Submerge Magazine: Issue 125 (December 3 - 17, 2012)

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas December 3 – 17, 2012

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dive in ‘Tis the Season for Gifting Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com I’m going to go out on a limb here and say everyone loves receiving gifts! Getting that special item you wanted the most on your list is fantastic, but there’s also something to be said for getting surprises, which can leave you even more cheerful.

In this issue we have our Fifth Annual Holiday Gift Guide starting on page 26. We here at Submerge hope to help you cross a name or two off of your shopping list this season by giving you a few ideas that you might have not thought of before that could be perfect for someone you like/love.

While putting together our gift guide this year there were quite a few things that I found myself putting on my Christmas list. For example, the cool ice ball molds perfect for my at-home bourbon cocktails.

Another thing that caught my eye on our list was the customizable plugs from Sacramento’s own Plug Club. Call me a nerd, but I’d love to have some custom plugs with a picture of my little Boston terrier on them! And don’t even get me started on socks! If 20-yearold me were around, she’d kick my ass if I put socks on my Christmas list. But what the hell; the socks from Sock City in Old Sacramento are as cool as they come, plus they keep my toes nice and toasty in the cold winter months. In our gift guide we picked out a couple funny ones, but trust us, there are so many more at the store to choose from: colorful and wild to simple and business-like, shorties and ankle socks to thigh highs.

Oh yeah, so the holidays are about giving…to others, right? Well maybe you can put some of these items on your “want list” too, we won’t tell. I obviously did!

Other than our gift guide we have plenty of cool stuff in this issue like our feature on DJ Billy Lane (who is on our front cover) starting on page 12. Hopefully you’ll go see him DJ at one of his many gigs around town so that you can dance away some of those holiday calories. Plus, a good night of dancing will make you forget about the cold, rainy nights of winter.

I also highly recommend checking out The Yule Logs when they play the Downtown Ice Rink in Sacramento on Dec. 8. I remember watching this Chico, Calif.-based band quite a few times back when I was in college, and they always found a way to make holiday music remarkably enjoyable. Crazy right?! Read our feature on page 14 as well the sidebar about their favorite holiday songs.

On Dec. 19 at Bows and Arrows, you should party with the talented ladies in Cave Women, who happen to grace our back cover. They will be celebrating their first full-length album, which came out back in November. Until then, read our feature story starting on page 16 to learn how the band formed.

One of my favorite new restaurants in town is Hook and Ladder Manufacturing Company. Ever since it opened a couple months ago, I have been known to frequent this place after a long, l-o-n-g day of distributing papers. It’s the perfect way to treat myself to something nice! On page 10 you can read what one of our contributors has to say about it. Caution: this story and the photos that accompany it will likely cause you to drool.

Beside all that, there’s lots of other good stuff in this issue to check out as well, so flip those pages and start reading.

One last thing: I’d like to give a huge shout-out to Nicholas Wray for taking such amazing photos for this issue. And another prestigious shout-out goes to Jeff McCosker. Happy birthday and thanks for being Submerge’s No. 1 fan boy!

Please enjoy issue #125.

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Local rock band The Three Way—quite appropriately a trio (vocalist/guitarist Justin Forcione, bassist/vocalist Joel Case, drummer Andrew Mundy) —are celebrating the release of their debut EP with a show at Midtown BarFly (formerly Club 21) on Thursday, Dec. 13. The Old Screen Door and Honyock will join them, rounding out the bill with a total of three great local rock bands. All about the threes baby!

Anyways, The Three Way can really bring it. Their versatile sound has seen them gigging at just about every venue in the region with everyone from punk bands, to jam bands, to rock bands alike. A little bit The White Stripes, a little bit The Devil Makes Three, The Three Way is for anyone who digs good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll.

“It’s a compilation of four hard-hitting songs expressing our diversity as a band,” Forcione recently told Submerge of their new EP, which was recorded over the summer at Alley Avenue Studios with Ira Skinner. ZuhG’s J.R. Halliday co-produced and also performed on the EP. “It’ll make ya move,” says Forcione.

The EP release show starts at 9 p.m. and is $5 for 21-and-over and $8 for 18-plus. Midtown BarFly is located at 1119 21st Street in Midtown.

For more information on The Three Way, visit Facebook.com/thethreeway.

If rockabilly is your thing, you won’t want to miss supergroup The Whammy! at The Boardwalk on Friday, Dec. 14. The Whammy! is Slim Jim Phantom, Jonny Bowler and Tim Polecat. Phantom is the legendary drummer for the Stray Cats, Polecat is lead singer/guitar player of The Polecats and Jonny Bowler is the bass player for the Guana Batz. These guys are basically rockabilly royalty.

Phantom, for example, has worked with legends like Lemmy of Motorhead, original members of The Sex Pistols, even rock ‘n’ roll originator Jerry Lee Lewis. “They are part of the select few who were instrumental in reintroducing rockabilly into pop culture providing the prototype for the modern rockabilly style and sound,” says Thewhammyband.com. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Snakes N Cider and The Old Screen Door will open the show. Hit up Boardwalkrocks.com for more details and to buy tickets.

The Blue Lamp along with local show promoter and performer Marty Taters are teaming up to throw a benefit show for Lare Crawley, longtime host of Old Ironsides’ open mic night and great friend and supporter to many of Sacramento’s musicians.

Crawley has fallen on a bit of hard times and is planning a cross country move to his home state of Illinois, and being the good friend he is, Taters decided to do what he does best and throw a show where 100 percent of the proceeds go to Crawley. On Sunday, Dec. 16 over a dozen musicians will perform including Sal Valentino, James Cavern, Danny Secretion, The Campfire Crooners, The Fortunate Few, Stoneberry and others. It’s a $20 donation and the first 100 tickets sold will also get free barbecue rib and chicken dinner from Mo Mo’s Meat Market from 4 to 6 p.m. Contact Taters at Facebook.com/marty.taters to get tickets ahead of time. The show runs all day, from 1 to 8 p.m. so be sure to stop in and see some killer live local music knowing your dollars are going to a good man who has done his fair share for the music scene!

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Handmade gifts at Create in California Shopping Night • Dec. 18

Buying gifts for family and friends can be a daunting task that can shoot even the savviest shopper’s stress levels through the ceiling. Avoid the crazed mall crowd and stay in Midtown to do your holiday shopping at Hot Italian (1627 16th Street) for this annual shopping night in its third year. Local designers will be showcasing their handcrafted goods for you to stuff in stockings and pile under the tree. While you browse, snack on food from the restaurant’s mouth-watering menu and have a drink or two. Designers include Ana Apple, Matthew Lechowick, Bariani Olive Oil and more. Interval Press will also be doing live screen-printing and author Navid Dehghan of Just Me and My Pizza will be signing copies of his book. When you buy local, you can give a gift that is unique and truly made with love. That’s the kind of quality present you can’t find at Walmart. For more information, go to Facebook.com/hotitalian and click “events.”

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The sweet goodness of charity at #TheSocial at Red Rabbit • Dec. 12 It’s not gluttony if you are donating to charity. At this event benefiting The River City Food Bank, throw caution, and those pesky seven deadly sins, to the wind as you indulge in all the food and drinks Red Rabbit Kitchen and Bar (2718 J Street) will have to offer. This is also your chance to socialize IRL (in real life) with the people whose tweets and status updates enrich your life on a daily basis. The hosts, Sacramento’s chapter of The Social Media Club, urge you to share your plans to attend this event with the hashtag “#thesocial” on your go-to social media website. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is free, but the club recommends you support the cause by bringing a food donation from the wish list found on the event’s website or by making an online donation to the charity. You will not only have the opportunity to try Red Rabbit’s delicious farm-to-fork menu and handcrafted drinks, but there will also be a raffle. Prizes include a pass for two to the B Street Theatre, a family of four pass to the Crocker Art Museum, a day pass for four to the Sacramento Zoo, including a zoo bag and plush animal, valued at $70 and much more! So cross your fingers for luck and swear you’ll be a good kid if you win. Oh, wait. Is that a sin, too? To view the food bank’s wish list or see the extended prize list, visit The-social-at-red-rabbit-zvents.eventbrite.com.

