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dive in Fall into Artober, and Rock Out to Some New Albums from Local Artists Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Like many great Sacramento area artists tend to do (I’m looking at you Cake, Deftones and Joanna Newsom), Will Haven and Raleigh Moncrief are releasing incredible new CDs this month but are not playing any sort of CD release shows in our region to celebrate. As a live music lover, it can be a bit frustrating, but for now we’re just going to have to wait for them to eventually play here or we’ll have to make the drive to a bigger market to see them, a la San Francisco.

Will Haven, featured on our front cover, has been one of my favorite bands to listen to ever since I can remember. Their songs are full of low bass lines and eerie guitar sounds combined with gnarly screams. The combination will no doubt mesmerize you. Not only is it pretty exciting that their original singer Grady Avenell is back, but it’s also exciting that they’ve finally finished their new album. Voir Dire will be Will Haven’s first album with Avenell in almost a decade! It’s being released on Bieler Bros. Records on Oct. 11. Hopefully you were lucky enough to catch them performing new songs when they played Kill the Precedent’s CD release show last month. If not, keep your eyes on these guys because who knows when they’ll be playing Sacramento again. All we can do is hope that it’s soon, because as of press time for this issue I was told there is nothing in the works besides their European stint in November.

Nonetheless, check out our feature story on Will Haven on page 8 and grab Voir Dire when it comes out on Oct. 11.

Raleigh Moncrief, featured on our back cover, is undoubtedly an amazing producer. He’s worked with acclaimed artists such as Dirty Projectors, Ganglians and Appetite, but now he is releasing his new solo album entitled Watered Lawn. I was fortunate enough to listen to an advance copy and was blown away. If you are a fan of experimental sounds, heavy beats and beach-y/psychedelic vocals, Moncrief’s album will surely not disappoint. There are no Sacramento shows scheduled but you can drive to San Francisco to see him perform with a full band on Oct. 19 at The Independent. Be sure to purchase Watered Lawn on Oct. 25 and read our feature on Moncrief starting on page 14.

Phantogram, from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will be touring through Sacramento on Nov. 1 and will be performing at Harlow’s in support of their new EP Nightlife. This band consists of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel and they have an electronic-pop sound with catchy loops and dreamy vocals. They’ve recently added a live drummer, Tim Oakley, to the mix as well. Read our interview with Carter starting on page 12 to read about why they’ve added a live drummer, what it was like recording a video at the Moog headquarters and to learn about where their sound might be going next.

Artober is here and there are so many great events to attend! We dedicated our “Submerge your Senses” section to highlight a few things you can see, touch, hear and taste during this month-long celebration of all things Sacramento arts related.

Also in celebration of Artober, as well as in celebration of them opening their 2011–2012 season at a new location on J Street, we’ve got a feature on Capital Stage Company. Theater is an important part of our community, from the actors and writers to the directors and set designers. It’s wonderful to watch a play and appreciate a live performance. I look forward to hopefully doing more theater stories in Submerge in the future, but for now please check out our feature on Capital Stage Company on page 19.

I appreciate movies, too, and in this issue we have a great review of Moneyball (page 28). We also have a live show review of Wires in the Walls and Love Is, who both performed at Marilyn’s on K on Sept. 27.

I know it’s not always easy to get out of your norm, but I would like to encourage you to check out bands or artists you haven’t before and to go to shows/events you normally wouldn’t go to. Get out, I mean, it’s “Artober” for God’s sake! Live it up.

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Ground Zero Clothing and Boardshop has a couple events coming up worth noting for all you board sport junkies out there. On Friday, Oct. 14, they’ll host a snowboard movie premiere at Ace of Spades (1417 R Street), where you can peep the new flick from Finger on Da Trigger and Marc Frank Montoya Productions, Familia 2, the trailer for which has some of the heaviest street riding I’ve ever seen. Also screening will be Shoot the Moon from Videograss. Riders from the films will be in attendance for meet and greets and signings, and there will be thousands of dollars’ worth of free swag given out to the crowd, not to mention a free lift ticket to Sierra-at-Tahoe with paid admission, which is only $14 in advance (at all Ground Zero locations) or $16 the day of or at the door. Tickets are also available through Aceofspadessac.com. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m., all ages are welcome and there are three bars within the venue for the 21-andover crowd. Then just two days later on Sunday, Oct. 16, Ground Zero will present their 14th annual Fallout Fest skateboard contest in the streets of downtown Davis. The Ground Zero-provided street course, which will be set up on 3rd Street between F and G streets (near their shop), will be the setting for this epic competition. There are two divisions (under 16 and 16-and-over), each with two categories (beginner and intermediate).

Only 15 skaters per category, so if you’re thinking about entering, do so fast. The event is free to watch and there will be free gear given out to the crowd, so head on out to Davis from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and watch some local rippers compete for gear and a $900 cash purse! For more information about the contest or to learn how to enter, visit Groundzeroboardshop.net or call their Davis location at (530) 753-7775.

If there has ever been a show I’ve written about in the past that I thought was important and that I urged you to attend, it more than likely paled in comparison to this one. On Friday, Oct. 7 at Blue Lamp, there will be a benefit show for a young woman named Alicea Peet (Mikey Hood from the band HOODS’ lady), who recently suffered from a kidney failure and had to have a transplant. As you can imagine, the medical bills are insane, so the benefit show (which features some of Alicea’s favorite bands in Kill the Precedent, Black Mackerel, City of Vain and Muderlicious) is aimed to help take a chunk out of those bills, as well as to raise awareness of how important organ donors are. Doors open at 8 p.m., 21-and-over only and it’s $10 at the door.

There are also cool T-shirts (pictured) available for $20 donations that say Peet’s name and the words “Love Life.” You can send donations via Paypal to Hoods916@ hotmail.com. Include size, mailing address and mark the payment as a “gift,” but most of all, come to the show at Blue Lamp and support! You can also make a donation securely at Alicealoveslife.bbnow.org.

A couple great local shops are celebrating their first anniversaries soon and deserve a shout-out: Heart Clothing Boutique, located at 1903 Capitol Avenue, will celebrate their one-year on Oct. 8 from 3 to 10 p.m. with a fashion show, live music, a free photo booth, raffle prizes and more; and ZuhG Life Store, located upstairs at the Westfield Downtown Plaza Mall, will celebrate their oneyear with a show at Harlow’s on Nov. 12 featuring Monkey Flower and, of course, ZuhG.

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ARTOBER EDITION October is National Arts and Humanities Month and here in Sacramento we’re celebrating properly with Artober: 31 Days of Art and Soul, a grassroots effort supported

by For Arts’ Sake Sacramento and area business associations, arts organizations, media and arts partners.

All month, all over town, no matter how old you are or what your background is, take some time to connect to our region’s thriving and diverse arts scene. There are literally hundreds of events to choose from this month, everything from live performances to festivals to art tours and gallery walks and so much more. For the full rundown, visit Artobersac.com.

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Guest Speaker Synthia St. James at the For Arts’ Sake Coalition Meeting Oct. 26 For Arts’ Sake is a “creative action plan” for the Sacramento metropolitan area set forth by mayor Kevin Johnson and numerous artsendorsing organizations in June 2010. The goal is to strengthen and celebrate Sacramento’s creative industries with a community-wide initiative. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 4:30 p.m. at Guild Theater (2828 35th Street), join the For Arts’ Sake coalition meeting with guest speaker and international artist/designer Synthia St. James and hear about the initiative’s progress in its first year. To learn more about For Arts’ Sake, visit Forartsake.org.

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Art, Music, Dance and Every Medium In Between at Midtown Modern Arts Festival Oct. 15 On Saturday, Oct. 15, from noon to 6 p.m., 20th Street in between J and K streets will transform into a vibrant festival featuring a cornucopia of Sacramento arts talent.

The festival will feature performances on two stages, the KlickNation Stage and the MARRS Building Stage, from entities like The Sacramento Ballet, Capital Stage Company, The Sacramento Philharmonic, The Sacramento Comedy Spot, Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet and many more. Get hands-on sugar skull decorating led by La Raza Galeria Posada, or get your groove on with plenty of live music coordinated in part by area jazz guitarist Ross Hammond.

The Midtown Modern Arts Festival is free, and is an Artober “signature event.” For more information, visit Facebook.com/ MidtownModernArtsFestival.

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Ever wonder what it would feel like to stand on stage in a grand venue like the Community Center Theater, or to take a backstage tour of the lights, camera and action? On Sunday, Oct. 9, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the doors of Community Center Theater will be wide open for the community to explore and familiarize themselves with Sacramento’s performing arts scene. Meet professional and community arts groups, see them perform, talk, learn, engage. After all, that’s the whole point of Artober.

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13th Annual Taste of Sacramento Oct. 14 Food is art, too, right? How about wine and beer? We say yes, and why not celebrate the best of the best at the 13th annual Taste of Sacramento on Friday, Oct. 14 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Get lost in the endless rows of tables offering delicious food, beer and wine in this gigantic 51,000-square foot room.

