Submerge Magazine: Issue 130 (February 18-March 4, 2013)

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Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Last month I presented myself with a bit of a personal challenge: to not drink alcohol for the entire month of January. Sure, call me a boozer (recovering alcoholics and non-drinkers feel free to roll your eyes) but for this social drinker who enjoys pairing her food with drinks and enjoys a few cocktails after a stressful day of work (which is every day), I can’t remember the last time I went without consuming alcohol for more than three or four days.

Thinking about not drinking for 31 days, I knew it was going to be a huge deal. With my business partner and fiancé by my side, ready to match me in the challenge, somehow we both managed to go without wine, beer or liquor for the entire month and then some.

After achieving our booze-free goal, I thought maybe I’d even be able to make it until Sacramento Beer Week (starting Feb. 22). But in a city like Sacramento where our food and beverage culture is so extremely impressive, it’s not a surprise I couldn’t hold out past 40 days. While I was celebrating at Red Rabbit’s first anniversary (congrats guys) I caved for a trusty glass of local Dono dal Cielo Zinfandel. I feel like a new, healthier me came away from the challenge, and cutting the drinking when stressed from the books is nice. However, I’m OK with keeping the social and drink pairing thing going, it’s who I am.

Anyway, last week I was hanging out with a friend I hadn’t seen since before my epic New Year’s Eve hangover (which brought on the challenge in the first place), and we met up at one of my new favorite restaurants and bars in Sacramento, LowBrau. Not only do they have one of the tastiest hot links in town (pro tip: upgrade to the pretzel bun, you’ll thank me later), they also have an incredible beer list. This is a place where you can try a bunch of new beers on draft or in the bottle. I went for something new and opted for one of the most delicious beers I’ve ever tasted, Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge Flemish Sour Ale. Because of this gratifying experience, not only am I excited to try more beers at LowBrau, but it has me really looking forward to many of the Sacramento Beer Week events.

In this issue you can learn more about the two gentlemen on our front cover, Clay Nutting and Michael Hargis, who opened LowBrau less than two months ago. Starting on page 16, learn about what inspired these event promoters to open a German style beer hall in Midtown.

And as for Sacramento Beer Week, Submerge is here to keep you in the loop on some of what we think are the not to miss events taking place between Feb. 22 and March 3.

From 10 days of beer and food pairings to four places that will let you keep your glass, combined with a Beer Weekinspired “Submerge Your Senses” section. This all starts on page 6.

Hopefully my sober month talk didn’t quite inspire you to challenge yourself, at least just not yet…and if it did, don’t start until March 3 (the day after Capital Beerfest).

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Davis’ student-run freeform radio station KDVS told The California Aggie last week that they are looking to expand and host all-ages shows at the former Dimple Records location downtown (212 F Street), which closed in July 2012 and has since remained empty, save for it housing a Halloween Photo by Ed Martin store during fall months.

KDVS’ general manager Renner Burkle told The Aggie, “We can actually start booking shows there. We’d like to start booking shows within a month or two.”

Programming director Christine Hong was also quoted in the article, stating, “We can expect to see more all-ages shows. I think it’s important that every city has an all-ages venue.”

No word on whether or not KDVS has signed a lease on the space yet making this news unofficial, but our fingers are crossed that they do before some mega-corporate store like Banana Republic or Forever 21 swoops in on the prime retail location. Keep your eyes and ears open for more information on this new all-ages venue development in the coming weeks.

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Flowerss is the new-ish electroshoegaze project from Sacramento’s Christapher Larsen (formerly of Buildings Breeding) and Austin, Texas-based DJ Bird Peterson. Live shows feature an alternating cast that may include members Johnny Guttenberger (Far, Two Sheds), Kevin Dockter (Chelsea Wolfe), Justin Christapher Larsen Titsworth (Buildings Breeding) and Chris Robyn (Far, ), making this the sort of group that you can catch a couple times live and not experience the same thing twice. Flowerss is re-releasing their 2012 album Charm on Feb. 19 with a few additional tracks on local label Test Pattern Records, who have released some of our favorite regional albums in the past year or two (Mixer by Desario, The Amador Frequency

by Forever Goldrush). Test Pattern is putting out the CDs and increasing distribution to include iTunes and other digital outlets.

Senescent Records, who originally put out Charm, will continue to sell the vinyl version. Fans of Pinback’s mellower stuff will really dig Charm, and even most Radiohead buffs will be able to get into it. It’s a fantastic album full of sparkly guitars drenched in reverb, dynamic builds, downtempo trip-hop beats that thump along leaving room for Larsen’s moody lyrics (he wrote these songs after the passing of his father in 2010) to really shine through. Hit up Testpatternrecords.com to give the album a whirl and for more information on how to order a physical copy.

Popular recurring Tuesday night party Le Twist has moved from its former downtown home at District 30 to the newly opened Midtown hot-spot LowBrau. Hosted by local DJs Sam I Jam, Adam J, Taylor Cho and Roderick Carpio, Le Twist features special guest performers week in and week out, as well as drink specials and free admission.

“Le Twist has always encapsulated an open format that allows our guests to share and perform the music they personally find to be ‘eclectic,’” Sam I Jam recently told Submerge. “Both Clay [Nutting, LowBrau] and Michael [Hargis, LowBrau] have always been advocates of our concept and the space/ location has been a big hit with our guests and friends. I’m very happy and privileged to be a part of this.”

Feb. 19 guests will be electronic-lovelies Little Foxes along with a guest DJ set from Young Aundee, and then on Feb. 26 dance-punk greats !!! (Chk Chk Chk) will “hijack” Le Twist! The first two weeks in March will see 8th Grader (March 5) and Litanic Mask (March 12) as special guests. Le Twist gets going at 9 p.m. every Tuesday at LowBrau (1050 20th Street), admission is free, 21-and-over.

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Feb. 22–March 3

Whereas Christmas only lasts one day, Sacramento Beer Week lasts 10 whole days! That’s a weekplus of beer, food, beer, entertainment and beer (glorious beer). This year’s Beer Week will see local bars and restaurants hosting a variety of events—way too many to list here—but here are a few that we think you’d be crazy not to check out. For a full listing, go to Sacramentobeerweek.com!

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Sacramento’s Newest Brewery, New Helvetia Brewing Company • Feb. 25 New Helvetia Brewing Company just celebrated its grand opening this past week, but its roots in Sacramento’s beer scene actually delve much deeper. The company’s mission is to create craft beer inspired by the Buffalo Brewing Company, which was established in Sacramento in 1890. On Feb. 25, New Helvetia will host a casual gathering with Dr. Charlie Bamforth, U.C. Davis’ Chair of the Department of Food Science and Technology and Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences. Tickets to this event will be $25 in advance and $30 at the door. The ticket price will include up to six 10-ounce pours of New Helvetia’s brews. New Helvetia Brewing Company is located at 1730 Broadway, Sacramento. For more info on the brewery, go to Newhelvetiabrew.com.

Dude. Bro. OK. So all these Sacramento Beer Week events (and the multitude we didn’t have space to list) are awesome, but if there was one that you’d have to consider the pièce de résistance, it’s this.

From noon to 5 p.m., Cal Expo will fill up with the sweet, sweet aroma of fermented barley and hops.

The air will permeate with an alluring maltiness (which isn’t a word, but you see what we’re going for here). As of press time, 84 breweries have signed on to appear at the Capital Beerfest, 21 of which are from the Sacramento area. We’d normally consider namedropping as beneath us, but in this case we’re just going to let it roll: River City Brewing, Sudwerk, Ruhstaller, Roseville Brewing Company and Lockdown are just a few that will be representing our region; meanwhile, Alaskan Brewing (Anchorage), Goose Island Beer Company (Chicago), Hop City (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Oskar Blues (Longmont, Colo.) and Rogue Brewery (Newport, Ore.) are some of the out-of-towners. You’ll also be able to sample food from restaurants participating in Sacramento Beer Week. Clearly, this event is going to be epic. All that it’s missing is you. Tickets range from $40 to $75 (and $5 to $20 for designated drivers). For more info on where to get tickets, go to Capitalbeerfest.com.