Daniel Tosh perform stand-up at the MontBleu Theater in Tahoe • Dec. 15 You are bound to hear some shockworthy tongue-in-cheek jokes followed by roaring laughter at this show featuring the comedian behind the popular Comedy Central show, Tosh.0. If you are easily offended by Tosh’s show, in which he makes fun of Internet videos and the people in them, you might not make it through his raunchy stand-up. But if you are one of his many fans, you’ll want to take advantage when this tour touches down close to home. The MontBleu Resort (55 U.S. 50, Lake Tahoe, Nev.) located in South Lake Tahoe is about a two-hour drive from town and worth the gas money if you make it a whirlwind trip with comedy, snowboarding and gambling to top it off! To buy tickets for Tosh’s show, visit Montbleuresort. com and get ready for the kind of crack-up fest that leaves you breathless and with a newly chiseled six-pack.

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The blinding glow of holiday joy at 12 Days of Midtown • Now through Dec. 12 Midtown will become alight with the joys of the holiday season during this annual 12-day celebration showcasing the area’s array of participating businesses and organizations. For every day of the event, festive activities will take place all across Midtown from a Holiday Art Workshop at Art Beast (2226 K Street) to Drag Queen Bingo at Hamburger Patty’s (1630 J Street). You can even have your picture taken with a lush Santa at Golden Bear’s Santa’s Tavern and Hot Toddy Competition (2326 K Street). For a full schedule, visit Exploremidtown.org/12DaysofMidtown. Clear your calendars because it’s sure to be the hap-happiest time of the year.

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During Thanksgiving weekend I visited one of Sacramento’s newest jewelry designers, Claudia Hinrichsen of Paisley Frills. She makes a wide variety of items ranging from necklaces to hairpieces, and I got the chance to visit her booth and learn a little more about her brand.

What inspired you to start making jewelry?

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What inspired you to name your collection “Paisley Frills?”

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In December, Paisley Frills has several events! If you are still looking for the perfect stocking stuffers then look for Paisley Frills at: Maker’s Mart Sunday Dec. 9 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. at Bows and Arrows; This ‘n’ That Jewelry Marketplace (2590 21st Street) Dec. 14 from 5–8 p.m.; and Paisley Frills’ Personal Trunk Show Dec. 22 from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at This ‘n’ That. Be sure to check out Paisley Frills online at Etsy. com/shop/paisleyfrills.

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The Optimistic Pessimist Fox News had it all wrong from the beginning.

They were concerned that Christmas would be ruined if we started saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas.” To do so would be a declaration of war against Christmas and they believed there would be grave consequences. I guess they can take solace in the fact that their sense of impending danger was correct; it’s just too bad they picked the wrong target.

Looking back, the signs were everywhere.

With an ever-burgeoning world population, it had become increasingly difficult for Santa Claus to maintain an accurate naughty/nice list.

These were different times. He needed to be a different man.

We should have noticed the machines slowly creeping in on us. It began with the Nintendos, Furbys and Tickle Me Elmos sent to collect intelligence info on our families for Santa.

Over the years, our toys learned from us and found our weaknesses by working their ways into our hearts.

By the time he got to Tamagotchis, RoboSapiens, Bratz Dolls and Xbox 360s, Santa’s army was firmly entrenched. We

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were surrounded and because of our greed, vastly out-numbered. Millions of parents had unwittingly allowed a red-suited, white-bearded Hitler to set up army barracks in their homes.

While Santa, nay General Claus, thumbed his nose at the Third Amendment, his toy army fired their first volley at our weakest point: our children. Thanks to the General’s early investments in the video game industry, he had secretly trained enough 8- to 16-year-old pilots, sailors, soldiers and special forces units to take over the United States with little trouble.

Despite their earlier concerns, Fox News fell in line with our new leader pretty quickly.

General Claus started off on the right foot by reminding them of one of his other names: St. Nick. He claimed to be for Jesus just as much as they were. He even promised to banish the phrase “happy holidays” from our lexicon and make its utterance an offense punishable by death.

For those people not as easily duped as Fox, General Claus gave them iPhone 5s with a promise of unlimited voice, text and data for $25 per month. He had most of them at “free iPhone.” Unfortunately, they didn’t notice their

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free iPhones whispering Santa’s propaganda to them in their sleep each night.

Eventually, it was Christmas all year round. All houses required Christmas lights and yard displays 24/7. Churches, mosques, temples and synagogues were all replaced by those giant inflatable Santas we used to see at Christmas tree lots when we were kids.

Redwood trees were chopped down to make room for more Douglas Firs and Blue Spruces, so that we could keep Christmas trees up. Everyone was given elf uniforms and forced to get cosmetic surgery to make their ears pointy. Second Christmas replaced the 4th of July in honor of Santa’s birthday. General Claus also proclaimed Black Friday a national holiday to encourage more shopping. It was a winter wonder-hell, and there was no end in sight.

Anyone lacking the requisite Christmas cheer was placed on the naughty list. Let it happen twice and you were quietly gathered up and sent off to the internment camps (“Toy Factories!”) to make the very toys that prevented your own escape.

Working conditions in the Toy Box were rough.

Children worked alongside parents for 14 hours a day. Breaks were limited and inmates (“Elves!”)

survived on a diet of leftover Christmas cookies, milk and the occasional reindeer steak (R.I.P. Rudolph!).

As naughty children, the elves were given lumps of coal, per the Santa Code. Some of these elves began to pool their coal together and, after several decades, they had a pretty large supply. On First Christmas Day 2100, the elves got the warden drunk on eggnog and broke out of the toy factory.

Using their coal, they powered up the Polar Express and headed out to free their fellow elves from the red menace. Word spread throughout the toy factories and more elves escaped. Eventually, the rest of the people began to notice too.

Suddenly, the hot chocolate wasn’t tasting so good. Santa had some splainin’ to do, but he was nowhere to be found. At first, people thought he’d gone back to his stronghold at the North Pole to regroup, but when he didn’t come back after 20 years we figured he was gone for good. His mysterious disappearance has led many to posit that perhaps Santa never existed in the first place.

After all, the whole thing just sounded ridiculous. I still leave cookies and milk out on Christmas…just in case.

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n 2003 Kimio Bazett and Jon Modrow bought the Golden Bear, settled in Sacramento and committed to making this town a better place. Now they’ve embarked upon a new enterprise: Hook and Ladder Manufacturing Company, a restaurant and bar focused on highly refined eats and attentively detailed drinks, occupying the arched tin hull of what used to be Hangar 17. Yet, while the exterior might be the same, the interior is anything but.

What used to be a dark-ceilinged, neon blue clash of grays and polished, metallic tables, has become a warm, light, playful take on the current repurposed industrial loft aesthetic. The entrance strikes one with votive candles placed neatly around a detailed yet happenstance slat wood wall display behind the host stand. The bar is stocked to the ceiling with liquor, and at its center sits the yeti draft, an upside down tap system that cools the brewed beverages as they travel down the line, gathering a layer of condensed ice on the exterior of the mount.

Bar manager Chris Tucker took a few minutes to explain a few of the finer points of their intriguing bar setup, which includes the yeti system, the keg wine pressurized with nitrogen and the cocktails on tap. Wait, what?

Yes. Draft wine and cocktails.

Tucker, who cut his teeth in this industry at America Live back in the day, detailed how they craft these specialty cocktails, mix them in huge batches, have them pressurized and then pour them over ice to quickly chill before they’re served to thirsty customers.

It’s an intriguing process that we had to try. The four options included a Jameson Stinger, a Negroni with a nice anise finish, a Norse by Northwest with Aquavit from Portland and a Jerry Thomas Manhattan.

Of the four, the first and the last impressed us the most. Like much of the décor of Hook and Ladder, these cocktails are both old and new. The Jameson Stinger is a play on a classic libation with a nice balance of mint and Jameson that came off both refreshingly simple and flavorful in texture. The Jerry Thomas

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Manhattan differs from the traditional Manhattan. It’s crafted with Rye whiskey and Luxardo, an Italian maraschino cherry liquor, vermouth and bitters, garnished with a lemon peel that has the Hook and Ladder logo branded upon it. I also really enjoyed the Templeton rye and house made ginger beer, which had a sweet, light kick.

Oh yeah, and there are eats.

We had two meals at Hook and Ladder: one lunch, one dinner.

Between the two meals we sampled multiple starters, a salad, a pizza, a sandwich, a cheese plate and an entrée. The starters were impressive by themselves, revealing an attention to quality ingredients and presentation. The three-cheese plate consisted of an Italian Tallegio, a brie-like texture that spread smoothly on the toasted bread it was served with; a Dutch Beemster with mustard seeds; and a Californian Carmody. Each paired well with the almonds, olives, persimmons and house dried fruit plated alongside it. The smoked eggplant baba ganoush topped with goat cheese had a rich texture that complimented the garlic-roasted flatbread. The seasoning of this pairing had a peppery kick that made me come back for more. The trio of sausages, which included a spicy chicken chorizo and a lamb link, served with mustard and two different chutneys, surprised with their quality.