Don’t get overwhelmed. Just breathe, eat, drink and walk to the next table, then repeat until they kick you out. Tickets are $35 in advance, $50 day of, 21-and-over only, start time is 5:30 p.m.

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Will Haven Strikes Back!

Grady Avenell Returns for first new Will Haven album in years Words Steph Rodriguez

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calming flow of synthesizer builds gradually, luring in all curious listeners.

And for the moment, everything’s serene— but secretly there are other intentions. The role of the antagonist for this song’s tale has become apparent and all are vulnerable; no one is safe.

Unexpectedly, the once soothing hum is quickly ambushed by the constant, albeit macabre, pulse of keys chiming steadily like an old grandfather clock at a slightly higher pitch. The sound instantly signals the mood has now changed and there’s no turning back. Melodic guitar suddenly strolls by, equally not to be trusted as the composition is then met by shrieks grave enough to raise the hairs on one’s arms and neck. The screams forever burn images of neck veins into your psyche, and then the music fades. For now, you’ve survived this six-minute dark opus written by one of Sacramento’s most respected longtime metal veterans, Will Haven.

What should have been the perfect theme song to Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street had it been written 20 years ago, the track (“Lost” off of Will Haven’s newest full-length album, Voir Dire, translated as “Speak the truth”) is only a snippet of what’s to come from this band in the future. With original vocalist Grady

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Avenell back at the mic, the addition of keyboard and synthesizer courtesy of Adrien Contreras and a new bass player who happens to be the percussionist for a little band called Slipknot, Will Haven is back on the scene and in full force.

“This record is the starting point to what we can do,” explained Jeff Irwin, guitarist and founding member of Will Haven, at their practice space off of Marconi Avenue. “To me, this album is definitely deeper. When I listen to our old records, I see the skeleton of what we’re becoming. We’re getting older and we’re taking our time now. Before, we put out a record just because we knew we were going to go on tour, but now, recording days have slowed down, we don’t play as many shows and that energy is put into the music and we feel we have a deeper passion for it.”

According to Irwin, throughout what most might see as a four-year stint of silence since the band’s release of new material, the guys of Will Haven have never stopped playing music completely. Whether they were playing in alternate side project bands to fill their musical voids, or deciding to come together to play music in support of a close friend in a coma, Irwin credits the return of original vocalist Grady

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Avenell for ultimately fueling Will Haven’s passion to once again begin writing and rekindling the family vibe the band was built on.

“We played some of the Chi benefits and I just got the itch to do it again,” Avenell said of the shows developed to support Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, currently in a minimally conscious state after a 2008 car accident. “We talked about it and went forward from there. I’m excited. It’s been almost 10 years since I’ve put an album out and here we have an album coming out. I’m just looking forward to playing some shows and having a good time.”

Formed in ‘95 right after high school, Will Haven have since paved a hard road releasing countless albums and EPs, touring the world with the likes of Deftones, Earth Crisis and Slipknot, where they would find a new member to welcome into their family unit of pure metal: Chris Fehn, percussionist for Slipknot turned bassist for Will Haven.

“He’s been in the band since this record.

We toured with Slipknot in 2000 and we just became good friends with him and we’ve been close ever since,” explained Irwin. “He’s really passionate about music, he’s not in it for anything else and that’s hard to find nowadays.

With him, he’s like, ‘I don’t give a fuck who you guys are. I love the music. I love you guys. I just want to play.’ And that’s exactly what we want, someone who has passion, loves the band and is here for the right reasons.”

However, touring with world renowned bands such as Slipknot or Deftones kept the band grounded. And instead of rolling up to venues with tour buses and crews of roadies, Will Haven took the more punk rock approach, pulling up in an old van with one goal in mind—to share their music with a crowd of thousands.

“When we did tours like that, I think that made the band what it is. We’d go on tours with Deftones or Slipknot and there’d be thousands of people there, but for us, it would be almost like a punk rock show because they’re in buses and have crews, and we pull up in this crappy, little van and our goal is to try and kill everybody. We aren’t there to sell tickets. We’re there to show people that this opening band just kicked your ass even more than the headliner did. I think that’s what drove us and what kept us grounded; we’ve put in our work,” Irwin said.

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“We got to see the height of [the music industry] and we saw the crash of it, too.” – Jeff Irwin, Will Haven prior to social networks like MySpace or Facebook, where one didn’t just Google a band and decide whether or not they’re worthy, but actually visit a music store, purchase an album and research them at their own discretion. A time when tacking flyers to poles and actually speaking to people in person was prevalent—which later turned into inviting fans personally out to shows. Those days, go figure, are now gone. To the members of Will Haven, this has become a lost art form and they blame the ever-evolving monster that is social networking.

“Before, it was all about the music,” says Irwin. “We started before Myspace, and we’re kind of new to the whole Internet thing, but when we started, you made a demo tape and gave it to a record label and see what happens from there.

At our age right now we’ve seen the decline of the ‘rockstar days.’ The labels and getting signed for a crap load of money doesn’t happen anymore. In the late ‘90s it just seemed like that took a shit. It’s a whole different world. So, we got to see the height of [the music industry] and we saw the crash of it, too.”

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them and an unwritten future ahead, the guys of Will Haven have become a well-respected entity within Sacramento’s tight-knit music scene.

Whenever their name is mentioned, conversations of praise and an air of respect are present. Irwin said the band’s local popularity stems from the guys choosing to be true to themselves and to their music, but other local musicians say Will Haven have earned respect because they’ve always kept it real.

“These guys have been grinding it out since ’95, always doing their own thing,” explained Jesse Mitchell of Red Tape/Kill the Precedent and longtime friend of Will Haven. “Since the beginning, they have been following their own path, but still staying true and recognizing Sacto as being home base. We as fellow Sacto musicians respect what they have achieved, not just locally, but worldwide. They have always been good friends with my bands and are cute as buttons to boot. Will Haven will be sonically slapping Will Haven’s Voir Dire will be your face for years to come.” released Oct. 11 on Bieler Bros.

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Shake, Muddle and Stir Sacramento Embraces Craft Cocktails Words Adam Saake • photos nicolas wray With Midtown Cocktail Week just barely behind us, the craft cocktail resurgence seems to have hit Sacramento full-blown. The customer dialogue has changed from, “Well is fine” to “What gins do you have behind the bar?” And curiosity isn’t far behind. These more educated enjoyers of quality spirits want to know what it is, what’s in it, and where can I find it? Put down the Puckers and pick up the muddlers; freshness now reigns supreme. The usual suspects have been holding down the artform for some time; familiar names like Lounge on 20, Shady Lady and Ella come to mind. But now it’s tough to throw a rock and not hit a Collins glass with Green Chartreuse somewhere inside of it. The result is a plethora of interesting cocktails to be sampled, and everyone’s getting in on it.

Bartenders are stepping up to this challenge and becoming more educated themselves; many of them entering competitions locally and beyond to sharpen their skills and test their hands at speed or flair. Brands often endorse these competitions, encouraging bartenders to experiment with their spirits and create something interesting that may be marketable. Wowing the judges takes more than just making a tasty cocktail; technique and presentation is key and often-homemade garnishes or unique glassware help set the competition apart.

One such competition at Zocalo that happened recently challenged local bartenders to think creatively with the coffee and rum liqueur Kahlua. Chris Dooley of Ella, Travis Kavanaugh and Dominique Gonzales of Shady Lady and Amy Battaglia of The Golden Bear were among the chosen few to try out their cocktail recipes for a panel of judges. Dooley’s personality shone bright through his cocktail he named “The Veracruz,” after the Mexican state where Kahlua is produced. Made up of Kahlua, fresh espresso, bitters, Fernet Blanca, Bulleit bourbon and garnished with mint, orange, nutmeg and shaved chocolate, this stunning cocktail was a sight to behold.

“Well, Kahlua for me personally is a dessert, after-dinner cocktail.

So everything in there screams ‘after dinner’; the digestif [Fernet], the espresso, the Kahlua, the chocolate,” said Dooley.

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Dooley served it in a stemless martini glass that rested in another oval-shaped glass filled with frozen espresso beans to keep the drink chilled. The “Veracruz” landed Dooley in second place, but the experience of being able to toy around with Kahlua, a liqueur that bartenders rarely experiment with, was worth it.

“I like to explore the diversity of it; to be able to try different applications,” Dooley expressed.

But in the end it wasn’t the Kahlua that threw Dooley for a loop.

“Anything I can add Fernet into is a challenge for me,” said Dooley.

First place was awarded to Midtown Cocktail Week’s “Rookie of the Year” Travis Kavanaugh of Shady Lady for an 11-ingredient cocktail that took 11 tries to get just right. He named it “Nuevo,” fittingly, and the judges might have scored it just that high on a scale of one to 10. Kavanaugh says that “for about a week, all I did was mess with Kahlua.” The result was a seemingly impossible blend of Kahlua, rye whiskey, Angostura bitters, orange bitters, maple syrup, Heering cherry liqueur, pineapple, egg white, nutmeg, orange zest and muddled coffee beans. Kavanaugh served his cocktail in a 5½ ounce coupe glass, which meant that all those ingredients had to be combined in very limited amounts to get the cocktail to fit just right. And although it took 11 tries and one week later to arrive at his final product, he enjoys the challenge of figuring out how to make it all work.