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Home Brewing Demo with Track 7 Brewing and Brew Ferment Distill at Bows and Arrows • Feb. 24 Have you ever tasted a finely crafted beer and thought to yourself, “I could totally do that?” Well now you totally can! Sacramento Beer Week will get its DIY on at Bows and Arrows on Feb. 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., during Bows and Arrows’ Sunday brunch, you will learn the ins and outs of home brewing and make your own IPA. Track 7 will provide the grains and hops and Brew Ferment Distill (located at 3527 Broadway, Sacramento) will bring the supplies. Bows and Arrows will also offer Track 7 beers on tap, including the brewing company’s much ballyhooed double IPA collaboration with Knee Deep of Lincoln, Calif. Best of all, this event is free and open to the public! Your attendance is guaranteed to quadruple your beer nerd cred points instantaneously. Check out Bowscollective.com for more information.

Not only can Lagunitas’ brewmaster Tony Magee make a great beer, he’s also really good at playing American roots music. Magee will be making the trip up from Petaluma, Calif., to meet with all of you and perform a few songs at The Torch Club (904 15th Street) from 5 to 9 p.m. As an added bonus, he’ll be bringing Lagunitas’ Wilco Tango Foxtrot Brown Ale in tow. The Torch Club will offer an $8 beer and brat combo and $4 refills on your frosty beverage. You even get to keep the glass!

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Executive chef Jay Veregge is teaming up with High Water Brewing to create a fivecourse dinner (a beer paired with each course) for $59. Space is limited, so make a reservation.

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Revolution Wines Feb. 23, all day.

Revolution Wines will be pairing their favorite local beers with small plates.

Feb. 27, 6–8 p.m.

Executive Chef Kurt Spataro will present a five-course tasting menu featuring beers from San Francisco brewery 21st Amendment for $35.

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Join Mad River Brewery and Lagunitas at Capital Garage for beers paired with small plates.

Restaurant and 8Mulvaney’s B&L 3Lucca Bar Feb. 24, 4–9 p.m.

Farmers Market Dinner will be paired with beer from Ruhstaller for each of three courses. The meal will be $35 with beer pairings and $25 without.

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Clark’s Corner Feb. 25, 5:30–9 p.m.

A variety of beers, including Speakeasy’s new release, Smoked Payback Porter, will be paired with an assortment of smoked meats and artisinal cheeses.

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As it turns out, sushi and beer are BFFs. Pangaea and Billy Ngo from Kru will prove it to you at this all-day event.

Beer Trivia Night So you think you know your beer, smartypants? Put your knowledge to the test at the following events.

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What’s better than bacon? Beer paired with bacon, obviously. Gorge yourself with this killer combo at this all-day affair.

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Join Mulvaney’s for a special beer dinner with Dr. Charlie Bamforth and Sierra Nevada’s brewmaster. Space is very limited so make a reservation.

The Blind Pig Trivia Tasting Extravaganza Feb. 24, 8–10 p.m.

River City Brewing Company Second Annual Beer Trivia Night Feb. 25, 7–9 p.m.

The Shack Lagunitas Trivia Night Feb. 27, 6–10 p.m.

River City Brewing will offer a special Beer Dinner menu all Beer Week long. Just $30 for a three-course meal paired with six beers.

Keep the Glass Have a great time and sneak home with some free swag.

Here are Beer Week locations that will let you keep your pint glass at select events. If nothing else, it’ll allow you to put off doing the dishes one more day.

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Pine Cove All Week The Torch Club Feb. 22 and 28 Old Soul at the Weather Stone Feb. 23 Sacramento Beer Train March 3

Beer 101 Maybe you’re not a smartypants, but you aspire to be. Don’t fret.

Here are some events where you can get yourself beer-ducated.

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Home Brewing Demonstrations

The Brewmeister (Roseville) • Feb. 23, all day Learn how to make a variety of beers in the comforts of your own home!

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Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op • Feb. 25, 6–9 p.m.

Beer as seasoning? Let Chef Gigi show you how to spice up your meals with beer. Ruhstaller will also be on hand for tasting and to talk about the history of their brewery. Tickets are $45.

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Back up your beer snobbery and learn how to differentiate a good beer from a mediocre one. Grand Master Level III beer judge David Teckam, a veritable Jedi of beer tasting, will be on hand to assist you. Tickets are $30.

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The Optimistic Pessimist For once, Pope Benedict XVI and I agree on something: this religion thing just ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. It appears that he’s decided to join me in giving up on the Catholic Church for Lent. Welcome to the party, Your Grace!

I’ve been doing it for several years myself, and I got to say, I really don’t miss it. Don’t get me wrong, I still believe in something, but I wouldn’t call it a religion. You see, Pope Benedict... nay, Joseph Ratzinger (aka Joey Ratz) and I are spiritual but not religious.

The primary spiritual message behind every religion is the same: love and care for each other and be grateful (mostly to God) for what you have and you will be rewarded. That is a spiritual message I can get behind, and for many religious people that message comes through loud and clear. Yet just like everything else, when money and power are thrown into the mix, the message gets twisted by religious leaders into an excuse to kill, control, molest, steal, lie and cheat everyone, all in the name of God. Religions have been behind some of the

most atrocious acts in history. I can’t even count how many Catholic priests have been caught molesting children, probably because of the bishops, cardinals and popes who covered up the incidents. Shipping sex-offender priests across the world to rape little boys somewhere else doesn’t help. Do you think that’s what God wants you to do?

Women don’t fare well under most religions either. Unless a woman wants to run an orphanage or a grade school, there are few leadership roles available for those with two X chromosomes. Depending upon the religion or time period, women also seem to be more likely to be murdered by religious decree, or at least required to wear various forms of forced modesty under penalty of stoning. But religions don’t just want to kill individuals, they want to kill lots of people so that God will be really proud.

Now death is something religions are good at; it’s kind of the whole point, after all. The inherent fixation on the afterlife must make the idea of killing or being killed more

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palatable for some. I guess the promise of instant paradise upon death is probably pretty appealing when you’ve been living in a war zone for 12 years.

Plus, killing someone for God sounds a lot better than killing someone for George Bush or Osama bin Laden.

When our religious leaders aren’t focused on trying to get us all killed, they don’t seem to be focused on anything at all. An alarmingly large portion of the U.S. population believes that the Earth is 10,000 years old or less. Some people actually believe that human beings lived alongside dinosaurs just like the Flintstones. They believe it so much that they have forced these ideas into some of our schools!

This inflexibility in the face of indisputable evidence is the unraveling of many religions. Did you know that it took the Catholic Church 210 years to admit that the Earth rotated around the Sun, and they didn’t officially let Galileo off the hook until 1992? With only 154 years under his belt, poor Darwin and his Theory of Evolution still have a long way to go before they get the honor of having their own “wacky news of the day” stories.

Science, and more specifically the scientific method, allow for agility where religion refuses to budge. Scientists hypothesize and design tests to prove or disprove a hypothesis until a theory is born. Despite the vetting, the theory is always open to attack, modification and refinement as more information becomes available. On the other hand, religions check their holy book and if it isn’t in there or doesn’t fit with what is, then it doesn’t exist.

The religions of the world say they want you to belong, but it seems like they don’t. All children are welcome, but that’s like leaving your kid with Michael Jackson and a bottle of wine (or as M.J. referred to it, “Jesus Juice”) for the weekend. Most of these religions have great spiritual messages, but they throw it out the window to fight proxy wars over whose God is the real one.

What they all fail to realize is that the argument is pointless. The only way to truly know which God is the real one or whether there is a God at all is to die and find out for yourself.

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With New York Fashion Week barely a week behind us, much of the fashion world is still reveling in its beauty. With the grandeur of this event becoming more accessible via social media sites, I was able to get hourly updates of Fashion Week’s events from Instagram alone. For the majority of you who most likely did not get the pleasure of attending any of the New York shows, do not fret! The U.C. Davis Picnic Day fashion show is just a little more than a month away, and it is already creating buzz in Northern California.

