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dive in The Ins and Outs of Summer Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Fall is just around the corner, and I feel as if it has been yet another summer without too many huge, over-the-top, outdoor concerts hitting our region. I guess you could say I’m a little bummed that the Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z tour stopped in San Francisco and not Sacramento. But seriously, I feel like there used to be a lot more large tours stopping through and hitting places like Sleep Train Amphitheatre. Acts that weren’t just country-pop, either, which feels like the only thing that ever plays up there anymore.

It seems like it’s been five (or more) years since I’ve seen anyone truly worthy playing that venue. To be honest, yes, I did see Iron Maiden their last year. Sure, it was epic, but I’m craving a huge production from new artists that are on the brink of super stardom with supporting acts that are up-and-coming. And most of all that are good!

Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of great shows in our region on the medium/smaller scale and I’m very grateful for venues like Ace of Spades, Harlow’s and Luigi’s (just to name a few), but really, what is summer without a few really good huge concerts?

While of course we might not come close to all of the larger outdoor shows that the Bay Area has, there are two very notable shows coming up in Sacramento that are worthy of your time and dime. Shall I even go as far as to say they might be the best two events of the year? Damn straight. And if I didn’t believe it, we wouldn’t have the two covers we do right now in this issue you’re holding.

First off, do not skip out on the America’s Most Wanted Tour featuring Lil Wayne, T.I. and 2 Chainz, which will hit Sacramento on Wednesday, Aug. 28. While it’s not outdoors (bummer), from personally witnessing Lil Wayne’s performance at Sleep Train Arena in the past, I guarantee his current tour will be a spectacle not to miss. Speaking of, gracing our back cover is 2 Chainz, who you can see on the tour. Read our exclusive interview on page 12 where the rapper discusses his second full-length LP, B.O.A.T.S. II, which comes out Sept. 10. He also talks about his cookbook that supplements the album, as well as his interpretation of “fat rabbit on a Kraftmatic.”

To fulfill that outdoor summer festival requirement here in Sacramento, thank God we have Launch, which this year is happening the first week of September. Launch has a few shows lined up: one at Ace of Spades and one outside the MARRS Building, as well as their fashion show at Tsakopoulos Library Galleria that same week. But the best part will be the last two days (Sept. 7 and 8) where a ton of exceptional bands will be performing at Cesar Chavez Plaza. Headlining will be radio rockers Imagine Dragons and smash-up master Girl Talk, along with the legendary Rocket From the Crypt. But to me, even better are all the other acts on the bill, like Washed Out, Doomtree, Van She, St. Lucia and so many others that are appearing. What could be better than seeing all these up-and-comers on an outdoor stage?! This will be a huge production. I mean, if you didn’t go to Launch last year, let me tell you: Cesar Chavez Plaza was transformed into something I had never seen before! Multiple legit stages, huge lighting rigs, big digital screens, cool art, vendor booths, the works. It truly was an outdoor festival that was on par with those found in larger cities.

I cannot wait for this year, especially since the music fest is now two days long!

Okay, not to get too carried away about Launch (but really, get your tickets before they sell out), but one of the bands I’m most excited to see is Cults! They are currently gracing our front cover.

On page 14 you can read our interview with Cults’ Brian Oblivion, where he talks about how the native San Diegans moved to New York, met, and formed the band. He, like 2 Chainz, also discusses their upcoming second LP, (Static, coming out Oct. 15) and really gets into how this album is different from their first.

One more worthy summertime event to mention if you can’t get enough of things to do outside is Chalk It Up Festival. Not only will you get to see live art taking place at Fremont Park on Labor Day Weekend, you will get to hear a great local Latin/ska/punk band La Noche Oskura perform on Saturday, Aug. 31. Read our interview with the band’s Nando Estrada, where he talks about their upcoming EP, what themes appear in their lyrics and their thoughts on being a “Mexican version of Sublime.”

Enjoy all the other coverage in the issue as well. Don’t forget we at Submerge love to cover national artists to local artists, small shows to large shows, all year long!

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Ready, Aim, FASHION! • Aug. 24 Brace yourselves, this isn’t another every-model-everydress-everyone-looks-the-same fashion show. The Hair and Fashion Battle Expo is the essence of individuality.

On August 24, local makeup artists, stylists and designers will be gathering at the Scottish Rite Center to compete against one another and see who can create the most innovative looks. The Hair and Fashion Battle Expo promotes beauty as a reflection from within, giving it more depth than your average fashion show. Those who attend can shop amongst multiple vendors and exchange tips with other guests. The event will be hosted by Richard Hallmarq and judged by other Sacramento celebrities.

The Hair and Fashion Battle Expo is for those who have rebelled against the comfortability in fashion conformity, for those who believe beauty is being true to yourself, and for those who just want to have a good time. Visit hairandfashionbattle.com for more info.

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Indie Frontrunners Deerhunter at Harlow’s • Aug. 27 Sacramento, we’ve finally done it! After years of evaluating multiple surveys, acquiring and analyzing new knowledge and conducting multiple experiments, a conclusion has finally been reached. The facts speak for themselves, and as hypothesized, evidence proves Sacramento to have an exceptionally respectable music scene ... and it’s not messing around. Skeptics of this finding are encouraged to see Deerhunter’s show at Harlow’s on Aug. 27. The band’s new album, Monomania, experimentally illustrates surf-rock vibes behind a garage sound, resulting in a surprisingly approachable masterpiece of dismantled punk awesomeness. This is their fourth album recognized by Pitchfork for “best new music,” and the album’s success has landed them spots on multiple major music festival line-ups all over the country. Considering the inevitable potential our local music scene has demonstrated, it’s no surprise that Harlow’s will be hosting Deerhunter amidst their prosperity. Check out more info at Harlows.com. If you’re still beating yourself up for missing Built to Spill, this is a great way to forgive yourself.

With all the up-and-coming farm-to-fork restaurants, the standards of food qualities and cooking techniques are extending from Yelpers’ mouths to the homes of many. Hopefully there won’t be an “at home cooking” version of Yelp, but it’s always good to be prepared. Focusing primarily on appetizers, 4311 Attawa will be hosting an introductory cooking class on September 6 at Lulu’s Kitchen. Head Chef Kathleen Kettering has partnered with local farms to provide the best, organic ingredients to students as she instructs them on cooking methods that extend beyond the starter plates to the second and third course meals. Some of these amazing ingredients will include beer, bacon and bourbon. Need there be more? Go to 4311attawa.yolasite.com for tickets and more information and get ready to get your taste buds dancing!

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Bike and Brew Fest for Davis’ First Annual Beer Week • Aug. 24

Looking for a reason to celebrate? What better way to end the summer than with a nice bike ride to good ol’ Davis on August 24 for the Bike and Brew Fest? The Bike and Brew Fest is just one of the many events for Davis’ first annual Beer Week, founded by de Vere’s Irish Pub. Granted, the distance isn’t exactly a ride around McKinley Park, so if you decide to take your car with your bike in the trunk, no one’s judging you. A single ticket grants access to unlimited beer tasting, amazing food trucks and groovy live music. In addition, 50 breweries and 10 local wineries will be there to satisfy and educate your palates. Tickets are online at Davisbeerweek.com and are 20 dollars cheaper when bought in advance. To ensure everyone’s safety, designated drivers pay 35 dollars less than the day-of-event cost, and all of the proceeds will be benefiting the United States Bicycle Hall of Fame. Cheers to that!

