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Classic Tale of Ex-Idol Meets Indie Rocker to Make Magic

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dive in Summer… Imma let you finish, but Winter, you have one of the best outdoor activities of ALL TIME Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com With the end of summer and beginning of fall just a week away, it’s hard to think about far-off winter. I mean, you might think it’s a bit ridiculous dreaming about snow when we still have temperatures in the upper 90s. With any season there is probably an activity or sport you love doing, that you look forward to, even if it is half a year away. For me, that activity is snowboarding. If you’re a regular reader of Submerge, you probably already knew that. We here at Submerge love snowboarding! And it’s pretty amazing that in our three-and-a-half years of publishing we’ve interviewed some of the best riders in the world: Torstein Horgmo, Jeremy Jones, Hannah Teter, Jamie Anderson and Travis Rice, many of whom actually live within a few hundred miles of us thanks to the lovely slopes in the Lake Tahoe region. In 2008 when we interviewed Travis Rice before his movie premiere of That’s It, That’s All, I thought that I’d never see another snowboard movie better than that. Well, that is until his new movie The Art of Flight started stirring up buzz in the industry. This Brain Farm Digital Cinema and Red Bull Media House production goes above and beyond anything I’ve ever seen. Picture Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth meets the most epic snowboarding video ever. You can learn more about this movie on page 18 and trust me, you don’t have to be a fan of snowboarding to appreciate it. You can see it for yourself when it premieres at Crest Theatre in Sacramento on Sept. 20. Tickets are only $16, and you will have the opportunity to meet the producer/director Curt Morgan as well as Rice himself before the film starts. To celebrate the release of The Art of Flight, for this issue we interviewed two-time Snowboarder of the Year John Jackson. We’ve actually had a poster of him hanging on our office wall (did I mention we like snowboarding?) for months and months. Jackson traveled with Rice and crew to film for over a month in Alaska for this flick. Submerge co-founder Jonathan Carabba caught up with Jackson as he was driving from Los Angeles to his new house north of Truckee, Calif. Check out our Q&A on page 19. If you’re a snowboard geek like we are, there will be an extended version of the interview that you can read on our website, too. Like I said, I know, I know, it’s still in the upper 90’s, snow is a long way off, but after reading up on and hopefully going to the premiere of The Art of Flight, you’ll be like me, dreaming about the first storm of the season. Now that I got nerding out about snowboaring off my chest, we do have other great content in this issue. And I do mean great! How about the fact that we have an interview with Brooke White, American Idol finalist, and Jack Matranga from one of my past all-time favorite Sacramento bands, Self Against City? After the two were blindly set up to write together for White’s third solo album, they turned their collaboration into more of a group effort and pulling from their names, obviously, called themselves Jack and White. Just a few weeks ago, they released their first EP called Gemini. Maybe you saw it on iTunes’ top page? On page 14, read about their magical songwriting chemistry, what White’s solo album plans are now and where they see Jack and White going in the future. You will have the opportunity to see them live when they play Sacramento on Sept. 17 at Luigi’s Fungarden. Another band that has great chemistry is Sacramento’s Der Spazm. These four musicians have really created something special in their 1000 Days EP, which they will be celebrating the release of at Old Ironsides on Sept. 24. But as you can read in our feature on page 12, they’ve created something even more exceptional and that’s their great memories as not only band mates, but as true friends. Lucky for you they divulge experiences ranging from the hilarious to the scary, even to the political in our feature story. From being in a group to doing his solo thing, for the past year-and-a-half local rapper Task1ne has focused on his upcoming album District 916. On this album he really wanted to showcase Sacramento’s talent by only working with Sacramento producers such as Lee Bannon, Adam Bomb and Nicatyne among several others. Read about Corey Pruitt—state worker by day, rapper by night—Task1ne, on page 8. As always, enjoy our other great reads such as our regular columns and reviews. Or, find yourself something fun to go see or do in our extensive calendar that we work so very hard on. Please enjoy issue #93, Melissa-Dubs

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Local promoter Brian McKenna recently confirmed the much-hyped garage-punk trio Le Butcherettes for a Sept. 14 gig at Harlow’s, and we here at Submerge could not be more stoked. This in your face, rowdy-as-fuck band had one of the most blogged-about sets at this year’s Lollapalooza, recently toured with Sacramento’s own Deftones, and will soon embark on separate stints with Iggy and the Stooges and The Flaming Lips. You don’t score gigs like those unless you’re doing something right. The Los Angeles-based group has local ties in bassist Jonathan Hischke (pictured on left), who has played with and/ or toured/recorded with such local-ish bands as Hella, Agent Ribbons, Casual Fog and a ton of others as well as national acts like The Mars Volta and Broken Bells. If you’re a fan of spastic, energetic, borderline obscene live performances, you’re going to want to mark your calendars for this one, as lead singer Teri Gender Bender is known to throw shoes into the crowd, spit a lot and douse herself in fake blood—you know, the whole nine. Hischke and drummer Gabe Serbian (formerly of The Locust) get down too, which creates a sort of chaotic, yet somehow controlled vibe. It ought to be interesting seeing a (hopefully) primed and drunken Sacramento crowd react to their onstage energy. I’m forecasting much spilled beer, intermittent mosh pits and a high possibility of stage diving in Harlow’s near future. Show is $8 in advance, 21-and-over only and doors open at 8 p.m. For more information, visit Harlows.com, Abstractsacramento.com or hit up The Beat or Dimple Records to score tickets.

Phono Select co-owner Nich Lujan recently called the Submerge office to tell us about their upcoming art show featuring the photographic works of John Muheim, but more importantly he reminded us that their shop turns 1 year old this month! Much love to them. It’s not easy staying afloat these days as a small business, so stop in and give them props and show them some support. They are located at 2312 K Street or you can visit them online at Phonoselect.com. SubmergeMag.com

One of my favorite Sacramento MCs, TAIS, is no longer on hiatus. ‘Bout damn time! He’ll play his first official show in what feels like years on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 12 p.m. at the University Union Serna Plaza on Sacramento State’s campus. If you can’t make that one because you’ve “got a job” or whatever, at least take it as a good sign that TAIS and his live music crew, including drummer (and Submerge food/drink writer) Adam Saake, are creating music together again. Submerge caught TAIS hosting the recent Random Abiladeze album release show at Blue Lamp and the two performed the track “Don’t Be Fooled” off of Random’s new album Indubitably and it was on-point! It was definitely one of the highlights of the night, right up there with the jaw-dropping performance from female MC extraordinaire Ruby Ibarra, who performed at Rock the Bells the following day. Keep an eye out for more TAIS shows and new tunes at Taismusic.com.

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We’re back from our two-week commercial break for the second and final installment of our not-so-in-depth look into solving our country’s biggest problems. Last week we focused on fixing how government works, and boy did we make progress. If we implement the changes I outlined last time, we would be 0.005 percent closer to utopia! With the government’s newfound efficiency and complete lack of corruption, we could finally focus on fixing the problems that plague the rest of us. We need jobs. Most of the unemployed want to work but need training. We could create tax incentives for private companies to train and eventually hire new workers. We could do something crazy like invest more government money in research and development and maybe even start building shit again. I seem to recall hearing that all of our bridges are falling apart. Maybe we can hire somebody to fix them? While we’re at it, why not hire more people to fix us? A lot of us are lazy, swollen, broken-down, poor schmucks, and we need help. That universal healthcare thing sounds pretty sweet. I’m happy we have taken steps toward getting there, but “Obamacare” is far from perfect. While I advocate a genuine government takeover of healthcare, I’m willing to be flexible. If private insurance companies must remain, then the government should also offer the congressional health insurance plan to all Americans at a reasonable price. As the Republicans like to say, we can let the market decide who should be in the insurance business. Why should the insurance execs get to live large in palatial estates? Half of us have been kicked out of our homes and the rest of us are left with homes that aren’t worth shit. Now, we could just give those houses back to the people who got kicked out of them, but that isn’t really fair to the people who never left. Their houses still aren’t worth shit, and they are paying more than everyone else. What we may have to do is tear those empty houses down. With fewer empty houses around, the market should stabilize and begin to grow again. When the population grows and the housing market expands again, we should look into cleaner ways to power these future communities. Nuclear power is still our best source of energy, but after the Fukushima disaster, not many are touting its benefits. Stranger yet, I hear so little about thoriumpowered nuclear plants. Thorium plants are cleaner and safer than traditional uranium plants, they don’t create weapons-grade

byproducts and they can even be powered by and safely dispose of our existing nuclear waste! Unfortunately, nuclear waste isn’t the only thing we need to dispose of; our tax code is also a big pile of toxic shit. We’ve repeatedly tried to amend what’s there, but I think that’s the problem. It’s become a monster! So, I say we throw it out and start over, but let’s keep it simple this time. All we need are three to four brackets with clearly defined tax rates. We can eliminate most loopholes including subsidies for massive corporations and oil companies that don’t need them anyway. If we allow any tax incentives, they should be narrowly tailored to bolster job growth or financially stabilize the poor. Once the tax code is fixed, we can move on to fixing the financial industry, for real this time. Trading in artificial commodities like derivatives should be banned outright. Businesses that choose to incorporate should have to meet some sort of minimum capitalization requirements, especially financial institutions. We also should properly fund the SEC and the newly formed Consumer Protection Agency to enforce our existing regulations. The people that robbed this country blind prior to the recent financial collapse should be thrown in jail. Unfortunately, our jails are already overcrowded with non-violent drug offenders. Those who are already in prison don’t receive help with their drug problems and, thanks to three strikes laws, will eventually find themselves permanently housed in prisons. The solution here is actually quite simple: end the failed war on drugs, and then legalize, regulate and tax drugs for people over 18. The tax revenue could be used for such wild ideas as drug treatment programs and funding for education. At the end of the day, education is what we need to focus on most. Nearly every problem I’ve discussed in these last two columns could be eliminated through better education. You want people to work? Teach them a skill. You want people to stop taking shitty loans? Teach them math. You want people to elect politicians who actually have their interests in mind? Teach them how our system of government works. Do you want kids to stop doing drugs, stay out of jail and avoid teenage pregnancy and possibly abortions? Give them something else to live for. It’s the least we can do. To read part I of “The Road to Recovery,” go to Submergemag.com