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Represent the World Town

Word to Your Motherland aims to break down cultural barriers between South Asia, Africa and America Words Nur Kausar

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hen Nisha K. Sembi and Mandeep Sethi last went to India, they met with a different kind of inspiration than what some might experience on the subcontinent.

Sembi, then a Bay Area graffiti writer and mehndi artist, landed in India on a mission to paint one of her culture-inspired pieces on a city wall (and also, as South Asian immigrants in America often do, attend a wedding with her family in the motherland). What she found were walls already beautifully tagged—far beyond even her own skills—by Indian youths using liquid paint and brushes but in graffiti style because they couldn’t find or afford spray cans.

Alongside tagged walls Sembi saw diverse B-boy and B-girl jams, or breakdancing battles, in the slums, shoeless.

“I came to the realization that hip-hop is more than just art, it’s a revolutionary tool,” Sembi says. “The caste system is still alive and well in India and all these people came together to battle each other in breakdancing, all these people who normally wouldn’t come together because of the different castes. Hip-hop breaks down those barriers.”

While on his own trip, Sethi, an MC, videographer and youth mentor, also collaborated with Indians who were part of the hip-hop culture in their country, and he filmed, photographed and rapped with them.

Both he and Sembi reached an epiphany.

“I realized my work has more value than just looking cool,” Sembi says, looking back on the experience and wanting desperately to share this connection between two distinct countries to break down stereotypes and barriers.

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Sembi and Sethi grew up in California—she in Berkeley and he in Los Angeles—heavily influenced by hip-hop culture. The two stayed tied to their Indian roots but also branched out in different artistic ways to embrace their love of hip-hop, Sembi says, admiring five hip-hop elements: breakdancing, MCing, graffiti, DJing and knowledge.

“I connected with hip-hop because growing up as an Indian girl in America, it allowed me to connect to other people with similar struggles,” says Sembi, who has left the illegal realm of graffiti for a career in fine art, graphic design and social activism.

Sethi also used hip-hop to find a way to define himself.

“Hip-hop was a way to figure out where I am in my life, figure out my identity, figure out where I can position myself,” he says. “For a long time I tried to find more Indian youth in the hip-hop community around me and I didn’t find anyone.”

Sembi says she met with the same problem, and both friends started to produce work that became a manifestation of their hybrid identities.

Along the way, they found others who also saw hip-hop as a common denominator, and learned more of the deep-rooted relationship between their culture and the hip-hop movement.

For example, Sembi says, one of her inspirations for her artwork is Tupac Shakur and his Thug Life motto.

“Thug comes from the Hindi word ‘thuggee,’ which means thief, and it’s what the British used to call a group of Indians who rebelled during the colonization,” she says. “Tupac knew that because he was intelligent and well-educated.”

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Photo by MadebyKG.com A more unlikely inspiration in Sembi’s life—her uncle—indirectly helped solidify her decision to pursue her aesthetic. As a teenager, Sembi remembers helping her uncle move out after he had just graduated from college and stumbling upon his secret graffiti skills.

“I snuck up to his room and the whole room was bombed from top to bottom with graffiti,” Sembi says. “I had no idea.”

She later confronted him (he was reluctant) and found out he had been a graffiti writer in Oakland in the ‘80s, going by the name “Hero,” a comedic reference to Bollywood actors.

“There were generations before us who embodied this spirit, but never came to light, but with social media and technology, that’s all changed,” Sethi says.

Sembi continues fusing Indian and hip-hop cultures in her work, which has shown in the de Young Museum of Fine Art in San Francisco and multiple Bay Area exhibits. She still tags, but only legally with permission from building owners.

“There have definitely been circumstances where I’ve done painstaking pieces and had them painted over,” she says. “Seventy-five percent of the pieces I’ve done are gone. But within the last SubmergeMag.com

four to five years, I’ve transitioned to wood panels and canvases and I can actually sell those.”

Meanwhile, Sethi has become part of the national music scene, MCing across California, working with youth groups nationwide, showing at international film festivals and recording albums.

“I’m 24 years old, so sharing my travels, sharing my experiences with folks younger and older can allow for an exploration of ideas,” he says, joking that his South Asian parents still want him to go to law school despite the success. “I think that it’s important to not only bring back resources to my people in India, but bring back their conversation here.”

The duo set out to do just that, with the help of fellow hip-hop artists and family members, by curating their first multimedia show Word to Your Motherland.

The show, with Sembi as the featured artist, sets out to recreate an environment that visually, musically and aesthetically transposes the cultures of India and Africa and their people through the intersections with hip-hop culture.

The first exhibition ran in Oakland last year, Sembi says, when curator Anyka Barber asked Sembi if she would like to do her first solo show.

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“I connected with hip-hop because growing up as an Indian girl in America, it allowed me to connect to other people with similar struggles.” – Nisha K. Sembi The second run starts Feb. 23 at Sol Collective to celebrate the gallery’s eighth anniversary and recent Revista Siempre Mujer win.

“I thought, let’s use this opportunity to show people in America what’s going on in India,” Sembi says of the Oakland show, which was a success. “For this second one in Sacramento, we’re doing the same thing but instead of just India we’re showing the connection between India, Africa and America. It’s art as a tool for social change.”

Sethi says he wanted to build on the connection between India and Africa because the latter is seen as the original motherland, and the two used to coexist and communicate.

“We kind of lost that spirit so we are trying to inspire others to look inside themselves and rekindle that,” Sethi says.

Some of Sembi’s highlights will include a portrait of Tupac in the style of Indian truck art (part of a series) and political prints like one of Sikhs holding signs that read “Liberate Oakland.”

She will also have a large mural installation

of her graffiti work as a backdrop to musical performances by Sethi and others.

Guest artists at the show will include Sethi’s brother Puzzl3Peace, a photographer who works exclusively with 35mm film and has a series of shots from India; Eli-Jacobs Fantauzzi, a documentarian who covers hip-hop movements globally; and Sembi’s uncle, who agreed to create a few pieces for the exhibit because of his important influence on Sembi.

Sethi’s photos and films of his time in India with breakdancers, DJs and MCs will also be playing on two projections.

Word... will remain an ever-evolving show, Sembi and Sethi say, and the two hope Sacramento’s opening to continue it in reception of Word to Your Motherland is Feb. 23 multiple cities.

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Meet Jo Vegas

One of Sacramento’s newest faces on the hip-hop scene, Jo Vegas, projects a clear sense of self on latest release Words Andrew Bell • Photos jeff mars

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apper Jo Vegas is a fresh face to the Sacramento hip-hop scene, but to call him a rookie would be an incredible disservice to the 916 lyricist. Seemingly coming out of nowhere with a heavy cosign by Sacramento super producer Lee Bannon, Vegas’ first album, ID, released in 2011, sounds like what Rick Ross could sound like if he spent his summer reading instead of rapping in that weird, trying-to-dislodge-food-stuck-in-his-throat voice like he usually does.

Vegas’ baritone bellows over new school bass heavy beats are sure to have your trunk rattling and your rear view mirror shaking. Somewhere between trap and traditional boom bap, Vegas finds a sound that will resonate with both the hip-hop snobs who are primarily concerned with lyrical content and their girlfriends who only care that the beat hits.

The road to his hard-hitting, soulful new release, ID.1, documents his long journey from being an injured sports hopeful to one of Sacramento’s newest rap notables. Vegas, whose given name is Jovon Bray, is a Sacramento native who played both football and hockey at American River College before suffering a career-ending injury to his left shoulder in 2006 during a football game. Since then, many of the lessons he learned on the field have translated to the music industry. We sat down with Mr. Vegas to talk music, sports, psychology and small jungle cats in order to find out more about the new kid on campus.

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Where do your roots in this rap thing start and why the name Jo Vegas?