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Local rock duo and longtime Submerge favorites PETS are celebrating 10 years as a band on Aug. 31 at Bows and Arrows. The married couple behind all the fuzzed-out catchy indie-rock, Allison Jones and Derek Fieth, are probably one of the coolest couples in town. Seriously, Submerge sees them everywhere together: out at shows and events, walking around Midtown. And they always look like a rockin’ band, you know what I mean? Dressed in all black and looking all hip (in a good way). It’s enough to make anyone want to start a band with their significant other!

“It is nice being a band together as the two of us,” Fieth recently told Submerge. “We’re always together and so wherever we go we’ve got PETS right there. We get along with each other pretty well, so band decisions and such are real easy. Plus, playing a show is a date night for us!”

The band’s latest full-length, 2011’s Ready the Rifles, is still on rotation around the Submerge office and in our magazine delivery vehicle (aka our everyday driver). Yeah, it’s that good. Luckily though, we are happy to report that the band is working on new material and Fieth said that they hope to start recording their next album later this year.

“When we stop to think about it, [10 years] is a long time but it’s gone by really fast,” Fieth said. “We’ve kept doing it for so long and can’t imagine quitting, because it’s never stopped being fun.”

PETS’ 10-year anniversary show on Aug. 31 at Bows and Arrows will feature a hot lineup consisting of another local rock duo, Dog Party (who are celebrating the release of their new record on this night), as well as a reunion show from Ancient Sons.

Nacho Business and Shaun Slaughter are also on the bill, making this a definite you’d-be-dumb-to-miss-it sort of show! It’s all ages, $5 cover and doors open at 7 p.m. Learn more about PETS at Facebook.com/petstheband.

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Submerge has always thought that frontman Zack Gray of local pop band WRINGS (years ago they went by Early States) has what it takes to make it big, to hit that next level where all of a sudden we turn on the TV or radio only to see or hear Gray’s infectious tunes permeating the airwaves. And although WRINGS hasn’t achieved superstardom (yet), the band has had many great successes over the years. Gray’s got the voice, the looks, the proper musicians surrounding him and most importantly, the ability to write hit songs. Recently, however, Gray has shed some of the pressure to write the next big hit, which he says feels liberating.

“In the past few years I have really shed off, not only my old producer, but the idea that writing music has to incorporate the idea of how that music will make money,” Gray recently told Submerge. He went on to say that he’s had a sort of writer’s block for a while now, which was hindering him from sitting down and writing a full song in one sitting.

“I couldn’t get the surface idea of, ‘Is this song a hit or not?’ out of my head,” he said. Without getting into too much detail, Gray says that he’s recently undergone a lot of personal grief and growth (he broke up with his girlfriend, stopped taking Adderall, which he said “stunted” him for years, and, unfortunately, got arrested and spent a very brief amount of time in a mental hospital in Stockton).

“With all that and about a month’s more of seriously crazy and mind-blowing and challenging things, I have really emerged, as Taylor Swift would say, ‘Fearless.’ Faithful to my dreams and void of any anxiety or fear.” While we were surprised to hear of all the crap Gray’s had to endure in recent months, we’re excited to hear he’s doing good and has hit his stride music- and writingwise. This is all just in time for WRINGS to release a fantastic new six-song EP titled Phases, which will be available online just days after this issue hits the streets, on Aug. 21, when there will be a full moon. There is no official release show booked yet, but Gray says there will be one in the fall once their fourth band member moves back to town and when there is another full moon. Keep an eye out at Facebook.com/wrings for more info on upcoming solo shows from Gray and to find where to get the new WRINGS EP.

Sacramento lyricists Hennessy and Sol each have their own long history in the rap game. Each began making music more than 10 years ago and have released multiple albums and appeared on many other projects. Just this year, however, the two linked up to form The Beatknocks and are readying the release of their first group album, Spittin Images. A press release for the new album says that it “touches many areas of the hip-hop spectrum from classic boom-bap lyricism to bass-driven party rocking.” Spittin Images features beat production from the Bay Area’s Stix in the Mix Productions (B-legit, Celly Cell, Baby Bash), Independent Hommies, who is based in Spain, as well as others. The Beatknocks are opening for Afroman at The Boardwalk on Aug. 30 and it will be the official release party for the new record. Also on the bill are Playah K, Reign, No Mutiny Cliq and many others. It’s a lot of hip-hop for $20 (in advance) and that includes a meet and greet with Afroman. Doors open at 7 p.m. and all ages are welcome. Learn more at Thebeatknocks.com.

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The Optimistic Pessimist Shoot the Messenger Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com

You might not know shit about the world, but it’s not all your fault. Laziness and greed have made you ignorant; and for that, you can blame 24hour cable news networks. Print media is going the way of the dodo and bloggers have limited resources to fill the void. That leaves us at the mercy of Fox, CNN and MSNBC for an accurate portrayal of the day’s events. Want to know how that’s going?

Accuracy in reporting is a quality that cable news no longer aspires to possess. These days, the name of the game is primacy, so save that fact shit for someone else. It’s all about who said something first, not who said something right. Fox, CNN and MSNBC continue to claim victories on this front, ignoring the fact that the rest of us lose in the process. The sad thing is, all three networks have the funding to do great reporting but they would rather focus on ratings gold like being the first to announce the name of Kim Kardashian’s baby. Despite their best efforts, less than 2 percent of the country actually tunes in to this garbage, but, as the holders of the investigatory purse strings, the cable news channels increasingly set the agenda.

Unfortunately, investigations take time and intelligent, resourceful reporters to pull off. And that means money. The people running cable news are in the business of making money, not spending it. Over the past 20 years, the news heads figured out that it would be much cheaper to just have people sort of talk about current events instead of hiring journalists to actually report on the facts of those events. No need to let people draw their own conclusions from the facts when reporters can give them their opinions on the day’s events instead.

It wasn’t long before the airwaves were filled with talking heads, each blowing hotter air than the next. I find it of no coincidence that our global warming issues became more prevalent during the rise of the cable news networks in the mid-‘90s and early ‘00s. If anyone at Fox, CNN or MSNBC would like to disprove my theory, I invite you to investigate into the issue further

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and report your findings on the causes of Global Warming. We would love to know—and it is sort of your job to tell us. I’m sure that won’t happen, though, because cable news “journalists” are more interested in winning fights than actually informing the public.

