Submerge Magazine: Issue 156 (February 24 - March 10, 2014)

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas

February 24 – March 10, 2014

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Issue 156 • February 24 – March 10, 2014

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

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Let’s face it, beer lovers are pretty much having the best year ever. I mean, 2012 was not too shabby, but this past year it seems like things in the local beer scene just got insane, right?! All in a good way, of course. I have got to give it up to all the awesome beer bars in Sacramento, Folsom and Davis.

Their tastes are exceptional. Thank you from the bottom of my (beer) belly for all the delicious brews on tap, as well as the rare and unique discoveries found in bottles.

Also, it seems like I lost track of how many new microbreweries and tap houses have opened in our area in the last year. And with so many to still experience, I must declare 2014 as the year for discovery—or as I like to say, time for some “big kid field trips.”

One new brewery that I discovered this past year was Device Brewing Co. thanks to Midtown Arts Festival’s well curated beer garden. After watching some good bands I found myself magnetically drawn back, and back again, to the Device booth! Their IPA, simply put, was outstanding.

Since that perfect October day I knew Submerge had to feature them when the timing was right. Now with Sacramento Beer Week upon us, highlighting this local gem seemed like a perfect fit.

Check out our feature story by Alia Cruz starting on page 10, then check out the fantastic beer notes on five of their brews, including Basilica 3XIPA, all reviewed by Rob Lund! If that story doesn’t make you thirsty, nothing will.

As you may or may not know, Sacramento Fashion Week was just upon us. For the past few years, we’ve done writeups that focused on their main showcase events and/or designers. This year I came up with the idea to move the spotlight to the people actually attending the events. I’m excited to let you know that our contributor Lovelle Harris did an amazing job capturing men and women attending this year’s SFW kick-off party. You can read about who they are, what they’re wearing and sometimes where they got their ever-so-stylish gear all starting on page 20.

Like always, we also have music coverage in this issue, duh. We have two feature stories that I admit are running a bit early, but only because there are so many outstanding things happening this March that have to be covered, no ifs, ands, or buts!

Darling Chemicalia is a local band I’ve wanted to feature in Submerge for a long time now. The timing was just never right. I’m excited to announce they have finished their third album, Spun In White, and I believe it’s their best one to date. Mark your calendars because they have a release party coming up at Starlite Lounge on March 25. Check out our feature story on this awesome lo-fi/alternative/indie rock band by Niki Kangas starting on page 12, where you can learn where the album title came from and how the art work for the album came to fruition, among other things.

Don’t put that marker away just yet, be sure to mark your calendar for yet another show, on March 19 at Harlow’s. One of my favorite metal bands, Los Angeles’ Big Business, will be the main support for The Sword on their upcoming tour that luckily is coming through Sacramento. Big Business released a new album last October, Battlefields Forever, but due to circumstances that you can learn about in our feature starting on page 16, they were not able to tour until now.

After reading Ryan Prado’s feature on Big Business you will undoubtedly have respect for them and their DIY ways.

Go to their show. Buy their album. ‘Nough said.

Enjoy the finer things in life: beer, music, fashion and reading issue 156, Melissa

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Taste

Your Senses Words Brooke Dreyer

SEE HEAR TASTE Touch

Jambalaya at the Mardi Gras Second Line Parade! • March 4 Most prominently featured around Mardi Gras, Jambalaya is a true representation of indulgence before fasting.

Fat Tuesday celebrates the immoderation of rich foods and sinful activities before enduring the long season of Lent, so Jambalaya’s goodness was presented in excess to prepare those for the solemn six weeks ahead of them. Thankfully, we don’t have to be religious to celebrate Mardi Gras and enjoy the delicious decadence of Jambalaya. Which brings the question, what are you doing for Fat Tuesday this year?

If you know what’s good for you, you’ll be joining Torch Club’s Mardi Gras Second Line Parade on March 4th! The parade begins at Mulvaney’s at 4 p.m., then marches down to LowBrau for some drinks and finishes at Torch Club for Jambalaya (just $5) and the great music of Lew Fratis and Friends. Peter Petty, Dana Moret, Stacie Eakes and Elements Brass Band will be playing music to lead the parade along the way. Grab your friends and family members, but leave the kids at home, and join us in green, yellow and purple for one hell of a Mardi Gras celebration.

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Learn to Curl like an Olympian!

Art Exhibit Celebrating the Retirement of David Wetzl

Exercising is definitively one of the best things we can do for our bodies. It releases stress, allows us to sleep better, releases endorphins and boosts overall self-esteem. Unfortunately, our bodies quickly adapt to consistent forms of exercise, making it harder to receive the health benefits as regularity continues.

Whether you’re looking to deviate from your regular workout routine or thinking of initiating a life of activity, we have the perfect event for you. Wine Country Curling Club is hosting multiple Learn To Curl classes from late February to early May for only $25 a session! Curling is wheelchair accessible and welcoming to people of all ages, backgrounds and fitness levels. It gives you a good dose of cardio and muscle building, with a nice side of sociability.

Winecountrycurling.com has details on varying dates and times, including information on their league, background, required materials and other class opportunities. Release your inner Olympian and learn to curl!

