Submerge Magazine: Issue 154 (January 27 - February 10, 2014)

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas

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Issue 154 • January 27 – February 10, 2014

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Melissa Welliver melissa@submergemag.com cofounder/ Advertising Director

Jonathan Carabba jonathan@submergemag.com senior editor

James Barone Assistant Editor

Mandy Pearson

Contributing Writers

Zach Ahern, Joe Atkins, Robin Bacior, Andrew Bell, Corey Bloom, Bocephus Chigger, Alia Cruz, Brooke Dreyer, Josh Fernandez, Lovelle Harris, Niki Kangas, Nur Kausar, John Phillips, Ryan J. Prado, Steph Rodriguez, Andrew Scoggins, Amy Serna, Jacob Sprecher, Jenn Walker Contributing photographers

Wesley Davis, Phill Mamula, Liz Simpson, Nicholas Wray

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The Optimistic Pessimist

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Submerge your senses

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The Cultured & The Cured

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Gimme Shelter the shallow end All content is property of Submerge and may not be reproduced without permission. Submerge is both owned and published by Submerge Media.

All opinions expressed throughout Submerge are those of the author and do not necessarily mean we all share those opinions. Feel free to take a copy or two for free, but please don’t remove our papers or throw them away. Submerge welcomes letters of all kinds, whether they are full of love or hate. We want to know what is on your mind, so feel free to contact us via snail mail at 2308 J Street, Suite F Sacramento, Calif. 95816. Or you can e-mail us at info@submergemag.com. back Cover of The Devil Makes Three

by Piper Ferguson

dive in Six! 6! six!

Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com It’s been a long three weeks but don’t fret, we’re back to our regular bi-weekly (every other week) publishing schedule!

After the longest vacation of my life—11 glorious days in Belize (Central America: South of Mexico, East of Guatemala)—I am revitalized more than ever. I’m not only ready to dive back into my love and passion for the arts/entertainment scene, but I have also been enlightened on how much I appreciate the United States, California and especially Sacramento.

I had the most “Un-Belize-able” time snorkeling and swimming in the Caribbean, cave tubing, climbing Mayan ruins and talking, talking and more talking with the friendliest people ever. But after traveling almost the entire country of Belize (north, west and south, seeing not only the fancy resort life but also taking in the other, not-so-resorty, basically poverty stricken communities along the way), I’m so grateful that we live in a place that has higher living standards. We have roofs over our houses that aren’t just a tin sheet, we have paved and welltaken-care-of roads, we have water that we can drink straight out of our taps, and we have endless amounts of music, art, and film at our fingertips. And don’t even get me started on having some of the best food, all right here in Sacramento.

Nothing like a trip to put into perspective how good life really is. I mean, how good is life? Well, for starters, Submerge, this lil’ arts and entertainment publication you are holding in your hands, is celebrating our six-year anniversary this month!

Yes, we turned six with this very issue. And I can’t think of a better way to jump into our seventh year than with more outdoor newspaper boxes. Three cheers for more distribution locations!

While I’ve said it before, I could not be more grateful to be able to make Submerge. After six years, I can easily say that publishing is not a glamorous lifestyle, but I enjoy it and have gotten used to my champagne tastes on my beer budget, at least enough to skirt by. Publishing at our level is truly a labor of love.

Speaking of love, there is nothing I love more than the people who make Submerge possible.

Shout out time! Shout out to the people who have contributed to Submerge over the years! The late nights, the rescheduling of interviews and the deadlines—simply put, contributing ain’t a walk in the park. Writing takes a good measure of hard work, research, dedication and talent. I’m so glad Submerge exists so that our wonderful contributors can share their skills and passion as writers with you, our readers. And shout out to you, the readers. Whether you pick up our printed issues regularly, or read our digital version online, or even if you just recently discovered us, there is something to be said about people who take the time and effort to actually read. Our lives seem so busy with family, friends, school and/or work, plus social media—yet you choose to read Submerge. I can see it after every distribution cycle when there are so few papers left on our newsstands to recycle. It gets me excited every single time, knowing there are people out there picking up Submerge, learning about music, art, culture and all the other wonderful things Sacramento has to offer. You, our readers, are awesome!

And finally, shout out to our advertisers! Without the support of local businesses, bands, etc. there would simply be no ink or no paper to print all these words. I highly suggest taking the time to check out the ads, just as you check out our stories. Truthfully, advertisements are just as important as the stories themselves. I can guarantee if you take the time to look over all the ads, you will be even better informed on all the important happenings and deals going on in our area. And last but not least, please do us a huge favor and let the businesses know you saw their ad in Submerge so that we can stick around another six years.

Life is good. Enjoy issue 154.

Melissa

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The stream THE KELPS AND HONYOCK RELEASE SPLIT EP ON THEIR NEW LABEL BROKEN VOICE CLUB

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WED • JAN 29 • 12P • UNIVERSITY UNION REDWOOD ROOM

THUR • JAN 30 • 7:30P • UNIVERSITY UNION BALLROOM

FREE: lecture by artist Milton Bowens about his art exhibit “The Mis-Education of the Post Black Negro”

FREE: traditional Japanese drumming

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WED • FEB 5 • 12P • UNIVERSITY UNION REDWOOD ROOM

WED • FEB 6 • 7:30P • UNIVERSITY UNION BALLROOM

FREE: funk, rock, soul, reggae concert

FREE: Lecture and Q&A by the bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

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STAGE PRODUCTION

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES THUR • FEB 7 • 7:30P • UNIVERSITY UNION BALLROOM Sac State’s Benefit Production of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, stage production based on Eve Ensler’s monologues with real women exploring intimacy, vulnerability and sexual self-discovery.

Tickets are $5 for Sac State students, $7 for community college students and $10 for the general public.

Tickets available at Eventbrite.com.

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FREE: acoustic pop dance concert.

FREE: film screening about the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House’s head butler.

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FREE: funky psychedelic rock and roll concert.

FREE: Hypnotist

Two Sacramento bands well established in the art of bringin’ the rock, The Kelps and Honyock, have teamed up to release a split EP titled Go Dutch! on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Luigi’s. The release will feature two songs from each band and will come out on their newly formed label/collective Broken Voice Club. “We’re trying to create more of an artistic collective with a team mentality about it,” The Kelps’ Cory Barringer recently told Submerge of their small label. “Both bands coming together to help each other in every aspect, and to build this with other bands and artists in the future.”

He added, “It’s something we’re super excited about and believe in with every bit of us.” The CD will be available at the release show, which starts at 8 p.m., is all-ages and just $6. Opening will be the fantastic local band Cove, recently featured on our cover. Shortly after that release show, Go Dutch! will be available on the internet.

For more information on their new label, visit Facebook.com/ brokenvoiceclub and to learn more about the bands, visit Facebook. com/thekelpsmusic and Facebook.com/Honyockband.

Well it took a long time (no thanks to the city’s endless hurdles), but Midtown’s newest beer bar, Der Biergarten, located on the corner of 24th and K streets (what was once that ugly vacant lot next to Golden Bear), is finally open! This cozy little open-air Germaninfluenced beer garden swung open its gates to the public on Friday, Jan. 24, but Submerge was lucky enough to attend their soft opening a couple days prior. We were impressed with their affordably priced, vast selection of beers; they have 32 on tap alone. Plus the sausages they serve from Morant’s Old Fashioned Sausage Kitchen and the salad that we tried were great too, and they came out surprisingly fast (granted we were there earlier in the day, before they presumably got slammed like all new restaurants do). For drinks, we had the Erdinger Hefeweizen (excellent), New Helvetia’s Buffalo Craft Lager (also excellent, plus it’s local!) and their Biergarten Blonde “house beer,” which is brewed by Lost Coast. The highlight was that one of our favorite sour ales, Duchesse de Bourgogne, tasted oh-so-good on draft (we usually get it out of the bottle at other local craft beer bars). Next time we return, we’ll order one of their sandwiches that come served on a waffle! Sounds weird, but we saw a couple come out of the kitchen and they looked delicious.

