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Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas

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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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dive in Summer 2011 Stays Cool Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com With the end of August finally upon us, and September just around the corner, we still have plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the summer season. There isn’t a better time, especially seeing as how we are on track for this to be the coolest summer in 30 years (as reported by Sacramento Bee), to go out and enjoy yourself by doing a little shopping, looking at some art and rolling to a show of some sort—music, movie, a play, whatever. When I was out and about the other Saturday, I came across Demetris Washington’s (aka BAMR) art show opening at Legacy Boutique (2418 K Street). Not only are you able to see his impressive mural in the store (pictured to the right), but several other pieces of his are also on display including an original piece called Head Above Water, which is on our back cover of this issue. Talking with him and briefly hearing his interesting and inspiring story, I thought it would be nice to feature him in this issue. On page 14 you can find our interview with this young, righteous artist. A perfect event to (almost) end our summer season is the Sacramento Skimfest on Sept. 10 at Paradise Beach (Glenn Hall Park). This year will mark its 15th year and it is one of the longest running, if not the longest running, flatland skimboarding competitions in the world. On page 12, you can find our interview with local riders and organizers Matt Matteucci and Lon Porteous. There are also a few quotes from Greg Krolczyk from Skim City and Sam Price of the New Zealand board company OXS Skimboards giving shout outs to our cities ever-growing skimboard competition. Speaking of New Zealand and things to attend, The Naked and Famous will be playing Harlow’s on Aug. 31. This band has blown up the charts with their latest album Passive Me, Aggressive You. When I first heard their song “Young Blood” earlier this year on one of my nerdy website shuffles, I couldn’t help but fall in love with their sound. What first came to mind was this is what it would sound like if MGMT and Siouxsie Sioux had a band baby. Needless to say, pure musical bliss was discovered. On page 24 you can read our feature on David Beadle as he discusses the band’s move from New Zealand to London, what it was like to find out their album reached No. 1 on New Zealand’s Top 40 chart and what it’s been like working toward a new album. Lostribe, currently consisting of JustLuv and Agustus ThElefant, will finally release their long awaited new album Sophie on Aug. 23. Unfortunately as of when we sent this issue to print Lostribe was still trying to confirm a show this September in Sacramento. While you should definitely keep your eyes peeled for a show in our area, be sure to purchase their album, which will be available on iTunes. The album features guest appearances from Gift of Gab, The Grouch, Talib Kweli and others. On page 10 you can read our interview with JustLuv as he discusses issues like what happened between records and why he named the album Sophie. Any time of the year is good for watching a movie, but nothing beats a pleasant summer evening at the Sacramento 6 Drive-In, where I caught 30 Minutes or Less last week. Turns out our film reviewer and editor was also able to catch this flick. He gives you his take on this film that features an all-star line up: Aziz Ansari, Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride and Nick Swardson. Our review is on page 28. We also have a review of the Sacramento Film and Music Festival’s opening night. Get a feel for what the festival offered this summer on page 27. Highlights included Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien, Autumn Sky and even a fashion show where the clothing consisted of newspaper. For that sweet tooth of yours be sure to check out our review of Sugar and Spice Specialty Desserts (1201 F Street) on page 26. Warning: you will start to drool as you read it. And you will want to go there immediately afterward to get yourself a pastry, s’more or some sort of seasonal fruit treat that owner Carissa Jones crafted up. With all these great reads and suggestions of things to do, I hope Submerge will give you some ideas of how to make the best of the rest of your summer! Enjoy issue #92,   Melissa-Dubs

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Longtime Sacramento music scene staple and passionate advocate for the arts Harley White Jr. is bringing his sixth White Noise Festival in 10 years to the Torch Club on Sunday, Sept. 11, which also happens to be his birthday. This year’s lineup features well over a dozen of the regions greatest artists including The Broun Fellinis, Elements Brass Band, DJ Larry Rodriquez, Aaron King, Jimmy Pailer, Electropoetic Coffee, Mike Farrell, The Addict Merchants, The Tender Cinders, The Dean-OHolics, The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience, Exquisite Corp, The Cuf, Prieta, Take 5, Kenny B., Sankofa, The Cave Women, The Yarddogs and, of course, The Harley White Jr. Orchestra. “The White Noise Festival offers me an opportunity to have some of my mentors, some of my students and some of my friends come out and support the Roberts Family Development Center where I teach percussion,” Harley recently told Submerge. “At RFDC we don’t really have a budget for instruments. We’ve been trying to get them some drums and stuff, so this year’s festival is a fundraiser to get money for the arts at RFDC, or at least bring awareness to them.” Harley originally found the Roberts Family Development Center a decade ago after finding that the majority of students for his private music lessons were from affluent white families. There was nothing wrong with that, he noted, but he yearned for more diversity when it came to spreading the art of jazz. “After I got into [teaching private lessons] for a while I was like, ‘I’m not affecting any poor black kids,’ and that’s when Roberts Family Development came in. I was like, ‘I can’t be out here and teach jazz to just affluent white kids. If I’m going to do this, and I’m not hatin’, I’ve got to make some time to make sure some kids in the hood get some of this.’” Ever since, he’s been “the music guy” at RFDC. His goal with this year’s White Noise Festival is to raise $5,000; with a lineup this impressive, we’re thinking that isn’t too far-fetched. He pointed out that one highlight of the day will be when his orchestra is performing with both the Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience and The Dean-OHolics at the same time. “We’re going to do this mega burlesque-y, lounge-y, ‘50s Rat Pack set,” he said. To purchase tickets for just $10, head to Sacramento.ticketleap.com/whitenoise. To learn more about the Roberts Family Development Center, visit Robertsfdc.com. SubmergeMag.com

“Where fashion meets art,” says the slogan of Forum Boutique, a brand new shop at 2310 J Street, Suite C (just upstairs from our Submerge office!), which celebrated its grand opening this past Second Saturday. Spend a couple minutes with the two young, passionate ladies behind Forum, Alma Campos and Nerina Edwards, and their slogan starts to make more sense. “The idea is basically we are marrying our two genres,” Edwards recently told Submerge. “Alma is a fashion guru mastermind, and then I’m the artist.” Forum carries everything from Edwards’ handmade jewelry (her necklace design that says “Midtown” is really popular; she can even create custom pieces that say whatever the client desires) to their own line of handmade organic soaps and skincare products, from re-discovered home décor to super cute clothes from brands like Dolce Vita, BB Dakota & Jack, Local Celebrity and more. “I know a couple boutiques carry Local Celebrity men’s T-shirts, but it was hard to find the ladies tees, so I brought those in. And I’ve got some pretty fabulous shoes on the way too,” Campos said with a huge I’m-notsupposed-to-tell-you-what-brand sort of smile. The two agreed that their grand opening was a success, stating that because they had a DJ and artist (DJ M4nik and artist Oscar Padilla) painting and playing music out on their “front porch” as well as a hairstylist from Lush Salon, it really drew people in. “It was extremely successful. We had tons of people and a good atmosphere,” recalled Edwards. “It was a great turnout from friends, family and the community,” Campos added. “It was such a great attraction as far as the DJ, the live art, the hairstylist, just everything going on outside.” When Submerge stopped in during the grand opening, the place was bustling with activity and we even scored a cute owl ring for our boss-lady Melissa Welliver. We were beyond stoked to see the building we’ve been in for nearly a year finally being used to its full Second Saturday potential, and we’re looking forward to Second Saturdays from here on out. To learn about our awesome new neighbors, visit Forumboutique.com or just stop in and say hi. They are open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Apparently the congressional health plan includes coverage of full frontal lobotomies for all elected officials. It’s either that or the CIA has resumed its LSD testing on our representatives. Our political discourse has devolved into an old Miller Lite ad wherein Democrats are taking the “Tastes great!” side while Republicans yell, “Less filling!” While they are busy yelling at each other, we are stuck trying to tell them that we hate Miller Lite and can’t figure out why anyone would argue over it. The people of this country are tired of the fighting and just want our elected officials to fix this fucking mess. But it isn’t easy. This country’s problems exist both inside and outside government. Not all of them are for government to fix, but most could at least be pushed in the right direction with a little governmental attention. I see that frightened look on your face. How could government possibly fix anything given how its representatives have been acting lately? I think that’s a valid point, which is why before we fix anything, we must first fix government itself. Our electoral system is a mess. House members run for reelection every two years, senators get six years between cycles and the president has four years, which puts us at the polls every two years for federal elections alone. If election turnout numbers are any indication, we don’t like to vote unless the presidency is on the line, so why not have four-year cycles for everyone? Another problem with our presidential electoral system is the Electoral College. Can anyone explain to me why we need this anymore? With all the computing power we have managed to muster in the last 40 years, we should be able to quickly and accurately count the number of votes for any given candidate. There is no need to rely on middlemen who can disregard the will of the people and vote however they choose. We should also be at a point where every ballot shares a common format. I think a simple Scantron would suffice. The other problem with elections is money, by which I mean campaign contributions. By the time someone is elected to office, they’ve sold their soul to every corporate swinging dick with a checkbook and a lobbying rep. Gifts and donations from lobbyists and corporations should be banned as they create a system where favors to campaign donors are repaid at everyone else’s expense. Once we have a rational system for choosing our elected officials, we should