From infancy to young adulthood, our brain is developing to understand the material world around us. As social creatures, a large part of this development is dependent on our relationships (nature vs. nurture, to put it simply). Arguably, some of the most valued relationships we will develop are with those most influential to us. If you don’t agree, why not ask David Wetzl’s art students. For two decades, Wetzl has been momentously impacting his students at Sacramento State and Sierra College. But after recently being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a degenerative disease affecting the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, Wetzl has decided to retire and dedicate his time to his personal works. Until March 1, JAYJAY Gallery (5520 Elvas Ave.) will be exhibiting Wetzl’s recent and classic works. Come see his beautiful response to this obstacle in life (for free), from Wednesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For questions or specifications on exhibit show times, call JAYJAY Gallery at (916) 453-2999.

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Cayucas at Harlow’s • March 14 Grab a couple of beach vibes, sharp Vampire Weekend influences, and the sounds of Beach House’s chilled-out persona, and you’re halfway to understanding the coolness of Cayucas. Forming in Santa Monica in mid-2012, Cayucas embodies what would ideally be played at a really awesome summer BBQ featuring amazing ribs and excellent margaritas. Though it isn’t quite summer (hell, it isn’t even spring), California’s weather is giving us some serious early-June impressions, so why not make the best of the situation? Let’s kick off an early summer with Cayucas at Harlows on March 14. Tickets are $12 in advance ($14 at the door) and can be found at Harlow’s.com, so throw on your best beach outfit and get ready for Summer 2014!

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Issue 156 • February 24 – March 10, 2014

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Funk Springs Eternal Thursday, March 13 5 – 9 PM Spring is coming and the Crocker is celebrating all things Bianca Wright of Groovincble

funky fresh. Enjoy live performances by Groovincible and Idea Team, a special set by the DJs from FFFreak! night, and demos by The Outsiders Bboy crew. Fortify your funk collection at a pop-up record shop, get schooled about funk-inspired art and dig interactive art making with this month’s featured artist. Drink specials under $5 all night.

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Sacramento hardcore/metal band Havenside is readying the release of their fourth album, Living Our Darkest Days. This one comes via the small New York-based Innerstrength Records. The twelve-track album will officially release on Tuesday, March 11, but you can pre-order all sorts of different bundles of merch right now including CD’s, vinyl, digital downloads, T-shirts, etc. at Innerstrengthrecords.bandcamp.com. Havenside’s official album release show will take place on Sunday, March 16 at Trigga Productions’ “Weirdo Fest” at Midtown BarFly (1119 21st Street).

The lineup for Weirdo Fest is seriously stacked, featuring such bands as Conducting From the Grave, Lionheart, Hoods, Sworn Vengeance, With Wolves and a few others. The show is all ages and starts early at 5 p.m. There will also be a BBQ as well as a special burlesque performance by local model Tegan Shmegan. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. For $18 you get entrance and food! Don’t miss what is sure to be one of the best local hardcore/ metal shows in years in Sacramento, especially in Midtown! For more information on Havenside and to sample a couple tunes off the new album, head to Facebook.com/havensideofficial or Havensideband.com.

I’m not sure if you realize this, but coffee is sort of a big deal in Sacramento; people take their brew seriously around here.

And why shouldn’t we?

Sacramento has amazing roasters sourcing their coffee beans from all over the globe, and we’ve got an abundance of chill ass coffee shops and madly talented, passionate baristas pouring at them.

Some would even argue that coffee has as much of a “local scene” or “community” as does food, drink, music and art. Speaking of coffee as art, four of Sacramento’s best roasters—Chocolate Fish, Insight, Temple and Old Soul—are joining together to host the first-ever Sacramento Public Latte Art Tournament! Every second Thursday starting in March and carrying on through June 2014, top local baristas will compete pouring latte art, those amazing little designs sitting atop your drink that make you think, “how the hell did they do that?” Contestants’ pours will be carefully judged in four categories: contrast, texture and foam quality, symmetry of pattern and achieved difficulty (see what we mean, they take this shit seriously). The tourneys will kick off at 7 p.m. and will be held at Chocolate Fish on March 13, Insight on April 10, Temple on May 8 and the finale will be at Old Soul Co. in the Alley on June 12. “These events are like a big barista party with an opportunity for the public to cheer on their favorite coffee house and enjoy the celebration of specialty coffee,” says the tournament’s press release. Organizers hope this will be the first of many coffee events in Sacramento. For more information, search for “SPLAT Sacramento Public Latte Art Tournament” on Facebook (or just Google it).

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By the time you read this, Roseville reggae/rock group Simple Creation’s newest album, Just Another Pirate, will be out on iTunes and the four boys, brothers Travis Olmos (drums/vocals) and Zach Olmos (guitar/ vocals), Alex Giranis (bass) and Joey Steeb (keys), are going on an all-out tear with well over 15 legit live shows booked all over California over the next several months. On Thursday, Feb. 27, they’ll open for J.Boog at Ace of Spades (the first of their two official album release shows) and then on Saturday, March 15 they’ll be up at Bar 101 in Roseville. They’ve also got upcoming dates at a new-ish venue in Citrus Heights called Back 9 Bar & Grill (March 29) as well as Marilyn’s On K (April 19). You can pick up a hard copy of Just Another Pirate at any of the group’s upcoming shows, so check out Simplecreationband.com to see their entire schedule. If you dig bands like Rebelution, The Expendables and Sublime, you’ve got to do yourself a favor and check out Simple Creation.

