Submerge Magazine: Issue 97 (October 31 - November 14, 2011) by Submerge Magazine

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Issue 97 • October 31 – November 14, 2011

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dive in 97...98...99... p-a-r-t-y! Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com I’m not sure whether or not you pay attention to our issue numbers, but holy moly, we’re on No. 97! That’s an issue every other week, 25 issues a year, so that means we’re going to be approximately four years old at the end of 2011. Where in the hell has the time gone? Since January (around issue 75), we’ve been talking about what we wanted to do when we got to our 100th issue. Well, obviously we had P-A-R-T-Y on the mind! I’d really like to thank Eric Rushing over at Ace of Spades for all his help not only with our 100th Issue Party, but everything he does for the Sacramento music scene. This booking shows stuff, well, it’s hard… And to be honest, I was ready to throw in the towel on this whole party idea, because I have a few other things on my plate to stress about (what’s in our future issues, writers and deadlines, wedding planing, oh and I just found out I fucked up on filling my taxes back in 2009!). Let’s just say without Rushing helping us solidify our lineup, I’m not sure if things would have come together. However, I’m extremely excited that everything ended up working out and we are proud to finally announce the lineup to our 100th Issue Party that’s going to take place on Friday, Dec. 16 at Ace of Spades. Our coheadliners are a couple of our favorite local acts, Sister Crayon and Tera Melos. We also have more of our faves rocking the house that night: ZuhG, Early States and Random Abiladeze with DJ Rated R. DJ Blackheart (Jake of Lonely Kings) will rock the after-party too. So mark your calendars! Come out and celebrate with us. It’s not every day Submerge throws a party. Are you ready to party? I’m ready to party! Melissa-Dubs

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Thursday, Nov. 3 is a great day to be hanging out on the campus of Sacramento State, whether you’re a student or not. First, check out the closing reception for the art show CTRL/DELETE: Paintings by Digital Natives, featuring recent work by James Angello, David Mohr and Daniel Taylor at Witt Gallery (located in Kadema Hall) from 6 to 8 p.m. Mohr, who is in the local band FAVORS, recently told Submerge that he and Angello thought up the idea for the show. “We are both interested in what it means to paint and draw in a world dominated by computer technology, so we decided to put together a show that would discuss that concept,” he said. They were familiar with Taylor’s work (“We have all had art classes together,” Mohr said—the three are now seniors at Sacramento State), so they reached out to him and it became a three-person show. “All of our work is very different,” Mohr elaborated. “My work mostly focuses on abstract geometric forms, but I try to use familiar shapes to reflect on the experiences and methods of interaction shared between humans and evolving electronic technologies.” If you miss the reception on Nov. 3 you’ll have to rush to see the work, as it is only viewable until Friday, Nov. 4. After you check out the art show on campus, head over the Union Ballroom and check out one of the hottest hip-hop shows all year, featuring Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz. The concert also features special opening guests Jel and Who Cares. Show starts at 7:30 p.m., is $15 for students and $20 for general public. Local post-punk group The Common Men are celebrating the release of their latest album Let it Burn on Friday, Nov. 11 at The Naked Lounge (1111 H Street) alongside Terra Ferno, Diciembre Gris and Der Spazm. Solid lineup! The show starts at 8 p.m. and is all ages. I’ve caught The Commen Men live a few times over the years at venues everywhere from on the sidewalk outside Cuffs to on stage at Luigi’s and they never disappoint with their driving, noise-y, punk-ish sound. Congrats to them on their new release! Every year, Danny Secretion of local punk band The Secretions throws a giant “Cancer Sucks” B-Day Bash and this year it is out of control. It’s six shows in just four nights featuring well over two dozen bands! Thursday, Nov. 3 is at The Blue Lamp; Friday, Nov. 4 there are two shows, one at Luigi’s and one at Digitalis Studios; Saturday, Nov. 5 the party is back on at Luigi’s; and then on Sunday, Nov. 6 there are two shows again, one at Luigi’s and one at Digitalis Studios. Proceeds from each night (each show is just $5) go to The American Cancer Society and there is also a “Fuck Cancer” T-shirt for sale, of which the proceeds also will go to ACS. SubmergeMag.com

The Sac City Rollers recently changed venues from Foothill Skate Inn to NorCal Indoor Sports Center in Woodland (located at 1460 Tanforan Avenue), so mark your calendars for their next high-energy, actionpacked bout on Saturday, Nov. 19 when the Folsom Prison Bruisers will take on the High Country Hell Cats from Sonora. Doors open at 6 p.m., junior derby kicks off at 6:30 and the full bout starts at 8:15 Snag tickets in advance for $10 at Cruz Skate Shop, Dimple Records and The Beat or get them online at Brownpapertickets. com. Also be sure to check out the fifth annual Sac City Rollers Burlesque Show on Satuday, Nov. 26 at Blue Lamp. Hit up Saccityrollers.com for more information. There are a whole lot of kids being denied proper education in the arts these days. Many schools have long since abandoned their music/theater/ etc. programs, which is a downright shame, but a few movers/shakers in the local music scene are trying to do something about it. Sacramento area bassist/composer/arranger Harley White Jr. and Clay Nutting of Concerts 4 Charity are trying to raise money via Kickstarter (a website which funds great ideas from contributors like you and I) for a project called Louis and the Gator. Described as “an innovative music education project that takes us on an exciting journey through the birth of jazz,” Louis and the Gator is heavily inspired by Peter and the Wolf, a children’s story (with both music and text), which was written in 1936 by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev to teach kids about music and orchestral instrumentation. Louis and the Gator will essentially be the jazz version of that featuring an imagined all-star ensemble, with none other than Louis Armstrong in the lead role. The Kickstarter campaign will fund the recording, mixing and mastering of the mythical jazz journey as well as a live all-ages performance of Louis and the Gator at a prestigious performing arts venue to be announced. Future plans include getting a DVD of the program into the hands of as many school teachers and community leaders as possible all across the country, providing a cost-effective, yet innovative and hands-on, music education program for children. As of press time for this issue the campaign wasn’t even halfway funded (their goal is $9,000), so this is where you come in. Every dollar counts. Please head to Kickstarter.com and search for “Louis and the Gator” and pledge away. If the goal isn’t reached by Nov. 10, no money is collected, so it’s imperative that you help get the word out and pledge, pledge, pledge! Your contribution will literally help save music education!

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Issue 97 • October 31 – November 14, 2011

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The Gift Horse by Brown Shoe Folsom band Brown Shoe has released one hell of a record in The Gift Horse. Comprising four brothers—Aaron, Bryson, Ryan and Landon Baggaley as well as Chandler Clemons (who the band claims might as well be a brother), Brown Shoe isn’t new to creating sprawling, epic albums. The Gift Horse is their fourth offering and third recorded with Joe Johnston at Pus Cavern Studios in Sacramento. As cliché as it is to say, there really is a little something for everyone on this album, from California sun-tinged indie pop and whisperquiet singer/songwriter moments to blistering dynamic swells and sing-along worthy choruses. If you dig bands like Bon Iver, Band of Horses, Kings of Leon, Fleet Foxes, Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros and others of that ilk, you’re going to feel right at home listening to The Gift Horse. Learn more at Brownshoemusic.com or at Facebook.com/BrownShoeMusic.