“I like competitions. Anytime I have something to mess with and break it down and just use it for a whole week, I think is really cool,” says Kavanaugh.

The time that is spent off the clock, at home or after hours, perfecting a syrup or portioning out the recipe just right, is what separates bartenders like Kavanaugh and Dooley from the rest. They aren’t alone. And bartenders who work at restaurants that may not be on the top of your craft cocktail destination list are starting to follow suit. Take, for example, Lucca bartender Chris Mansury, who is doing some very interesting things behind the bar.

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town, including some amazing heirloom tomato Bloody Marys done by Chris Tucker at the now closed (sadly) L Wine Lounge. But, Mansury is taking it to a new level. His concoction is called the Hanoi Jane, which he says is a “Vietnamese-inspired version of the Bloody Mary using pho broth, Sriracha, garlic, basil and green onion.” If that isn’t enticing enough, he then salts the rim with a beef jerky salt he made and then garnishes it with basil, lime and jalapeno.

“I created it as a combination of two of my favorite hangover cures,” says Mansury.

Another interesting notable is Mansury’s Pear Basil Highball that he’s spiked with something called a shrub.

“A shrub is basically a syrup made of fruit, sugar and vinegar in equal parts,” says Mansury. “Shrubs derive from the Persian sherbert [sharbaat] which is widely regarded as the world’s original soft drink.”

Forget about pre-prohibition, Mansury is tapping into some old-school stuff here. His shrub is essentially simple syrup that’s a lot brighter with the addition of apple cider vinegar. He adds the classic combination of bourbon and ginger ale and the end product is a refreshing and balanced cocktail that screams end of summer, beginning of fall.

It goes beyond the simple “what do I have behind my bar,” and becomes a process of research and study that is fueled by passion (and maybe a few too many taste tests) where the goal is to make something handmade and unique; to discover a combination that works. The competitions are good inspiration, a way to stand out and crash course a particular spirit, but mostly it’s a love for blowing a customer’s mind when they try something they’ve never experienced before. Maybe it sounds a little geeky, but everything high-tech and cool that you own is the result of some guy or some gal sticking their nose way deep down the rabbit hole. Cocktails may not be high-tech per se, but the more out-there the ingredients and flavors get, the more challenging it becomes to make it all work together. Hence the term, “mixology.” Don’t expect to see beakers in the place of shakers, but the science of it all will be perfect for wetting that whistle.

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The Optimistic Pessimist I’m not in the business of ranking music. First of all, everyone has different tastes. You may love Nickleback and have a million reasons why they rock (please e-mail me with these, I could use a good laugh), but I just can’t swallow that heartless, soulless, mind-numbingly awful piece of shit. Which of course brings me to the second reason I don’t rank music: everyone thinks their music is the best. Would you like to see a definitive list of the 10 greatest albums of all time? Get a pen and a piece of paper and write your 10 favorite albums on it and there you go. This is the only time you will be satisfied by a Top 10 albums list.

So this isn’t a favorite albums list. I couldn’t produce a list like that. It’s more like a list of some of the albums that influenced me over the years. There are thousands of others that I love, but these have special meaning. These albums opened my eyes and ears to possibilities and places I never dreamed of going.

Done properly, music can paint a picture as vivid as real life. I was 16 years old when my guitar teacher first played me a tape of Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. I felt like I was in a movie. Pictures… tells the story of the composer visiting a memorial exhibit of a friend who had recently died. Each movement of the piece describes a different exhibit at the gallery and offers a glimpse into the composer’s own feelings toward the loss of his friend. I love it for its raw emotion, which runs the gamut from happy innocence to utter

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despair. Yet somehow throughout the rollercoaster, Mussorgsky manages to hold it all together beautifully.

To me, that’s what it’s really about. An album should be more than just a collection of songs. A great album finds a way to tie it all together through some sort of theme. We’ve taken to calling them “concept” albums and few are greater than Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Dark Side… lays out humankind’s primary frustrations, anxieties and vulnerabilities, and it does it in nine songs. Sonically, the album is just as cosmic in scope.

It’s operatic, electro-syntheticy, jam-bandish, stadium rocking, funky fried goodness and it blows my mind every time I listen to it.

Not many artists have that kind of range; crossing that many genres is not an easy thing. Herbie Hancock did it beautifully on Head Hunters in 1973. Hancock took free form jazz, slapped on the funk and laced the whole thing with some ill keyboard. He even throws in some tribal influences for good measure. The man is no joke! For you hip-hop fans, Hancock was making rap beats before anyone knew what to call them.

It’s no surprise that this album has been heavily sampled by hip-hop DJs and producers around the world.

That’s what I love about hip-hop: its ability to take the best parts of something and make them even better. Probably the most misjudged of music genres, hip-hop truly has something for everybody. Rap songs aren’t always about bitches, coke,

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booze, money, gangs, the acquisition of precious metals, violence and law breaking; but the good ones are. Chicago rappers Serengeti and Hi-Fidel manage to cover all those topics and so much more on their album Friday Night. Considered a rap masterpiece by my friends and me, Friday Night tells the tale of Dave and Umar, two co-workers whose lives collide on a fateful Friday night. There are some serious plot twists to be had over the album’s ‘80s-inspired electro soundtrack, so I promise you won’t be disappointed.

A discussion of influential albums would be incomplete if I failed to include the first album I actually bought. I was 11 years old when I got my first tape (yes, I said tape!). My older brother was into goth and new wave and my sister loved pop music, but I had yet to decide what tickled my fancy. The first time I put Nevermind in the deck and heard the opening chords of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” I knew I had something different. This was the first piece of music that spoke to me. It was the first time I ever wanted to pore over the liner notes to see how they did it. It was more real to me than anything I had heard and I knew that this album would be important. It went beyond just changing me; it changed the world. Twenty years later and this album still packs that raw power, as do all of the others on this list, at least in my opinion. And at the end of the day isn’t that all that matters?

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Phantogram Moves in the Right Direction Words James Barone • photo Doron Gild

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ormed in 2007, New York’s Phantogram is just starting to hit its stride. The band, based out of the quaint rural town of Saratoga Springs, is the brain child of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter. The two have been lifelong friends, but just started making music together relatively recently. Just last year, the duo released its debut full-length, Eyelid Movies, on indie lable Barsuk, and Phantogram has more or less been hitting the road to promote it ever since. This fall, Carter and Barthel are set to hit the road again on a month-long headlining tour that will coincide with the release of a new “mini album” titled Nightlife.

Carter hasn’t been taking the rigors of being a band on the rise lightly. Submerge’s first attempt to call the band’s songwriter for our interview was left unanswered. As it turned out, the interview occurred a few hours later. An apologetic Carter confided in us that he was out for a run during our scheduled interview time—an effort to “change up my lifestyle a bit,” he said.

“I’ve been smoking a pack a day for about 10 years—of Newports, nonetheless. That’s like the worst cigarette you can smoke,” Carter explained. “I just want to get healthy, you know? I feel like it will be good for my music. I’ve spent a lot of time on the road drinking way too much and drugging and smoking.”

Carter said he started running about two weeks prior to our phone call. Though he hasn’t been able to cut out the cigarettes just yet, he seemed determined to kick the habit.

“I’m on Chantrix, so hopefully I don’t murder anybody,” he said plainly.

Though this is a new regimen for him, he said he thinks it will ultimately not only improve his well being but also improve his potency as a songwriter.

“People have told me they hit this stride—well, it was my dad, actually—they hit this stride where it clears their minds,” Carter said.

“That hasn’t happened yet, but I think it’s going to be a good balance for my life and help my creativity.”

He’ll need all the clarity he can get with the band’s upcoming schedule. The most recent headlining tour, which begins Oct. 20 in Millvale, Penn., will take Phantogram through some cities it hasn’t been to before, such as Santa Fe, N.M.; Baton Rouge, La.; and Houston, Texas. Carter said that he’s looking forward to the challenges of winning over new faces.

“I’m curious as to what kind of draw we’ll have or not,” he said. “But it’s fun to hit up new cities, and sometimes it’s pleasantly surprising, and sometimes it’s just what you expect, like, ‘OK, no one’s ever heard of us here,’ but a show is a show. And either way, we enjoy playing.”

The tour comes on the heels of an eight-week stint that wrapped up in mid-August and an appearance at this year’s Bumbershoot in Seattle in early September. On top of that, Carter said he has an “itch to create” that compels him to be “constantly writing music or making beats.” In fact, Carter said he’s already looking forward to getting back to the studio to make another full-length Phantogram album.