The same guys that brought us Midtown’s most popular beer hall, LowBrau, are finally opening their new joint, Block Butcher Bar, located directly next to LB in the MARRS Building. Block is set to open to the public on Monday, Feb. 24. According to an email from the owners, “Block is a boutique salumi and cocktail bar, with an exhibition butcher kitchen and micro-deli.” Submerge was lucky enough to attend a soft opening last weekend and we must say, although very small, the space is absolutely gorgeous. The perfect blend of masculinity and sexiness. A whiskey lover’s dream come true (seriously, there are so many different kinds on the menu it’s mind-blowing), Block also features an array of wines, beers, cheeses and of course, meats. We ordered a couple cocktails, both delicious and extremely fresh tasting, as well as a “slab” (cheese plate) which featured three delicious cheeses (one cow, one goat and one sheep) accompanied by Marcona almonds, local honeycomb, membrilla and potter’s crackers. The cheese slabs come in assortments of three, five or seven cheeses. If you’re indecisive like us, or know little about cheese varieties, ask your bartender or server for some tips, they were very helpful. Their “boards” (charcuterie) come in assortments of three, six or twelve different meats and are accompanied with house mustards, pickles and olives. Again, there were a lot of meats to choose from; don’t be afraid to ask questions, they’ll take you to charcuterie school! We’ll definitely be back to try their deviled duck eggs with crisp prosciutto and smoked paprika (they came highly recommended by three different people) as well as their sando’s, like the “AB & BJ” (grilled almond butter and bacon jam!). Learn more at Facebook.com/blockbutcherbar.

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Issue 156 • February 24 – March 10, 2014

Did you know that Animal Planet is still on the air? I figured after the Crocodile Hunter got his and Planet Earth made its 200th showing, we would be done. I mean, I love animals just as much as the next guy, but I think that’s what YouTube is for. You go in, get your cute puppies or piano cat fixes and you move on about your business. Yet somehow, despite this easy access to newborn baby panda flix, Animal Planet lives on as the runt of the Discovery Channel litter.

Or at least that used to be the case. Imagine my surprise a few weeks ago when as I was flipping through the TV channel guide and found myself stopping on Animal Planet for something that actually looked good. I scrutinized the guide to assure myself that this was no error. Animal Planet had finally found the teat and all it took was a show that didn’t have much to do with animals to get there.

This triumph of modern entertainment and only hope for Animal Planet is called Treehouse Masters, and it’s fucking sick (Discovery, feel free to quote me on that)! As the title may suggest, it’s a show about building treehouses, but these aren’t your average, everyday tree platforms that you and your brother broke your arms falling out of as kids. This is grown folks shit! These people are dropping between $80,000 and$200,000 for, basically, a onebedroom house in a tree; and it’s worth every penny, in my book.

The show itself is somewhat repetitive. How much shit can happen when you’re building a treehouse, after all? Every episode begins with Pete Nelson, the treehouse master, getting a call from some sort of eccentric potential client who wants to pay him bank for the dopest treehouse ever. This is also the time for Pete’s dog, Chica, to make a cameo giving Discovery Channel justification for the show’s placement on Animal Planet.

Once the deal is made, Pete flies off to meet Money Bags McBank, whom he will soon tell that the dream tree they had in mind sucks goat balls and is (almost always) dying. From the looks on their faces, you can tell that most of these people have never been told no before.

Fortunately, Pete always manages to find a tree that turns out even better than the one the customer originally wanted anyway.

The process for tree selection can sometimes be exhausting. Pete crashes through the forest on the hunt for a tree, leaving the customers stumbling behind him. Once he finds what he wants, Pete presses his forehead against the trunk of the tree and loses himself to the Tree Gods for a moment before snapping to, hugging the tree and scrambling up its branches to see the view. Once he is able to pull himself down, and the clients catch up, he sketches out his idea, and gets the ok to start.

Thanks to the magic of television, the rest of the crew arrives seconds later with half of the shit already built. As Pete will remind you in every episode, the trick is making it all fit once you get it up in the tree. Of course, Pete is a treehouse master, so he doesn’t sweat that shit too much. He always manages to fix the problems that arise, except for one.

In every episode someone calls him away in the middle of the job to go make some minor repair on their treehouse and Pete gives you a tour in the process. Pete is a treehouse junkie and will drop everything and leave the crew behind to go see another treehouse, even if it’s across the country.

It must not be that big of a deal though, because the crew always seems to finish on time.

When the tough shit comes up, Pete manages to make it happen, and blows everyone’s expectations away in the process. The man has built main houses, guest houses, play houses, music studios, writer’s retreats, day spas and even a brewery... all in the trees!

Here, you’ve been drinking and brewing your beer on the ground, like an idiot. It’s time to open your eyes to the future, and that future involves you living in a tree. You may laugh now, but global warming is a real thing. When the flood waters come, we will all be clinging to trees for dear life. The smart people out there, like Pete Nelson, will be sitting pretty on lakefront property in their treehouse houseboat sipping on a brew they made themselves, while enjoying their back porch Japanese soaking tub, and working on the next great American novel.

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Words James Barone There’s an old adage that goes, “Tragedy plus Time equals Comedy.” It actually holds true most of the time…unfortunately, I can’t think of any good Mount Vesuvius jokes. Maybe it’s because it happened so long ago. In any case, the epic volcanic eruption in the midfirst century A.D. that wiped out the Roman city of Pompeii has endured as one of the most awesome natural catastrophes in human history. Luckily for us it makes for a pretty exciting movie too; mostly because it happened so long ago, we couldn’t possibly know anyone who was affected by it.

