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Front Cover Photo of Grouplove by autumn-de-wilde

july 16 - 30

Dive in The Stream Submerge your senses I’m dirty too capital capture

Purse-onality The Optimistic Pessimist tongue & chic

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High sierra the shallow end All content is property of Submerge and may not be reproduced without permission. Submerge is both owned and published by Submerge Media.

All opinions expressed throughout Submerge are those of the author and do not necessarily mean we all share those opinions. Feel free to take a copy or two for free, but please don’t remove our papers or throw them away. Submerge welcomes letters of all kinds, whether they are full of love or hate. We want to know what is on your mind, so feel free to contact us via snail mail at 2308 J Street, Suite F Sacramento, Calif. 95816. Or you can e-mail us at info@submergemag.com. back Cover Photo of I’m Dirty Too by mary gebhardt

dive in birthday week, er, month Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com In our last issue we featured local chamber rock band Exquisite Corps because they will be celebrating their album release on July 25 at one of the many events that the Launch music, art and design festival has planned. Another band that will be playing that evening outside the MARRS Building is I’m Dirty Too. This grunge-rock duo made up of Jess Gowrie and Zac Brown currently graces our back cover. We’re featuring I’m Dirty Too in this issue because not only are they a part of Launch, but they too will have a new album out titled The Downhill Dive and will be celebrating with a show at The Townhouse on Aug. 3.

Seeing both Gowrie and Brown several times in their other groups, I was finally able to catch I’m Dirty Too when they opened for Le Butcherettes at Harlow’s back in September of last year. I remember them having a raw Sonic Youth-esque sound, and I enjoyed it very much.

While we’ve featured quite a few projects Brown has been involved with (Doom Bird, Dusty Brown, Tycho), this is the first time we’ve fully featured Gowrie (ie: not just a review). I’m a fan of her drumming skills and one of her former bands, Red Host, is still one of my favorite Sacramento bands. Enjoy our interview with the I’m Dirty Too duo starting on page 10.

Another great local band featured in this issue is Massive Delicious. I first heard of this reggae-meets-funk trio when a local band had to drop off the bill at Golden Bear’s St. Patrick’s Day Party this past March and they filled the slot. I had never heard of Massive Delicious before that day, but I was pleasantly surprised at how well they performed. Lo and behold I learned that they were not a new bad but one that was just new to the area. And after reading our feature on Massive Delicious (found on page 20) it’s clear that one of the reasons I was so impressed is because not only were they a band prior to their move to Sacramento, which had given them time to gel together, they also have studied music extensively.

Because I was grinding away making this issue on my birthday (ah, the life of a dedicated publisher), I actually plan on celebrating on July 21 by enjoying beers on a scenic train ride, while listening to Massive Delicious and ZuhG jam the night away.

Feel free to join me! For details go to Sacramentorivertrain.com and choose the Sacramento Beer Train trip. It will feature beer from Sudwerk Brewery. Otherwise, you can check out Massive Delicious at their official release show on July 26 at Harlow’s.

Since I had to work on my birthday, I’m really going to milk it by celebrating for the rest of the month. So, that means I’ll be raging at all of the Launch events starting on July 23. And man do they have some great stuff lined up! Besides the event previously mentioned outside the MARRS Building, you can view what they have scheduled on page 34 and 35.

One Launch event that I’m particularly ecstatic about is the fashion showcase that will feature Furne One’s designs. I love the outrageous outfits that he’s created for stars like Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. After doing some research on him and deciding that Submerge should feature him, I discovered he also designed the attire for a futuristic Absolut Vodka commercial that I find bizarre yet fascinating. See some of Furne One’s designs and read our feature story on him starting on page 16. Then be sure to catch his designs on the catwalk on July 27 at the Landmark Building in downtown Sacramento.

Also in this issue you can read our interview with the band Grouplove, who is featured on our front cover. They will also be making their way to Sacramento for Launch where they will be one of the main supporting acts at the giant music festival at Cesar Chavez Park on July 28. In our interview on page 28 with Christian Zucconi, the band’s lead singer, he discusses how all the members met, what it was like having their single “Tongue Tied” top the charts, and he also talks about their recent Andrew W.K. cover tune.

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If there is one thing for sure about the building that sits at 18398 Old River Road in West Sacramento, it’s that it’s got a lot of history. Originally founded in 1878 (nope, that’s not a typo) by Frank Linggi as the Elkhorn Saloon, this building has seen many phases. “It’s been a ferry stop, a roadhouse, a speakeasy, a brothel, a post office, it’s been everything,” says Stan Goman, Elkhorn’s new co-owner and former Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tower Records. In the late ‘50s the entire building was even moved to make room for the expansion of Old River Road. It then became the Elkhorn Station and for years was widely known for its “Friday Night Fish Fry.” If only these walls could talk!

“This place has been here so long that there is this core of customers that have been coming for generations. It’s amazing,” Goman said. The 37-year Tower employee acquired the saloon with partners Skip and Rose Kittle (past owners of Skittles Bar and Grill, Rosie’s Rock and Docks and The Westside Pub and Grill) earlier this year from former owner Jason Fernandez. After his Tower years Goman owned and operated University Copy and Print, but after selling that company in 2011, he quickly got bored and started thinking about his next move. “I was always fascinated by the restaurant business,” Goman said, “But everybody always says, ‘It’s a lot of work.’” He learned that firsthand real fast. They put a ton of work into the place: all new paint, floors, windows, stoves and fryers in the kitchen and fixed up the walk-in cooler.

“We did a lot of it ourselves,” Goman said with a laugh, pointing out how much of a group effort it was to get the place open. “The customers wanted it open so bad they were painting too.”

Submerge has visited Elkhorn Saloon twice in recent weeks, once for its grand opening on July 7 with live music from the fantastic Keri Carr Band, and once on a blistering hot midweek afternoon. Upon both visits the food was on-point: the fries are legit and the pulled pork sandwich was delish. Loyal regulars raved to us about the prime rib and fish and chips, others raved about the bar.

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just sorta push you out of the way,” he joked, hinting at Elkhorn’s dive-bar-meets-country-roadhouse vibe.

“That guy over there,” Goman points to another regular bellied up to the bar, “Every single day he comes in here and gets a shot and four beers.”

Elkhorn has a steady crowd of regulars, that’s for sure, but Goman also pointed out that because they are the closest restaurant to the Sacramento International Airport, they do tend to get travelers visiting them as well. “If you’re flying out and your plane is delayed, just come out here and chill. It’s a lot cheaper to have a beer here,” Goman said.

Elkhorn’s new owners hope to attract more people from the grid to experience the saloon’s unique charm, and they kept this in mind when booking their Saturday night live music series, adding bands like Forever Goldrush (July 21), Walking Spanish (July 28), Island of Black and White (Aug. 11), Golden Cadillacs (Sept. 1), Dry County Drinkers (Sept. 15) and more.

“I want people to have some familiarity with the songs, but I didn’t want it to be just a jukebox,” Goman said. “Plus, I wanted most of the bands to be younger.”

Goman frequented places like the Torch Club and attended the recent Sacramento Music Festival in Old Sacramento to scout out bands to book at Elkhorn. “It was blowing me away how many really good young musicians there were,” he said of the local scene. Goman admited it’s a gamble booking a lot of younger bands knowing most of his regulars are older, but with a lineup like they’ve got, Submerge doesn’t think there will be a problem.

With the kicked-back vibe of their outdoor patio area, which is where the bands play under the stars in front of a giant corn field, Elkhorn will be sure to see many couples boogying on the dance floor this summer, both young and old. If you’ve never been, get off the grid and visit Elkhorn Saloon. Chances are you’ll fall in To view the entire lineup of bands, see love with the place. their menu and learn “I’ve got to just get them out here once,” more history, visit Goman said, knowing that the place speaks Elkhornsaloon.com. for itself.

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The fine folks behind Sacramento Bacon Fest are bringing you the inaugural BLT Week from July 16–22, where restaurants all around town will feature special bacon, lettuce and tomato sando concoctions all week. The main event though is the BLT Bike Crawl on Saturday, July 21. Join fellow bacon lovers on a leisurely bike ride to nearly two dozen restaurants, where each will be serving bite sized BLT’s for the day. Vote for your favorite, get a sweet free BLT bike Crawl T-shirt and a beer out of it, and don’t forget to hit up the after party at Fat Face inside Bows and Arrows for tunes, more BLTs, drinks and the first ever Bacon Fest Sacramento BLT Week Award presentation. Participating restaurants include: The Golden Bear, Bacon and Butter, Mulvaney’s B&L, Magpie Cafe, Restaurant Thir13en, Grange, Blackbird, Shady Lady and Fat Face at Bows and Arrows and more. Tickets are $30 each and all profits will benefit the Center for Land Based Learning and the American River College’s Culinary Program.