probably address what they do after the election. Getting anything through both houses of Congress without amendments, riders, earmarks and other forms of bullshit seems impossible these days. Just look what happened to the debt ceiling vote earlier this month. All bills should be limited to a single subject and given an up or down vote. No more filibustering, ear marking, pork barreling or palm greasing. Don’t like a bill? Vote no on it and send it back to the committee for retooling. Since we are suddenly so concerned about the deficit, laws or programs affecting the budget should also provide a real-world source for their funding whether it’s through cuts in other programs, tax increases or other revenue-generating measures. Because politicians are slimy pieces of shit who will do what they can to pull and stretch these new rules out of shape, the president should be given line item veto powers to keep them in check. If nothing else, it will drag the questionable shit into the spotlight and force Congress to deal with it more transparently if they want to override the president’s veto. Such a system would allow voters to hold their representatives and the president more accountable as they could no longer hide behind the good parts of a bill and claim ignorance to the rest. Despite what today’s high school graduate might think, there is actually a third branch of government, and it needs help too. Our judicial system is slowly losing its impartiality. Forcing judges to run for election creates an opportunity for bias when a campaign donor ends up in court. Judges appointed by the president aren’t much better off as they must pass the political litmus tests of members of Congress. I think we should adopt the English system where a non-partisan public commission selects judges. Once selected, if the situation arises where there is any sort of connection between a party to a lawsuit and a judge, the judge should be required to recuse him or herself regardless of whether they think they can be impartial. Don’t like it? Don’t be a judge! If enacted, these ideas would be a vast improvement over how our government currently operates, and just might give us all a little more faith in our system of governance. These changes may even allow our politicians to actually focus on the issues that plague us all. Not surprisingly, I have some ideas on those issues as well, so check back next time for part two of our road to recovery!

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Issue 92 • August 22 – September 5, 2011

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Be a Sidewalk Artist at Chalk It Up on Sept. 3–5 Now in its 20th year, Chalk It Up is hands-down one of Sacramento’s most beloved art/music festivals. Happening Labor Day weekend (Sept. 3–5) at Fremont Park in downtown Sacramento, this event will attract thousands of people: artists, spectators, vendors and families, all are welcome. If you want to join in on the fun, Chalk It Up is still looking for a few artists to volunteer their talents. If interested, hit up Chalkitup.org to fill out their “artist application.” Engaging and stunning sidewalk chalk art isn’t all you’ll see if you attend, as local promoter Jerry Perry has put together an impressive threeday lineup of some of the best of the local music scene including Random Abiladeze, ZuhG, The Kelps, Dog Party, Early States, The Snobs, Walking Spanish and well over a dozen others. There will be food and craft vendors, a creative kids zone and a beer and wine garden as well. The event is free and kicks off each morning at 10 a.m. Chalk It Up! to Sacramento is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization created to benefit children’s arts education programs. They raise money through various events, including their annual festival, further justifying why Sacramento loves Chalk It Up so much!

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Comedy Central on Campus Sept. 1 at Sacramento State Check out this free comedy show featuring some up-and-coming Comedy Central talent at the University Union Ballroom on Sacramento State’s campus on Thursday, Sept. 1. Headlining will be Rory Scovel, whose credits include opening for the likes of Louis CK, Daniel Tosh and Nick Swardson, as well as appearances at festivals such as Bumbershoot, Sasquatch and more. Scovel has also appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Conan. Hosting the event will be Duncan Trussell (MAD TV, Curb Your Enthusiam), who has recently written for Nick Swardson and regularly hosts a podcast called The Lavender Hour with Natasha Leggero. Opening the show will be Jerrod Carmichael. Be the first to see these rising stars of comedy. The show is free and open to the public so whether you walk from the dorms or roll onto campus from the burbs, you’re bound to laugh your ass off.

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Gold Rush Days Beer Crawl on Sept. 2 Beer drinkers, mark your calendars for the Gold Rush Beer Crawl on Friday, Sept. 2, taking place at nine bars in and around the Old Sacramento area including Fanny Ann’s (featuring Black Diamond Brewery), River City Saloon (featuring Lost Coast Brewery), Laughs Unlimited (featuring Pyramid’s Haywire), Vega’s (featuring Speakeasy Brewing Company) and more. Dress the part (think gold miners, saloon girls, gunfighters, etc.) or just gather a group of friends and have a blast on this “crawl in no particular order”-type pub crawl. For more information and to purchase $10 tickets ahead of time (which is strongly recommended, crowds are expected to be large), visit Oldsacramentobars.com or Oldsacramentogoldrushdaysbeercrawl.eventbrite.com. Visit all nine of the bars involved and receive a 6 to 9 ounce craft pour of whatever brewery’s beer they are featuring. Remember friends, don’t drink and drive. Call a cab or make sure you’ve got a designated driver.

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Dogfood Headlines Ace of Spades on Sept. 1 Sacramento party-pop-rock trio Dogfood is headlining Ace of Spades on Thursday, Sept. 1 alongside other local favorites Element of Soul, Beyond the Grove and Goodness Gracious Me. If you buy a ticket directly from Dogfood for just $10 you will also get a copy of their album Alabama Voodoo. Contact them at Facebook.com/dogfoodmusic or via e-mail at probablydogfood@hotmail.com. Submerge has been lucky to catch Dogfood live around town a couple times over the last few months and it’s always a really good time. Their music is fun (but not overly cheesy) and very well crafted. If you dig bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day and Sublime, chances are you’ll be jumping around in no time once Dogfood takes the stage. Ace of Spades is located at 1417 R Street, the show is all ages and kicks off at 6 p.m. Learn more about the venue at Aceofspadessac.com.