The sausages are all made in house, ground and stuffed, and then they’re cooked in beer before being oven-finished for service.

However, despite all these smaller plates, the highlights of our lunch experience were the two large plates: the sweet potato pappardelle with mixed mushroom ragù, shaved sheep’s milk cheese; and the barbecue chicken sandwich served with potato chips inside—Liz Lemon style—and a side of fries or salad.

We opted for the fries and were happy about the decision. We split the sandwich and it disappeared immediately. The house barbecue and slaw were nicely chosen for this dish. The barbecue sauce had a sweet taste that was aided by the salty potato chips and the moist fried breast and thigh meat. The Bella Bru steak roll finished the entire piece.

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All of Hook and Ladder’s pastas are made in house, and the sweet potato pappardelle did not disappoint. There are two types of pasta noodle dishes that I tend to find within our local cuisine. The first is a noodle type dish with a light oil toss and varied seasonal flavors, and the second focuses on the pasta as a base for a rich, hearty sauce with a depth of taste. The sweet potato papparadelle walked a nice line between the two. The mushroom ragù and sheep’s milk cheese brought a soft and thick baseline, but each bite felt light on the tongue. Over the course of our meal, as I sampled other items, this was the dish I kept repeatedly coming back to.

During lunch the clientele was relaxed, small groups, with others grabbing a quick bite at the bar. But dinner seemed like a livelier group. Larger parties laughed aloud in the warm yellow light, and the room felt like it was alive with the murmur of multiple conversations. It was, after all, Friday night, and Hook and Ladder was apparently doing well; we had to sit outside because by 6 p.m. table service inside was booked up for the night.

Like the interior, the outside impressed. Repurposed tabletops fit together—with heat lamps for the winter months— under a high awning, and warehouse flats lined the previous fencing, supporting sheet-metal gutters with freshly planted succulents and ferns inside.

We started with the Yukon gold potato, crimini mushroom, rosemary and crescenza pizza, based on the waiter’s recommendation. Hook and Ladder’s head chef is Brian Mizner, who held down Hot Italian when it first opened, and this made sense when the pizza arrived. The dough is similar to Hot Italian’s, but the pizza’s ingredients make it unique to Hook and Ladder. The potatoes were seasoned and soft to go along with the light dusting of crescenza cheese. The mushrooms and rosemary rounded out the taste, and we were quite happy with two slices each as an appetizer of sorts and saving leftovers for the next day.

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The pancetta and poached duck egg salad had a variety of texture and balance. The mix of frisée, radicchio and greens allowed a hint of bitter and woody to mix with the salty punch of the small pieces of pancetta. The duck egg and vinaigrette dressing gave more depth, and even a hint of sweetness, to this salad.

Lastly, we ordered the bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin medium rare to finish our meal. This entrée is served on a base of braised nettles, cut into medallions, and topped with Gorgonzola gnocchi. The tenderloin itself was moist and had a light flavor supplemented by the bacon. There was a bit of sweetness from a bit of sauté, and when followed with the Gorgonzola gnocchi, this plate was quite satisfying. The braised nettles provided a mild contrast to these rich flavors with a crunchy, slight bitter bite.

Ultimately, Hook and Ladder is a fine dining establishment that I’m sure will find success. While it’s only been open for seven weeks, it’s obvious that this restaurant and bar will only get better with time. During the summer, it’s going to be hard to find a seat most nights of the week. For those interested in just a drink or two, there’s ample seating at the long bar covering the west side of the building, a waiting area with tables made from old school board games such as Sorry where couples can enjoy a cocktail, perhaps before dinner.

It’s clear that Bazett and Modrow have put a lot of thought into this enterprise. They’re looking to make Sacramento a better place, and it is, after all, worthy. Anyone visiting the Golden Bear over the last nine years and watching it change should see the logic in Hook and Ladder. Bazett and Modrow want to move from bar-restaurant to restaurant-bar. For those ready to shift gears a bit from those late night Bear experiences to a quality meal and the nuance of a consistent bar, Bazett and Modrow have one option to add to Sacramento’s restaurant list: Hook and Ladder Manufacturing Company.

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Life in the Mixed Lane It’s time to get reacquainted with Sacramento’s resident musical wild card, DJ Billy Lane Words Natalie Basurto • photos nicholas wray

DJ Billy Lane may be a staple of the mainstream station 107.9 The End, but don't underestimate his range. He may be a friendly people-person, but his choice of music might just smack you in the face when you least expect it.

Lane has been around the block when it comes to spinning music for the masses. Born Billy Lloyd Lane III, the 34-year-old often gets asked two things about his name: if it’s a stage name and if his birth name is William. To both questions, the answer is no. Since he started his DJ career in 1995 he’s played shows big and small all over the country, often hopping into a van and venturing on weeklong tours to play shows, couch-surfing along the way. During this time, he’s had the chance to move crowds of thousands at big festivals like the Electric Daisy Carnival when it was in Los Angeles, the Winter Music Conference in Miami and at Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street before Hurricane Katrina hit.

He says he’s since mellowed out from his days of being a self-described loose cannon and striving to be a superstar DJ. These days, he enjoys playing shows in and around Sacramento so he can easily come home to his biggest inspirations: his girlfriend Jenny, aka DJ Cakes and their adorable 15-month-old son Max. However, he hasn’t slowed down. He said he enjoys playing at the clubs on K Street for the district’s “destination appeal,” venues in Old Roseville for the “awesome crowds” and the humble corner that is home to Townhouse and Press Club.

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“That area is the staple to my career,” he said of the latter two venues.

The swankily clad K Street nightlife district includes clubs and bars such as District 30, Dive Bar and Social Nightclub as well as a loungelike venue in Marilyn’s on K. Snuggled between District 30 and Dive Bar is Pizza Rock—all under the same ownership—which is great for people who need to fuel up before getting down. He says the diversity in this area is what he loves most about playing shows there.

“I like walking outside of wherever I’m at that particular time and seeing all walks of life on the sidewalk… It’s a little cluster for all kinds of entertainment,” he said.

Blocks and worlds away, lies Townhouse and Press Club, both of which Lane holds in a special place in his heart. He expressed his disappointment over Townhouse’s impending sale stating that “so many local awards come out of that area… You’ve got artists that are recognized that are coming out of there. There aren’t a whole lot of places like that where there are creative outlets… We’re losing that foundation where bands can start making names for themselves…

That creative outlet is going away if the Townhouse goes,” he said.

To ride out Townhouse’s final days, Lane’s created a new night to inhabit Thursdays at the bar. The night will be in the style of an open mic night but with a no-holds-barred twist: The performers will be DJs who sign up to play whatever they desire during their allotted

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time slot. This is all part of Lane’s project, the Sacramento DJ Alliance, or SDJA, which he founded to be a system of support and communication for DJs within the community.

The SDJA is based on the Facebook group Lane created and an under-construction website with the same name. It’s a message board for DJs of the area to go to discuss music, what’s happening in Sacramento, new equipment and venues and even to find coverage for a gig. He said DJ groups like these often become bombarded by DJs advertising their parties—something he knew he didn’t want for his group. The site has a strict no self-promotion spam rule.

“Nobody wants to see another flyer… We all have gigs. I wanted a place for discussion,” he said.

So far, the rule and the group have been successful. “I talk to my friends that are in other cities that have their DJ groups and they try to regulate like that and it doesn't happen. They end up having to kick people out, or the group just fizzes out because it’s just a bunch of people spamming their stuff,” he said.

If you don’t want to brave the crowds that gather at his shows, you can also tune into Top 40 radio station 107.9 The End to hear his sets. On Friday and Saturday nights the station broadcasts Club 107.9, a pre-recorded mix of mainstream hits that Lane puts together every week. He’s been with the station since 2006 and said, “The staff there is awesome and has always made me feel like an essential part of the team.”

Even before he got started pursuing a career as a DJ, he said he was an avid collector of music with a passion for what was new and next. It was only natural for him to step onto the stage and share his adoration for music with the world. He began his career when he was a sophomore in high school as a mobile DJ, playing weddings and parties for a small company. From there he only progressed into an entertainer who no longer has to rely on an official day job. Instead he spends his days with his toddler and his nights with the swooning crowds of Sacramento’s nightlife.

