I have been a regular at "Da' Torch" for about 5 years & all other clubs in Sacramento pale in comparison! Marina, the owner, operates an excellent club with a very diverse group ...
Rude doorman...My girlfriend and I gave him a bill for the cover charge. He tells us the bill is counterfeit! I had just gotten the bill from Wells Fargo bank. Then he doesn't ...
The SceneFirst established in 1939, the club moved from its original L Street location in early 2000. Expect a mix of jovial charm and somber war memorials--think W.C. Fields posters and "if it's too loud, you're too old" placards in the same room with P.O.W. flags and personal tributes to Vietnam vets. Before the music gets started, the jukebox favors Otis Redding and Robert Cray with nods to Patsy Cline. Diehard music fans mostly in their 30s and 40s stake out seats, while the uninitiated often wander in after dinner at next-door Zen Toro or before dancing at nearby Elements. The DrawSacto's blues royalty, including Arbess Williams and Johnny "Guitar" Knox, have graced the fake torch-flanked stage. More recently, acts like Little Charlie and the Nightcats and local bar band the Beer Dawgs have had patrons stompin' and singin' the blues.