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The Souterrain is a lovely lounge-folk act from Davis that is readying the release of its debut album What Ails You. Singer Lauren Norton is a native of Ireland but moved to California in 2009 to attend UC Davis’ Creative Writing Program to pursue a masters degree. Her voice is velvety and sweet, like feeling the cool Delta breeze on a hot summer afternoon. “We make some strange music, but we do our best to make it pretty,” says the band’s website, Thesouterrain.com. “Folk cures, lullabies and revenge fantasies all have their home in our soundscape.” The lyrical content and writing are fantastic, which is not a surprise coming from someone who moved halfway across the world to hone her writing skills. A little bit serious, joke-y, flirty, edge-y, Souterrain songs really run the gamut of emotions. The group is embarking on a six-week tour of Ireland in late July, so be sure to catch them in Sacramento on July 20 at Bows and Arrows (1815 19th Street) or in Davis on July 21 at a basement show at the Owl House (516 E. 8th Street). Pick up a copy of What Ails You, and you’ll be glad you did. Learn more about the band and hear some tunes at Facebook.com/thesouterrain.

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The California State Fair is in full effect and whether or not you’ve gotten your fix of deep fried food and other fair attractions (it’s all about the wine garden!) you ought to block off the final day of the fair, Saturday, July 28, to witness the fast-paced actionpacked AMA Pro Racing Grand National Championship series at The Sacramento Mile. This is flat-track motorcycle racing at its finest: riders fly through the straight-aways at 130-plus mph, strategizing their lines into and out of the sweeping turns of this 25 mile race. Tickets range from $30 to $95 (includes fair admission) depending on where you want to sit (or stand), visit Sacramentoflattrack.com for more information.

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USA Basketball is coming to the City of Trees! MetroPCS, which is a proud partner of USA Basketball, is bringing the USA Basketball Dream Tour to Sacramento on Friday, July 27. A half-court will be setup for fans to shoot some hoops and you can interact with MetroPCS’ newest Samsung phones. You can even meet and hang with basketball legend Shareef AbdurRahim! It all goes down from 3 to 7 p.m. at The Mobile Company (6035 Florin Road) and is totally free. The tour will also stop in Stockton on Saturday, July 28 at the MetroPCS Stockton Store located at 905 W. March Lane from noon to 4 p.m.

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I’m Dirty Too reap the generosity of others to record their first fulllength album Words Blake Gillespie PHOTO mary gebhardt

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ho do we think we are?” was the question looming over the heads of Sacramento heavy hitting two-piece I’m Dirty Too. After time spent in supporting roles in other bands, the duo’s members are stepping out of the shadows to be co-lead singers on their upcoming full-length debut, The Downhill Dive.

After being acquainted through the local scene for seven years, Zac Brown and Jess Gowrie formed I’m Dirty Too in 2009 to explore the rawer sides of rock they were unable to express in their former and current bands.

Gowrie was part of The Drama and Red Host, while Brown was a performing member of Doom Bird, Dusty Brown and Tycho.

The duo jammed in a stoner rock and grunge style, but neither had ever fronted a band. When it came time to record a demo for the purpose of booking shows, they faced the music, as it were, to handle the duties themselves.

“I remember when we first started we didn’t even want to sing in front of each other,” Brown said.

“We were halfway up to Tahoe [for our first show] and I wanted to turn around and go home. I needed a Xanax I was so nervous about singing in front of people.” Gowrie chimed in, “I think after I sang my first song I moved my head away and the whole mic stand just fell over. It was a nightmare coming true.”

Booking an out of town show was part of their plan to gain confidence and receive honest feedback beyond their friends. They also played a game they called “Best Voice,” which involves singing along to radio songs. “You have to belt it out and nail it,” Brown said. “Like outside of your range.”

I’m Dirty Too sought the help of generous strangers on Kickstarter to record The Downhill Dive. They reached their goal and hit the studio in April, splitting time in The Hangar and Dusty Brown’s home studio. With the help of Kris Anaya of Doom Bird on production and Robert Cheek in the engineer’s chair, I’m Dirty Too recorded 12 new songs. When asked if any of the songs from their original demo release made onto the full-length record, Brown offered a quick and jovial, “No, that’s cheating, man!”

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nope, there’s just two guitars and drums. There’s one song with a Moog that my cousin Dusty Brown played.

Other than that we achieved an accurate representation of what we do live. We wanted it loud but not overproduced like a lot of rock sounds now.

The grunge and stoner rock influences are there, and I even got a Beth Gibbons of Portishead vibe from a few moments within the record…

ZB: You just made Jess’s day right there. [Laughs] You honestly nailed our three biggest influences.

Is there anything within the record that I possibly missed? Some subtle influences that people might not catch upon first listen?

JG: Well, there is some hardcore country western in there [laughs]. It’s pretty cut and dry. That’s one thing I really like about our band, we stay to the point. A lot of people think there’s some Jesus and Mary Chain in there, but that’s the ‘90s, so we’ve got it covered.

Why did you choose the Kickstarter route to fund your record?

Zac Brown: It’s pretty simple. We didn’t have the money to make a record on our own [laughs]. With a tool like Kickstarter out there we thought we might as well utilize it. It’s been really helpful for us.

And you reached your goal with only 39 backers.

Jess Gowrie: We had some special guests donate more than we ever imagined.

ZB: One guy in particular put quite a bit of money in. I think he first donated $100, which was very generous.

Then, a few days later the guy upped the donation. It was crazy. Then, he did it again. Jess and I were like what’s going on, is this guy playing a joke on us?

We actually contacted him to say listen, you’re more than generous, and so what’s the deal? But, he just really liked the band and wanted to see the record made.

JG: Yeah, we would have had to ask parents and family members.

ZB: Or have a car wash.

[The donator was Matthew Woods Wilhoit of Prieta and Nine of Swords] You guys went $215 over the goal amount. Do you have special plans for that extra cash or did you end up using it?

JG: We went way over budget. It just covered the recording costs. It didn’t cover the mixing and mastering.

ZB: It was a great starting point. We were under the delusion we could pay for the whole thing with it, but it didn’t happen. It ended up having to come out of pocket.

What were some of the goals you wanted to achieve with the sound that you discussed with Robert and Kris?

ZB: Well, first of all we’re a two-piece. Live, I put my signal through a bass amp and a guitar amp. I think we achieve a pretty full sound live for a two-piece. We were kind of up in the air on whether we wanted to play bass on the record. Kris basically said we should do exactly what we do live. We were both worried that it wasn’t going to have that low end, that growl a full traditional rock band four-piece gets.

We explained what we wanted to do with Robert, and he totally nailed it. I showed it to my friends and they said things like, “Oh, there’s bass on this part,” but

Jess, how difficult is it to sing and hit those pretty notes, while playing the drums? There are drummers that sing, but it’s usually more of a punk ethos of shouting, rather than truly singing.

JG: It’s pretty difficult just because I don’t want to compromise the drums. I find that I’m concentrating way more on the vocals. You have to find that balance of hitting that note, while still playing a cool fill or whatever. I just have to get better at splitting my brain in two.

Have you considered vocal calisthenics? Like singing while running?

ZB: That might be a good idea, Jess.

JG: Yeah, when I do my aerobics in the morning I’ll sing to the EP. ZB: I’ll film it, and we’ll throw it up on Facebook.

Zac, with being in Tycho, Doom Bird and Dusty Brown, what do you get from I’m Dirty Too that’s not present in those bands?

ZB: Well first and foremost, I finally get to rock out. I’ve not gotten to rock out playing music in a long time. I started with Dusty Brown, and his music is so full. When I first came into it the songs were written and I’d just try to do something over the top of it. There wasn’t a whole lot of room for that visceral release.

With this, I get to jam on my guitar and also it’s my music. I write in the other bands, but I’m less a part of it. I just occupy the guitar sphere. With this we collaborate. Jess has a lot of input on guitars and writes some of the riffs. We’re very hands on with everything. I’m basically creating this and if I blow a note on stage, it’s more of a release. I get to blow off a lot of steam. My playing has always been more of a feel or expression, so when I play this I get to channel that visceral and raw emotion.

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Sporting a more laid back vibe, Sharon Chen rocks a simple graphic tee and jeans along with a mix media bag. With a cream canvas structure accented with light brown leather pouches and removable straps, this bag is perfect for the everyday. Not only does it go with any casual outfit, but its canvas material is durable for every situation.

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At 11:30 a.m., Cheese Louise still had plenty of seating for a comfortable lunch. But by 12:15 p.m., a line of people started to hover around taken tables, hoping for a seat to scarf down a sandwich while conversing with coworkers or scrolling through their Facebook feeds.

It’s a good sign for Ron Berger, owner of the gourmet grilled cheese sandwich shop that opened at 1009 9th Street last month.

Downtown lunch competition is stiff, he says, and after-hours business, for now, is a bust.

“It’s all state workers down here,” Berger says, only keeping the shop open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. “There is no business after 4 p.m.

There are so many coffee shops around here, and they’re struggling to stay in business.”

The problem, and Berger agrees, may be the density of similar eateries in too close proximity to each other. Head a bit south and joints are scarcer and stay open later. Naked Coffee in Midtown is always packed until closing, which is at 11 p.m.

But anyway, this quaint shop has the right idea: to serve downtown workers comfort food that’s familiar yet different in a laid-back environment.

Patrons order at the counter with a friendly cashier from a menu of six of “Louise’s Favorite” gourmet grilled cheese options, or they can build their own sandwich. If a sandwich doesn’t suit your fancy, the shop also offers an unlimited salad bar for $5.95, a Caesar salad with chicken, pasta of the day, soups and potato-themed sides.

