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May 13 – 27 Dive in The Stream Submerge your senses

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dive in I do declare this is a good issue Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Sometimes it takes declaring a day “special” in order for people to step back and celebrate something that is so ordinary it is perhaps overlooked. For instance, Mother’s Day was just here and while we love our moms every day, there’s no denying that it’s nice to have a special day that celebrates these lovely women who have given us the world. (Love you, Mom!) And though it’s on a different level, the same could be said for May is Bike Month. While I’m sure we all would love to ride our bikes more, sometimes it takes declaring it “Bike Month” to push yourself to cycle more than you normally would. I’m a huge fan of celebrating May is Bike Month. While I don’t quite log in the massive mile counts when it comes to biking to and from work, I certainly try to spend more time riding my two-wheeled apparatus to soak up the lovely spring (currently summer-like) weather. In this issue, to recognize May is Bike Month, we’ve once again brought back our Bike Mural Tour feature. For the last three years we’ve highlighted multiple murals that can be found in the heart of Sacramento. On page 14, we focus on seven murals that you can ride your bike to and from. This year our journey sets forth near R and 24th streets and makes its way around downtown and Midtown all the way to B and 26th streets. You can also find our two other Bike Mural Tours on our website. While it’s not quite cycling, let’s not forget one of the other large biking events that takes place in Sacramento every May, the Hangtown Motocross Classic. This is the 45th year where the best of the best come to our city to race their motorcycles on one of the toughest outdoor dirt tracks around. On page 20 you can find our interview with last years outdoor motocross series champ, Ryan Dungey. This 23-year-old just took third in the indoor supercross series that ended a few weeks ago. In on our interview he briefly talks about the differences between supercross and motocross, how Hangtown’s track is tough and even about his passion for non-motor cycling in his spare time. #bikesrule Switching gears a bit (see what I did there?), last month after delivering Submerge to the majority of our Sacramento locations, I went to check out a new local restaurant called Hock Farm Craft and Provisions. After a long day there’s nothing I enjoy more than a good libation (or three), so I ordered the Silk Road Pimm’s Cup. It was so delicious that I went out of my way to ask the waitress what was up with the cucumber soda used as an ingredient. Lo and behold she told me about this local company called Silk Road Soda. I was fascinated with this beverage, I liked how it started with a grandmother’s recipe, and I just knew that we had to feature it in Submerge. As you can read on page 16, it turns out owners Srijun Srinuanchan and Payam Fardanesh have an even more interesting story than I imagined. I’m really glad we’re able to share it with you. Like always we have a couple great music features for you in this issue. On page 22 you’ll find an interview with Nathan Latona from one of Submerge’s favorite Sacramentoarea bands, Tera Melos (who played our 100 th issue party a year ago). And lastly, on page 12 there’s a feature on Australian singer/songwriter Mia Dyson, who’ll be playing the Torchfest on May 26. Read, bike, have fun, and go see live music. Enjoy issue #136, Melissa-Dubs

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One of Sacramento’s most beloved bands Dog Party recently announced that they signed with Bay Area indie label Asian Man Records. The pop-punk duo, comprised of sisters Lucy (drums/ vocals) and Gwendolyn Giles (guitar/vocals), who are just 14 and 17 years old, will release a full-length album this summer called Lost Control. Asian Man, with its hyper-DIY approach (the label is run out of a garage) and longtime track record of releasing great punk rock records, is a perfect fit for the gals in Dog Party at this point in their career. When I was just about their age, one of my high school teachers brought Asian Man Records founder Mike Park into class to speak one day and not to get too sappy, but it totally changed my life. I ended up studying music in college in no small part because of Park’s (and others in the music community like him) influence on me. I can only imagine that Asian Man will have an even larger impact on the lives of the Giles sisters, and we couldn’t be happier for them. If you happen to grab this issue early, don’t miss Dog Party live on Tuesday, May 14 at Bows and Arrows. You can also catch them live on Saturday, May 18 at Luigi’s and on Thursday, May 30 at Old Ironsides. For more information on the band, to hear some tunes and to see future tour dates, visit Facebook.com/dogpartylive. To learn more about Asian Man, visit Asianmanrecords.com.

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Longtime Sacramento musician turned Austin, Texas, resident Natalie Ribbons (of the band Agent Ribbons) is bringing her brandnew group Tele Novella through town on Tuesday, May 28 to Bows and Arrows. Ribbons debuted the four-piece band at this year’s South by Southwest music festival to rave reviews, and they have since recorded and released two wonderful psych-pop tracks that are sure to dominate your poolside playlists this summer. “Don’t Be a Stranger” opens with a groovy distorted bass line. It’s jingly and undeniably catchy. On it, Ribbons sings, “I woke up and didn’t feel inspired, I even tried, but trying made me tired.” We’ve all been there. The song’s got such a cool vibe to it and it clocks in at just over two-minutes, as to not get too repetitive and keeps you wanting more. “No Excalibur” is dreamier, a little slower and more dramatic. Still solid as heck. Ribbons and crew are really onto something with these tracks, and we here at Submerge cannot wait for a further glimpse into the intriguing world of Tele Novella. Rumor has it they’ll have a 7-inch out this summer. Learn more at Facebook.com/telenovellamusic. To hear their two released songs, head to their publicist’s Soundcloud page at Soundcloud.com/ thetempagency.

Sacramento fashion designer Richard Hallmarq, a cast member of Project Runway Season 11, will unveil his ready-to-wear 2013 collection this weekend with a free fashion show on Saturday, May 18 at The Park Ultra Lounge. The show will also feature a live performance from one of Hallmarq’s favorite singers, Jill Jones, whom Prince discovered and helped launch in the ‘80s. The following afternoon, on Sunday, May 19, Hallmarq will host a trunk show and meet and greet at Madam Butterfly, located at 500 Pavilions Lane in Sacramento, from noon until 3 p.m. Hallmarq has had a humongous year. The 39-year-old bubbly and extremely likable designer made it 10 whole episodes before getting eliminated on the hit reality TV show Project Runway. His style is fresh, simple and clean, not overly in-yourface or too hoity-toity, and he’s heavily influenced by music. He recently told Good Day Sacramento that he especially loves working with musicians, actors, etc., so if any of you out there reading this need a new outfit for a special gig or event this summer, hit him up! Visit Richardhallmarq.com for more information.

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Horror film masterminds George A. Romero and David Cronenberg are just a few of the inspirations behind the latest film from Desperate Visions production company director and horror enthusiast, Jason L. Rudy. Mondo Sacramento 2 shares the more horrific tales of this busy little city and pays homage to the Mondo style of filmmaking popular throughout the ’60s and ’70s. The term “shockumentary” is commonly associated with this genre of films, where staged sequences presented as actual documentary footage are presented and sprinkled in with generally taboo subjects like sex and death. While Rudy’s Mondo Sacramento released last year told stories of the Vampire of Sacramento, Richard Chase, and Batgirl, Michelle Cummenski, Mondo Sacramento 2 invites audiences to learn just what really happened in the home of Dorothea Puente. Puente, who ran a boarding house in the ’80s, was convicted of cashing her elderly and mentally disabled boarders’ social security checks. Any complainers were killed and buried in her backyard. Horror legend Lynn Lowry, from films like Romero’s The Crazies and Cronenberg’s Shivers will star as Puente. Besides the Puente murders, Rudy’s film includes the first husband and wife serial killer team, the ill-fated assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford at the Capitol and even tales of worship and sin at the family friendly drive-in theater. Mondo Sacramento 2 premieres on Thursday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Crest Theatre (1013 K Street). There will be two encore screenings on Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., also at the Crest. All seats are just $10, tickets are on sale now at Tickets.com or via the Crest Theatre’s box office.