The antiquity of the story works out well for director Paul W.S. Anderson and his screenwriters as well, because it leaves them free to take plenty of liberties and create characters and scenarios that have only a tenuous bond with reality. Check this one out: a young Celt child, Milo, watches as his family and tribe are slaughtered at the hands of a power-mad Roman senator, Corvus (played by a wickedly schmaltzy Kiefer Sutherland). Young Milo is believed dead, but ends up climbing out of a pile of his brethren’s bodies after the smoke clears and the Romans exit. Alone, he tries to survive in the wilds of Britannia but is captured by a different group of baddies.

Seventeen years pass in the blink of an eye, and suddenly we’re in Roman settlement Londinium, which is now London. Right away we see even in ancient times, the weather there sucked. Rain pours down in some back alley gladiator coliseum. Blood forms into a puddle on the floor, and a ramshackle group of spectators cries out for more. Among them is the slave trader Graecus (Joe Pingue), looking bored and yearning for the milder climes of the Mediterranean. He’s there to see a combatant dubbed “The Celt,” who’s said to be the best around. The Celt is, of course, young Milo, now all grown up and played by a well-muscled Kit Harington (Jon Snow from Game of Thrones).

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Milo dispatches his foes with a quickness and Graecus’ eyes light up with dollar signs…or whatever currency the ancient Romans used.

Milo is brought to Pompeii for The Vinalia, a festival to celebrate the wine harvest. In transit, he encounters Cassia (Emily Browning), a lady of good standing from a wealthy Pompeiian family, returning home from Rome. The two instantly fall in love, we assume, because she’s a babe with a heart of gold, and he’s a horse-whisperer with rippling abdominals. But how can they be together when society is designed to keep them apart? Sigh.

Cassia isn’t the only person of interest in Pompeii for The Vinalia. Milo also meets and forges a strong bond with fellow gladiator Atticus (Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje), a grizzled champion who believes he will earn his freedom after his next victory and, wouldn’t you know it, Senator Corvus, who’s still a total dick after all these years.

Amid all this human drama, you might be wondering where the volcano is. Well, it’s there, but it takes a backseat for much of the film. Sure, it rumbles a few times and spooks a couple of horses, but mostly we’re focused on the unfortunately flimsy characters.

It’s a pretty run-of-the-mill plot. Corvus has his eyes set on Cassia, the only thing his power and influence hasn’t been able to obtain; meanwhile, Milo seeks revenge for the loss of his family. It’s mildly compelling at times, but really, where’s the goddamn explosion? I want to see stuff slathered in molten lava.

Luckily there’s plenty of action. Anderson, the man who brought us the Resident Evil movies, is really adept at making fight sequences look really flashy, and the barebones, sword-to-shield dust-ups look great here. And when Vesuvius finally unleashes its unholy wrath on the unsuspecting Pompeiians, it’s pretty ferocious. Flaming rocks explode as they hit the ground; stone rain pummels confused townsfolk; a giant tidal wave destroys a harbor; volcanic ash falls like deadly black snowflakes, covering everyone in soot; and then the kicker…molten-fucking-lava! Don’t worry: it’s OK to cheer as Pompeii breathes its final breath.

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Heavy Lifting

Device Brewing Company’s Ken Anthony Shows Passion in Every Pint Words Alia Cruz • photos wesley davis

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hen I meet up with Device Brewing Company owner Ken Anthony, he’s visibly exhausted and endearingly blunt.

“I can’t really keep up with much but my beer. I don’t really care about press and that sort of stuff. I just brew and it kind of consumes me whole,” he says.

With one sip of his beer, you’ll understand exactly why he doesn’t have to.

Tuesdays are brew days at Device. Anthony spoke to me while he plugged and unplugged hoses, checked brew temperatures with enormous thermometers and busily paced back and forth in front of his brew kettles and fermentation tanks. He has been doing this same thing at his Power Inn brewery since at least 5 a.m., and has that brewer’s beard Sacramento is starting to become familiar with.

“I may or may not have paced through here sobbing a time or two,” he jokes, “It’s a tough job, believe it or not. There is a beautifully industrial nature to it.”

This wasn’t always how Anthony spent his days. A little over two years ago, he threw in the towel as a structural engineer, where his work left him underappreciated and under stimulated.

Within a short time frame, he and his wife Melissa moved from San Diego to Sacramento, welcomed a son as well as pursued a new business venture: Device Brewing.

Anthony’s brewing background comes from little more than home brewing experience and a mature beer palate

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that he credits his father for imprinting in him from a young age. His Friday rituals growing up would be to eat pizza with his pops and have a few swigs of Anchor Steam. Anthony fondly remembers the moment when he was able to tell the enormous difference between craft beer and mass-produced beers like Budweiser.

Now, Anthony is his own boss in a business “that’s 95 percent hard labor and cleaning,” he says.

He barely keeps up with the demand for his beer.

When the taproom is open, it is always packed. Kegs are constantly blowing, and all beer brewed is consumed not long after. It seems that folks know where to fill their cups with the proper suds. ”We are only open a very limited number of hours a week,” Anthony says, “and we just get massively slammed every hour we are open. It’s awesome.”

Device Brewing is one of the first nano-breweries in our area. A nano-brewery being a small space with more limited brewing capabilities. Four-barrel kettles of beer are artisanally crafted about every two weeks. Currently, Device is looking into getting seven-barrel fermenters so they can double their production within the next year. This is an operation that will likely require the brewer to work 18-hour-long days.