I decided on a $7.95 Herbal French sandwich combo off the Favorites menu, choosing a side of sweet potato fries and house-brewed tropical iced tea. Submerge photographer Mike Ibe went with the Spicy Mighty sandwich combo, choosing natural cut fries and a fountain drink. We both considered the mashed potato of the day as a side— nostalgic for Thanksgiving—but decided fries suit a sandwich better.

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The next time I want ultimate comfort food, I’ll go with mashed and get a cup of their creamy tomato basil soup, but that afternoon, I loved the thick-cut, lightly seasoned sweet potato fries. The natural cut fries didn’t come out as crispy, but tasted good hot nonetheless. As for the tea, I like my teas to pack a punch and this one was watered down, but perhaps too much ice sat in the dispenser for too long.

My sandwich, built on levain artisan bread toasted to a light, airy crisp, looked and smelled beautiful. I cracked through the Provincial herb buttersmeared crust and into hot brie layered with apple slices. The flavors melded well, creating a sweet take on the classic grilled cheese. However, the best part of a grilled cheese for me is the oozing cheese that comes out, and this sandwich didn’t ooze enough. I would have liked more ooze. The bread is not doughy or dense, and some may like the more traditional, grease-centered grilled cheese, but I felt slightly better about my health eating it crunchy. It might just be a mental thing.

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What’s nice about a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich, especially at Cheese Louise, is the variety of toppings that will more than fill a very hungry man. Of course, the cheese is the most important part, and you have your pick of pepper jack, provolone, cheddar, Swiss, brie, vegan cheddar and vegan pepper jack.

Then, from tri-tip to pastrami, grilled eggplant to sautéed mushrooms, I came up with a dozen more build-your-own fantasy options I’d like to try.

And that’s where I think Cheese Louise outscores some of the other sandwich shops within a two-block radius. You can try something new every time. Berger says he is still tweaking the offerings and has tried out different specials not on the regular menu, like a pizza grilled cheese sandwich with bacon, pineapple, mozzarella and a tomato basil sauce.

The salad bar menu changes depending on what Berger finds fresh as well, including berries, peppers, different vegetables and tomatoes. While there, I particularly liked the broccoli,

raw mushrooms and corn I noticed, but the placement of the salad bar—behind the order counter—is strange. I don’t know if I want to be that close to the kitchen, but then again, I guess that’s like being home.

The rest of the space is fairly open, tables having two chairs up to six or so, and with some outdoor seating. The walls display art for sale as well as shots of Sacramento’s riverfront, nothing to cause over-stimulation.

Berger, who got the grilled cheese idea after seeing similar restaurants in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, hopes his take on the sandwich will keep customers coming back.

“I think downtown will turn around,” he says. “Filling empty storefronts will help all of us, too.”

I did overhear the excitement of some first-time customers at the prospect of getting a grilled cheese for lunch instead of a burger. That griddle seems to make all the difference. I guess the stomachs of downtown will decide which sandwich shop goes and which stays.

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Couture on the Capital Catwalk

International designer to celebrities Furne One to be featured at Launch Fashion Showcase Words Nur Kausar | PHOTOS COURTESY OF FURNE ONE

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hile suits stomp around the State Capitol July 27, a different kind of walk will get underway west of the building, where Sacramento will receive a rare peek into the world of Hollywood couture.

Music, design and fashion festival Launch has invited several popular designers to show off their creations on a makeshift catwalk inside the Landmark Building at 1011 10 th Street for one night. Furne One, owner of fashion house Amato Haute Couture and avant-garde designer for Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Lopez and many others, is one of those designers.

Expect a show-stopping performance from the Dubai-based designer, whose creations have shown up on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet, concert tours, music videos, Los Angeles and Dubai Fashion Weeks and in the pages of multiple high-end publications worldwide.

“The show will be theatrical,” says Furne’s U.S. representative, Alexandra Alexis Lerma.

“The title of the show will be Good vs. Evil and it will be based off movies and fantasy and [be] very imaginative.”

Theatrics have always been part of Furne’s runway shows. His fall 2012 collection for Los Angeles Fashion Week in March called It’s Alive mixed nature and electricity—lights clasped to models’ embroidered lace-wrapped bodies—with Frankenstein as his inspiration.

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“I draw inspiration from unlikely sources such as music, cinema, cosmic mysticism, vintage and gothic images,” Furne says, noting the collection he’s currently working on, The Last Confession of Mata Hari, is a tribute to his favorite designer, Alexander McQueen.

Lace, lights, Swarovski crystals, battle armor and yes, Katy Perry as a mermaid, are all part of his CV, but Furne started humbly before dedication and a dash of luck catapulted him onto the international stage.

“During my younger years I was inspired by my mother’s and grandmother’s dresses,” says Furne, who grew up in the Philippines and started sketching at age 10. “My mom and grandmother always have good taste in fashion. There are no particular styles or pieces that inspired me [because] they were so glamorous but generally seeing them wear such pieces inspired me as an aspiring designer, that one day I could also design a dress [that] women will love to wear. They are so proud of me today.”

Self-taught, Furne won the Mega Magazine Young Designer of the Philippines Award in 1994. Renowned designer Josie Natori happened to be a judge for the award. Impressed, she offered Furne an apprenticeship in New York.

“Working and being trained by Josie Natori was hard,” says Furne. “Things were different from back home. But for me it’s part of learning and growing. I can say that it’s where my career jumpstarted.”

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“My mom and grandmother always have good taste in fashion. There are no particular styles or pieces that inspired me [because] they were so glamorous but generally seeing them wear such pieces inspired me as an aspiring designer, that one day I could also design a dress [that] women will love to wear. They are so proud of me today.”

– Furne One

When a client needs an outfit, Furne says he’ll ask if he/she has a theme, ideas or colors in mind. Then he’ll work with his team to come up with a concept and present it before moving on to the next step. The approach has worked well for him since starting Amato Haute Couture 10 years ago.

Because of his fitting place among the stars, Furne recently opened a couture boutique in Los Angeles and has plans for future expansion. For Sacramento fashion lovers, that means not only an unmatched experience at Launch, but also a chance to see the latest Amato creations just hours away.

“Los Angeles is where the heart of fashion is,” Furne says. “Stylists and celebrities are all in Hollywood.”

He adds that he thinks the public has also embraced his work, and working with famous artists has made him very happy and inspired him to go further with his designs.

Other designers at the Launch Sacramento “Like any other Fashion Showcase include designers, I want Michael Costello, Gordana Gehlhausen and Seth Aaron, my label worn and all of Project Runway, as known to all women well as Californian Ashon and men.”

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From his time with the Young Designers in the Philippines to today, Furne’s collections have transformed. He based his first collection on personal feeling and his Asian culture and now he says, he mixes his design knowledge with things that inspire him in places he visits and cultures he’s learned.

This global outlook has benefited the designer immensely, as he creates custom looks for Dubai’s elite, international campaigns for companies like Smirnoff and has been featured on Heidi Klum’s Germany’s Next Top Model for several years.

“I think reality TV shows have given the designers a chance to show the public and viewers their talents and showcase themselves, since it is the viewers and the public who are the main consumers,” Furne says of Top Model and Project Runway, which Klum also produces. Three Project Runway designers will also present at Launch Fashion Showcase.

“Heidi Klum is a truly remarkable woman,” he says of working with her. “Given the fact that she’s one of the world’s most famous supermodels, she is [still] refreshingly down to earth. She is also warm, supportive and extremely professional. Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Neon Hitch, Nicole Scherzinger and Shakira are all so supportive in my creations. Designing for them is both a great honor and a real pleasure. Not everyone has the privilege to work with celebrities.”

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The Right Place

massive delicious settle in sacramento and find home after time on the east coast Words Amy Serna| photos Alex Newland

B

efore you start to complain about the scorching 100-degree Sacramento weather, try and remember that there is no place like home. Even though Californians start to sweat at 9:30 a.m., our vast variety of culture, music and art make the heat bearable. After living on the East Coast for nearly five years Andrew Conn, bass and synthesizer player from band Massive Delicious, missed his home in the Golden State. When Conn decided to move back he asked his band mates, vocalist and guitarist Dylan Crawford and drummer Josh Rosato, the ultimate question, East Coast or West Coast?

“I was always telling those guys I am moving back to California with or without you, East Coast is too cold. I always knew I was coming back to California and I was basically like, ‘You know it’s a better scene out there so if you guys want to come with…come with,’” said Conn over the phone.

Shortly after his band mates decided to follow him to Sacramento, and they are now making a name for themselves as Massive Delicious. Only after living in Sacramento for nearly a year they feel welcome and see more support for their music in this town then they had ever experienced on the East Coast.

“East Coast was very like every band for themselves, there’s much more of a musical community out here,” said Rosato.

Massive Delicious is a fast-moving band that is quickly picking up momentum in the Sacramento music community.

During the past few months they have received positive feedback from fans and other local bands.

For the rest of the summer season they have shows lined up for almost every week all over California—in Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Pismo Beach and a CD release show at Harlow’s in late July. The trio is also boarding their live show on a train (the Sacramento Beer Train) with local band ZuhG and beer from Sudwerk Brewery on July 21.