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Paint for pit bulls at Roseville Rod & Custom • May 18 Pick up a paint brush and create a stunning portrait of your four-legged loved one all while sipping a late afternoon cocktail, and all for a great cause—dogs! Support the efforts of the Pit Crew, a Northern California-based non-profit organization who aims not only to educate owners about the pit bull breed, but put a major dent in the amount of pits that face euthanasia and flood numerous shelters in the area. Pit Crew also offers a small selection of carefully screened, adoptable dogs and gives lifelong adoption support for pits placed in loving homes. Live music and a barbecue follow the painting workshop, and for $80 art materials, instruction and tasty grub are all included. Ticket prices vary with barbecue-only options starting at $15. Two chances to paint a masterpiece of Fluffy begin at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. This paint your pet fundraiser will go down on Saturday, May 18 at Roseville Rod and Custom, located at 9556 Antelope Oaks Court in Roseville. Visit Creativejuicesevents.com for more information on future events and check-in times.

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It’s all about the dough, baby, at the Pizza Dough and Grilled Pizza Workshop on Thursday, May 30 at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op (1900 Alhambra Boulevard). Whether you enjoy thin, pan or Chicago-style deep dish, the Pie Belle, aka Tracy DeVore, is back to demonstrate to the natural food-loving masses her tips on mastering the foundation of pizza. Starting from the building blocks of traditional New York-style thin crust, DeVore encourages participants to learn the basics, and then explore by putting their own individual twists when creating their own pie. Students will produce their very own dough to take home and will even create a rustic, thin crust during the workshop for sampling. For more information on this workshop and others like cooking with sea vegetables or cancer fighting foods, visit Sacfoodcoop.com. SubmergeMag.com

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Even with the name change from the Old Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee to the now shortened Sacramento Music Festival, whatever the moniker is, each Memorial Day weekend since the dawn of time (or since 1974, rather) comes with three days of jazz, swing and even Chicano rock. This year, enjoy the sounds of Los Lobos, the Kenny Wayne Shepard band, John Lee Hooker Jr. and countless talents. Other features at the music fest include banjo players, ragtime performances, marching bands and of course, food. But, the festival isn’t solely planted in one location this time around; music will be heard from Old Sacramento to the Convention Center area, which includes the Holiday Inn, Sheraton Grand, Embassy Suites and Hyatt Regency downtown. What’s more, enjoy jazz aboard the Delta King Riverboat or party down with other music enthusiasts in the large concert area in Old Sacramento hosting up to 2,500 people. For a full festival rundown, hit up Sacjazz.com.

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Exciting New Uses for Your Gun Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com

Guns. We all have them and love them, am I right? It’s probably because they make us so safe. I have quite a collection myself, and they all get regular use. In fact, I can’t think of a single day in the past few years when I haven’t shot at something or someone. Does that make me more American than you? Of course it does, but fret not, socialists; there is still hope for you. Step one, if you don’t have a gun, is to slap yourself for not having one and recognize you are lucky to be alive. Step two on your path to being a better American is to get a goddamn gun already, ya idiot. Step three is to name that gun. I named mine “the Gipper” first, so back off. With a named gun in hand, you are ready for the fourth and final step: start shooting! Obviously, people have guns to defend their liberties, but did you know guns had other uses? For example, guns can be a real blessing around the house. Just ask Elvis Presley, who used his gun to shut off his TV in the days before remote controls. Television technology has improved substantially since the King’s day, but sometime the old ways still just feel right. I’m sure Elvis would approve of the extension of his techniques to modern technologies like cell phones and computers, as well. Guns can be more than just glorified off switches; they can also get things going again. Guns are great for stubborn jars and stuck windows. You can also literally shoot the shit when you use your gun to unclog a toilet. Guns are sometimes called biscuits, and I’m not surprised because they work wonders in the kitchen. Guns slice, dice and tenderize all at once saving you precious time! Guns are also useful utensils at the dinner table for eating such delicacies as cereal, pees and corn niblets. Just load up the barrel and have at it! Of course, we all know that gun of yours isn’t just going to stay at home. That baby deserves a night on the town, and your next date is the perfect excuse to take her out. Looking good is important, and it starts with pairing the right gun with the right outfit. A good rule of thumb is black shoes go with black guns

and brown shoes go with chrome guns. Anything in between can go either way, or better yet, you could come strapped with one of each. So, you got the look figured out, but what about your ride? Your gun gives you access to virtually any car you can see. Impress your date by arriving in a Mercedes S600, or take the lucky lady “car shopping” and let her choose for herself. The world is your car lot when you have a gun. But the gun fun doesn’t stop there. Guns will get you the best seats in any theater. Your gat will allow you to eat and drink for free at the finest restaurants. If love still isn’t in the air after all of that, show your date what your “Gipper” is really all about by taking her to the shooting range. A “gun” goes off, and the next thing you know, someone is pregnant and you’re scrambling to pull together a gift registry for your shotgun wedding. Stress does not begin to describe it! Before the birth, you were thinking that your gun had ruined your life, but that changed once your “Baby Glock” was born. That’s when you remembered one very important thing: kids love guns. People often ask me, “What kind of gun should I buy for my infant?” I’d say a two-shot Derringer is compact and suitably balanced for a baby’s hands. I usually give them as baby shower gifts to expectant mothers with instructions to give the baby one bullet after it begins crawling and the other bullet once it can walk. By age 6, the child should be sufficiently trained to single-handedly neutralize a mass shooting, leaving his parents free to worry about more important things like how they will prevent the government from taking away their guns. Plumbing, remodeling, cooking, eating, dating and even child rearing…guns truly do it all! The shocking part is that I’ve only scratched the surface on the seemingly endless possibilities of guns. But consider my “ricochet” cause for you to research you own creative uses for guns. I hope your experiences will be as rewarding as mine. Happy hunting!

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Capital Capture Get in Touch with Your Inner Astronaut Emily Bonsignore

Space may be the final frontier, but for now it is the final piece we need for our spring wardrobe. Immeasurable swirls of dark matter, stardust and stellar remnants, galaxy designs have been a major trend this year. These unknown cosmos have transformed into any article of clothing you can imagine. Leggings in extraterrestrial designs have been popular among the younger crowd, but this interstellar awesomeness shouldn’t be limited to just girls. With summer on its way I decided to break out my old boring muscle tees and morph them into something out of this world, so guys you too should take part in this universal trend!

You will need a dark tank or T-shirt, spray bottle, sponge, acrylic paints and bleach.

Fill your spray bottle with bleach and spray your tank unevenly. Be careful when working with bleach, so wear painter’s clothes and work outside.

Once your shirt has dried, it will reveal red and white blotches; these will be the basis for your cosmos.

Now take several colors of paint, slightly water them down and begin to fill in the white parts of your cosmos. Layer paints one of top of another to add dimension and color. Use paint in the center, so each galaxy pops!

Let us take you home tonight.

To make the stars, dip a toothpick in white paint and make crisscross motions all over.

As soon as your shirt dries, go be the galactic warrior that you are!

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In the Moment

What went into Mia Dyson’s newest album, and how it feels to finally be present Words Robin Bacior

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he future is bright. Or at least we all hope it is, so we tend to put a lot of pressure on it and think about it. A lot. One could even say we look forward to a fault, nearly forgetting about the present altogether. This is the case of Mia Dyson, the Australian singer/songwriter who’s currently in her musical prime, all thanks to finally letting go of the future. But to begin talking about Mia Dyson, first we have to talk about her past. The Australian native has been playing music since her teenage years. Around 14, she picked up a guitar and started learning covers and gradually starting to write her own songs. “It took many years before I actually wrote a song I liked,” Dyson said. During her early musical development, her dad was playing her a lot of American artists like The Band, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams. Those influences can be heard throughout Dyson’s music, most prominently in her gravelly yet soulful vocals that tend to feel like heavy, strong steps over big percussion, moaning guitar and saloon-y piano chords, all with a strong Americana essence. Not only did this play a big part in shaping her own musical style, but it gave her a strong desire to eventually make her way to the United States. “Not only music, but so much American culture, the good stuff, the great American soul and literature, it all treks to Australia, and I grew up on all of that,” Dyson said. She spent nearly a decade building her career through a breakthrough debut, Cold Water, followed by four ARIA nominations and one win, opening tour slots for Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Nicks and incredible praise from the press. Even with all this acclaim, Dyson’s goal was still to get to America. In 2009 she finally took the leap and moved out to the States, choosing Boston as her East Coast landing point. “I kind of came over without a plan and essentially without a budget,” Dyson said. This is where things quickly changed for Dyson. That lack of planning took its financial toll, which caused Dyson to lose her band and soon after go broke. With things rapidly going sour, Dyson heard about some industry opportunities in Los Angeles, so she made her way west. “That was kind of a crazy red herring, because they really wanted to change my image, change my name, sort of re-market me,” Dyson said. Despite the continued difficulty, Dyson went along with it for a while and tried to work with the re-branding, but the process