And while we know we desperately need some rain, you really can’t argue that this weather lately is absolutely perfect for owner Sean Derfield (he also owns River City Saloon in Old Sacramento) and his Biergarten team to open up their outdoor eatery. So as long as this abnormal weather sticks around, you might as well pop into the Biergarten to see what it’s all about and enjoy some brews and food with friends. Bring your pup, too, as they are dog friendly. For more information, visit Facebook.com/MidtownBierGarten or Beergardensacramento. com. To view a frequently updated list of what’s on tap, visit Sacramento.taphunter.com/location/Midtown-BierGarten.

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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

The Optimistic Pessimist Be afraid! Be very afraid! Nature’s answer to population overgrowth is on the loose and preparing to strike. A 1500-ton abandoned cruise ship is adrift somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean and it’s been commandeered by a nation of mutant cannibal rats hell-bent on destroying the human race (or at least eating all of our garbage).

There have been a lot of rumors about where the rats are going and what they plan to do when they get there, but this intrepid reporter was able to get an exclusive with the leader of the rat army, General Fievel Mousekewitz.

Bocephus Chigger (BC): General Mousekewitz, thanks again for agreeing to meet with me. It’s been a long time since we spoke last on the set of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. It would appear that a lot has changed since then. The readers of Submerge are very curious to hear what you’ve been up to and also what your intentions are with this fine vessel and its rodent occupants.

General Mousekewitz (GM): Please, Bocephus, the pleasure is all mine. It has been a long time, old friend. I hope you are

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enjoying your stay on our finest ship, The Rattuson. I trust the crew has left your supple flesh alone thus far? I’m afraid they’ve grown tired of eating each other, and with the prospect of man-flesh on the horizon, they can be quite unruly.

Let me begin by saying, we mean you no harm. We merely hope to bring about the deaths of the current heads of the world’s major financial institutions. We are assembling an armada of rat-filled cruise ships and soon there will be no stopping us.

It’s going to be great!

BC: General, those are serious words. Why have you decided to risk another collapse of the world financial market? What have we done to you?

GM: First off, did you see Fievel Goes West? It was a travesty! Those bastards over at Universal ruined my film career right when I was getting started. I gained so much weight after that bomb that I looked like a possum and no one would hire me again! All they left me with is my identity as a rodent.

As if that weren’t bad enough, people are now calling the heads of Wall Street rats, and

Fievel Goes Beast that’s just wrong. Those assholes have eaten more garbage and spread more diseases than I’ll ever be able to. Being put in the same company with them makes me sick. So I say we kill the bastards.

Unfortunately some of the rest of you might just end up getting caught in the crossfire, which is actually great news for us. We are rats after all; eating dead animals is kind of our thing.

BC: General Mousekewitz, I must say, I am appalled by what you have said. Fievel Goes West was not as bad as you make it out to be. Dom DeLuise put on an Oscar-worthy performance in his reprisal as Tiger. You also looked great in that cowboy hat. But hey... I’m no film buff. And while I can’t agree with what you are doing, I can’t say I blame you for being mad about comparisons between rats and bankers. I wouldn’t want to be compared to a banker, either. The thought of it alone sends shivers up my spine.

GM: Absolutely wretched creatures, aren’t they.

I’ve even tried pissing on them and they still taste like shit. That’s why The Rattuson is heading to England. We are going after the head of Barclays Bank for his role in manipulating LIBOR. After that we hope to find a vessel small enough to head up the Rhine River and lead an assault on Deutsche

Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com Bank in Germany and UBS in Switzerland. After that, it’s back to the States for some choice words with our friends at Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank and most importantly the head ass wipe, Jamie Dimon, from JP Morgan Chase. Oh, there will be hell to pay!

BC: Well generally, I got to say, I think the readers of Submerge are quite relieved. There have been rumors about a ghost ship full of diseaseinfested, cannibal rats ready to destroy the human race, and people were obviously worried.

GM: Yes, clearly there has been a misunderstanding. While we may be on a ghost ship full of disease-infested, cannibal rats, we have no intention of destroying the human race.

We’re just after the assholes with the $5,000 suits and the garbage that is unfit to eat because it is practically still fresh. What a wasteful bunch of pricks!

BC: Well I really can’t disagree with you there, General. Clearly, they are truly the lowest forms of life on Earth whose only purpose is to prevent the rest of us from obtaining our dreams and goals.

Thanks for your time General Mousekewitz. I don’t think I’m alone when I say, give ‘em hell, sir!

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Your Senses SEE HEAR TASTE Touch

Words Brooke Dreyer

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Photo: Paul Basta

Experience Kitten De Ville’s Bump, Grind and Movement Workshop

Kill the Precedent at Blue Lamp for the Super Bowl Halftime Show • Feb. 2

Photo: Bobby Rose

Feb. 9

Most of us would be lying if we claimed to no longer be upset over the 49ers’ recent loss to the Seahawks.

It’s nothing to be ashamed of—everyone needs time to heal after situations like these! But, hey, let us remind ourselves: we are 49ers fans! We are resilient! We are irrepressible! And we will approach the Super Bowl with spirit and decency! Which presents the question, what will you be doing for the Super Bowl this year?

Before xayou ponder your options, let us ask you: Do you like barbecue? Do you like potlucks? Do you like free cover fees? Do you like music that liberates you from repressed insurgency? If you answered yes to any of these, Blue Lamp will undoubtedly be your perfect destination for this year’s Super Bowl. The doors open at 2 p.m., welcoming you and your contributing dish to their BBQ/Potluck/Concert Super Bowl 2014 Party, free of charge. Say goodbye to your lingering hostility toward the Seahawks—Kill the Precedent will be performing during halftime. Their music is the audible antidote to an unvented emotion. The Seahawks can take our spot in the Super Bowl, and they can live in a city of rain while we endure an extreme drought, but they will not rob us of our right to enjoy the Super Bowl!

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Kitten De Ville is an international icon of the Burlesque scene. You may have already heard of her upcoming performance, VARIETEASE, at Assembly on Feb. 8, but did you know she’ll be instructing a Bump, Grind and Movement workshop the next morning? Hosted by Sacramento’s Sizzling Sirens, the workshop will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Firehouse 5 dance studio. Kitten has performed her “Embodiment of Burlesque” workshops all around the world, instilling confidence, sensuality and love for one’s self within her students. For $30, experience the international sensation for yourself! Reservations, questions and other concerns will be addressed via email at info@sizzlingsirensburlesque.com, but make sure to get your spot before it’s too late, space will be limited. If you want to check out pictures or statements from Kitten’s previous classes, check out KittenDeVille.net. We all know confidence is the key, and Kitten is here to help you find yours.

Taste

6 Amazing Restaurants For Valentine’s Day The way to someone’s heart is inevitably through food. So I guess you could say we’re pretty lucky to be living in Sacramento, a city that offers an impressive amount of amazing restaurants. Surprise someone you love with a reservation at one of these restaurants, but make sure you make the reservation fast because others are sure to have the same idea!

Last Cut wasn’t so super?

Get it fixed at anthony’s barbershop 2408 21st st • Sac • sacramentobarbershop.com (916) 457-1120 • Tues-Fri 9am-6pm • saT 10am-4pm

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February 3 - 27 Special eventS artist Reception: February 6 6-9pm

Jeff Devore Show Grand Finale: January 31 6-9pm

Michele Fisher (ceramics) Feminine, empowering with a touch of victorian era

2nd Saturday Reception: February 8 6-9pm

LittLe ReLics Boutique & Galleria 908 21st Street (between I & J) Midtown, Sacramento 95811

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Lake Tahoe Skiers and Snowboarders at the Olympics!