Their quick popularity comes as no surprise because their style of music contains a catchy blend of reggae, jazz and funk. Massive Delicious adds new spice to make jazz and funk contemporary but still manages to keep a traditional feel to their soulful music. While listening to one song you might get a chill jazz vibe or a “funky psychedelic jam session” in another.

“We definitely go toward more of a reggae side of things. The jazz and funk are dispersed in-between it,” explained Conn.

All three members have been working toward their latest self-titled album, that will give you smooth jams to dance to during those warm summer days by the American River. The album is complete with seven songs that make up 45 minutes that will help you unwind at the end of the day. Massive Delicious has been working on this album for almost a year and a half and some tracks were even created two years ago.

“This album has been a long time coming,” Rosato explained.

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Each song sounds like a continuous smooth jam session.

While listening to Massive Delicious’ music you can’t help but feel relaxed and content.

“We just want to get our positive energy working so that the crowd can be positive about it and get moving because if people aren’t moving, then we aren’t really doing our jobs,” explained Conn. “We want the little kids and the grandmas dancing.”

“What we are trying to do is go for a universal music.

When anybody hears it they are going to be like, ‘Wow that is good music. It may not be my thing but I appreciate it,’” added Rosato.

And before playing their good music there’s only one thing a drummer needs to get ready for a high-energy show.

“Cheeseburgers for Josh,” said Conn with a laugh.

“Maybe if a cheeseburger is available, if not I’ll have a few beers and then I’m chilling,” joked Rosato. “We’ve done so many shows at this point. Andrew and I both did 200 shows in the bands that we were in before. It’s just like another thing. We go out there and do it.”

Just after playing a first few shows in their new home of Sacramento, they all knew that they had moved to the right place. From making women in the front row at Harlow’s dance to their jams to making the crowd move at the Reggae in the Hills Festival in early June, they have become a part of the unique musical community in the area. They found it surprising that being an unknown reggae band people were still dancing and grooving to their jams.

“It’s really refreshing after being back East for a couple of years, where the scene seems to be oversaturated. There’s not much love going around to local bands like out here,” said Conn. “There’s a lot of love going around [here] so we really appreciate that.”

Even though their musical scene had changed for the better, the East Coast has served them well in the past. Conn, Rosato and Crawford have a strong musical background and education.

Crawford studied music for four years at the University of Idaho, Josh has a degree in classical percussion, and Andrew has a degree in contemporary writing and production for music.

The trio officially became good friends while studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Massive Delicious uses their education, musical influences and previous band experience to create a sound that is truly unique and fun.

“One thing going into the band, I really [didn’t] want to sound like some other band. I wanted to come out here and retain my own sound,” Conn said. “I think all of us do a good job of that, not trying to sound like anybody else.

Through their own sound Massive Delicious wants to spread positive energy, to the West and East coasts. “When it comes down to it we love what we do,” said Conn. “I think we’re really just trying to spread good vibes and have a good time.

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“We just want to get our positive energy working so that the crowd can be positive about it and get moving, because if people aren’t moving then we aren’t really doing our jobs. We want the little kids and the grandmas dancing.”

– Andrew Conn, Massive Delicious

Massive Delicious will play their CD release show at Harlow’s on July 26. Also playing will be local jamrock powerhouse ZuhGl. To purchase tickets, go to Harlows.com. Get there early because the first 100 people will get a free copy of the CD.

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The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s The Torn ACLs, Be Brave Bold Robot, Honyock, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays w/ Blue Cranes, Greenlief, Robair and Burton Trio, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Blame the Bishop, 7:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club Work Your Soul, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Buddy Emmer Band, 7 p.m.

7.17 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, Goddamn Gallows, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Kelli Scar, The French Cassettes, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Le Twist w/ Sam I Jam, Adam J, Taylor Cho, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Javalounge Open Mic & Trivia Night w/ hosts Lite Brite, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s MRQ (Acoustic), 5:30 p.m.; Open Mic, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub College Night w/ DJ Rigatony, DJ Alazzawi, 10:30 p.m.

Press Club FFFreak w/ CrookOne, DJ Hailey, Dogtones, 9:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Buddy Emmer Band, 7 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Bluebird Singer/ Songwriter Lounge, 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Quinn Hedges, 5:30 p.m.; Bill Mylar Band, 9 p.m.

Townhouse GRIMEY 2 Year Anniversary Party w/ Deathface, Morri$, CHLLNGR, Evolve, DJ Whores, Crescendo and more 9 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m.

7.18 Wednesday

The Boardwalk Red Line Chemistry, Otherwise, Stars of Boulevard, Vanishing Affair, Hazel Rage, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo California State Fair w/ Cody Simpson, 8 p.m.

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Denim Ball, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Traditional Irish Jam Session, 7 p.m.

Harlow’s Steve Kimock, Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Andy Hess, 7 p.m.

Javalounge Dead Western, Extra Life, The Signifiers, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Fierce Creatures, Conveyer, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Northbound Train, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Fair Struggle, Drawing Out Life, Defyant Circle, Stoneberry, 8 p.m.

Press Club Union Hearts, The Shell Corporation, The Mighty Fine, Cold Heart Re-Press, 8:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Buddy Emmer Band, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Keri Carr, 9 p.m.

Uncle Vitos (Davis) Boom Bip w/ The Flower Vato, 10 p.m.

7.19 thursday

Ace of Spades Talib Kweli, A.Dd, Xiomara & Armani Cooper, Soosh*E, 7 p.m.

The Boardwalk Mayhem Muzik, King Tay, City of Trees, Smashmouth Ent, Money Boyz, CamaCauz-Z, G Will, Free Boys, Masyah, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo California State Fair w/ Rick Springfield, 8 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

District 30 EC Twins, Nate Davit, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Faces DJs Freddy Silva, Crescendo, Cherokee Black, Andres Ham, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Mike Justis Band, 8 p.m.

Fremont Park Hot Lunch Concert Series w/ Kepi Ghoulie, 11:30 a.m.

Harlow’s Asleep At The Wheel, 7 p.m.; The Sizzling Sirens, 10 p.m.

Javalounge Grenade Jumper, Hotel Books, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Mark Snipes (Album Release), Kali Streetz, DJ Rhyno, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Rock On Live Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Bluegrass Acoustic Jam, 7:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Sandy Nuyts, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club The Porter Project, Random Orbits, Yankee Brutal, 8:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Buddy Emmer Band, 7 p.m.

7.20 Friday

Ace of Spades Too $hort, Smoov-E, Okwerdz, First Degree The De, Quette Daddie, Rae Rock, Optimistic, Lil Meek, Liq, 6:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Rig Veda, The Vicious Kenits, Barrel Fever, The Ostrich Theory, One More Night, Smelling Colors, Dammit Kayla, 8 p.m.

Bows and Arrows The Souterrain (CD Release), Shannon Harney, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Ryan Hernandez, 9 p.m.

Cal Expo California State Fair w/ Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ Esef and special guests, 10 p.m.

The Cave Circus At The Cave w/ Musical Charis, Delenda, 3D Friends, System & Station, Anchors Away, For Sayle, DJ Tummybumpr, 6 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Park Concerts in the Park w/ Walking Spanish, Jack and White, Autumn Sky, DJ Crook One, 5 p.m.

Club Retro War of Ages, Onward to Olympus, The Overseer, Leaders, Letter to the Exiles, Kingdom of Giants, Ancyra, Cadence, 6 p.m.

District 30 DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Rich Driver, Family Crest, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Modern English, The Generals, 8 p.m.

Javalounge Coon Doggin’ Outlaws, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Attitude Adjustment, Hollywood Hate, Concussion, Fracas, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Pop Fiction, 9:30 p.m.

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Old Ironsides Bell Boys, Six Hands Mouth, Home Brew, Funk.Defied, 9 p.m.

On The Y In the Silence, Vital Perception, Electric Dude, Drawing Out Life, 8 p.m.

Power Balance Pavilion Demi Lovato, Adam Lambert, Karmin, Owl City, 5:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Walter Trout, 7 p.m.; Rock Monsterz, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

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The Refuge Blckstar, Flow2speak, LIO, 7:30 p.m.

Shine Drive Thru Mystics, 8 p.m.

Sol Collective Opening Reception for Phoneme w/ El Indio, DJ Hailey Bop, Trevor Goosen, 7 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Howell Devine, Kally Price, 9 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Merchants of Moonshine, 9 p.m.

Swabbies on the River 3rd Friday Reggae w/ Mystic Roots, Urban Fire, DJ Wokstar, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Mercy Me!, 9 p.m.

Townhouse DJ X-GVNR, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Woodlake Hotel Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Johnny Guitar Knox, 6:30 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Moonshine Bandits, Dry County Drinkers, Brodi Nicholas, 6:30 p.m.

Bar Fly (ex-Club 21) Risque w/ Mike Diamond, My Cousin Vinny, Daims&Chrisupreme, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Soft White Sixties, The Carly Duhain Band, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Sun Sets Here, Truly Terrifying, Wolf Bronski, Machine City, Into the Desert, The War In Sight, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Scooter McGavern, 9 p.m.

Cal Expo California State Fair w/ Scotty McCreery, 8 p.m.