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realize I don’t have to have total control, it doesn’t have to be all about me. I think I had some ego in there when I was younger that meant I didn’t really want anyone helping me.” This is the first collection of songs that Dyson has allowed this level of group involvement on, allowing more hands on the writing process for a more powerfully crafted album. “More could be accomplished by bringing together people to share the vision. I had never experienced that before,” Dyson said. “It came at the right time and I was ready to do that.” She brought the record back to Australia in August 2012 where it’s been well received. Going back to Australia gave Dyson a chance to reflect on her last few years in America. “I think I came over pretty scared and pretty desperate to make it work, and, yeah, certainly with leaving my home country I have to make it and return triumphantly,” Dyson joked. However, Dyson did realize her goals. Through her tumultuous years in the States she met bandmates, realized her potential, and developed her strongest catalogue of sound. After all that, she was proud to go back to Australia, of “being able to return, maybe not with fanfare, but with a record I was really proud of,” Dyson said. But what about the career she already had in Australia? The whole decade of her career when she was opening for artists like Chris Isaak? Wasn’t she already successful? “I didn’t necessarily appreciate that when I got to play with some of those artists, of course it was a huge honor to me, but there was always that sort of ‘what’s next and what’s the next thing,’” Dyson said. “Now instead of looking down the road to what is coming along, which may not come, I’m really enjoying it and grateful.” Her past is packed, and her future with this new album seems successful, but for now, Dyson is going to put her attention into basking in the new present. “A fresh start was January last year, and this is now the next chapter of that,” Dyson said. “It was definitely a lengthy career, a real change and a fresh start.”

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See Our City as an Open Air Art Museum Words Steph Rodriguez photos Andrew Harrison

ay is Bike Month is back, challenging all to abandon four wheels for the environmentally friendly alternative of pedal power, (which means riding bicycles versus gas guzzlers…keep up!). With miles logged and events listed, there’s still one more idea to add to this sunny month’s itinerary: the annual Submerge Bicycle Mural Tour. For three years now, we’ve scouted the entire Midtown and downtown areas looking for eye-catching artwork decorating businesses, like HR Sports Cards and Collectibles (2231 10 th Street) and even discovered a growing number of collaborative art murals brightening up dingy alleyways. Grab a date, some friends or all of the above and visit each location to see the work of artists such as Shaun Burner, Mike Rodriguez, the women of the Few&Far movement and many who prefer to remain nameless. This year, I’ve included some bonus murals for all participants to find along the way. Plus, the routes are near many local businesses to turn a tour of alluring wall art into an all-day affair that ends near the Sutter’s Landing river entrance on B Street. Will you spot the lion’s head with a multi-colored headdress, or perhaps successfully stumble upon the woman underneath the moon? Pedal forth, keep an eye out and most of all ride safe.

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This marks the beginning of this two-wheeled journey. It appears that Sacramento’s alleyways, once dark and desolate locations, reeking of piss, have now transformed into a sort of new wave art exhibit. Who knew a splash of color and a concept could turn an industrial building with broken windows (1800 24th Street alleyway) and rusted fans into a tribute to all the cute, furry creatures of the world? Last September all day and throughout the night the Few&Far movement, a group of women all experienced in graffiti art joined together for animal rights. See doe-eyed giraffes, pink leopards and even a brown-eyed girl with butterflies, birds and daisies decorating her flowing locks. The mural is the collaboration effort of over a dozen artists from all around the world and yes, even Sacramento. Get involved at Fewandfarwomen.com.

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Members of the Kids Crew warn passersby that this wall, the second destination of the tour, is a “mural in progress.” The mural displays six gods of various religions—representing everything from Shiva, a Hindu deity, to Sikh and even Buddha. Each god is depicted in various colors and holds unique distinctions like the Koran or lotuses scattered below one figure, the lotus flower being a symbol of purity and enlightenment. What better way to bring peace to a neighborhood where according to manager of HR Sports Cards and Collectibles (2321 10th Street on W Street), Parker, is an unfortunate hot spot for tagging. “We have this mural because it protects the building from getting tagged,” he says. “Here, even the taggers respect mural art. It’s a really nice work of art and it gets so much attention.” Parker explains his interpretation of the mural as a call for all to coexist peacefully within all religions. After sifting through a box of comics—it was Free Comic Book Day after all—he then offered a little insight to what became two bonus stops on the tour.

C) Bonus find: Lion’s Head W and 10th streets

Head up 10th Street just past the comic book shop where a Mayan-inspired lion’s head with multicolored headdress growls from the top corner of a gray building, protected by fencing. Spot the lion and pedal forward. SubmergeMag.com

Just before reaching Osaka Ya (2215 10 Street) a downtown joint known for their enormous shaved ice treats and mochi. Turn right into the alley to spot the second bonus find on this year’s mural tour painted by artists Shaun Burner and friend Rubio. A solemn-faced woman with golden eyes stares into the alleyway, two male figures on either side of her raise their hands to a white moon at the peak of this decorated garage. “I painted the outer sides with the two figures giving it up to the heavens praising the sacred feminine,” says Burner. “They are just giving up blessing to the universe. The sacred feminine has been so lost and disrespected at this point in time.” th

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E) Crest Theatre Alleyway Alley between J and K streets near 10th Street

Behind the Crest Theatre (1013 K Street) is an alleyway. And, along the walls of this alleyway is an astronaut floating through a space of vibrant blues, magentas and various shades of greens. The mural, painted by Jason Bove and various artists, extends halfway through the entire stretch of building lining the alley and ends with all the colors of the rainbow dripping in succession from rooftop to pavement.

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A boy dressed in ‘30s-style knickerbockers and suspenders gazes into the past of Sacramento’s historic Alhambra Theatre, demolished in 1973 to make way for a Safeway supermarket. Even though all that remains of this historic building is the original fountain still working at the south side of the parking lot, this mural on 25th between J and K streets, with its complementary blues and oranges will forever be aTagline window to the past.

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Starting the tour at W Street and ending at the Contemporary Dance Conservatory (213 26th Street) is perfect for two reasons, one being the mural at the entrance of the building painted by Mike Rodriguez, Shaun Burner, Letter D, Miguel Perez, Stephen V. Williams and Mark Prick. And secondly, it’s next to the Sutter’s Landing river entrance on B Street. Owners of this building grew tired of painting over tagged walls, so they invited a few good artists to hold a freestyle session using their dance studio as the canvas. Neighbor to the studio, Evan Duran, brought the collaboration together, “People respect art. If there’s already art on the wall, they won’t tag on it. But if it’s a blank canvas such as a buff building, it’s pretty much just asking kids to paint on it,” he says. The mural portrays a young figure riding in a car at the edge of a cliff; a shaman-like character to his right holds a key in one hand and blesses him with vision from a heart as the young figure faces the obstacles in front of him.

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hen New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg started grinding his political ax against the soft drink industry and its so-called promotion of Big Gulp-sized sodas, the sugary libation was instantly vilified as the root cause of all that is unhealthy in the United States. While Bloomberg’s ban fizzled out, courtesy of a judge’s overruling of the law just one day before it was set to take hold of New York soda lovers, the debate continues across the nation, but for two locals—a microbiologist previously with Genentech, Srijun Srinuanchan, and a former corporate sales representative, Payam Fardanesh, turned natural soda makers—it’s really as simple as the old adage: everything in moderation. “Soda is a treat. It has sugar, but our soda is at least made with good stuff. It’s made with real sugar. It’s organic and there are no chemicals, so it’s good as it can be for a soda,” Srinuanchan says. “And, again, it’s a treat. It’s like having a slice of chocolate cake. Sure you can make chocolate cake healthy but that takes the fun out of it.”