I have always had a passion for all art but the music is in me. My pops and all my uncles either played or still do. I thought I was going to play ball but reality did not. I ended up running into Lee Bannon at the mall on some “meant to be the moment” stuff, and he was like, “My parents just got me this beat machine. You should rap!” Sounds stupid but it’s the truth.

My name, though, is something that I hold in high regard because the Vegas means so much. To me it represents the internal battle I fought with myself every day in order to become the person I became and the person I will be. The fact that I adopted the moniker Vegas was to tell you to expect the unexpected. Anything goes.

With everyone talking about finding/creating their own lane in the hip-hop world, what is your lane, and what separates you from the million other hopeful MCs with a new album out?

I just want people to become conscious of themselves and their surroundings. I understand it is not for everybody. I am especially human, though, with my opinions so don’t get offended by the contradictions of my thoughts, because then I will be offended that you’re offended. Then we’ll just both be offended. Lighten up, it’s just wrestling.

You used to rap, and then you were on a promising trajectory athletically, and then you suffered a career ending injury while playing football and returned to rap. Which would you rather be doing now? Rapping or playing ball? And how do the two compare?

I love sports. I’m a fanatic like I’ll paint my face team colors and pout and cry when they lose, but honestly I love what I do and to be at the beginning of this long journey and to have people tell me they respect my mind is something I value highly, because it wasn’t always like that. I think the spirit of competition is what really motivates the drive to become relevant in people’s conversations.

My goal was/is, when it’s all said and done, to do it at the highest level possible. My only dream was to be able to inspire my brothers and take care of my parents and Jaelyn, my daughter. I am confident that will happen.

Your new album is called ID.1 referring to Freud’s structural model of the psyche, and it’s the first of a three part series that will include the ego and the superego. Where does your interest in Psychology come from and how do you relate it to hip-hop?

I was at a low point, and I felt like I was losing myself, like I was mad depressed and knew something had to change. The more I started writing, the more I began to see things differently, with an enlightened eye, and that made its way into the music. When it comes to songwriting, attitude and behavior mean everything to the moment so being in control starts there. I think if more rappers did harder things [in the world of hip-hop music] wouldn’t be in such bad shape. There is nothing wrong with being you. That’s why I can appreciate all of the A$AP Rockys and Danny Browns of the world. It is unique. It is appealing. Most of all they look like dudes who are really comfortable in their own skin. I think it’s dope.

What do you hope to accomplish with ID.1 and what can listeners expect?

Expect that you can’t put this in a box—plain and simple. I’m going to give you what you want and what you need. You see, I am an artist and art takes time, so don’t expect Rome on the first try. But I do expect Egypt.

Tell us about your upcoming record release party for ID.1.

That’s going to be over at the Parlare Lounge (Downtown Sacramento) on Feb. 27. The project drops the next day. We’ve gotten a lot of hits back, so it should be pretty live. Special thanks to Jacquie Yo of FreshPages for taking that on, as well as DJ Epik and fam for holding Jo Vegas and Team Tokyo down. Grazie, fellas.

What’s one random Jo Vegas fact that we would never guess about you?

My first rap check I will be skipping Catch Jo Vegas live at Parlare Lounge for his release party over cars and houses. I am getting during Shine on Feb. 27 and be an exotic baby jungle cat of sure to check out the new album some sort.

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“There is nothing wrong with being you. That’s why I can appreciate all of the A$AP Rockys and Danny Browns of the world. It is unique. It is appealing. Most of all they look like dudes who are really comfortable in their own skin. I think it’s dope.” – Jo Vegas

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more information on Jo Vegas including download links to the ID album, Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud, and more go to Jo-Vegas.com. You can also look up the video for his song “Long Journey” on YouTube.

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Beer Nerds

Sacramento's New Beer and Sausage Hall: LowBrau

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lthough it has diminished a bit, there still seems to be a desire among Sacramento’s electorates and other leaders to label the city “world class.” Residents, however, are well aware that this moniker is unfitting, which is not to say undesired. This definitely isn’t news to Clay Nutting and Michael Hargis, co-owners of the newly established LowBrau—a German style beer hall serving a selection of complementary sausages and sides. These two event promoters have teamed up to bring a bit of the world to the Sacramento restaurant scene while acknowledging the working class roots of the capitol city and the beer hall itself.

“We looked around and said we don’t need another sports bar,” offers Hargis, “another highend eatery. The culture of Sac is a little ‘low-brow,’ and the words low-brow reminded us of a beer hall.”

“We had this idea for this beer hall,” says Nutting, “to create a space where we can curate an experience, which is something both Mike and I have always had a passion for.”

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their opportunity. While they might lack actual restaurant experience themselves, they’ve teamed with friends from Shady Lady and a network of investors to bring a new watering hole to the MARRS building in the heart of Midtown.

The two met each other years ago working on Launch, a festival featuring art, design, fashion and music. Nutting says, “In 2012 we worked really closely on the event and developed a business relationship. We learned that you don’t just throw ideas on the table with us because they tend to get done.”

Hargis laughs at this, and says, “We’re like pit bulls. We may be just smart enough, or dumb enough, to not know how to do something. Why not? Neither of us had a dollar to our names, but we figured we could make it happen.”

Along with their sausages and upcoming events, LowBrau features a wide selection of beers in bottle and draft. The floor plan of the

restaurant, designed by Hargis, emphasizes the beer hall qualities. When one enters LowBrau, the large community seating area and curved, central bar allow patrons to choose between a conversation with friends, bartenders or new acquaintances. This is a nice touch, but it’s the emphasis on German breweries and styles that is new to grid-life.

“The German beers are really underrated,” states Nutting. “Not in a lot of other places in the world, but I don’t think that a lot of people have heard of these beers [and breweries] in general.

They’ve been doing beer for a long time, and they’ve been doing it well.”

Nutting is the obvious beer nerd when compared alongside his sober, emphatic partner Hargis. In an effort to engage their patrons with the German breweries, Hargis and Nutting have listed the German beers as both the cheapest and most expensive drafts available; they’re served

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in standard 12-ounce pours and the only drafts available in full liter steins. There’s even the traditional boot, an authentic accessory to pair with one’s lederhosen.

“We made it a point to feature the Germans,” Nutting notes. “Even though they’re not the cheapest, we’ve put them at the lowest price point on our draft to encourage people to try them.

Someone might pick the $5 draft and try it, and now they’ve been introduced to a world class beer.”

“The German beers are such a classic representation of so many styles,” he continues.

“Yet, there are so many other beers that we just love. Obviously, the American craft beer revolution is still going strong. I wanted the draft menu to be accessible but still have a wide array of selection.

Our bottle selection is where we get really obscure.

We have this ‘Beer Nerd List’ where we have world class, hard to find selections. All of these are in stock for a limited time.”

Nutting is visibly thoughtful when he walks through the drafts. He contemplates the different breweries and their processes. At multiple times over the course of our interview, he leans over to congratulate someone on their selection.

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Banter ensues, Nutting’s smile shines through his well trimmed beard as he talks. It’s obvious that here, conversing with people, he is in his element.

Looking around the bar, patrons are enjoying themselves.

The German draft list features three breweries and four styles: a Lager and Hefeweissbier from Weihenstephaner, a Hofbrau Dunkel and a Paulaner Premium Pilsner. “Weihenstephaner is the oldest existing brewery in the world,” says Nutting. “They’re widely regarded as one of the best. Any German style—the lager, the pils, the hefeweissen—the brewery makes excellent representations of those styles. The lager is typically very crisp, refreshing—a light beer. You’re going to have some hints of straw: smooth, crisp, beautiful.”

We switch to sampling the Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, an unfiltered wheat beer. Nutting walks me through the flavors: “A Hefeweissen is going to have banana, clove notes typically. You can immediately taste the difference between this German style and many of the American imitations.

I can still taste the clove in my mouth 8 to 10 seconds after I finish this.”

“The Hofbrau Dunkel is a dark lager,” says Nutting, handing me a short sample. “It has a toasted malt taste. Unlike a lot of dark beers which are very testy, heavy, the Dunkel is very light and refreshing, but it still has a rich flavor profile.”