The Cave Arkham, Fucktrots, Murray Levy, Avenue Saints, 8 p.m.

Center for the Arts A Thousand Years at Sea, Laura Cortese, 8 p.m.

Club Retro Silent Planet, The Vera Project, Your Hero Is A Villain, No Sympathy, The Eclectic, Desiderata, 6:30 p.m.

The Coffee House Mike James, 8 p.m.

District 30 DJ Fashen, 9 p.m.

Elkhorn Saloon Forever Goldrush, 8 p.m.

Fox & Goose Northbound Train, Forgotten Passage, Full Melt, Ian McGlone, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar Midnight Raid, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Souls of Mischief, Pep Love, Casual, 9:30 p.m.

Harveys Lake Tahoe Maroon 5, 7 p.m.

Javalounge The Morning Amour, Falling Awake, 8:30 p.m.

KBAR Grand Opening Party w/ DJ Billy Lane & InkdUp, 10 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Isaac Bear, Former Animals, The Hunter and the Wolf, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Smirker, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Blossom Rock, Cigarette Machine, Whiskey Shivers, Whiskey Radio, 9 p.m.

Owl House (Davis) The Souterrain (CD Release), Whiskerman, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Spider, 9 p.m.

Power Balance Pavilion American Idol Live! w/ Colton Dixon, DeAndre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Skylar Laine, 6:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Red Elvises, Ryan Hernandez Band, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Patton Leatha, 5 p.m.; Audioboxx, 10 p.m.

Shine The Speak Low, Morgan Gean, Dustin Thomas, 8 p.m.

Social Nightclub DJ Dan, Passion, Brian Lilly, Scottobahn, Stylus, Rossi, Vincent Salas, Heartworm, Nate Davit, Ted Hicks, Danny Mijangos, Miguel, 5 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen The Family Crest, Shannon Harney, Lindsay Clark, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; Kevin Russell, 9 p.m.

Townhouse DJ X-GVNR, 9 p.m.

Woodlake Hotel Ledisi, Eric Benet, 6:30 p.m.

Vega’s Looking At My Enemy, Falcon A, Mark (of Defyance), K.Kaos, Flytraps for Supper, 9 p.m.

Capitol Bowl Sunday Surf Party w/ Lava Pups, The Sneaky Tikis, 1 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m.

The Cave Halfway, Honyock, 6 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harveys Lake Tahoe Journey, Pat Benatar, Loverboy, 6 p.m.

Javalounge Majesty, Blank Expression, Ballistic Burnout, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Gumbo Stew, 3 p.m.

Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry & DJ Hailey, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Michael Beck & Gone Country, 5 p.m.; Audioboxx, 10 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Whisker Man, 8 p.m.

Townhouse The Intelligence, Darlingchemicalia, Fine Steps, ESS, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday

Ace of Spades Pepper, Arden Park Roots, Official Response, 6:30 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo California State Fair w/ Dave Mason, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays w/ Vinny Golia Sextet, COMA, Golia and Hammond Duo, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Blame the Bishop, 7:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

7.22 7.23 Monday

The Blue Lamp Songwriter’s Showcase & BBQ w/ James Cundiff, Braden Scott & OMBA, Tony Galioto, Jackie Kisor, Gabriel Levan Aiello, The Other Brittany, Brian Emery Rinehart, OPUS, Jacob Gleason, Adrian Bellue, Trevor Meneses, Surface Tension , 3 p.m.

The Boardwalk Conducting from the Grave, Ellipsis, A Holy Ghost Revival, The Moth Anatomy, Beyond All Ends, Ask for Embla, No Quarter, 6:30 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Sandra Lang, Frankie Kao, 2 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Press Club Hey Zues, Friendship, Mason Rex, 8:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Nathan Owens, 7 p.m.

7.24 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Relient K, Hellogoodbye, William Beckett (of The Academy Is....), House Of Heroes, 6 p.m.

The Boardwalk Mars, Mastermind, Wicked Wayz, 420 Darkside Boyz, Foothill Fam, Klouded Jugmit, Side FX, 2HK, Paradox, 7 p.m.

Bows and Arrows LAUNCH X Bows and Arrows: Silent Films + Live Music w/ D.D. Walker, Gentleman Surfer, Ross Hammond, 7 p.m.

Cal Expo California State Fair w/ Hot Chelle Rae, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar LAUNCH X Le Twist: Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel & The Postal Service), Sam I Jam, Adam J, Taylor Cho, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Reggie Ginn, The Breaking Yard, Irene Irene, Miles Orion Butler, 9 p.m.

Javalounge Open Mic hosted by Guti.B, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Crystal Stilts, Arts & Leisure, Nacho Business, Sneeze Attack, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s The Hot Club de Carmichael, 5:30 p.m.; Open Mic w/ Chris 2Me, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub College Night w/ DJ Rigatony, DJ Alazzawi, 10:30 p.m.

Press Club FFFreak w/ CrookOne, DJ Hailey, Dogtones, 9:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Nathan Owens, 7 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Bluebird Singer/ Songwriter Lounge, 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Hans Eberbach, 5:30 p.m.; Ask Sophie, 9 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m.

7.25 wednesday

Ace of Spades Pacific Dub, Katastro, Eazy Dub, Island Of Black & White, 6:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Allstar Weekend, Honor Society, Namesake, 7:30 p.m.

Cal Expo California State Fair w/ Jim Messina, 8 p.m.

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Chris Clouse, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s LAUNCH: King Tuff, Jaill, The Coathangers, 8:30 p.m.

Javalounge Trivia Happy Hour w/ Musical Charis, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

MARRS LAUNCH X Midtown: Exquisite Corps, Doom Bird, The Honey Trees, I’m Dirty Too, Terra Lopez (DJ Set), 5 p.m.

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Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

On The Y Mind Furnace, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Dane Drewis Band, Andrus-Shivley, 8 p.m.

Press Club Benefit for Chako Pit Bull Rescue w/ Rat Damage, RAD, 30.06, Crude Studs, 8:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Nathan Owens, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Leeg, 9 p.m.

Uncle Vitos (Davis) Boom Bip w/ The Flower Vato, 10 p.m.

7.26 Thursday

Ace of Spades LAUNCH X SEMF w/ oOoOO, Dusty Brown, Who Cares, Little Foxes, Young Aundee, DJ Whores, E Squared, 6 p.m.

The Boardwalk Emery, My Children My Bride, To Speak of Wolves, Paint Over Pictures, Every Hand Betrayed, Last Night In Town, 7:30 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Shannon Curtis, Parie Wood, 8 p.m.

Center for the Arts Leo Kottke, 8 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Amy Blue, Element of Soul, 8 p.m.

Fremont Park Hot Lunch Concert Series w/ The Freebadge Serenaders, 11:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Massive Delicious (CD Release), ZuhG, 8 p.m.

Javalounge The Hey Nows, Mike Mendicott, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Mad Judy, Fools Rush, The Community, The Bar Fly Effect, 7 p.m.

Marilyn’s Rock On Live Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Sublime, Rome, Cypress Hill, HB Surround Sound, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Mark Sexton Band, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Malone Brothers, 7 p.m.; Tom Drinnon, 9:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Nathan Owens, 7 p.m.

Sleep Train Amphitheatre Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Easton Corbin, 7:30 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Brodie Stewart Band, 8 p.m.

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Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Wingnut Adams Band, Hans & the Hot Mess, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Demon Hunter, Bleeding Through, Cancer Bats, The Plot In You, Willows, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Will Haven, Black Mackerel, Journal, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Iron Maidens, Restrayned, Bad Boy Eddy, Descendant, Eulogy, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Dane Drewis, 9 p.m.

Cal Expo California State Fair w/ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ Esef and special guests, 10 p.m.

The Cave THEIF, Seacats, Lost Freedom, Feral Coda, St James, 8 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Park Concerts in the Park Season Finale w/ The Brody’s, Wrings, Hero’s Last Mission, Chaotic Fusion, 5 p.m.

The Coffee Garden James Israel, Laura Mielenhausen, Mike James, 8 p.m.

District 30 Panic City, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Hans Eberbach, Jay Shaner, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar The Lurk, Bleedin’ Hearts, Gillian Underwood & the Lonesome Doves, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Tainted Love, 10 p.m.

Javalounge Standing & Staring, Spero, Spirit of St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Landmark Building LAUNCH X Fashion Showcase: Music by Rainbow Arabia, John Hamilton, Vandalaze, 7 p.m.

Marilyn’s The Bennys, Hot Tar Roofers, 9:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Donner White Walls, Southlot, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Tom Drinnon, 5 p.m.; Steel Breeze, 10 p.m.

Shine Victor San Pedro Trio, Moondrool, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Doug Paisley, Garrett Pierce, Rin Tin Tiger, 9 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Dustin Lynch Band, The Buck Ford Band, 7 p.m.

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We Came As Romans, Woe, Is Me, Abandon All Ships, Texas in July, In Fear and Faith, Secrets, Glass Cloud, At The Skylines Ace of Spades 3:30 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Super Huey (Huey Lewis tribute), 6:30 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Rutabaga Boogie Band, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Hamilton Lewis, 9 p.m.

Volcano Armory Hall Forever Goldrush, Sun Valley Gun Club, Over The Edge, 5 p.m.