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Who is That Masked Man? Task1ne, State Worker by Day, Rapper by Night, Unites Sacramento Hip-Hop Scene with His New Album Words Blake Gillespie • photos Vincent Vredenberg

uperheroes assume secret identities that symbolize the life of the common man to protect themselves and the lives of those around them. The secret identity keeps the gifted rooted in reality. Following superhero archetypes, Task1ne is a rapper who protects his passion for music by doing accounting work for the state under the name Corey Lake Pruitt. Pruitt takes the light rail to work and sits in the back. At the state office, he processes documents while quietly rapping to himself, which draws ire from his hard-nosed boss. He’s well known at the comic stores and strictly wears comic book T-shirts. At home, he has two cats that are disinterested in him unless it’s feeding time. He enjoys comics (a lot) and reviewing films. “I’ve seen Captain America 12 times,” he said. “It’s as good as a Captain America movie could have been. Is it the best comic book movie? Hell no. But, they captured Captain America, unlike Green Lantern, which was the worst piece of shit I’ve ever seen in my life.” But, when the clubs open and the mics are plugged in, he transforms into Task1ne, a loudmouthed, nerdcore rapper that speaks street Wookie and reps a crew called Skynet. He’s also poised to join the elite local ranks. “I’m extremely

slept on,” he said. “I feel like I’m the underdog of Sacramento because I started out when everyone was already established.” Like most superheroes, he had to polish his special powers in order to shed his colt legs. Remember Spider-Man’s first attempts with his webbing? Bad things happen to heroes not quite accustomed to their powers. Bad things like getting humiliated in a rap battle against Mahtie Bush. “I completely lost my lyrics,” Task1ne said. “It was three years ago, but to this day people call me ‘the guy that lost to Mahtie.’ It’s like what do I have to do to get people off of that?” Determined to never lose a rhyme again, Task1ne took to mastering the art of freestyling. He freestyled at work. He kept instrumental CDs in his car to rhyme over. If a mic was offered at an onstage cipher, he seized it, until his skills offthe-dome became notorious. “I stepped my freestyle game up,” he said. “I’m a geek, so my brain is going different places. I try to rhyme crazy things, like one time I rhymed about Pirates of Dark Water, the old cartoon. Or I said, ‘I swing from tree tops like I’m an Ewok.’ It’s in my brain. That’s what I do.” But freestyles and a mixtape compiling a year’s worth of guest verses titled Task1ne

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Verses the World were not enough to earn him the Sammie nomination he sought, or a shot at a Submerge cover for that matter. Task1ne had to prove he could join the ranks of Random Abiladeze, C-Plus and Lostribe by dropping an album in 2011. “I did a lot of work last year,” he said. “I went from being in a group to being solo. I changed my style up a little bit and people started really liking it. So I started getting thrown on other people’s songs [including DLRN’s “Trill Cosby” with C-Plus]. Didn’t get nominated. That kind of hit me.” Task1ne began working on District 916 a year and a half ago at Sound Cap Audio. He took a neutral stance for his solo record in order to work with whoever would send a beat his way. The only criteria was the producers had to be from Sacramento, which earned Task1ne beats from Lee Bannon, Adam Bomb, Nicatyne, Rufio and Jon Reyes, among others. “The whole album I wanted it to represent Sacramento,” he said. “One of my favorite movies is District 9. I feel like we as hiphop here in Sac are kind of like that. In the movie the aliens are trapped there, and they feel like they have no way out. I kind of feel that way. But at the end one of them finally escapes out. I’m trying to be the one that escapes out.”

Task1ne has unbridled pride for the local scene, which filters into his philosophy on collaboration. He’s dieting, but his natural presence offers a well-sized frame to put the city on his shoulders. District 916 is a melting pot of crews that included working with Nicatyne and Yae of Fly High in Natomas. “Nobody really messes with them,” he said. “They do their own thing. There are a couple of groups they work with, but for the most part no one really does stuff with them. I wanted to. Got a beat from Nicatyne, which became the track ‘Villian’ featuring Yae—another Fly High member. Yae hit me up about doing a song about us being super villains. I said, ‘Here’s the beat. Start!’ That’s probably my favorite song on the album.” The album is a balance of nerdcore references prepped for the battle circuit and everyman storytelling. The track “Bounce” breaks down the true story of Task1ne’s first groupie experience, in which he reacts like any normal dude with a state job and raps on the side might—mistake fleeting groupie love for the real thing. “I jumped to all these conclusions, thinking about a relationship, but she’s trying to leave. And I was just left like ‘Where are you going?’ So I tell my boys about it and they were like yeah, those are groupies.” Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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His daily routine of riding light rail inspired him to write “Back of the Bus,” a song pondering why young black men still sit in the back of the bus despite the privileges Rosa Parks made possible. “We’re a new generation. We can’t really relate to that. There’s no real answer to why I sit in the back. It’s just an automatic thing that I do.” On “Introducing the Greatest,” Task1ne ponders what it takes to get a Sammie. And while the answer is power-bombing social networks with self-promotion, he needn’t wonder any longer—his name was included in the Best Emcee list of 2011. “I got it this year, thank God,” he said. Implementing a no-days-off policy, he

“One of my favorite movies is District 9. I feel like we as hip-hop here in Sac are kind of like that. In the movie the aliens are trapped there, and they feel like they have no way out. I kind of feel that way. But at the end one of them finally escapes out. I’m trying to be the one that escapes out.” – Task1ne SubmergeMag.com

is planning his next project to be a free EP produced entirely by Adam Bomb, who produced three tracks on District 916. Task1ne maintains his secret identity beyond the common traits of superheroes. He holds his state job as a reminder to not give up his quest to be one of Sacramento’s greatest rappers. “I’m glad I work there because I see what I don’t want.” In District 9 the alien that escapes takes the spaceship with the intentions of returning to those left behind and bettering their situation. Task1ne intends to do the same with a fall tour along the West Coast. In October he’ll play shows in Portland, Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles. “I’m actually scared; I’m not going to lie,” he said. “Most rappers act cool about it, but naw, I’ve never done this before. I’ve never been to Seattle or Portland. A lot of people feel like it’s hard to find a way out, even though there are ways out. A lot of people feel trapped here and can’t branch out. “I want to go up there and establish the Sacramento name, so the next time I come I can bring people with me. Like in the movie, the guy left and he’s The District 916 CD release going to come party will take place at The back to get his Blue Lamp in Sacramento people.” on Sept. 15. Performing will be Digital Martyrs, JRas of SouLifted, Dregs1, Sleeprockers and of course Task1ne. For up to the minute info, follow Task1ne on Twitter @TASK1ne.

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Taste: Garden-fresh Food at the Edible Garden Tour Sept. 10 If you’re into gardening or like garden-fresh food, check out Sacramento’s first Edible Garden Tour in East Sacramento on Sunday. The tour will wind through six homes in East Sacramento, some of which will have something, like heirloom tomatoes or fresh fruit and herbs, for visitors to taste. Each home will be themed differently, where attendees will have a chance to explore French intensive gardening, year-round kitchen gardening, front yard edible landscape gardening or more than 100 varieties of fruit grafted onto 40 trees. Master gardeners will be available to discuss gardening techniques in each of the gardens, and Sacramento Symphonic Winds will play music in the gardens throughout the day. Soroptimist International of Sacramento, Inc. is organizing the event, and all proceeds will go to local charities. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 the day of. Tickets can be purchased online or at locations around town. Check “events” at Soroptimistsacramento.com for more details.

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Short Course Cyclists Tear Up the Capitol • Sept. 10 It’s not usually a go-to for adrenaline seekers, but the Capitol will attract a different kind of crowd on Saturday, Sept. 10 as some of the country’s top short course cyclists, including the 2012 women’s Olympic team, swarm the Capitol for a high-speed cycling competition at the Sacramento Grand Prix. The Grand Prix was last held by Project Sport, LLC, in May of last year as part of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. This competition is the third and final leg of Project Sport’s Triple Crown. Five heats are scheduled between 1:50 and 6 p.m., including both men and women’s divisions. Competitors will start and finish at 11th and L streets, looping the State Capitol and Capitol Park counter clockwise at 10th, N, 15th and L streets, allowing plenty of space for observers. This is a perfect excuse to get out of the house. It’s free to watch, and food trucks and a live DJ will also be on the premises alongside the race expo. Oh, and a beer garden will be conveniently situated next to the start/ finish line. Want more? Go to Facebook.com/sacramentoGP.