Feb. 7 - 23

As the world gets set to watch each country’s best athletes battle it out at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, many in our region will be rooting for Lake Tahoe area skiers and snowboarders expected to make the cut in their respective disciplines.

Remember these names, because many of them are considered to be serious medal contenders! Hannah Teter (women’s snowboard halfpipe), Jamie Anderson (women’s snowboard slopestyle, a new event to the games) and Maddie Bowman (women’s freeskiing halfpipe, also new) all train regularly at South Lake’s Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. David Wise (men’s freeskiing halfpipe) is based in Reno, Nev., as is Chas Guldemond (men’s snowboard halfpipe and slopestyle). Julia Mancuso (women’s ski racing giant slalom, downhill, combined) is a Squaw Valley legend and Danny Davis (men’s snowboard halfpipe) calls Truckee home. There are a ton of others from the area competing, too, so be sure to tune in starting Feb. 7 and root for all the locals. Let’s bring home those (hopefully gold) medals!

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f The Devil Makes Three was playing music 80 years ago, they would likely be playing saloons with maroon interiors and raucous patrons.

Pete Bernhard, Lucia Turino and Cooper McBean emerged as The Devil Makes Three in Santa Cruz in 2001, after making their way as far west as possible from their hometown in Vermont.

“It was about as far as we would get from Vermont; it seemed like an adventure to us,” Bernhard says. “[California] was somewhere I had been before, but really didn’t know much about.”

Since their beginnings, traveling has been a constant. They bounced around the United States, even landing in Midtown Sacramento and Davis while Turino attended UC Davis. (Bernhard still has a 916 area code, in fact.)

As far as traveling goes, “We really had it in our minds,” Bernhard says. “But the band gave us a reason to do it… We had no idea how much we would end up doing it as a band, but it suited us. It definitely suited us, and I think it still does.”

Along the way, they have mastered a sound that falls somewhere in the realm of jug bands, blues and New Orleans ragtime, playing renowned festivals like Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and sharing the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris.

With both Bernhard and McBean on banjo and guitar, McBean on the musical saw and Turino on upright bass, it is easy to let your ears take you back in time.

In October they released their fourth studio album, I’m a Stranger Here. Days from now, they will embark on a tour to promote the record, making a stop in Sacramento in early February for the first time in more than three years, Bernhard estimates. The band will play Ace of Spades with The Brothers Comatose on Feb. 7.

“Harlow’s is the only venue we’ve ever played in Sacramento,” he says. “This is the first time we have played a venue in Sacramento that’s bigger than Harlow’s.”

The last studio album the band released before I’m a Stranger Here was Do Wrong Right in 2009, recorded at a house in Davis, and mixed at the Hangar, Sacramento’s well-known recording studio.

As far as I’m a Stranger Here goes, it is their first studio record that they have not self-produced. Instead, acclaimed country musician and producer Buddy Miller took on the task, after meeting the band through a shared record label and management company.

Miller suggested they record at Easy Eye Sound, Dan Auerbach’s (of the Black Keys) recording studio.

In addition to playing on the album himself, Miller also brought on members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, of New Orleans, to perform on the record.

The result? An album that is impossible not to listen to without bouncing or smacking your knee.

“One of the things we’ve always tried to do with our records is capture the feeling we have playing live, and it’s always been a really hard thing to do,” Bernhard says. “I think this record was the most fun to make, of any record we’ve ever made, and I’m hoping, if anything, that that’s transmitted.”

Beneath the thrill of the fiddles and banjos, however, are somewhat dark and sobering words. Though religion has never played much of a role in the members’ lives, biblical themes crop up throughout the album.

“I know this album is definitely a little bit darker than some of our previous records, and that’s just circumstantial, honestly,” Bernhard says. “I didn’t set out to do that necessarily, but as we put the record together, those were the songs that came to the surface as the best ones.”

In “A Moment’s Rest,” he laments “Lord, I got a heart full of hatred, for me there sure ain’t no cure. I wake up and I’m running, I don’t know what I’m running for.”

Simply put, it’s a song about ceaseless dissatisfaction, he explains.

“I think I’m a pretty dissatisfied person, and so are lots of people. It’s just a song about how there isn’t escape from whatever it is that you might not like to think about in life. There’s no way out,” he says.

“We’ve done a lot of traveling, we’ve done a lot of playing, we’ve done a lot of drinking, just like anybody trying to, you know, figure out how to get around these things. Ultimately, the song is about how there is no way around these things.

“That’s another thing that keeps me going, as far as being a musician goes, is I’m never satisfied with anything that I do, either,” he adds. “I always think that I could do something better, and I hope that I always could. So, dissatisfaction is a theme in my lyrics, and probably always will be.”

Performing runs in each band member’s blood; all three come from a line of performers. Turino’s parents were dance teachers, and Bernhard and McBean both were surrounded by musicians growing up.

Bernhard and McBean bonded over music early on.

“Both of our families had huge record collections, and I think that’s really where we got our start,” Bernhard says. “When I was 12 years old, my brother gave me all the Willie Dixon recordings, and Howlin’ Wolf, and the complete recordings of Robert Johnson, and a lot of other blues artists that he thought I would like.

“And I love that stuff. That’s still what I love,” he adds.

Even before Devil Makes Three became a band, they were friends first, as far back as high school.

“We’ve always wanted to do this, and we’ve been pretty single-minded about it,” Bernhard says. “And that’s held us together.”

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What are you most excited about right now?

I think I’m most excited about this tour we’re about to go on.

Well, actually, I’m more excited about our new record that just came out. I’d say that’s probably the thing I’m most excited about. This tour will be the first time we bring the album out to the West Coast. Other than the two shows we did in San Francisco and the two shows we did in Santa Cruz, we haven’t actually toured the West Coast with this record yet.

Regarding I’m a Stranger Here, what prompted that title, because for me that is a familiar feeling.

Us doing what we do, it is a problem that we are strangers everywhere we go. Every day we’re in a different city, and we don’t spend a whole lot of time at a home. It also comes from an old Gus Cannon song.

I think I read that it was Buddy Miller’s idea to go to Dan Auerbach’s studio?

Yeah, it was Buddy’s idea. I had never even heard of Dan’s studio. A lot of good stuff has been recorded there. Dan and Buddy are friends, and he thought it would be a cool place to do it, and that it would have the right feel. And I thought it was perfect, it was a great idea. It was a lot of fun, and we really enjoyed working with the engineer, too.

How long were you guys there?

Not long. I’d say two weeks. We recorded the whole album live, for the most part—all the basic tracks and live vocals—so when we got a good take it was pretty much done. We didn’t take a ton of time in the studio. We spent probably as much time mixing as we did recording.

How did you guys pull the Preservation Hall Jazz Band into playing?

That was Buddy. He played with them before. He suggested it, and I thought it was a great idea, but I had no idea that it could actually happen. He called them up, and we got them on the record. It was amazing. I was really happy that all that came together.

Another thing that I heard on this record was a number of religious references. So why the religious references, and why even did you guys choose Devil Makes Three? Did it just sound cool, or was there anything behind that?

Devil Makes Three was chosen by a friend of ours, actually, when we were all having a big argument about band names.

We all agreed upon it, and that’s how we ended up with that name. I guess it did just sound cool, but also there were three of us, and it’s a reference to a song, which, like I said, we like to do that in our songs.

And the sort of biblical references…

Oh yeah. I love gospel music, it’s definitely a big inspiration to me. I listen to a lot of old gospel groups, and I just love their music. A friend of mine in Santa Cruz got me interested in it a long time ago, and I’ve always really loved that kind of music… Also, the Bible is a story that everyone knows. Almost everyone, or it seems like almost everybody, knows part of it in the United States… The stories in the Bible are some of the oldest stories around, and I think it’s an interesting place to draw from in terms of material, and just to sort of try to tell a story within it.

What sort of impact were you hoping to have on your listener, or your listener’s ear, with this album?