But even the news heads know that 24 hours of arguing just won’t be enough to hold the public’s attention. This “news” thing is just too boring. This is television, dammit, we need some pizzazz! We could report on the murder rates in troubled areas and how the community is being affected, or we could let Nancy Grace explain to us how Jodi Arias is the devil. We could have a candid discussion about drug use or illegal immigration, or we can keep inviting Congressman Steve King to tell us about those dang Mexicans with their cantaloupe calves, smuggling 75-pound sacks of marijuana through the deserts of Iowa.

The focus on cable news is always on the wrong place. Where was the news when we rushed into war with Iraq without cause? Where was the news when our banks were selling us shit loans and pocketing the profits hand over fist? Where was the news when those same banks continued to steal from us after we bailed them out? Where was the news when the Democrats decided to abandon the poor for corporate sponsorship and the Republicans rewrote the past 30 years of their own history?

That’s right... you were too busy covering bald-ass Britney Spears attacking her car with an umbrella. Or perhaps it was that time you had a video of Paris Hilton sucking some rich asshole’s dick. Remember when you spent an entire day showing OJ Simpson cruise down the 405 with AC Green in the white Bronco? That was almost as good as when you spent a month discussing Trayvon Martin’s choice of clothing on the night he was murdered. I know, it all just kind of runs together after a while, but I guess that’s why you are there to break it all down for us; or at least all the news that’s fit to print, that is.

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Words Amy Serna • photos liz simpson On the block of 23rd and K in Sacramento, there has been a constant shuffle of new businesses surrounding The Golden Bear and Rick’s Dessert Diner. Despite the changes, this block has always brought life to Midtown with old and new stores.

Take, for instance, the very intriguing and inviting new Turkish restaurant, Anatolian Table, who opened their second location in Midtown (the original Rocklin location opened in 2007) about three months ago.

From the outside, it’s a little hard to tell that it is a Turkish restaurant—there is nothing very unique to distinguish it from the other buildings. But as soon as I walked in on a busy Saturday night, I was greeted by the savory aromas of sizzling meats and welcomed to my table by friendly servers who were very willing to give suggestions of their favorite items, carefully describing each dish. The restaurant held about 16 tables, ample space to serve the large Second Saturday crowds. It’s an open, square-shaped room, perfect for eavesdropping on other diners or observing the chefs in the kitchen. The décor was very simple, with paintings on the walls that feature colorful images of Turkey, beach scenes and ancient buildings. The tables even glistened after a fresh polishing.

As I glanced up, I saw something looking back at me: the ceiling is covered with beautiful blue eyes, a Turkish symbol to ward off the evil eye, which can bring negative feelings and bad luck. The blue gems above are meant to keep your eating

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space at peace. They actually watch from many different places around the restaurant.

The menu is divided into sections of cold and hot appetizers, sandwiches, kebab plates, traditional dishes, seafood plates, vegetarian and, my personal favorite, dessert.

I found myself growing hungrier by the second while reading the descriptions of dishes that are full of meats, rice, veggies and seasonings. My dinner picks for the day were the Anatolian Ozel, Lamb Hunkar and Efes Turkish Beer, followed with Baklava and Turkish tea and coffee for dessert.

My first experience eating Turkish food left me comfortably but not painfully full. The food was heavily focused on different meats, especially lamb (they also offer vegetarian options). Most of the plates were served with Turkish yogurt, a warm, light sauce with more of a sour cream texture that added a great flavor to the dish, especially the different meats. The meal came promptly after ordering and obviously was cooked with freshly made ingredients.

The Anatolian Ozel was a huge plate that contained a little bit of everything. It had thinly cut pieces of lamb and beef, plus pieces of chicken, served over rice with a side of vegetables. The tender lamb was cut so thin it almost melted as soon as it hit the roof of my mouth. The chicken was grilled and juicy.

The Lamb Hunkar was a flavorful combination of meat and sauce that was served on a giant oval plate. The small Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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chunks of lamb were served on top of a delicious, dark green eggplant sauce and side of rice. The eggplant sauce had a mild taste, and with every mouthful there was a bite of tiny eggplant bits. The rice was thick, fluffy, and had cooked peas and carrots hidden in between the grains. The Efes, brewed in Istanbul, was a light, mild and refreshing Pilsner that brought the focus to the main course.

After feeling indulged and satisfied with the main course, my stomach was ready for dessert. To be honest, my stomach is already ready for dessert, but I was especially excited to try out the Baklava: a crispy pastry made with Phyllo dough, filled with pistachios and topped with syrup.

When the kind waiter served us our coffee, tea and Baklava, he said, “Here is your beautiful tea and your gorgeous coffee.” Calling a coffee gorgeous might sound far-fetched, but the coffee was served in a mini white porcelain mug and the tea was served in a small glass with a gold rim design. The Baklava showcased crumbs of green pistachio sticking out from the crispy layers and a sweet honey sauce layered on top. I actually went back a second time for the Kunefe, which had shredded, baked Phyllo dough filled with unsalted cheese and topped with sweet syrup.

Enjoying dinner and dessert at Anatolian Table was delicious, affordable and satisfying. The lunch and dinner plates were reasonably priced from $9 to $15. Most of the bigger plates seemed big enough to have leftovers for later. If you’re looking for a new dining experience, head to Anatolian Table and enjoy your “gorgeous” meal.

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2 Chainz gets ready for a little “Me Time” on his latest album Words Andrew Bell

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t turns out that when 2 Chainz says he’s different in his hit song, aptly titled “I’m Different,” he wasn’t lying.

Far from a conscious rapper, 2 Chainz has become the face of commercial rap. Whether you love him or hate him, his singles and collaborations are inescapable on radio and television worldwide. With that kind of mainstream success comes an image and a typecast of which the rapper formerly known as Tauheed Epps is very aware. The music industry is nothing new to him. He had his first national success with “Duffle Bag Boys,” which reached No. 15 on the Billboard charts in 2007. Back then he was going by the name Tity Boi and was half of rap duo Playaz Circle.

Since re-naming himself and signing to Def Jam in 2011, 2 Chainz’ first solo studio album, Based on a TRU Story, was released to rave reviews and reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts. With three Grammy nominations under his Versace belt this year and his follow-up album, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, due out Sept. 10, 2 Chainz is currently touring with Lil’ Wayne and T.I. on the America’s Most Wanted tour. The tour stops in Sacramento at Sleep Train Arena Wednesday, Aug. 28. We caught up with the rapper for a few minutes on the back of the tour bus to talk B.O.A.T.S. II, healthy eating habits, how he is different than his image, and the physics of getting fat rabbits on to Kraftmatics.

Let’s talk about the new album. How are you going to follow up Based on a TRU Story?

What can folks expect from this album?

You can expect growth and maturation.

Every time I do it, I try to do better than the last. I tried to dial into some more personal me. I feel like over the last three years I’ve developed into a star, if not a superstar. I traveled a lot and I’ve seen a lot of different cultures and things of that nature. I try to show that with my music. The first single, “Feds Watching” with Pharrell, I tried to, you know, of course, be me, but show some international flavor on the production side. I just recently dropped “Where U Been” with my artist Cap 1 on that. It’s about living and learning from other people’s success and mistakes. I’m a student and a fan of hip-hop.