7.28 Saturday

The Blue Lamp City Of Vain, Hooligan, Old Glory, Massacre Time, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Prylosis (CD Release), Two Nooses, Lost Freedom, Keeping Score, Sour Diesel, 8 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Rickie Lawrence & the Yolos (CD Release), 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Los Humildes de Hermanos Ayala, 8 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Park LAUNCH X Music Festival: Chromeo, DJ Shadow (DJ Set), The Joy Formidable, Grouplove, White Arrows, Gardens & Villa, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats) & Andy Cabic (Vetiver), St. Lucia, Appetite, Sea of Bees, Low Flying Owls, The Fame Riot, Inkdup & Z Rokk + Artists, Designers and more, 11 a.m.

District 30 DJ Elements, 9 p.m.

Elkhorn Saloon Walking Spanish, 8 p.m.

Fox & Goose Mandolin Ave., Dog Town Serenaders, The Scarves, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Alazzawi, 9 p.m.

Harveys Lake Tahoe Brad Paisley, 6:30 p.m.

Javalounge Astral Cult, Wolfhouse, 4 p.m.; The Three Way, Hopeless Jack & the Handsome Devil, Andrew Harrison (of The Walking Dead), 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Babs Johnson Gang, The Ballantynes, Sweet Pups, Backseat Lovers, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Stillwood Sages, Gorgeous Gorge, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Moot, Penjula, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Ross One, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Superlicious, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Tom Drinnon, 5 p.m.; Steel Breeze, 10 p.m.

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Rio Ramaza Event Park Summer Fest on the River w/ Zapp, Digital Underground, EQ and Friends, One Lost MC, Method Echo, Funk Defied, Chinua Rhodes, Rey y Kaye, Higher Learning, DJ Alazzawi, 12 p.m.

Shine Singer/Sonwriter Showcase, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Toshio Hirano, The Two Man Gentleman Band, 9 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Departure (Journey tribute), Heartless (Heart tribute), 5 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; Solsa, 9 p.m.

Townhouse DJ X-GVNR, 9 p.m.

7.29 Sunday

Ace of Spades Attack Attack!, We Came As Romans, Woe, Is Me, Abandon All Ships, Texas in July, In Fear and Faith, Secrets, Glass Cloud, At The Skylines, 3:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Forever Goldrush, Sherman Baker, Sun Valley Gun Club, 6 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Fon Thanasoonthorn, 6 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m.

Center for the Arts Shawn Colvin, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Branches, 8 p.m.

Javalounge (Waning), La Fin Absolute du Monde, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Roy Rogers, 3 p.m.

Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry & DJ Hailey, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Aces Up, 7 p.m.

Rio Ramaza Event Park Summer Fest on the River w/ Ky Mani Marley, Arden Park Roots, Street Urchinz, Feva In Da Funkhouse, Thrive, Private Criminals, DJ Daddy Rolo, 12 p.m.

Sacramento Convention Center Yanni, 7:30 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Tess Marie & the Poor Man Band, 8 p.m.

7.30 Monday

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m.

Art Reception for Jared Konopitski Javalounge 5 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Teenage Burritos, Croissants, Armando Rivera & the Featherweight Champions, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays w/ RAW Data, Jack Wright Trio, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Nuance, 7:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

Comedy Laughs Unlimited Best of Open Mic Showcase, July 17, 8 p.m.

Sean Peabody, Heath Harmison, July 20 - 22, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Shang, Tristan Johnson, July 26 - 29, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Keith Lowell Jensen’s Comedy Night, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Po’Boyz Bar & Grill (Folsom) Comedy Open Mic, every Monday, 9 p.m.

Punchline Comedy Club J.B. Smoove, July 19 - 21, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Kabir Singh, July 22, 8 p.m.

Slanted Comedy, July 25, 8 p.m.

Guy Torry, July 26 - 29, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Sportz Mayhem Improv Comedy, every third Thursday, 9 p.m.

ComedySportz, every Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot Comedy Space w/ Tim and Ray, July 17 & 24, 8 p.m.

The Neighbors Kids Improv, July 19 & 26, 8 p.m.

Top 10 List Podcast Live!, July 20 & 27, 8 p.m.

Lady Business, July 21, 8 p.m.

Open Mic Scramble, July 22 & 29, 8 p.m.

In Your Facebook, July 28, 8 p.m.

Shine Thursday Night Jive w/ Ellis Rodriguez, Diego V. Curiel, Daniel O’Connell, hosted by Daniel Humbarger, July 19, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Comedy Open Mic, every Monday, 8 p.m.

Tommy T’s Open Mic Night, July 18 & 25, 7:30 p.m.

Craig Frazier, July 19 - 22, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Rex Navarrete, July 26 - 29, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Misc.

Alex Bult Gallery Work by Matt Bult, through Aug. 4 Axis Gallery The State of the Union and Other Disasters by Cherilyn Naughton, through July 29 The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo 159th Annual California State Fair, through July 29 Crest Theatre Trash Film Orgy’s 12th Annual Film Festival, through Aug. 18 LAUNCH Presents: Screening of LCD Soundsystem’s Shut Up and Play the Hits, July 18, 7 p.m.

E St. Plaza (Davis) Davis Flea Market, July 29, 11 a.m.

Elliott Fouts Gallery Where We Live, through Aug. 1 Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, every Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Hot Italian LAUNCH X Model Citizens NYC, July 23, 6 p.m.

Javalounge Art Reception for Jared Konopitski’s Paintings Made Between the Trees, July 27, 5 p.m.

JayJay Gallery Women Under the Influence, now through July 28 Landmark Building LAUNCH X Fashion Showcase: Designers Ashon Sylvester, Furne One, Gordana Gehlhausen Seth Aaron, Michael Costello, July 27, 7 p.m.

Little Relics Boutique & Galleria Looking Into the Rear Window by Christine Conklin, through Aug. 3 Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Central Farmer’s Market SactoMoFo Mobile Food Festival, July 21, 12 p.m.

Sacramento Scottish Rite Center Hair & Fashion Battle Expo: Salon & Designer Competition, July 28, 5 p.m.

Shine Flash Fiction, July 18, 7 p.m.

Sol Collective Opening Reception for Phoneme w/ artists James Angello, Laura Carter, Amanda Cook, F.A.N., Trent Liddicoat, Jeff Mayry, Gabriel Nokes, Minh Tran, July 20, 7 p.m.

Spanglish Arte Native Americans Cultural Outfits: Photography by Diego Re, now through Aug. 4 Sutter’s Landing Regional Park Screen on the Green: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, July 21, 9 p.m.

Tangent Gallery The End, through Aug. 4 Vox Sacramento 12 Hours in Sacramento, through Aug. 6 Open ART Market, July 22, 12 p.m.

William Land Park Sacramento Shakespeare Festival, through July 29

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How Myths are Made

Grouplove turns a chance meeting into beautiful music Words james barone | PHOTOS autumn-de-wilde

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he story of how indie rock band Grouplove formed is so unlikely, it’s practically mythic. It’s fitting then that the band first met in Greece on the island of Crete. New Yorkers Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi were attending an artists commune there where they bonded with other like-minded individuals from around the globe: Brit Sean Gadd and Californians Andrew Wessen and Ryan Rabin. Though the quintet hit it off, it seemed unlikely that their meeting would be anything more than just a one-off occurrence in a foreign land.

But there would be more in store for the members of Grouplove than just a fond memory. A reunion brought them back together again, this time in Los Angeles, where Rabin, now drummer/producer for Grouplove, had a studio. He invited everyone down to record just for fun. The recordings resulted in the band’s self-titled debut EP, which was released in January 2011.

“When we made the EP, it came to us naturally,” says Zucconi, Grouplove’s guitarist/vocalist.

They were all stoked on the recording, but there were still obstacles, namely the thousands of miles and an ocean that separated them. Eventually word started to spread about the band over blogs, and it became apparent to Zucconi that they had to make a real go at being a band or they would regret it.

“We were all kind of in our own lives. Sean was in England, and Hannah and I were in New York. We all wanted it to happen, but we were afraid to speak up and really make it happen because there were so many obstacles in the way,” he says. “When we got home, and we were listening to the recording and sharing it with friends and

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everyone started reacting so well, it just started to feel like we should really try to make this a thing.

“I remember writing an email to Sean, I said do you want to drop everything, your life, your family and friends and move out to L.A. and try to do this thing, and he was like, ‘Of course,’” Zucconi continues. “He was on the flight a week later.”

Grouplove didn’t waste any time. In September 2011, the band released its first fulllength album, Never Trust a Happy Song, a 12-track clinic on the possibilities of electropop infused indie rock. Snarling guitars play well with glitchy beats, and the lead vocal duo of Hooper and Zucconi create melodic bliss with their soaring harmonies. It’s not all blips and bloops either, as the spare, folk-tinged track “Cruel and Beautiful World” will attest. Each member shares writing credits on every song on the album, which speaks highly of the band members’ chemistry. It would seem that they had been writing songs together for a decade or more, but Zucconi says it’s the newness of their partnership that aids them in their wide-open songwriting process.