Oh, well, I kind of leave that up to the listener, you know what I mean? I think that music is up for interpretation. Whatever impact I hope to have isn’t necessarily going to pan out…

People’s interpretation of music is a strange thing. Sometimes people are talking to me about a song, and they’ll say it meant this to them, and I’ll think, “It didn’t mean that to me at all,” but that’s the great thing about music.

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“I think I’m a pretty dissatisfied person, and so are lots of people. It’s just a song about how there isn’t escape from whatever it is that you might not like to think about in life. There’s no way out. We’ve done a lot of traveling, we’ve done a lot of playing, we’ve done a lot of drinking, just like anybody trying to, you know, figure out how to get around these things. Ultimately, the song is about how there is no way around these things.”

– Pete Bernhard, The Devil Makes Three, on the song “A Moment’s Rest” from I’m a Stranger Here Just hours before press time, the Devil Makes Three show at Ace of Spades was Sold Out. Be sure to check out I'm a Stranger Here at thedevilmakesthree.com.

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Come and Go

Katie Haley and Ross Levine of Soft Science have seen a lot of flux in the Sacramento music scene, but both are here to stay Words Alia Cruz • photos Chantel Elder

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nce upon a time in the early ‘90s, Ross Levine and Katie Haley were two record store clerks at The Beat, where they bonded over Buddy Holly and Lush albums. They played shows with their respectable indie bands at the Cattle Club and Malarkies in a time when, “There was indie and punk, and then there were the Deftones.” In proper Sacramento fashion, they even jammed together in their own group, California Oranges.

Almost two decades later, Levine and Haley, along with Ross’ twin brother Matt Levine and Mason DeMusey, joined forces to become the indie/shoegaze/pop group Soft Science. The members come from backgrounds of indie, punk and pop.

A lot has changed since those two Beat record store clerks last performed. The Beat is a depressing, stripped-down carcass of what it once was, music venues have come and gone and this town is known for much more than the Deftones.

“There are so many changes in the music landscape here,” said Haley, “but that’s not a bad thing at all.”

This year, Soft Science is releasing Detour. An album that almost instantaneously reminds me of The Breeders, a hard edge with a Surferosa mellowness. It has tendencies of dark moodiness, and undeniable pop undertones that say, “Well, this is kind of

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sad, but we will just dance it off.”

“Lyrically, the album explores the fragility of everyday life, drawing on some very personal experiences in the band members’ lives during the new piece’s gestation,” reads the band’s bio.

All members started families and new jobs, and had highs and lows. While writing the album, Haley gave birth to twin girls 28 weeks early. She would visit them in the hospital every night for five months in the NICU. Soft Science and creating music brought her much-needed solace in the darkest time of her life when there were no guarantees. The album was completed with a “Painstaking labor of love,” where core-pop sensibilities were used to evoke dark emotions that can be felt through Haley’s indie vet vocals.

Detour was self-recorded and engineered and produced by Ross Levine. The group recruited the help of Hans Munz to add texture and depth to the songs using his electro-minded skillsets.

To weave it all together, they sent the tracks to engineer Eric Stenmen (AWOLNATION, Tokyo Police Club), who mixed and mastered the record at Redbull Studios in Los Angeles, according to Test Pattern’s (the band’s label) website. Tyler Kinney, who also directed music videos for Arts and Leisure, helped the band create

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the video for “Feel,” which offers a psychedelic impression, and is visually reminiscent of watching a fuzzy screened wood box television with rays of electric color.

“I’ve been in many awesome bands that I am so proud of,” said Haley, “but I can honestly say that I’ve never been happier with this group. It was like we have been friends forever just to come together at this point and create. I feel like all of the visions we had are finally coming to life.”

Detour perfectly describes the art direction and progress of Soft Science’s new album. “There were so many changes both in the art and personally for all of us,” said Haley. “It all really helped pull everything together into what is now the final product.

Having children and living a life while progressing in age only helped to make it more real. We were just stoked that it was lyrically and sonically everything we could’ve hoped for.”

The album took years to finish, “But there was no doubt we would finish,” said Ross, “We have this obsessive nature to keep creating.”

The band hoped to create pop songs in a more indirect way. They wanted to separate Soft Science from past musical endeavors like California Oranges. The point was to hit the pop notes in a more indirect and artistic way.

With the completion of the album, the band is preparing to perform once again.

Surely, with the closure of beloved music venues and harsh entertainment regulations, it would seem that trying to play music for an audience is more difficult than ever. “People are way more creative now. You have house shows and all-ages venues like Luigi’s that we didn’t before. You have vast genres and people willing to support them,” said Levine.

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You have house shows and all-ages venues like Luigi’s that we didn’t before. You have vast genres and people willing to support them.”

– Ross Levine, Soft Science Haley added, “You have people dedicated and fighting for their art. What I love about this new generation is that many of these artists are homegrown. They can truly say they are from Sacramento and that makes them participate in its growth and sustainability.”

“It’s sad and nostalgic at the same time to see things like The Beat go,” said Levine. “But like lots of other things, it’s a sign of the times.”

“To be honest, it was a miracle the Beat lasted as long as it did,” added Haley, “It’s just hard to get people to buy stuff, especially art.”

Ross said the old Cattle Club is where he frequented shows in the ‘90s and says after that closed, he went to the Distillery and Old Ironsides. “Of course when [venues close], it’s devastating.

It’s so important to offer a platform for musicians and a place for an audience to take it all in. It’s so hard to sustain, and so much respect goes out to all of the people who work to keep it alive,” he said. The band noted Luigi’s Fungarden and Bows and Arrows as prime examples of dependable all-ages venues that were exactly what the city has needed for years and years.

Being on the music scene for decades, Ross and Haley agree, “Music is a passion that people don’t have to stop.” Having seen the vast changes in Midtown with people, bands and venues, Soft Science will be having their Haley says, “There is a lot more record release party at Luigi’s Fungarden on Feb. 15. Desario room for participation and and Celestions will also perform. acceptance. People will always The all-ages show is just $6 and fight for their desires to create should start at 8 p.m. For more on Soft Science, go to Facebook. no matter what tries to get com/softsciencemusic. them down.”

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It’s All About the Atmosphere Don’t be intimidated: Anthony’s Barbershop is here to serve the community… and a second location is on the way Words Josh Fernandez Photos Nicholas Wray

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t’s 6:30 p.m. when I get to Anthony’s Barbershop. The shop is closed, but all five employees (Anthony Giannotti, Shawn Bailey, Jason Dunn, Jason Thorpe and Alex Tillisch) are hanging around, drinking beer, sitting in barber chairs, shooting the shit, while Giannotti, the 29-year-old owner, finishes up the last client of the day.

Giannotti is an impressive man. His shop is consistently packed, he’s always hiring new barbers and he’s in the midst of opening a second Sacramento location in the very near future.

But for someone with so much forward momentum, Giannotti looks undeniably nervous. He’s not exactly pacing, but his eyes dart around the room, as if he’s waiting for something bad to happen. You see, despite the punk rock posters on the walls, the mustache enthusiast propaganda, the Wu-Tang Clan blasting from the speakers and the “Employees Must Carve SLAYER into Their Forearms Before Returning to Work” sign in the bathroom, Giannotti is dead serious about his shop. He puts every ounce of his soul into barbering and he doesn’t want weird publicity to cast a bad light on his business.

But seriously, I assure him, what could possibly go wrong?

Of course, no more than 10 minutes after I arrive, probably as an act of divine prophecy, Jason Dunn, the jovial barber who looks like a cross between Stephen Colbert and Don Draper, bursts through the door wearing a shit-eating grin, grasping a can of Reddi-wip. Dunn holds the whipped cream can upright and sucks the nitrous, staring off into space and then giggling maniacally for 15 seconds while the shop bursts in to laughter. Giannotti’s face drops like the sea level before a tsunami. “Don’t write about this,” he says, shrugging his shoulders.

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Do black people ever come in here?