Last Wednesday he played at District 30 on K Street for Champagne Nights. He started out with a bit of dubstep and then transitioned into some hiphop. He said his favorite genre to play is “no genre.”

His ability to transcend genres and still play a cohesive set is what’s made his career a success. He wants people to understand he doesn’t pick random songs because he likes each one individually.

“What [I’m] really trying to do…is for someone to be able to look at that entire composition of music for an hour and a half or whatever I played and to be able to acknowledge that as one piece of expression or art or performance…

I’m more trying to give you this mesh of music that I’m trying to present as a single entity,” he enthusiastically explained.

He told me at the event that he likes to shake up the crowd by introducing music that maybe they’ve never heard before or have never thought they would like.

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DJ Billy Lane at Sacramento Electronic Music Festival, 2012

“Sometimes you’ve got to bring them in with something familiar, get them comfortable and then impose something that’s kind of offensive…on purpose!”

– DJ Billy Lane “Sometimes you’ve got to bring them in with something familiar, get them comfortable and then impose something that’s kind of offensive… on purpose!” he said with a laugh.

At Sacramento City College, he studied Music Theory. His background knowledge on the subject explains his free spirit whilst blending different songs and genres. He also said he’s really interested in the way music trends develop over time.

“I’m always open to any trend or any antitrend,” he said.

In 2005, he had a dubstep night going, but it was in no way as popular as Grimey, Sacramento’s bass-driven club night put on by Dan Osterhoff (aka DJ Whores) is now. Recently, dubstep has become mainstream. You can hear it on the radio and in television commercials.

I even heard some at Disneyland’s California Adventure on a recent trip.

He says the scene is slowly moving toward a new genre. “[Dubstep] is succeeding on a commercial level… On the underground level, people are sick of it and it’s motivating something else to happen, and that’s a great cycle that needs to keep happening. We’ve got to be SubmergeMag.com

creative or else we get stuck in a rut.”

In this case, the new genre brewing beneath the surface is called “trap” music, which Lane describes as “electronic dance music… acknowledging America's infatuation with dirty South music that’s been around for a long time.”

“I don't want to pull the race card, but it creates a continuance of the suburban crowd falling in love with black music,” Lane said.

Not many people listen to only one type of music. Lane clearly understands the need for fluidity and exploring different sounds. Find him on Facebook so you can see his next show and experience his aesthetic for yourself. He’s already promised to shake you up and offend you with blaring new music. Are your ears up for the challenge?

If you haven’t seen DJ Billy Lane’s set, you just aren’t trying hard enough. Some upcoming include Townhouse in Sacramento every Thursday, Rose Room in Roseville on Dec. 8, District 30 Dec. 15 and Dive Bar Dec. 16. For a complete performance schedule, go to Facebook.com/djbillylanespage and click “about.”

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The Yule Logs Are Coming to Town Words Ryan J. Prado

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o matter how you slice the fruit cake, the holiday season has become little more than an engorged spectacle of shiny lights and early-morning galleria riots.

Forgetting for a second, of course, that the holiday season is meant to be a celebration of the miraculous conception of a holy boy in a rickety manger somewhere in Jerusalem (remember that whole Christian tenet of living a life of poverty? That goes right out the window when Black Friday hits), the holidays should be a time of togetherness, tradition and refection. In keeping with the spirit of tradition, perhaps the world’s only holiday-themed rock ‘n’ roll group, The Yule Logs, continue their eighth season of delighting audiences with rollicking British invasion-style pop and yuletide pomp-rock.

“Christmas in general is a complete circus,” explains Yule Logs drummer/vocalist Jake Sprecher. “It’s like an American circus, so the music and the content regarding it should kind of bear that in mind.”

Dubbed “the hardest working band in snow business” in previous reviews, the Chico, Calif.-based quartet have managed to bottle that insanity with complex harmonies, ‘60s surf rock and wholly catchy pop cuts of holiday huzzah. The band has become a holiday institution for fans both young and old thanks to an eccentric stab at both traditional and original holiday compositions.

The band—rounded out by vocalist Marty Parker, guitarist Maurice Spencer and bassist Kirt Lind—recently released their fourth album, Double Live—actually a single live album that Sprecher notes was so named “in accordance with the Foghat principle, which is that the fourth album is always Double Live.”

For the Logs, this time of year is their sweet spot; the culmination of a rehearsal process that begins in the fall, leading into a whirlwind of wintertime gig opportunities.

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“It’s hard to get tired of the band when you only play one month out of the year,” explains Sprecher. “The fact that the whole year leads up to this one month where we just explode, that keeps it fresh. It’s also just really gratifying; we’ve been playing now for eight seasons, which means that if a kid was 6 years old when we were first starting out, that kid’s now in high school. We have a lot of kids that come to our shows, so there are lots of kids for whom we’re part of their Christmas childhood, you know? I think everybody has Christmas memories from when they were kids and if a bunch of them have us as one, that’s pretty cool.”

The bridge built between accessibility for kids and adults is no accident. The Logs typically perform at venues as far-ranging as elementary schools, private parties and bars, replete with an R-rated set and a G-rated set suitable for either environment. “[The R-rated set is] pretty much the same songs, just with a lot of F-bombs, which is childish and immature but fun,” says Sprecher.

“We’ve been playing now for eight seasons, which means that if a kid was 6 years old when we were first starting out, that kid’s now in high school. We have a lot of kids that come to our shows, so there are lots of kids for whom we’re part of their Christmas childhood, you know? I think everybody has Christmas memories from when they were kids and if a bunch of them have us as one, that’s pretty cool.”

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But the bridging goes beyond just catering to the spectrum of their fan base’s maturity levels; Spencer is a practicing Jew, thus infusing the Logs’ quiver of tunes with the good-spirited analyses of Hanukkah with original songs such as “Latke Man” or “The Story of Hanukkah.” Similarly, the band’s contemporary separation of the religious implications of the holidays has yielded edgy tunes like the excellent “Atheist Serf Holiday,” the totally arbitrary ode “Wrestlemania Christmas” and “Wishlist,” all off of 2011’s You Ruined Christmas, for which the latter included a video depicting Satan and Santa engaging in games of Battleship and thumb-wrestling. The Yule Logs have a kooky, decadently costumed delivery that Sprecher explains requires a suspension of disbelief, as well as a decent amount of good old-fashioned holiday humility.

“We always envisioned it being a spectacle, which is part of why it’s enjoyable,” says Sprecher. “As seriously as we do take it, and we do, it’s ridiculous, and we know it. It takes being comfortable with the absurdity of it all. We make complete fools of ourselves 90 percent of the time at our shows. You’ve really got be comfortable looking like a stooge. If there was anybody that wanted to be in a band like this who really thought that the denim jumpsuit they were wearing on the album cover [as Sprecher did for 2010’s Walked with a Reindeer] was actually cool, that would be a big problem.”

The distinction of possibly being the world’s only holidaythemed rock ‘n’ roll outfit has also helped the band’s longevity.

“Believe me when I say this: we have searched for other groups high and low The Yule Logs perform Saturday, Dec. 8 at 6 that do this sort of thing that we do... p.m. at the Downtown and they don’t exist,” explains Sprecher.

Ice Rink (701 K Street).

“And I don’t blame them for not existing, For more information on the band, and to listen because you have to be half-insane.” and purchase their music, Get ready Sacramento: the Yule Logs visit Yulelogsmusic.com. are coming to town.

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Jake sprecher “Here Comes Santa Claus”

by Elvis Presley It would be easy to say this is a stock pick, or obvious, or something like that. But I call bullshit. This song was released in 1957 on Elvis’ Christmas Album, which came barely a year after Elvis descended to Earth with his landmark self-titled debut. I believe it to be the epitome of Elvis’ signature vocal expression; how it ever came to him to sing in a slinky, playful, over-the-top sexual baritone is completely beyond my comprehension.

“Uh-here come Santee Claus, here come Santee Claus…”—that’s eternal gold, no matter the time of year. Factor the above with the song’s simplistically beautiful arrangement behind toothsome backups from The Jordanaires and you have, in my opinion, the seminal Christmas pop song.

Kirt lind “Merry Christmas Darling”

by The cast of Glee Anyone who has spent any amount of time listening to all-Christmas radio stations in December knows this classic by the Carpenters backward and forward. The Glee version, like all songs from the TV show, sounds like a million bucks, giving the tender ballad a glossy sheen. And Lea Michele gives a sweet performance, restraining from the overemoting that her character Rachel is typically known for. I’m just a sucker for music that sounds this polished.