Until then, there’s the matter of Nightlife, which Carter told us would be released the first week of the tour. He called it a bit of a departure from Eyelid Movies, though “it points in that direction.” As far as direction goes, it’s difficult to pin down where Phantogram’s moody songs are coming from. Hip-hop beats bump and grind behind Barthel’s dream pop vocals, while guitar lines slither through a forest of lush synths. He elaborated on why Nightlife may have a more of a raw sound than its predecessor and hinted at what direction Phantogram may be headed in the following interview.

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I read a recent live review of your band, and the reviewer said that he’d seen you before, but now you really seem to be coming into your own. Do you feel that on stage? You and Sarah have known each other forever, but are you really noticing a stronger bond when you perform live?

I just think that we’re a new band. We’re pretty young. I just think that we’re getting better at it. I don’t know if you’re a musician or an artist or whatnot, but it takes time to really hit your stride and get in your groove with those sort of things. I think we’re getting better and better every day as a band, and it’s been a lot of fun. We’ve hired a drummer, a friend of ours named Tim Oakley, and that makes it a lot of fun live. I really don’t know what to say. Whoever wrote the review could have seen us as a two-piece and then saw us with the live drums and felt that dynamics change or whatever, but it’s all about just kind of doing it a lot.

Why did you decide to add a live drummer to the mix?

We envisioned our sound to be bombastic and loud, but after a while of playing as a two-piece, we got sick of being just a twopiece, looking at each other. I had played in a few bands before, and I’d turn around and there’d be no one behind me. It was a lot of fun as a two-piece, like, juggling around with the beats and sampling, but we just wanted to add more texture, more dynamic to the live show. We thought having a drummer would make it a lot “I expect the punchier.

Earlier you mentioned that the new EP is in some way a departure from Eyelid Movies.

Why do you think it’s a departure?

It’s definitely in the same vein to a degree, but when I listen to it, I hear a lot of emotion.

I hear a lot of emotion in Eyelid Movies too, but it’s raw. It’s a bit more…hmm…I don’t know. I don’t really listen to our music that often. I wish I could compare and contrast, but it’s rawer, and it feels very emotional to me. Maybe it’s just a departure for me because it’s new. I guess we’ll have to wait and hear what other people think.

Was it the subject matter of the songs that make the new release feel more raw?

It’s really dark subject matter when I write our songs. I write a majority of our music and write the lyrics to our music. This year for me and Sarah—I’m not going to elaborate, so don’t bother asking—but it hasn’t been the easiest year on us emotionally. It’s been a great year for us being in a band, but we’ve gone through a lot of ups and downs. The subject matter hits really hard, really close to home for me.

You said you’re really looking forward to doing another full-length next. Have you put any thought into that yet?

Not exactly hunkering down. Just about every night of the week, I’ll hunker down and work on something, but we do at the moment have a mission statement for the next album.

But I’m such a flaky person that that change in a next album to could second. I expect the have a lot more separation next album to have a lot more separation sonically. I sort of picture sonically.

I sort of things—and both of us picture things—and do when we write our both of us do music—in a visual sense. when we write our music—in a visual Right now we’re thinking sense. Right now really stark, high-contrast we’re thinking really black and white. But stark, high-contrast black and white. But who knows? Maybe we’ll who knows? Maybe put out this super duper we’ll put out this layered, drone-y, shoegaze, super duper layered, hip-hop, whatever-the-fuck drone-y, shoegaze, hip-hop, whateverpsychedelic record. I don’t the-fuck psychedelic know.” record. I don’t know.

I’d seen the video clip of you guys at the Moog headquarters recording “16 Years.” It’s a really cool video, and it must have been a lot of fun getting to play with all that equipment.

We were like kids in a candy shop, you know?

Playing with all that cool, analog gear was so much fun, but as much recording and producing that I do, I’m still not a gearhead, per se. It takes me longer to – Josh Carter, Phantogram figure out things, and we had limited time, Could you share that but we had a lot of fun mission statement? with what we chose I think we should to use. We made a pretty cool rendition of keep it under wraps, because it could change. that song, I think. Everybody at Moog was super friendly. They sent us a Little Phatty Mystery is better anyway. synthesizer too for doing that, which was We both listen to so much different kinds of amazing. I had a blast, and we got to see the music that we’re not influenced by anything factory. It was in the factory, and I had never in particular. I think after touring with The XX realized how much of a boutique company it and listening to that new James Blake record, is. They only had 10, 15 people tops working I really like the idea of more separation, and I in there, testing out the oscillators by hand. guess minimalism to a degree.

Their equipment is expensive, but you can really see why because there’s so much Phantogram’s headlining attention to detail.

How did that come about?

They asked us to be part of their series that they wanted to start. Since they knew we were into synthesizers and thought we would be a cool band to have.

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fine piece of apothegm to live by is, “you’re only as good as the company you keep.” Look at Ringo Starr. He got by with a little help from his friends, who happened to be the greatest musical minds of his time. A relevant and localized example is producer Raleigh Moncrief, who’s collaborated with Zach Hill, toured in Marnie Stern’s band and co-produced/engineered one of the most unanimously lauded albums on a national scale in the past two years.

If he lived in Brooklyn, he would get accosted by hipster vermin at every DIY show he attended.

Living in Sacramento means relative anonymity, even indifference to an extent, which allows unlimited hideout time to craft a solo record while producing for the budding local bands. A hermit’s life is how creative-types get things done, and for Moncrief it means recording in his kitchen with an acoustic guitar and laptop at odd hours between sessions with Ganglians and Teddy Briggs of Appetite.

Moncrief is one of the few “behind-thescenes” guys that has his name shouted out in press releases and in print. Contributing to Dirty Projectors’ Bitte Orca record plays a significant role in that, but this year alone he’s recorded a Ganglians record, the Appetite record and an EP with Cuckoo Chaos—those are just the ones released.

Last year he sporadically released free digital beat tape EPs and remixed a few local rap artists.

Without hearing Moncrief’s solo debut Watered Lawn, one might assume he’s scatterbrained or has A.D.H.D. when it comes to music, but over the phone he cleared the air with, “I like to work fast and get it out of my face or my mind.”

Listening to the advance of the Anticon debut, the many faces of Moncrief begin to blur. Even my iTunes player struggled with defining Watered Lawn, by anointing it “New Age”—the dishwater of music genres. When I shared this curiosity with Moncrief, he replied through laughter, “How the fuck did that happen?”

Defining Moncrief’s music can be quizzical; a task he sidestepped by casually stating, “That’s not my job,” but the record is not beyond comprehension. The title itself suggests a project well tended and cared for, which is properly delivered in the 38-minute duration. Written in the three-month span of December through March, Watered Lawn is the amalgamation of Moncrief’s flighty interests in mainstream hip-hop production, a bit of leftover 8-bit intrigue and his various indie collaborations whittled down into 11 songs.

Last year’s Carpal Tunnels beat tape introduced Moncrief as a hip-hop producer, but as time wore on the sound began leaning toward chillwave and beat music associated with the Los Angeles scene.

In our interview, he offered a slightly alternative progression.

“In my mind I owe more to mainstream hiphop,” he said. “It’s kind of weird because I don’t really listen to that beat music so much. There are elements of it I really like. It’s really about the low end. That’s something I took away from that [scene]. But I think that T.I. was more inspiring than the beat scene.”

By March he leaked “Lament for Morning” to the blogs, which ushered in the first glimpse of a newly discovered identity. The track made sense in fluidity of past work, but the release of “I Just Saw” in late August broke his vocal silence and hinted at a friendly influence. On the track, Moncrief is twitterpated by a female vision, stretched to a joy of singing without concern to his voice’s limitations.

It is a singing style often attributed to David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors.

“I can’t help but be influenced by everyone I’ve worked with,” Moncrief said. “The main thing I took away specifically from working with Dave was exploring those outer limits. Being someone who’s not afraid to go to a place that is uncomfortable for yourself. Being brave and having the courage to try something that you’re not going to be confident in is valuable.”

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“In my mind I owe more to mainstream hip-hop. It’s kind of weird because I don’t really listen to that beat music so much. There are elements of it I really like.

It’s really about the low end.

That’s something I took away from that [scene]. But I think that T.I. was more inspiring than the beat scene.”

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Tracing back to his days in instrumental postrock bands What’s Up? and Who’s Your Favorite Son, God?, Moncrief was the silent axe man, which continued into his project with Zach Hill and playing alongside Marnie Stern. While recording his debut he described the urge to sing as something growing in his mind, a new challenge to go along with his newly discovered production style. “I’ve written things and had other people sing them,” he said. “It reached a point where it felt like doing it myself was something I needed to prove I was capable of.”

“Lament for Morning” was the first leak, but the track that was his breakthrough was “Cast Out for Days,” which achieves a balance of the organic instruments (guitar and vocals) alongside warping glitches, flickering synths and programmed drums.

“To me, [“Lament for Morning”] still sticks out like a sore thumb on the record,” he said. “Originally it was a guitar piece that was instrumental, but I didn’t know if it fit. So I just changed the guitar parts to vocals. That was my vain attempt at making it fit contextually.”