I just posted a picture of a black guy today! Come on!

Is that how few black people come in here? You have to take pictures of them?

One of the things that I really like about this shop, something that I’ve always strived for, is to get a diverse clientele. If I had to do the same haircut over and over it would be a miserable job. I like getting people from different backgrounds, different styles of haircuts, not only for the haircut, but for the conversation. I mean, a big part of what we do is providing conversation and an entertaining experience for people.

You said earlier to that guy who was getting a haircut that this is an intimidating shop. What did you mean by that?

We try to be as friendly as possible, but it’s noisy and rambunctious [with] a bunch of tattooed dudes hanging out. Some people can be intimidated walking in here. We try to be as friendly to everyone who walks in the door but sometimes we get a bad reputation because of the atmosphere of the shop.

I went through your Yelp reviews because they’re really funny, but some people say they walked in here and you laughed at their haircut choice.

I was down in Los Angeles for a big barber battle and somebody asked me what kind of haircut I like doing. I told him my favorite haircut is when the customer walks out happy. I like giving people the haircut they want. So if I was laughing, it probably wasn’t directed at them. That goes back to how this shop can be intimidating. Maybe I’m laughing at something else. I would never purposely laugh at a haircut anyone wants.

I have a friend who just graduated from barber school, and he had some crazy stories. Some of the scummiest people ever go to barber school. Is that a thing?

That is 100 percent, absolutely a thing. That’s one of the things that I don’t like about how barber school has changed. In my opinion, barber school is the worst of the worst. It’s going to prepare you to be a barber, to deal with customers that are super picky, super dirty, super inappropriate. I talk to barbers all over the world that have a very similar experience in barber school that I did. It is the craziest atmosphere you can imagine.

He had stories where people compared being a barber to being a famous rapper. Celebrity barbers, gold clippers…

It’s funny you say that. When I was in L.A., I was on a panel to help educate some of the more inexperienced barbers or people just looking to advance their career. I was on a panel with these guys and they’re some of the most experienced barbers in the world, but one of the things they focused on was being a celebrity barber. I was on the panel with the barber that knocked out Suge Knight… I try to bring the mentality that it’s OK to be a neighborhood barber. You can still make a good living. To me, we provide a service to people. We’re still service industry. If you have a bigger ego than the person you’re cutting, it’s not going to go well. It’s a humble career. We do work hard. We do stand for 10 hours a day. We’re not that important.

Did this business go like you thought it was going to go?

I’ve been very fortunate. It has been far, far better than I could have ever imagined. My parents helped me build this place out and I was standing in here and it was kind of late at night and I had just gotten the keys to the place and my dad was like, “What do you want to do here?” and I said, “I think I can do three chairs.” And he said, “What’s the pipe dream?” I said, “Well, this place is big enough for four.” I never thought I would do four. I did four so everything would match. I never thought barbering would change like it has. I never thought I’d be lucky enough to get the support from Sacramento that I’ve gotten. I was able to bring a fourth chair in February and just brought in a fifth chair in December… and I’m working on a second location.

God, you must meet so many fucked up people in here.

We get the most random people in here. That’s what I enjoy about this job. It’s better than sitting in the same office, talking to the same people every day all day. I would freak out. I get to converse with a wide demographic, from millionaire lawyers to homeless people.

So you spend a lot of time on your feet. What are the repercussions of that? You’re just going to curl up and die early?

Hopefully not. I have a standing appointment with a chiropractor and with a masseuse. We’re not swinging hammers, but we work 10-hour days, five days a week. We put in a lot of hours. It’s not super physical, but standing that long is pretty hard on your body.

This place is so manly sometimes that there’s an undertone of gayness.

We all critique each other’s hair, fix each other’s hair. Half of us go shopping together. Who doesn’t like to look good?

Come on.

So do you judge people’s haircuts when you’re just walking around as a civilian?

Oh man. You can’t help it.

“I try to bring the mentality that it’s OK to be a neighborhood barber. You can still make a good living.

To me, we provide a service to people.

We’re still service industry. If you have a bigger ego than the person you’re cutting, it’s not going to go well. It’s a humble career. We do work hard. We do stand for 10 hours a day. We’re not that important.”

– Anthony Giannoti, Anthony’s Barbershop

Really?!

I mean, you can’t read something without judging somebody’s writing, right?

Yeah, but that’s horrifying to know there are barbers among us, judging our heads. I think, maybe 90 percent of the time, I look disgusting.

Well, we’re watching you. It’s even worse when you’re out and you see a customer with your haircut that looks disheveled. I spent all that time helping you with product and showing you how to comb it and here you are out on a Saturday night…

Looking like shit. Yeah, I do that all the time.

I know. I’ve seen you.

Anthony’s Barbershop is located at 2408 21st Street in Sacramento. They are open Tuesday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins only, no appointments. You can also check it out online at Sacramentobarbershop.com.

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love a good ol’ dorky pun. So it’s no wonder The Cultured and The Cured, a newly opened meat- and cheese-centric market and deli in East Sacramento, brought a smile to my face with their cheesy tagline, “Livin’ on the Wedge.” A scan of their menu brought a rumble to my tummy—who doesn’t love tasting fancy meats, cheeses and other savory finger foods? Oh yeah. Vegans. Sorry, vegans, good luck with that soy cheese crap—I’m unapologetically stepping out to The Cultured and The Cured.

Upon entering the shop, I was promptly greeted by a friendly, pretty young woman named Hannah, who eagerly showed me the menu and answered all my questions. The husband and wife owners, Chef Andrew Hillman and Kelly Heath, were also hard at work on site, until Kelly departed to go to her nursing job at Dignity Health.

The Cultured and The Cured is a smallish space (844 square feet) at 3644 J Street that is bright, clean and inviting, with a back wall of rustic wood planks, prominent eat-in menu boards, a few tables, an engaging deli case presenting distinctive meats and cheeses, and a row of shelving containing beautiful displays of locally made, epicurean dry goods.

Although tempted by the gourmet sandwich, soup and salad offerings from the kitchen, I thought it best to get a gouda sense of the meat of what this place was all about, and after a couple of questions for Hannah, decided upon the mixed meats charcuterie board and the goat cheese board, which change frequently based on

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the varying inventory of the shop.

The mixed meats charcuterie board we ordered was a display of small portions of Fabrique Delices Pâté de Campagne with Black Pepper, Molinari Not, Creminelli Milano, Molinari Finocchiona and Creminelli Mortadella amid smatterings of almonds, mustard and dressed microgreens. The goat cheese board showcased the Cypress Grove Bermuda Triangle, Capri Classic Blue, Achadinha Capricious and Cabricharme goat cheeses, all equidistantly spaced on the wood plank and interspersed with pistachios, mâche drizzled with vinaigrette, dried cranberries and marinated fava beans. Both were served with a basket of assorted organic artisan crackers by Potter’s Crackers, made locally in Sacramento, and also available for sale on the shelves of dry goods within The Cultured and The Cured.

After sampling it all and trying to not draw attention to ourselves by suppressing the urge to moan at every bite, my favorite item of all was the Achadinha Capricious, a goat cheese made in Petaluma, with a rind that smelled like nasty feet and tasted like heaven. Chef Hillman informed us that a wheel of this cheese costs him about $560, and it dawned on me that it was truly a treat to enjoy samples of several such cheeses for only $12.

Also for sale on the shelves of The Cultured and The Cured is the entire line of Preservation and Co. products. Jason Poole, once a bartender at the Pour House, gained national recognition when Absolut Vodka declared his the Best Bloody Mary in California.

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His handcrafted mix, coupled with his Sriracha Salt around the rim of the glass, were then in high demand by craft cocktail connoisseurs, and after partnering with Brad Peters, Preservation and Co. was born. You can find the Bloody Mary Mix, Hellfire Hot Sauce and the Sriracha Salt at The Cultured and The Cured, along with pickled items such as cayenne carrot sticks and balsamic beet slices. An array of other interesting and uncommon foods and beverages can be brought home from this East Sacramento meat and cheese shop to pair with your smorgasbord or elevated midnight snack.

