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Alabama Shakes
Greek Theatre-U.C. Berkeley — Berkeley, CA
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Alabama Shakes
Greek Theatre-U.C. Berkeley — Berkeley, CA
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About Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes are a four-piece from Athens, Alabama that somehow managed to make soul music feel urgent and unfinished in the best way possible. Brittany Howard's voice is the thing that stops you mid-conversation—it's got this raw, searching quality that sounds like it's being pulled from somewhere deep. The band broke through around 2012 with Boys & Girls, an album that felt genuinely different in a landscape of carefully calibrated indie rock. Hold On became their crossover moment, a song so fundamentally right that it still sounds fresh. Their follow-up Sound & Color showed real growth, with Howard's voice getting stranger and more confident at once. What makes them matter is that they never sound like they're performing soul music so much as living in it. There's always something slightly off-balance about their arrangements, a willingness to let songs breathe unevenly. They've never chased trends or tried to be cooler than they are. Just four people from Alabama making music that feels true.

They command a room with zero showmanship. Howard stands still mostly, lets her voice do the talking while the band locks into grooves that get tighter as the set goes on. Crowds quiet down to listen. When they hit the big ones, people lose it quietly—no screaming, just this palpable relief.

Known for Hold On, Don't Wanna Fight, Sound & Color, Girls in Alabama, Be Mine

Alabama Shakes + Sacramento

Alabama Shakes rolled through Sacramento back in 2013, hitting up Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts when they were still building their reputation beyond the South. It was that sweet spot before they blew up—the kind of show you remember if you were paying attention to good rock music at the time.

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Live Music in Sacramento

Sacramento's music scene has always had more country and roots-rock DNA than pretension, which actually made it decent ground for Alabama Shakes. The city's venues tend toward a mix of legacy acts and regional touring bands—not a lot of flash, just solid booking. That 2013 moment was when the band was still climbing, before they became the default reference point for modern soul-rock. The Sacramento crowd showed up for the authenticity, which was basically all Alabama Shakes were ever selling anyway.

Sacramento road trip to see Alabama Shakes?

Stay in Midtown Sacramento, where the neighborhood actually feels alive—walk to restaurants, bars, and galleries without planning logistics. Dinner at The Kitchen restaurant offers precise, ingredient-focused cooking that pairs well with the area's wine bar culture. Spend an afternoon at the Crocker Art Museum, one of the country's oldest art institutions, or wander the American River Bike Trail if you need to clear your head before the show. The neighborhood's tree-lined streets and vintage architecture beat anywhere else in town.

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