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For the business partners, who formed a close friendship while engaging in one of their shared passions—traveling the world, the experience of launching Silk Road Soda Company, Inc. has been a dizzyingly meteoric enterprise, they say. It was only about a year ago that the two made the decision to set out and make their entrepreneurial dreams come true with their organic, Iranian-inspired sodas. “It’s been unreal,” Srinuanchan says. “We can’t believe the level of support we’ve received from everyone.” It was their love of travel and appreciation for different cultures that inspired their soda creations, even the name of the company, taken from the Silk Road trade route that existed centuries ago, exemplifies their passion—Fardanesh spent his early childhood in his native Tehran, Iran, while Srinuanchan’s Laotian and Taiwanese roots drive his creative pursuits. When the duo decided to share their cultural experiences through soda, they took to Srinuanchan’s Del Paso Heights kitchen, turning it into a lab of sorts and, drawing on his experience at Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Genentech, worked on the formula until it was perfected. Although they started with 10 potential flavors, the partners settled on three; mint, cucumber-mint and pomegranate-mint, but say to look out for some of the seven remaining flavors to hit the shelves in the future. The duo then worked with a food lab in Santa Cruz, Calif., Venus Research and Development, where the formula was perfected for mass production and, most importantly, to obtain organic certification. “Sharing a little bit of the Eastern culture with the West was kind of cool to us,” Fardanesh says. “We wanted to represent the region that [these flavors] originated in so, for instance, the gold flavor is exactly the way my grandmother made it, so it’s her recipe. Now, we had to alter the recipe some so we could lower the calorie count and get it up to organic standards.” “From there we went to the cucumber mint; in Iran and in Greece cucumber is shaved into the drink,” Fardanesh continues. “With the pomegranate, it’s really popular in the region. In Iran people eat pomegranates like apples, so it seemed natural.” Manufactured in Sonoma County in the sleepy town of Healdsburg, the nearest facility that could produce their product at the level they aspired, and where they could also pasteurize the drink—meaning no preservatives were added, and in the soda business that’s basically unheard of, they say. “That in a soda pop, in and of itself, is like whack-o. It’s just not what people do,” Fardanesh says. “Soda pop companies add

preservatives so they can bottle [en masse] and keep it shelf stable, but we decided we wanted to keep it pure and use a pasteurization process, and it was expensive, but the markets reacted and understood.” “Any food, actually,” Srinuanchan adds. “Even potato chips, or even candy bars, anything packaged, most of those items have preservatives, some chemical to keep it from rotting and our product doesn’t have any of that.” The partners say their decision to use pasteurization methods over preservatives account for the price tag of $1.99 and up, depending on different retailers and restaurants. For the two enterprising men, their success has been rooted in a community that is eager to see them succeed. From former classmates in their MBA program pitching in on the bottle design to random strangers on their Facebook page, they say community support has far exceeded their wildest expectations. “The top restaurateurs in town, Pat Mulvaney for instance, tasted our product. You know, we didn’t even know him, and he was very interested and very supportive,” Fardanesh says. “We’re two guys basically selling our drinks out of our truck, literally. When you drive up and pull it out of your trunk, it’s kind of Ben and Jerry-ish.” Their laid-back, homegrown style hasn’t deterred vendors from carrying Silk Road Sodas—from Sunrise Natural Foods, Corti Brothers and Nugget Markets to restaurants like Hock Farm Craft & Provisions and Thai House Restaurant, their product can be found

“We wanted to represent the region that [these flavors] originated in so, for instance, the gold flavor is exactly the way my grandmother made it, so it’s her recipe. Now, we had to alter the recipe some so we could lower the calorie count and get it up to organic standards. From there we went to the cucumber mint; in Iran and in Greece cucumber is shaved into the drink. With the pomegranate, it’s really popular in the region. In Iran people eat pomegranates like apples, so it seemed natural.” – Payam Fardanesh, Silk Road Soda Co.

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in more than 22 locations. Not bad for a couple of thirty-something’s selling a homemade soda out of the trunk of their car, concocted in their kitchen. Based on a decision to keep the product organic versus local, most of the soda company’s ingredients are sourced from Southern California, Oregon (verbena) and even Florida, via a distribution company in Southern California (cucumber). The two plan on meeting with flavor consultants once again to look through each component in their products to see if they’re doing it right. For them, keeping the integrity of the ingredients is paramount. Although the company is currently a two-man operation, they say through the community’s support it feels like they have 100 employees. Fardanesh and Srinuanchan are looking forward to taking their product nationally, but not too hastily. “We want to create a brand identity. We want to make sure people like it, and both of those things are happening, so we think the next area will be San Francisco,” Fardanesh says. “It’s our baby, so we want to watch it while it grows, and we’ve already gotten inquiries from New York and Los Angeles, but we don’t want to stretch it out too far yet.” “We’d love to go national, but we don’t want to bite off more than we can chew,” Srinuanchan adds. For those on the Bloomberg soda ban-bandwagon, the soda makers say not all sodas are built alike, but again, moderation is the key. “I even tell people don’t drink more than one a day, but there’s a cleanliness to it because of the ingredients we use; on the back end is apple cider and white vinegar,” Fardanesh says. “So those are things that aren’t in soda pop. We were even having trouble naming it; is it a soda pop or is it a tea with sugar in it? It’s kind of a tea, soda pop and Kombucha, all mixed into one—it’s from the Mediterranean diet, which the world covets being super healthy, but if you’re diabetic you shouldn’t be slamming them.”

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Defending the Throne Ryan Dungey Aims to Repeat His 2012 Motocross Championship

Words Jonathan Carabba

yan Dungey knows what it’s like to win. At just 23 years of age, he’s stood atop more podiums for winning races on his dirtbike than he can count. In 2010 he became the first ever 450-class rookie to win both the indoor supercross and outdoor motocross series championships in the same year. In 2012 he once again won the outdoor championship. He’s got some of the biggest sponsors in the world; even mega-retailer Target backs Dungey and recently featured him in the premiere episode of a video series they are producing called The Way Up, which is directed by pro skater Steve Berra. We could keep going, but you probably get the idea, Dungey is a big deal in the world of motocross. He’s fast, he’s smooth and he’s strong. But you won’t find Dungey bragging about any of his impressive accolades and accomplishments, nor will you hear him complaining when he doesn’t win, because off the track he is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. Humble and down to earth, Dungey is always quick to thank his hard working crew after a victory. “I don’t deserve the credit,” he recently told Submerge. “Those guys do.” With the 2013 indoor supercross series in the books and having ended up in third place overall (just one point back from second), Dungey is no doubt looking to get back on top coming into the grueling 12-round outdoor championship which kicks off on Saturday, May 18 at the Red Bull Hangtown Motocross Classic right here in Sacramento. And just because he’s coming off a third place finish in this year’s supercross, don’t think Dungey isn’t a title competitor in this year’s outdoor season. Heck, even RacerX, an industry standard publication, is quick to point that out. “He’s just so solid that it’s hard to ever count him out,” they recently published in an article. Submerge caught up with Dungey via telephone just before the final round of supercross to chat about the quick two-week transition from the indoor races to the outdoor races, whether or not he feels pressure coming in as reigning outdoor champion, how he keeps focus on big race days and because May is Bike Month in Sacramento, we briefly chat about his love of cycling.