“I have people that come in the store, walk over to the Preservation and Co. products, check out and walk right out the door,” says Hillman.

The bulk of their clientele purchases foods to take home rather than to dine in, although my guess is that once the shop secures their beer and wine license, more customers will be inclined to sit down with a glass of local wine and a cheese board as a decadent happy hour revelry. Bonn Lair bar flies across the street can also order cheese and charcuterie boards, which The Cultured and The Cured staff will deliver.

Hillman and Heath opened the doors in November 2013 with a locavore philosophy in mind. They source local products (or, at the very least, American-made) as much as possible. This ideology is even carried through in their shop’s décor, with reclaimed wood from Sonoma, Marin and Sacramento homes and barns, and earth tone paint formulated with goat’s milk from Pescadero. They focus

“It’s an evolving animal that we have to figure out, that’s the hard part.”

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on cheeses from the West Coast; only four cheeses are derived from Europe, and all meats in the case are domestic, although sometimes they will feature extra special imports if there is no comparable product created in our corner of the world.

Chef Hillman has been a member of Slow Food for 15 years, and has worked in restaurants for 30 years, having trained at the Culinary Institute of America in upstate New York—the same school where Anthony Bourdain and many other famous chefs earned their educations.

While the focus is decidedly to be a retail cheese and charcuterie store, Hillman and Heath recognize that unlike small European shops, they have to feature more items to catch a wider audience in America, where people normally shop at supermarkets rather than specialized stores, and they have to do more to capture the attention of their audience through events and partnerships.

“It’s an evolving animal that we have to figure out, that’s the hard part,” Hillman says.

They are planning to start holding cheese classes on Sunday evenings, and to participate in a major upcoming cheese convention at the Sacramento Convention Center.

“The ACS (American Cheese Society) is having their annual convention here in Sacramento at the end of July. It’s the first time it’s ever been out of the East Coast,” explains Hillman. As part of the festivities, they will be holding special events, and be featured on the ACS tour of local haunts to score hard-to-find cheeses. Additionally, they will be partnering up with Evan from Evan’s Kitchen to help with a The store is open Tuesday– Thursday from 11 a.m.–9 cheese-focused wine dinner on Feb. 3. p.m.; Friday and Saturday Until then, brie a sport and make from 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; and your whey to Sacramento’s latest Sunday from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

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1.27 Monday

Assembly Zion I, Sol, Ianc, K-Ottic, Mk Smth, Aileron, 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.

Naked Lounge Downtown Jazz Session with the Naked Lounge Quintet, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5 p.m.

Press Club The Shell Corporation, Bastards of Young, Call Me Snake, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall San Francisco Opera, 7 p.m.

1.28 Tuesday

Bows and Arrows Güero, The Royal Jelly, 7 p.m.

The Colony Dead Dads, City Mouse, The Hunky Newcomers, Captain Amazing and the Okay I Guesses, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays feat.

Dusty Brown, Sam I Jam, Adam J, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s The Greatest Story Ever Told: Dead/Garcia/Dylan Review, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Shady Lady Radio Days w/ Shaun Slaughter and Friends, 9 p.m.

Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m.

Sleep Train Arena The Eagles, 7 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Dippin Sauce, 5:30 p.m.; Island of Black and White, 8 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Royal Southern Brotherhood, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Self Defense Family, Creative Adult, Silver Snakes, Number Station, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Revolver (Rage Against the Machine tribute), Undertow (Tool tribute), Stellar (Incubus tribute), 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Coffis Brothers Band, 9 p.m.

1.29 1.30 Wednesday

Badlands Trapacana w/ Nick Cecchi, IMF.Dred, TAMEsta, 10 p.m.

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

Bows and Arrows Autococoon, Pregnant, Practice, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Tune-Up Songwriters Showcase feat.

Danny Secretion, hosted by Kevin Seconds and David Houston, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Northern Soul!, 8 p.m.

thursday

Ace of Spades Like Moths To Flames, Stray From The Path, The Plot In You, Fit For A King, Kingdom of Giants, 6 p.m.

Assembly Zion I, Sol, Ianc, K-Ottic, Mk Smth, Aileron, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Blues Jam, 4 p.m.

The Boardwalk Wilderun, Brumal, Dire Peril, Graveshadow, Extirpate, 7 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

District 30 Baggi Begovic, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose BLT, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Parade of Lights, 6 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Two Steps Down, 10 p.m.

Press Club Flex Money, Lil’ Bit, French Toast Sundays, Guy Gonzo and more, 6:30 p.m.

R15 Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Shine Fenix Drum & Dance Company, Nagual, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Brodie Stewart Band, Lace and Lead, 9 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Country Jam, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Chris Zanardi & the High Beamz, 9 p.m.

University Union Ballroom, CSUS San Jose Taiko, 7:30 p.m.

1.31 Friday

Ace of Spades Berner, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 The Bell Boys, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Memphis Murder Men, Rebel Punk, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Undertow, Reclaim and Conquer, Chasing Royals, The Iliad & the Odyssey, Hourless Chronicle, 6:30 p.m.

Bows and Arrows The Four Eyes, Charles Albright, Hit Reset, Boats, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Chris Twomey, 9 p.m.

Capitol Garage Dub Culture w/ DK Wokstar, DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m.

Center for the Arts Hot Buttered Rum, T Sisters, 8 p.m.

Club Retro Battle of the Bands, 6 p.m.

District 30 DJ Billy Lane, DJ Markz, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Cash Prophets, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose For Sayle, Miss Massive Snowflake, Rainstick Cowbell, Damon & Mason (of Forever Goldrush), 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Moonshiner Collective, The Bennys, 8 p.m.

Luigi’s Storytellers, Clutter Family Singers, Capt Billy’s Whiz Bang, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Turnbuckle Blues Review, Emily O’Neill, Charity Ann, Hannah Kile, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s The 8-Tracks, 9 p.m.

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Old Ironsides William Mylar, 5 p.m.; Nickel Slots, Tattooed Love Dogs, Whiskey & Stitches, 8:30 p.m.

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Powerhouse Pub Mother Hips, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino The Spazmatics, 9:30 p.m.

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill Wasted Noise, 8 p.m.

Shine The Silent Game, Balms, Plots, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Chris Gardner Band, 9 p.m.

Toby Keith’s McKenna Faith, 9 p.m.

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

Vanguard MIXTURE w/ Mike Caccam, Compadre, 9 p.m.

2.01 Saturday

Assembly DJ Mustard, Soosh*E, DJ Oasis, DJ Everything, DJ Cos the Kid, 9:30 p.m.

Bar 101 TJ McNulty & Mac Russ, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp The Kanes, The Radishes, Drive-Thru Mystics, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Pilgrim, King Never, Ballistic Burnout, Simpl3jack, The Electronauts, 7 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Tommy Emmanuel, 8 p.m. (Sold Out) The Colony Noctooa, Dead Western, Halfpence and Haypenny, 8 p.m.

Crest Theatre Irish Rovers, 7 p.m.

District 30 Panic City, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Hero’s Last Mission, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The City of Trees Brass Band, The Sindicate, Hans & The Hot Mess, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Tempest, 5:30 p.m.; The Cheeseballs, 9 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Toad the Wet Sprocket, 7:30 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Hot Club de Carmichael, 7 p.m.

Marilyn’s 80’s Rock Tribute: Journey’s Edge, Lovedrive, Aca Daca, 9 p.m.

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MontBleu Resort Casino Iration, Natural Vibrations, The Movement, and Micah Brown, 6:30 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Kevin Seconds, Jonah Matranga, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Lipstick Weekender w/ Shaun Slaughter, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Nunchuck Taylor, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Eastern Ways Lion Dancers, 11 a.m.; Double Funk Crunch, 10 p.m.