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Your Inner Artist at Capitol Artists’ Studio Tour’s OPEN Interactive • Sept. 10–11 If you are in need of artistic release, look no further than the OPEN Interactive hands-on abstract art exhibit, one of more than 100 artist exhibitions featured at the 6th Annual Capitol Artists’ Studio Tour, held by the Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento. The participatory exhibit, designed by Northern California abstract artist Lisa Fernald Barker, will be stationed at the Art Foundry Building at 1021 R Street. Fernald Barker and art mentors from University Art will help participants paint their own abstract expressionist pieces, free of charge. Fernald Baker’s work will be on display, and participants will be entered in a drawing to win one of her paintings and art supplies. University Art is sponsoring the exhibit—they are providing the paint, easels and canvases. All you have to do is show up to get your paint on. The exhibit is open between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The finished products of OPEN Interactive will be displayed in the windows of University Art after the tour. For more on Fernald Barker, check out her site at Lisafernaldbarker.com. More information on the Center for Conemporary Art, Sacramento and Capitol Artists’ Studio tour can be found at Ccasac.org.

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Spindrift, The Golden Ghosts and Echolocation live at the Townhouse • Sept. 11 Los Angelean bands Spindrift and The Golden Ghosts and Echo Location from Oakland, not to be confused with U.K.-based band Echolocation, will be rocking at a venue near you on Sunday. Spindrift has been on the scene since ‘92, self-described as a psychedelic spaghetti Western grindhouse rock ‘n’ roll band, complete with the accompaniment of a pedal steel guitar and autoharp. They released Classic Soundtracks Volume 1 on Xemu Records earlier this spring, a collection of 14 theme songs set to different film scores. Note that these guys are heavily influenced by Western films. The duo Golden Ghosts is pure rock ‘n’ roll consisting of just drums and guitar, while three-piece Echo Location falls somewhere in the experimental soundscape. Showtime is 9 p.m. at the Townhouse at 1517 21st Street. This show is brought to you by Sacramento’s Record Club and music label Rainspell. Sa SubmergeMag.com

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Der Spazm’s new EP is the culmination of a year’s worth of work Words Steph Rodriguez • photo amy scotT

ever expect a band to be punctual. “Hopefully everyone’s on time,” says Leticia Garcia, lead guitarist of experimental, indie rock quartet Der Spazm, the song “Electric Feel” by MGMT humming at a low volume within the confines of her gold Honda Accord. Bassist and backing vocalist Ashley Maiden rides shotgun; the two band mates chat about the latest Exquisite Corps show and the daily grind of their jobs. This casual, end-of-day gab kills time on the trek from Midtown to Sacramento Rehearsal Studios, where the band practices for their upcoming show at Old Ironsides celebrating the release of their six-song EP, 1000 Days. Although Der Spazm have only solidified their lineup since May of last year, the band has performed on the steps of the Capitol in support of Sacramento Pride Week, admits they felt comfortable recording their EP in a former insane asylum in Stockton and have several colorful stories to share, like a Bay Area road trip gone terrible—involving barf, bands and a backseat passenger who unfortunately fell victim to said barf. From surviving car accidents together to supporting one another in the heat of Proposition 8, Der Spazm have grown into a tight-knit group of friends who just so happen to play in a band together. Pulling up to the barbed wire-guarded practice space, Garcia presses a plastic cardkey to a black machine near the entrance, instantly cuing the gate to roll open and granting the two access. “Never buy the box of 100 band aids at Grocery Outlet. That’s why I’m putting on three band aids right now,” says Maiden, sealing her injured finger. Once inside, Der Spazm’s weekly routine begins. Drummer Andy Fisher sits behind his kit, idly jamming on his snare drum and high hat cymbals, completely encased behind the beats

he creates. Maiden fidgets with her wounded finger and cheap band aids once more before plugging in her bass, and Garcia swings her Gretsch electronic guitar over her shoulder, the instrument appearing heavy on her petite frame. Arranged orange and black chords, organized tools and guitar equipment hang to the right on one wall, while a U2 “The Best of 1980-1990” poster is tacked on another near the door of room No. 130. A stuffed tiger rests proudly above a PA speaker, its tail dangling down the side. The deep, sloth-like chug-chug of metal-inspired guitar chords erupts from various rooms lining the hallways of Sacramento Rehearsal Studios, whose bathroom still reeks of piss and 99 Cents store toilet cleaner. Back inside their practice space, a makeshift recording filter crafted from a simple wire hanger and an old pair of chocolate-colored panty hose lays abandoned atop a guitar amp. “Sorry I’m late,” says Dillon Christensen (guitar, vocals), entering the room with the grace of Seinfeld’s Kramer. He sets down a massive, pastel-colored plaid board lined with every effects pedal imaginable: distortion, equalizer, digital delay, blues overdrive, memory toy, digital reverb and a handful of others. Each rectangularshaped pedal is assigned to a certain spot upon his wooden platform, each holding the ability to immediately transform the sound of Christensen’s guitar with just the mere tap of a foot. With every member now present, an impromptu jam session quickly begins. Garcia’s long brown locks sway to the momentum her body creates as her hand twitches up and down the fret board, fingers squeezing out euphonious melodies followed by Fisher, crashing in on drums, keeping up the momentum Garcia just developed. Stomping on his distortion pedal, Christensen adds a third layer to the mix, slightly changing the speed and volume of the song as Maiden, with eyes closed, seals the experimental rock

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base Der Spazm emanates with groovy bass lines and a James Brown swagger as her feet take on a path of their own dancing to the low, supporting sounds of her Fender Jaguar bass guitar. “I could have had a shitty week and work is fucked, and I don’t want to be home and you feel like the world’s going to end, but then we get together; something about us playing, almost makes it feel like we’re not here, like we’re somewhere else,” says Christensen of the band’s chemistry. Der Spazm started recording their 1000 Days EP in late November 2010 and now the release show is only weeks away. However, the location in which the band chose to record their EP was a bit strange in itself. On the weekends, the band would drive down to record at an old insane asylum in Stockton, later changing its tune as the Alan Short Center, according to Christensen, an institution for adults with developmental disabilities using the arts, like music, to heal. “The environment really helped us to focus in and bang shit out,” says Christensen. “Comfortable in an insane asylum, you know,” Maiden jokingly adds. But what’s more insane is the wide array of incidents this band has endured in each other’s company. In January of last year, Christensen and Garcia survived a car accident on I and 18th streets. And though they are not to blame, Christensen does admit he was listening to Sonic Youth at the time and he thought I Street was not in fact, a one way street. Fortunately, both survived the accident, but the car ride adventures don’t stop there for members of Der Spazm. “I went to see the Dodos with the Alcohol Plague in San Francisco. I was the designated driver. They got wasted and we were doing OK on the way home, but we get on the bridge and all of a sudden one of them barfs out the window and I’m laughing, and the guy in the backseat starts yelling, ‘It’s in my mouth,’” says Garcia, laughing

at the memory. Still, in times of misfortune, or in times of strange entertainment involving a little roadside spew, Der Spazm used it all to write track one on the 1000 Days EP called, “Happy Accidents.” “It’s just about being content with how things are and realizing that things will happen, happy accidents will happen,” says Christensen. But, while some songs are written from a place of laughter, others take a more political stance, like in their song “Sentinel,” written by Maiden in the heat of Proposition 8. “I wrote ‘Sentinel’ about all the Prop. 8 stuff that was happening,” says Maiden. “Then, Prop. 8 passed and there were rallies all over the Capitol and California. The queer community just came together and it was amazing. And I was like, ‘Love is born in the heart of revolution.’ I think that was the best drunk line I ever came up with. It can apply to anything.” Der Spazm may be the most diverse group of musicians when it comes to race, gender and even sexual orientation in Sacramento, consisting of two men and two women musicians, one of which happens to be a lead guitarist. Some work for the state, some are full-time students at Sacramento State, one works construction, while the other is watching the quality of our water and environment. But, regardless of who’s who, the members of Der Spazm collectively agree they just click and their year-long struggle to release a finished package of music has finally come to a close. “We’re finally getting something Der Spazm will celebrate out that we’re proud the release of their 1000 of. This is us. This is Days EP with Babs Johnson Gang and Mr. Loveless at just a snapshot of Old Ironsides on Saturday, our sound; it’s just Sept. 24. The show starts who we are,” says at 9 p.m. and will cost just Christensen. $5. 21-and-over only. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Truly l y y l u u r Truly r T d TrulyInspired e r T i d e r i p p s Inspired s n I n Inspired I Brooke White and Jack Matranga Write Free as Jack and White Words James Barone • photo Trever hoehne