On Saturday, Nov. 5, a 2012 Chevy Sonic will be up for grabs in downtown Sacramento! The Chevy Sonic Adventure presented by the Northern California Chevy Dealers is a one-day, real world treasure hunt around the downtown area where all the locations and challenges will be delivered straight to your cell phone. Grab a teammate, solve challenges and earn points to win a brand spankin’ new ride. To sign up to play, visit Chevysonicadventure.com and use the codeword “Submerge17” to guarantee your spot. The “treasure hunt” starts at 9 a.m. at the west steps of the State Capitol, and following the event there will be an awards ceremony also taking place at the Capitol’s west steps at about noon. There is no cost to play and bikes are not allowed— everyone must play on foot (or by medically necessary wheelchair). Now go get that car!

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During our recent patio visit to Bows and Arrows whilst enjoying a bottle of wine, Submerge was surprised with a sneak-taste of their new cranberry apple salsa and it was impressive. In the words of our fine publisher, Melissa-Dubs, “Honestly, it’s the best shit I’ve ever tasted.” It’s sweet, obviously because there’s fruit involved, but it still has those traditional salsa elements like cilantro, Tabasco, etc. Spicy and sweet, the best combination! Bows and Arrows is located at 1815 19th Street and the food portion of their operation is run by Fat Face Café’s Jaymes Luu. Music, art, retail, tasty food and a well-chosen beer/wine selection make it hard to leave this place, not to mention they have easily one of the best patios in town. See for yourself!

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Issue 97 • October 31 – November 14, 2011

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Sweet Release

Reggie Ginn’s third album puts her passion in perspective Words Amy Serna Photo Cassi Harms

ack in high school, Reggie Ginn decided she wanted to learn how to play the piano. But unlike most students she tossed the Basics of Piano book behind her and ditched the formal instructor that would watch her every move. All she needed was a little help from Tori Amos. “Since I knew her songs so well, I would just sit down and learn every note. It’s like she was my teacher. I learned from an actual artist,” Ginn said. “I already knew the songs and then [I would] make them my own way. I saw how I would position my hands. It just made sense.” Since she knew all of Amos’ songs by heart, learning the keys just came naturally to Ginn. After she became comfortable behind the piano, her next goal in high school was to complete her senior year project. She decided to put her skills to the test and organize a concert for her friends and family, where she sang her original songs in front of an audience for the first time. And she managed to put it together “pretty darn well.” “My dad said, ‘When you told me you wanted to do that for your project, I honestly didn’t think you could do it. But you really surprised me,’” Ginn said with a smile. “So that’s when I knew, alright I think I should do this.” Since then Ginn has claimed herself as an indie alternative rocker, released two albums, performed on Good Day Sacramento, won a Modesto Area Music Award for best unplugged artist, and was nominated for a 2011 Sammie award for best singer/songwriter. Now at the age of 27, she is ready to kick off her third album, Passion in Perspective, with powerful vocals, moving lyrics and soft piano keys. Unlike her first two albums, she will be rocking live with a full band including guitarist Brandon Dickinson, bassist Ian Maclachlan, drummer Mikey Koons and cellist Alison Sharkey. “I’m excited for everyone to hear this. I hope people come out to the shows and get to see what my band can do. It’s going to be a beautiful thing,” Ginn said. This solo, “do it yourself artist,” decided to start a campaign on Kickstarter, a website that funds creative projects through donations, to gain money for printing and studio costs for the new CD and succeeded in raising over $1,000. “I’m ever grateful that all these people are so generous enough to give anything. It’s really awesome,” she said. When I caught up with the grateful musician on an early but sunny Saturday, her outgoing personality made it seem like we had already knew one another and were just catching up on each other’s lives. As we sat on a table outside of the Sacramento Comedy Spot, we chatted about her new music, learning piano and the importance of human connections.

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What’s the title of your new album, Passion in Perspective, mean? It’s one of those names that can be read in its own way. When I decided to call it that I asked different people, “What does that mean to you?” and a lot of people had different answers. I thought, that’s perfect because that’s exactly what I want to get out of this album, to get different responses and for people to take songs in different ways. When somebody listens to this album I want them to take themselves out of the shoes they are in and see the songs and the world in a different way, that’s the perspective point. For instance, one of the songs, called “Bathsheba,” is written from the point of view from King David. Two of the songs are written through animals’ eyes. So it’s just the art of having a song evolve either through the way you are listening to it, when you’re listening to it, or who you are. So I hope that everybody takes something different from each song. On your website it says that you want the audience to “not feel alone” through your music. How do you try to do that? My last album was Sing for the Voiceless, that’s what I like to say, because it’s kind of the vagueness of the song and how everyone can relate to it in their own way. Even though I wrote it from my own point of view and own experience. When you relate with anyone it causes some comfort because you know you are not alone in whatever you are going through. Multiple times I have had people come up to me and say, “Your music means so much to me. That’s exactly what I’ve been trying to say but have never been able to say it before.” I find it a very big gift to be able to put into words what other people are feeling and it helps them release.

“When you relate with anyone it causes some comfort because you know you are not alone in whatever you are going through. Multiple times I have had people come up to me and say, “Your music means so much to me. That’s exactly what I’ve been trying to say but have never been able to say it before.” I find it a very big gift to be able to put into words what other people are feeling and it helps them release.” – Reggie Ginn

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Was it difficult not to have a formal teacher when you were learning piano? No, it was easier, I think. I tried several times with several different teachers when I was younger. I just didn’t have the attention span. It’s something your parents say, “Oh, go do this.” You don’t really want to, so I didn’t. When I was a junior in high school, I knew I wanted to be a singer. I was writing poetry, and I wanted to express myself in some way. I couldn’t depend on someone playing guitar or accompanying me. So I said, “I’ve got to do this by myself.” Piano just really spoke to me, and like the title of the CD, it was the “passion” that drove it. That’s why I got it. It really just came to me naturally. It’s really amazing because I know a lot of people struggle [to learn piano]. It’s not an easy instrument. But for some reason I think it comes naturally to me. Who are your musical inspirations? Tori Amos is really one of the artists that spoke to me most… She really taught me how to express my feelings and how to learn play. I love [an] artist that can be different in a way that’s raw. For instance, PJ Harvey is one of my favorites, because she doesn’t censor herself or worry about how she’s sounding. She doesn’t have to be perfectly on key or just beautiful all the time. She just wants it to be raw, empowering and in your face. What do you think of the Sacramento music scene? I really love it here, actually. I went to Los Angeles for a year, to try out things. I wasn’t ready for it, but I did it anyway. It was so cutthroat. I came running back to Sacramento and realized I really needed to establish myself and needed my own town first before going off to somewhere big. Everybody is just so tight-knit here. Once you are in, you’re in. It’s great and there are some super talented musicians that I’m honored to be in the same town as. What do you do before a show to get yourself pumped? What I usually do is I talk to the people. I like for people to feel comfortable when they are going to see me perform. People who don’t even necessarily know who I am or they’re there for someone else, I like to bring them in, so they have a reason to stay. Like, “Oh, this girl was nice to me, she’s also a performer? Alright I’ll stay for her set, even though I was going to leave.” Because it’s really important to draw in your audience, whether it’s when you’re on stage or off stage. It’s important to have a connection and let them know they are appreciated because that’s why I’m doing my The release of Passion in Perspective will be celebrated at music, is to Luigi’s Fungarden in Sacramento have people on Nov. 12. The show will start at 8 p.m. and will also feature hear it. The Kelps and Fierce Creatures in support. The all-ages show will cost just $5 to attend. For more info to Reggieginn.com.