With new discovery can come bothersome uncertainty, but relating back to ol’ Ringo, one gets by with help from their friends. Moncrief had his share of butterflies. He sent his music out to the hodge-podge of contacts and friends he accumulated in the industry, including label heads

at Anticon who initially balked at his beats. “I’d send them out to friends and say, ‘How does this make you feel?’

“I was looking for reinforcement because when you’re isolated like that it’s hard to have perspective,” he said. “Which is something good about the isolation as well. I got a lot of good feedback that helped build confidence in pursuing the change, because it’s a pretty big departure from most everything I’ve done previous.”

Oddly enough, it took a blog post instead of a personal e-mail to get Anticon’s attention. The label head contacted Moncrief and offered him a record deal. The label even sent Watered Lawn to Los Angeles to be mastered by Daddy Kev, owner of Alpha Pup Records and founder of Low End Theory, a weekly club night featuring experimental hip-hop— ask any Low End theorist or resident and they’ll say it’s an honor to receive his visionary stamp of approval. Raleigh could only say in approval, “He made it loud. Good work, Daddy Kev.” The record awaits an Oct. 25 release date, but Moncrief is not taking a breather from issuing personal challenges. He has a few California tour dates, mostly coastal, scheduled sooner than he’d probably prefer. It will be his first opportunity to debut his songs, as well as perform with a fourpiece band, which was lacking completion at the time of our interview. “It’s short notice,” he said.

“It’s coming together well, but there’s still a lot to be done before I’d feel confident performing, which is funny because I think there’s a show in two weeks?

Three weeks?”

As sketchy as he said he felt, it also seemed as though the pieces would fall into place regardless.

Moncrief lamented it was tough to find Look for Watered Lawns from people to play, Anticon Records on Oct. 25. If you’d like to see Raleigh Moncrief but perhaps he live, consider making the trip to will call in a few San Francisco to see him take more friendly the stage at The Independent with fellow Anticon artist Jel and favors.

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“This is an important time in our culture to see who we really are as a nation and where we come from and where we’re going.”

– Stephanie Gularte, founding director of Capital Stage

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theater company six years in the making will start this year’s play season on Oct. 7 at a new location— the Old Armoury on J Street in the heart of Midtown.

Capital Stage, which for the last six years has been tucked away inside the Delta King in Old Sacramento, has been relocated to a space that not only provides the theater company more space but also allows it to establish its identity.

“Even though we had been working [on the Delta King] for years and winning awards for our work, the bulk of the community still had no idea who we were,” said the company’s founding director Stephanie Gularte. “Now we’ve got this amazing storefront presence.”

This year’s season will start on Oct. 7 with the comedy Superior Donuts, the story of an owner of a poorly kept donut shop in uptown Chicago whose work ethic is challenged by the spunk of a new employee. It will feature a nine-person cast, which Gularte considers large for the company.

This is a busy time for Capital Stage, with the start of the season just around the corner. Nonetheless Submerge managed to finagle a chat with Gularte over the phone in the midst of her busy schedule.

The company has placed great emphasis on producing bold, innovative and intimate plays since its inception in 2005. In fact it’s engrained in their mission statement. They must be doing something right: last year the company received five stars for its entire season of plays from the Sacramento News and Review.

“We believe live theater is such a communal experience and opportunity for our audience and artists to have an experience together that is really kind of elevating, that goes beyond just entertainment,” Gularte said. “We like to explore strong ideas and try and create an experience for the audience that is memorable and provocative.”

This experience is partially created by providing the audience an opportunity for introspection as members of society, in a sense holding up an invisible mirror to reveal human reality.

“We have so many opportunities to be alone and be behind our computers at a safe distance,” she said, “But live theater particularly gives us the opportunity to do work that is thought-provoking and challenging, [and] provides an opportunity for a more visceral and community experience around that introspection.”

The desire to provide this unique experience is what brought Gularte and partners Jonathan Williams and Peter Mohrmann together to begin Capital Stage back in 2005.

Up to that point, although she was living in Sacramento working as an actress, Gularte found that the plays she found most provocative and interesting were those she was working on in the Bay Area.

Rather than relocating to the Bay Area, Gularte made it her mission to bring provocative theater to Sacramento.

Thus, with the cooperation of likeminded individuals Williams and Mohrmann, Capital Stage was born.

This season’s string of plays should not disappoint. The plays are expected to be just as thought-provoking and introspective, Gularte said, if not more so.

They also all have a very American vibe, she said, and are what she considers to be American theater at its best. Several of which include the work of groundbreaking playwrights of the last couple of decades.

“This is an important time in our culture to see who we really are as a nation and where we come from and where we’re going,” she said.

After Superior Donuts, the season will continue with a diverse set of plays that include subject matter ranging from the Iraq War to a scientist’s wife in the 1800s.

With higher ceilings and a larger stage area, the new location is allowing the company to add more creativity to their sets and cast more actors. The seating capacity is also increased by 15 percent from the old location.

The hope is that with the new space, Capital Stage will also attract new audience members. ”We have a really smart, dynamic, passionate audience base and I just want more of those folks,” Gularte said. “I look for opportunities to surprise our audiences and take our subscribers in particular, who commit to the entire season with us, on a real journey.”

For those who are all too eager to see what the upcoming season brings, Capital Stage will be performing sneak previews of Superior Donuts as well as a new, onewoman show that the company will debut at Midtown Modern Arts Festival on Oct. 15. And for those needing an excuse to celebrate, the company will hold its opening gala on Oct. 21.

Capital Stage’s Superior Donuts will be in previews from Oct. 7–14 and offically open Saturday, Oct. 15 with a run that will last through Nov. 13.

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Harlow’s Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Caitlin Rose, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Norcal Noisefest Closing Night, 7:30 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Jazz Session w/The Joe Mazzafero Quintet feat. Patrick Langham, 8:30 p.m.

Plea for Peace Center Jamie’s Elsewhere, Secrets, Life On Repeat, The Devils Affair, 6 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Karaoke 9 p.m.

10.04 Tuesday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Pub Quiz Hosted by Morgan, 7 p.m.

Harlow’s Sleeper Agent, 6:30 p.m.

Marilyn’s Conflict Minerals, Sarx, The Illusionists, 9:30 p.m.

Mix Jazz in the Mix w/ Ava Lemert, 6 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Dark Star Orchestra (Grateful Dead tribute), 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub DJs Rigatony, Alazzawi, 10:30 p.m.

Press Club FFFreak w/ CrookOne, DJ Hailey, Dogtones, 9:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Atomika, 7 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Blue Bird Lounge Open Mic, 5 p.m.; Karaoke Contest, 10 p.m.

Tin House Studio and Gallery Heather Normandale, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Quinn Hedges, 5:30 p.m.; Island of Black & White, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Chronic Tuesdaze w/ Mr. Lucky, Ini Vibration, Papa Wheelie, 10 p.m.

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

UC Davis Pavilion Tiesto, Porter Robinson, 6:30 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Open Mic, 6 p.m.

10.05 Wednesday

Ace of Spades Badfish (Sublime tribute), Scotty Don’t, Element of Soul, Simple Creation, Private Criminals, 6 p.m.

The Boardwalk Recognize, Alegion, Lifeforms, Behold the Device, 6:30 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Skin & Gin Block Party w/ DJ Nate D, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Chris Clouse, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Lovelorn Duo, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Achachay, Void808, 9:30 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Whisky Row, Hero’s Last Mission, 1000 Years at Sea, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic w/ host Lare Crawley, 8:30 p.m.

Plea for Peace Center Sarx, The Illusionist, Masked Avengers, 6:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Atomika, 7 p.m.

Shenanigans Karaoke & Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

Tin House Studio and Gallery Anne Weiss, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; The Coalition, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Way Bitchin’ 80’s! w/ DJ Rigatony, 9 p.m.

Uncle Vitos (Davis) Boom Bip w/ The Flower Vato, 10 p.m.

University Union Serna Plaza, CSUS The Tibetan Method, 12 p.m.

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Center for the Arts The Kandinsky Effect, 8 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

Country Club Lanes River City Record Hop feat. DJ Slimm Buick, 7 p.m.

District 30 I Love House w/ Ron Reeser, Nick G, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Doug Cash, 8 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Shaun Slaughter’s Revolving Party, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Rebirth Brass Band, Sister Sparrow, Dirty Birds, 7 p.m.

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

Naked Lounge Downtown John and The Pauls, Moonshine Mule, Tim Tobias, 8:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Amanda Gray Band, 9:30 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Atomika, 7 p.m.

Shenanigans Reggae Night, 10:30 p.m.

Shine Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Random Abiladeze feat. Bread Fam, DJ Professor K, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Phil Vassar, Bradley Gaskin, Jason Jones, 7 p.m.

Tin House Studio and Gallery Emma Hill, 8 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Harley White Jr. feat. Aaron King, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Get Wet!, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades 10 Years, Valora, End Of Days, Overwatch, 6:30 p.m.