n paper, it would seem that indie rocker Jack Matranga and American Idol alum Brooke White have very little in common musically. But good music isn’t made on paper. It’s made by people who share an undeniable connection. Though the two songwriters may have had different paths that brought them to this point, it’s apparent from listening to their debut EP as Jack and White, Gemini, that the duo may very well be meant to be. While both describe their partnership as remarkably easy, getting together was a bit difficult. Matranga, a Sacramento native, was guitarist for Self Against City, which released Telling Secrets to Strangers in 2007 on the Rushmore imprint of Drive-Thru Records. Since then, he has worked as frontman for Tin Can Notes. White released an album in 2005 with co-writer/producer Tim Simms titled Songs from the Attic, but it wasn’t until she became a finalist on the seventh season of American Idol that she received national attention. While she didn’t win the competition (though showed well by landing in the top 5), her time on the program was spent wisely. She ended up starting a record label with Randy Jackson (June Baby) and released a second solo album in 2009, the aptly titled High Hopes and Heartbreak. She was set to work on a third solo album when she met Matranga and both their courses were altered. White and Matranga were set up to write together by Brooke’s manager. But it took some effort to actually get the two songwriters in a room together. Matranga says they tried for “four or five months before we actually did it.” White remembers that the two had actually met prior to that at one of her gigs at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles, but Matranga may not have made the best of first impressions. “Technically, we did meet at the Hotel Café, and Jack came to meet up with Brad [Fuhrman], who’s our manager, to go to a Paul McCartney concert,” White says. “So they came and left my show to go see Paul McCartney.” Perhaps getting stood up for a Beatle is understandable. A year later, in February of this year, the two got together to write for White’s third solo album. However, by April, they’d decided to start writing as a band instead; thus Jack and White was born. “We would set up these writing sessions, and I was writing to exhaust,” White explains. “I just was not in the mood to do any more co-writes. I was like, ‘I just can’t write any more today.’ I would call Brad and be like, ‘Can we reschedule with Jack? I’m really sorry.’ When we finally wrote, it was like, just… There you go. Here we are.” “Yeah, that wasn’t so bad,” Matranga adds, laughing. Though the two were set up on a sort of musical blind date, the sparks starting flying almost immediately. It took both of them by surprise. “It’s not forced at all, and it’s kind of weird… I’ve never written with anyone before like that, like a writing session style, where you’re writing for someone else’s record,” says Matranga, who was comfortable working in the band dynamic prior to Jack and White. “This was a lot more focused, and I guess a lot more free-flowing, because we just naturally let lyrics, melodies and chord progressions come out. It was all a jumble of natural expression.” “Free” and “natural” are words that could be used to describe Gemini, a six-song EP that was released on June Baby Aug. 23 and produced with indie film composer Danny Cocke. Each track has a smooth-as-silk, instantly hook-y sound. It’s not music you have to think about, just pop on and enjoy. In the following interview, White and Matranga talk about what it’s like finding musical serendipity and why they’ve decided not to overthink anything in regards to Jack and White. We spoke to the duo over the phone from Los Angeles on the day of Gemini’s release.

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I think this is the first time I’ve ever spoke with a band on the day of their record release. How has your day been? Brooke White: We’re writing a new song. Jack Matranga: Yeah, we’re writing a new song right now. BW: We don’t quit, James, we just keep rolling here. No rest for the weary.

Can you talk about what you’re working on right now? JM: Yeah, it’s a new thing that we wrote while we were recording a little acoustic session. We just started working on it out of nowhere and got a few bars of it and decided that we needed to write it in the next couple of weeks. It just turned out that we were getting together today. Got together last week to work on it a little bit and decided to finish it up today, which is kind of random. We didn’t really plan on finishing it up the day we released the EP. It seems like that’s how a lot of the band has come together. You didn’t really plan on it, but it ended up working out. BW: No plan is the perfect plan. Brooke, had you heard any of Jack’s music prior to this? BW: No, nothing, never heard a darn thing. I knew that he was in Tin Can Notes, but that was all I knew. Brad had hardly given me any introduction. I’d remembered meeting him briefly at the Hotel Café, like vaguely. I totally remembered meeting him, but I couldn’t remember what he looked like… Have you since gone back and listened to it at all? JM: We’ve listened to so much of each other’s music that we’ve done in the past now after knowing each other, more than we ever would have had we never had met. BW: I don’t think Jack would have ever naturally listened to my music, and I don’t think I would have ever found out about his music. It’s so funny, because I think that was one of the things for me when I was thinking about us writing, part of me in the back of my mind was thinking, “Really? Are we really going to be good to write together?” He’s this indie, pop rock kind of guy. I thought he was that hip, rock… not that I don’t think he’s like that anymore! I don’t know if I thought we were going to be a great musical match. Whatever it is that we are together, works very nicely. I was saying to Jack that a lot of my previous writing sessions, I write with songwriters—quote, unquote—people who are doing this every day for a living.

JM: Clock in, clock out kind of guys. BW: Not that I’m saying Jack doesn’t do the same thing, but older, established writers. I hadn’t written with someone so close to my age with such a youthful, fresh energy… Now that makes some of my other writers sound like…I’m not trying to hack on anyone! I just think we’re on the same wavelength of energy. I would imagine, and correct me if I’m wrong, a lot of the people you’re used to working with don’t just work with you, but they also work with… BW: Yeah, a lot of writers. It was just completely different, and maybe because Jack hadn’t worked in this kind of environment is what made it so fresh. Did that take a bit of adapting on both of your parts? Since Jack was used to working in the band dynamic, and Brooke was used to working with more established songwriters? JM: It was very easy. BW: No adapting. If anything, it was adapting to something that was easier than anything I’d ever done before. JM: It was just not overthinking and allowing it to be such.

Listening to the EP, it sounds like you’ve been working together for a long time, but you really haven’t. JM: That is one of the most magical parts of the entire thing. BW: That’s something you can’t make happen. You can’t force it. It’s just lucky. You luck out when you find something. That being said, it’s not like Jack and I just started this. On our own, we’ve been developing, growing, trying, beating our heads up against the wall in a variety of ways to finally get to a place where it’s like, “Woah, there you go.” JM: This is how it’s supposed to be… Brooke, you were supposed to be working on a third solo album. Are you still working on that solo album? BW: No. Not right now. I’m not saying that I won’t in the future, but my whole focus has shifted because, like I said, I’m taking it as it comes. This is a gift to me. It’s a gift, it’s rare, and I want to continue with the thing that feels the most natural and has the most inspiration and energy around it. That’s when I feel you really create art. There’s the craft part of it, the work part that we all have to do, and I definitely do that. I’ve worked at it. But when you hit inspiration, it’s definitely better than something that you could have worked a million hours on. Just because you’ve worked super hard on it, doesn’t make it the best. I think the inspired stuff, at the end of the day, usually takes the cake. I’m not saying that I’m not going to do that [a new solo album], but I’m just so intrigued by [Jack and White], I’m very fulfilled by it, so that’s where I’m going with it. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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I saw the acoustic video for “Telephone Games.” I think Brooke says right before you start playing, “I’m thinking about it too much,” and then you recount and start all over. Has that become a mantra for you guys, or is there a certain head space you have to get into where you just kind of clear your mind? BW: It’s weird. You have to get there without trying to get there. JM: The performing of it is a completely different ball game than getting in the mindset of writing. Everyone has their own thing for getting in the mindset to perform, and I think that’s what was being referred to in that video. Mostly with the project and the writing, we’ve fully embraced the freeform spirit, don’t worry too hard, don’t over think. That has probably been said at every one of our writing sessions. BW: And not just in the writing. We didn’t have an A&R guy standing over our shoulders… We had a plan. It’s amazing we’ve been able to come out of this in a timely manner with a such a great finished product and also enjoyed it and went at a pace where it wasn’t stressful. We pulled a few late-nighters, but the whole thing never felt pressured. There was no pressure. It was just an experiment that worked out really well. SubmergeMag.com

You didn’t go into this with any expectations, but now that the EP is released, do you have any expectations for the project? JM: I have one. It includes playing the music live in front of people. As a fan of music, when one of my favorite artists puts out a record, I expect to see them live playing those songs somewhere near me. For all the people who have now heard the record, I’d imagine that if they enjoyed it, they’d want the same thing, and we should deliver. As far as anything beyond that, I don’t think it’s good to have expectations. BW: I have a hope that we get to make more music. I want us to make a record. That’s the only other thing that I can see that happening. Do you see anything standing in the way of that? JM: You can’t tell what can come up. You can’t tell the future… We’ll definitely not put anything in the way of that happening if that’s the question. BW: The strategy of taking it as it comes is working so well right See Jack and White live at Luigi’s Fungarden on Sept. 17. The now, we show starts at 8 p.m. and has a really don’t $7 cover. Also performing will be want to mess Shannon Curtis. The Gemini EP with that. is now available through iTunes, and the band was even featured as the online music retailer’s Single of the Week.

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Travis Rice in action in Jackson Hole, WY Photo: ©Danny Zapalac/Red Bull Content Pool

You Won’t Believe Your Eyes Snowboard Film The Art of Flight Documents The Sport Like Never Before Words Jonathan Carrabba

F John Jackson, Travis Rice and Mark Landvik in action in Alaska Photo: ©Scott Serfas/Red Bull Content Pool

Travis Rice with film-maker Curtis Morgan Photo: Stan Evans/Red Bull Content Pool

or the action sports junkie, the highly anticipated release of the snowboard film The Art of Flight is something to freak out about. From Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema, the film follows superstar snowboarder Travis Rice and a heavyhitting crew of equally talented associates including Mark Landvik, John Jackson, Scotty Lago, Nicolas Müller, Jeremy Jones and others around the world over a two-year period. It’s easily the most hyped film in the genre ever, boasting a massive budget (undisclosed, but easily into the millions) and insane camera technology capturing the world’s best riders conquering the most extreme terrain on the planet. It’s true: The Art of Flight is for snowboarding’s core fans, the guys and girls who call in sick to work on powder days and dream of chartered heli-ski trips in Alaska. But it’s also for anyone who enjoys beautiful cinematography, serene shots of awe-inspiring and otherworldly landscapes and a glimpse at some wildlife as well. Basically, it’s the gnarliest snowboarding ever mixed with shots that would make producers at Discovery Channel or National Geographic say, “I want that.” A quick search on YouTube for The Art of Flight’s official trailer will reveal that it’s been viewed upwards of 3.6 million times. Clearly, the film is catching the attention of the masses. Much of that is due to the unique, ultra-high-definition look of the film achieved by using state-of-the-art digital cinema and film equipment that producer/director Curt Morgan and his team at Brain Farm brought to the table. During the two-year filming project, which took them to places such as Chile, Alaska, Canada, Patagonia, Romania, Wyoming, Austria and others, the team used their Cineflex V14 and Phantom HD Gold cameras, among a bevy of others, to capture the sport of snowboarding in a manner previously unseen. The Cineflex, which can be mounted on a helicopter, snowmobile, ATV (pictured to the left), etc., relies on a highly accurate gyro-stabilization system (also used by the military and police) to provide amazing accuracy, sharpness and stability. The Cineflex has so much power, in fact, its use is controlled by International Traffic in Arms Regulations, which required that Brain Farm register it with the State Department. How gangster is that? The Phantom rig, on the other hand, is how they