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Get Low Touch of Pink

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Words Jenn Walker | Photos Matthew burks If glitz is what you were looking for downtown Wednesday night, District 30 had it. The posh nightclub was holding its fall fashion series throughout the week, and this night was the Touch of Pink runway benefit show featuring the work of Sacramento designer Faatui Toele. Inside, 20 to 30 people were spread around the bar. A few select individuals grinded, pinning each other against walls as DJ Nate D and company spun beats like Flo Rida’s “Low” or Lil John and the Eastside Boyz’s “Get Low” from a perch behind a tall wooden platform. Some people lounged in plush, long booths sipping drinks, while others settled into chairs lining the runway, helping themselves to glasses of champagne. Despite the event being a breast cancer benefit, few wore even a touch of pink. Many were fashionably clad, nonetheless, sporting creepers, mini dresses, faux hawks, suit jackets, vests and platforms. There were plenty of drinks to be had, as some leaned against the marble-top bar while heavy bass lines pulsed beneath their feet. Slowly people began to gather around the runway in anticipation beneath whirling lights, colorful birdcages and a spinning disco ball suspended from the ceiling. By the time the models emerged from behind the slinky black curtain onto the catwalk, 40 to 50 people crowded around to watch. The models were all legs and tresses. The first model pranced onto the stage dressed in highwaist sequined booty shorts and a sleeveless zebra-print blouse. Another appeared with a

black, off-the-shoulder one-sleeve draped over a pink tube dress underneath. And yet another appeared sporting a red tube dress with a zip down front, her neck wrapped in long strands of crystals. The audience was receptive, letting out supportive whoops and hollas. True, a few of the models could have used some coaching on both their swagger and poker face, looking a little uneasy approaching the crowd. Submerge couldn’t help noticing, however, a huddle of three or four noticeably obnoxious male spectators that couldn’t contain their urges to be heard, shamelessly blurting out, “Why is everyone cheering for that girl? Oh, it must be her family!” The show went on. The models towered over the crowd in metallic stilettos and short ankle boots. The rest of Toele’s collection featured mostly black, skin-tight, thighhigh dresses, one-shoulder cuts and more sequins. Several models donned pieces with metallic zig-zag patterns, while other garments incorporated beading and more zippers. The designs were classic and sexy, though not particularly cutting-edge. Toele modestly trailed behind the models onto the catwalk for the finale. Shortly after, the models reappeared from behind the curtains and got down on the dance floor, helping the crowd loosen up while the DJs returned to the turntables, churning tunes by Adele and the Red Hot Chili Peppers into the night.

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Robot Birds from Brooklyn

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Artist Chico MacMurtrie Brings Inflatable Robot Technology to Davis Words Ryan J. Prado

ambling somewhere around the axis of where sculpture, engineering, robotics and puppetry collide lays the malleable artworks of Brooklyn-based visionary Chico MacMurtrie. For the past 20 years, MacMurtrie’s anthropomorphic mechanisms have taken on many forms, stimulating commentary on the meaning of movement, of life and of the ways in which viewers are allowed to interact with art, while at the same time examining how art interacts with the world at large. For reference, take MacMurtrie’s large-scale installation, Birds—showing at the Richard L. Nelson Gallery at the UC Davis campus through Dec. 11. Birds brings together a fleet of elegant bird-like creations, hung in a procession above snaking floor lights meant to represent a river. The installation utilizes some complicated mechanics, computers, a revolutionary inflatable architecture technology created by MacMurtrie himself, and very subtle robotics to produce

an interactive demonstration. The inflatable technology, made of a light fabric, essentially allows the avian forms, though loaded with mechanical actuators and machines for movement, to approximate seamless, nonrigid organisms. The “bird” sculptures react to environmental sensors—triggered by the people in the room—by coming to life from a deflated form, to begin beating their wing-like appendages as if flying. Portraying qualities consistent with actual living systems, should a viewer get too close to the sculptures, or spend too much time ogling, they begin to devolve, or die, eventually crumbling back into their stasis one by one. In short, it’s a provocative commentary on environmentalism, over-population, urban sprawl and more…with robots! To give an accurate synopsis of MacMurtrie’s robotic sculpture work is nearly impossible, given that the more tangible elements of

contemporary art remain satisfyingly absent in his work. Instead, MacMurtrie’s muse is derived from the examination of amorphic shape shifting, using robotics to bring to life geometrically abstract creations—most of them very big—to titillate viewers, and to bring a sense of symbiosis to the art-viewing ritual. MacMurtrie’s sense of reinvention began during his undergrad college days at the University of Arizona. As a painter, MacMurtrie, 50, says he felt confined by the starkness of the canvas. “My paintings got more physical, and ultimately I began literally throwing my body into my paintings, using my body as a brush,” explains MacMurtrie. “Ultimately, what I was after was the resulting effect of the paint on my body.” When the paint had dried on him, the result left a kind of skin. MacMurtrie had an epiphany to move away from painting toward creating

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transformational performance pieces utilizing body skins. It wasn’t until he took the skins off that the seeds of what MacMurtrie now grows would be sown. “Once I emerged out of the skins, I noticed that the skins had a life of their own that was even more interesting and more powerful, in my opinion,” says MacMurtrie. “I began to figure out how to put sub-structures into these skins to animate them.” MacMurtrie taught himself robotics, and began to see the world in mechanical systems. His new muse was to break down movements mechanically, while utilizing his background in sculpture to form a hybrid of the two. This process began with MacMurtrie’s creation of interactive robotic humanoids in the early ‘90s, collaborating with computer engineers and programmers, and has moved into his innovative work with inflatable robotic architecture. In order for him to progress, MacMurtrie literally had to

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reinvent the way the processes of construction and implementation were approached for his work—to move beyond robotic automation, and into abstract robotic sculpture. Simply put, he’s not an engineer. But that doesn’t bother him. “If I would have gone to engineering school, it would have inhibited [me],” says MacMurtrie. “Often, I’m doing things that are extremely difficult and challenging. People who have a practical understanding of engineering wouldn’t take those things on. I end up creating more work for myself because I’m not an engineer, but it’s more of a genuine process, I think.” With lots of funding help, due in no small part to five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as funding from national, local and international granting agencies and 30 corporate sponsors, MacMurtrie and his collaborative group of artists, technicians and programmers— Amorphic Robot Works, founded in 1991—have created more than 250 mechanical sculptures that assume anthropomorphic and abstract forms that have been shown all over the world. Big examples of this work include

Totemobile—a robotic sculpture that in its settled form appears as a life-sized representation of a 1965 Citroën DS automobile. During the performance process, the sculpture is disassembled robotically, growing slowly from the inside out to finally bloom into an organic 60-foot-tall totem pole. The result— which utilizes the inflatable technology—is a stunning pseudo-Transformers study of pop culture idolization and the inner-workings of organic labor that any construct of man was forced to endure. With Birds, MacMurtrie tried to create an in-between point from Totemobile, and his early humanoid robots. “[The birds] could be legs, they could be cones. They are certainly abstractions of birds,” explains MacMurtrie. “People see them as birds because they appear to have wings, and they appear to live and die, and they appear to take flight. They also have a pattern of becoming unified, then falling out of order. It resembles nature. It’s not so important that they are literally birds to me, as much as [viewers] get a sense of: they’re organizing the way nature organizes. They fall apart the same way that

nature tends to fall apart.” MacMurtrie says that the birds have received different reactions the world over. And while the abstractness of his work is true in a geometric sense, his hope is that it inspires people to think beyond the mechanics of his creations. “The most important thing is that it’s alive, it has a life force, it’s trying to organize itself and trying to find its structure,” says MacMurtrie. “There’s a lot of social commentary [in Birds], but it’s extremely subtle. The birds work pretty much the same way we do. The difference is they’re fueled by air, and if we can’t breathe, we don’t live, and if we don’t eat fuel, we certainly don’t live. In this case, their air is fueled by electricity. It’s similar or parallel to our living.” Birds shows at the Richard L. Nelson Gallery at Nelson Hall at UC Davis through December 11. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and by appointment Fridays. Call (530) 752-8500 for more information. For more about Chico MacMurtrie, visit Amorphicrobotworks.org.