It’s the most complicated flavor of the Germans. I’m uncertain that I could handle a liter stein of this brew, but it’s something that would pair well with a salted pretzel on a cold winter afternoon. Which is nice because LowBrau also serves pretzels.

The LowBrau sausages are a simple selection of traditional, specialty or vegan choices. I’d highly recommend the frankfurter covered in bier cheese sauce as a starting point. The cheese is mild, smooth and accents the salty beef and sweet, rich pretzel bun. For those who desire a bit more heat in their links, the hot link is stuffed with garlic and cayenne pepper. The kitchen, run by head chef Marshall Masa, serves the sausages, duck fat fries and salads in satisfying fashion.

LowBrau is developing relationships with local sausage makers, or charcuteries.

“We’re working with places like Smokey Ridge Charcuterie in Placerville,” states Nutting.

“Sampino’s Towne Foods has done a couple of our sausage specials, what we call the ‘Best of the Wurst.’ State Bear Sausage and Dogs did a couple of specials for us. For the most part, our sausages

are going to be all natural, nitrate free, locally sourced. Our menu should be approachable.”

That local bond goes beyond the links, as Hargis details, “We are working with Freeport Bakery to get our pretzel buns. We’re working with Village Bakery and Jason Azevedo at Testa Duro Salumi. We’re going to be showcasing more local sausages on a regular basis. We’ve talked about eventually being able to make sausage in-house.

We’ve got a lot of ideas we’re working on.”

For those German beer-drinking vegans, LowBrau has vegetarian options as well: a smoked apple sage, a chipotle, an Italian. “We searched high and low, says Nutting. “We tasted many, and we finally took the ones that all of our partners agreed upon.”

Hargis adds, “Our menu is not cheap food that’s cheap. It’s delicious, craft, artisanal food that’s inexpensive. We want to have things that everybody can enjoy.”

Before leaving, I ask Nutting which historical figure he would drink a beer with, and what beer they’d drink? He looks up at the limited edition bottle list, and I can see him thinking through each item. Which brews he’s savored over the course of LowBrau’s first month in operation. Then he gives me three answers.

“With Chuck Bednarik—the old linebacker from the Philidelphia Eagles, number 60, ‘Concrete Charlie’—I’d have a Russian Imperial Stout,” he smiles. “I feel like he’d appreciate it. It gets the job done quick. It’s got a lot of character. It doesn’t mess around.”

“With Kurt Vonnegut, I’d probably have a framboise—very neutral, delicious, impressionable—a lyrical drink.”

Nutting’s last answer takes the longest. And when he’s finished it seems like the perfect example of an archetypal conversation at LowBrau, full of thought, attention to detail and playfulness.

“I’d have that De Ranke Hop Harvest with Bill Murray,” he says. “We’d just get hammered. I’d have him reenact all my favorite parts from his movies, which I’m sure he’d love to do. I’d have him do that scene from Caddyshack where he’s in the garage with a leaf If you haven't checked out blower.”

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Leave it to the Mind’s Eye I

f you ever saw that ‘80s surfing flick North Shore, you may recall the scene in which the antagonist is summoned to compete in the surfing competition. As he steps toward the screen, a big hulky blonde man, the announcer says something to the effect of, “And now, so and so, the ‘gentleman surfer.’”

This scene had Jon Bafus rolling.

So, of course, “Gentleman Surfer” became the name of Bafus’ songwriting and recording project in 2006. At that time, it was only Bafus making the music. He is a longtime musician whose roots are in Placerville but whose home is now Sacramento.

(If Bafus sounds really familiar, that’s because he has also had his hands in: Afternoon Brother, Sholi, Mucky the Ducky, Invasive Species, Appetite, Good News Bears, Sol+Jon, Instagon and Genetic Makeup, to name a few.) Fast-forward seven years, and Gentleman Surfer is now a three-piece band. And it soon may expand into five.

On the record, Bafus plays drums and keys, Drew Walker plays bass, Barry McDaniel Swars plays guitar and they all partake in vocals. You could say those three became official on November 11, 2011, when they played their first show. Around that same time, Bafus released Bountiful Ore, a compilation of his solo recordings, under the same name. Last March the trio toured with Davis indie-pop band Appetite, showering Southern California, Boise, Portland and Seattle with their fantastic sounds.

Jon Bafus keeps things interesting on Gentleman Surfer’s new album Blalks Words Jenn Walker photos wesley davis

Since then Gentleman Surfer gained two additional members, with Zack Bissel on keys and Eliot Eidelman (not pictured) on guitar. These two will perform in the band’s upcoming shows.

If you want to know what Gentleman Surfer sounds like these days, study the album cover of their upcoming release Blalks. It will prepare your mind’s eye for when you get the record going. As we recently discussed the album over the phone, we agreed the cover fits the music perfectly, though neither of us could come up with words to explain why. It just does.

You might see Tetris. You might see QR codes. Static.

Feedback. Guaranteed you will think sci-fi.

Then set up the record and press play.

Explosive and disjointed, yet very, very danceable, if you can keep up. Those are the words I jotted down when I first gave Blalks a listen. “Won Too,” on which Appetite’s Teddy Briggs plays drums, will wind you up. “Placer Shufful” might inspire you to flip your collar and slip on your dancing shoes. “Baenu” and “Claw Stabh” will smack you awake. It’s excellent music to freak out to.

As for those occasional ‘80s-remniscient tones dazzling your ears, those are most likely Bafus’ Korg MS 2000. I told him that they reminded me of a beatup old Casio I used to play.

“I’ve always really enjoyed a lot of those ‘80s [sounds],” Bafus says. “A lot of people call them cheesy now, or dated or something, but some of those classic tones I really like, like the weird pan pipes and shit like that.”

In fact, Bafus used his Roland D20, from the mid‘80s, to inject those same sounds into Bountiful Ore. If you haven’t heard that gem yet, write it on your list of albums to hear. And if you really like it, keep an eye on Bafus online. He is consistently writing new material and recording demos, and you never know when he is going to post more stuff on SoundCloud or Bandcamp.

As for Blalks, the band funded the physical manufacturing of the vinyl copies through the crowd funding website Indiegogo. Think of it as a cooler version of Kickstarter. The campaign was extremely successful. In fact, when Bafus and I spoke, it was still ongoing, even though they reached their goal of $1800 within about a week of posting the fundraiser online.

“A big part of whether or not I connect with a piece of music or a live performance is if that thing really sounds or feels sincere, and if it really feels like them doing their thing. On top of that, ideally, the music would be interesting sounding, too.”

– Jon Bafus, Gentleman Surfer

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With the exception of occasional overdubbing, mainly of the keyboard segments, most of the recording was done live in spread out locations.

Eric Rudd, a friend of Gentleman Surfer, recorded the album.

You might identify Gentleman Surfer as experimental, jazz, new age, punk or progressive.

For those who ever listened to the Sacramento band Didley Squat back in the early ‘00s, this album occasionally has that same energy, particularly the song “Cry Catastrophe.”

Bafus would prefer you not call it math rock, though. It just seems a little derogatory to suggest that musicians are focused on counting.

It is, however, music that is meticulously structured while containing bizarre movement, he says. It doesn’t fall into simple templates.

Bafus is also a visual artist. It’s easy to see how his mind approaches painting and songs in a similar fashion.

“I enjoy right angles and putting puzzles and images together that are based around square and angular shapes,” he explains. “I think about that a lot in terms of how to construct songs and stuff, too.”

Just the same, he is consistently tinkering with words and letters. He’ll swap letters in words in a clever way so that they still sound the same.

For instance, “Isle of Cats,” one of the songs on the album, sounds like “I love cats.”

“I thought that was funny, because I really do love cats. I’ve always been a total geek about cats,” he says.

“But I also like the idea, like a weird isle, like a cat island.”

Sure enough, when I listened to “Isle of Cats,” before I even looked at the song title, I was picturing a whimsical voyage to some island.