B.O.A.T.S. II comes out Sept. 10. The subtitle is Me Time. I feel like not only is it me time like it’s my time, but when people talk about me and my music they express it as being something that takes them away from something strenuous or stressful. You know what I mean? I think everybody, needs a little me time, so that’s where the subtitle came from.

So there’s also a cookbook coming out with B.O.A.T.S. II? Yeah man, I like to eat, but I like to eat healthy. A lot of people just typecast rappers as us just being weed-smoking, alcohol-drinking, sex-having, no-waterdrinking, fried chicken and Chinese food, Taco Bell-eating or whatever. For me I’ve done well over five, six, seven hundred shows over the last three of four years so it’s the method to the madness and it’s about what you put in, your intake, you know what I mean? Everything that happens starts with the inside so I’m just expressing that from another angle being a hip-hop artist, quote-unquote trap rapper, quoteunquote swag rapper. I am trying to express some other kind of education besides just giving people some B-roll footage of tour or some stuff like that.

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Do you realize the impact someone like you has on the community when you take a stand for healthy eating? Is there a sense that you could be doing something huge?

When I make records like “I’m Different,” I don’t just make them to be a jingle. It’s just what I feel, and I don’t want to be like any one else. I want to be an individual and I want to encourage everybody too. It’s called self-esteem so it starts truly with yourself.

You know, with my style of dress and my gold chains, my hats, my glasses—everything is a statement for me. It’s a confident statement. Like I said, internally. It’s not just your exterior. It’s about internal things too. Food is very much a part of it. Energy, exercise and all of that is very much a part of healthy living and lifestyle. For black people, high blood pressure is the leading cause of death and things of that nature, so it’s just about me educating them a little. I’m comfortable and confident and still staying in my own lane.

You’ve done some TV. Is there any chance we’ll see you on the Food Network anytime soon?

[Laughs] You know I hadn’t thought that deep about it, but people been jokin’ like, “Boy, you know what you’re doin’? You’re about to be on Rachael Ray.” But nah, man. We’ll see. I cook when I can. It’s just that I have stomach problems. I have ulcers and I have acid reflux so a lot of those stomach issues caused me to change my diet and have my chef with me at all times. That’s kind of where it started from and I’m just taking it on to the next level.

For every T.I. story about a run-in with the law, there are untold stories of how much he’s given back to his community. I had to dig to find out about your work with Rollingout.com and the Charity Christmas Concert. You don’t really hear too much about that stuff.

[Laughs] You’ve been diggin’, fool…

You know it’s kind of the same thing with me. Before I was even 2 Chainz I was buying like a hundred bikes for Christmas

for kids because they were just getting caught staying in the house. You know, we were in a huge video game era a minute ago. Like, kids were getting carpal tunnel and wouldn’t [go] outside. That’s what jump-started the obesity epidemic to me.

And I just remember coming up and there used to be a house that had all kinds of bikes outside. You knew everybody was at this house. You know what I’m sayin’? And people were outside just enjoying life and enjoying nature. So…I bought bikes. And then when I became 2 Chainz, I took it further, to another level. We throw a concert in the city and have artists come out, and we have people bring a toy to get in. We don’t even charge. I perform. Everything. I give bikes out from the stage, I perform, and then the next day I’ll take those toys and I’ll just take them to group homes and churches and things like that but I don’t be wantin’ no cameras or no news there. And I don’t be wantin’ to Twitter it, or whatever.

None of that. I just want to do it and then go back home right quick so… There it is.

You caught me.

I also have the TRU Foundation that I’m doing some things with. My girl’s cousin was killed by her boyfriend. Just a crazy situation.

So the initial part of that has been a couple things dealing with domestic violence and things like that. I think when the time is right or whatever it’ll be cool, but for me, I don’t want attention for something that I’m doing to try to help someone else. I think a lot of times we can get switched around, so for me I’m just kind of like…just know that I care and I do things here and there.

Was there any added pressure during the

“Hard work pays off.

There’s really no other way to put it. I know that sounds like some cliché shit.

That’s what I did and that’s what I do and I expect good results.”

– 2 Chainz

B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time recording process to follow up the success of Based on a TRU Story?

Nah. I actually did like eight mixtapes before I got my deal and all of them did better than the last one, so I definitely don’t feel like this is a sophomore album. I feel like I went through that already. It’s just the same process of just, you know, working hard.

Hard work pays off. There’s really no other way to put it. I know that sounds like some cliché shit. That’s what I did and that’s what I do and I expect good results.

You describe B.O.A.T.S. II as a vacation for listeners. How does Tauheed Epps take “me time” away from 2 Chainz? Or does he?

You know, for me music is therapeutic. When I’m alone in the studio and things of that nature it’s me time. You know what I mean?

When I’m actually able to go to my room and kick my shoes off, that’s me time. When I get to go home and go to the crib and kick it with my daughter and stuff like that, that’s me time. When I ride my Can Am that’s ME time. You know, there’s a few things that I do.

I got a Segway that I ride on tour. I just leave everybody and shit. I just need some me time sometimes.

When putting a fat rabbit on a Kraftmatic should you lift with your legs or your back?

[Laughs] Are we through with the serious questions? The fact that people didn’t know what “fat rabbit” and “Kraftmatic” were was funny to me.

[Changes tone to professorial] So just to fill that in…a “fat rabbit” is a pussy and a “Kraftmatic” is a bed. I didn’t want to just say, “I’m going to put your 2 Chainz, T.I., Lil Wayne… It’s a pussy on match made in mainstream hiphop heaven. See them live when a bed.” the America’s Most Wanted tour

rolls through the Sacramento area and hits the Sleep Train Arena on Aug. 28. Tickets start at $48.65 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com.

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Play It Like You Mean It Cults emphasizes live performance and studio production on their upcoming album, Static Words james barone • Photo Eric Chakeen

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hen you break onto the scene as seemingly out-of-nowhere as New York-based indie rock duo Cults did (on the strength of their lauded, self-titled album, released in 2011), you’re bound to garner some attention—wanted and unwanted.

Native San Diegans Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion formed Cults while attending school in New York. Both were film students when they decided to get together and start making music. On the afternoon of our interview, the duo was taking care of the publicity side of the music business, taking time away from a photo shoot to speak with Submerge.

“I personally don’t very much enjoy it, but it’s the weird side of what it is that we do,” Oblivion intimated over the phone from New York.

“It’s just the weird reality of being a musician,” he elaborated. “If you’re a film director, and you work on something for a bunch of years and you present it to people, that’s your art. You stand on the red carpet for 15 seconds, and that’s all that’s required of you. Being an artist as a musician, part of the art is yourself and your personality and your presentation. It’s a whole new set of challenges to deal with. Sometimes it’s hard to shift gears between spending six months in the dark hole of the studio and then going out and being a rocker. When you’re doing the studio thing, you’re looking forward to putting on your rock face, and when you’re doing the rocker thing, you just want to go back into the studio.”