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Good Grief That’s Good!

A Submerge guide to pumpkin libations Words Adam Saake • PHOTOS Nicholas Wray Hey look! It’s fall. Oh, there it goes. Living in Sacramento, you know that fall makes a quick appearance yet there are so many ways to indulge. Having your checklist done early, your Halloween costume pre-ordered and a trip to Apple Hill in permanent marker on the calendar is a good start, but there are still a few things that fly by under the radar. Pumpkin beer is one of them and if you’re not quick to grab a six-pack off the end cap, you might miss out on some limited edition suds that can be quite delicious. What once seemed like a novelty has now become a tradition for some serious beer drinkers and the choices have multiplied. Ales, lagers and even ciders are popping up on the shelves and each offer unique takes on the flavors that this iconic orange squash has to offer.

America’s Original Pumpkin Ale Buffalo Bill’s Brewery, Hayward, Calif.

Buffalo Bill’s Brewery offers a quality pumpkin ale that is firmly centered on drinkability and not necessarily pumpkin overload. Not to say that pumpkin isn’t the focus here, but on a scale of Linus to Return to Oz, this is somewhere in the Silver Bend Pumpkin Patch. The first initial sips yield the pumpkin and then the luster slightly fades, but still very refreshing. Clocking in at a little over 5 percent alcohol and 11 IBUs (international bittering unit), even grandma might have one with you to celebrate the holidays. The Hayward, Calif.-based brewery who are also known for their Alimony Ale and Orange Blossom Cream Ale have had their feet in the microbrew market since 1983. These guys definitely know what they’re doing with their pumpkin beer, so you’re safe to grab a six-pack and enjoy.

Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale Blue Moon Brewing Co., Golden, Colo.

Surely the most recognizable name we’ll mention here in our Pumpkin Beer spotlight, and either you love it or you hate it. Blue Moon, a Miller/ Coors product, hit the scene around 1995 at The Sandlot Brewery in Boulder, Colo. (then just owned by Coors) and it didn’t take long before it had made its way into many watering holes around the country. Originally launched in 2006, the Harvest Pumpkin Ale has had a facelift this year and according to Miller/ Coors has been “re-launched and reformulated this year.” What does that mean? Well instead of brewing the beer with just pumpkin and cloves, they add nutmeg and allspice as well. That and the label become a little less artsy and lot more branded. What you get is a quite enjoyable beer with a good body, smooth finish and great balance between the hops, pumpkin and spices. Coming in at 5.7 percent alcohol, Harvest Pumpkin Ale is a step up in intensity but not overpowering and certainly a beer you can enjoy more than one of.

Pumpkin Lager Beer Lakefront Brewery Inc., Milwaukee, Wisc.

Located on the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, Wisc.—pronounced mealy-walk-ay if you’re Alice Cooper— Lakefront Brewery has been crafting quality microbrews since 1987. The brewery itself is a huge tourist attraction to the point where sold-out brewery tours gave way to online ticket sales. Still independently owned and cranking out large volumes of beer, boasting over 20 different selections, Lakefront is testament to the little guy doing big things. Their Pumpkin Lager Beer, apparently inspired by a Thomas Jefferson recipe that brewery owner Russ Klisch stumbled upon, is as close to pumpkin pie in a beer form that you might find. Pour one into a glass and you’ll immediately notice that the nose jumps out; heavy with pumpkin, cinnamon and clove aromas. The mouth feel echoes the nose; rich yet goes down easy and the use of Caramel and Munich malts lend to the texture and depth of this fun drinking beer. Slightly copper in color and 6 percent alcohol, you might spill a few family secrets after a few of these.

Still thirsty for more pumpkin beer? Pangaea Two Brews Café has Dogfish Head’s Punkin Ale on draft. Pangaea was lucky enough to acquire three of the six kegs allocated to the entire Sacramento area, so get it while it’s here. Or, head over Alley Katz and try a Double Pumpkin Ale on draft from Sam Adams.

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Pugsley’s Signature Series: Smashed Pumpkin Ale Shipyard Brewing Co., Portland, Maine

Caution: double entendre approaching! Shipyard Brewing Company’s cofounder and Master Brewer Alan Pugsley has outdone himself with this Smashed Pumpkin Ale. Not only will you be “smashed” after a few of these, but your head will feel like Gallagher took his sledgehammer to it in the morning. Packed with so much spice, pumpkin, hops and malts and 9 percent alcohol, this pumpkin beer is truly a trick and a treat. Submerge asked local beer guru Mark Neuhauser of Pangaea Two Brews Cafe what he thought and he called it “very sweet… pumpkin pie in a bottle.” Pugsley uses three different malts including Pale Ale, Wheat and Light Munich along with two different kinds of hops; Willamette and Hallertau. The high alcohol gives it the backbone and bite, making this beer perfect for any of your spice filled holiday foods. Of course, it’s no surprise that Shipyard would blow the stem off the pumpkin beer category. These guys are known for amazing craft beers that they’ve been perfecting since 1992. They’re Maine’s largest brewery that also makes Capt’n Eli’s Soda, a craft soda that comes in seven different flavors and are the 19th largest craft brewery in the country. All that from little ol’ Maine, go figure. On top of that, Pugsley is kind of a rock star in the East Coast microbrew world. Back in the ‘80s he bounced around and helped establish quite a number of breweries as well helped design and build breweries in the United Kingdom.

Hard Pumpkin Cider

Ace Cider: The California Cider Company, Sebastopol, Calif. Alright, here’s your wild card. Ace Cider based out of Sebastopol, Calif., has been making cider for 15 years. Before there were really cider options, there was Ace and over the years they’ve stayed amongst the companies making really high quality, gluten free and delicious ciders. This year is the first year that the company has released their Hard Pumpkin Cider, an apple-based cider that is blended with pumpkin and allspice. Jeffrey House, owner and master cider maker, says that he made 10,000 gallons this year and it’s already all gone. “People are racing to drink it,” says House. With the popularity of the product, House says they’ll more than likely double or even triple production next year to meet the demand. The cider is quite a unique product that doesn’t scream pumpkin but merely suggests it. The allspice is subtle and you pick up the apple on the finish along with an interesting aftertaste reminiscent of pear candy. This cider is 5 percent alcohol and quite low in sugar content, 9 grams per 12-ounce bottle. If you’re really aiming for pumpkin, I’m not sure if this is for you but overall a tasty cider that fits in perfectly with their existing line. These beers and ciders can be found at Total Wine, Whole Foods, Corti Bros and other select specialty markets. Call ahead because they are seasonal and will disappear quick.

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Play It Again, MTB

Minus the Bear hits the road to play Highly Refined Pirates in its entirety Words Jenn Walker

ouring is an easy way to lose track of time. Case in point: when Submerge asked the lead singer of Minus the Bear when he had arrived with his band in Raleigh, N.C., he simply replied, “I don’t know.” “When we’re in a bus we just kind of end up places,” said guitarist/singer Jake Snider. To celebrate their past 10 years of success, the Seattle-based band—Snider, guitarist Dave Knudson, bassist Cory Murchy, keyboardist Alex Rose and drummer Erin Tate—has embarked on a 10-year anniversary tour across the States that began in early October, playing their 2002 debut full-length album Highly Refined Pirates in its entirety at each stop. Simultaneously, MTB has released autographed vinyl copies of the album, pressed for the first time since its release, in addition to releasing This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic, the band’s debut EP, on vinyl for the first time. When Submerge spoke with Snider over the phone, the band was pitched in Raleigh, preparing to play a show at the Lincoln Theatre that night. Getting Snider to open up about the tour, the band and the albums was like pulling teeth. This is possibly due to the fact that up to that point, the band had already been on the road for two weeks, playing a show in a different city almost every night. “It’s easy not to think of what [the songs] mean when you sing them every night,” he said with a laugh. “It’s almost like being a machine sometimes.” Snider was referring to the songs on Highly Refined Pirates, which he classifies as a pop record in comparison to the others.