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Issue 92 • August 22 – September 5, 2011

Bringing Up Baby

Lostribe’s JustLuv on nurturing the rap group’s latest album Sophie Words Blake Gillespie

ix years ago is a different lifetime as the body approaches 30 years of age. Marinate that sentiment with hip-hop’s culture in motion and an artist could risk making music on the wrong side of retro. Grass Valley’s Lostribe could have stuck to its 2005 script, but with personal growth comes valued

artistic growth and even rebirth. Lostribe began as a crew consisting of three producers and one MC. Its debut could be considered rapper/producer Agustus ThElefant’s solo Sole Expressions in 2005, which featured production from Lostribe producers JustLuv and MLB. The group went through a series of tribulations after that record, but still managed to bounce back with a video game soundtrack deal in 2007. Members JustLuv and Agustus were asked to score the Namco Bandai video game Afro Samurai, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and RZA. The duo scored 10 tracks on the game. Meanwhile, JustLuv remained busy by breaking into the Bay Area rap scene to produce tracks for Andre Nikatina, Mac Dre, San Quinn and Mr. FAB. The growth would prove invaluable to Agustus and JustLuv, even if it distracted them from following up on their personal efforts. MLB is on hiatus from Lostribe crew, only making an appearance on one track on Sophie, the band’s latest album, which will be released on Aug. 23. But JustLuv assured me he

Why the long hiatus between records? A lot of life and shit happened. Agustus got married and moved away to Santa Cruz with his wife. They were down there for about a year and a half. He ended up getting a divorce shortly and moved back up [to Grass Valley]. I was going through a breakup at the same time, in between houses, and living situations were not very stable. I was like a gypsy living out of my car for a minute. Life happened and we had to regroup. Then, in 2007 we started working on the video game, going through negotiations with those dudes. It took up a lot of our creative focus. So around 2009 we got our focus back with Agustus moving here. But again, it took time because we were going over material that was really old and we had some new material, so there was gaps between the sound quality and progression of the sound. We kept evaluating shit to try and refine our style. This last winter was when it finally came together.

had good reason for the absence, “He recently had a baby. “So he’s focused on being a father and building that life,” JustLuv said. “He’s got a lot on his plate right now. I made it a point to include him on at least one track. He has a hard time getting out to the studio, living in Grass Valley and we recorded everything in Sacramento. He’s working, trying to get that money for his family.” With Lostribe down to two core members, JustLuv manned the boards for Sophie, a record that meshes the lyrical dexterity of underground hip-hop in the early Aughts with the modern warble of dubstep’s woofer-blasting sound. Musicians out for the dollar and the relevancy can’t afford to take a five-year hiatus, but JustLuv talked of the extended process as a necessity that earned Sophie its coveted title.

Issue 92 • August 22 – September 5, 2011

The sound is definitely caught up to speed with its dubstep influence, while maintaining an organic feel closely associated with hip-hop. That’s become my thing. Around 2006 that fool Agustus brought me to Burning Man and introduced me to dubstep. I was kind of into electronic music, and I used to break dance when I was a teenager, so that sound to me felt like the missing element into the synthesis of hip-hop and electronic music.

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Lostribe’s Sophie will be available in stores and through iTunes, Amazon and other online retailers on Aug. 23. The album features guest appearances from Gift of Gab, The Grouch, Talib Kweli and others. For more info, go to Lostribeproductions. com.

Food. Drinks. Sports. Music. It's the perfect unwind. With the absence of MLB, you produced nearly the entirety of Sophie. How did you approach the opportunity to have full creative control over the sound? That’s kind of how this project started out. I was making these new beats and my homie in Oakland heard them and said I’d kind of arrived, so it was time to put some shit out with this sound. So originally the focus was a solo project. When it came down to me making this project and N8 [the Gr8 from The Cuf] started plugging these beats and Agustus heard it and said the shit was dope. We just decided to do a Lostribe album. It was a lot of hard work, but at the same time it was the most fulfilling and creative thing I’ve done. I tried to make a couple anthems. Try to make some shit that gets stuck in your head. Why did you name the record Sophie? Because the first thing that comes to my mind is the old Jaz record with Jay-Z called “Hawaiian Sophie.” I’m almost 30 years old. A large percentage of my friends are getting married or having kids or tied down in committed relationships. I don’t really have none of that shit. So, Sophie is the name I’d have given a daughter. So this is my firstborn. That’s why I named it Sophie.

You hear a lot of musicians talk about their records as their babies. That’s cool that you took that concept to a literal sense. You know, I was kind of laying in bed the other day and realized everything I’ve done from making money, places I’ve lived, friendships to an extent… Everything I’ve done to gain momentum in my life for the last 10 years has been out of this music. So I’ve put my entire grown ass adult life and heart and soul into this album. So really I couldn’t call it anything else. You went to boarding school as a youth. And recently you had a nephew get into some trouble, which prompted you to write the song “Live Like a Rebel.” I was wondering if he’s heard the record and if it had an impact on him? No. I’ve not played it for him yet. He is more into rock music. He gives me a teenager response to everything, which is, “That’s cool.” He’s still 16. I can only live by example and try to show him what’s what. At the same time it is hard for me, because I still do young shit like go to the bar and get drunk. It’s kind of a paradox. I had a really deep conversation with the kid three or four months ago and then the next day he told his dad he figured it out and he got it. Then, the next day went out with his friends and did hella crazy shit. I can’t be mad though. The shit I was doing when I was his age was way worse.

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Issue 92 • August 22 – September 5, 2011

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Sacramento Skimfest puts The River City on the International Skimboarding Map Words Jenn Walker

O Matt Matteucci. Skimfest, 2010

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ne day every summer, people line the American River to watch guys, and the occasional girl, go airborne on skimboards at Paradise Beach. Riders, as they’re called, propel themselves along the water before launching off ramps and grinding rails. This is Sacramento Skimfest, a flatland skimboard competition that attracts sponsored riders from as far away as Ontario, Canada, to compete. Running on its 15th year, it is known for attracting some of the best skimboarders in the world, as well as being one of the longest running flatland skimboard competitions to date. “Skimfest has I think the best reputation of any flatland comp in the world so it’s quite a big deal,” Sam Price, owner of New Zealand board company OXS Skimboards, said via e-mail. Greg Krolczyk, director of the skimboard retailer Skim City, is a wave rider himself, but he expressed mad respect for Sacramento’s flatland riders over the phone. “I’ve seen the videos. They’re killing themselves. They’re skimming on nothing,” he said. “God bless them. I appreciate their imagination and dedication.” Think of flatland skimming as skateboarding just beyond the water’s shore, minus the wheels. Riding a wooden board over hand-built ramps made of wood and PVC, in water that is only inches deep, is risky business as far as Krolczyk is concerned. Little did Skimfest cofounders Lon Porteous and Mark Robinson realize that when they began blending the features of skateboarding with flatland skimboarding in the ‘90s, they were pushing the sport into new territory that would have wide-reaching influence. It is the innovation and longevity of Skimfest that has put Sacramento on the map in the skim world. Unlike wave riders, who flock to Laguna, Malibu and Florida to skimboard, flatland riders can ride on any large body of water. “Ninety percent of the people in the world don’t live near a break you can skimboard at,” Porteous said, but most people live near a lake or river where you can set up skim ramps. And Paradise Beach along the American River has been a hotspot for flatland skimming for years.

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This is where the new school of flatland skimboarding started, Porteous said. He has been skimboarding for the past 25 years, starting in his teens. At that time, performing an ollie on a skimboard was unheard of. These days, Sacramento Skimfest draws an average of 60 competitors, including about 30 sponsored riders, to Paradise Beach each year. Competitors travel from nearby locations like Granite Bay and Yuba City, and further locations like Utah, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. Competitors are broken up into the beginner, intermediate or pro division, which consists entirely of sponsored riders. Pro flatland riders like Blake Zimmerman and Lexi Hutchings have shown up to compete in past years, in addition to pro ocean riders like Brandon Rothe and Morgan Just. Matt Matteucci, a local flatland rider whose past sponsors have included Kayotics Skimboards and Ground Zero Boardshop, is currently the primary organizer of Skimfest. After competing in 2005 he became increasingly involved with Skimfest in the following years. Along with Porteous, he did most of the legwork to produce Nothing Is Cool, a film of the flatland skimboarding scene in Sacramento that came out under Blister Productions in 2007. Though Robinson is no longer involved, Porteous has recruited other local riders like Matteucci to help keep the competition going. At this point, Skimfest is the only flatland skimboarding competition run by riders, Porteous said. Each year, a couple of weeks before Skimfest, Matteucci, Porteous and other riders build the ramps, which are often inspired from setups used for skateboarding or snowboarding. The event has been on the up and up as the skimboarding scene has continued to grow over the past five years, Porteous and Matteucci agree. The event’s increase in popularity, along with its generous first place prize, has doubled the number of sponsored riders since its early years. Last year, the first place winner of the competition received $1000. Submerge had an opportunity to speak with Porteous and Matteucci about the evolution of Sacramento’s skim scene, the shortage of female competitors and the far-reaching influence of Skimfest. The following is an excerpt from the conversation.