Rock Band University 90.3FM KDVS’s 50th Anniversary Show, 9 p.m.

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill Local Licks Acoustic Series w/ Element of Soul, Sac Open Mic All-Stars, 8 p.m.

Shady Lady Saloon The Element Brass Band, 9 p.m.

Shine Instagon, Egg, Wizard Hair, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Georgia Rain Band, 8 p.m.

Third Space The Lurk, Lauren Cole Norton, Halcyonaire, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club Whoopie Qat, 5:30 p.m.; Kevin Russell, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Annual Super Bowl Party: Kill the Precedent, Black Mackerel, Peace Killers, 1 p.m.; Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ ESEF, Selector KDK, Juan Love, Ras Matthew and Guests, 9 p.m.

Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 6 p.m.

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

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Big Sticky Mess, 8 p.m.

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Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

Naked Lounge Downtown Jazz Session with the Naked Lounge Quintet, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5 p.m.

Press Club Skunk Funk, Dank Ocean, 9 p.m.

2.04 Tuesday

Crest Theatre Dweezil Zappa, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Press Club Constellations, Rebel Radio, Tuco and Blondie, 9 p.m.

Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m.

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Toby Keith’s Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Chris Twomey, 5 p.m.; Lew Fratis, 8 p.m.

2.05 wednesday

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

Cafe Colonial Tune-Up Songwriters Showcase feat.

Erik Hanson, hosted by Kevin Seconds and David Houston, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Northern Soul!, 8 p.m.

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

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Third Space Weyes Blood, Dead Western, Loner, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Brian Chris Rogers All Stars, 9 p.m.

University Union Redwood Room, CSUS Nooner w/ Brian Chris Rogers, 12 p.m.

2.06

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Thomas Hatch, Sean Kilcoyne, 8:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Jackson Michaelson, 10 p.m.

R15 Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Shine Futurewang! w/ Chikading, Bunny Kisses, Practice, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Two Steps Down, 9 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Country Jam, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Groove Session, 9 p.m.

2.07 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades The Devil Makes Three, The Brothers Comatose, 7:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Assembly St. Lucia, Conway, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Bad Behavior Blues Band, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Bob Marley Birthday Bash w/ DJ Vision, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Michael Schenker, Bad Boy Eddy, Skin of Saints, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Dub Culture w/ DK Wokstar, DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m.

District 30 DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Be Bold Brave Robot, Sunmonks, CFR, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s James Garner’s Tribute To Johnny Cash, 5:30 p.m.

Luigi’s Stickup Kid, Second to Last, Indian Taker, Foxhound, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Shift, 9 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Riverbend Folk Band, 8:30 p.m.

Old Ironsides William Mylar, 5 p.m.; Ghostplay, All About Rockets, Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony, 9 p.m.

On the Y Bombs Overhead, Purification By Fire, Solitary Priapism, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Urgent (Foreigner tribute), 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Radio, 9:30 p.m.

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill Street Urchinz, 8 p.m.

Shine The Brothers Small, No Where But Up, Abby Normal, 8 p.m.

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

2.08 Saturday

Ace of Spades Too Short, Reign, Playah.K, DJ Eddie Z, No Mutiny Cliq, The District, T. Cast, Deisle, 6:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Mondo Deco, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Record Club Presents: Radio Radio ‘80s Dance Night, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk Lost In Atlantis, Graveshadow, Fuel for Addiction, Internet Friends, 7 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Major Powers and the Lo-Fi Symphony, 8 p.m.

District 30 DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Snake N Cider Band, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Miss Maddy’s F Street Stompers, The Lower 48, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Steelin’ Dan, 5:30 p.m.; Kingdom, Dylan Phillips, Jeffrey Harris, Jemezzy Ba’be, Nick Russo, The Beatknocks and more, 10 p.m.

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Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Blues Jam, 4 p.m.

Cafe Colonial The Atom Age, The Harbor, Mad Judy, 8 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

District 30 Kronyak, BPhree, 530, Aviator, 10 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Feva In Da Funkhouse, 8 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

2.08 Mondo Deco Bar 101 9:30 p.m.

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KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino The Devil Makes Three, The Brothers Comatose, 8 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Connor and Karlee, Grant Chesin, Colin and Jenna, 8:30 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Radio, 10 p.m.

Rounders Sports Bar & Grill Midnight Raid, 8 p.m.

Shine Pine Street Ramblers, 8 p.m.

Torch Club The Stuff, 5:30 p.m.; Harlis Sweetwater Band, Dippin Sauce, 9 p.m.

2.09 Sunday

Assembly This Or The Apocalypse, Sworn In, Shai Hulud, Sirens & Sailors, Ellipsis, 6 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Get Down to the Champion Sound w/ DJ ESEF, Selector KDK, Juan Love, Ras Matthew and Guests, 9 p.m.

Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Marc Broussard Trio, Jenn Grinels, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

District 30 C Plus, Sam Kofa, Jurts, DJ Oasis, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Duncan Sheik, Quinn Hedges Band, 6 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Toxic Holocaust, Exhumed, Ramming Speed, Plague Widow, 5 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Roy Rogers, 3 p.m.

Press Club The Americas, Ghostnote, West By Swan, Ancient Astronaut, 5 p.m.; Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Rachel Steele & Road 88, 1 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Tessie Marie & the Poorman Band, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Chamber Music by Elliott Carter, 7 p.m.

2.10 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.

Harlow’s Secret Chiefs 3, Mirthkon, 7 p.m.

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

Midtown BarFly Abigail Williams, Erimha, Soma Ras, 7 p.m.

Naked Lounge Downtown Jazz Session with the Naked Lounge Quintet, 8:30 p.m.

Comedy Laughs Unlimited Acoustic Comedy: An Evening of Music, Laughter and Wonder feat. Jr. De Guzman, Austin Hodge, Sam Bruno, Hunter Hill, Dorian Foster, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

Brett Walkow, Stephen Furey, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic Comedy Hosted by Anthony K, Feb. 4, 8 p.m.

Vince Morris, Myles Weber, Feb. 7 - 9, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy, every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

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

Momo Lounge Flirting with Laughter, Jan. 31, 7 p.m.

Punchline Comedy Club David Studebaker, Jan. 29, 8 p.m.

Jessimae Peluso, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.

New Faces Showcase, Feb. 5, 8 p.m.

Orny Adams, Leo Flowers, Daniel Humbarger, Feb. 6 - 9, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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

Spot-On Trivia: The Comedy Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m.

Gag Order, Thursday’s, 8 p.m.

Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 9 p.m.

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

Test Kitchen, Saturday’s, 10:30 p.m.

The One Up Show Hosted by Steph Garcia, Feb. 1, 8 p.m.

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

Misc.

2020 J Street Midtown Farmers Market, every Saturday, 8 a.m.

All Hallows Hall 8th Annual Crab Feed, Feb. 1, 5 p.m.

Benvenuti Performing Arts Center The Blackrock Dance Company Presents: Dare to Dream, Feb. 7 - 8, 7 p.m.

Blue Cue Bar Bingo, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

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

Community Center Theatre Shen Yun, Jan. 14 - 15, 7:30 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California Collections, through Apr. 20 de Vere’s Irish Pub A Tour Of Scotland Whisky Tasting Event, Jan. 29, 6 p.m.

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

Little Relics Boutique & Galleria Alternate Capacity: New Work from Jeff Devore, through Jan. 31 Ceramics by Michele Fisher, Feb. 3 - 27 Luigi’s A Slice of Trivia w/ the Bruce Twins, Monday’s, 8 p.m.

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

Memorial Auditorium 12th Annual Sacramento Invitational Taekwondo Championships, Feb. 1, 9 a.m.

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

New Helvetia Brewing Company “You Don’t Know Sac” Trivia, Jan. 29, 6 p.m.