Put simply, Bafus isn’t one of those musicians that just throws some words together and makes it a title because it sounds nifty or he couldn’t come up with something better. He thinks about every detail.

Blalks is the words “blocks” and “talk” combined. There is a reason why he chose “talk.”

As erratic as Bafus’ songs are, it is his way of talking, he explains.

“It’s a piece of writing you’re following,” he says. “It’s not just like verse, chorus, verse, chorus, you can follow along and create a dialogue.”

Creating a theme, picking the length of phrases, whether something should repeat or not in the song, cutting out “fluff,” these are all considerations Bafus makes when writing music.

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It makes sense that the album cover and the music on the album feel the same. The cover is simply a photograph of one of his paintings with the band and album name Photoshopped over it.

“The same hand making that, is making that,” he says. “It’s me, that’s what it is.”

When he writes his songs, he keeps them in a notebook and notates the main melodies and chord structures to show fellow musicians.

Bafus has been reading, writing and playing music for 20 years now, starting with the drums around age 9 or 10. That’s been his main shtick since then. And yeah, he was part of the band crowd in school.

At the same time Bafus was listening to Nirvana, Metallica, Pantera and Slayer, like so many ‘90s babies, he was also acquiring an ear for the likes of Igor Stravinsky, as well as jazz and jazz fusion. Chick Corea’s ‘70s album Return to Forever, was one of the first jazz fusion albums Bafus got into.

Sci-fi, eclectic, playful, even cheesy at times, Bafus loves all of that stuff.

“I’m interested in things that are interesting,” he says. “Unfortunately a lot of things are not terribly interesting, either.

“A big part of whether or not I connect with a piece of music or a live performance is if that thing really sounds or feels sincere, and if it really feels like them doing their thing,” he continues.

“On top of that, ideally, the music would be interesting sounding, too.”

Whatever Bafus is creating, he keeps it interesting.

Check out videos of Gentleman Surfer performances online and you’ll get the idea.

“There’s a lot of energy [at our shows],” Bafus says.

“I think everyone can enjoy it,” he adds. “It can be noisy, a lot of it has a lot of starts and stops in it and weird structurings in it. I try to make it flow, still, at least.”

Unfortunately, I have not been to any of Gentleman Surfer’s shows yet. But should you spot me at one in the future, you can bet your bonnet I’ll be dancing.

Oh, and just to be clear, Bafus has never surfed in his life. But it might be thrown on his bucket list.

See Gentleman Surfer live when they play Bows and Arrows in Sacramento on March 2. The all-ages show will begin at 8 p.m., and Brainstorm and Aan will also perform. You can check out a preview of Blalks online at Gentlemansurfer.bandcamp.com.

Also, you still have a few days to contribute to the band’s campaign on Indiegogo. A link to that site, and more info on Gentleman Surfer, can be found at Jonbafus.com.

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Cozmic Cafe Flannel, Meg Baird, Daniel Bachman, Dead Western, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Luna’s Cafe Fly By, Butterfly, 7:30 p.m.

Odd Fellows Hall Camper Van Beethoven, The West Nile Ramblers, 7 p.m.

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

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

Townhouse Open Mic, 9 p.m.

2.19 Tuesday

Ace of Spades The Mowgli’s, Desario, Cold Eskimo, 7 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Robin Bacior, Molly Paul, The Kelps, 8 p.m.

LowBrau Le Twist feat. Little Foxes, Young Aundee, Sam I Jam, Roger Carpio, Adam J, Taylor Cho, 9 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.

Powerhouse Pub Fallrise, Egostall, Defyant Circle, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Press Club Maidens Sorrow, Stalking Distance, Krippler, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 8 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Alma Desnuda, Kingsborough, 8 p.m.

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

Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Frequency Drum & Bass w/ Crescendo, 9 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Red Bull Thre3style University feat. DJs Dr. Freezy, Heartworm, Jurts, T-Roy, Kronyak, Penthaus, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Northern Soul, 8 p.m.

G Street WunderBar Funk Night w/ DJ Larry, 10 p.m.

2.21 thursday

Ace of Spades Wallpaper, Con Bro Chill, Diamond Dez, Shaun Slaughter, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp SOL, Task1ne, Mo Betta, Snatch’n Gwap, 9 p.m.

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

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Moondrool, Trikome, Salt Wizard, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Quinn Hedges, 5:30 p.m.; Peter Petty Review, 9 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Tri Tri Triton, Reptilian Shape Shifters, Plots, 7:30 p.m.

Broderick Roadhouse Live DJ’s, 9:30 p.m.

Townhouse DJs Ex-Gov, The Administrator, 5th Bar Drop, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

University Union Ballroom, CSUS Twenty | One | Pilots, New Politics, 7:30 p.m.

Old Soul Co. (The Alley) Actively Listening hosted

by Autumn Sky and Mr. Erik James, 6 p.m.

Parlare Shine w/ DJ Epik, DJ Oasis, DJ Lahn, 9 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Cozmic Cafe Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

District 30 DJ JB, Ted Hicks, DJ Kennedy, 9 p.m.

Haven Underground Paige Anderson & the Fearless Kin, 10 String Symphony, 7:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Bluegrass Acoustic Jam 7 p.m.; DJ Micah J, 10 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Left of Centre, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club Setting Sons, Cold Feelings, Dali Baba, Lord Siracha, 9 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Buck Ford Pure Country Band, 9 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Tony Holiday Trio, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Wild w/ Billy Lane, 9 p.m.

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G Street WunderBar The Brodys, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Tyrone Wells, Graham Colton, Brett Young, 6 p.m.

Harlow’s Diego’s Umbrella, 8 p.m.

Haven Underground Experimental/Noise/Electronic Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Haven Underground Dwnsampla, Stizreth, Scott Nice, The Goon, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

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Marilyn’s Gorgeous George, Riot Maker, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Deke Dickerson, Twilight Drifters, 9 p.m.

Human Filth (CD Release)

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The Blue Lamp Mondo Deco, Golden Ghosts, Carly Duhain, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Trikome, The Lampshade Tango, The Grizzly Effect, Despite the Aftermath, Wearing It Out In Public, Anmarie, Red Rover, 7 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Them Hills, Unknown Relatives, 77 Club, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

Broderick Roadhouse Live DJ’s, 9:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage Dub Culture, 10 p.m.

Center for the Arts Wynonna Judd & the Big Noise, Jonny Houlihan, 8 p.m.

Club Car Humble Wolf, 9 p.m.

Colusa Casino DJ One, 9 p.m.

Cozmic Cafe KB & The Slingtones, The Vintage Vandals, 8 p.m.

District 30 DJ JB, DJ Nasty Nate, DJ Ricky V, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Les Trois Coups (Paris) Quinn Hedges Band, Delta City Ramblers, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Dean-O-Holics (Rat Pack tribute), 7 p.m.; Riz, Task1ne, 2bers, 10 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Hot Pants w/ DJ Rock Bottom, 10 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Dry County Drinkers (CD Release), Tell River, Zack Kincaid, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s The Hard Way, 9 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Norrisman, Xsample and Hurricane Gilbert, Squarefield Massive, DJ Esef, DJ Treez, Full Watts HiFi, 10 p.m.

Midtown Village Cafe Adrian Bellue, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides William Mylar 5 p.m.; Wolfhouse, Blossom Rock, The Hungry, 9 p.m.

On The Y Human Filth (CD Release), Minenwerfer, Lyceum, Blasphemous Creation, 8 p.m.

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

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Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub ZuhG, Wooster, Monkey Flower, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Shine Whiskey & Stitches, Blue Oaks, Lucky Laskowski, 8 p.m.

Sol Collective Hoodini, Baagi, Mandeep Sethi, Ras Ceylon, Ajit Singh, El Indio, DJ Smokestack,

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Thunder Valley Casino Resort Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho, Kapala & Mr. Sun Cho Lee, 8:30 p.m.

Shine Robin Reyes, Gino Videche, Richie Gomes, 8 p.m.

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

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Crystal Gayle, 8:30 p.m.