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Lexi Hutchings. Skimfest, 2010 So tell me a little bit about the scene, the skimboarding scene here. Lon Porteous: In the ‘20s, they started flatland skimboarding down South, the lifeguards did, so they could travel faster up and down the beach. So from there, flatland skimboarding started. It progressed in the ‘70s. It went more toward ocean skimboarding, which is more, “OK, let’s ride out into some waves.” So, where I come in, is growing up in Sacramento, part of the skateboard side of it [was] we realized we could do a lot of our skateboard tricks on our skimboards. So, we ended up taking a lot of stuff and crossing it over, at a time where people were just basically sliding down the beach or trying to do headstands or basic tricks. We turned around and were like, wait, we could ollie a board, we could make rails. You know, we could do a rail slide, we could do everything we do on a skateboard. So me and a guy named Mark Robinson… we ended up progressing it. In terms of who’s putting together all the ramps and stuff… Matt Matteucci: You’re looking at us right here. I mean we have other people that build. Most of the time we build at [Porteous’] house. So I get the impression that this is more of a guy’s sport. Is that accurate? LP: Yes. And no. We had more girls in our first year at Skimfest than we have now, which was great. There are some really, really talented girls that skimboard. Unfortunately, the girls that came through in Sacramento are no longer living in Sacramento. They have also progressed. There was a girl on my skimboard team, and she is now an ocean skimboarder. She competes. And so, I think it just depends, because without a major influence like that, you know, somebody that a lot of girls can look up to and say, “Yeah, I could be as good as her,” or “I can do that” … they don’t have anybody to really be that role model. But there are scenes that have a really good girl turnout, like Washington, Vancouver. I would even say Utah had a pretty decent girl turnout. I would be happy if I could just have four girls come that want to compete. I would bend over backwards to do whatever they want. But you go down to the river and it is all guys.

Brent Lippincott. Skimfest, 2010 Would it be accurate or fair to say that more people know about Skimfest outside of Sacramento than the people in Sacramento? And how far out do we have a reputation? LP: Global. Worldwide. Put it this way, you don’t know how big of an influence you have on other places until you go. When [Price] got here, I had chests of old swag, Skimfest shirts, stuff like that, that are new. And he said, “You don’t even understand how much this stuff would be worth [in New Zealand].” And I was like, “What do you mean?” [He said] “People covet you guys, you don’t even know, because Sacramento Skimfest 2011 will celebrate its 15th year you’re from Sac.” on Sept. 10 at Paradise And so here are these people Beach (Glenn Hall Park). saying how much influence we’ve Registration runs from 9–11 had on their scenes. And it was nuts, a.m. and the competition because I just thought I was giving him will take place from 12–4 some Skimfest shirt. p.m. Registration fees vary depending upon your level.

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Yeah. I was hanging out over there one day, and some guy tried to show my friend how to skimboard. She got a nice red raspberry on her ass. I mean, it was her first time. LP: Yeah, and I have the same raspberries, so tell her not to feel bad about it. Speaking of [that], I was looking at some of those videos, there are some really crazy ways that people go down on those boards. Do you get people who are really injured, or … LP: We never, ever, ever have had people get really messed up or anything. I mean, yeah, the normal rashes, scrapes. Most of the time, the worst thing that happens are elements in the water. So glass or something like that. Or nails. Like I’ve seen one kid have a nail go completely through the bottom of his foot. Yeah, and there’s nothing better than a rusty nail that’s been lying in the water. You probably end up with the same injuries you’d get skateboarding, like you break your hand or you break your wrist.

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Building a Legacy Demetris Washington becomes a better man through art Words Amy Serna

s a toddler, Demetris Washington used to think of the world as his own personal canvas. He started off as would any other child, scribbling on anything and everything he could grasp with his tiny hands. To his mother’s disadvantage he would create pieces of art on the walls, the floor and sometimes even paper. “When I looked at my ultrasound, I was in my mom’s stomach and there was a pencil right next to me. I had a palette and everything,” Washington joked while eating an oatmeal cookie outside of Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe. “When I came out [of the womb] I had a No. 2 pencil. The doctor was like ‘He’s going to be an artist.’” In elementary school, Washington began to create comics with his own characters that left his family wondering where his imagination would take him next. “I never had fun drawing other characters. I never drew The Hulk, never drew Superman or anything like that,” he said. “I always came up with my own characters. My uncle was always asking, ‘How do you come up with this stuff?’” While attending high school in Stockton, Calif., the realization that art can become a career started to settle in after he got paid to paint a mural of the school mascot in the boys’ locker room. “I really hyped the team up with that one. Every time they came in [the locker room] I could see their faces lighting up. And I thought, I really like this reaction I’m getting out of them, this is

beautiful. People are happy with what I’m doing and I’m getting paid,” Washington said. And while getting his associate degree in graphic design at The Art Institute in Sacramento, he boldly tangled the worlds of comic books and graffiti to form a unique genre of art that he has righteously claimed as BAMR. “Becoming a Man Righteously. For a minute I was really skeptical about this name but when I began to tell people, ‘My name is BAMR,’ they would look at me weird. And that’s the reaction that I wanted, for people to look at me weird but then I tell them what it means,” Washington said. From scribbling on the walls as a toddler to attending art school, Washington has found himself working on projects for the Sacramento Kings, where he would paint on jerseys, shoes and billboards to raise money for charities. Now he has his own show, Building Legacies, at the adorable Legacy Boutique in Midtown. His artwork pops out at you because it is full of colorful characters and shapes that are dying to jump from the canvas and come to life. Although he did not want to draw mainstream cartoon characters as a child, he was inspired by one cartoonist, E. C. Segar, the creator of Popeye. “If you look at my characters’ arms they look like they ate a little bit of spinach before they went out,” he said with a laugh. One piece, called Head Above Water, shows a man with most of his body submerged in Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

water except for his head. The piece represents Washington starting off as an artist who can finally breathe after beginning to make a name for himself and get more freelance work, he said. Most of his vibrant art pieces are based on his life experiences and ideas that he comes up with, normally between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. “I do the paintings at night because it seems like that’s when the ideas come to me, when I’m supposed to be asleep, when I’m supposed to be dreaming. It’s like I’m awake but dreaming at the same time,” Washington said. “I don’t need drugs, I got enough in my own mind. That’s another reason why I paint, because I have the hopes that everybody sees what I’m seeing, so I don’t feel crazy… I sit there and I’m literally struggling to stay sane. I’m sitting there painting and all these thoughts and ideas going through my head and nobody to share it with except this canvas.” Washington uses his one-car garage as an art studio, which can no longer fit a car in order to store all of the art supplies. But these days he is feeling a bit “too big for the castle” in the small garage and hopes to move to Los Angeles by the beginning of next year and find a bigger studio to work in. After living in so many California cities, such as Monterey, Oakland, Hayward, and Stockton, he doesn’t like to compare the Sacramento art scene with other cities. “I see it as squeezing the last of the toothpaste. Definitely a beautiful place to do art but maybe not as many opportunities for every artist, for every style,” Washington said. “I feel it’s kind of biased. But I’m here, and Sacramento has been good to

me, so I’m thankful for it.” Outside of his small Sacramento garage, the 20-year-old freelance artist and graphic designer makes sure to balance his social and work life by finding time to spend with his two young sons. “They really are the reason why I do everything that I do. I want make an impact on their lives. I wasn’t able to spend so much time with them, because I was working so hard just to make sure they had what they needed,” Washington said. “And I realized what’s more important is the fact that I’m there for them. They get material things but it’s not going to fill in that void where love belongs. So I had to stop for a second, pause and spend more time with them. You can’t become a man righteously if you have two sons that you’re not there for.” But finding time for his family is evident because inside of his sketchbook, which is filled with his own intricate drawings, there are the occasional scribbles from crayons. Washington proudly pointed out the different art techniques that his 2 and 3-year-old sons have created on the pages from coloring with crayons. Demetris encourages his young sons to be creative and let their imagination take over, just like their father’s. “People look at my work and say, ‘Dude how do you come up with this?’ I was going to BAMR’s Building Legacies ask you the same is now showing at Legacy thing. I don’t know Boutique, 2418 K Street, Sacramento. The exhibit how I come up with is free and open to the it. It’s just there.” public. For more info, call the boutique at (916) 706-0481.