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get mind-numbingly slow motion shots, as the camera is able to select any frame rate from 1 to 1,000 frames per second in increments of one frame per second at full HD resolution. In less nerdy terms, you can take a foursecond clip of action and slow it down so much it’ll take four minutes to get through it. It’s simply stunning to see the level of tricks these riders are doing in such detail, slowed down and in full HD. It’s stunning to see anything in that much detail, as a matter of fact, and marketers all over are taking notice. Brain Farm’s impressive arsenal of equipment and overall knack for badass filmmaking has landed them some big-time gigs working on projects for companies like Visa and Suburu, even the U.S. Marines. In 2008, Brain Farm and Travis Rice collaborated on what was, and is (up until Sept. 7’s world premiere of The Art of Flight in New York City) the greatest snowboarding movie ever called That’s It, That’s All. You may recall that we covered TITA right here in the pages of Submerge (“Out With the Old,” issue no. 20). All those years ago we asked Travis Rice, “You are all about progression, you have pushed the sport in new ways your whole career. After That’s It, That’s All, what the hell could be next for Travis Rice?” His response? “Oh, it’s in the works, man. In 2010 we’re going to shit all over this project. No, ever since we basically had our first premiere of this film we’ve been working on a new project. I guess That’s It, That’s All isn’t exactly the greatest title for following it up.” While Rice was off by one year, he was indeed correct in saying that The Art of Flight would shit all over TITA, because it surely will. With the level of riding being leaps and bounds better than what’s found in TITA, the over-thetop and insanely expensive equipment upgrades used to capture it and (we’re assuming) another The Art of Flight’s world premiere is Sept. 7 in New York City. Expected iTunes release bangin’ soundtrack, date is Sept. 8. Northern Californians The Art of Flight is have a few opportunities to catch the film and meet Travis Rice and others on on track to become the following dates: Sept. 18 at the Resort the greatest action at Squaw Creek in Olympic Village, Calif.; Sept. 19 at MontBleu Resort in South Lake sports movie of all Tahoe, Nev.; Sept. 20 at Crest Theatre in time. That is, until Sacramento, Calif.; and Nov. 3 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. To view the Brain Farm makes film’s two official trailers and to purchase their next one. tickets to any of the screenings, visit Artofflightmovie.com.

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John Jackson is chased by a helicopter while snowboarding down a spine in the Alaskan backcountry Photo: ©Scott Serfas/Red Bull Content Pool

Q&A WITH TWO-TIME RIDER OF THE YEAR JOHN JACKSON In celebration of the many upcoming Northern California screenings of The Art of Flight, Submerge recently caught up with two-time Rider of the Year John Jackson via telephone as the dreadlocked snow celeb cruised a sparkling gold Sebring convertible from Los Angeles to Tahoe. Read on to learn about his month spent filming for The Art of Flight with Rice and the Brain Farm crew in Alaska. Tell me about your decision to film with Rice and crew last year in Alaska. Was it a no-brainer? I’m so glad I went on this trip. I was kind of up and down with it. Like, obviously I wanted to film with those guys. That was my main goal even though at the time it wasn’t really the main goal of all my other sponsors. It’s a tough thing, because for me that was what I wanted to do and what I think was the most valuable. But, you know, you’ve got to keep the sponsors happy. It was something where I had to decide, “Man, I’m just going to do this.” And Alaska is such a gamble. You can go up there and get nothing, you know, get shut down with weather the whole time but still have to pay all your minimums. So you decide to go and meet up with the crew. What was your next move? So, the game plan was, and all this really weighed a lot on my decision. I’m like, man, going out with Travis Rice, Mark Landvik and the whole Brain Farm crew to a new mountain range that not too many people have explored, it’s called the Tordrillo Mountain Range, just the whole idea behind this trip was right up my alley. We were taking this floatplane, a beaver plane, landing on the glacier and going out to this unexplored mountain range totally off the grid. That’s just what I love to do. The Tordrillo range is 60 or 70 miles from any big city, so you’re way out there, right? Yeah, it’s west of Anchorage. You’re off the grid. When we first got out there, there were no phones, no Internet, no nothing. You’re just like cabin fever out there with your crew. But it’s cool. I love trips like that because you really bond with everyone you’re with. SubmergeMag.com

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It becomes kind of like family for that month, and it’s really sad leaving after it’s over. But it was just the trip of a lifetime. It wasn’t my expectation, but it was my, “In a perfect world” situation. I’ve never got Alaska good like that, and seeing these new lines and new features and first descents, it was like Willy Wonka land up there, just freaking huge pillow lines and spine runs and anything you can imagine. I like the idea of being camped out away from everyone in this lodge. I read there was satellite access and private baths and cozy beds and shit? Yeah [laughs], it’s not necessarily roughnecking it up there. But it was so fun, I’d load up the shotgun with a bunch of slugs and go down river and try and go fly fish any broken spots of the river I could. Kept the slugs for the grizzlies. We saw a lot of grizzlies. You guys were set up pretty nice as far as living situation goes! So you head out in the heli or beaver plane on good days and at the end of the day you’re coming back to the warm lodge, right? Yeah. A lot of times out there, especially in the beginning of the trip, the weather had a tendency to clear in the afternoon so you had to be careful. You couldn’t wake up and be like, “Aw, another shitty

day, let’s make Bloody Marys,” you know, because it would totally clear. And there’s nothing worse than having a good opportunity and messing it up because of something stupid like being all drunk or something. You’ve spent time in Alaska filming before, mainly in Valdez. How does the Tordrillo range compare? I guess the terrain has more variety. Valdez to me is more like big, consistent lines that are some heavy big-mountain riding. I think that Tordrillo has a little bit more variety to it. You can build jumps, a lot of spines, a lot of pillow lines. Pillow lines are awesome! I look at you and Travis Rice as the ultimate backcountry-meetsfreestyle ambassadors. What did you learn from Rice during this filming project and do you think he learned anything from you? You learn so much watching other people ride, and it’s rad to watch Trav. There’s all kinds of different ways to ride a line, or scrub speed, or control yourself at a critical point. So yeah, I definitely critique everything I watch of him, and yeah he said some similar stuff to me. I think you do that with everyone. You totally gain knowledge continued on page

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“A lot of times out [in the Tordrillo Mountain Range of Alaska], especially in the beginning of the trip, the weather had a tendency to clear in the afternoon so you had to be careful. You couldn’t wake up and be like, “Aw, another shitty day, let’s make Bloody Marys,” you know, because it would totally clear. And there’s nothing worse than having a good opportunity and messing it up because of something stupid like being all drunk or something.” – John Jackson Issue 93 • September 5 – September 19, 2011

John Jackson in action at Alyeska Resort, Alaska Photo: ©Scott Serfas/Red Bull Content Pool

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from watching someone ride, that’s why it’s fun to ride with other people. But you do it with yourself too, everything you hit you kind of relate that to something you’ve hit in the past and be like, “OK I remember I needed this much speed,” it’s all experience and that’s just kind of how it goes. I read somewhere that one of your favorite parts of filming The Art of Flight was shooting a propane tank with a .50 cal! Must have been a pretty big boom. That was pretty cool being up in Alaska, you know, guns are your friend. They had it all planned out. We had like three propane tanks or something. We’d shoot it with the .50 cal, and we got the craziest shot of one of them. So you shoot it with the .50 cal, it’ll pierce the thing and make it like a rocket ship and then immediately after you have someone set up with a twelve gauge with flares. Immediately after you shoot the .50 cal, the flare goes off and then it explodes. We got one shot where you see the propane tank in there air like a freakin’…you ever take Piccolo Petes fireworks and crimp the end of them with some vice grips? I used to do this when I was young, and then I’d light them up and they turn into like a rocket. So this was a giant version of that, basically? Yeah, totally! Just like rocketing and you never know which way it’s going to go. But this one in particular, we got all slow motion with the Phantom HD so it’s all up in the air doing circles and then here comes the flare and bam, just explodes the thing!

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I bet that will make the final cut in some form or another. I’m sure, yeah. They’re going to have a lot of good wildlife shots, obviously a lot of good scenery, mental snowboarding and just some crazy activities. What do you mean by “mental snowboarding?” Do you mean scoping out your runs and looking at topographic maps and Go to Submergemag.com to read an extended version of stuff? this Q&A where John Jackson I mean it in every which way, talks about an unnamed yeah. A lot of planning and just upcoming film project with things that shouldn’t have been Red Bull, rehabbing his injured knee, his new “resort” done, you know, like, “that shit home north of Truckee, Calif. was mental!” and much more. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub DJs Rigatony, Alazzawi, 9 p.m. The Stoney Inn Karaoke Contest, 10 p.m. T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Hans Eberbach, 5:30 p.m.; The Dippin’ Sauce, 9 p.m. Vega’s Dry County Drinkers, 7:30 p.m.

