Nita Strauss, “The Call of the Void.” Guitarist Nita Strauss seemingly knows no musical bounds. From a successful solo career to playing lead for Alice Cooper and Demi Lovato, and as the official guitarist of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. She’s wanted just about everywhere. Strauss harnesses all of…

Lilith Czar, courtesy Jeremy Saffer. The pandemic offered time for self-reflection and awakening for so many, including Juliet Simms. Enter Lilith Czar and exit Juliet Simms… by way of death… in a music video. “I experienced a few things that year that I only experienced because I was a woman,”…

Papa Roach performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2022. Photos courtesy Nathan Zucker and Steve Thrasher. SACRAMENTO — The third day of Aftershock Fest, on Saturday, was also a celebration of the artists who have been putting in the work for years, or in the case…