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What is the transition from the supercross series to the motocross series like for you and your team? Is it more mental, or physically do you change up your training routine as well? You know it’s pretty much everything. I mean obviously coming off supercross is good, you know, you just keep racing so not much changes there. But the difference between supercross and motocross is that supercross is a lot shorter races. With motocross there are two 35-minute motos, which is 70 minutes of racing. You’re only doing maybe 25 minutes of racing in supercross. So it’s kind of one of those things where everyone has to deal with the same thing fitness wise. You build a base over the years and you look to kind of grow that. As far as going into motocross, you feel better and better every year just because you’ve been able to carry that over so your body adapts really quickly. But obviously just try to get physically in as top shape as you can getting ready for the outdoors as quick as you can, with the two weeks that you have. Coming into Hangtown, do you do any sort of special preparations or training? Having raced there so many times, I would imagine you know the track like the back of your hand. Yeah I feel like a lot of the tracks on the national circuit I know well, but Hangtown is one of those race tracks that’s challenging and technical. As

it goes through the day it gets dried out. As far as something certain that we’re preparing for the race, I don’t feel like there’s one certain thing. Hangtown is that first race of the series where it’s like, alright, we did the best we could to get the best setup we could and now let’s see where we’re at and then we’ll go from there and build off of that. We go in to win it, but basically you get to see where everyone else is at, too. What are some of your favorite (or least favorite) things about racing at Hangtown? Hangtown is kind of tough because part of the year it’s hot, part of the year it’s cold. They usually haul a lot of different kinds of dirt in there. It definitely gets rough. It gets really choppy and rutted. It’s just one of those tracks that rattles you so much that you really have to hang onto the bike, so it takes a lot of energy. Sometimes those ruts look two-feet deep, man, those things are intense! [Laughs] Yeah, it is. It’s funny because you look at the ground and you’re like, “There’s no way it could get that rutted.” But it does. They water it, and it just gets deeper and deeper every moto. It’s funny because it gets so choppy that it just shakes your whole body and bike so you’re just hanging onto that thing. It’s physically tough. That’s what makes that track a tough one. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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“As long as I do everything I can and give it 100 percent, then I’m happy with that. You can’t ride with fear, that’s like riding with the brake on.” – Ryan Dungey Coming off of last year’s championship in the outdoor series, do you feel pressure this year to repeat and defend your title? You know, I don’t really feel any pressure. Winning the championship last year was definitely a big stepping stone for us, just because it was a brand new team [Red Bull KTM] and brand new bikes. But obviously, moving forward, it’s a new year, and we’ll be running the No. 1 plate. There’s a duty to keep that, and we know that. But you can’t get too far ahead of yourself. You’ve got to take each race one at a time and perform your best at the moment. I feel like it’s going to be a good year, a lot of tough competition. It’s going to be good racing. I would really like to win this one as well and to keep moving forward. Every year is different, though, you know what I mean? If you keep thinking in the past and how you did this last year, it keeps you from moving forward. Put that behind, take what you learn. It’s a new year, a new championship, new racers and everything. I’m excited. SubmergeMag.com

Last year, you and Mike Alessi had some entertaining and extremely close battles. This year, who are you most looking forward to battling against? Alessi definitely put up some strong, hard fights and made it tough without a doubt. This year, there are a couple guys that were missing last year like Ryan Villopoto [overall winner of the 2013 supercross series], Chad Reed and James Stewart. Stewart was there earlier in the season but he had an injury unfortunately. We were going pretty good, having some good battles. I think this year you can expect a lot of good races. When the gate drops, it’s going to be a battle all the way to the finish. Guys are going to be pushing each other to get better every single week and so the pace is only going to get faster. It’s good for the sport, it’s good for us racers and it’s good for the fans. What helps you keep focus on big race days? You know, through trial and error you learn along the way. I think for me it’s just wanting to win, wanting to be the best at my sport

and doing it right all the way. We work really hard during the week and I don’t put in all that work to get second, you know. We go out there to win. When it comes time and everything’s ready to go and things are on the line, to keep things in perspective in high-pressure situations, it’s stressful and a lot to handle. But I feel like I would much rather be in that position than never ever feeling that at all. I don’t think a lot of people like that. But I do like being in that position. I think to myself, “It’s just a race,” but it sure is important to us. As long as I do everything I can and give it 100 percent, then I’m happy with that. You can’t ride with fear. That’s like riding with the brake on. To switch gears and wrap things up, May is considered “Bike Month” here in Sacramento and I know you’re way into cycling. Got any tips for fellow cyclists out there who are looking to push themselves and start taking longer rides and/or getting more serious about cycling?

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Absolutely! I think a lot of people think I cycle just to get myself into shape and for cross training. You can build a great base for motocross, sure. But I feel like if I weren’t racing, I would still be cycling, probably even longer hours than I do now. I think it’s a great way to get outside. It’s not so hard on your body. It’s non-impact so you can go long distances and just keep building that. Just getting out there and seeing the country, you know. You can see a lot on a bicycle. There’s no better way to get fit, whether to lose weight or ride for a cause, there are so many things you can do on your bicycle. Reigning outdoor motocross champion Ryan Dungey will race alongside other world-class athletes at the Red Bull Hangtown Motocross Classic in Sacramento on Saturday, May 18. It is the first of 12 outdoor stops for the season. Learn more about the race at Hangtownmx.com. Learn more about Ryan Dungey at Ryandungey.com.

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Tera Melos may be the band least likely to succeed, but their latest album X’ed Out shows that their ceiling is extremely high Words James Barone

band like Tera Melos may be stuck in a love it or hate it situation with most casual rock music fans. Their spastic brand of indie rock seems to tinker with the space-time continuum—at once pop-y and prog; enigmatically complex yet surprisingly hook-y. You’d think Tera Melos would be a niche market, and maybe they are, but that market is definitely expanding. When Submerge spoke with the band’s bass player Nathan Latona, Tera Melos was about to play a sold-out headlining gig at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory. Latona was happy to point out that the band had also sold out a previous show in Chicago, and that demand was so high in Philadelphia, they had to add a second date. It’s a nice surprise for Latona and company. “I think we’re underdogs in our own mind,” Latona says. “We’re not writing for an audience. Since we wrote the first song, we’re always expecting people to hate it.” But audiences are buying what Tera Melos is selling, and that should continue to be the case with the release of the band’s newest full-length album X’ed Out. Released April 16, 2013, it is Tera Melos’ second album with drummer John Clardy and reveals a confident and cohesive band. Fans of the group will get the diversity they’ve come to expect from Tera Melos— that deft genre bending and musical acumen that has been the Sacramento-based group’s signature. However, those who may be uninitiated won’t be intimidated by the band’s intense musicianship. While X’ed Out is far from three-chord pop in 4/4 time, there is a psychedelic catchiness to many of the songs, such as “Tropic Lame,” which is a sugary piece of post-punk bubble gum, full of dirty hooks and squalling feedback. Later, the palpitating guitars and dizzying rhythmic stomp of “Until Lufthansa” keeps X’ed Out’s energy on the rise even as the album draws toward its close. The smooth and open feel of the songs could stem from the calm atmosphere in which the album was created. “Instead of focusing on [the songs] so much, it was like, this is cool,” Latona says. “I’m not going to overanalyze it in the practice room. Let’s just roll with it.” Latona took the time to speak with us about the new album and also the death of a metal legend in the following interview.

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How does it feel to be selling out shows in big East Coast cities? It’s great. It’s weird because this is the first little run where this has ever happened. I still expect…like, I’m still in this mindset of, like, I wonder if people are going to watch our band and hang out. But it’s like, oh yeah, they are. For the most part that’s why they’re here. I saw on your Twitter feed today that you guys were posting shout outs to Jeff Hanneman of Slayer who’d just passed away. I actually hadn’t even heard of that until just now. I think Nick [Reinhart, guitar/vocals] posted that. I know it’s really different from the kind of music you guys play, but are you all Slayer fans? Not really. I probably couldn’t name more than one or two Slayer songs. Even the other day, I heard a song and asked if it was Slayer or Metallica, because I’m not really into either band. But it’s cool. The stuff that I heard, I appreciate the musicianship, but I think it’s one of those bands, if you’re just a casual fan, you probably act like you’re more into the band than you actually are. I think Slayer probably only has diehard fans who know all the shit. Maybe I’ll go through a Slayer phase in a little bit, who knows? I think everyone goes through a Slayer phase at some point. I did. The song I was listening to the other day, I was like, if I could separate myself from knowing anything that I knew about Slayer… like, say I didn’t even know what metal was, that I could listen to the guitar work without any preconceived notions, it’s really cool. I was listening to X’ed Out today. I’d seen something that Nick said in the bio, that you set out to make a simple record, but it didn’t turn out that way. Did you have a mission when you went into the studio this time around? Not really a mission…mission sounds so predetermined. It was more of just, hey, let’s not beat ourselves up over a lot of this stuff. Let’s allow ourselves a little more leeway when writing a lot of these parts, like, let things be a little more open. There would be a lot of parts where we’d be like, I like what I’m playing, but maybe when we’re recording, I’ll do it this way or do something different. It wasn’t like, this is the way it is. I think we were all open to stuff we’d come up with being a little malleable if need be.