Despite its deceivingly ridiculous song titles, like “Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo” or “Damn Bugs Whacked Him, Johnny,” the album has a strong indie pop feel. It is replete with noodling guitars layered over fleeting drum beats and altering time signatures, broken up by musical interludes; nonetheless, the accompaniment of soft synthesizers and Snider’s tepid vocals keep the album invariably pop. “[I was] definitely more just writing about what people at that age do, what it’s kind of all about,” Snider said in reference to the lyrics. “Not the going to work from 9-to-5 and whatever other bullshit you have to deal with. There’s some fun to be had, and I think that the escapism aspect of life at that age is what I was focusing on then, as far as I can remember.” Compared to its successors, Highly Refined Pirates is sonically more simplistic, he said, meaning that playing the album live has been smooth sailing. “For me it’s a lot less complicated. The rig that I use for the pedal board and the effects is really pared down back to more what I used to have in the early ‘00s,” he explained. “This tour has been fun, because it’s a lot more direct and a little bit less reliant on those digital crutches, I guess you could say.” Since its formation in 2001, the band has released four fulllength albums in addition to four EPs, the most recent being Hold Me Down, released early this May. After Highly Refined Pirates, the band has continued to release a full-length album every two to three years. Menos El Oso (meaning “Minus the Bear” in Spanish) followed in 2005, largely inspired by the band’s time spent on tour in Spain. Then

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they released Planet of Ice in 2007, which fostered the band’s prog-rock reputation and led to a tour across Europe, Australia and Japan. MTB churned out its most recent work in May of last year. Up to that point, the band had released its albums on the label Suicide Squeeze. OMNI was instead released on Dangerbird Records and produced by multi-Grammy winner Joe Chiccarelli, who has recently worked with the likes of The Shins, My Morning Jacket and The White Stripes. Whereas Planet of Ice reflected the allure of its mystical title, boasting warbling riffs and scuttling progressions, OMNI expanded beyond the band’s prog-rock trademark to meld pop, funk and trance in creating what is at times an exceedingly erogenous album. Many of the band’s songs have alluded to bare skin and sheets in the past, but none quite so directly as the songs on OMNI. Like most experimental works, the album drew a mixture of reactions from critics—some praiseful, others blistering. Pitchfork dismissed it as an overproduced pop record with oversexed lyrics delivered in a lackluster manner, while Paste Magazine called it the band’s most “explosive record since its 2002 debut.” Snider shrugged off the negative reviews. “So they’re not fans. Who cares?” he said. “Music is just so subjective and so personal, I think, that unfortunately the record gets into the wrong reviewer’s hands when the reviewer next to him, [it] might have been up his alley.” “Pitchfork makes a whole business on record reviews and trying to tell everybody what’s cool, and sometimes it’s just a few peoples’ opinions,” he added. Critics aside, the band has sustained a solid following. Look no further than the tour’s sold-out shows in New York, Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco. Fans seem equally as jazzed about hearing Highly Refined Pirates as they are about hearing OMNI, based on audience reactions.

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The Beat Goes On

Thrice’s Ed Breckenridge talks about his band’s new album and the struggles of losing a parent Words James Barone • photo Jonathan Weiner

amily can take on many forms, but there is no doubting that it’s important. Thrice could be considered as strong a family unit as there is in modern rock music. The band formed in 1998 and has been together ever since, fronted by singer Dustin Kensrue with Teppei Teranishi on guitar and two brothers in the rhythm section, Riley (drums) and Eddie (bass) Breckenridge. Sure, family can be a headache. The oncoming holidays are always a reminder of that, but during the most difficult times, such as the trying period the members of Thrice endured during the making of their most recent album Major/Minor, it’s always good to know you have someone to rely on. Submerge caught up with Eddie over the phone before a show in Grand Rapids, Mich. The group had something of a “family day” the day before in Grand Haven, about half an hour west of Grand Rapids, on the shore of Lake Michigan. “We spent the time walking around and sightseeing,” Eddie says of the muchneeded day off. The band has already been out on tour for over a month supporting the release of Major/Minor, which was released on Vagrant Records on Sept. 20, 2011. “The day before, we acquired a bunch of barbecuing stuff, so we ended up doing a little barbecue outside the bus at the hotel where we were staying. Thank God we didn’t get harassed by any police for loitering in the hotel parking lot. It ended up being pretty fun.” These family dinners have been a tradition for Thrice almost since their inception, Eddie says. “I think that some of the earlier bands that we toured with, we always tried to meet up and go out to dinner,” he explains. “Whether we’re in the same town as another band or not, we try to have everyone in on a family-type meal.” These sort of gatherings have probably become even more important during the most recent tour. The Thrice family suffered serious losses during the writing process of Major/Minor. Teranishi mourned the death of his mother, and the Breckenridge brothers’ father also passed away. The pain of these losses is certainly noticeable in Major/Minor, which is a potent mixture of hope and sadness. “Treading Paper,” placed in the middle of this sequence of songs, has Kensrue wailing in a scratchy but forceful voice “Carrying on; unwitting orphans of an unyielding despair.” Later on in the same track, the words look for the light at the end of the tunnel, “If anything means anything / There must be something meant for us to be.” It’s this interplay between light and dark that works its way throughout the album. Musically, Major/Minor is rife with big, crunchy riffs, pounding rhythms and raw vocals. Eddie says the album’s songs have caught on almost immediately by fans. “When we did a record like Vheissu, it seemed to take a full touring cycle before people seemed like they wanted to hear those songs,” he says. “It’s cool, but at the same time, I can’t help but think, ‘Are we doing something wrong?’” The album’s producer, David Schiffman, who worked on Thrice’s 2005 album Vheissu, went as far to describe Major/Minor as a grunge record. Eddie Breckenridge doesn’t necessarily agree with that sentiment, but during our interview, he does confess his growing love for Pearl Jam and he also touches upon the loss of his father. Thrice is currently on the road with O’Brother, Moving Mountains and La Dispute. You’ve been touring for almost a month now on the new record. How has it been going? It’s been great. It’s been going pretty well. All the bands are a bit different, but I think they all work together really well as far as like a cool-sounding show for everyone. There’s a lot of different dynamics to the music. The people are pretty great too. It’s been really fun. I can’t believe we’ve been on it for as long as we have. It doesn’t feel like that. You mention that the sounds are really different between the bands. Was that what you were looking for when you headed out on the road? I think you always try to make it so there’s no band that’s like an odd ball, but I think this tour, we’ve been really fortunate in picking bands, because I think nobody is an odd ball, but nobody sounds too much like everyone else. I think it’s a cool lineup. I think O’ Brother is a bit

heavy, and their songs are a bit darker. Moving Mountains is more atmospheric, but they still have some heavy stuff. La Dispute has some really cool instrumental stuff, and their energy is a little more intense than the other bands— maybe not as dark or as heavy, but intense. And then there’s us. Whatever we are. I definitely want to talk about Major/Minor. It’s funny because when I first listened to it, my first impression was that it reminded me of an old Soundgarden record. After I started reading up on it, I saw that your producer had likened it to a grunge record. Is that something you get when you listen to it? We weren’t going for anything specifically. When we were writing the record, we were experimenting a lot with major and minor chords in the songs, and I think that’s the thing that sounds grunge-y. I think a lot of bands in Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