Maurice spencer “Señor Santa”

by Y La Bamba Most of the tracks on the new Starbucks Christmas compilation come off like diet indie-rock versions of your standard holiday fare; not outright unlistenable, but safe, antiseptic and un-fun. But Portland band Y La Bamba shines amongst the duds with “Señor Santa,” which runs “Mr. Sandman” through a Tropicalia/Mexican Revolution Christmas filter.

Luz Mendoza’s supple vocals are freaking adorable, and when the Spanish guitar and accordion give way to shakers and percussion, it makes me want to dance and tongue-kiss the whole entire world.

Crash Test Dummies are remembered for their quirky MTV hit, “Mmm mmm mmm mmm.”

The strange baritone voice coupled with gentle, folk-y instrumentation promised that 1993 would be the year we broke all the rules!

Everything would be fresh and unique from here on! Ahhh…fuck my life. Actually, Crash Test Dummies aren’t remembered at all…by anybody except me, that is. I love this band.

When they sucked, they sucked, but their bright moments were brilliant. And they made a pretty darn good Christmas album, too.

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Rampant Growth In a short time, Sacramento’s Cave Women have been churning out exciting new material Words James Barone Photo Nicholas Wray

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or Sacramento band Cave Women, things fell into place very quickly. Whereas some bands take years to find their voice and record, the five highly skilled musicians who make up the group hit it off almost instantly.

Is this the musical equivalent of love at first sight? Well, not entirely. But I thought I was pretty clever when I thought of that while interviewing Cave Women vocalist/ bassist Casey Lipka.

“It’s really special to be able to play original music with everyone,” Lipka says of becoming fast musical friends with the other Cave Women, who have only been together as a band since 2011. In that time, they’ve already released a five song EP and a fulllength, self-titled album, which was released Nov. 15.

“I think in a certain sense, that’s what we’ve all really been enjoying,” Lipka elaborates. “We’ve all participated in different music projects, but for it to be our own compositions and have them develop in this way and just be able to work on our music together, it’s been such a great opportunity.”

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Lipka has been on quite a journey in order to make it to where she is today. A Venice, Calif., native, Lipka began studying music at Sonoma State before furthering her education in Montreal, Quebec. It was there that she began learning to play bass.

“I was hanging out with a lot of bass players by chance,” says Lipka, who lists voice as her first instrument. “They had this really big room for bass in that school.

If you could imagine just walking into a room with 10 human size instruments, it was pretty intense.”

About three years ago, she moved to Sacramento, where she still lives and teaches voice and piano. While enrolled in a world music class at Sacramento State, she got turned on to the mbira, a small instrument with origins in Zimbabwe that consists of 21 to 28 metal keys that are plucked by hand.

She has brought her love for the mbira to Cave Women.

“We’d go through all these different types of music from all over the world, and my teacher put on that kind of music,” she says.

I don’t think I was concentrating in the class, but the moment she put on that music, I was

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like ‘What is that?’”

Though she has bounced around quite a bit in her life, Lipka seems to have found a home in Sacramento, which she calls a “small big city.”

“What I mean by that is that there’s enough going on that there’s quite a bit to do, but at the same time you can have a community of people here,” she explains.

Not long after moving to Sacramento, Lipka met up with Alicyn Yaffee, Cave Women’s vocalist/guitarist, and the two began performing as a duo, Lipka says.

The duo was soon joined by Vanessa Cruz (drums/percussion), then Emily Messick (vocals/accordion) and finally Kim Davis (vocals/flute).

“I happened to get a free recording session at the Art Institute in San Francisco,” Lipka says. “And all of a sudden, we had this recording and we were somewhat of a band. It was like, ‘Wow, this works.’ It was definitely an evolution of instrumentation and sounds and addition and experimentation.”

Explosive growth would probably be more of an apt term. Of the five songs on the band’s first EP, only two of them appear on

the self-titled full-length. On top of that, Lipka reports that she and the band are already working on new songs. Not bad for someone who says she’d hardly written her own compositions before starting Cave Women.

“Songwriting is very new to me,” she says.

“Cave Women kind of kick started it for me.”

Cave Women’s songwriting maturity betrays the group’s youth as a band. These musicians have an almost magical connection with one another that’s easily apparent on their debut full-length (recorded by notable engineer Pat Olguin, who has worked with Papa Roach, E-40 and Black Eyed Peas), which incorporates world music and jazz influences into catchy pop song structures. This could be a byproduct of the band’s nurturing songwriting process that allows each member’s talents and instruments to shine.

“Someone will come to the group with a composition, at whatever stage it’s in, and everyone adds their own voice to it through their instrument,” Lipka says. “There isn’t necessarily a conversation like, ‘Oh, there’s a lot going on. You should add less here.’ It’s more of a natural process of adding in the different voices.”

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One of the more striking songs on the album, “Hunger” practically swoons through your speakers. Beautiful, dreamy harmonies mingle perfectly with the tune’s somber lyrics as the melody builds to a soft crescendo.

Lipka says that “Hunger” is one of the songs that Yaffee first brought to the band, but the rest of Cave Women were quick to add their own personal touches to round out the track. “[Alicyn] had her melody and guitar part, and the voice parts that we added on the end, everyone made up their own voice part,” Lipka says of “Hunger.” “That was really neat in the sense that…gradually every person added how they heard their own part mixing into the song.”

The video for “Hunger,” shot by photographer Nicholas Wray, shows a behindthe-scenes look at the band in the studio working on the full-length album. In it, you can see Lipka at work on bass and with her mbira, which she has fixed to the back of an acoustic guitar. She says that it amplified the mbira’s sound in a “richer way, because it had the guitar body for it to resonate in.” She goes on to say, though, that you won’t see her trying this trick on stage.

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“It’s way too complicated. I don’t think I could hold a guitar and an mbira at the same time,” Lipka says through laughter.

Though the band just seems to click as if it was fate, Lipka does say there are some complications in playing in a band like Cave Women. The band employs so many instruments and sounds that it’s a challenge for the group to recreate their sound live.

“There are certain places that we just can’t play because we have so many instruments,” she says. “If we bring everything, we just can’t physically fit in certain places. There will be times when everyone will just bring one instrument.

“There have been shows where I’m like, ‘My mbira is over there. How am I going to get there?’”

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

The Colony KillDevil, Bent Left, Ballistic Burnout, Lonely Avenue, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays feat. Pumas (Ross Hammond and Phillip Greenlief), Michael Vlatkovich Quintet, 7:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Monks of Mellonwah, Darkline, The Nuance, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Battle of the Musicians, 9:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club Work Your Soul w/ Andy Garcia and Friends, 9 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

12.05 Wednesday

The Boardwalk A Bullet for Pretty Boy, Casino Madrid, Before You Fall, Maid of the Mist, Calista Sky, Far From Home, 7 p.m.

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

The Colony White Wards, Gag, Cloud Rat, TheDownGoing, Tom Hanks, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Jims, Jim Raines, Jim Funk, 8 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry, 10 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Dennis Johnson and the Mississippi Ramblers, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Shift, 9 p.m.

Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Open Mic hosted by Jan Peters, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub ZuhG, Island of Black & White, Christian DeWild Band, 8 p.m.

Sol Collective Young Hunter, Times of Desperation, E S S, Damian Webb, 8 p.m.

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

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Danú, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Jazz Bands, 7 p.m.

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Bows and Arrows The Babies, Charles Albright, DJ Hailey Bop, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Le Twist w/ Andrew Henderson & Liz Liles (of G. Green), Sam I Jam, Adam J, Taylor Cho, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Happy Hour Music Series, 5:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Battle of the Musicians, 9:30 p.m.

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

Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith & Guests, 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Quinn Hedges, 5:30 p.m.; Lew Fratis, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades Two Door Cinema Club, Pacific Air, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Playboy School, Are We Human, The Knife Outline, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Benefit for the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services feat. Force Multiplied, Vera, Bri, Anonymous, Shot of Honesty, 7 p.m.

Clark’s Corner Jordan Kelly, 9 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 Jay Shaner, The Neighbors, 8 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Locash Cowboys, Jessica Caylyn, 9:30 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Aaron Watson, The Chad Bushnell Band, 9 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Andy Frasco, 9 p.m.

Townhouse DJs Roderick, X-Gvnr, Jetrock, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Danú, 11 a.m.