Antigua Ultra Lounge Tessa Evans, Miss Marianna, J Ali, 9:30 p.m.

Blue Cue Live Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Benefit for Alicea Peet w/ Kill the Precedent, Black Mackerel, City Of Vain, Murderlicious, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Burn Halo, Hero's Last Mission, I Wish We Were Robots, Force of Habit, 7 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Terry Riley and Gyan Riley, 8 p.m.

Colonial Theatre 80s Boom Box, 9 p.m.

District 30 Angels and Royals w/ DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Clash of the iPods, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Be Brave Bold Robot, Carly DuHain Band, Andrus-Shively, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Gold Step Studios ZuhG, Low Tide Riot, Eazy Dub, 6:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Greyspace, Some Fear None, Turn It Up, DJ Timothy Rhyme, 10 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Hot Pants w/ DJ Rock Bottom, The mooOkiedj, yRica Jah EnSun, 9 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden The Common Men, 8:30 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Tamara Little, Richie Lawrence, Katie Thomas, 7:30 p.m.

Marilyn’s Fishnet Friday w/ The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience, DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9:30 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Dallas Horse Thieves, Chris Doud, Cheri March, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Dry Creek Rounders, Bath Tub Gins, The Wandas, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Juice, DJ Cabe Xaver, 9 p.m.

Pistol Pete’s Brew & Cue 3rd Annual Naughty & Nice Costume Party w/ Task1ne, Bru Lei, Ms Vybe, Cadaver, Deja Tru, Nome Nomadd, St. Cleazy, Henessy, Odapt, Wrecluse & Jmar, Shane, Corey & Robert, 8 p.m.

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Red Hawk Casino Kyle Williams, 5 p.m.; Buck Ford, 10 p.m.

Shenanigans Scott Allen Project, Red Rover, Transparent Fence, 9 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Boca Do Rio, 9 p.m.

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Studio 21 Dennis Is Dead, In Search of Oblivion, I, The Captain, And So He Wept, 6:30 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Arden Park Roots, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Monophonics, 9 p.m.

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The Boardwalk Official Response, Eazy Dub, Playah K, T-Dub & The Internationals, Higher Learning, Laced, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Te Vaka, 8 p.m.

Center for the Arts Lorraine Gervais (Billie Holiday tribute), 8 p.m.

Club Retro Klub Kaoss, 7 p.m.

Colonial Theatre I:Scintilla, 8 p.m.

Crescent Club Kevin Watson, Iman Malika, Gayb Cordero, The Bell Boys, Kyle Batista, Zeal Stillwet, The Family, Zain Aijaz, 6 p.m.

Distillery BitchFest: Benefit for breast cancer awareness feat. all female fronted bands w/ Years of Agression, Serpent & Seraph, Casket of Cassandra, Death Under Fire, Spirit Descending, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Hullabaloo! Rock n Roll Shindig w/ DJ Hailey, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear CrookOne, Shaun Slaughter, 10 p.m.

Gold Step Studios Tribe of Levi, 4 p.m.

Harlow’s Kai Kln, Phallucy, Rubbish, 8:30 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Dave Mason, 7:30 p.m.

Haven Underground Minibosses, Tornado Rider, Bobby Joe Ebola & the Children MacNuggets, 8 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Erin McKinney, 7 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Trueline, 3 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Tony Lucca w/ Linda Ortega, 8 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Jesi Naomi, 2 p.m.

10.10 Monday

Ace of Spades Panic At The Disco, Foxy Shazam, Patrick Stump, 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.

Harlow’s Big Sir, Deep Dark Robot, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Bobby Jo Ebola and the Children MacNuggits, Tornado Rider, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays w/ Garage Jazz Architects, Neil Welch, Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

Miners Foundry Organic Flood, Grease Grit and Grime, 6 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Jazz Session w/ The Joe Mazzafero Quintet feat. Darius Babazadeh, 8:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Karaoke 9 p.m.

Townhouse Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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Luna’s Cafe Banda Califas, David Silva, The Taylor Chics, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Emma Hill, The Family Bandits, 9 p.m.

Mondo Bizarro Cafe John Conley, Erik Hanson, Damon Wyckoff, 8 p.m Naked Lounge Downtown Tthe Bottle Cap Boys, Justin Farren, Rich Driver, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides FASCINATION: 80’s new wave dance club, 9:30 p.m.

Phono Select Records Four Fluorescent Brown Eyes art opening w/ The Four Eyes, 5:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Apple Z, Super Huey, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Kyle Williams, 5 p.m.; Buck Ford, 10 p.m.

Shenanigans Geronimo, Sour Deisel, Defiant Circle, Represa, 9 p.m.

Shine 2nd Saturday “Scary Stuff” benefit for the Bat Conservatory w/ Kepi Ghoulie, Dog Party, Travis Latrine, The Dumb Fox, The Carbonites, 7 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen New Heirlooms, Caught In Motion, Tor House, 8:30 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Country DJ Dancing, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Departure (Journey tribute), 4 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; Cream of Clapton, 9 p.m.

Westfield Downtown Plaza Mystic Roots, ZuhG, J*Ras, 12 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp Reggae Bashment w/ DJ Wokstar!, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Green, Arden Park Roots, Thrive, 7 p.m.

Branch St. Warehouse Old Firm Casuals, Pressure Point, Brassknuckle Boys, Setting Sons, Crusades, 6 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Lorraine Gervais (Billie Holiday tribute), 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar Clash of the iPods, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Pimps of Joytime, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Enfuzion, 3 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Andrus and Shively, Katie Knipp, 8:30 p.m.

Plea for Peace Center The Independents, It’ll Grow Back, Before Twenty, 6 p.m.

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Crest Theatre Benise, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Pub Quiz hosted by Morgan, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Sex Offender, I’m Dirty Too, 9:30 p.m.

Mix Jazz in the Mix w/ Ava Lemert, Carla Fleming, 6 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub DJs Rigatony, Alazzawi, 9 p.m.

Press Club FFFreak w/ CrookOne, DJ Hailey, Dogtones, 9:30 p.m.

Raley Field Incubus, AWOLNATION, 7 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Blue Bird Lounge Open Mic, 5 p.m.; Karaoke Contest, 10 p.m.

Torch Club Hans Eberbach, 5:30 p.m.; The Dippin Sauce, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Grimey, 9 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Open Mic, 6 p.m.

10.12 Wednesday

The Blue Lamp The Chop Tops, Hard Money Saints, Craic Haus, Coffin Hunter, 8 p.m.

Bows & Arrows Pregnant, Dead Western, Hermit Thrushes, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Block Party on K St., 8 p.m.

Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Keaton Simmons, Micheal Tolcher, Rachel Platten, 9 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Featherweight Champions, Armando Rivera, Neil Irani, Brandon Neil, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic w/ host Lare Crawley, 8:30 p.m.

Shenanigans Karaoke & Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Lo Cash Cowboys, Whiskey Dawn, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Chris Martinez and friends, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Way Bitchin’ w/ DJ Rigatony, 9 p.m.

Uncle Vitos (Davis) Boom Bip w/ The Flower Vato, 10 p.m.

University Union Serna Plaza, CSUS Cave Women, 12 p.m.

10.13 Thursday

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Club Retro I Am Empire, Queens Club, Blood and Water, Built By Stereo, Witzend, 6:30 p.m.

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

District 30 I Love House w/ LA Riots, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Souterrain, 8:00 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Shaun Slaughter’s Revolving Party, 10 p.m.

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Harlow’s Chuck Berry tribute, 7 p.m.

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

Naked Lounge Downtown Kevin Seconds, Martin Purtill, 8:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Dirt Drifters, 9 p.m.

Shenanigans Reggae Night, 10:30 p.m.

Shine Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Sleep Train Amphitheatre Uproar Festival w/ Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet for My Valentine, Escape the Fate, Sevendust, Black Tide, Art of Dying, The Black Cloud Collective, 2 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Waters, Empress Hotel, Writer, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Cliff Huey & the 27 Outlaws, 9 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Nathan James, 9 p.m.

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University Union Ballroom, CSUS Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds, Ten After Two, 7:30 p.m.

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The Boardwalk G.A.B., Brand Smiff, Jesse James, Kaleigh Boi, Vicious, Von Vatton, Mac Treal, T-Side, 7:30 p.m.

Capitol Garage Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ King Yellowman and his Sagittarius Band, DJ Esef, Selector Lou, 10 p.m.

Distillery Pets, Der Spazm, Deciembre Gris, 10 p.m.

Fox & Goose Gene Smith, Greenhouse, Lucky Laskowski, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Shannon Curtis, Dog Party (Acoustic), 7 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Happy Medium, Goodness Gracious Me, Rademaker, 8:30 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Banner Mountain Boys, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Robert Wynia (of Floater), 9 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Zodiac Death Valley, Ritual Waste, Tepid Joy, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Desario, Jem & Scout, 50 Watt Heavy, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub WonderBread 5, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shenanigans Mr. Rogers, The Well Known Nobody’s, Groovin’ High, 9 p.m.