There are a standard six beers usually on tap with a few rotating specialty beers such as a Track 7 collaboration and a black IPA. “What makes brewing tricky,” says Anthony, “is

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finding a constant in brewing and keeping a great beer true.

“Yeast strands are constantly changing and the art lies in being able to detect them and craft the beer as so.”

Sacramento’s beer scene is seemingly growing exponentially, but Device Brewing Company is making its way to the top of grain rightfully beside Track 7, Berryessa and Knee Deep brewing. Brewing beer is complicated. Yes, it’s delicious and fun to drink, but brewing craft beer is truly a labor of love. Brewing beer is expensive, it is physically strenuous, scientific at times and infiltrated with complicated aspects of business and legalities…all things that brewers like Anthony have become well acquainted with. However, Anthony is one of the local brewers who is managing to keep it small, off the grid, high in quality and extremely successful.

“I think that theSacramento beer scene is something to be proud of,” says Anthony.

“It’s not nearly up there Ken Anthony will be a prominent fixture in this year’s Sacramento Beer Week, with places like San with Device kegs making an appearance Diego or Portland, but in at the Sacramento Brewers Showcase at the California Auto Museum on Feb. 27 a short amount of time, and Kupros Bistro on March 1, among we have come a crazy other locations. For a full rundown on where to find Device Brewing Company, long way.” go to Devicebrewing.com. For more about Sacramento Beer Week, go to Sacramentobeerweek.com.

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Now that you know the story behind Device Brewing Company, the question remains: How’s the beer? Here’s a rundown of Anthony’s impressive array of brews.

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The first beer in the lineup was the Derby Gurl American Amber, coming in at 5.2 percent ABV. Derby Gurl filled the glass with a true amber coloring and a thin lace of white head.

While most Ambers tend to fall short on aroma and taste, Derby Gurl was bursting with caramel and roasted malt aroma. The first sip awoke the palate with a mild bitterness, and finished with a touch of caramel.

The light body of this beer makes it especially easy to drink.

The second beer in Device’s arsenal was the Whisper Sweet Nothings, Sweet Stout at 5.5 percent ABV. Although the name is a bit of a mouthful, the flavors did not disappoint. The beer was a beautiful midnight black with a dense toffee colored head. Coffee and bittersweet chocolate rose from the glass giving off a luring aroma. A smooth and creamy body gives way to layers of semi-sweet chocolate and a slight roast. The sweetness of this beer comes into play on the initial sip, and is caused by residual sugars left behind by the yeast.

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The Integral IPA was our natural progression through the beers.

Device’s Double IPA holds an alcohol content of 7 percent, and is brewed in the West Coast style using massive amounts of hops. When set on the counter, the liquid in the glass was a hazy, tangerine hue, with a creamy white head. Enormous tropical fruit scents, with dank and resinous undertones came from this beer.

Staying true to the West Coast style, the flavors were dominated by citrus fruit and a touch of bread-y grain flavor on the finish.

Nearing the end of our tasting tour, we stepped into the abyss with the Russian Imperial Stout.

This 9.5 percent ABV beer hides its alcohol incredibly well by masking it with chocolate and dark roasted coffee. This beer really changed into something incredible as it rose a few degrees in temperature. As it warmed, the aroma opened to a bouquet of fresh ground coffee and a spiciness of tobacco. Being a Russian Imperial Stout, this beer was definitely driven by hops leaving a sticky bitterness on the tongue.

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Almost Like Love

Darling Chemicalia Releases Album Number Three, Spun in White Words Niki Kangas • photo Liz Liles

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he word “evolution” implies not just adaptation to a changing environment, but also alludes to the increasing complexity of an organism. Local band Darling Chemicalia has been a fixture of the Sacramento live music scene for several years now, and they’ve reshaped, compounded in intricacy and proven their fitness to potential mates (you, the listener and showgoer) with the creation of their third record. Spun in White makes its official emergence in March.

Spun in White is the first Darling Chemicalia effort being put out by a record label— New York’s A Wicked Company. They recorded it themselves at their practice space, House of Hits, on Marconi. It showcases what the band is like live, and exhibits the new additions since Darling Chemicalia’s first two

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records, Valleys and Ghost Sketch, which were self-recorded by Ian Bone (vocals, guitar), Stephine Bone (vocals, keyboard) and Justin Gonzo (drums). Andrew Henderson (also in the totally rad band G. Green) lends a second guitar, and ex G. Green member Michael Feerick adds bass to the new record and evolution of Darling Chemicalia.

The 11 tracks that comprise Spun in White are each distinct from the last and catchier than a motherfucker upon repeated listens. The songs are spun together into an insidiously inviting web by common threads: youthful post-punk melodies; low-fi yet complex layered soundscapes; energizing pop influence; a dreamy underwater quality; Ian’s shaky, desperate vocals and Stephine’s raw, urgent, and longing vocals. Though

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they’ve preciously been compared to My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth, for me, Built to Spill qualities were immediately recognized when I first heard track one, “Final Girl.”