12.07 Friday

Ace of Spades Streetlight Manifesto, Hostage Calm, Lionize, 7 p.m.

Antiquite Maison Privee Kevin Seconds, ElectroPoetic Coffee, Crossing The River, Gene Smith, Kathy Barwick, Amy Reed, Ross Hammond, Jackson Griffith, The Lava Pups, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Psychosomatic, RAD, Shove It, Skrunt, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Cash Prophets, Delta City Ramblers, Snakes N Cider, 8 p.m.

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

Clarion Hotel Slim (of 112), EQ, Madeline, DJ Reese, 9 p.m.

District 30 DJ Benji, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Drive-Thru Mystics, Talky Tina, Mindflowers, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Guilty Simpson, DJ House Shoes, The Bridge, Knxwledge, Samiyam, Dibia$e, N-pire Da Great, 10:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Hot Pants w/ DJ Rock Bottom, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Solwave, Funkdefied, The Ressurection Men, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Elliott Estes, 9 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown The Christmas Show w/ Sherman Baker, John Conley, Erik Hanson, Jeannie Howell, Joesph Kojima, Bobby Jordan, Jay Shaner, Gillian Underwood, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Malcolm Bliss, Zero Client, The Monomyth Inception, Skin Of Saints, 8 p.m.

On The Y Axis, Theory Of Our Kind, Beyond The Cemetery, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pour House The Golden Cadillacs, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Journey Unauthorized, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

The Refuge The Old Screen Door, The Hungry, Crow Canyon, Four Days Out, 7 p.m.

Shine Jilt vs Jonah, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5 p.m.; Dippin Sauce, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Motionless In White, Chelsea Grin, Stick To Your Guns, Upon This Dawning, 6:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Fallujah, Ruins of Alph, Nekrocyst, Wolf Bronski, Beneath the Moon, The Fourth Horseman, 6:30 p.m.

Center for the Arts Steelin’ Dan (Steely Dan Tribute), 8 p.m.

Clark’s Corner Crossroads, 9 p.m.

Clubhouse 24 Kassidy Coulter, The Sutter Junkies, 4 p.m.

The Colony Strange Party (EP Release), The Community, Cold Heart Repress, Hybrid Creeps, 8 p.m.

CSA Event Center Geoff Muldaur & Jim Kweskin, 7:30 p.m.

District 30 DJ Elements, Penthaus, 9 p.m.

Downtown Plaza (Lower Level) Michael Doughton & Orange Morning, Adrian Bellue, 1 p.m.

Fox & Goose Akron Engine, Gabe Nelson, One Buck String Band, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar Drive-Thru Mystics, Mondo Deco, Coco Coco Birds, 9:30 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Night Ranger, 7:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe The Magic Bullets, OLLA, Christopher Fairman, Cove, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Chuck’s 6th Annual Bad Santa Costume Party, 8:30 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Knock Knock, Ford Ancient, Hod, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Mike Moss, 8:30 p.m.

Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Ken Kemmerling, 6 p.m.

N Street Music Tha Dirt Feelin, Ital Souls w/ T-Rosemond, Sky-I, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Fascination, 9:30 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub 8 Track Massacre, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Shine SunMonks, Wife & Son, Sam Eliot, Market Club Gang, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn 2 Steps Down, 8 p.m.

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

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Cantus, 8 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Ruby & the Emeralds, Ken Koenig, The Listen Now, 1 p.m.

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Center for the Arts Taj Mahal, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Herb Ohta Jr., Keoki Kahumoku, John Keawe, 7 p.m.

Holiday Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza A Smooth Jazz Christmas w/ Gerald Albright, Analysis, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Donna Wren, 11 a.m.

Powerhouse Pub Maxx Cabello Jr., 3 p.m.

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

Torch Club Divalicious X-Mas Show & Benefit for Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation feat.

Kaye Bohler, Dana Moret, Val Starr, Emmie Jones, Tess Marie, 3 p.m.; Wingnut Adams Band, 8 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Guero, Street Urchinz, 1 p.m.

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Ace of Spades NOFX, Teenage Bottlerocket, Elway, 7:30 p.m.

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 Sword, Gypsyhawk, American Shark, 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays feat. Greg Willett Trio, Reconnaissance Fly, hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

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

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club Geranimo, With Wolves, GFN, 9:30 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

12.11 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Blood On The Dance Floor, Jeffree Star, Davey Suicide, New Years Day, Oh! The Horror, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion), 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Happy Hour Music Series, 5:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

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

Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith & Guests, 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Bumptet, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Never Shout Never, William Beckett (of The Academy Is), Anarbor, Plug In Stereo, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Bob Wayne & The Outlaw Carnies, 9 p.m.

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

The Colony Hoods, Domination, Yankee Brutal, Forty Winters, Havenside, Worst Intentions, Cadence, 6 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Lucky Laskowski, 8 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Charlie Hunter, Scott Amendola, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti-V, 9 p.m.

Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Open Mic hosted by Jan Peters, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub White Minorities, Restrained, Prylosis, 8 p.m.

Press Club Babs Johnson Gang, Hopeless Jack & the Handsome Devil, The Peace Killers, 8:30 p.m.

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

12.13 Thursday

The Blue Lamp Cherry Red, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Supersuckers, The Infamous Swanks, Victory or Death, Rebel Radio, 7 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Classical Revolution Sacramento w/ Tim Stanley, 8 p.m.

Clark’s Corner Kerri Carr Band, 9 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Club Retro Brandy Robinson, David Garcia, Love Is, Chelsea Hughes, Stephanie Holt, 6:30 p.m.

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

The Colony A Happy Death, The Autonomics, Captain Amazing and the Okay I Guesses, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

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Fox & Goose Steve McLane and Laurali’s Christmas Party, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Al Stewart, 5:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Midtown BarFly The Three Way (EP Release), The Old Screen Door, Honyock, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides DJ Krave Deez, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub California Cowboys, 9:30 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Joshua Paige, 9:30 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Tracorum, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades The English Beat, Street Urchinz, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Little Endians, 8:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Whammy!, Snakes N Cider, The Old Screen Door, 7 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Wintertime Rhymes feat. Project4Trees, DJ Kernel B, Tyquan Thomas, 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Holiday Dance, 2 p.m.

The Colony Psychosomatic, Larvae, Badr Vogu, 30.06, 8 p.m.

Downtown Plaza (Lower Level) Gypsy Fish, 6:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Taluna, Friendship, Humble Wolf, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Hot Pants w/ DJ Rock Bottom, 9 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Doug Cash, Karen Sanders, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Elliott Estes, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Other Brittany, White Walls, War Elephant, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shine Mr. Friend, Ghost Pines, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5 p.m.; The Nickle Slots, KB & the Slingtones, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades The Grouch, Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof, DJ Fresh, M-Theory, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Blitz: ‘80s Dark Wave, Goth, Postpunk, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Iamsu, Playah K, Status Goes, ODG, R-Dot Carter, 7 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Whiskey and Stitches, Hollow Points Stumblers, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Unbreakable (tribute to Michael Jackson), 8 p.m.

Center for the Arts Holiday Dance, 2 p.m.

Clark’s Corner Be Brave Bold Robot, 9 p.m.

Club Retro WorthWhile, Eidola, What This Means, Vitality, Retrace, Youthquake A.D., In Our Time (CD Release), 7 p.m.

The Colony Merry Glitchmas feat. Auxcide, TristEndo, Guardia, CTLGS, Slump, Ocean Palace, 8 p.m.

Downtown Plaza (Lower Level) Drummers with Education Drumline Performance, 4 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Bennys, Stone Soop, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Corrosion of Conformity, Yob, Saviours, 9:30 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Aaron Neville, 7:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Mike Moss, 8:30 p.m.

Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Ken Kemmerling, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Stuck, Tribe of Levi, MDL, Destructikonz, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge Politik, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Atomic Punks, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Shine Barrel Fever, The Trees, The Fontaine Classic, 8 p.m.

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

ZuhG Life Store Lucid Lion, Kelly Rogers, E-Gypt, 1 p.m.

Ace of Spades Snoop Dogg, Lil Bit, K-Ottic, Playah K, Who Ride, Rae Rock, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp A Benefit for Lare Crawley feat. Jack Donaldson & Dave Baldwin, Sal Valentino, James Cavern, Nuance, Danny Secretion, Stoneberry, Applewhite, John Wilusz and more, 1 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Strumbums, Ruckrich Family Band, String Sisters, Banana Band, 2 p.m.