“There are no bad habits that you picked up from joining up with the kids you grew up with and started a band when you were 12,” he says. “We all kind of started with a clean slate, which is something cool and refreshing. Being someone who has played in bands for a long time, it’s really cool to experience that.”

In the following interview, Zucconi talks about a recent reimagining of Andrew W.K.’s “Party Hard,” which the band performed for the Onion A.V. Club, and gives Submerge some insight on “Tongue Tied,” the band’s biggest hit to date, which in addition to topping charts, has also appeared on Glee and in a popular Apple commercial.

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I was messing around online, and I saw you guys did an Andrew W.K. cover for the A.V. Club. I’m a big Andrew W.K. fan.

Oh cool, what did you think of it?

I thought you guys did an amazing job. I love covers that stray from the original.

We wanted to do a reinterpretation of it, change all the chords and the chord progression, but still keep the melody.

I liked the bit you guys did with the chorus, “We will always party hard.”

Thanks, man. I don’t know if you saw online, but he [Andrew W.K.] really liked it. It was really cool.

Oh, so he had heard it?

He Photoshopped himself in one of the shots of all of us in the costume. He put himself in the middle. It was really funny.

Were you a fan of the song?

You know, it’s weird. I kind of missed the popularity of that song. Hannah and the other guys were big fans of it. I guess Hannah a couple of years ago would dress up as Andrew W.K. in the city [New York] for Halloween. Of course, she came up with the idea of getting into costume for the cover. I didn’t have any attachment to the old version, and that kind of helped us. Being innocent sometimes helps with approaching songs, in a way. I remember the album cover really well. It was an iconic thing at the time, but I never really heard his music before.

was weird that this upbeat, happy thing just came out of me. I put down a drum beat behind it and some bass lines—there were no vocals at the time—and I brought it to Sean and Hannah and we started playing it in the yard, and everyone started dancing.

They were like, “Play it again! Play it again!”… While we were listening back to it, and everyone was jumping up and down, Hannah started singing “Take me to your best friend’s house…”

And we just kind of wrote the lyrics on the spot.

By the time it went through the whole Grouplove machine with Ryan producing, and everyone’s awesome ideas, trading thoughts, it just became a 10 at the end. It really came to life in the studio, and we were all just happy with it.

It was a fun learning process, too, for me personally and Hannah, because we’d never tried to write an upbeat electronic pop song, so it’s fun to experiment in that genre and put our stamp on it, so it was a good experience.

When you guys were done with that one in the studio, did you get an inkling that it would be one of the more recognizable songs on the album, or be the one to push it forward?

Yeah, we did kind of feel that after we were listening back to it.

When we were recording, during the process Canvasback and Atlantic [Grouplove’s record labels] were super cool and let us do our thing in house. They were never checking up on us, so when the time came that we had some roughs of the album to bring into the record label office, like, “This is what we’ve been working on for the past eight months,” that was the first song we played them, and they were like, “Oh shit!”

“We’re all super open to each other’s influences, because they’re so different. Whoever writes the song, it has everyone’s influences all over it once it’s done.”

– Christian Zucconi, Grouplove Just last month, you topped the Modern Rock Radio charts with “Tongue Tied.” How did you react?

It was super surreal. The life of that song has been really interesting, and you step back sometimes to see what’s happening. It was at No. 3 for the past 12 or 13 weeks, and that we were all excited about, like, “Wow, this is really cool.” Then more people started playing the song radio station wise. It’s really exciting. It’s hard to really take in what it means, but we were really pumped on it, and everyone we worked with was pumped. We went out and celebrated. It was really cool.

When you get in a band and start writing songs, you probably don’t think about charts…

Never, yeah.

But when it happens, it must be something like you don’t realize how cool it is until it actually happens. Is it that sort of thing?

Yeah it’s kind of like that. It’s interesting, because it’s a weird concept. Like, when you’re writing a song and you’re playing with the band, you’re not thinking about that. “I wonder what our radio plays per week are going to be?” That was all new to me.

As we entered that world, I was just learning about it every day because I never experienced it, and as a listener, I never really paid attention to that kind of stuff. We’re all really proud, and it’s great that people out there like our music and are responding to it. That’s why we do it. It’s great to get that kind of reaction.

That song in particular, I know that you guys share writing credits on all the songs, but how did “Tongue Tied” come about?

It was an early song… I was in L.A., and we just kind of moved there. Sean had just moved to L.A., and he’d only been out there for a week or two. I was scoring a really somber film for my friend. I had a piano out and this little home studio that I’d set up to score. I was working on this really heavy scene, and Sean and Hannah were in the house next door, and I just took a break for a minute and started messing around on the keyboard and just started playing that riff, and it was super fun. It just was a whole 180-degree turn from the song I was just working on. It SubmergeMag.com

You were talking about Ryan as producer, and he’s in the band also. Does he go into producer mode when you get in the studio?

Is it almost a Jekyll and Hyde sort of thing?

When we met Ryan in Greece, he was talking about how he loves music and he’s into recording bands and has been doing so since he was 16. When we made the EP, by accident, we were all in L.A. after meeting in Greece, and we had nothing to do one day.

He was like come over and record some stuff just for fun. He has this ability to take the beginnings of a song and put life into it in a way you’d never expect, just by his drumming, his ideas and his arrangements. When we met each other, that’s how I got to know him, through the recording process and writing together and producing. That’s just who he’s always been. We trust his ideas, and he’s super talented. I’ve been in bands a long time, but I never really knew what a producer did because whenever we’d go into the studio, we’d do it all ourselves, and we had all the ideas. A producer brings a whole other perspective on it. He says to speed things up or slow them down.

It’s kind of like how we write. We’re all super open to each other’s influences, because they’re so different. Whoever writes the song, it has everyone’s influences all over it once it’s done.

Grouplove will be a part of this year’s Launch Festival. The band will play at Cesar Chavez Park on Saturday, July 28. Bring your shades and sun block, because this show gets underway at 11 a.m. For a full rundown on this year’s Launch Festival, go to Launchsacramento.com, and for more Grouplove, go to Grouplovemusic. com. (Submerge hasn’t looked, but we’d imagine that Grouplove.com will bring you to an entirely different sort of website.)

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Part of Your World Trishna • rated R • Words James Barone

From an outside, idealistic perspective, India seems like the perfect place for romance. It has a rich and ancient culture, with a mythology as colorful as its people and costumes. In the cinema, the country has become known for ornate dramas and sweeping love stories full of song and dance. Trishna, the latest film from writer/director Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People), has all the makings of a romantic epic. However, this is a rags to riches tale gone horribly wrong. It begins as a sort of Disney princess story, but it keeps the camera rolling to see if there really is such a thing as “happily ever after.” In this case, there isn’t.

The sprawling story of the title character (played by Slumdog Millionaire’s beautiful heroine Freida Pinto) begins in Trishna’s hometown in a rural village in Rajasthan, the largest state in India.

She is a proper young woman of 19, the eldest daughter of a large

family. She even addresses people as “sir.” Trishna’s life changes forever when she meets a handsome young man named Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed), the son of a wealthy hotel tycoon who is instantly taken by her.

It seems like just a chance meeting, but one day Trishna’s father, who struggles with alcoholism, falls asleep at the wheel and crashes his truck, full of cargo and Trishna in tow. The accident leaves both alive but injured. Trishna has a broken arm, but what’s worse is that her father is unable to work, leaving the already poor family in dire financial straits. Luckily Jay, unable to shake his feelings for Trishna, returns to her home and learns of her woeful story. He offers her a job at his father’s hotel in Jaipur, capitol of Rajasthan, where Jay finally expresses his desire for Trishna. But after their first night together, the shame she feels is too great and she immediately returns home.

It’s the stops and starts in their budding romance that creates wonderful conflict. Jay seems supportive of Trishna and appears to really want her to excel. He enrolls her in college classes in hotel

management so she can possibly better her station, but as the film goes on, it seems that all of this generosity comes with strings attached. As selflessness sours into selfishness, so does their story spiral into tragedy.

What’s really at work here is the anything’s possible ethos of modern day, cosmopolitan life butting heads with staunch tradition. Eventually Trishna and Jay meet again. After her abortion leads to exile from her family’s home, she begins working in a factory—the cushy life at the hotel in Jaipur seems miles away. Once again, Jay returns and brings her to Mumbai, where living together as an unmarried couple isn’t frowned upon. Love between the two really blossoms. They are free from antiquated ideas of class and propriety. Still, old values creep in: Trishna, for example, has always loved dancing, and the couple’s artistic friends urge her to pursue it further; however, Jay is resistant to his girlfriend dancing professionally, and in the end, much in the way she seems to follow Jay anywhere, Trishna cedes to his wishes.

Otherwise, things are fine until a family situation forces Jay to return to the hotel business. The couple leaves the liberal city behind once again for Rajasthan. There, steeped in old traditions, Jay becomes more like a lustful sultan than a loving boyfriend. After reading the Kama Sutra, Jay asks Trishna in one of the film’s more poignant moments whether she is a maid, single woman or a concubine. She answers, “I don’t know.”

It’s this sort of inner struggle that’s so achingly portrayed via Winterbottom’s immediate style. Every shot drips intimacy as the film moves sporadically between joy and horror. Pinto’s face, often featured in close-up, displays heartbreaking fragility.