The album name comes from a Charles Bukowski poem, an excerpt of which reads: “… And then the spider from his dank hole nervous and exposed the puff of body swelling hanging there not really quite knowing, and then knowing— something sending it down its string, the wet web, toward the weak shield of buzzing, the pulsing; a last desperate moving hair-leg there against the glass there alive in the sun, spun in white; and almost like love: the closing over, the first spider-sucking: filling its sack upon this thing that lived…”

As you can probably extrapolate from the tone of the poem above, the album is dark, and as Henderson described, “Claustrophobic—so much going on all the time in most of the songs... It’s what you’d feel like if you were in a crawl space and someone’s banging on the floor above you, but it’s good.” Henderson’s manner and voice reminded me of Mordecai from Regular Show.

It’s decidedly a loud, rocking record.

Explains Ian Bone, “Growing up, I was super into Nirvana, and I never tried to do something like that. This doesn’t sound like Nirvana, but it’s as close as we can come to sounding like Nirvana. When you’re young, you get one record and obsess over it, immerse yourself in it. We don’t play a lot of shows where there are teenagers, and I want to know where the teenagers are. Because I wanted to make a record where some kid somewhere would listen to it and get obsessed.

Actually listen to it all the way through.”

There’s so much going on musically in spite of managing to maintain minimalism, that it requires listening to it over and over again to really capture all of the things. Kind of like watching

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The Big Lebowski—no matter how many times I rewatch that movie, I catch some nuance in the dialogue that I’d never picked up on before, which makes it superior to a work that can be absorbed in one sitting.

“We’ve exhausted every melodic possibility for each song,” adds Ian, and while that’s mathematically improbable, the record is full of sound.

“Maybe we need to add a horn or something,” Henderson says jokingly.

“Yeah, that’s the next step,” concurs Ian sarcastically. was a bit more premeditated.

“We’ll make a ska record,” quips Gonzo.

“After we got married, Ian grabbed Band dynamics will make or break me and some residual wedding stuff...,” even the most skilled group of musicians, Stephanie Bone starts to explain. and Darling Chemicalia is a tightknit “That sounds like a sexual thing, ‘it alliance possessing pretty damn cute was our wedding night…’” teases dynamics and dexterity to boot. In the Henderson. beginning, it was just Gonzo, Ian and “It wasn’t our wedding night, it was Stephine (the latter two had a baby after we got married,” she clarifies. three years ago). They added a guitarist The resulting picture is a beautiful, momentarily but she didn’t work out. haunting image of a woman, spun in One night in December 2012, when white, in itself a work longtime homies of art.

Henderson and Feerick “When you’re young, Lofty future goals were going in on some you get one record for the band? Define booze with Gonzo and and obsess over it, lofty… the Bones, Ian declared, immerse yourself in it.

“I’m still stoked “You should come join We don’t play a lot of every month that our band.” And so it shows where there are goes by that we’re all was decided. teenagers, and I want still doing this,” Ian “It’s cool that we’re a to know where the says.

“I don’t have any band that is just friends teenagers are. delusions of grandeur anyway, and we’ve just Because I wanted to that we’ll be on the become better friends,” make a record where cover of the Rolling Henderson elaborates. some kid somewhere Stone or anything like “We just like to play would listen to it and that... if we can keep music together. We all get obsessed.” making something look forward to band – Ian Bone, that’s good, as long as practice because we get Darling Chemicalia all of us are interested to hang out with each in doing it, then that’s good enough.” other.” That camaraderie is palpable in “We’re finally going to go play in the the new record.

Northwest, and that’s a huge step for this They rehearse once a week, randomly band,” adds Gonzo. intersperse local shows, and on occasion I disagree. Maybe they won’t get venture out to San Francisco to perform. richer, or get their picture on the cover Their songwriting process varies. Ian of the Rolling Stone, but I wouldn’t be brings ideas to the table half of the time, surprised if this band is asked to play and as far as the other half goes, they’ll festivals like SXSW within the next just be jamming at the beginning of couple of years, or is at least pleasantly practice and something worth exploring surprised by a wealth of affirming, great further arises. It took about a year to reviews by notable music publications— write the new record, and a year to not unlike this review. record it—this was no haphazard process, but a painstaking and methodical one.

The album cover artwork for Spun in Catch Darling Chemicalia’s album release show for White is on par with the quality of the Spun in White at the Starlite record itself. For the previous two albums, Lounge (1517 21st Street) on they utilized found photos, which are Tuesday, March 25. Show starts at 8 p.m., is 21-andvery cool images, but the new one was over and costs $5. the first thing they actually did where it

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Beyond the Bottom

Line Big Business on Post-Label Life and Battlefields Forever Words Ryan J. Prado photo James Rexroad

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hen I catch up with Big Business guitarist Scott Martin, he’s exiting a restaurant somewhere between Dallas and Nashville, a little frazzled from an evening prior when he and his Los Angelesbased band mates played a gig at the Gas Monkey Bar N Grill, opening for The Sword on their U.S. tour. These are the first live dates that Big Business has had the chance to play since the Halloween 2013 release of their fourth album, Battlefields Forever. Bassist/ vocalist Jared Warren was expecting his first child around the release date, which meant that the road would have to wait.

Their Dallas stop was a memorable one, as Martin reports.

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“A guy at the show last night flew in from Sweden,” says Martin. “He heard us on a Sword channel on Spotify, and it played us and he was like, ‘What is this?’ and he flew to Dallas.”

The hubris of this kind of interaction might come off as garish, but Martin’s reference of it is, in fact, at the core of Big Business’ modus operandi as a band now: The little connections made as part of life as a small business.