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8.27 Nacho Business Grass Widow, G Green Luigi’s Fungarden 8:30 p.m.

Vega’s Jury’s Still Out, 9 p.m.

8.27 Saturday

Ace of Spades Shortie, F1rst Class Citizen, Eightfourseven, Self Centered, The Seeking, In Flight, 5:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp DOCI, Rat Damage, Setting Sons, Wolves & Thieves, Angelic Upstarts, Koozebane, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Lynch Mob, Adonis-DNA, GerAnimO, Wings of Innocence, 7 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino George Benson, George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, 8 p.m. Club Retro Klub Kaoss, 7 p.m. Digitalis Studios Swain Turay, D20, Peasant Steinbeck, 8 p.m. Distillery Megafauna, Instagon, Der Spazm, 10 p.m. District 30 Endless Summer w/ DJ Nate D, DJ A-1, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose The Mighty Griffins, 9 p.m. Golden Bear Sweaty w/ DJ Whores, 10 p.m. Harlow’s The Jimmy Moonbeam Show, 7 p.m.; Midnight Players, 10 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Never Too Late, 4 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Nacho Business, Grass Widow, G Green, 8:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe David Houston, String Theory and friends, 9 p.m. Marilyn’s Island of Black and White, The Guvernment, 9:30 p.m. Miners Foundry Exquisite Corps, The Soft Bombs, Coal Beautiere, The Horoscopes, Dead Western, Devils Train, Yesway, Shenandoah Davis, Ed Masuga, Kira Lynn Cain, Chris Cotton, Vestals, 12 p.m. Mix DJ Mike Moss, 8:30 p.m. Naked Lounge Downtown Picture Atlantic, From Indian Lakes, Ghost & The City, 8:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Quinn Hedges, Chad Wagoner, 9 p.m. Plea for Peace Center The Mighty Regis, The Pikeys, The Lucky Eejits, The Nuisance Fires, 6:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Spazmatics, 10 p.m. Press Club Top 40 Dance w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Jeff Tyler Trio, 5 p.m.; Whiskey Dawn, 9:30 p.m. Shine Stoneberry, Kellie Hoover & the Sugar Pines, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Bryan John Appleby, Backward Beast, The Anatomy Of Frank, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Skid Roses, 3 p.m. T2 Nightclub & Lounge DJs & Dancing, 9 p.m. Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; John Nemeth, 9 p.m. ZuhG Life Store Graham Vinson, Crossing the River, Sariah, Jake Sax, 1 p.m.

Issue 92 • August 22 – September 5, 2011

8.28 Sunday

The Blue Lamp The Session w/ Lost & Found, G.A.B., DJB, CycoPath, Kentastik, Madd Son, KeviKev, DC, Torch One, Pit Coleone, M80, Ble Scram, M.C. QBall916, DJ Aonesolo, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Dive Bar Clash of the iPods, 9 p.m. The Fire Escape Bar and Grill Beyond All Ends, Tag! You’re Dead, Corsair, Don’t Forget Today, The Wad, 6 p.m. Harlow’s Bilal, Tone Malone, Tessa Evans, Classic Chirs Jones, 10 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Four Barrel, 3 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8 p.m. Naked Lounge Downtown Standing and Staring, The Dramedy, GuttBucket, 8:30 p.m. Plea for Peace Center Lions!Tigers!Bears!, Right Your Wrongs, Dylan Jakobsen, The Kids We Used To Be, Midnight Massacre, 6 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Aftershock, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry & DJ Hailey, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Hired Guns, 7 p.m. Swabbies on the River SuperHuey (Huey Lewis tribute), 3 p.m.

Tin House Studio and Gallery The Bears, Zachary Blizzard, Chris French, 8 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Bone MacDonald & Friends, 8 p.m. William Curtis Park On Air, 6:30 p.m. ZuhG Life Store J*Ras, 2 p.m.

8.29 Monday

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Naked Lounge Downtown Jazz Session w/ The Joe Mazzafero Quintet feat. CSUS Jazz, 8:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Strapped for Cash w/ Nuance, 7:30 p.m. Plea for Peace Center Forever Came Calling, Four Minute Mile, Redlight Greenlight, Quiet Game Starting Now, 6 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Ryan Hernandez, 7 p.m.

8.30 Tuesday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Slow Death, Waling Dead, The Moans, Little Medusas, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Musical Charis, Adrian Bourgeois, Andy Tate, Blue Oaks, 8 p.m. Mix Jazz in the Mix w/ Bebe London, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub DJs Rigatony, Alazzawi, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Ryan Hernandez, 7 p.m. The Stoney Inn Lee Brice and Band, 7 p.m. T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Doug Cash, 5:30 p.m.; The Dippin Sauce, 9 p.m. ZuhG Life Store Open Mic, 6 p.m.

8.31 Wednesday

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 Glamour Redefined w/ DJ Nate D, 9 p.m. The Fire Escape Bar and Grill Frenzy, Henchmen, The Vintage Vandals, The Jetsinns, GunDown, 6 p.m. Fox & Goose LowBrow, 8 p.m. Harlow’s The Naked and Famous, White Arrows, 8 p.m. Naked Lounge Downtown John Connoly, Merrygold, Soft Science, 8:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic w/ host Lare Crawley, 8:30 p.m.

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Plea for Peace Center Monsters Scare You!, Keeping Secrets, Behold The Device, We’re Not Friends Anymore, Thais, 6 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Restrained, Steel Savior, Animism, In Deep, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Ryan Hernandez, 7 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Golden Cadillacs, 9 p.m. Uncle Vitos (Davis) Boom Bip w/ The Flower Vato, 10 p.m. University Union Serna Plaza, CSUS Brian Rogers, 12 p.m.

9.01 Thursday

Ace of Spades Dogfood, Element of Soul, Beyond the Grove, Goodness Gracious Me, 6 p.m. The Boardwalk Amongst the Undead, Ellipse, Animism, Our Endless Obsession, Revolver, 7 p.m. Bows & Arrows Neil Haydon, Katie Mullins, 8 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. District 30 PeaceTreaty, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. Fremont Park Hot Lunch Concert Series w/ Larrisa Bryski, Willie Seltzer, 11:30 a.m. Golden Bear DJ Shaun Slaughter’s Revolving Party, 10 p.m. Harlow’s McBride Brothers Band, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Acorn Bcorn, Baby!, Dog Party, 8:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Left of Centre, 9:30 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Ryan Hernandez, 7 p.m. Shenanigans Reggae Night, 10:30 p.m. Sol Collective Skratch Pad, 9 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Harley White Jr. feat. Aaron King, 9 p.m.

9.02 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Witzend, The Carbonites, Keeping Score, 6:30 p.m. Blue Cue Live Band Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Blue Lamp Terra Ferno, Sovern, Machine City, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Confidential, Gathering of Minds, Bonus Traxx, Dumbknockz, Mr. P Chill, Kevi Kev, 7 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ ESEF, Selector KDK, Ras Matthew, Juan Love, 10 p.m. Distillery Jilt vs Jonah, The Kelps, Bone Saw Lullaby, Issac Bear, 10 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Skynnyn Lynnyrd, 8 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden Be Brave Bold Robot, The Trouble, Not An Airplane, 8:30 p.m.