The Colony Kevin Seconds, Destroy Nate Allen, Brian Hanover, Danny Secretion, NoLess, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Bob Wren & Donna Wren, 11 a.m.

Powerhouse Pub Gumbo Stew, 3 p.m.

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

Shady Lady 4th Annual “Snowfall” X-Mas Party w/ Shaun Slaughter, Harley White Jr., 8 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Wayne the Train Hancock, The Golden Cadillacs, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall American Bach Soloists Holiday Concert, 4 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store James Cavern, Crow Point, 1 p.m.

12.17 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.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

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Dec. 7 - 23 Sacramento Ballet presents: Ron Cunningham’s The Nutcracker Community Center Theater

Comedy Bows and Arrows Comedy Open Mic Night hosted by Ray Molina, Dec. 12, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Open Mic Showcase, Dec. 4, 8 p.m.

Dan Grueter, Jose Sarduy, Dec. 7 - 9, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.

Ty Barnett, Tristan Johnson, Dec. 13 - 16, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 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 Tim Lee, Dec. 6, 8 p.m.

David Alan Grier, Dec. 7 - 9, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Bobby Slayton, Dec. 13 - 16, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic Scramble, every Sunday and Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Harold Night, every Wednesday, 9 p.m.

Comedy Space w/ Ray Molina, every Thursday, 9 p.m.

The Stand Up Show, every Friday, 8 p.m.

Anti-Cooperation League, every Saturday, 9 p.m.

Top 10 List Podcast Live!, every Saturday, 10:30 p.m.

Shine Comedy Night, Dec. 6, 8 p.m.

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

Tommy T’s Wild Wednesday Comedy Smackdown hosted by Ruben Mora, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Adam Hunter, Dec. 6 - 9, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Michael Mancini, Dec. 13 - 16, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Comedy Night, Dec. 11, 6 p.m.

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2408 X St. (Alley) Official & Lurk Hard’s “HollaDay” Sample Sale, Dec. 15, 2 p.m.

58 Degrees & Holding Co. 12 Days of Midtown: Toy Drive and Happy Hour to Benefit WEAVE, Dec. 3, 6 p.m.

ArtBeast Studio 12 Days of Midtown: Holiday Art Workshop, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.

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Beatnik Studios Handmade Holidays: Holiday Party and 4th Annual Craft Fair, Dec. 16, 11 a.m.

BloodSource Midtown 12 Days of Midtown: Season of Giving Blood Drive, Dec. 11, 11 a.m.

Blue Cue Trivia Night, every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Bows & Arrows Art Opening for Calendar Show: A Collection of New Works by 12 Local Artists, Dec. 7, 6 p.m.

Poetry/Music/Art: Presented by Mira Loma High School’s literary magazine Prisms, Dec. 8, 8 p.m.

12 Days of Midtown: Holiday Makers Mart, Dec. 9, 11 a.m.

Center for Contemporary Art Crossroads Reading Series feat.

JoAnn Anglin and Graciela Ramirez, hosted by Trina Drotar and Sandy Thomas Dec. 15, 3 p.m.

Clubhouse 24 Artwork of Jenvy Fox, Dec. 8, 4 p.m.

Community Center Theater Sacramento Ballet presents: Ron Cunningham’s The Nutcracker, Dec. 7 - 23 Crocker Art Museum Thurs til 9 Screening: Stagecoach, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.

Dive Bar Scot Benton’s Mermaid Photography Release Party, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, every Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Golden Bear 12 Days of Midtown: Santa’s Tavern & Hot Toddy Competition, Dec. 10, 7 p.m.

Grange Performing Arts Center Movies on a Big Screen presents: A Crappy Night of Crappy Christmas Short Films!, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.

Guild Theatre The 3rd Annual H.O.P.E Awards 2012, Dec. 9, 5 p.m.

Hamburger Patties 12 Days of Midtown: Drag Queen Bingo, Dec. 6, 6 p.m.

The Handle District 12 Days of Midtown: The Nutcracker Meet and Greet, Dec. 12, 5 p.m.

John Natsoulas Center for the Arts Free Holiday Gala and Silent Auction, Dec. 8 Kupros Bistro 12 Days of Midtown: Midtown Business Association’s Winter Holiday Party, Dec. 5, 6 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Bhangra Fever feat. Comedian Dennis Martinez, Comedian DJ Sandhu, R&B Sensation Sizzle, Ravin, DJ Sunny, DJ Mistry, DJ Nav, DJ Kirpal, DJ Amps, Dec. 6, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

MARRS Building 12 Days of Midtown: Santa’s Workshop, Saturday’s in December, 11 a.m.

Morris & Terry Athletic Morris Terry Boutique Grand Opening, Dec. 8, 5 p.m.

Pine Cove Trivia Night, every Wednesday, 9 p.m.

Press Club Flex Your Head Tuesday Night Trivia, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Relentless Tattoo Parlor 2012 Tattoo Toy Drive, Dec. 7 - 9 The Richard L. Nelson Gallery Out of Line: A Show of Extended Drawing Practices, through Dec. 16 Sacramento Fine Arts Center 18th Annual Holiday Craft Fair, Dec. 7 - 9, 11 a.m.

Scottish Rite Center Sac-Con Comic, Toy & Anime Convention, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.

Shine Poetry with Legs hosted by Bill Gainer, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Spanglish Arte Holiday Bazaar feat.

Local Vendors & Artists, Music and more, Dec. 8 - 9, 11 a.m.

The Sutter District 12 Days of Midtown: Holiday Cocktails & Charity Toydrive, Dec. 7 Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park 12 Days of Midtown: A Simple Emigrant Christmas and Candlelight Tours!, Dec. 8 UC Davis Art Building (Old Nelson Gallery) Organism: An Art Show Fusing Art, Science and Technology - Visual, Sound, Installation, Performance and Curiosities by Artists and Scientists, Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m.

University Union Gallery, CSUS Creosote Play feat. Aleksander Bohnak, Nathan Cordero, ERWO, now through Dec. 14 University Union Hinde Auditorium, CSUS Movies on a Big Screen presents: The Found Footage Festival, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.

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o Holy Night!

The Fifth Annual Submerge Holiday Gift Guide

By Submerge Staff

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f you’re reading this, you’ve survived the madness that is Black Friday. Great job. The good news is we don’t have to hear the words “Cyber Monday” (which is sort of a creepy term, no?) for another year, the bad news is you probably still have lots of shopping to do for friends and family. That’s where we come in. Check out some of these cool gift ideas that we scoured Sacramento (and the interwebs) to find. We’ve got stuff for the home, stuff for the car, stuff you can shove in your mouth and stuff you can wear. Read on and be inspired, and happy holidays from your friends at Submerge!

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All that eggnog isn't playing tricks on you. These Areaware

Paul Loebach Distortion Candlesticks, available for $24 each at Lumens, have an improbable design created by taking a traditional candlestick form and distorting it through a 3D rendering program. It’s then cast in resin and marble, making the malleablelooking figure exceedingly durable.

Colors available: black, white, grey and rust.

This Pave Link Bracelet by Sacramento jewelry designer Gigglosophy is the perfect blend of cute and stylish, with just enough (but not too much) bling factor. Any fashion forward ladies on your list will love it! $50, available at Etsy.com/shop/gigglosophy.

Sacramento’s cocktail scene is exploding right now. You’ll look like you knew it all along with these Prepara Ice Ball 2-inch Molds. Pack them with mint leaves, basil, fruits and more. Fill them with juice, lemon or lime segments. Use them in pitchers, cocktails, punch bowls and tumblers. Larger ice cubes keep drinks cooler longer and they dilute less too, because who really wants a watered down drink around the holidays? Not us! $9.99 for a four-pack, $19.99 for a 10-pack, available at Prepara.com.

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It’s cold, it’s raining and the last thing you want to do is go outside to warm up the car. With this Code Alarm

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Do you abuse the snooze button? Well here’s an interesting solution for those of us that do. The Nanda Home Clocky Alarm Clock, available for $39 at Lumens, gives you one chance to get up, but if you snooze, Clocky will jump off your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide, beeping all the while, forcing you to get out of bed to silence it.

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If you’ve got an iPad or iPhone and are jonesing for physical keys, hit up Brookstone at either Arden Fair or the Downtown Plaza and snag one of these Bluetooth Silicone Keyboards for just $59.99. It’s super slim, flexible enough to roll up and water resistant. Perfect for travel, business meetings or mornings spent at your local coffee shop.