“I’ve had label experiences where I’ve done all the artwork for the record, yet the label charges us thousands of dollars for art,” says Martin. “You get an itemized list of things they charge you for, and it’ll be like $5,000 for radio, and, you know, no one listens to radio. [With our own label] we know exactly what we’re spending on what, and with us, the most important things are the songs and doing justice to the music we’re writing anyway. All the other stuff has just been a natural series of events.”

Battlefields Forever is actually the third release on the band’s Gold Metal Records, following two Big Business EPs, including

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2011’s seismic Quadruple Single. The selfrun label—currently housed at the band’s rehearsal space—serves as a vehicle for the fuzz-metal trio to produce and distribute their music on their own terms. Everything from the artwork and layout of the album itself, down to overseeing the actual pressing of the vinyl, was meticulously lorded over by the band. Martin, Warren and drummer Coady Willis bypassed the typical pre-release buzz-game that nearly every band succumbs to in order to get heard. That meant no album advances, no PR campaign and—perhaps most riskily—no distribution deal. That decision, coupled with a temporary moratorium on touring, meant that for the larger populace of music-listeners, critics and magazines, Battlefields Forever was unveiled with all the fury of a mewing kitten.

That is, until you listened to it.

Charging from the get-go with a driving, battle-ready drumbeat, the symbiosis of Warren’s ferociously crunchy lowend is rounded out by Martin’s sludgy accompaniment. Whereas 2009’s Mind the Drift—the band’s last LP for now-defunct

metal label Hydra Head—still centered the band around the technical proficiency and rhythmic counterpoints of Warren and Willis (Martin came on board in 2010), Battlefields Forever steadies the ship a bit, allowing a depth of instrumentation to navigate songs through wily walls of fuzz on tunes like “No Vowels,” “Trees” and “Doomsday, Today!”

“All the sounds on the album are our amps,” says Martin regarding any conscious aural or evolutionary decisions made for the album. “That’s what we sound like.”

Calling on their friend Dave Curran—who mans bass guitar for Unsane—to produce the record, Big Business holed up at Entourage Studios in North Hollywood for an intense two-week session that was later mixed at Seaside Lounge in Brooklyn, N.Y., by Curran and producer Andrew Schneider.

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“We were paying the studio out of our band fund money, and the clock is ticking when you’re in that situation. So we banged it out pretty fast,” reports Martin. “We were really prepared, so when we went in and tracked everything, I’d already known what overdubs I was gonna do because I use ProTools at home. I’d go home after practice and figure out what other parts the songs needed. We were all technologically savvy in that way. Since it was our responsibility, we basically barged in the door, worked our asses off and left.”

That the album may just be the band’s crowning achievement musically is all the more impetus for them to have taken the reins and done things the right way for them. The incubation period before they could tour the album, too, was likely a blessing in disguise.

After all, their current tour is their distribution deal. And it’s a good one.

“Since we don’t have a distro deal, this is kind of it,” says Martin. “We’re traveling around selling our record. Because we run everything, we also talk to the people who buy our stuff and listen to it. We have a close relationship with them. They make suggestions and we try and meet somewhere with them.”

Even when considering merch sales, the band has successfully eliminated a swath of cash-grabbing middle-men by utilizing the services of online marketplace IndieMerch, who more formally facilitate T-shirts, posters and other bits of swag for artists. The company also provides services for the

operation of online retail channels for bands and labels. IndieMerch’s back-end software supplies the band with real-time sales reports, and it pays on demand. That means that any time anyone buys a Big Business LP through the online store, the band can view the sale and collect the money right away.

Martin hopes to see a future where more bands adopt the practice of foregoing the perhaps-tempting route of the label/PR machine and just put some elbow grease into a truly DIY system.

“It’s not that difficult to do on your own,” explains Martin. “We have a name for ourselves after being around for so long, but it’s all really easy stuff to do. Hopefully the protocol of how albums are released, just generated out of hype and whatnot, I hope there’s a big change in that. I hope people start doing things for themselves, like this.

You just source out the jobs amongst each other and figure out how to make a record.

“Everybody that has gotten hold of us or done anything with us regarding the record has all been through their terms and it’s a mutual working-together situation.

It’s really awesome.”

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Making the Rounds

Looks in the Crowd at Sacramento Fashion Week 2014 Words & photos Lovelle Harris

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ew York. London. Paris. Sacramento? From Feb. 16 to 22, the fashion set descended upon our fair city with a week-long celebration that included parties, catwalks and fashion. Since 2006, Sacramento Fashion Week has aspired to challenge the notion that the industry is an elitist enclave where only the likes of the Anna Wintours, Andre Leon Talleys and Tom Fords of the world dare to roam. This challenge to the establishment was in full swing at this year’s launch party at MIX Downtown on Feb. 16, where the heaving crowd of industry powerhouses, local models, photographers, designers and budding fashionistas mixed and mingled over cocktails, music and, of course, fashion.

On the heels of the packed house at the launch party, the week included several industry events centered around all things fabulous: hair and makeup demonstrations; a social media workshop for enterprising bloggers; an event showcasing the collective talents of the film and fashion worlds; a sold-out showcase of hot, local boutiques; and culminated with the spring/summer and fall/winter fashion shows at the California Auto Museum on Feb. 21 and 22, respectively. With a nod to the eclectic and diverse range of stylistas in the region, Submerge strutted out into the fashion foray and met some of the stylish denizens of the River City—proving Sacramentans can truly work it.