Though Cults’ rise to notoriety may seem meteoric to outside observers, for Oblivion, it happened in a timely manner.

“It seems that way to everybody else—the “it just happened” thing—and I guess it happened faster for us than it does for other bands, but it felt gradual to us,” he said of the

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band’s rush to indie stardom. “We played a small show, then a little bigger show, then a little bigger tour. It built up over a year before our record came out. For us, it felt like just the right speed. Anything slower would have been tedious.”

On Oct. 15, the band will release Static, its sophomore effort and second for Columbia Records. Though the album has much of the dream-y elements that propelled songs such as “Go Outside” from Cults onto many a music aficionado’s play lists, shrewd listeners will find a toothier sound. It has a grittier, more aggressive attack as evidenced by songs such as “I Can Hardly Make You Mine,” with its buzzing guitars, sultry bass groove and thumping drum beat. Oblivion said he was mostly concerned with making an album he’d like to listen to when he and Follin entered the studio, but he also felt as if he had something to prove.

“I feel like an asshole for saying this, but I don’t think there are too many rock bands any more that are interesting or trying to do new things,” he said. “But also, just to prove to myself and to the world that we’re a real band. So much of what happened in the beginning and so much of that moment in music was a lot of people celebrating amateurism, which I am a fan of. But I think we came up in that scene where the bedroom [recording] idea was very rampant. That’s kind of diminished, and I’m glad about it. I didn’t want to make another bedroom album. I wanted to make a real studio record. I think we definitely did that.”

In the following interview, Oblivion elaborated on what it meant to him to make a “real studio record,” and explained why he just can’t let go of his love for ‘90s hip-hop.

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That video you put out with the Jonestown clips, for “Go Outside,” I can see why it garnered so much attention, because it’s such a striking clip as well as being a good song. Is that something you feel like you have to craft, alongside your music—how you’re going to present it to people?

Yeah, that’s the really fun thing about being a musician. These days, it’s in style and it’s also just practical to do things on your own. We get to make music, and we get to perform it, but we also design our own stage sets and design our own album art. We work with directors to create our own videos. We get to be creative in a lot of different ways. That’s why we’re so excited about doing this, because we get to have a multifaceted outreach of fighting our own boredom.

How was it being in New York when you first started the band, meeting up for the first time? Were you excited about the move, and was New York inspiring for you to form Cults?

That was how we grew up. Madeline was back and forth between New York her whole life, because her mom lived here. We were art kids who couldn’t wait to get out of San Diego and get to “the big city.” The expectations of what’s going to happen in New York for a lot of people when they come here are very underwhelming, because you have to do so much work out here to get respect from anybody or access to anything, but also just to live. It was a really difficult situation and it can be jarring, especially coming from such a coddling womb as San Diego. Some people hang in there and some people don’t.

Some people don’t like it, but I think it’s for us.

studio and that was it. Most of those drums were fake drums, and the bass was fake. It was all played on keyboards, but this time around everything was live and real, and it presented a crazy set of challenges that I wasn’t immediately able to deal with—having other people play stuff and having a real drummer and recording those instruments and making them work together with a looser feel. I had to figure out my own way to do it. It was super exciting, and I feel like I learned. It was like I went to school or something, just getting up every day and working on it was a tremendous challenge, but it was the best thing I could’ve been doing.

With the last album, like you said, you were on your laptop so you could’ve tinkered with it forever and you’re not really wasting people’s time or money, but was working with live musicians a lot more of a time-consuming process?

It was definitely more time-consuming. It took a lot longer, because we were reaching for a broader palette of sounds and trying out more stuff. I played pretty much everything except of the drums. We actually recorded the drums three times, because I was never happy with how they sounded. It was long days of sitting around trying to find organ sounds and stuff like that.

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Something like that [laughs]. It’s today—from a tiny blog to Top almost like a normal path for kids from San Diego who want to do art.

40 radio to rock radio, even—is four-on-the-floor dance beats. We’re You move to the closest big city, but everyone I know from San Diego like in the new disco, where we’re all going to look back and be like, lives in New York now.

“Oh my God, remember when we did that? That was horrible.” I really wanted to make a record with cool and interesting rhythms. I’m not a San Diego is a big city, but it doesn’t sound like it held too much drummer, so that was challenging. inspiration for you.

That’s what I always tell people, man. It’s the seventh largest city I read an older interview with you guys where you mentioned that in the country. San Diego deserves respect, but it’s a really, really hip-hop production was something you were really into. Is that nice place, which is hard because life is so comfortable there and something you moved away from with Static? awesome that you can think, why do anything else?

I still feel that way. That’s why it was so hard for me with the drums, because I really like how loops sound. It was really difficult to get Newspaper: SUBMERG MAG Were you both involved with bands when you were in San Diego? somebody to play [that way]. It’s the same problem that Daft Punk publish Honestly, no. None of us took music seriously until it fell into our had, getting people to play music with that kind of feeling but with aDate: 8/19/13 laps. I’ve always casually played instruments, and Madeline actually touch of humanity—just not too much [laughs]. I’m still in love with art Due: 8/16 had a brief singing career when she was 8 years old, singing for her all that stuff, ‘90s hip-hop. I always think about that. Even when stepdad’s punk bands. She was offered a weird punk record deal but writing a bass line, I CoNteNt: PUNCHLINE SAC didn’t take it. I think she’s always harbored some secret ambition to was always trying to Check out Cults in Sacramento as part size: 3.9” X 5.67” sing. I would make music on the side, but I never thought it was good write bass lines that of this year’s Launch Festival. Cults will play on the main stage at Cesar Chavez enough to compete with my friends who did it more than I did. It could be a weird art proDuCtioN: SACHA PfEIfER (720) 239-3411 Park on Sunday, Sept. 8. Check out took a bit of bravery for us to make some songs, because most of our sample, like this Launchsacramento.com for a full lineup ofNotes: friends have been doing that for a lot longer than us, but it ended up could be a dusty bands and events and to purchase tickets.

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A Bright Future

La Noche Oskura Give Ska Punk Latin Flavor Words Zachary Ahern Photos courtesy of Julia Marin

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a Noche Oskura is a Sacramento-area quintet who got their start in 2008 practicing in a garage in Elk Grove. The current lineup (Nando Estrada,

lead vocals; Ivan Rodriguez, guitar; Jesse Rodriguez, bass; Paul Martinez, drums; Domenic Dalpez, baritone

saxophone; and Justin Klava, trumpet) plays a unique blend of ska and punk, incorporating reggae and cumbia (or Latin) vibes. The band adds some old-school flavor to their sound with the inclusion of saxophone and trumpet into the mix. With two members (Ivan and Jesse) being

For those not fluent in Spanish, what does La Noche Oskura mean?

“La noche oscura” translates to the dark night, but when we named the band we didn’t really have a clear reason of why we chose the name besides the fact that it was the name of one of our songs. Over time we felt our name represented the night before the better day, a new beginning, or the night when Latinos cross the United States border in the dangerous desert with the dream of a better life for their families.