Townhouse Pop Freq w/ DJ X-GVNR, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Hot Mess, Joy & Madness, 9 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp The Swingin’ Utters (CD Release), The Impalers, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Battle of the Bands Finals: Ellipsis, The Eclectic, CASTA Nova, No Where But Up, Altessa, Dead in Seconds, Nekrocyst, Opposition, 6:30 p.m.

Bows & Arrows DJs Chrisupreme, Daims, 6 p.m.

Ace of Spades The Summer Set, We Are The In Crowd, Go Radio, 6:30 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Maria Cordero & Charlie Ching, 2 & 5 p.m.

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

Central Park (Davis) Davis Flea w/ Big Sticky Mess, Whiskey Business, 11 a.m.

Crest Theatre Robert Post, 3 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Downtown Plaza Amanda Hughey, 2 p.m.

LowBrau Exquisite Corps, 7 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Rangda, Bill Orcutt, San Kazakgascar, 7:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Oil and Smoke, 8 p.m.

Plea for Peace Center Eroszion, Something Left Unsaid, Without Thought, Blastlung, 6 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Jeff Halford, 3 p.m.; Open Blues Jam, 7 p.m.

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

Sacramento Community Center Theater Sacramento Opera, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Jason King, 8 p.m.

2.25 Monday

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Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Salvador Santana, 8 p.m.

LowBrau DJ Tim Matraga, 5 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Tim Stephenson Trio, Dave Lynch Group, 7:30 p.m.

Plea for Peace Center Late Nite Reading, Farewell My Love, 5:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club Work Your Soul feat. Burnin’ Waves, 9 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

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Center for the Arts RMBR, 8 p.m.

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Colusa Casino Chili Sauce, 9 p.m.

Cozmic Cafe Tempest, 8 p.m.

District 30 Rock and Rhyme, 9 p.m.

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Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Beat Boutique feat.

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Harlow’s Galactic, 8 p.m.

LowBrau Le Twist feat. !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Sam I Jam, Roger Carpio, Adam J, Taylor Cho, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s George Kahumoku Jr. w/ Richard Ho’opi’i, Keoki Kahumoku, Derick Sebastian, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

LowBrau Local Bands/Local Brews feat. Autumn Sky, Musical Charis, Aaron Linkin, Justin Farren, Brian Rogers, DJ Roger Carpio, 4 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Old Soul Co. (The Alley) Actively Listening hosted

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Parlare Shine w/ Jo Vegas, DJ Epik, DJ Oasis, DJ Lahn, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Nickel Slots, Young Vintage, Oh, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

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

University Union Redwood Room, CSUS Nooner feat.

Conflict Minerals, 12 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Townhouse GRIMEY w/ DJ Whores and guests, 9 p.m.

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2.28 Thursday

Ace of Spades Testament, Overkill, 4ARM, Solanum, 6 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Skratchpad, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Secondhand Serenade, Alex Goot, Tyler Rich, Self Proclaimed, Mercedes Avenue, 6:30 p.m.

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

Harlow’s The Neighbourhood, 6 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

MontBleu Resort Casino STS9, Tycho, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Reggie Ginn, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Buck Ford, 9:30 p.m.

Press Club FFFreak! w/ DJ Crook, Ben Johnson, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Spangler, Deadbeat Darling, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Chris Gardner Band, 9 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Relic 45, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades Pennywise, Lagwagon, Stick To Your Guns, Yankee Brutal, 6 p.m.

Broderick Roadhouse Live DJ’s, 9:30 p.m.

Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Dan Bern, 7:30 p.m.

Cozmic Cafe Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

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

District 30 Wolfgang Gartner, 9 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Starting Six, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades Meshuggah, Animals As Leaders, Intronaut, 7 p.m

Fox & Goose Northern Soul, 8 p.m.

Downtown Plaza Sonny Fairley, 6 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, 9 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Townhouse Wild w/ Billy Lane, 9 p.m.

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Broderick Roadhouse Live DJ’s, 9:30 p.m.

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Center for the Arts Solas, 8 p.m.

Colusa Casino Summer of Love, 9 p.m.

Cozmic Cafe Jonny Mojo’s Blues Night, 8 p.m.

Fox & Goose John Conley, 8 Ball Aitken, Sands, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Tainted Love, 8 p.m.

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LowBrau DJ Whores and Live Polka Band, 5 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden White Arrows, Bells Atlas, Biosexual, 8 p.m.

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Marilyn’s The Destructikonz, 9 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ Esef and guests, 10 p.m.

Old Ironsides William Mylar, 5 p.m.

On The Y Raw Dawg, Skrunt, Seeker, Flipoffs, System Assault, No Fucks Given, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Plea for Peace Center Hellbound, Bloody Roots, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Ryan Hernandez Band, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

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Marilyn’s Mike James, Gary Allen, Stepping Stone, 8 p.m.

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

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

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Bows and Arrows Brainstorm, Aan, Gentleman Surfer, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Al Jarreau, 8 p.m.

Center for the Arts The Mother Hips, 8 p.m.

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Colusa Casino Summer of Love, 9 p.m.

District 30 Wolfgang Gartner, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Erik Spencer, Akron Engine, Midway Marvels, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Bill Champlin, 7 p.m.; Blackalicious, 9:30 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe G. Love & Special Sauce, 7 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

LowBrau Shaun Slaughter, 9 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Warm Soda, Drive-Thru Mystics, The Lurk, Mindflowers, 8:30 p.m.

Marilyn’s Glam Cobra, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge Sac Fashion Week After Party, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Element of Soul, DogFood, Not Your Style, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Shine Parie Wood, Jo Elless, Xochitl, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Bill Medley, 8:30 p.m.

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

Townhouse Pop Freq w/ DJ X-GVNR, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades 10 Years, Young Guns, Track Fighter, 6:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Air I Breathe, For All I Am, Famous Last Words, With Wolves, This Romantic Tragedy, Forty Fathoms, The Fourth Horseman, 5:30 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Downtown Plaza Todd Morgan & the Emblems, 1 p.m.

Harlow’s G. Love & Special Sauce, 7 p.m.

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Pine Cove Mac Russ & the Lawn Trolls, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Pinkie Rideau, 3 p.m.; Open Blues Jam, 7 p.m.

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

Sol Collective Sapient (Album Release Tour), Evil Ebenezer, DLRN, Chase Moore, Greyspace, Abstract Ninjaa, Jo Vegas, Uni Verses, El Indio, hosted by Andru Defeye, 8 p.m.

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

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3.04 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.

Harlow’s G-EAZY, 5:30 p.m.

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

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Yo Gabba Gabba!

Live!, 3 & 6 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

Townhouse Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Comedy Laughs Unlimited Mark G, Ellis Rodriguez, Key Lewis, Dennis Gaxiola, Sean Peabody, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.

Best of Open Mic Showcase, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.

Todd Paul, Stephanie Garcia, Feb. 22 - 24, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.

‘Movin On Up’ Comedy Competition, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Manny Maldonado, Josef Anolin, Mar, 1 - 3, 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 Doug Stanhope, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.

Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, Feb. 21 - 23, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Comedy Kill! feat. Keith Lowell Jensen (Album Release), Johnny Taylor, Jaime Fernandez, Michael Patten, Nick Pettigrew, Trevor Hill, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

Steve Byrne, Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Brown and Dirty Comedy Tour, Mar. 3, 7 p.m.

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

Harold Night, every Tuesday and Wednesday, 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 SHTICKS Comedy Night, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Nutty Monday’s Comedy Showcase hosted by Lance Woods, every Monday, 9 p.m.

Tommy T’s Andre Bailey, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.

April Macie, Feb. 21 - 24, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

B-Phlat, Feb. 28 - Mar. 3, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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

Bows & Arrows Nonfiction Reading Series & Open Mic, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

Home Brew Demo & Brunch with Track 7, Feb. 24, 11 a.m.

Live Figure Drawing, Feb. 28, 6 p.m.

Art Opening: Instagram Group Show, Mar. 1, 6 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo Capital Beerfest, Mar. 2, 12 p.m.