9.05 9.07 Monday

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fremont Park Chalk It Up! w/ Walking Spanish, Buster Blue, The Generals, The Snobs, ElectroPoetic Coffee, Deer Park Ave, Survival Guide, Hans Eberbach, Cavewomen, The Hungry, 10 a.m. Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Atomika, 7 p.m. Rio Ramaza Marina & Event Park One Love One Heart Reggae Festival, 12 p.m. The Stoney Inn Karaoke, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Four Barrel, 3 p.m.

9.06 Tuesday

The Fire Escape Bar and Grill Toxic Holocaust, Holy Grail, Krum Bums, Human Obliteration, Cura Cochino, 6 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden A Lot Like Birds, Just Like Vinyl, Dreaded Diamond, The Speed of Sound in Seawater, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Bravo Delta, 9:30 p.m. Mix Jazz in the Mix w/ Ava Lemert, Tony Windle, 6 p.m.

Wednesday

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Lovelorn Duo, 8 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 7 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden Perpetual Drifters, Pat Hull, Brianne Lea Preutt, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Eric Jennings, Teresa Storch, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic w/ host Lare Crawley, 8:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub The Monomyth, Inception, 9 p.m. Press Club HUMP w/ Lefto, Simbad, DJ Whores, 9 p.m. Studio 21 No Bragging Rights, It Prevails, We Are Defiance, Onward To Olympas, Cadence, Of Strength And Sacrifice, A Holy Ghost Revival, 6:30 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort The Human League, Men Without Hats, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Keri Carr Band, 9 p.m. Uncle Vitos (Davis) Boom Bip w/ The Flower Vato, 10 p.m.

The Blue Lamp The Session w/ Tyquan, Hennessy, Cadaver, Spittlez, Light-Skinned Creole, Alias Anonymous, M.C. QBall916 and more, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk The Wad, Apt D203, Smelling Colors, L.I.F.E., Casa Nova, 6:30 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. CSA Center Iris DeMent, Jay Shaner, 7:30 p.m. District 30 I Love House w/ Ron Reeser, DJ Passion, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Marty Cohen and the Sidekicks, 8 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Shaun Slaughter’s Revolving Party, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Nathan Aweau, 7:30 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden Devon White, Terry Malts, The English Singles, 8:30 p.m. Marilyn’s Rock On Live Band Karaoke, 9 p.m. Mix Lights Down Low w/ NADASTROM, Shaun Slaughter, Alx-T, Adam J, 9 p.m. Plea for Peace Center No Bragging Rights, It Prevails, We Are Defiance, Onward To Olympas, Divided We Fall, Kingdom Of Giants, 6 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Erin McKinney, 9:30 p.m. Shenanigans Reggae Night, 10:30 p.m. The Stoney Inn The Buck Ford Country Band, 10 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Harley White Jr. feat. Aaron King, 9 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp Get Shot!, Riot Radio, The Left Hand, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Hoods, Take Pride, The Kids We Used To Be, Drawing Out Life, West Coast Villains, 6:30 p.m. Bows & Arrows Appetite (Album Release), Black Holes What?, 8 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Rich Hardesty, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Smokey Robinson, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ ESEF, Selector KDK, Ras Matthew, Juan Love, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts Durga feat. Liz Broscoe, 8 p.m. Digitalis Studios Vanderslices, Brothers Nuñez, Cute Pup, 8 p.m. Distillery Massacre Time, Rat Damage, City of Vain, Decoy, 10 p.m. District 30 College Geeks and Schoolgirl Freaks w/ DJ David Carvalho, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Casey Lipka, CaveWomen, Commons Quartet, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Tainted Love, 10 p.m. Liquid Nightclub Hookah & House w/ DJ Essence, 9 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden Im Dirty Too, Prieta, Style Like Revelators, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Dry Creek Rounders, Kevin Seconds, Earl Brooks, 8:30 p.m. Marilyn’s Jenn Rogar, Mike Farrell, Mandolin Avenue, Clan Dyken, 9 p.m. Miners Foundry Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble, Gypsy Funk, Jacobi1, 5 p.m. Old Ironsides Forever Goldrush, Grubdog & The Amazing Sweethearts, 50 Watt Heavy, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub James McCullen Project, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Shenanigans Underground Addict, 9 p.m. Sol Collective Lostribe (Album Release), Los Rakas, DankedOut, hosted by Mic Jordan, 9 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Jake Mann and the Upper Hand, The Spires, The Dazzling Strangers, 9 p.m. The Stoney Inn Hot Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Studio 21 Creative Chaos, Our Endless Obsession, We Sunk the Mayflower, Quadro, Terminal Nine, 6:30 p.m. Swabbies on the River Nothin’ Personal, 6 p.m.

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Ace of Spades The Parade, Jilt vs. Jonah, The Hungry, City Of August, April Chase, 6:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Mondo Deco, Golden Ghost, Playboy School, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Wesley Avery (CD release), Delirious, Status, Playah K, 7 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Stout Rebellion, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Willie Nelson, 8 p.m. Center for the Arts David Crosby and Graham Nash, 8 p.m. Club Retro As Artifacts, Defend The Outlaw, The Kids We Used To Be, From Aurora, Deadlines And Diamonds, Thais, 6 p.m. Crest Theatre Reinas Fiestas Patrias, 6 p.m. Curtis Park Instagon, Garage Jazz Architects, The Mike Justis Band, 11 a.m. Distillery Agnostic Front, Mongoloids, Naysayer, Hoods, 10 p.m. District 30 Don Lynch, 9 p.m. The Fire Escape Bar and Grill Bypassing Oblvion, Blacksheep, Animism, Defyant Circle, Geronimo, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose DJ Hailey, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Tim Reynolds, Katie Knipp, 7 p.m.; The Joy Formidable, Races, 9:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited The Pickups, 4 p.m. Liquid Nightclub DJ Louie Giovanni, 9 p.m. Marilyn’s Richard March, Bob Woods Band (CD Release), Dirt Nap Band, 7 p.m. Mix DJ Mike Moss, 8:30 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Sammy Hagar & the Wabos, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides FASCINATION: 80’s new wave dance club, 9:30 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Spider, DJ Peeti-V, DJ Tryst, 9 p.m. Phono Select The Vanderslices, Natalie Stat, Art by Aaron Hood and body painter Trina Merry, 6 p.m. Plea for Peace Center The Burden We Bear, Fake Figures, Elevate: I Am, Chroma Season, Maleya, 7 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Whiskey Dawn, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Radisson Boney James, 6:30 p.m. Shenanigans 8 Track Massacre, 9 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Nick Jaina, Black Whales, Robin Bacior, 8 p.m. The Stoney Inn Hot Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Steelin’ Dan, 5 p.m. T2 Nightclub & Lounge DJs & Dancing, 9 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Hitmakers feat. Jessa Zaragoza, Rico J. Puno, Nonoy Zuniga, Marco Sison, 8 p.m. Tin House Studio and Gallery The Spires, The Dazzling Strangers, Jake Mann and the Upper Hand, 8 p.m. Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; Big Mo, 9 p.m. Vallejo’s Restaurant Samba Da, Boca Do Rio, 5 p.m.

9.11 Sunday

Ace of Spades Queensryche, Soul Motor, Some Fear None, 6:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Sybolic Jews, Odd Moniker, Happy Medium 8:30 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. Harlow’s Colin Hay, 7:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Mere Mortals, 3 p.m. Mix Sunday Circus w/ DJ Gabe Xavier, 8 p.m. UC Davis Mondavi Center: Studio Naked Lounge Downtown The Dry Creek Rounders, Mike James, 8 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Delta Wires, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party, 9 p.m. Sleep Train Amphitheatre Def Leppard, Heart, 7:30 p.m. Swabbies on the River Spazmatics, 3 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Daryl Hall and John Oates, 7 p.m. Torch Club White Noise Fest w/ The Harley White Jr Orchestra, Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience, The Addict Merchants, Exquisite Corp, The CUF, Prieta and more, 2 p.m. Towhouse Spindrift, The Golden Ghosts, Echo Location, 9 p.m.

9.12 Monday

The Blue Lamp Jaron and The Long Road to Love, Joe Firstman, The Cordovas, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Dr. Acula, Alegion, Tag! You’re Dead, Paint Over Pictures, Awaiting the Apocalypse, 6:30 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Stoney Inn Karaoke, 9 p.m.