Her wide-eyed character wants to see the best in people, and in herself, but that sort of idealism often leads her to make very questionable Trishna opens at the choices. You want her to succeed— Crest Theatre on Aug. 3 and will run through perhaps because she seems doomed Aug. 9. Go to Thecrest. to fail. Unfortunately, fairy tale endings com for showtimes. aren’t so easy to come by.

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The Everyman’s Festival High Sierra Music Festival

Railway Field, Quincy, Calif. • Thursday–Saturday, July 5–7, 2012

Words & Photos Robin Bacior

In the midst of a busy festival season, High Sierra is one of the best.

For more than two decades the festival has been commandeering the small mountain town of Quincy, for July’s first weekend, bringing in droves of families and friends to overfill the town’s fairground.

What’s special about High Sierra is that even though it has such a strong, definitive following, it maintains a quaint nature and a clear sense of community. Kids are welcome and camping neighbors are always friendly and willing to share their goods. People are genuinely gracious—a festival rarity.

Though one might stereotypically dub High Sierra as a complete hippie fest, it’s actually a fairly eclectic gathering. The festival offers music of all genres, from electronica to bluegrass to gritty rock, all strung together by strong mid-song improvisation. Or jamming, one might say. This year, the intimate three-stage set-up showcased some usual High Sierra staples like ALO, The Slip and The Devil Makes Three, all bringing out strong sing-along crowds.

On day one, Heartless Bastards made their debut on the Main Stage with an incredibly impressive set. Even though front vocalist Erika Wennerstrom was hacking up a lung in-between songs, she still managed to belt out clear and booming choruses that knocked the crowds back. Portland, Ore.-based Y La Bamba filled the late

afternoon with their delicate threads of male/female harmonies and entrancing sounds, followed shortly after by The Lumineers taking the stage with their simple-yet-anthemic melodies. During their signature number “Ho Hey,” you could literally feel the happy energy bouncing through the tent over everyone’s heads. Matisyahu capped the night, holding the crowd enrapt with the steady pulse of his verses, beaming purple lights and thick bass that buzzed through everyone’s chests.

Day Two, California sweethearts Tim and Nicki Bluhm combined their golden ‘70s folk feel with fellow West Coast artists Dan Lebowitz, Scott Law, Steve Adams and Dave Brogan to create Brokedown in Bakersfield, a collaboration formed at a previous High Sierra, that takes influence from the strong country sounds of songwriters like Merle Haggard and Gram Parsons. Tim Bluhm’s strong clear vibrato provided the perfect underbelly to Nicki Bluhm’s light country vocals.

Their harmonies combined with the gentle country instrumentation provided that signature romanticized air that the Bluhms tend to carry in their tunes.

Later that afternoon, herds of festival attendees packed the Main Stage to see Reggae greats Toots and the Maytals. After nearly 50 years (with a slight break in the ‘80s), these men still put on one

of the happiest sets. Adorned in head-to-toe leather, lead singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert belted out the endless hits, bringing the whole audience in for “54-46 That's My Number.”

Later that evening, Deer Tick and Delta Spirit brought a double-header complimentary lineup of rowdy rock. Both sets fed sweaty shouting crowds and ended in classic form with both lead singers (John McCauley of Deertick and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit) demolishing their electric guitars. Ben Harper took the stage Saturday night, but the set lacked the energy, which left the audience restless. However, when the encore came and Harper came out for a solo performance of “Walk Away” and “Waiting on an Angel” the whole crowd hushed and swayed.

It must be mentioned that one major qualm with the festival this year was the staff. Not to be confused with the volunteers who were putting in daily four-hour chipper shifts in exchange for free passes to the festival, those folks were great. But the paid staff in yellow shirts were a total nightmare. Bright and early Thursday morning before the festival had even begun, there was already chaos through the parking lot. Staff members scamming cash off festival attendees for made-up fees, people being pushed around from staffer to staffer for three hours with no answers or tickets collected, telling people to get into their vehicles for passes after they’d been waiting in line on foot for hours; all of this left festival attendees grumbling with frustration. There were exceptions—a nice man named Jefferson who finally directed a large group of confused ticket holders toward entrance to the festival, and a sweet, boisterous man directing traffic at the front gate—but in general the overall staff performance was pretty poor. However, these annoyances were quickly forgotten once folks stepped through the High Sierra gates and started setting up elaborate campsites. From there, the weekend was filled with brightly clothed wandering packs of smiling faces, pop-up tents and tarps housing inviting groups, clean and maintained rows of bathrooms with sinks (and soap!), organic food vendors, hula-hoop classes and of course, music.

It can’t be emphasized enough that the heart and soul of this festival are the festival-goers themselves. No matter what was going on, be it shrieking verses, soft fiddles, gentle harmonies or strong pumping bass, the audience moved with whatever sounds they were given and made it a warm environment for both themselves and the artists performing. If you weren’t there this year, it’s highly suggested you make it for the next one, for the music and the good folks you’ll meet.

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the shallow end Pluto Te Amo James Barone jb@submergemag.com Since its discovery in 1930, Pluto has been the black sheep of our solar system. Sometimes it’s a planet, sometimes it’s not. It’s like that member of your family—perhaps a distant cousin or aunt/uncle you used to be really tight with—who only calls you when there’s hella drama going on. Still, as annoying as that person may be, he/she really does make your life more interesting. Let’s face it, without Pluto, our universe would be pretty boring.

None of the other planets do shit. The inner planets, Mercury and Venus, they’re just barren rock. Mars was cool for a minute because some people thought maybe there was water on there at some point eons ago.

Great. Wonderful. But it’s just a bunch of dust now. So even if there was water and/or life at one time on Mars, it’s probably just dumb life like amoebas and not super cool shit like the giant green creatures and hot alien princesses that were in John Carter.

Beyond that are the gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus (hehe) and Neptune. So Jupiter’s huge—that’s neat—and has that swirling red storm that could swallow Earth; and Saturn has those sweet rings around it. I know fuckall about Uranus and Neptune other than they’re way the hell out there. It’s cool that they’re so massive and all, but scientists aren’t even sure if there’s any rock on these planets. From Sciencedaily.com: “Unlike rocky planets, which have a clearly defined difference between atmosphere and surface, gas giants do not have a well-defined surface; their atmospheres simply become gradually denser toward the core, perhaps with liquid or liquid-like states in between.

“One cannot ‘land on’ such planets in the traditional sense.”

What a bummer that would be, huh? You couldn’t even park a Starbucks on any of those places. Useless!

Until 1930, Earth was pretty much the only thing rocking about our solar system. We had booze and baseball and all kinds of great stuff.

But after boring ass Neptune was discovered in 1846, scientists began hypothesizing that there was something else out there—another planet they referred to as Planet X, a term coined by Percival Lowell.

In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh found awesome Pluto, way, WAY out there in an ice belt, like an epic fucking Viking riding atop of a glacier, which seemed to prove Lowell’s theory. So Pluto began its life in our solar system as Planet freakin’ X. Cue shades, motorcycle, leather jacket and ACDC entrance music.

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Since then it’s been a tumultuous affair, and in 2006, those bastards at the International Astronomical Union came up with some new guidelines of what it meant to be a planet. As it turned out, Pluto passed all these specifications but one: its orbit partially intersects with that of stupid Neptune. Pluto was officially cut from the team. So much so that planet snob Neil deGrasse Tyson of the Hayden Planeterium in New York City didn’t even include it in his fancy pants scale-sized 3D map of the solar system.

Jerk (a fun documentary about his decision and the backlash against it called The Pluto Files, which appeared on PBS’s Nova, can be watched streaming on Netflix Instant…fun, that is, if you’re a nerd).

So Pluto is a dwarf planet. But keeping to its awesome reputation, that icy planetary powerhouse just can’t help but keep its name out of the news and capturing people’s imaginations.

Images from the Hubble Telescope have found yet another moon orbiting around this so-called dwarf, bringing Pluto’s satellite tally up to five (reminder: Earth only has one).

Pluto is so super cool (literally) that all these moons want to hang out with it. Of course, this discovery reignited Pluto fans' desire to let the dwarf planet back into the house, so to speak, but so far it’s no dice. However, one reader of Discovernews.com suggested that Pluto might be something even more awesome than a planet or a dwarf. It may be its own classification, a binary planet.

According to Discoverynews.com analyst Ray Villard, the reader’s theory may hold water… er, ice. Pluto’s largest moon is Charon, which clocks in at 12 percent of Pluto’s mass. Charon is so big in relation to its homie planet that it affects Pluto’s orbit.

“The consequences are that Pluto and Charon pivot like a waltzing pair of ice skaters around a center of mass. So do the Earth and moon, but the center of mass, or barycenter, is inside Earth’s radius,” Villard writes (eloquently, I might add).

And so, the four other moons (Nix, Hydra, P4 and the newly discovered P5), don’t necessarily revolve around Pluto but around the center which it and Charon mosh around—like a celestial pit, bro. Scientists change their minds all the time, because they’re always thinking, or whatever, and trying to get things right, so I hope one day they say fuck it and restore Pluto’s planetary status. But even if they don’t, I’m sure that little bad ass icy ball will continue to keep us on our toes. It’s just so Pluto.

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