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Did that come from more confidence in what you were doing, or in the past had you been hypercritical of your own music? I think it’s a combination of the two. We didn’t want to write in the way we’d always written, just to keep it fresh. It’s a little bit that we’ve moved on. This is our second record with John, so there’s not all this pressure of what we’re going to do with this new record... The band is established as this lineup, so there’s a little more weight lifted off. It didn’t feel like there was as much importance or seriousness this time around. It was a lot more fun. You’re growing into your skin a little bit, maybe? Do you feel like you’ve established your sound by now? Yeah, exactly. It’s funny because you mentioned that we’d planned on doing something a little simpler. I think it’s not necessarily simple, but a lot of ideas are a little more refined with this release. Where were you coming from with this album? What were the ideas you were looking to explore? I don’t know. That one’s kind of difficult. We’ve been so busy, we haven’t had time to stop and think. The writing process was really cool. There weren’t times after practice where we were like, fuck, what are we doing? This is so draining. Because it was writing the last record. What was it about the last record that was so draining? Was it just that you were breaking in a new drummer? Yeah, it was breaking in a new drummer, and feeling like we had eyes and ears on us from people who did know us who wanted to see what would happen with a new drummer. Like I said earlier, the idea of trying to prove to people that even though we had a new lineup, we would still be an interesting band and write interesting music. I guess with the last record, I felt there was more something to prove than there was with X’ed Out. As a bass player, how is your chemistry with John now that you’ve had more time to work together? I’ve always kind of felt like that with him. That’s one of the reasons why we chose him. Being a bass player and part of the rhythm section, he knows how to play with other people, and he’s good to play along to, which is funny. You’d think with drummers that would be a natural thing, but I’ve played with people before, just for fun, and they really don’t know how to play with somebody.

You said before that you’d tried something different with the writing process this time around. What was the process like for X'ed Out? Since we all live in different places—John still lives in Texas—Nick will send a guitar scratch track to just get an idea for it… when we do get into a room, we have a place to start from. Sometimes the vibe of what I came up with didn't jive with the vibe of what John came up with or what Nick had envisioned for the song. Instead of being down about that this time around, it was cool. I was really down to edit and have more fun in the room—the feeling of anything is possible when we’re in the room and editing that down. I spent more time editing out my parts when I was on my own time. When I say editing, I do mean what can I take out and do differently? On the last record, I played this range or I would play this busier. Maybe I’m going to go outside my comfort zone. Maybe these two root notes are really cool; maybe I’ll just mash on these a little bit. It sounds like this process taught you a lot about your own playing. Definitely. It’s been a progression since the last record, where I started paying attention a lot more to what I was doing and how it fit with what Nick was doing. Like, I’m playing with guys who are really good. I need to do some useless noodling too. With the last two records, that’s become a lot less interesting to me. I don’t like a lot of crazy bass players. I grew up loving Primus, and I think that’s awesome, but I can’t do what Les Claypool does, and I’m cool with that. I can play stuff that I think is really cool and creative, that I feel like is outside the box, but Les Claypool is awesome because he’s Les Claypool. If everyone was able to do that, it wouldn’t be so astonishing to see it. I’m not comparing anything I’ve done to Les Claypool in any way. I’m just saying the approach and focus for people who are into a band like ours is the playing and the technicality. But I like a lot of plain, complementary Pixies bass lines. I think a lot of Tera Melos’ X’ed Out is out now via Sargent House Records. that stuff is really awesome. I You can see the band live in like the way it complements the San Francisco at Bottom of songwriting. To me that’s a lot the Hill on May 26 (TTNG and E V Kain will also perform). cooler and more impressive at For more info about Tera this point. Melos, look them up on the ol’ Facebook (Facebook.com/ teramelosmusic).

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The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Open Mic hosted by Barry Crider, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Harlow’s Man or Astro-Man?, Audacity, Secretions, 8 p.m. Luna’s Cafe In the Flow Fest w/ Nagual, Rent Romus’ Life Blood Trio, Bristle, Electropoetic Coffee, 6:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Press Club Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children Macnuggits, Mystic Knights of the Cobra, One Eyed Reilly, The Junk Merchants, 8 p.m. Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m. Townhouse Open Jam/ Open Mic hosted by Brian Rinehart & Mr Erik James, 9 p.m.

Tuesday Ace of Spades Turquoise Jeep, Thom Stockton, Penny, N8tiv, D-Wreck, Kosha Dillz, 7 p.m. The Boardwalk No Bragging Rights, Being As An Ocean, Legion, Verah Falls, Engraved in Armor, No Beatings from Holly, Truly Terrifying, 6 p.m.

Wednesday

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Crest Theatre Manhattan Transfer, 6:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 Diamond Dez, DJ Oasis, 9 p.m. Dive Bar DJ Victorious, DJ Jason Davis, 9 p.m.

thursday

Ace of Spades Pepper, 7 p.m. The Blue Lamp Light Skinned Creole, Ms.Vybe, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Kyng Griffin, 53-Zip Boyz, Dysphunctional Species, Nitti Bo, Yacramento, Shmars, Chuck Deezle, Tecknician, 3GM, Skool Of Lost Souls, 7 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Week of Wonders, Pure Bliss, Dog Party, 8 p.m.

Fox & Goose Northern Soul, 8 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Here Come Dots, Odd Moniker, The Trees, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry Rodriguez, 10 p.m.

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

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden The Hoot Hoots, Punchout, 8 p.m.

Club Retro Kassette, No Mutiny Cliq, Killa Clch, DJ T-Mac, MBL, 6:30 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Kevin Seconds, Haymarket Squares, Brianna Lea Pruitt, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Free Classic Rock Music Series, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Belmont Lights, The Bell Boys, Spencer Borup, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

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

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 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.; Chris Zanardi & His Highbeams, 9 p.m.

Parlare Shine w/ DJ Epik, DJ Oasis, DJ Lahn, 9 p.m. Press Club Chronaexus, Killgasm, Incisus, Internal, 8 p.m. Shady Lady Harley White Jr., 9 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Keri Carr Band, 9 p.m.

The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. District 30 Cazzette, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. Downtown Plaza Sit Kitty Sit, 6 p.m. Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 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. continued on page 27

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5.17 5.18

The Seeking, Lifeforms, Before You Fall, Altessa & The Great Destroyer

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Old Ironsides 9 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Park Concerts in the Park w/ Arden Park Roots, Syncro, Rasar, Live Manikins, DJ Whores, 5 p.m.

Sammy’s Rockin’ Island Bar and Grill Tragically White Band, 9:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Club Car The Double Shots, 9 p.m.

Sammy’s Rockin’ Island Bar and Grill Ant Bee Band, 7 p.m. Shady Lady Tyson Graf, 9 p.m. Shine Sit Kitty Sit, The Fontaine Classic, Backalley Buzzards, 8 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Big Earl & The Cryin Shame, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Freeborn Hall Wolfgang Garter, Dallask, 9 p.m.

5.17 Friday

Ace of Spades Tyler, The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) The Blue Lamp Dubb DJ’s Caribbean Nights!, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Incredible Me, The Seeking, Lifeforms, Before You Fall, Altessa & The Great Destroyer, 6:30 p.m. Bows and Arrows Brianna Lea Pruett, Pat Hull, Garrett Pierce, 6:30 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Vagabond Bros., 8 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Live DJ’s, 9:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Dub Culture, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts Kaumakaiwa Kanaka ‘ole, Shawn Pimental, 8 p.m.

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Club Retro Kass (Album Release), Lord Christian, Sweet Addiction, Keegan Alan, Sing Inc’s Pop Academy, Sing Inc’s Pop Prep, 7 p.m. Colusa Casino The Alternators, 9 p.m. District 30 DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Stoneberry, Goodnight Texas, Rockinbocker, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Tainted Love, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Shock G, Humpty Hump, DJ Fuze, 9 p.m.

Shine David Houston, La Jeder, Noah Nelson, 8 p.m.

