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“The Nickel Slots are Sacramento's most celebrated alt-country and Americana roots rock band, formed in 2008 by Christopher Amaral, Steve Amaral, Tony Brusca, and Troy Hook. Sammie Award winners for Outstanding Americana/Alt-Country in 2010, 2011, and 2015, and inducted into the Sammie Hall of Fame in 2016, the band crosses Johnny Cash-style country grit with a punk veneer. They have toured Europe twice, shared the stage with Bob Seger at Sleep Train Arena, and released a body of work including "Five Miles Gone," "Let It Ride," and "Hot Days Cold Nights" that cements their status as hometown legends.”
Sacramento country-rock staples The Nickel Slots deliver a Saturday matinee at the Torch Club — a hometown favorite.
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The Torch Club
Downtown
904 15th St, SacramentoCapacity
100
Age Policy
21+
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The Torch is a neighborhood blues bar - come for the music, stay for the family vibe. Marina and Mark know everyone. The sound is intimate and real. Twice-a-day live music means you can catch an early show and still have your evening.
Founded in 1934 directly after the end of Prohibition, the Torch Club is Sacramento's home for live blues. Originally located at 8th & L Street, the venue was purchased by Frank Texeira in 1969. When Frank passed in the early 1980s, his son Ron Texeira Sr. and wife Evelyn took over, relocating to 16th & L Street. With the closing of Sam's Hof Brau in the mid-1980s, the Torch became the new home of live blues at the vision of Ron Texeira Jr. In the early 2000s, Marina Texeira (third generation) moved the club to its current location at 904 15th Street, directly across from the historic Memorial Auditorium. Today, Marina runs the club alongside her partner Mark Mitchell, who has expanded the musical repertoire to include soul, jazz, funk, roots, and R&B. The venue's payphone was featured in Paul Thomas Anderson's award-winning film "One Battle After Another" with Teyana Taylor. The Torch Club is the only venue in Sacramento with live music twice a day, six days a week.
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