“You need to be inspired by things that inspire you, not inspired by people’s assumptions of what they think you should be. That would be a really rough spot to be in, and I don’t think our band would have lasted as long as it has if we were catering to other people’s tastes.” – Eddie Breckenridge, Thrice that time period were experimenting with a lot of the same kind of stuff. They might have a song that’s really heavy, but it’s in a major chord. I think that ended up stylistically being a grunge-y sound. Maybe that’s where that came from, but it wasn’t an intentional attempt to make stuff grunge-y. I can see how you can relate it, but I don’t think the album on a whole sounds like a grunge-y record. Definitely. There are some songs that give you that impression—maybe because of Dustin’s vocal delivery—but it definitely sounds like a Thrice record. It definitely doesn’t sound like Mother Love Bone or something like that. Did you see that documentary, by the way? Pearl Jam 20?

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No, I really want to though. Have you? Oh, it’s amazing. Why did you like it so much? I’ve been a fan of Pearl Jam. I didn’t really follow them as much as I would have liked to now after seeing the documentary. It’s just really awesome seeing how they came about and how they tried to deal with what was going on. It was just inspiring. I think two weeks later all I could sing in my head were Pearl Jam songs. Well you guys have been together for 13 years now. Were you able to see any parallels between that movie and your own band’s career? Maybe, but not really. They became a huge band

pretty quick. I think there were some parts where Eddie Vedder was talking about how hard it was to be in a huge band, but still wanting to play songs that reminded him of Fugazi and people not understanding that—struggling with what people think your identity is, and you wanting them to understand your real identity, but also not wanting them to be too close because you still want to be yourself in private. On their scale, that’s insane. I couldn’t imagine dealing with that, but I can definitely see where they were coming from, on a much smaller scale. As a band that’s not afraid to do different things, is that something that plays into what you’re saying? Dealing with what people expect of you? I think it’s important not to give into what people expect, because then you lose your identity as a musician. You need to create. You need to be inspired by things that inspire you, not inspired by people’s assumptions of what they think you should be. That would be a really rough spot to be in, and I don’t think our band would have lasted as long as it has if we were catering to other people’s tastes. It might be selfish in a way, but it’s really important to have it come from a natural place.

You and your brother Riley lost your father during the making of this album, and Teppei lost his mother. Now that other people are hearing the music, does that make it feel less personal to see other people react to it? It’s hard for me to really play the music with my emotions that were involved with losing my dad. I think playing the music live is a huge release as far as that. I would never want to exploit my feeling for the sake of the music, but I definitely will be playing shows and think of my dad at moments, but I know my dad would enjoy it, because he supported us a ton. I can’t help but feel that sadness turn into some sort of energy. I become, I don’t know, strangely empowered by his memory. It’s crazy. It’s so hard for me to describe because there’s so much involved in it, as far as losing somebody, but also, I don’t know. I don’t know what I’m saying. It’s just been a rough, rough year. There’s no escaping it. Not that I’d want to escape it either. It’s this struggle that I don’t want to escape, but it’s hard not to let Thrice and company will it ruin my ability to be play Sacramento on Nov. happy, I guess. 6 when their tour takes

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11.05 Saturday

Ace of Spades Kill The Precedent, Give Em Hell, Black Mackerel, Horseneck, Rat Damage, Sex Rat, A Single Second, 6:30 p.m. Beatnik Studios Hopie Spitshard, SACRAfice feat. Foreign Policy w/ Marknoxx, Rocky Rivera, Kelcz, Ruby Ibarra, Jauwon Pierre, Ini, Brand-smiff, DJ Lahn, DJ Bumblebeats, 5 p.m. The Blue Lamp Steve Mahoney’s Birthday Bash w/ Metal Health (80’s metal tribute), Spectre, Drone, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Action Item, Katelyn Tarver, Hollywood Ending, Taking’s Not Stealing, 6 p.m. Bows and Arrows Said the Whale, We Are The City, Exquisite Corps, 8 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Roberta Flack, 8 p.m. Center for the Arts Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings, 8 p.m. Club Retro Adhara, Pluto’s Destruction, The Eclectic, Crossroads, 6 p.m. Digitalis Studios Der Spazm, Instagon, Pretty Agony, Jilt vs. Jonah, 9 p.m.

Distillery Sour Diesel, Revolver, Final Decay, 10 p.m. Fox & Goose Mandolin Avenue, Zoo Human Project, 9 p.m. Golden Bear Sweaty w/ DJ Whores, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Tempest, 7 p.m.; Keri Carr Band, Lydea Loveless, Golden Cadillacs, 9:30 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe The Blues Broads, 7:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Road Test, 4 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden The Dumbfox, 9:00 News, Mad Judy, Black To The Future, Ashcretions (Secretions and Ashtray), 7 p.m. Marilyn’s The Chick P’s, Bias and Dunn, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Lipstick Weekender w/ Shaun Slaughter, Roger Carpio, 10 p.m. Plea for Peace Center Awaiting Better Music, Alphabet Asylum, Sneak Attack, Taylor Cantrell, Chris Mullen, 6 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Element of Soul, Island of Black and White, Wet Bandits, 9:30 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino ESP, 5 p.m.; Chris Gardner Band, 10 p.m. Shenanigans Kiss ‘N Tell, 9 p.m. Shine Cave Women, Commons Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; Ron Hacker, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Studio Theatre Jennifer Johnson Cano, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Billy Joel Tribute, 5 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Roni & The Flight, 3 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden The Carbonites, Hit Reset, The Community, Baby, The Strange Party, 7 p.m. Naked Lounge Downtown Acoustic Evening w/ Bob Woods Duo, 8 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Chris Cain, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry & DJ Hailey, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Cliff Heuy’s 27 Outlaws, 7 p.m. Torch Club Aaron King and Friends, 4 p.m.; Crossing the River, 8 p.m. UC Davis: Studio Theatre Jennifer Johnson Cano, 2 p.m. ZuhG Life Store Lava Pups, 2 p.m.

11.07 Monday

Ace of Spades Minus The Bear (10 Year Anniversary Tour), The Velvet Teen, 7 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.

11.06 11.08 Sunday

Tuesday

Ace of Spades Thrice, La Dispute, O’Brother, Moving Mountains, 6 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Session, 9 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Alexandra Bounxouei, 6 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Digitalis Studios One-O-One, The Crunchees, Systematic Abuse, Tim Raldo & The Filthy Fuks, Okami, 101, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Dive Bar Clash of the iPods, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Cory Branan, Leroy Virgil and the Excavators, Matt W. Gage, 8:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke w/ Jeff and Dawn, 8 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden The Spits!, Croissants, Teef, RAD!, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Acoustic Open Mic Talent Showcase, 8 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.

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Plea for Peace Center Koffin Kats, The Slow Poisoner, Sawyer Family, The Fatcity Jokers, 6:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Road 88, 9:30 p.m. Press Club Work Your Soul, 8 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Nathan Owens, 7 p.m. Shenanigans College Night, 9 p.m. Shine Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. The Stoney Inn The Buck Ford Pure Country Band, 9 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Dead Winter Carpenters, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Studio Theatre Hot 8 Brass Band, 8 p.m.