Shady Lady Mind X, 9 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe DJ SN1, 10:30 p.m.

Shine Jon Emery (of Dry County Drinkers), Keith Moody, 8 p.m.

Haven Underground Pipedown (Reunion Show), 47 Miles, Brett Shady, 8 p.m.

Sol Collective The Bananas, The Four Eyes, Angora Debs, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Rasar, Thejeli, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Swabbies on the River 3rd Friday Reggae w/ Urbanfire and Guests, 6 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Weave Benefit Show feat. Girl-illa Biscuits, Crude Studs, Urban Wolves, System Assault, The Bar-Fly Effect, Julie The Bruce and more, 3 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5 p.m.; Beso Negro, 9 p.m.

5.18 Saturday

Ace of Spades Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, Royal Thunder, Journal, 6:30 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Magic Bullet, Jeff Cantanzaro, 8:30 p.m. Marilyn’s Cedar & Boyer, Julie & the Jukes, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Mike Moss, DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Blitz!, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino The Academy of Dance Arts: A Spring Celebration, 5 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Pipedown, Bastards of Young, Physical Education, 8:30 p.m.

The Boardwalk Flobots, K-Ottic, The Neighbors, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Dead Horses, Goldener, Kevin Seconds, Jem & Scout, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Richard March and Guests, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Drive-Thru Mystics, Glass Elevator, 9 p.m.

Center for the Arts Ishaan Judd Reyna (CD Release), 12 p.m.

Old Sugar Mill The Crawdads, Steve Gatz & His Blues Band, The Flip Side Band, 12 p.m.

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

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

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Dead Horses, Kevin Seconds, Jem & Scout

Old Ironsides Jenn Rogar, 5 p.m.; Bluegrass Acoustic Jam, 7:30 p.m.; Micah J, 10 p.m. Press Club Mermanowar, Setting Sons, Dali Baba, Lord Siracha, 9 p.m.

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Slow Motion Dive

The Park Ultra Lounge Jill Jones, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Big Tree, Ash Reiter, Blisses B, 9 p.m. The Stag Drive-Thru Mystics, Glass Elevator, Would Be Train Robbers, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Rogue, 4:30 p.m. Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; AC Myles, 9 p.m. Townhouse Pop Freq w/ DJ X-GVNR, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Corin Courtyard Richie Lawrence and The Yolos, 6:30 p.m. ZuhG Life Store La Jeder, 1 p.m.

Ace of Spades Mobb Deep, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides William Mylar 5 p.m., Crazy Ballhead, Blaquelisted, 9 p.m.

Plainfield Station ORMF XIII w/ Rat Columns, Insightful, Verbs, Sick Spits/OGC, Fine Steps, Healing Potpourri, Caged Animal, Pookie and the Poodles, Lotion, 1 p.m.

Colusa Casino The Alternators, 9 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

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

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

Crest Theatre Tyrone Wells, 6:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Cover Me Badd, 10 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 DJ Elements, 9 p.m.

Sammy’s Rockin’ Island Bar and Grill Bad Medicine (Bon Jovi tribute), 9:30 p.m.

Center for the Arts David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs, 6:30 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino The Academy of Dance Arts: A Spring Celebration, 5 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Unauthorized Rolling Stones, 5 p.m.; The Spazmatics, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Cold Eskimo, City Tribe, Sean Fleming, 9 p.m.

Shady Lady The Huckelbucks, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove A. Jonez, 8 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry & DJ Hailey, 9 p.m. Shady Lady Jimmy Spero, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River 3rd Sunday Country w/ Road 88 and Guests, 3 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; The Golden Cadillacs, 8 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Lara Downes, Gertrude McFuzz, Davis High School Orchestra, 3 p.m. UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Empyrean Ensemble, 7 p.m.

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Sunday

Club Retro A Veil Apart, Sendetis, Synnova, Forgetting Last Friday, Tall Tales, We Are the Sky, 6:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Mike Moss, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

5.19 5.20 The Boardwalk The Battle For Rockstar Mayhem Festival w/ Lifeforms, Drop S7ven, Chernobog, Legion’s Requiem, Murderlicious, Oh, The Horror, Kingdom Of Giants, Ellipsis, Dead By Nightfall, 5 p.m.

Club Car Political Plum, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Todd Morgan & The Emblems, The Jahari Sai Trio, Mandy Zeboski, 6:30 p.m.

Crest Theatre Side Street Strutters, 2 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Skerik’s Bandalabra, Groovincible, Idea Team, 8 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 Neighbourhood, 7 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Press Club Gothic Tropic, Slow Motion Dive, 9 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Casper Sonnet, Jordan Dykstra, Raleigh Moncrief, 8 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Keri Carr Band, Delta City Ramblers, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Jenn Rogar, 5 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Open Jam/ Open Mic hosted by Brian Rinehart & Mr Erik James, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Lara Downes, Gertrude McFuzz, Davis High School Orchestra, 11 a.m.

5.21 Tuesday

Bows and Arrows Andrew Graham & Swarming Branch, Nacho Business, Babs Johnson Gang, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden Love Songs From the Hated, Neutral Boy, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Free Classic Rock Music Series, 8 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 Hans Eberbach, 5:30 p.m.; Bongo Fury, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Hauschka, 8 p.m.

5.22 wednesday

Ace of Spades Turbonegro, Torche, 7 p.m. Assembly Holly Williams, 7 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 Civil War: Battle of the Beats feat. DJ Louie Giovanni vs. DJ ENFO, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Northern Soul, 8 p.m.

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Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Parlare Shine w/ DJ Epik, DJ Oasis, DJ Lahn, 9 p.m. Press Club Fifty Watt Heavy, Michael Dean Damron, Matt Woods, 8 p.m. Sacramento Community Center Theater Juanes, 8 p.m.

Press Club FFFreak! w/ DJ Crook, Ben Johnson, 9:30 p.m. Sacramento Community Center Theater Brit Pink Floyd, 8 p.m. Shady Lady Marty O’Reilly, 9 p.m. Shine Courtney Marie Andrews, Billy Patton, 8 p.m.

Shady Lady Alex Jenkins, 9 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Lonesome Locomotive, 9 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Damien Jurado, Vikesh Kapoor, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Michael Fabiano, John Churchwell, 8 p.m.

Tommy T’s Willis Hickerson Jr., 7:30 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store The Bell Boys, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Freeway Revival, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Jazz Bands, 7 p.m.

5.23 Thursday

Assembly Ozomatli, 8 p.m. The Blue Lamp Penny, Task1ne, California Bear Gang, Tai One Three, YG The Gatlin, Boss Bizz, 9 p.m. Bows and Arrows Mr. P Chill, Phil A., Oso Negro, Two4One, 8 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Live DJ’s, 9:30 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 The Mike Justis Band, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Relic 45, The Three Way, The Mark Sexton Band, 8 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry Rodriguez, 10 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Lauren Cole Norton, The Tailor, Riddley Walker, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Atlas Genius, The Colourist, The Postelles, 6:30 p.m.

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

5.24 FRIDAY

Assembly French Horn Rebellion, Little Foxes, Shaun Slaughter, Adam J, 9 p.m. The Blue Lamp Riot Maker, B&B Music Factory, DJ R-O, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk D-Lo, Taj He Spitz, Playah K, Reign, 7 p.m. Bows and Arrows Noah Clark’s Sharp Dressed Men, Perpetual Drifters, Rainbow Girls, 8 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Tony Bataska, 8 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Live DJ’s, 9:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Dub Culture, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts Marcia Ball, 8 p.m. Cesar Chavez Park Concerts in the Park w/ James Cavern, Iconoclast Robot, Rock N’ Rhyme, DLRN, Heartworm and DJ Nate D, 5 p.m. Club Car J Ross Parelli, 9 p.m. Club Retro Kalima, Cellsomatic, Soundscapes, Once An Empire, Ends of the Earth, 6:30 p.m. Colusa Casino Mother Mayhem, 9 p.m.

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Fox & Goose Christopher Fairman, Richfield, PunchOut!, 9 p.m.

Sammy’s Rockin’ Island Bar and Grill Mad House, 9:30 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Shady Lady Golden Cadillacs, 9 p.m.