Sleep Train Amphitheatre Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger, 7 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Rogue Valley, Correatown, David Williams, 9 p.m.

Studio 21 Swain Turray, Tigga T, Agenius, 2Me, Brodi Nicholas, 6:30 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Country DJ Dancing, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Rudy Parris, 9 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Dean Haakenson (of Be Brave Bold Robot), 6 p.m.

10.15 Saturday

20th St. (between J & K) Midtown Modern Arts Festival, 12 p.m.

Ace of Spades The Winter Formal, The Seeking, City Of Kings, Greenlight, The Even Tide, Lights Ahead Of Us, 6 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Ancient Mariner (Iron Maiden tribute), Electric Funeral (Black Sabbath tribute), 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Tag! You’re Dead, Our Endless Obsession (EP Release), Calling All Survivors, Brothers to Arms, Thea Skotia, The Sun Sets Here, Don’t Forget Today, The Executions of Grady, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Lani Misalucha, Raymond Ritchie, 8 p.m.

Colonial Theatre 11th Annual Blood Moon Regale w/ Unmata, 6:30 p.m.

Community Center Theater Sacramento Philharmonic: Olga Kern, 8 p.m.

Distillery The Nickel Slots, Bright Faces, Whiskey & Stitches, 10 p.m.

Fox & Goose Little Black Bats and friends, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear Sweaty w/ DJ Whores, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Louis Prima Jr., 7 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Legendary Rhythm & Blues Review feat.

The Tommy Castro Band, Coco Montoya, Curtis Salgado, Sista Monica, 7:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Groove Deluxe Band, 4 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Kolorgize, The Nahum Zdybel Trio, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Halloween Party w/ The Hits, 8:30 p.m.

Memorial Auditorium The New Jack Swing Tour w/ Blackstreet, Bell Bev Devoe, SWV, Dru-Hill, 7 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown The Speed Of Sound In Seawater, Hail The Sun, Asteroid M, Iconoclast Robot, J. Jameson, 8 p.m.

Phono Select Records Bare Wires, Debora Iyall, 6 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Caravanserai, Bump City The Last Days Of The Filmore, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Sacramento Convention Center The New Jack Swing Tour w/ Blackstreet, Bell Bev Devoe, SWV, Dru-Hill, 7 p.m.

Shenanigans Blood Moon Regale After Party, 9 p.m.

Shine Julianna Zachariou and friends, 7:30 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Calling Morocco, Rademacher, Boom Chick, 8:30 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Country DJ Dancing, 8 p.m.

T2 Nightclub & Lounge DJs & Dancing, 9 p.m.

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

Townhouse Pop Freq, DJ X-GVNR, Brian Hawk, 9 p.m.

Vega’s Instagon, Crossing The River, Chikading!, 9 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp The Session w/ Hennessy, California Bear Gang, Cherry Red, Ty’Quan, The Realists, DHarmoney, Tony Endz, Frank White, MC QBall, DJ Vangloryus, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Hoods, Give Em Hell, Domination, Causa Mortis, 6:30 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Hired Guns, 3 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Stout Rebellion, Bathtub Gins, 8:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Mere Mortals, 3 p.m.; Blues Jam, 7 p.m.

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

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Bone MacDonald Band, 8 p.m.

ZuhG Life Store Good Sheriff, 2 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Veil of Maya, After the Burial, Misery Signals, Within The Ruins, Volumes, Memento Mori & Alegion The Blue Lamp The Business, Dirty Filthy Mugs, City Of Vain, 9 p.m.

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Crest Theatre Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Adrian Belew Power Trio, Stick Men, 7:30 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Art Fad, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays w/ Kinhuoa, Mike Bagetta Trio, 7:30 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Jazz Session w/ The Joe Mazzafero Quintet feat. Tim Metz, 8:30 p.m.

Plea for Peace Center Capture The Flag, Fallstar, 7 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Karaoke 9 p.m.

Townhouse Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Comedy A Magical Place Mike Osborn, Ellis Rodriguez, Bruce Baum, Oct. 8, 8:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Comedy Open Mic Showcase, Oct. 4, 8 p.m.

Kivi Rogers, Phat Joe, Oct. 6 - 9, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

The Sacramento Comedy Ball w/ Leslie "Big Les" Jones, Steph Sanders, Dru Burks, Chris Jones, Miss Marianna, hosted by Craig J. Jackson, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m.

D'Lai, Hailey Boyle, Oct. 14 - 16, 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.

Po'Boyz Bar & Grill (Folsom) Comedy Open Mic, every Monday, 9 p.m.

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Punchline Comedy Club Sacramento Comedy Showcase, Oct. 5, 8 p.m.

Martin Moreno, Oct. 6 - 9, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

For the People Comedy Tour, Oct. 12, 8 p.m.

Scott Thompson, Kevin McDonald, Oct. 13 - 16, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 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, Harold Night, Oct. 5 & 12, 7 p.m.

Improv 1 Continuous, Cage Match, Oct. 6 & 13, 7 p.m.

The Syndicate, Oct. 7, 9 p.m.

World's Worst Doctors, Anti Cooperation League, High vs Drunk Improv, Oct. 8, 8 p.m.

Open Mic Scramble, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.

Comedy Spot Prom, Oct. 14, 10 p.m.

Lady Business, Anti Cooperation League, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.

CF Smackdown, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.

Shenanigans Comedy Night, every Thursday, 9 p.m.

Shine Comedy Night, every Friday starting Oct. 14, 8 p.m.

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

Tommy T’s Tony Roberts, Oct. 6 - 9, 7:30 p.m.

Vallejoles Comedy Showcase w/ Myles Weber, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m.

University Union Ballroom, CSUS San Francisco International Comedy Competition, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.

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20th St. (between J & K) Midtown Modern Arts Festival, Oct. 15, 12 p.m.

A Bitchin’ Space I Can’t See My Art Work: photography by blind artist Pete Eckert, opens Oct. 8, 12 p.m.

Blue Cue Trivia Night, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Bows & Arrows Cosmo Cathedral by Jose Di Gregorio, Oct. 7 - Nov. 3 The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo Golden State Street Rod Nationals, Oct. 7 - 9 California Museum Riding Concrete: Skateboarding in California curated

by Z-Boy Nathan Pratt, now through March, 2012 Center for Contemporary Art Voice for the Voiceless by Malaquias Montoya, opens Oct. 8, 6 p.m.

Colonial Theatre Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog, Oct. 7, 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.

REPO: The Genetic Opera, Oct. 8, 8 p.m.

11th Annual Blood Moon Regale: Superstition, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m.

The Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre, Oct. 16, 3 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Community Center Theatre Arts Open House: Arts Showcase & Interactive Fair, Oct. 9, 1 p.m.

Crest Theatre 20th Annual Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Oct. 13 - 15 Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, every Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Golden Bear Random Knowledge Trivia Night, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

The Guild Theatre Movies on a Big Screen: Lady Frankenstein, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Kadema Hall Room 145, CSUS Lecture w/ Shelly Willis: Creating Public Art, Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m.

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Library Gallery, CSUS Sacramento State Poets w/ Professor Mary Mackey, Professor Josh McKinney, Aschala Edwards, Oct. 5, 3 p.m.

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

MAIYA Gallery Artober Celebration w/ works by C!nder, Mary Kercher, Sean Randall, P.Y. Simpson, David Wiley, Bob Miller, Oct. 6, 5:30 p.m.

Natomas Racquet Club 2011 Natomas Challenger: USTA Men’s Pro Circuit Tennis Tournament, through Oct. 9 Phono Select Records Four Fluorescent Brown Eyes: paintings, drawings & sculpture based on the songs of The Four Eyes, opening Oct. 8, 5:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Trivia Night, every Monday, 8 p.m.

Roseville Aquatic Center 2011 U.S. Masters Synchronized Swimming Championships, Oct. 13 - 16 Sacramento Convention Center 13th Annual "A Taste of Sacramento," Oct. 14, 5:30 p.m.

Shenanigans Watch it Live! UFC 136: Shafer vs Simpson, Oct. 8, 6 p.m.

Shine Poetry with Legs, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m.

S. Clay Wilson Poetry Benefit w/ D.R. Wagner, Richard Krech, Gene Avery, Lob Instagon, Phil Weidman, Oct. 15, 3 p.m.

Spanglish Arte Art Exhibit: Mujeres En Resistencia (Women In Resistance) by Veronica Kovats, through Oct. 4 Workshop: Sugar Skulls, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.

Time Tested Books Sacramento Living Library w/ Dr. William Lee, Oct. 16, 6 p.m.

UC Davis Arboretum Poetry in the Garden w/ Vanessa Niño-Tapia, Francisco Dominguez, Oct. 5, 12 p.m.