Marilyn’s Fishnet Friday w/ The Sizzling Sirens, DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Plea for Peace Center Authorities, Always Broke, Volume Freak, 7 p.m. Power Balance Pavilion Rutabaga Boogie Band, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Professional Reagan Youth, No Thanks, Black Mackerel, Rat Damage, Slandyr, Walking Dead, Rad, Shove It, 8 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Kristy Osmunson, 5 p.m.; Auto Replay, 9:30 p.m. Shady Lady Saloon Harley White Jr. Orchestra, 9 p.m. Shenanigans The Well Known Nobody’s, Valentino, Levi Moses, 9 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Buxter Hoot’n, Fox & Woman, Con Brio, 9 p.m. Studio 21 Lifeforms, Beyond All Ends, Galatia, Enmity, 6:30 p.m. Swabbies on the River Remedies, 6 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Stacie Eakes & the Superfreakes, 9 p.m. ZuhG Life Store Clark Reese, 7 p.m.

9.03 Saturday

Ace of Spades Batten Down Your Heart, Trial By Fire, Behold the Device, Thais, Anthem, 6:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Addict Merchants, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Sunburn, Valembrosa, Lost Freedom, Cowboys & Indians, Flower Violence, 7 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Tony Bataska, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Vice Ganda, K Brosas, 8 p.m. Distillery Get Shot!, Sorrows, The Number 13, The Crazy Squeeze, 10 p.m. Fremont Park Chalk It Up! w/ Random Abiladeze, Kepi Ghoulie, Dog Party, Early States, Todd Morgan, Simpl3jack, Adrian Bourgeois, Autumn Sky, Reggie Ginn, Parie Wood, 10 a.m. Golden Bear Sweaty w/ DJ Whores, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Super Huey, 7 p.m.; Billy Blackburn, 10 p.m. Old Ironsides The Lipstick Weekender, 9 p.m. Power Balance Pavilion Taylor Swift, 7 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Rolling Heads, 10 p.m. Press Club Top 40 Dance w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Kristy Osmunson, 5 p.m.; Auto Replay, 9:30 p.m. Rio Ramaza Marina & Event Park One Love One Heart Reggae Festival, 12 p.m. Shenanigans Metal Madness feat. Nightmare in the Twilight, Knightfall, Unconventional Thought Process, Walk Away Alpha, 9 p.m. Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lil’ Wayne, Rick Ross, Keri Hilson, Far East Movement, Lloyd, 7 p.m. Swabbies on the River Rhythm Express, 4 p.m.

9.04 Handsome Furs Suuns, Talkdemonic Townhouse 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge DJs & Dancing, 9 p.m. Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; The Monophonics, 9 p.m.

9.04 Sunday

The Blue Lamp Reggae Bashment w/ DJ Wokstar!, 9:30 p.m. The Boardwalk Lionheart, Molotov Solution, I Declare War, Armor for the Broken, Every Hand Betrayed, Escalon, Havenside, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino The Unauthorized Rolling Stones, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Dive Bar Clash of the iPods, 9 p.m. The Fire Escape Bar and Grill The Authorities, The Sky Command, Self Proclaimed, Drawing of the 3, 6 p.m. Fremont Park Chalk It Up! w/ Musical Charis, ZuhG, The Bell Boys, The Kelps, The Nunez Brothers, The Freebadge Serenaders, Honyock, Patrick Walsh, Deck & Drums, 10 a.m. Harlow’s House of Floyd, (Pink Floyd tribute), 8 p.m. Miners Foundry Nico Vega, The Trap, 8 p.m. Momo Lounge Soul Food w/ DJ Rock Bottom, MoOokie the DJ, DJ Racer X, 9 p.m. continued on page 22

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Comedy A Magical Place Warehouse Comedy & Magic w/ Moe Better Mann & Steve Smith, Sept. 3, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre L.M.A.O. w/ Tony Roberts, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. Bob Perkell, Sept. 1, 12:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited A Cizzlin' Comedy Showcase w/ Cizzle, Sean P., Dennis Martinez, D. Tyler, hosted by Michael Calvin, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. Ron Shock, Tyler Boeh, Aug. 26 - 28, Friday & Saturday, 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 An Evening of OverlyConfessional Comedy w/ John Ross, Caitlin Gill, Ray Molina, Chazz Hawkins, Nick Aragon, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. Esau McGraw, Aug. 25 - 28, Thursday, 8 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sunday, 8 p.m. The Flips and Beaners Comedy Jam w/ Sean Peabody, Anthony Padilla, Justin Rivera, hosted by Jimmy Earll, Aug. 31, 8 p.m. Dan Cummins, Sept. 1 - 4, Thursday, 8 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sunday, 8 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Sportz Mayhem Improv Comedy, every Thursday, 9 p.m. ComedySportz, every Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Spot Improv 1 Continuous, Aug. 24, 7 p.m. Improv 1 Continuous, Cage Match, Aug. 25 & Sept. 1, 7 p.m.

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Young Bloods The Naked and Famous’ formula for international fame Words James Barone

arents often discourage their children from getting involved in creative fields. Rightfully so. Success in music, art or filmmaking is difficult to obtain. Not only is talent necessary, but you need to be thick-skinned and not get caught up in the hedonistic trappings that often surround such pursuits. Parents have no shortage of cautionary tales they can pull from to dissuade their offspring from trying to be an artist. The Naked and Famous, however, is not one of them. In less than a handful of years, the band has already become renowned not only in their home country of New Zealand, but internationally. They almost make it look too easy. Maybe they’re just that good. New Zealand is a small island nation in the Southern Hemisphere that most Americans probably confuse as Australia. According to Google, New Zealand’s population was just 4.3 million in 2009—roughly half of that of the United States’ largest city, New York, which is where Submerge caught up with David Beadle, bass player for The Naked and Famous, and one of the band’s newest members. The Naked and Famous was set to play a sold-out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn later that night. It was one of the last dates in a small tour of the eastern United States, which revolved around this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago. A short video taken from The Naked and Famous’ performance at the mammoth alternative music (if that’s what it’s still called) festival was posted to the band’s blog

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on Tumblr (Tnaf.tumblr.com). The video—a quick panorama of the band’s eye view from the stage—was taken mid-set of the band’s performance on that brutally hot and humid Midwestern summer day in early August. It’s a sweeping shot of the crowd and back to the stage, ending on electronics wizard Aaron Short, one of The Naked and Famous’ three main songwriters. It shows a sea of people in Grant Park glued to the stage, arms raised and howling despite the sweltering temperatures and downpours. It was a transcendent moment not entirely lost on Beadle, who, when we spoke, was still trying to process the magnitude of it. “Honestly, my knowledge of Lollapalooza was the episode of The Simpsons, where Homer gets shot in the stomach,” Beadle joked. “I know Lollapalooza is a massive festival, and big bands have played there. Alice in Chains played it in 1993 when it was a traveling festival. For us to be able to play there had been an amazing opportunity— and very surreal.” Surreal is an accurate adjective for Beadle’s life since joining The Naked and Famous. In February 2011, the band left their hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, and have relocated to London, though Beadle said that he and his mates “haven’t really lived in any one place at all since then.” “We’ve spent enough time there to get a feel of the place,” Beadle clarified. “Where we come from is pretty quiet— comparatively. It’s a quiet beachside town. London’s a huge, massive, bustling city.” Though they may not have spent much time there so far, The Naked and Famous have already become accepted in their new home. The United Kindgom’s NME awarded the band its coveted Philip Hall Radar Award, which is given to promising up-and-coming bands. So surprised by the award, co-lead vocalist and songwriter Thom Powers remarked in his acceptance speech, “Thank you very much. I’m not even sure anybody even knew who we were here. We’re not from around here, but cheers!”