Pannell Meadowview Community Center 25th Annual Sweet Potato Festival, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.

Pine Cove Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

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

Sacramento Area Museums 16th Annual Sacramento Museum Day, Feb. 1 Sacramento Convention Center Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, Jan. 28 - 30 Sleep Train Arena Professional Bull Riders Tour, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 UC Davis Mondavi Center Jackson Hall Grupo Corpo, Feb. 4, 8 p.m.

University Union Ballroom, CSUS Lecture w/ Terry McMillan, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.

The Vagina Monologues, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.

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Paved with Good Intentions Gimme Shelter Rated pg-13 Words James Barone It’s nice to see a teen star trying to mature without going on a drinking binge. High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens tries to make a segue into more of an adult role with her portrayal of 16-year-old Agnes “Apple” Bailey in Gimme Shelter, a film that takes a good, hard look at teenage pregnancy and life in America’s foster care system. While the film is loaded with good intentions— especially Hudgens’ performance—it falls short of having any lasting dramatic impact.

Based on a true story, the film opens with a haggard Bailey chopping off her own hair in a grimy sink. It would appear that she’s hit rock bottom. Living with an abusive mother in an oppressive ghetto, Bailey decides it’s time to finally flee. She makes her way to an affluent suburb in New Jersey in search of Tom Fitzpatrick (Brendan Fraser), who turns out to be the young woman’s absentee birth father.

In a complete 180 from Bailey’s life at home, Fitzpatrick is a Wall Street tycoon. He lives in an opulent gated home and is married to a perfect wife Joanna (Stephanie Szostak) with whom he has two children (one boy and one girl, of course). Reluctantly, Tom and Joanna decide to take in Apple, though at this point in the film she has the dark under-eye circles and complexion of a recovering heroin addict. However, Apple’s mood swings are pretty severe, and when she starts suffering from morning nausea, it is revealed that the young woman is pregnant.

Tom and Joanna think it’s best for Apple to get an abortion, but the 16-year-old momma to be is not so sure. She flees from an abortion clinic and ends up wandering the rough streets of Newark, N.J., where she forages the garbage for food and sleeps in unlocked cars. After narrowly escaping abduction, she befalls a serious car accident that lands her in the hospital where she meets up with a preacher (James Earl Jones), who starts her down a path toward turning her life around.

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who squanders her chance, Apple’s mother June (Rosario Dawson looking as frightening as Cruella de Vil). Hudgens and Dawson share a touching scene at the hospital after Apple’s accident wherein the mother makes a plea to her daughter to return home.

Dawson, as she does throughout the film, manages to make her vile character somewhat sympathetic. At the hospital, she paints a portrait of someone who once had dreams and aspirations but was eventually beaten down by life and was unable to rise out of the ashes.

Elsewhere, though Tom seems to turn his back—once again— on his daughter Apple, he never gives up his search for her, and the two are eventually reunited with a chance to forge a real relationship.

Apple, too, starts as a hateful young woman—understandably.

She’s been swept aside by her parents and fell through the cracks of the social welfare system. It’s a painstaking process, but as the film progresses she learns she has to let down her guard and try to trust people. Hudgens does a so-so job of taking us through this progression. Unfortunately, her cosmetic changes—from grungy street kid to cheery girl-next-door-type—are more noticeable than her growth as a character.

What’s nice about the film is that it doesn’t ever get too preachy. Though it contains themes such as teenage pregnancy, abortion and social welfare, it never seems to take a Pro Life or Pro Choice stance. It simply portrays characters that struggle with serious life choices. It pokes around at the inadequacies of “the system” without really pontificating. It’s nice not to feel like we’re being lectured to, but at the same time, any kind of stance would have at least been interesting (whether I agreed with it or not).

Dawson is the only principal player who really distinguishes herself. Though she’s somewhat cartoon-y as the film’s villain, she can be chilling at times, especially when she attacks Hudgens with a razor blade in one scene at a church. Fraser, whom I don’t remember seeing in a film in quite some time, lacks charm and just mopes around with furrowed brow. Hudgens really goes for it, though. She looks a mess and acts one, too. She ebbs from fiery to devious to vulnerable, but overall she seems like she’s trying too hard to assert herself as a “serious” actor (whatever that means).

Definitely an A for effort…maybe next time.

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Issue 154 • January 27 – February 10, 2014

Now that the holidays have long since passed, and we’ve all gotten over sharing pleasant tidings with one another, we can go back to the business of gawking at celebrity fuckups.

And thank God for that. All that peace-be-withyou, auld-lang-syne garbage was making me downright cheery. I thought I was going to be sick. Thank you, Justin Bieber, for bringing the perpetual sneer back to my face. I was starting to miss it.

Biebs was caught speeding down a residential street in Miami Beach in a yellow Lamborghini. When police pulled him over, he was uncooperative, failed a field sobriety test and eventually admitted he had been drinking, smoking marijuana and was taking prescription medication. Over the weekend, he was released from jail on $2,500 bail. I’m sure this will blow over relatively soon, and he’ll be back to the business of making shitty pop music and storming off stages like a drama queen in no time.

I mean, good for him. No matter how much he sucks, he should be given the same treatment under the law that any one of us would face in the same situation. Sure, he’ll have a better lawyer than any of us could afford, but, hey, that’s America for you. When this is over, and he pays whatever nominal fine or serves whatever circle-jerk community service he’s sentenced to, we should accept that he served his time and should be allowed to get back to work.

More importantly, though, it’s imperative for us as a nation that he gets back to work ASAP. His shitty pop music is good for the economy. I don’t have the figures in front of me (I never have figures in front of me when I write these things, just stacks of more-or-less sorted Magic: The Gathering cards and used cereal bowls), but I’d imagine it takes a lot of people to make the Justin Bieber Machine work. There are managers, press people, producers, writers and label liaisons at the top of the food chain.

But let’s not forget the blue-collar guys (and gals) who keep Biebs’ gears well-oiled (I swear that wasn’t a pun). I’m talking about the sound and set builders and pyrotechnics and lighting people who put in many hours of labor to make a scrawny, floppy-haired kid from Canada look like a demigod on stage. There are people

who drive the trucks and buses to get all the equipment and dancers and sound people from show to show. There are also a lot of creative people at work, such as photographers and graphic designers who shoot his press shots and lay out his album artwork (because much to the amazement of all of us, even now in 2014, they still make physical albums).

That’s not even taking into account his merchandising. People need to design and manufacture all those T-shirts, mouse pads, posters, what have you. Then someone has to put them in boxes and ship them to places to be processed. And then those things have to make it out to stores in towns all across the country, where people by this garbage for their tween-age children. Then there are also all the arenas across the country who sell sodas and popcorn and whatnot to his adoring fans.

And then there are all the local hotels that have to put up his crew and the press people who follow him around. And speaking of press, think of all the bloggers, music journalists and gossip columnists who get paid to write articles about what Bieber is having for breakfast or whether or not he’s dating Selena Gomez or whatever. I mean, I’m getting paid right now just by typing this. You may think Bieber Fever is lame, and you’re right. It’s so, so, so lame, but it’s probably as important to the United States as whatever the Federal Reserve is doing with the interest rates…and probably a lot easier to understand.

So when someone as famous as Justin Bieber has a run-in with the law, you’re right to pay attention, but not because you want to condemn some stupid kid for doing something stupid. Hey, he’s 19. I bet you were a fucktard when you were 19, too. You were. Just own up to it, and you’ll feel much better. You’re probably still fucking up now. Hey, it’s OK. I do too. I’m reasonably certain many of us have driven a car when we shouldn’t have. We just never got caught. That could be just because we had blind luck on our side; or, more likely, we were driving a beat-up, dull-gray Hyundai and not the most conspicuous Italian sports car in the world…in yellow, no less. Hopefully he’s learned a lesson. Next time he drinks and drives, maybe he’ll just take the hooptie for a spin instead.

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