11.11 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Winds of Plague, Chelsea Grin, As Blood Runs Black, For The Fallen Dreams, Upon A Burning Body, In The Midst Of Lions, Like Moths To Flames, Volumes, Nightmare in the Twilight, 4:30 p.m. Blue Cue Live Band Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Zack Wheeler, Jack Darwin, California Child, Akhethar, Some Seek Forgiveness, Iconoclast Robot, 7 p.m. Bows and Arrows The Gentlemen Surfer, Art Lessing & the Flower Vato, Kevin Corcoran/Wes Steed Duo, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ Esef and special guests, 10 p.m.

Distillery Pinkkloud (feat. Rikk Agnew from The Adolescents and Social Distortion), Get Shot!, The Crunchees, Capital Bastard, 10 p.m. Dixon May Fair Grounds Basstron, 8:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Adrian Bourgeois, Gillian Underwood, Allyson Seconds, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Corrine West, Kelly Joe Phelps, 7 p.m.; Led Zeppelin 2, 10 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden Dreamdate, Greg Ashley, Moore Bros., San Kazakgascar, Brian Glaze, 8:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Kim Angelis and Josef, Julie the Bruce, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Relic 45, Howlin’ Wood’s, Red Rover, 9 p.m. Naked Lounge Downtown The Common Men (Album Release), Terra Ferno, Diciembre Gris, Der Spazm, 8 p.m. Old Ironsides The Two Man Gentlemen Band, The FreeBadge Serenaders, 9 p.m. Plea for Peace Center Novacain, 7 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Foreverland, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Mike Furlong Trio, 5 p.m.; Audioboxx, 10 p.m. Shenanigans Walking Tall, Patrick Walsh, 4 p.m.

Sol Collective Mystik Journeymen (of Living Legends Crew), Cawzlos, Klear Channelz, Nome Nomadd, hosted by Crush (The Cuf), 9 p.m. Studio 21 Taking Us Alive, Our Life Story, Latin For Truth, Your Second Chance, Pantheon, Forever’s Endeavor, 6 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Final Final Band, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Studio Theatre Hot 8 Brass Band, 8 p.m.

11.12 Saturday

Ace of Spades Black Veil Brides, Falling In Reverse, Aiden, Drive A, 6:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Task1ne, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Big B, Moonshine Bandits, Ceekay Jones, 7 p.m. Club Retro Us As A Nation, Prime D Knives, At the Park, Force Multiplied, Rise From Within, Defend The Outlaw, 6 p.m. Distillery Crazy Ballhead, Zoo Human Project, Blaquelisted, 10 p.m. Fox & Goose Ricky and Del Connection, Crash Thimbles, 9 p.m. Golden Bear Sweaty w/ DJ Whores, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Steelin’ Dan, 7 p.m.; ZuhG Life Store Anniversary Party w/ Monkey Flower, E-Squared, ZuhG, 10 p.m. Harrah’s Foghat, 7:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Night Messenger, 4 p.m. Luigi’s Fungarden Reggie Ginn (Album Release), The Kelps, Fierce Creatures, 8 p.m. Marilyn’s Ten Mile Tide, 9 p.m. Plea for Peace Center Your Own Destroyer, Maya Over Eyes, Days of Struggle, Hammerfist, 6:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub The Decades, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Shine Hans Eberbach, James Cavern, Nat Lefkoff, 8 p.m. Tin House Studio and Gallery Moore Brothers, Greg Ashley, Dreamdate, Brian Glaze and the Nightshift, 8 p.m. Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5 p.m.; Sista Monica, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Trey McIntyre Project, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 8 p.m. UC Davis: Studio Theatre Lara Downes, 8 p.m.

11.13 Sunday

Ace of Spades Bless the Fall, The Word Alive, Motionless In White, Chunk! No Captain Chunk, Tonight Alive, 6 p.m. Beatnik Studios Pree, Lindsey Cook, 7 p.m.

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11.14 Monday

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Plea for Peace Center Standing Shadows, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Comedy Laughs Unlimited Comedy Open Mic Showcase, Nov. 1, 8 p.m. Paul Ogata, Mike Betancourt, Nov. 3 - 6, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. The Dirty Show w/ The Smash Brothers Cory & Chad, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. Mike Marino, Marco Assante, Nov. 11-13, 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. Punchline Comedy Club Sacramento Comedy Showcase: Up Yours Contest, Nov. 1, 8 p.m. Neal Brennan, Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Jon Stites, Kelly Pryce, Chazz Hawkins, Nov. 3 - 6, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 8 p.m. Thai Rivera, Nov. 9, 8 p.m Hannibal Buress, Nov. 10 - 13, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 8 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Sportz Mayhem Improv Comedy, every Thursday, 9 p.m. ComedySportz, every Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Spot Improv 1 Continuous, Harold Night, Nov. 2 & 9, 7 p.m. Improv 1 Continuous, Cage Match, Nov. 3 & 10, 7 p.m. The Syndicate, Nov. 4, 9 p.m. Anti Cooperation League, Nov. 5 & 12, 9 p.m. Open Mic Scramble, Nov. 6 & 13, 7 p.m. Critical Hit, Nov. 11, 9 p.m. The Stoney Inn Comedy Open Mic, every Monday, 8 p.m. Tommy T’s Willie Barcena, Nov. 3 - 6, 7:30 p.m. DC Curry, Nov. 10 - 13, Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7:30 p.m.

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Rage Against the Dream The Rum Diary FilmDistrict Words James Barone Writer Hunter S. Thompson made a career out of dissecting the American Dream. Though mostly known for his journalism, he was also a novelist. The Rum Diary was written in the '60s but was not published until almost 40 years later in 1998. Johnny Depp, Thompson aficionado who played the Gonzo journalist in Terry Gilliam’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, brings the novel to the screen wearing the dual hat of producer and lead actor. Depp stars as Paul Kemp, a young writer from New York who travels south to Puerto Rico to work as a reporter for the San Juan Star. Once there, he finds a troubled paradise split into haves (mostly white Americans who traveled down to the Caribbean island to take advantage of its soft tax policies and natural resources) and the have-nots (the natives, for lack of a better term). Closer to home for Kemp, the paper he’s been hired to write for is also in dire straits. It’s headed by an editor-in-chief named Lotterman (Richard Jenkins). He seems like a good man with integrity, or maybe he used to be, but his years in the business have disillusioned him. Soured by his position as the head of the newspaper and the pressures of pleasing advertisers to keep it afloat, Lotterman is forced to make constant concessions, which conflicts with Kemp’s idealism. A young man, Kemp is still very impressionable. He is a writer still struggling to find his voice. He is also struggling with his own demons. Not only is he a bit naïve, but he’s also always chasing that next rush, be it booze, drugs or women. The latter is—as you’d imagine—what causes him the most grief. After a chance meeting with the beautiful American Chenault (Amber Heard), he is lured into the world of the island’s elite, headed by Chenault’s Gatsby-esque boyfriend Sanderson, a shady realestate developer looking to carve up the island for his own profit and employ Kemp to help put a friendly spin on the whole thing. Kemp is SubmergeMag.com