Our friends at Bows and Arrows never disappoint when it comes to unique fashionable finds, and these one-of-a-kind

Whether you need something soft for your baby, a new keychain addition or a new dog toy for Fido, Uglydolls are perfect for all of the above and then some! Submerge’s shop dog, a 3-year-old Boston terrier named Panda, has cuddled with her Uglydoll “Ice-Bat” every night since she was 8 weeks old, and she has another one, “Brip,” as a play toy. They’re durable, colorful, adorable and have silly names. Available in Midtown at Ladybug Ladybug. Large ones are $21, medium ones are between $10.50 and $11 and the little guys are either $6.50 or $7 and have clips attached to them for jeans, backpacks, keychains, etc.

handmade rings are no exception. Prices range from around $16 to $40. Stop into their store in person or shop online at Etsy.com/shop/ bowsandarrowsvintage.

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When you’re a kid, getting a pair of socks as a gift is the worst. When you’re an adult, getting (or giving) socks is cool!

Especially ones with skulls ($8.95) or your favorite dog breed on them ($8.50).

Hit up Sock City in Old Sacramento for these and tons of other sock options.

This Original Penguin V-neck Sweater, available for $85 in a plethora of colors at the newly opened men’s boutique Established Apparel, is a great addition to any guy’s wardrobe. Dress it up with a collared shirt underneath, or keep it casual with a solid T-shirt.

Either way, you’ll look and feel great in one of these 100 percent lamb’s wool V-necks.

Liven up any party or social gathering when you throw on the recently released Dance

Central 3 videogame for Xbox 360’s Kinect. In this No. 1 rated dance game you’ll master favorite dance crazes from the past as well as today’s hottest moves.

Heat up the competition in the new Crew Throwdown mode or cut your teeth in the Beginner mode.No matter what you’ll have a blast and burn some calories. Pick up your copy at any Dimple Records location for $49.99.

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Anyone on your list who loves to cook, or anyone who loves to eat for that matter, will flip for olive oils, vinegars and balsamics from The Chefs’ Olive Mix in Old Sacramento. Stop in and try one of their many suggested pairings, like Fig Balsamic with Mushroom and Sage Olive Oil, or Honey Ginger White Balsamic with Persian Lime EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), or one of the most popular combos, Traditional Balsamic with Tuscan Herb EVOO. Prices vary, but most are $11.95 for 200ml, $16.95 for 375ml or $24.95 for 750ml.

Got someone artsy on your shopping list? Surprise them with a pair of The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star 12oz. Blank Canvas Sneaker and let them express themselves! Choose either high-top or low-top for $49.99, available at Utrecht Art Supplies.

You’ll also want the Stained Markers by Sharpie, which are perfect for fabrics. Those are just $16.59 for a set of eight colors, also available at Utrecht.

Protect your investment and look badass doing it with these iPhone and iPod cases designed by local artist Jose di Gregorio. $35 for a hard case, $15 for skins, available online at Society6.com.

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We all do it, be it at a stop sign or on I-5, maybe cruising down J Street. Whenever we see a car that has a screen playing a movie for kids in the back seat, we instinctually peek in and try and see what it is. Well why don’t you splurge and get yourself Pioneer’s AVIC-X940BT from Audio Express? Sure it’s $699.99, but this thing has a 6.1-inch touch screen, plays DVDs and CDs, has Bluetooth connectivity, built-in navigation for all 50 states (plus Canada) and a ton of other amazing features. You’ll never leave your vehicle again!

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Every man should have a nice wallet that he is proud to pull out of his pocket, regardless of how much cash it holds. We approve entirely of this stylish piece by Scotch and Soda Amsterdam Couture. Get one for just $38 at Established Apparel.

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Some say the best gifts are the kind you can eat, and you won’t find us disagreeing with that notion.

Take care of any sweet tooth with delectable French Macarons from Estelle’s Patisserie Bakery and Espresso Bar, available in a variety of flavors like chocolate, pistachio, strawberry cream, blueberry cream, green tea and seasonal flavors. Just $1.75 each.

If you have friends with gauged ears, you absolutely have to turn them onto Plug Club, a Sacramento-based Web company that ships super rad custom plugs directly to customers. They’ve got classic designs like skulls and anchors and whatnot, but they’ve also got really wacky and downright hilarious designs like “Cat Attack,” which features a cat shooting laser beams out of its eyes. There are many to choose from, and prices vary from $13 to $18. They also have “fake plugs” for those weary of stretching their ears, as well as taper kits for those looking to stretch properly.

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Anyone who’s ever worked retail will tell you that working the holidays is a harrowing affair. For very little pay, you’re asked to bear the brunt of capitalism and work long hours, skipping out on all the cool friends and family functions that everyone gets to enjoy this time of year. I’ve worked enough holidays as a retail stooge to know I never want to go back to that hell again, but one Christmas season, I worked a retail gig I actually enjoyed, and it’s one that taught me an valuable lesson.

I was a freshman in college little did I know then that I had seven more years of school ahead of me for one measly degree, but I digress). I was much scrawnier though maybe in worse shape. I also had a full head of hair, but more or less incapable of growing a beard (it’s the opposite now). I scored seasonal employment at a chain crafts and nursery store, which I believe is now defunct. The whole place smelled of potpourri.

Some of the time, I organized shelves. I really enjoyed this. It was the first time I realized how well suited I was for menial labor.

My favorite part was organizing the Christmas ornaments. Shoppers would come in and tear through the aisle like dervishes. By the end of the night, the ornaments aisle was a clusterfuck of displaced colored glass orbs.

Customers liked to mix and match, you see, but they didn’t like to put the ones they removed from the cartons into other cartons.

I didn’t care, though. This is how I discovered that I loved organizing things—as long as those things were trivial and not important like getting my life in order.

Other times I’d have to get stuff from the back to restock shelves or dispose of things. We had a cardboard baler in the back, which was just about the coolest thing I’d ever seen. You could load it up with boxes and just crush the fuck out of them. If anything needed baling, I’d drop whatever I was doing and be there ready to go. It’s like I had a sixth sense for it.

The best part about the job, though, was that most days I was stationed outside in the Christmas tree lot. The nights were cold, and I spent most hours out there by myself. I learned the difference between firs and spruces, taught myself how to tell time by looking at the angle of the sun (at least I think I did…I will say that I always managed to be accurate within 20 minutes, give or take) and enjoyed the crisp scent of pine in the icy wind. I’d found my Walden in a department store parking lot.

There were always neat characters coming to buy trees, too. Young professionals tree shopping with their mothers and loud wannabe Sopranos types who loved to go overboard with the tips. One time, I felt as if I played a small part in someone’s Christmas miracle as I attached one of the largest trees in the lot to a handcart pushed by a single mom and her daughter. They rolled the tree across the parking lot and hopped on a city bus just up the street. The cockles of my heart were warmed.

Another time, I strapped a tree onto a bicycle and the guy rode it home. You know, you don’t need a car to celebrate Christmas.

You’ve just gotta have soul, man.

Other than the nose that never stopped running, my experience was overwhelmingly positive, and for the most part my superiors seemed happy with the job I was doing—even though it clearly wasn’t rocket science (still, I’d like to see those brains at NASA try to shove a sappy pine tree through a tree baler (so many balers!)). On one occasion, though, I caught the ire from the store supervisor, which is where the valuable lesson came into play.

One of those Soprano wanna-bes (though in fairness, this was a year or two before the show aired) pulled into the lot in his Cadillac, mother in tow. He had slick black hair, a black suit and a booming voice. He was gruff, but charismatic and sort of bossy in that entitled sort of way. He wanted the most expensive tree in the place, because, you know, that’s what his mom deserved.

I picked him a good one, shoved it through the baler and after some doing, the two of us fastened the tree to the back of his car. He gave me a $10 tip, which I immediately pocketed.

Little did I know, the store supervisor was watching me.

“Did you take a tip?” he asked. I naively answered truthfully. He told me it wasn’t store policy. I told him the assistant manager said it was OK, and he did. He asked the assistant manager if he’d told me it was alright to accept tips, but he said that he hadn’t. I stammered, because this was the first time I’d caught adults in a lie. I tried to speak up but the assistant manager shot me down, and I took the heat from the supervisor.

Before the end of my shift, the assistant manager caught up with me and shared some of his tips. He said, “You’ve gotta learn to keep your mouth shut.”

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