively low cost of living and a healthy music and sports scene, it’s still taken a little while to get there - and it’s still a work in progress. (Steve Thrasher)Ĭonditions have long been ripe for California’s capital city to grow beyond its reputation as a political base, agriculture hub and commuter town in the shadow of the Bay Area. The festival has become a tourism magnet in Sacramento, with people flying in from as far as Sri Lanka.
Wherever I May Roam: Aftershock Festival during Metallica’s 2021 set.