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Before headliners Wires in the Walls took the stage, the show started with the soft acoustic sounds of Love Is. And although the frontman was flying solo without his band, he made sure to fill the hollow room with his soothing voice and acoustic guitar riffs. His set was so full of energy and soul it was no surprise that after the show he explained that most of his songs are based on personal experiences and his “spiritual journey” through life. His audience that night only consisted of four people sitting at the bar, a couple playing pool and six people in the crowd. Every once in a while, a loud slam would come from a game of dice with the bartender at the end of the bar. At one point the lead singer acknowledged the few people that were in attendance and took the time to thank the few individuals for coming.

To my surprise, after Love Is’ set was over most of the audience members left to get ready on stage—they turned out to be in the headlining band, Wires in the Walls. But that wasn’t about to stop the Los Angeles-based band from rocking out. Wires in the Walls, who got their name from the Elvis Costello song,

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All five band members owned the stage with their alternative sounds and seemed like they were having a blast. Unlike most shows, the bartender could be heard too easily in the bar and got the chance to talk to the band inbetween a few of their songs. During the middle of their set a young woman left her game of dice to place a dollar in the glass tip jar that was near the stage and received a mouthed “thank you” from one of the guitarists. Before they broke into their latest single “New Symmety,” the guitarist placed a camera on top of his head to shoot their new 3D video of the tour.

“Doesn’t he look great in that headpiece?”

Sroka asked with a smile. “I find it hard not to laugh.” Wires in the Walls played their entire set and didn’t seem to be bothered that they were only playing for a few people at the bar, in fact they didn’t seem to be phased by it at all. “It doesn’t really matter how packed the place is, it’s how many people you can connect with,” said bass player Nick Tracz after the show.

“Despite the crowd we had a great show. We had a ton of fun.” Wires in the Walls proved to be one band that knows how to put on a great show despite the circumstances. So, if a band rocks out on stage and there is barely anyone to hear it, do they still make a sound? The answer is yes: nothing could have stopped Wires in the Walls from being heard that night.

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In the 1996 film The Fan, Gil Renard (played

by Robert De Niro) tells his son, “Baseball is better than real life—it’s fair.” Of course, Renard turns out to have a few screws loose, but this is a lovely statement about the great American Pastime. Sadly, anyone who’s ever played the game or seen a sharp line drive hit right at someone for an out while broken-bat bloopers drop down the line for game-winning doubles knows that this sentiment is fundamentally flawed. Baseball is not fair. Beyond the mechanics of the game, the institution of Major League Baseball doesn’t seem at all concerned with making sure all of its teams have an equal shot at winning a coveted World Series title.

It’s a system that rewards the haves while the have-nots languish in the cellar, serving as little more than advanced farm systems for the teams with the highest payrolls. Hence, you have teams like the New York Yankees who are a perennial lock for serious October baseball, while teams like the Oakland A’s have to make do with what’s left over. This is the dilemma A’s General Manager Billy Beane must face in Moneyball.

Brad Pitt steps into the real-life role of Beane, whom we meet up with as the A’s are facing elimination in Game 5 of the American League Divisional Series. The team had taken the first two from the Yankees—in New York, no less—but dropped two in Oakland, forcing the series back to the house that Ruth built (if you buy into that sort of thing). Beane sits alone in an empty Oakland Coliseum, fiddling with the on-off switch of a battery-powered radio. He can’t listen as the Yankees do what you’d expect of a team with around triple the payroll of its competitor and take the series in dramatic fashion.

It’s a crushing defeat in more ways than one. Beane stands to lose three of his top players—Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon and relief pitcher Jason Isringhausen—to free agency at season's end. And with Oakland’s paltry revenue, he’s powerless to stop it. He must find a way to fill the void of Giambi’s MVP-caliber season on the cheap. He comes to

the conclusion that he can’t. Damon heads to Boston, Giambi to the Bronx, and Beane starts looking for another way.

He meets up with Paul Brand, a fictional character played by Jonah Hill loosely modeled after Paul DePodesta, vice president of player development for the New York Mets. Brand introduces Beane to sabermetrics, a world of exotic stats, such as Batting Average per Balls in Play and On Base Plus Slugging Percentage, developed by Bill James. Brand, a Yale graduate with a degree in economics, tells Beane that instead of spending his limited funds on players, which are expensive, he should be allocating the money to runs, which, as Brand suggests, can be a lot more affordable.

Beane and Brand’s new approach ruffles the feathers of many in the baseball community.

It’s also a complete flop, at first, but eventually the lowly A’s take to the new approach and embark on a historic run toward the American League West division title, at one point winning a record-breaking 20 games in a row.

Moneyball hits home on a lot of levels.

Intentionally or not, it plays upon the widening economic gap between the top 1 percent and the rest of us. In theory, there really is no way the A’s could ever compete with the Yankees. They don’t even belong on the same field. Yet, in the span of one at-bat, as one commentator’s voiceover intones toward the end of the film, anything can happen. If money really bought championships, the Yankees would win every year, yet—no matter what the team’s fans would have you believe—they don’t. Conversely, if Beane’s highly analytical approach was really the key to “changing the game forever,” the A’s would be unstoppable.

Sadly, there are probably many Oakland fans who are well aware that is not the case. It’s this mix of improbability versus futility that makes Moneyball such a fascinating drama.

Life ain’t fair, and neither is baseball, which is probably why it makes such engaging fodder for stories. Moneyball is blessed with a fantastic script co-written by The Social Network’s Aaron Sorkin and Schindler’s List’s Steven Zaillian, and Pitt could be nominationbound for his best role to date, cementing his place as his generation’s answer to Robert Redford. Moneyball is a must-see for any baseball fan and a wonderful look at the lives of the people behind the statistics.

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the shallow end The Days of Our Lives James Barone jb@submergemag.com As you’re well aware by now, Facebook has made some changes. You’re probably not even reading this because you’re either 1) trying to figure out what the fuck just happened to your Facebook page; 2) spending way too much time playing around with the new features; or, most likely 3) complaining about the new changes with the rest of your friends. Recently, Facebook updated its users’ news feeds to a cascade of jeers and people jeering at those who were jeering, and basically that was all you would see posted about whenever you logged on. This latest change, however, is more than just a mere tweaking of the placement of what appears where. This is a sort of paradigm shift for how your life is shared online.

Welcome to Facebook Timeline. Following the instructions posted on Mashable.com, I became a “developer” so I could try the new Timeline feature out a couple weeks prior to its actual release. I had no real reason for doing this other than morbid curiosity. As beta testers go, I’m entirely useless. About all I can tell you is if I think it sucks or makes my head hurt. In the case of Facebook Timeline, it definitely makes my head hurt, but I’m still on the fence about whether or not it sucks.

Timeline is your entire life on Facebook on your profile page. Everything you’ve ever done, everyone you’ve ever “friended” is annotated along the timeline, though you have the option of removing or adding items you’ve posted or been tagged in from view.

Beyond that, life events that have happened independent of Facebook (remember those?) are also featured. Your birth, the birth of your siblings, parents and significant others, as long as they’re members (but really, who isn’t?) are also marked with a notch along the pale blue line. You also have the option of adding life events like accomplishments and other pivotal moments—even surgeries for those of you who revel in the attention received from posting over-share statuses.

It’s an interesting tool, for sure, but I’m not sure exactly what it accomplishes.

Though, those who were already worried about the possibility of Facebook ruining their relationships will surely feel a higher level of anxiety. You can literally click for hours

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through someone’s profile page, depending upon how much a person is willing to leave bare. This information has always been accessible to those with dogged determination, but it has never been so readily available—just hanging out in the breeze for everyone to see.

That means your boss, girlfriend/boyfriend, husband/wife and mother (because she has a page too).

Don’t fret though, there are plenty of measures in place so you can decide what gets seen and what doesn’t. I’m not sure what they are yet, because I haven’t had the chance to play with them all. I’ve also been too busy delving back in time to see whom I friended when and what my statuses were on Tuesdays in 2008. What makes the Timeline kind of interesting is that it effectively turns Facebook’s 5 bajillion users into autobiographers; or perhaps the curators of their own personal museums. If you’re obsessed with growing your personal online brand, Facebook has given you one hell of a powerful tool to do so. You can build your online presence from birth. Just be careful not to leave any of the skeletons lying around.

I’m an open book. I have little to hide (or maybe that’s just what I want everyone to think). Honestly, there’s really not a lot going on in the world of James Barone. I don’t travel all of the time like a few of my friends, one of whom is a photographer and travels the world as a tour manager for bands. I’m willing to bet her Timeline is pretty awesome. I don’t have an especially interesting day job, unless of course you find prepping documents for scanning and then scanning said documents a thrilling way to spend an afternoon. If you do, hey, more power to you. I don’t party like I used to. I haven’t even had a drink in over six months other than a glass of white wine or two.

I am happy to say, however, that what little is going on is generally pleasant and occasionally pretty damn awesome. It just doesn’t translate into a very fascinating Timeline. Maybe my new annotated profile is a more glaring example of what I haven’t done than what I have. I guess that just gives me more space to fill up whatever comes next.

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