9.13 Tuesday

The Blue Lamp Joe Buckyourself, Colonel Jimmy & The Blackfish, Gundown, Dry County Drinkers, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 7 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden We Are Hex, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Bone Cave Ballet, 8:30 p.m. Mix Jazz in the Mix w/ Ava Lemert, Symposium Jazz Band, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub DJs Rigatony, Alazzawi, 9 p.m. The Stoney Inn Karaoke Contest, 10 p.m. T2 Nightclub & Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; The Lew Fratis Trio, 9 p.m. Townhouse GRIMEY w/ Matty G, DJ Whores and special guests, 9 p.m. UC Davis Pavilion Ke$ha, LMFAO, Spank Rock, 6:30 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Overwatch, The Last Nova, Sensory, The Slim Chances, Mezza Luna, Lost Freedom, 6 p.m. The Blue Lamp O Street Dub, Noche Oscura, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Kittie, Chernobog, And Came Back Brutal, 7 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Jenny Tseng, 7:30 p.m. Center for the Arts Carmen Souza, 8 p.m. Club Retro Grab Your Torch & Pitchfork, Opposition, 6:30 p.m. Crum’s Place Brian Hanover, Bryan Mcpherson, Billy Brown, Alex Dorame, 6 p.m. Distillery Armed Forces Radio, Jam Stain, Street Urchinz, 10 p.m. District 30 Foley, 9 p.m. The Fire Escape Bar and Grill Extirpate, Internal Decapitation, All Gods Kill, Decimatus, Left Lying, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose The Isaac Howl, The Carly DuHain Band, 9 p.m. Golden Bear Sweaty w/ DJ Whores, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Midnight Players, 10 p.m. Laughs Unlimited The 8 Tracks, 4 p.m. Liquid Nightclub DJ Ivan S, 9 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden Jack and White, Shannon Curtis, 8:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Myler & Star, Seven Flags, Steve & Sandi Padilla, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Mike Moss, 8:30 p.m. Naked Lounge Downtown Tao Jiriki, Isaac Bear, Black Holes What?, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides Feva In Da Funk House, Project, The Sandra Dolores Band, 9 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Sacramento Horseman’s Association Rootstock Festival, 12 p.m. Shine Prairie Wood, Matt McClean, 7 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Loch Lomond, Point Juncture WA, Team Evil, IOA, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Garrat Wilkin and the Parrotheads, 4 p.m. T2 Nightclub & Lounge DJs & Dancing, 9 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Ramon Ayala, 8 p.m. Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; The Nibblers, 9 p.m.

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The Fire Escape Bar and Grill Dodsferd, Killgasm, Chronaexus, Rotten Funeral, Gravespawn, Nekcrium, 1 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Hired Guns, 3 p.m. Mix Sunday Circus w/ DJ Gabe Xavier, 8 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Wolfgang Gartner, 8 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Steve Gatz, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party, 9 p.m. Sacramento Horseman’s Association Rootstock Festival, 12 p.m. Swabbies on the River Beer Dawgs 25th Anniversary Party, 3 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort KC & the Sunshine Band, Con Funk Shun, 7 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.

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Comedy Community Center Theater Ron White: Moral Compass Tour, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Comedy Open Mic Showcase, Sept. 6, 8 p.m. D’Sean Ross, Jose Sarduy, Sept. 8 11, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Mark G, Sept. 13 - 14, Tues., 8 p.m.; Wed., 7 p.m. BT, Tony Dijamco, Sept. 15 - 18, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Keith Lowell Jensen’s Comedy Night, every Wednesday, 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Comedy Explosion w/ Mike Epps & Friends, Sept. 10, 8 p.m. Po’Boyz Bar & Grill (Folsom) Comedy Open Mic, every Monday, 9 p.m. Punchline Comedy Club Pablo Francisco, Sept. 8 - 11, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Mike E. Winfield, Sept. 14, 8 p.m. Young Guns of Comedy w/ Kabir Singh, David Studebaker, Sam Davidoff, Sept. 15, 8 p.m.

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Golden Bear Random Knowledge Trivia Night, every Wednesday, 8 p.m. The Guild Theatre Movies On A Big Screen: Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Starcrash, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Historic Rocklin Shred Fest Board Sports Expo, Sept. 9 John Natsoulas Gallery The Great California Paint Out, Sept. 10 K Street Venues Summer Block Party on K St., every Wednesday Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m. Lecture by Robert Walker, Sept. 10, 6 p.m. Amnesty International Movie Night: Americans On Hold, Unconstitutional, Sept. 13, 6 p.m. Book readings w/ Naida West, Frank Luna, Sept. 17, 6 p.m. Marilyn’s 4th Annual Pirate and Wench Costume Party, Sept. 17, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Trivia Night, every Monday, 8 p.m. Rubicon Brewing Company California Rare Beer Auction, Sept. 10 Shenanigans Watch it Live: Mayweather vs Ortiz, Sept. 17, 6 p.m. Side Show Studios The Art of Jared Konopitski, Sept. 10 - Oct. 4 Shine Poetry with Legs, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m. Opening Reception for artist Charles Cunningham, Sept. 10, 6 p.m. Sol Collective Art Opening: Xico Gonzalez, Sept. 17 Spanglish Arte Workshop: Papel Picado pt 2, Sept. 17 Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe Free Film Series on the Criminal Injustice System, Sept. 9, 7 p.m.; Sept. 16, 7 p.m. Time Tested Books The Unsolicited Poetry Tour feat. poet David Rowe, Sept. 14, 7 p.m. University Union Ballroom, CSUS Magic Show w/ Brian Brushwood, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m. Lecture w/ MAD Magazine’s Joe Raiola: The Joy of Censorship, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. University Union Gallery, CSUS Opening Reception for Fernando Duarte’s Seventy Days: Trapped In Two Thousand and Ten, Sept. 8, 6 p.m.

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Welcome to round two of, “now you see it, now you don’t.” Midtown has said goodbye to yet another restaurant/bar, Tex Mex, and in its place a brand new face. Sacramento, meet River Rock—the newest tap house in town that I’d like to see skip across the top, not sink to the bottom. River Rock has a formula that works, so I’m not worried. With its unpretentious aesthetic (including a “rock” ‘n’ roll branding approach and a Buck Hunter in the back), it will easily attract those who might not know beer so well, as well as the hop junkies who are just excited to see a new craft beer spot open in town. River Rock is also offering a food menu with some good grub that fits the bill, possibly too well. But first, it’s time for some brewskies. I’m no Cicero, so I won’t bore you with tasting notes that you can simply find on the menu by yourself. There are too many stellar beers to mention, let alone drink, so the best thing to do is to become a frequent “Rocker.” I counted roughly 40 different beers and five additional ciders; not to mention the hostess mentioned that the list was about to double. That should keep you busy for a while. And each new notch on your belt will open up a floodgate of other beers you can geek out on if you so desire. For example, if you’ve never had a sour before (all the rage these days), it is a niche beer with many different styles and levels of sourness. Belgium is a great place to start, with elegantly crafted beers like those of Rodenbach. But you need not look further than Santa Rosa to find Russian River Consecration, an absolutely smashing sour beer with many layers to discover. River Rock gives us a good place to start with sours along with other styles like IPAs, lagers or stouts. Beer is good; always has been and always will be. So the celebration of the varying styles should come naturally, right? Not exactly. Drinking is a hell of a pastime, and when we go out we’re usually attempting to tie one on, so anything with alcohol will do.

Beer is no different, and that’s why cheap, mainstream beer is consumed in such high volume. You suck it down, it barely reaches your tongue and you’ve got a wicked buzz, bro. Try shotgunning an Allegash Curieux (rhymes with Cheerio) that’s aged in Jim Beam bourbon barrels. You won’t last long, because these beers are really meant to be savored to the last drop. Why? Well there are number of reasons and a good place to start is alcohol. River Rock has a quite a few beers on the list that have an ABV (alcohol by volume) upwards of 8 or 9 percent. That can certainly be heavier on the palate, not to mention a one-way ticket to Drunkyville, USA. But on the flip side, there are also many beers on the list that have an ABV between 4 and 6 percent that are just as worthy of checking out and savoring. Point is, you’ve got options and they’re meant to be explored. To accompany the suds, River Rock has put together a food menu, which is very niche. By that I mean that it’s great pub grub, done well and done in the classic alehouse style of burgers, sandwiches and hearty appetizers. Tri-tip sandwiches smothered in barbecue sauce are for the taking as well as seafood options like their Baja-style fried fish tacos. Nachos and fried chicken are present for the ballpark appetites and for heaven’s sake, the fries are criss-cut! Eat these and flashbacks to late night, drive-thru reconnaissance might run through your head—and what memories those are! Although, I am curious to see if the menu progresses to better compete with the forward profiles of the beers. If Submerge’s visit was any indication of how River Rock Tap House will fare, fear not yet another “came and went.” Their 24th and J Street location is ideal for Second Saturday visitors, weekly foot traffic and weekend warriors. In the end, if the beer is good, then people will follow. But if the food is also good, then people will worship. Keep a handle on River Rock as we watch where and how fast this new tap house flows. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Music in the Sun Brian Rogers “Nooner” at University Union Serna Plaza, Sacramento State • Wednesday, Aug. 31