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

Shine EGG, The Holy Child, Let’s Go Slow, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden BOAT, Darlingchemicalia, Supermuff, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Radiation City, Trails & Ways, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Julie Meyers, The Signifiers, 8:30 p.m. Marilyn’s The Bumptet, 9 p.m. Midtown BarFly Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ Ranking Joe, DJ Esef and guests, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Mike Moss, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides William Mylar, 5 p.m.; Der Spazm, Sun Valley Gun Club, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe David Houston & String Theory, Sal Valentino, 9 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Spencer Borup, The Westwards, Brolly, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Mike Moss, DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Midway Marvels, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Silent Game, Inferno of Joy, Crow Canyon Band, 9 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Amanda Gray, Whiskey Savage, 6 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Sharon Cuneta, KC Concepcion, 8 p.m.

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

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5 p.m.; Mind X, 9 p.m.

Club Car Jamal Walker & Loose Change, 9 p.m.

5.25 Saturday

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Ace of Spades Jonn Hart, Mark Snipes, California Bear Gang, Suave Debonaire, Aye Tee, Kidd Swagg, Rick Mo, 6:30 p.m.

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

Assembly Inc., Kalela, DJ Total Freedom, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp The Juliet Company, Stillwood Sages, The Other Brittany, 8:30 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Volumes, Glass Cloud, Beyond The Shore, Outsiders, Maid Of The Mist, With Wolves, 6:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Audioboxx, 10 p.m.

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The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Four Barrel, 3 p.m.

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Shine Poetry with Legs hosted by Bill Gainer, May 22, 7:30 p.m.

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California Automobile Museum Wine, Tunes, & Classics, May 25, 3 p.m.

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What’s new, Old Sport? The Great Gatsby Rated PG-13

Words James Barone

Big summer movies aren’t just special effects and action-heavy blockbusters. Sometimes they’re just loaded with big name casts and tell familiar stories. Such is the case with The Great Gatsby—or at least that’s what you might think. Sure, our protagonists aren’t super powered; our antagonists don’t come from Planet Theta VI in the Glopglorp Galaxy, but to recreate the New York of the Roaring Twenties, director Baz Luhrmann green-screened it to the max in his retelling of one of America’s most quintessential novels. At times, it’s a marvel to look at, but if not for some killer performances by a stellar cast, this new take on Gatsby would have been very difficult to stomach. If you’ve ever taken an introductory literature class, you’re most likely familiar with the story. Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) moves to West Egg in Long Island, just miles outside of New York City, to make his fortune as a bonds trader. His cousin, the beautiful but somewhat vapid Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan), lives across the bay in the even wealthier East Egg with her domineering, white supremacist husband Tom (Joel Edgerton). However, it’s Nick’s next-door neighbor that holds the greatest fascination for him. Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a mysterious man who throws wild parties at his palatial mansion, attended by

the upper crust of society looking to let go of their inhibitions. One fateful night, Carraway gets a personal invitation to one of these soirees and his life is never the same. The movie opens in typical Luhrmann fashion. Time bends as he incorporates modern hip-hop (mostly courtesy of Jay-Z, one of the film’s executive producers) and ‘20s jazz. The camerawork is dizzying; the costumes and sets (or green screens for that matter) are lavish. It’s eye-catching to be sure, but it looks as if it could be a sequel to Moulin Rouge. Unfortunately, these are the finest parts of the film. With Luhrmann in his comfort zone, there is an excitement breathed into this well-worn novel. The modern touches show the timelessness and even the humor of the story— or at least the story’s more surface elements. Later, as the plot gets heavier, and Luhrmann has to slow down and reign himself in, The Great Gatsby feels as if it’s being weighed down by a dozen anchors. In the climactic showdown between Gatsby and Tom in a posh New York hotel room, poor pacing kills what is an emotionally charged scene. Perhaps Luhrmann was inspired by the excess of the period, but The Great Gatsby feels over-indulgent, which is a real shame considering a cast this good working with such great source

material could have been riveting alone in an empty, unadorned room. Maguire plays the part of the man swept up in a plot that’s way over his head very well, and Mulligan is achingly beautiful in her portrayal of Daisy, the woman who has it all, but doesn’t seem to want any of it. Elsewhere, Elizabeth Debicki seems as if she stepped out of the pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel with her pitch-perfect portrayal of Jordan Baker. But this is The Great Gatsby after all, so where would we be without the title character? DiCaprio was more or less born to play this role, and he doesn’t disappoint. He’s charming, frustrating and vulnerable (even funny when the script allows) —an iconic performance. There’s a lot of things to like about The Great Gatsby, but most of these things are very skin deep. While the novel is presented more or less accurately, its thematic content is somewhat lost in the film’s focus on the love story between Daisy and Gatsby. At points it feels like a run of the mill rom-com, which probably would have Fitzgerald running to the nearest gin joint for a tumbler of bootleg booze. But you know how writers are.

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A few days ago, Ray Harryhausen passed away. I got the news over Facebook, which is where I find out about all celebrity deaths nowadays. Most of the time, I’m not affected all that much, but this one hit me pretty hard. You may or may not know who Harryhausen was, but he was one of the most influential figures in my life. He was a stop-motion animator who brought myths and gods to life. His film credits include Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts, Mighty Joe Young and One Million Years B.C. He was 92 years old. When I was in kindergarten, I had a Clash of the Titans-branded lunch box—one of those tin jobs with the plastic Thermos inside. The front was a relief of the scene where Perseus, riding upon the winged horse Pegasus, stares down the monstrous Kraken, holding the severed head of Medusa aloft. I’d seen the movie more times than I could count. The Medusa scenes scared the shit out of me, so I usually covered my eyes for those, but I was completely blown away by what I was watching. There were giant scorpions emerging from the ground, blind witches, three-headed dogs and all kinds of other critters. I didn’t know who Ray Harryhausen was, mind you, but it was like I was watching magic on screen…the real kind, not that David Blaine shit. I held onto that lunchbox for years, well into third grade even after some spillage had caused the interior to rust. My mother wanted to throw it out because that couldn’t have been healthy, but I begged her not to. She covered the inside with contact paper so I wouldn’t get sick from sticking my lunch in the nasty old box. Thanks, Mom. Happy Mother’s Day. Monster movies were all I watched growing up. Anything Godzilla was good. Harryhausen didn’t have anything to do with those, but there was The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Both were favorites that I’d watch over and over again, and both were the result of Harryhausen’s

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painstaking craft. He’d build fantastic creature models and move them inch by inch, taking pictures with a 16mm camera and then blend them with live actors in such a way that you’d think they were actually real. Sure, if you compare it to the computerized wizardry of today’s special effects films, they’d look silly or childish, but there was a heart to Harryhausen’s work that’s lacking in modern movies. It wasn’t until years later that I knew that all of these films could be traced back to one man. I admired him endlessly for it. When I was an adult, I had the privilege of interviewing him for another publication, and it was one of the biggest thrills of my life. I had to wake up in the wee hours of the morning and spoke with him over the phone from his home in England. I told him what a big influence he’d had on my life, and he seemed genuinely grateful and humbled to hear it. Here’s a guy who’d influenced important filmmakers like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, talking to me, who doesn’t have a resume nearly as impressive as those guys, and he was still so gracious. It was a moment I’ll cherish forever. Though I didn’t know his name as a child, Ray Harryhausen was the first person who really inspired my imagination. This past winter, before he passed, I decided to get my first tattoo. I chose Bubo, the mechanical owl who’d helped guide Perseus through his adventure in Clash of the Titans. I got it to remind myself that even though I’m getting older and have a serious day job now that having an imagination is still important. If it wasn’t for Harryhausen, I probably would’ve ended up a banker or something like that. Maybe I should be upset, because if I had gone on to more lucrative pursuits, my credit rating wouldn’t be as shitty as it currently is, but I’ll be forever grateful to him for inspiring me to follow my creative passions. If it weren’t for his films, I probably would’ve never wanted to tell my own stories by becoming a writer. So, thanks, Ray. You will be missed.

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Issue 136 • May 13 – May 27, 2013

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas

May 13 – 27, 2013

#136

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