What do you consider to be your oldest and/or most cherished cultural influence in music and perhaps in life?

For most of us, the music we heard growing up in our homes with Spanish as a first language and the music we continue to listen to at our family gatherings is what culturally influences our music. Music that reminds us of our family and our roots is what culturally influences us.

brothers, four of the original five members still involved, and five solid years under their belt, La Noche Oskura has a tightknit foundation from which to work. Their experience and melting pot of sound has allowed them to hone in their sound and garner a loyal fan base in the process. Vocalist Nando Estrada took time out to discuss via email the band’s cultural influences, legendary shows and plans to release an EP this fall.

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You seem to mesh styles of ska/Latin/punk.

Do you prefer a genre title for your band?

We don’t really like to have only one style to classify us because our taste has no borders and there are many different genres and influences in our songs. Our music is reflected on what we are inspired and motivated by and it can change from time to time yet still sticking to the

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What are the advantages/disadvantages of being in a group who mixes several styles?

Many people are only used to the monogenre commercialized music that is played on the radio and TV. A band with many styles can be a little too much for some to handle. As we promote tolerance and open minds, we will continue to play what we are inspired by and hope that others can begin to respect all genres.

What are some common themes in your lyrics?

We promote the human rights of all including self-determination, autonomy, tolerance, education and to be proud of your roots and culture. Through our music we take the side of a marginalized society and try to give them a voice. Most of our songs have themes of love, struggle and hope. Our music is mainly inspired by love but as well as the daily struggles which one faces. We also touch upon the movements of resistance around the world, which call for peace and justice.

It is rumored that you have a new album coming out this fall. What direction did you take on the upcoming release? Did you chart any new territory in the studio?

We are currently working on a six- or eightsong EP at Milhama Studios in Elk Grove, which we plan on releasing this fall. We are recording a mix of previously unrecorded old songs and brand new songs, which are currently being worked on. We don’t really have a set direction or style, but we just want to record an album with some of our best and favorite songs.

What can people do to bring about a conscious change?

We try to spread consciousness and hope to be able to motivate, inspire and open minds with our music to be able to bring a change of consciousness at a worldwide level.

It was written that you sound like a Mexican version of Sublime. What are your thoughts on that statement?

Sublime is loved by many of us, but we feel we have created our own sound with influences of many different bands.

fundamental genres that we have started with like ska, punk and reggae.

"Many people are only used to the mono-genre commercialized music that is played on the radio and TV. A band with many styles can be a little too much for some to handle." -- Nando Estrada, La Noche Oskura Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Although it is great to be compared to one of the legends of the California ska/punk/ reggae movement, we don’t believe to be the “Mexican version of Sublime.”

You’re currently ranked No. 1 on Reverb Nation. How do you promote yourselves other than performing live and have you guys enjoyed success on more than just a local level?

As we are a completely independent band, we have promoted the band in person, as well as through friends and family. We also spread the word through music websites and blogs to help promote our music. We are very happy to see that our shows in San Francisco, Berkeley and the rest of the Bay Area grow every time we go play there. We feel people are becoming familiar with La Noche Oskura more and more. It is always a pleasure to be invited and be able to share the stage with many national and international touring artists.

You have performed at Hemp Festivals, 924 Gilman Street and opened for The English Beat. How were all of these experiences unique or interesting?

The Hemp festivals have always been fun and enjoyable but it was an absolute pleasure to have the good fortune of playing and headlining at the historical 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley. The shows with the SubmergeMag.com

legendary English Beat have showed us how much ska can be enjoyed no matter the language in which the songs are being sung.

Since we have been able to play a couple of times with the English Beat, we asked Dave Wakeling for tips and guidance to be a successful ongoing band, which was inspiring and we have been grateful for.

You’ll be headlining the Chalk It Up Festival.

How did this festival come to be and what can the attendees expect from you?

We have been friends with Jerry Perry, the organizer of the Chalk It Up festival for many years and he helped us get on the Friday Night Concerts in the Park series when we were starting out. He booked us downtown a couple months ago and shortly thereafter he invited us to play the festival. He surprised us with an option of headlining the festival and we greatly respect and appreciate the love he has showed us over the years. The attendees can expect an hour of great vibes and highenergy music that makes them move!

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Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Bows and Arrows Gossimer, L’lle Pica, Fine Steps, 8 p.m.

Center for the Arts Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang, The Reformed Whores, 8 p.m.

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Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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G Street WunderBar Funk Night w/ DJ Larry, 10 p.m.

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Shady Lady DJ Ezra, 9 p.m.

Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith & Guests, 8 p.m.

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Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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G Street WunderBar Funk Night w/ DJ Larry, 10 p.m.

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Fox & Goose The Golden Cadillacs, Guero, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Ben Solee, 7 p.m.; The Bumptet, Brian Rogers (CD Release), Groovincible, Ideateam, 10 p.m.

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

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Pine Cove 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden The Dangerfeelds, Forum Walters, Strange Party, Mad Judy, 7 p.m.

Marilyn’s Jukebox Johnny All Request Cover Show, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Motel Drive, Ghost Town, Hang Men, The Infamous Swanks, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub WonderBread 5, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Brodie Stewart, 9:30 p.m.

Shady Lady MerryGold, 9 p.m.

Shenanigans DJ Epik, DJ Mouf, DJ Oasis, DJ Katz, 9 p.m.

Shine Pine Street Ramblers, The Crux, Jon Emery, 8 p.m.

Swabbies on the River Apple Z, 6 p.m.

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

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Assembly Psychedelic Furs, Burning In Rome, 9 p.m.

Bows and Arrows PETS (10 Year Anniversary Show), Dog Party, Ancient Sons, Nacho Business, Shaun Slaughter, 8 p.m.

Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m.

Center for the Arts Blackalicious, Spends Quality, Scott Nice, 8 p.m.

Club Car Todd Morgan & the Emblems, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Black Market Sunday, Step Jayne, Spiral Electric, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Joy and Madness, Tipsy Hustlers, 9 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

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Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Journey Unauthorized, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Brodie Stewart, 10 p.m.

Rio Ramaza Marina 5th Annual One Love One Heart Reggae Music Festival, 10 a.m.

Shady Lady Tyson Graf, 9 p.m.

Shine 3 Year Anniversary Party w/ Instagon, The Silent Game, Orange Morning, The Soft Offs, FUDI, Groovin High and more, 3 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Mix LDW 2013 feat. Andy Caldwell, Mike Moss, Karizma, 4 p.m.; Gabe Xavier, Peeti V, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Scene, DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Stellar (Incubus tribute), 8 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Brodie Stewart, 10 p.m.

Rio Ramaza Marina 5th Annual One Love One Heart Reggae Music Festival, 10 a.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.

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The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Luna’s Cafe Nebraska Mondays hosted by Ross Hammond, 7:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Sol Collective Microphone Mondays, 8 p.m.

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Assembly B Street: Live! Sketch and Improv Comedy, Thursday’s, Friday’s and Saturday’s, 7 p.m.