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Words Amy Serna • Photo Brittany Post I had only two goals set in mind for my Wednesday afternoon: eat the homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwich that was shoved in my tote bag and listen to the live acoustic jams of Brian Rogers. After finding a shady spot on the green lawn in University Union Serna Plaza, one of my goals was quickly crushed after I found my once perfected sandwich had turned into a strawberry jam massacre. My meal resembled more of a dog’s chew toy than a sandwich. But I decided to try and ignore my lack of lunch and keep my focus on the local talent that was about to take the stage at Sacramento State University. Unlike other live shows where the stage is packed with sound equipment, instruments and people, this concrete stage only consisted of a chair, a red bass, acoustic guitar and the suitedup Brian Rogers. Although the weather outside was enough to make your back sweaty, the Sacramento musician was well dressed in black slacks, a light pink shirt and pinstriped blazer. And the small crowd of nearly 30 that were gathered in the shady areas did not hear him complain once about the heat. The audience mostly consisted of students, who were caught eating their lunches, working on homework for the next class or who had just walked by to see what the event was. The volunteers of UNIQUE Programs (organizers of the event), all surrounding a table toward the back of the plaza, were patiently waiting for the show to start and reminisced about the joys of summer. Originally known from the six-piece band Izabella, Rogers was ready to perform solo for the fifth time at Sacramento State. The only items he needed were his guitar, bass and smooth voice. He boldly decided to kick off the first “nooner” of the semester with a Beatles

cover of “Don’t Let Me Down.” For any musician it might be difficult to pull off a cover from one of the most popular bands in rock ‘n’ roll history, but Rogers’ acoustic guitar jams flowed well with the familiar song, and he even added a dash of funk to it. Normally, this song was no laughing matter but one thing did catch Rogers’ eye that made him chuckle in the middle of the song—a giant dancing lunch box and juice box. No, he wasn’t dreaming or hallucinating but was in the presence of the two mascots for the UNIQUE Programs “nooner,” who were showing off their skilled dance moves. The life-size red lunchbox, Lunchy, with human arms and legs, danced to the jams in the middle of the lawn with his partner, a giant yellow juice box named Juicy. At one point during the middle of his improvised set after the mascots left, he asked, “Where’s the big lunchbox?” Rogers seemed at ease while performing alone on stage, providing a laid-back and comfortable atmosphere. His songs had a Bob Marley feel to them that could have made anyone want to grab an instrument and play along with him on stage. Before he broke into his original song called “Eyeglasses,” he explained that it was about breaking up with someone and leaving all your belongings at their house, especially leaving behind a daily necessity such as glasses. “I feel like I should have a sense of humor right now, but I don’t have a sense of humor,” he joked before he broke into another song. During his set, the students in the audience had no need to worry about future deadlines, exams, projects or messed-up peanut butter sandwiches but got to sit back, relax and enjoy live music in the sun.

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If you’re of the opinion that there just aren’t enough roles for women as action heroes, you can’t place the blame on Luc Besson. As writer and/or director, Besson has been a champion of les femmes fatale in films such as The Fifth Element, the lesser-known cult film Angel-A, La Femme Nikita (1990) and even in The Professional to some extent. Colombiana is Besson’s latest estrogen-fueled action flick, but it’s far grittier than his aforementioned efforts. At times it hits as hard as its testosteronedriven counterparts, but other than the gender of its central figure, it doesn’t really set itself apart from other films in the genre. Besson serves as co-writer and producer for this torrid tale of revenge. The film drops us in Bogata, Colombia, in the ‘90s. Our heroine, Cataleya, watches as the faceless henchmen of the powerful drug lord Don Luis gun down her mother and father (well, she sort of watches; the gunning down happens off camera so it’s hard to say). As her father is bid farewell, she’s given a small computer disk, a necklace bearing a representation of the orchid for which she was named, an address in Chicago and a plea to never forget where she came from. Cataleya escapes her parents’ assassins and ends up slipping through the cracks of American intelligence to wind up living and learning from her hardened killer of an uncle in the Windy City. Her uncle wants a better life for her than he has had, but of course, young Cataleya will have nothing of it and demands he teach her how to be a killer. Fifteen years later, the resourceful Cataleya blossoms into a sexy, intelligent and lethal assassin—part Catwoman/part Aeon Flux—played by Zoe Saldana. She dispatches her targets in the most elaborate ways possible (feeding one to his own sharks, for example), leaving images of her namesake as her calling card in hopes that word will get back to Don Luis that his days are numbered.

Once an equally resourceful and intelligent FBI agent, Ross (played by Lennie James), gets hot on her trail, Cataleya’s plan at long last is put into motion. Unfortunately, Colombiana’s most notable features are the ethnicities/genders of its principle players. The film has an air of self-awareness about it as Ross (an African American) uses the masculine pronoun to refer to “The Tag Killer,” as Cataleya is known to the authorities, before he encounters her. While tracking her, he even goes as far to say that the killer being female is out of the question when another agent suggests the possibility. While it’s nice to see minorities as lead agents instead of sidekicks or strong roles for Latina actresses, both of which seem to be few and far between in Hollywood films, true equality would mean that Colombiana should be judged on its merits and not its color. And it just doesn’t cut the mustard, so to speak. That’s not to say it’s not without its moments, none of which are involving its plot or emotional breadth, however. But hey, this is an action movie, right? Who wants those things gumming up the works anyway? There’s a great parkour sequence early on in the film featuring young Cataleya (Amandla Stenberg) as she escapes her parents’ killers; a scene reminiscent of Besson’s French language film District B13 (worth checking out). Saldana certainly represents as Cataleya too in a thrilling close-quarters hand-to-hand combat sequence against a male opponent. Also, our first glimpse of her in action as a murdererfor-hire, a painstaking assassination that takes place in a heavily patrolled jail, crackles with tension and ingenuity. However, though there is no shortage of action in this action film, scenes this captivating are too few and far between. As for carrying a film, however, Saldana does a commendable job. She doesn’t wilt under the heat of her role’s physicality or sexuality (which is perhaps the most devastating weapon in her arsenal). As action heroes go, she may not have made herself an icon, but she can certainly hang with the boys, even if they’re too full of machismo to allow her into the clubhouse.

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the shallow end I’ve Heard the Wasteland Is Lovely This Time of Year I don’t get into video games often, but when I do, it usually results in a torrid obsession. Recently, I made the mistake of picking up a copy of Fallout: New Vegas at Best Buy, I guess because I figured I have all the time and money in the world to burn. I popped it into my Xbox 360 about three weeks ago. I haven’t shaved since. Maybe that’s an exaggeration (or is it?). In any case, I love the game, and I mean that in the creepy, hiding in its bushes, possibly a felony sort of way. It’s not my fault, though. It’s just so immersive! I’m a victim in all this, I assure you. It’s not just that the gameplay is magnificent and the story is captivating, but it also makes me really think about what would happen if the world went to shit, which is topical considering the world is totally going to shit. New Vegas, like other games in the Fallout series, is set in a post-apocalyptic America. It’s 270 years in the future. The world has changed. Cities are destroyed, but humans, the giant cockroaches that they are, are still alive and kicking. Despite the epic radiation and mutated beasts roaming among them, people are still holding it together in the only way they know how: arming themselves and flipping the finger to their fellow man. Set in the Mojave Desert, New Vegas is about the struggle for power in the wake of the nuclear holocaust. The city of New Vegas has been more or less resurrected as an oasis in the wasteland by the mysterious and enigmatic Mr. House. With the help of three “families” (savage tribes turned to more respectable, casino-owning gangsters), House holds the strip while the rest of the region wars around it. Not only are there warring tribes and gangs in the Mojave—Warriors-style themed hordes of tweakers and thugs—but there are also fledgling political super powers at work as well. The New California Republic to the west, a large bureaucratic beast that has numbers on its side, but is slow to move because of its many parts; and the Legion led by the despotic Caesar to the east, a lean, mean, slave-owning empire based on Roman ideology. The ultimate prize is the Hoover Dam, which provides electricity for New Vegas and the outlying area. Basically, whoever controls the resources controls the world (or whatever’s left of it). Sounds familiar, right? It’s the parallels to the modern world that make the game such a feat and so easy to get wrapped up in. Players control a character of their own making, a courier shot in the head for a mysterious piece of cargo. You’re allowed to design this character from head to toe, choosing its gender, name and looks using

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a ton of different options. Beyond that, just about everything you do affects how the nonplayer characters interact with you. Basically it’s like life, but you can turn it off and back on whenever you want, so therefore, way better. Mostly New Vegas leaves you to your own devices. You can wander around wherever you want, talk to whomever you choose. Pick up tin cans and sell them to arms dealers all day, forage for flowers or whatever in the wild; shoot at beasties or run away from them. It really doesn’t matter. The world’s over anyway, bro, have at it. A lot of the game’s side quests involve menial tasks, like, “Hey could you tell that girl over there I like her?” or, “Do us a favor and find out what that ranger is up to?” Those are kind of my favorite ones, though. They involve some walking around through bleak desert landscapes that look much as they do now, honestly—sandy, barren, rocky—except the scorpions are the size of Volvos and the muskrats look as if they’ve been skinned alive. It’s during these walks that you’re awarded time to think about the fragility of humankind’s place in the universe and how quickly all of what we built can be erased. And then a mutant fly attacks you, and you’ve got to shoot it with your SMG. It’s a rough world out there, so you’d better bring heat. If it’s not the giant critters, it’s other people. Some of them don’t want to chat, they just want your guns, ammo or clothing. Whenever you defeat a human opponent, you have the option to stroll over to his/her body and see what they’re holding. You can get weapons, food, drugs, alcohol or even just take the clothes off their backs. When you do, the graphic depicts them lying dead in the desert in their underwear. Perhaps it’s not the most dignified thing to do, but as a friend assured me as we were discussing the game, “Hey, it’s the nuclear apocalypse. It’s all about survival.” He’s probably right, but you’d like to think that after we’ve wiped ourselves to the point of extinction, someone would come along and go, “Hey y’all, maybe we should try something different this time. Maybe instead of arming ourselves to the teeth to solve our problems, we should consider the wise teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi or even Bill and Ted and ‘Be excellent to each other.’” My character in the game is a ray of sunshine, being as goody-two-shoes as possible. He’s always the most helpful and choosing the most just options, opting for diplomacy over violence. Unless of course I’m in a bad mood. Then it’s time for Mr. Blasty.

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Issue 93 • September 5 – September 19, 2011

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas

September 5 – 19, 2011

#93

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All in a Day’s Work

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