“We all grew up listening to ‘90s alternative rock – Tool and Deftones, That kind of stuff. When you grow older, you grow into new things.” –David Beadle, The Naked and Famous

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Harlow’s • 2708 J sT. • sacTo • 21 & over • 9:00pm “It’s really interesting, because there’s no comparison in New Zealand,” Beadle said. There’s no NME, there’s no BBC. When we found out about that, like, none of us really knew what to do, what the consequence of it was or anything. We had to sit down and Google it and find out who the other artists were that we were nominated alongside. If anything else like that ever happens again, we’re probably going to have to Google it.” Beadle echoed Powers’ sentiments regarding the award. “We never had dreams of grandeur in that respect,” he said. “We all wanted to be musicians, and we all wanted to have that as a career, but to expect that was amazing.” While the Philip Hall Radar Award may not have been familiar or expected, The Naked and Famous have become no strangers to accolades in their short existence. The band’s debut full-length album, Passive Me, Aggressive You, available through Universal Republic in the United States, has consistently charted in the top 100 globally, but in their home country, The Naked and Famous received a rare distinction by topping the pop singles chart with the utterly infectious “Young Blood,” which propelled Passive Me, Aggressive You (released Sept. 10, 2010) to No. 1 on the New Zealand albums chart. They were the first homegrown band to do so in 16 years. Beadle said that New Zealand’s Top 40 is usually dominated by American and British artists. But The Naked and Famous’ heady electropop, infused with the snarl and explosiveness of ‘90s era alternative rock, helped the band buck that trend. “To be amongst the Katy Perrys was really strange, but it was especially strange for us because we’ve been around since 2008, and all we wanted to do was get in the Top 10 of college radio/alternative, to be No. 1 on that would have been a big deal,” Beadle explained. “When ‘Young Blood’ was released, that’s what we were expecting. We were like, ‘Hopefully we will get to the top of the college/alternative chart.’ But then we had our managers calling us and saying, ‘You’ve got to come down here and have a beer. You’re on the top of the pop chart.’ We were like, ‘What does that mean?’ It took a long time to sink in for us. They were really excited, but we were like, ‘OK, but can you just wait until work’s over? I still got another three chapters to read.’ It wasn’t registering for us.” What it all ended up meaning for the band was their songs in popular U.S. TV shows such as Degrassi and Gossip Girl and numerous trips around the world. Not bad for Beadle, who before his time in The Naked and Famous, played in metal bands around Auckland, as did Powers and drummer Jesse Wood. The latter two, Beadle said, have been known to bust out Deftones songs during sound checks (Powers named White Pony as his favorite Deftones album). “We all grew up listening to ‘90s SubmergeMag.com

alternative rock—Tool and Deftones,” Beadle said. “That kind of stuff. When you grow older, you grow into new things.” Beadle said that The Naked and Famous have already started working on new material. The band recently had time at a studio in Wales. He joined the group along with Wood just around the time when Short, Powers and co-lead vocalist and songwriter Alisa Xayalith were beginning to work on Passive Me, Aggressive You. Beadle admitted he didn’t have much to do in the writing of the album, but things may be different when the band comes to compile a new one. “For this next record, because we’ve been with each other now for about two years, we’re able to have demos set and work in a room together, and come together that way as well,” he said. Beadle called the songwriting trio of Powers, Short and Xayalith inspiring and prolific. Considering that they have already produced two EPs and a full-length album in just a few years, those adjectives may not be hyperbole. Though the new material Beadle and company had worked on in Wales is most likely still in its formative stages, he said that the band wasn’t making any radical tweaks to its sound just yet. “Passive Me, Aggressive You is different from the first two EPs, but we’re coming now to formulate a very solid sound that we’re all happy with, so that will continue,” Beadle said. It would be difficult to argue with those sentiments, considering The Naked and Famous’ success thus far. Parents, if you want to scare your kids away from wanting to be rock stars, you may just have to find examples elsewhere. The Naked and Famous will play Harlow’s in Sacramento on Aug. 31 with White Arrows. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through Harlows.com.

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Issue 92 • August 22 – September 5, 2011

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Words Adam Saake | photos nicholas wray Pastries, I believe, are the truest product of epicurean excess that have never fallen out of favor like many cooking and baking trends, but rather have gained popularity. We turn them away because they’re “sinful” or pass because we’re trimming the fat, but in the end we succumb and rarely are we disappointed (if only just a touch guilty). Recipes for cakes and cookies, scones and muffins are endless on the Web, and TV shows suck millions of viewers in with racy food porn in the form of decadent icing and exotic flavors. We’re eating it up—literally. Sacramento is no different and our options to satisfy our own sweet cravings just keep getting better. Pastry chef and owner of Sugar and Spice Specialty Desserts, Carissa Jones, opened up shop in January after building the business for three years with encouragement from her father. “My Dad has always owned his own business and he said, ‘You need to do what you’re passionate about. If you do what you’re passionate about, then you’ll be happy,’” she says. With her undergraduate degree, “living the dream” wasn’t paying the bills. And it also wasn’t making her happy. After working in the financial industry for far too long, the day came to put the

icing on the cake. “I had a really bad day at work, which is all it takes sometimes to be that catalyst for change,” says Jones. “So I went and talked to the California Culinary Academy and I started three weeks later.” Her historic shop is boutique and quaint—a corner spot on 12th and F in the Alkali Flats neighborhood that once upon a time was a pharmacy. The light rail tracks are parallel to her street-side window. As we spoke, a train passed by, a yellow and blue blur that shook the shop momentarily, causing the orb-shaped paper motifs dangling from the ceiling to bob and sway. Pink polka dot curtains flanked the windows, luring curious pedestrians and 12th Street traffic into the tiny lobby where a display case full of tasty treasures awaited. Regulars were in the shop, picking up an item or two on their lunch break from maybe the neighboring state EPA building or the courts that are only a few blocks away. Now that folks know that she’s there, Jones says she’s been getting some special requests. “I had a gal come over the other day and she wanted to do a thank you for a girlfriend; she’d bought her this lip gloss called Pink Cookie. She came to me and said, ‘I need you to take any

cookie you have and make it pink,’” remembers Jones. “So we did a mixed berry butter cream on top and some pink sprinkles with some white chocolate. We boxed it up all pretty and she was tickled.” On the afternoon of my Wednesday arrival, Jones was busying herself with a batch of peculiar and wildly seductive cupcakes—cupcakes in the shape of breasts. I bite my tongue in restraint of the plethora of jokes that might occupy the next couple sentences, and I can only imagine what might come to your mind. Pour some ice on it and relax, because Sugar and Spice isn’t a Silicone Valley pastry shop. Jones wanted to be sure that was clear. “Don’t take pictures of these by the way. I don’t want this to be what we’re known for,” says Jones, half serious. But the cupcakes are for a party—a bittersweet party where a female customer will be saying, “Goodbye to her boobies.” “She’s having a radical mastectomy. This is her second round of breast cancer and so these are favors for the party,” explains Jones. Jones should be known for her “booby” cupcakes, because it’s a perfect example of the

kind of transcendence that something simple and sweet like a cupcake can achieve. Jones is shaping Sugar and Spice to be the kind of business that caters to the customer, to the hopeful survivor, to the vegan wedding guest and to the passerby who is simply craving a tart. Jones’ selection covers much ground. Croissants, crème brulee and cream puffs anchor a pastry menu that offers the classics, reinvents the usual and even adds a bit of kitschy fun. For example, a must-have is the s’mores pop tart with house made pastry dough, graham cracker, chocolate ganache and topped with a slab of marshmallow that is toasted per order. Look out, girl scouts ‘cause this s’more is grown up. Also, be on the lookout for anything with fruit in it, especially if it’s seasonal. Jones makes frequent trips to the farmers market to hand select fruit, and that means that the freshness and sweetness will be on point. Sugar and Spice is available for weddings, special orders or unique requests. Whether you desire something elaborate or simply must have a peach cobbler, Sugar and Spice is a destination well worth your investment. And try not to feel guilty, because I sure as hell never do.