caught up in Sanderson’s fancy lifestyle at first, but eventually he sees the more sinister aspects of his rich associate’s plan and must make the choice between truth and profit. There are plenty of interesting elements to make The Rum Diary an excellent film. The cast is strong enough and the characters, as you’d imagine coming from a source like Thompson, are vivid. Kemp for his part is sort of the straight man pulled in all directions by his friends and associates. Michael Rispoli plays Sala, Star staff photographer and Kemp’s closest friend in Puerto Rico. He’s a salt-of-the-earth kind of guy and isn’t shy about enabling Kemp’s drug- and alcohol-fueled impulses. The third member of the crew is Moburg, a complete degenerate with a slight Hitler fetish played to the height of creepiness by Giovanni Ribisi. The colorful characters are The Rum Diary’s strengths as are the underlying themes of class struggle and the deterioration of the American dream into excess and greed. However, these elements never really congeal into something cohesive. There are cool scenes here and there, but director Bruce Robinson doesn’t bring the same visual flair that Gilliam was able to capture with Thompson’s writing. True, this is a very different story. Kemp is Thompson before he became Thompson, the drug-addled warrior of words who did his best to stick it to “the bastards” as they’re referred to in The Rum Diary. There is only one hallucinatory scene in this film, but regardless, the pace is sluggish as the plot seems to take half the film to unfold. What ends up becoming the crux of the story is the relationship or lack thereof between Kemp and Chenault. However, the two hardly seem to share enough screen time together to really ignite compelling interest, and when they do, the only things that really smolder are Heard’s pale eyes. Thompson wrote The Rum Diary in his early twenties, and it shows. For fans of the writer, this may not be the strongest interpretation of his work, but it’s certainly an affectionate one. Think of it as sort of a prequel to a great career, or perhaps a behind the scenes look at one of the most fascinating journalists and personalities of his time. But if you really want to know the man, opt for his ink instead.

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the shallow end Occupational Hazards James Barone jb@submergemag.com

My cousin called me the other night and told me he wanted to be a writer. I would have rather him come out of the closet to me. At least the prospects for being a homosexual are a lot better than trying to be a writer for a living. Dating dudes has gotta be a lot easier bro. Go for that. Be the gayest banker you want to be. Sure, you can get paid to be a writer. I’ve been getting paid to write for almost 10 years, so it can’t be that difficult. I take that back. It’s not easy being a writer. The work doesn’t require heavy lifting or being particularly smart, but it has its frustrations. There’s a lot of seclusion and wondering why the fuck you even bother. At least with hauling refrigerators, the fruits of your labor are easily apparent. I can sit and write for days and still be unsure if I have anything that’s worth a damn. Usually, my cousin calls me to tell me the woes of his latest relationship, asking me what he should do. I’m of completely no use in this regard. I haven’t had the best luck getting my own affairs—as few and far between as they may be—in line, let alone those of a rambunctious youth (though I suppose he’s not all that young anymore). But working as a writer is something I do know a little about. He told me he thought he wanted to be a writer “for a living,” and then asked. “How do I go about that?” Well, gee, where to start? I didn’t want to give him the real answer, which is, “You can’t.” I didn’t want to tell him that the Internet has made it basically impossible for writers to make a living. Maybe he could get lucky and land one of those blog-to-book deals that have become so prevalent. But good luck getting noticed among the 152 million blogs on the Web (in 2010, according to BlogPulse). I didn’t want to discourage him. I think people should try things out and do what they think will bring them the most happiness. After all, when I was about his age, I packed my meager belongings in a rental car and left home to head West and try the same exact thing. But I’m still working a day job and am on parental subsidies to make ends meet. And by the time you pick this up, I’ll be 35. Happy birthday. I told him about a friend of mine, a talented and veteran freelance writer from Chicago. She has traveled the world, covered

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human trafficking in India, interviewed the mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland. She’s had a face-to-face with Yoko Ono. She writes for the Tribune, has been featured in Playboy and has been broadcasted on WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio. I was lucky enough to be her editor for a short time while working at another publication. I rattled off her credentials to my cousin, and he was impressed, and he should be. I heard hope in his voice. Then I told him that she still works another job to pay her mortgage, and he said, “Oh.” Exactly. Oh. But it’s hard when younger people come to you for advice. You begin to sound like that old curmudgeon who tried to convince you the world wasn’t as awesome as you thought it was, when you were a fresh-faced youth, bright-eyed and eager to follow your dreams. So I bit my tongue. Go for it, I told him, write every day and don’t worry about getting paid for it. Do it if you love to do it and all that bullshit. I mean, it’s true, I guess. Clichés became clichés for a reason. Being a writer was an easy decision for me, because I wasn’t much good at doing anything else. I just figured, this is what I’m going to do. I never really considered what it meant to make a living doing it. I didn’t think people would pay me. I just figured I’d write a bunch of stuff that my grandchild would find in my attic when my family cleaned out my house after I’d passed away. And then I would be famous, like all the authors I read in college, and that was totally fine with me. The only other thing I ever wanted to be was a paleontologist, because when I was in kindergarten I had a boner for dinosaurs (even though at the time I was too young to have boners). I knew all the dinosaur names before I’d even gotten into school: Brontosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex (before he was given his nickname) and Stegosaurus. But once I got into school I heard there were people who worked with dinosaurs—as was my understanding of the occupation—and I figured, well, that was the thing for me. When I told her, my mother said it was lonely work, sitting out on a dig or in a museum poring over fossils, and that she didn’t want that for me. I ended up opting for the only job lonelier. It’s funny how that works.

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A c e o f S p a d e s & S u bm e r g e M a g a z i n e Pr e s e n t

deC 8 sarah Jaffe

InDIan haRlow’s • 2708 J st. • sacto 21 & oveR • 8:00pm

Blue lamp • 1400 alhamBRa BlvD. sacto • 21 & oveR • 8:00pm

Phantogram rePtar

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 7:30pm

CoLLIe BUDDZ

Gappy Ranks • new kinGston • DJ vision

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 8:00pm

rICh roBInson (of the Black cRowes) DYLan LeBLanC

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 8:00pm

meLt Banana (fRom Japan) retox

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 8:00pm

gIrL In a Coma fences • seapony

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 8:00pm

Jonathan Richman blue lamp • 1400 alHambra blvd. • saCto • 21 & over • 8:00pm Jesse sykes & the sweet heReafteR the soft white sixties

tuesday

Nov 1 WedNesday

Nov 2 suNday

Nov 13 MoNday

Nov 28 WedNesday

Nov 30 tuesday

deC 6 Friday

deC 9

blue lamp • 1400 alHambra blvd. • saCto • 21 & over • 9:00pm

orgone ZUhg

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 9:30pm

CharLIe hUnter BhI BhIman

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 7:30pm

DaviD Bazan (of peDRo the lion) blue lamp • 1400 alHambra blvd. • saCto • 21 & over • 8:00pm two Gallants Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 18 & over • 7:00pm

(John Doe, exene, Billy zoom, DJ BoneBRake)

sean wheeleR & zanDeR schloss BLaCk tIBetans

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 7:30pm

kelleR williams Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 8:00pm pimps of Joytime the nIBBLers

Harlow’s • 2708 J st. • saCto • 21 & over • 8:00pm

abstract entertainment

Friday

deC 9 saturday

deC 10 suNday

deC 11 thursday

deC 15 thursday

deC 29 thursday

jaN 19 WedNesday

jaN 25

tickets availaBle at: the Beat (17th & J st.), Dimple RecoRDs, phono-select oR online at: eventBRite.com, tickets.com • tickets foR haRlow’s shows also availaBle at haRlows.com www.aBstRactsacRamento.com SubmergeMag.com

Tera • Sister Melos Crayon ZuhG • Early States Random Abiladeze feat. DJ Rated R

DJ Blackheart • plus special guests Submerge is turning f o u r y e a rs o l d and we will be celebrating the release of our 100th issue with a huge bash at one of our favorite venues.

Submergemag.com Facebook.com/SubmergeMag @SubmergeMag Issue 97 • October 31 – November 14, 2011

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas

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