Colusa Casino Dragon Dance, Feb. 24, 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

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

Grange Performing Arts Center Movies on a Big Screen presents: Ghosts with Shit Jobs, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.; Today We Saw the Face of God, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.

Harlow’s The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience: Good, Clean, Dirty Fun!, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

Luigi's A Slice of Trivia w/ the Bruce Twins, every Monday, 9 p.m.

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

Mulvaney’s B & L Tasty Books: Dinner & Book Signing with Cheryl Sternman Rule, Feb. 27, 6 p.m.

Piatti Ristorante 20th Anniversary Party, Feb. 25, 5 p.m.

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

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

Sacramento Ballet Studios Inside the Director’s Studio: John Clifford on Western Symphony, Feb. 22, 6 p.m.

Shine Poetry with Legs hosted

by Bill Gainer feat. Nila Northsun & Todd Cirillo, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.

Sol Collective Word to Your Motherland feat art by Nisha K. Sembi, photography by Mandeep Sethi, Puzzl3Peace, Fantauzzi Brothers and more, Feb. 23, 6 p.m.

Time Tested Books An Evening with Lisa Ford-Berry (Founder of B.R.A.V.E. Society), Feb. 26, 7 p.m.

University Union Redwood Room, CSUS Wednesday Nooner feat. Filling the Gap: Forgotten Chapter of American History, Feb. 20, 12 p.m.

Various Restaurants, Bars, etc.

Sacramento Beer Week, Feb. 22 - Mar. 3 The Yoga Seed Collective Douglas Veenhof Author Talk: Life of a Tantric Yogi, Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m.

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Words James Barone When John McLane first burst into the American film lexicon in 1988’s Die Hard, we had a different breed of action hero. Played by Bruce Willis (whose major claim to fame was the prime time dramedy Moonlighting), we were given a counterpoint to the Schwarzeneggers and Stallones of the world. McLane wasn’t a juicedup Neanderthal. He was just an honest cop from New York, trying to make amends with his wife around Christmas time. This was someone we could relate to, but instead of just being a cool all-around guy, he could also dispatch bad guys with a quickness. Die Hard spawned a series of sequels, all with Willis reprising his role, but with the latest and fifth film in the series, this franchise is starting to show its age.

Let’s set aside for the moment that A Good Day to Die Hard is a bad movie. That would be forgivable. There are plenty of movies that are, for lack of a better word, bad, but are at least good for what they are. A Good Day to Die Hard isn’t even a good Die Hard movie, and that’s the most troubling thing about it.

First of all, it’s mostly humorless. At its start, it feels like a bargain basement Bond flick as we start out in a foreign city (Moscow), and we’re inundated with tedious intrigue.

John’s son Jack (Jai Courtney) is working for the CIA and has found himself wrapped up in some pretty serious shit. There’s some sort of political demagogue with his sights set on world domination and a cover-up involving weaponsgrade uranium that dates back to the Chernobyl disaster.

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won’t get into trouble, to find out what’s going on with his son, who now finds himself in a Russian prison. John gets there in time to save Jack from incarceration (and most likely worse) but ends up complicating the situation even more (as if that were possible), much to Jack’s chagrin.

A Good Day to Die Hard does have a few things going for it. First of all, it’s short. At 97 minutes long, it is by far the shortest in the series. This is a blessing as there’s never a dull moment. Nary a minute goes by without gunfire, an explosion or explosive gunfire. There are elaborate car and helicopter stunts and it seems the only way the McLane boys can get off of a rooftop is by plummeting through glass and/or scaffolding until they reach a soft spot on the ground below.

In that regard, it’s a good action movie.

Unfortunately, Die Hard set the bar high back in the late ‘80s. That film not only had a wisecracking hero we could all root for, but it also had a great villain we loved to hate. Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber should go down as one of the best and most memorable heel performances of all time. He was dastardly to be sure, but also human, witty and interesting.

A Good Day to Die Hard doesn’t have such a luxury. In fact, it’s hard to really know who we’re supposed to be rooting against until the very end. The film has some twists and turns, but really, it just feels like the filmmakers are over thinking it.

Look, don’t try to dazzle me with your plot devices, because your dialogue is weak (if I had to listen to one more “sins of the father” style heart to heart, I would’ve thrown myself off a building). Just give me ol’ Johnny Mac shredding through a well-funded and calculating horde of baddies, and I’m a happy guy. It’s what made Die Hard my favorite Christmas movie of all time.

It also made me proud to be an American.

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We’ve had quite a week in the news this early into 2013. The Pope announced his resignation. A meteor that was believed to be the size of the Eiffel Tower exploded over a small Siberian town in Russia this past week, injuring more than 1,200 people and shattering more than 1 million square miles of glass. A similar explosion rocked the sports world on Valentine’s Day when supermodel Reeva Steenkamp, girlfriend of track and field star Oscar Pistorius, was found murdered.

Pistorious was nothing if not an inspiration to his fellow athletes, sports fans and just human beings in general at the most recent summer games in London. However, it looks like his status as a world-class hero has plummeted much like that enormous space rock exploding over the frigid Russian sky.

In the early morning hours of Feb. 14, Steenkamp was found dead in Pistorius’ home in Pretoria, South Africa. The next day, he was charged with murder. Reports say that neighbors had called to complain about a commotion in the house on the evening of Feb. 13, but Pistorius maintains that he fired his gun on Steenkamp by mistake, believing she was an intruder. She was shot four times.

Anyone can make a mistake, I suppose, but as more details come out in the case, it’s starting to sound as if the beloved track star who overcome being a double amputee to compete in the Olympics may be heading for life in prison.

According to police, Steenkamp was shot once in the hip before hiding in a bathroom. She was then shot three more times. That would be bad enough, but on Feb. 17, more evidence came to light in the case in the form of a bloodied cricket bat found at Pistorius’ bedside, believed to be used to crush Steenkamp’s skull, and an iPad, which may have been the impetus behind the couple’s argument. Authorities are still being mum about the specific details of what was found in the new evidence, but the writing appears to be on the wall.

I apologize for the cliché, but I like many cheered Pistorius on as he competed against the world’s best, trading jerseys with his peers who admired him so. As a lifelong sports fan, I

still hold on to the hope that a person whose worthy of looking up to for his or her deeds means that they’re a good person by nature.

Pistorius’ family is standing by the athletic phenom. His 89-year-old grandmother Gertie said, “I have got my trust in my [grandson] and I have got my trust in the case, and I am sure things will go the right way.” Even Steenkamp’s father Barry expressed sympathy for the athlete, stating, “He must be going through things that we don’t know about. There is no hatred in our hearts.” That gesture of forgiveness goes beyond honorable and borders on saintly.

Pistorius is not the victim here, though, Steenkamp is. No amount of provocation (if there even was any) makes it OK to murder someone in such a fashion—or any fashion, really. Most of us have had relationships go afoul, and most of us never ended up killing the other person—whether we wanted to or not.

What makes you a good person is not acting on those impulses and grabbing a few extra shots at the bar instead.

It seems like a lesson we’ve been forced to learn over and over again. Something that’s been pounded in our brains in the form of Barry Bonds or Lance Armstrong: extraordinary deeds don’t necessarily make you an extraordinary person. But if it’s so easy to put someone up on a pedestal for achieving some great feat, or writing an amazing song, or discovering a scientific breakthrough, is it just as easy to knock someone off of that pedestal when they’re revealed to be just as flawed as the rest of us? I’m not sure what the answer is.

Maybe Pistorius at his heart is a good person. Maybe he’s telling the truth and somehow mistook the one-of-a-kind beauty with whom he’d been engaged in a romantic relationship over the past year as an intruder.

Or, maybe he’d just been pushed over the edge and acted “instinctively,” as Pistorius’ father Henke was dubiously quoted as saying.

Whatever the case is, it’s just further proof that it’s getting more and more difficult to find something or someone to believe in. And if you’re one of those people who look to above for meaning, all you’re likely to find is an errant hunk of space rock streaking across the sky.

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