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After the booming runway music was silenced and the models disappeared backstage, the evening took a more serious turn with the screening of Sé Merry Doyle’s feature documentary, Jimmy Murakami NonAlien. Murakami, an award-winning animator, director and artist, was one of 18,000 Japanese Americans who were forced into the Northern California Tule Lake internment camp. The film showed Murakami’s deep anger for the government’s prejudice against Japanese Americans and documented his pilgrimage back to Tule Lake. The film was both powerful and moving, a must see. The SFMF continued into the weekend showing narrative features such as The Corridor and Charlie’s Closet, and ended the festival with international short films from Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia and more. Opening night at the SFMF ended the way any great evening celebrating the arts should, with an after party hosted at District 30, who let all from the festival in at no cost. But it wouldn’t be the SFMF without ending the four-day festivities with yet another huge after party hosted by Parlare Euro—which leads me to believe those who put in all the hard work to make these festivals possible know how to party, and they know how to do it right. I concur with their style. Cheers.

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Words James Barone Real friends will do anything for you. They’ll always have your back, be your shoulder to cry on or kick you in the ass if you need it and buy you a beer afterward. They may even help you rob a bank if you were kidnapped and your abductors strapped a bomb to you and promised to blow you to bits if you didn’t come up with $100,000. The last example may sound farfetched, but hey, stranger things have happened. In any case, it’s the scenario explored in 30 Minutes or Less, the latest collaboration between The Social Network’s Jesse Eisenberg and his Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer. Eisenberg stars as Nick, a pizza boy and serial underachiever. He’s stuck in a job he hates, but doesn’t seem to be lamenting in the sort of malaise you’d expect to find in a twentysomething and going nowhere protagonist. Nick is content in his adolescence—at least enough that he doesn’t feel the need to go out and find a real job like his best friend Chet (Aziz Ansari), who has just “sold out” and become a teacher. As friends go, Nick and Chet aren’t really that cool to each other. Chet is partially responsible for ruining Nick’s parents’ marriage, thus ruining his life; Nick on the other hand pines for Chet’s sister Kate (Dilshad Vadsaria) and even slept with her once, a serious infraction of the bro code. Meanwhile, in the swanky part of town, another bromance has villainy in its heart. Dwayne and Travis (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson respectively) are probably even bigger losers than Nick, though Dwayne gets to live in the lap of luxury. His ex-marine dad (Fred Ward) won $10 million in the lottery. He lets Dwayne and Travis dick around the house at their leisure, but he’s not all that happy about it. Eventually Dwayne tires of his father’s constant jibes and cooks up a hair-brained scheme to cash in on the old man’s dwindling fortune—they’ll kill him of course. They contract a hitman through a local stripper named Juicy, kidnap Nick and strap a bomb to him and wait for their plan to unfold. And it does. Sort of. 30 Minutes or Less harks back to another high-profile comedy of the summer of 2011,

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Horrible Bosses, which was also a laughfest that used murder as its central motif. Surprisingly enough, 30 Minutes…, though it has a younger cast and is aimed at a slightly younger audience, is the darker of the two. It’s not black humor by a long stretch, but the film’s consequences seem dire. Nick does have a bomb strapped to his chest, after all. After Nick and Chet miraculously pull off their bank heist, a battle of wills ensues between Nick and Dwayne that actually layers some level of suspense on top of the laughs. Overall, though, this is a silly, quirky caper and we’re all the better for it. It’s also a great vehicle to see three sharp comedians and one wunderkind actor light up the screen. Those familiar with McBride’s shtick will get plenty of what they expect from HBO’s Kenny Powers. Good news is he throws in enough curveballs as Dwayne that it doesn't seem stale. Ansari, wielding the least amount of star power, doesn’t get lost in the shuffle as the ex-slacker doing his best to shed the mantle of man-boy and make something of himself. Ansari’s lone classroom scene, in which he embarrasses one of his students in front of the rest of the class, is one of the film’s highlights. Eisenberg seems less the Michael Cera clone here and portrays a more masculine front that suits him well as the leading man. Swardson, though, really sets himself apart as Travis, Dwayne’s soft-spoken but ultimately moronic sidekick. There’s a lovability to the affable yet devious Travis that even makes his more ignorant/racist comments seem almost charming. The moral of the story here is that friends have to stick together—no matter what. 30 Minutes or Less will remind you just how important your best brochacho really is. This is perfect viewing for your next man-date, though you’ll probably want to sit at least one chair apart (because you’ll need to put that six-pack you snuck in somewhere).

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There’s a story circulating that Tom Hanks personally handed two ticket buyers refunds because they were dissatisfied with his latest film Larry Crowne. The story, as told by the National Enquirer, tells that a married couple approached Hanks while he was pumping gas at a station near his home in Pacific Palisades. The couple mentioned that they’d seen Larry Crowne the previous night. When Hanks asked if they enjoyed the film, the husband said bluntly that it wasn’t very good. Hanks, long touted as Hollywood’s most standup and gentlemanly figure, reached into his pocket, fished out $25 and insisted that the couple be reimbursed for their displeasure. He added as he got into his car, “We’ll do a better job next time.” I’m assuming this story is utter bullshit, but I’m going to pretend it’s true because a column about Tom Hanks is long overdue. I love Tom Hanks. He’s the finest actor of my generation. Don’t think so? Fine. Maybe you’re just un-American. Maybe you hate this country. Maybe you should just pack your things and move to France or something. Sorry, I’m just really into Tom Hanks. Not in that way, but I totally see why any woman— or man for that matter—would. He’s a cool guy, you know? And he’s rich and famous. And I practically grew up with him, so maybe I’m a little partial. I used to watch Hanks and his co-star Peter Scolari on Bosom Buddies, which was a TV sit-com back in the early ‘80s. The show was total shit, but Hanks was awesome. Hanks and Scolari played two advertising reps who were looking for an affordable apartment. A female friend of theirs suggested they stay in her building, but as luck would have it, the building was for women only. Bummer. To sidestep the rules, our two heroes dressed as women and hilarity ensued. I think. I was probably like 5 when the show was on. Bosom Buddies didn’t last very long, but that wasn’t Hanks’ fault. The reason was most likely that its premise was too similar to another popular show of the time Three’s Company, but in Three’s Company, the main character Jack Tripper had to pretend he was gay in order to share an apartment with two hotties. You see, back in the late ‘70s/early ‘80s, there was something called “living in sin.” Bon Jovi even wrote a song about it. Dudes couldn’t just live with chicks even just to split expenses. You had to be married to do that or Jesus would

come and burn your house down. Once the ‘90s happened, though, Jesus said it was OK, so it’s cool if you do that now. When I was in college, I had all kinds of female roommates, and I didn’t even have to wear dresses or pretend to like guys or anything. It was pretty sweet. But back to Tom Hanks. Bosom Buddies may have sucked, but people quickly realized who was the star of that show (hint: it wasn’t Scolari). Hanks went on to become an international movie star thanks to films like Big. He won Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, but you don’t need me to tell you this, because Tom Hanks is fucking famous as all get out. He’s bigger than Jesus (sorry Dude, but it’s true). So here’s this story in the National Enquirer that has a ton of poteutial holes in it. Like, you’re saying that he had exactly $25 in his pocket? I have a hard time believing Tom Hanks would ever have to carry cash on him, because who would make him pay for anything? Also, what kind of dick wad would go up to Tom Hanks and tell him to his face that his new movie sucked balls? Look, I know he might be a class act, but if I were him and some whiny bitch came up to me and said that they didn’t like my movie, I’d be all, “How many Oscars have you won? Did you ever carry a blockbuster movie entirely by yourself with a volleyball as your co-star? Were you the voice of Woody in Toy Story? Didn’t think so.” The only thing that seems to pan out about this story, other than Tom Hanks being completely awesome, is that it proves that like all of us, he’s not perfect. That’s just part of his charm, really. He’s so relatable. Not everything you do can be a winner. Roger Ebert wrote of Larry Crowne, “Larry Crowne has Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and a good premise and a colorful supporting cast, but what it doesn’t have is a reason for existing.” Even though Ebert thought it was garbage, he still recognizes Hanks’ value. It’s a hell of a lot more than $25. He’s been enriching lives for decades. I would have said that to the asshole at the gas station if I was Tom Hanks. Obviously, he’s a better man than I am, because if he wasn’t, I’d be the one making awesome movies, and he’d be writing this column about me.

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