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Laughs Unlimited Best of Open Mic Showcase, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Kirk McHenry, Dwayne Gill, Aug. 23 - 25, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.

Say It Loud Comedy presented by Michael Calvin Jr. feat. Marcus Parker, Jason Rogers, Priya Prasad, Marcus Miles, Carlos Rodriguez, Cheryl the Soccer Mom and more, Aug. 29, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Keith Lowell Jensen’s Comedy Night, Wednesday’s, 8 p.m.

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

Punchline Comedy Club Miranda Sings, Aug. 21, 7 p.m.

Gary Owen, Aug. 22 - 25, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Mo Mandel, Keith Lowell Jensen, Max Curry, Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic Scramble, Sunday’s and Monday’s, 7:30 p.m.

Improv Lab, Wednesday’s, 7 p.m.

Harold Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Gag Order, Thursday’s, 8 p.m.

Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 9 p.m.

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Anti-Cooperation League, Saturday’s, 9 p.m.

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Arcade Library Local Authors Showcase feat. A. K. Buckroth, Sheri Cockrell, John Cockrell, M. L. Edson, Joanne Lang, John Marchel and more, Aug. 24, 3 p.m.

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Blue Cue Trivia Night, every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Brickhouse Gallery Obamacare: The Who, What, When, Where, and Why, Aug. 29, 6 p.m.

Cal Expo 18th Annual Grape and Gourmet, Aug. 22, 5 p.m.

Capitol Bowl Big Lebowski Party, Aug. 25, 12 p.m.

Capitol City Seventh-Day Adventist Church The Capitol City Block Party, Aug. 24, 12 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Plaza 7th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival, Sept. 1, 12 p.m.

Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m.

Fremont Park Chalk It Up Festival, Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 10 a.m.

Haggin Oaks Golf Complex CORE Dance Collective Presents: 2013 Season Gala and Fundraiser, Aug. 23, 7 p.m.

Hagginwood Park District 2 Multi-Cultural Festival, Aug. 24, 11 a.m.

Harris Center for the Arts In the Mood: 1940s Musical Revue feat.

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

Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Old Sacramento Gold Rush Days 2013, Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 Pine Cove Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Press Club Flex Your Head Trivia, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Convention Center 50th Anniversary of Sacramento’s Greek Festival, Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 SacAnime feat. Special Guests Charles Martinet (the voice of Mario), Nolan North (Uncharted,

Young Justice), Troy Baker (Bioshock: Infinite, The Last of Us) and more, Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 Sacramento State: Union Serna Plaza Sac State Farmers Market, Aug. 22, 11 a.m.

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Soil Born Farms American River Ranch Fun on the Farm, Aug. 24, 9 a.m.

Stone Creek Park Alpha Dog K9 Competition, Aug. 31, 8 a.m.

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Vanguard 1415 One Night Exhibit: The Legacy Project, Sacramento by Charr Crail, Aug. 22, 6 p.m.

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Drown your Sorrows Youth Lagoon, TIARAS, Roxanne from the Sandwitches Harlow’s • Sacramento • Aug. 9, 2013 Words Niki Kangas • photos melissa welliver Recently turned on to Youth Lagoon, I’ve since been pairing their two albums, The Year of Hibernation and Wondrous Bughouse, with my daily morning coffee intake. Their dreamlike, underwater qualities make for an easy transition from half asleep to wide awake.

The brainchild of frontman Trevor Powers, Youth Lagoon hails from Boise, Idaho, and is signed to Fat Possum Records. Trevor describes his songwriting process as a mechanism to sort his thoughts and transfer his fears, and his music is accordingly not dissimilar to a roller coaster ride. Naturally, I was excited to hear about their appearance in Sacramento, booked by Abstract Entertainment, at Harlow’s.

Early into the first set, it was apparent that Youth Lagoon would be enjoying a decent turnout from Sacramento fans— the nightclub was already teeming with hipsters confusingly donning flannel shirts in spite of the warm summer night.

My mother always warned that if I couldn’t say something nice, then stay mum. So I’ll say little about the first act of the show, Roxanne from the Sandwitches. Her off-key soprano narrative atop her acoustic guitar made me feel

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uncomfortable, like an accidental voyeur peeping a broken-hearted amateur’s cathartic practice session.

After an inordinate amount of time following her exit, a quartet of scraggly musicians in tight jeans emerged nonchalantly from the green room and took the stage. This San Francisco-based, newly formed alliance called TIARAS was promoted as being partly comprised of exGanglians and Fine Steps members. Three electric guitarists, a bassist and their menagerie of pedals created a beautiful, psychedelic soundscape, but TIARAS had an upbeat, danceable quality thanks to the drummer and cadence of the vocalist. The lead singer, Kyle Hoover, who resembled a hungry lion, brushed his long, side-swept blond hair out of his face, requested more reverb on his vocals and cuddled his guitar throughout their well-received set.

Then came the moment the now completely full house had been awaiting: Youth Lagoon assumed the position within an arc of giant canvas jaws lit up by a rainbow of colors, while exhalations of pink smoke seeped from between the teeth.

Trevor Powers manned two stacked keyboards, adjacent to which was a

tiny organ synthesizer. His touring band was made up of a guitarist, bassist and drummer, too, which sometimes rescinded into the background quietly to let the keys speak alone, to let Trevor sing softly.

Characterized as neo-psychedelia, Americana, indie rock and dream pop, Youth Lagoon’s genre-bending music dynamically transitions many times midsong from calliope, to hymnal, to spacey, to driving, to noise—to pretty much anywhere on the spectrum of sound— seamlessly, skillfully and strategically, taking the listener on a journey through internal and external galaxies. Trevor beat his fists against his keyboards while playing restless arpeggios, and his band lifted the feet of the audience off the floor with climbing crescendos that culminated in eerie, cosmic plateaus. Then after carrying us across a starry expanse, Youth Lagoon cast us down cliffs, and we plummeted gladly in dramatic dirges before being hypnotically lifted up again.

Just as someone who’d nearly succumbed to submergence, Youth Lagoon left me feeling like I’d sunken into a deep, murky pool, struggled, panicked, gasped for breath—then, mercifully, a cloak of peace draped my consciousness and plunged me into a lucid euphoria. The bony fingers of death wrapped tighter and tighter around my throat until I was about to surrender…then let me go. It feels good to drown, and even better to live to tell about it.

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Words Jacob Sprecher Remember District 9? You know, Neill Blomkamp’s critically acclaimed sci-fi political allegory on post-apartheid South Africa? Well, Sony Pictures is certainly hoping you do. Because Elysium, with its $115 million blockbuster price tag ($85 million more than District 9's cost), is the latest brainchild from that very same man.

And having already dished out feel-good summer flops like After Earth and White House Down, Sony’s really hoping you’re up for a good ol’ politically charged sci-fi romp. So without further ado, I give you…

Earth, 2154. An overcrowded wasteland of crime, poverty and medical malnourishment.

The world’s financial elite, having grown tired of such earthly problems, have long ago placed their former home in the rearview and now reside on Elysium: an enormous space station habitat hovering just above Earth, shaped like the Mercedes-Benz logo. Matt Damon aptly plays Max, your average earthly felon working

a grueling factory job in the Juarez-like state of modern-day Los Angeles. As an orphaned child, Max looked to the sky and dreamed of someday reaching Elysium’s rolling green hills, lavish swimming pools and cure-all medical pods. He shared as much with the boyhood love of his life, Frey (played by Alice Braga as an adult), who now works as a nurse in one of L.A.’s many congested hospitals. But stopping Max and countless others from ever achieving said dream is Secretary of Defense Delacourt (Jodie Foster), who, in the name of Homeland Security, routinely shoots down any and all illegal-immigrantcarrying space modules that attempt to breach Elysium’s atmosphere. Those that actually make it to the surface are quickly arrested by droids and deported back to Earth.

It goes without saying that Blomkamp has created a parable to the current condition of U.S. immigration laws. While a bit heavy-handed in approach, the back story itself is presented genuinely and is quite tolerable. Elysium’s sets and visual effects are also well-thought and seamless, respectively, and the reputable acting forces of Damon and Foster bolster characters

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that could fail miserably with lesser talent. That being said, when Max becomes the victim of radiation poisoning that leaves him just five days to live, it’s not without sincerity that we root for him in his sudden urgent need to reach the medical wonders of Elysium.

But it’s no small feat to make those hallowed grounds on just five days’ notice. Max is forced to dive into his past, taking a job from hacker/ human smuggler Spider (Wagner Moura); a job that ultimately requires him to capture defense weapons mogul John Carlyle (William Fichtner) in order to transfer encrypted information regarding Elysium from Carlyle’s brain into his own. Carlyle, unbeknownst to Max and Spider, is in cahoots with Secretary Delacourt, planning a technological coup that will ensure continued, unflinching efforts to keep earthly undesirables out of Elysium. (The pairing turns out to be a curious reuniting of the Foster-Fichtner tandem that helped drive Contact.)

At this point the film begins to peak. Max is fitted with a powerful exoskeleton to give his ailing body Herculean strength, which then allows him to go on the warpath against

brilliantly fluid CGI droids, as well as a morethan-adequate super villain/rogue military agent named Kruger (Sharlto Copley). For a good 30 to 45 minutes, the barefaced transparencies of Elysium’s plot are put aside, and sci-fi fans are treated to compelling action sequences played out by characters not without merit of intrigue.

As the climax begins to unfold and the love interest finds its way back into the picture— complete with leukemia-stricken daughter— Elysium has managed to establish itself as having just enough heart and prowess to defeat many shortcomings, including a cliché ending.

But at the end of the day, Elysium’s relevance around the water cooler will be its stance on the controversial state of U.S. immigration laws. Does it totally succeed in presentation? No. Republicans will hate it. Others will say it panders—which it does. But c’mon. At its best, Elysium follows humbly in the footsteps of sci-fi classics that pushed a political agenda, like The Day the Earth Stood Still and Planet of the Apes. At its worst, it simply stirs the drink.

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the shallow end Here’s a love story for you. We could all use one, right? This one comes to us from all the way across the globe—from far-off Pakistan.

It’s not your typical story of love. It’s not boy meets girl, or even boy meets boy or girl meets girl. This is a love story between a man and his mustache.

Mustaches, for whatever reason, have become popular again in that ironic sort of way in which most things are popular nowadays.

There’s Mustache May and even women are getting in on the fun, donning fake mustaches for the sake of tongue-in-cheek girls’ night out selfies and even in some cases tattooing them on the inside of their index fingers for the sake of LOLs. While permanently inking your body shows a lot of dedication, it doesn’t even come close to the loyalty Malik Amir Mohammad Khan Afridi has for his mustache.

Looking at this impressive shock of facial hair, it’s easy to understand why Afridi loves it so much. It’s big and bushy, and he grooms it so it comes to outlandish points at each end. It makes him look like he’s wearing a bold, black

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W over his lip. (Hey! W stands for Whiskers, after all!) While it must take a whole lot of time, care and product to upkeep such an impressive coif, it pales in comparison to the amount of grief he’s gotten for it from none other than the Taliban.

We all know the Taliban aren’t the nicest dudes on Earth. They carry guns, get pissy if women want to be educated and generally cause all kinds of fuss in the Middle East.

But apparently they also have a problem with Afridi’s showy face-fur. Lashkar-eIslam, a Taliban ally operating in the KhyberPakhtunkhwa province on Pakistan’s Afghan border, declared Afridi’s mustache un-Islamic and ordered him to chop it off. When he refused, the militant group kidnapped him and held him hostage in a cave prison for a month, according to a story on Aljazeera.com. They only released him when Afridi agreed to take a razor to his upper lip.

“I was scared they would kill me, so that’s why I sacrificed my moustache,” the story quoted Afridi as saying.

It’s a sad state of affairs. To think that in

parts of the world men can’t even grow facial hair without facing persecution. OK, it may sound silly, sure, but imagine if that were going on in your hometown, that something so seemingly trivial could very well get you killed. Doesn’t sound so silly now, does it?

But the bare-lipped Afridi is a man of great spirit. Even though he knew his life could be in danger, he restored his beloved facial hair to its former glory, and once again he was levied with death threats.

Afridi had to make a choice, so he decided to leave his family for their safety and go into hiding.

You know, sometimes you just have to suffer for what’s right—for the things you love.

“This is the only choice in my life,” he said in the Al Jazeera article. “I’d even sacrifice food, but not the moustache. It’s my life. It’s not part of my life. It is my life.”

Maybe leaving his family behind to fend for themselves doesn’t make Afridi a completely sympathetic figure. Maybe he should just shave the stupid thing so he can go back to his wife and kids. But I can empathize with Afridi. Sometimes you’ve just got to take a stand.

You see, I’ve had my own struggles with facial hair throughout my life. I wasn’t blessed with what most people would call a strong chin or a square jaw, like the ones you see drawn on comic book super heroes. I have a chin. And a jaw. I’m grateful for both, but they’re not what you’d call striking. Luckily, there was a saving grace built into my genetic code…the ability to grow facial hair.

It’s a godsend for weak-jawed dudes like me.

Unfortunately, I could never commit like Afridi.

I’ve tried to just go plain-faced, permanent 5 o’clock shadow, a full bushy beard…even a brief but disastrous flirtation with a goatee, but nothing’s really clicked. Right now I’m just in a lazy/I’ll shave it if I get around to it mode. It’s sad, really.

One day, I’d like to be like Afridi and just have a signature look, even if it’s not as bombastic as his fabulous arrangement of whiskers. And if I ever settle on such a thing, I won’t change it for anyone, not even rifle-wielding religious yahoos who want to shove me in a hole in the ground.

Godspeed, Mr. Afridi. I hope your love will survive persecution. What kind of world will we live in if it doesn’t?

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