L ashawn S mith An aspiring stylist who recently transitioned from a career in the law to pursue her passion for fashion after realizing she’d rather provide her friends and colleagues with fashion tips than legal tips, Smith radiates in a Forever 21 dress in jade and silk headband and styles it all with a bright pink collar from Francesca in San Francisco.

As a retail associate at Banana Republic, she bears witness to the evolving fashion world in Sacramento and is invigorated and inspired by its evolution. Her confidence that the local scene is coming into its own is matched only by her ability to elevate a simple frock from a bargain fashion house into a look that exudes a decidedly ’60s vibe while managing to come off fresh and modern. “I love fashion. I love putting weird things together.”

E metrius “ M eechie ” H unter After having experienced the grandiose convergence of celebrities, fashion editors and models upon the stateside Mecca of fashion (Mercedes Benz Fashion Week during the 2012 collections), this dapper dandy is a full-on fashionista and stuns in an all-black ensemble.

Working the room in vintage Ray Ban shades, a crisp pair of Armani trousers and a black H&M shirt littered with glimmering sequins and layered under a Kenneth Cole blazer in sumptuous velvet, this world traveler and self-identified “military brat” dabbles in styling and says fashion is something he embraces every day. And while it’s his first experience with Sacramento Fashion Week, and he was surprised one existed at all, Hunter says he’s impressed by the level of fashion on display.

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Mixing patterns with vibrant pops of color, Chakukuma is the definition of Sacramento chic.

Wearing a graphic tank from H&M paired with a skirt from the Target’s latest high-profile designer collaboration with Peter Pilotto—yes, she stayed up late just to snag a piece from the collection after having learned the lessons from the feeding frenzy that was the Missoni-Target collab, which completely sold out in a matter of hours—this fashion-forward look combines soft sculptural shapes with edgy accessories in bright yellow and pink. A recent graduate of the criminal justice program at Sacramento State, this style maven says that being able to network with those who love fashion just as much as she does is the highlight of her Sacramento Fashion Week experience. “It’s nice to be in the same room with people that love what I love.”

Proving that an everyday, casual look can be just as fierce as a three-piece, bespoke suit from London’s famed Savile Row, this menswear look Womble’s rocking is a mix of classic Americana and school-boy chic. A study in how to transform a plaid shirt, jeans and a backpack into a look that oozes laid-back chic, Womble works the room of industry leaders with ease.

Sourcing pieces from Old Navy, Target and Levi's, this American River College fashion student exudes a boyish charm that inexplicably blends with the high-fashion crowd mingling about the room. A Sacramentan by way of San Francisco, Womble has immersed himself in the local fashion scene and is thrilled to be a part of the emerging world of Sacramento style. “I work in retail in fashion, and I’m trying to break through in the fashion industry… I realized there is a scene here—I didn’t know we had a scene.”

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L indsay B rent Embracing one of the trends that dominated the runways during the fall 2013/14 fashion shows, Brent luxuriates in her latest fashion find, the epitome of opulence—the fur vest. Her glammedup look is completed with understated black “skinnies,” a black top and her L.A.M.B. bag in tow.

The local stylist, fashion researcher and writer proudly announced that her furry frock was procured from a recent shopping expedition on the vintage fashion ecommerce website, NastyGal, while the other pieces were found at Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters. Brent, who studies fashion at American River College, says local fashion is all about the unexpected and appreciates the diversity of style that is found in Sacramento.

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C aitlen S chmidt Proving that some of the best fashion finds come from treasures unearthed not from the racks of big department stores but rather from those small boutiques that possess some of those one-of-a-kind items, Schmidt wears a wool coat festooned with blue and navy dots that was gifted to her by her grandmother. A shock of bright blue peeks out from under the three-quarter sleeved jacket, giving the look depth and a vivid pop of color. A black handbag adorned with gold studs provides the outfit with an edgy vibe while her elegant black slacks keep the look grounded. Schmidt, who also studies fashion at American River College, has been working tirelessly with the Sacramento Fashion Week production team in preparation of the big fashion shows on Friday and Saturday and says that when people profess that Sacramentans don’t have style that they’re just not looking in the right places. “I love the fashion here, it’s all around. It’s even in small community colleges.”

A lena M elnik A photographer and fashion assistant, Melnik brings a dash of European flavor to Sacramento Fashion Week. With most of her outfit sourced from stores in London and Latvia, Melnik’s look borrows heavily from vintage ‘80s elements. Her black blazer, a vintage piece found in the recesses of her mother’s closet is a one of those foundation pieces that should be a part of everyone’s fashion repertoire. Proving that the liquid legging is still in fashion, a find Melnik credits to JCPenny, the shock of green paired with a nest of pearl baubles draped about her neck, the look is refined yet edgy.

Melnik, who is currently working on a line of vintage-style maxi skirts, says that while this is her first foray in the world that is Sacramento Fashion Week, she’s been impressed by the level of fashion on display.

C aitlin R obb Another member of Sacramento Fashion Week’s production team, Robb’s look is minimalist yet completely chic. A white silk tunic drapes elegantly over a pair of black leggings that are tucked into a pair of classic leather riding boots. A staple in any fashionista’s closet, an archetypal Louis Vuitton tote hangs effortlessly off of her delicate shoulder as she makes her rounds networking with the models, photographers and other fashionable Sacramentans. The J Crew visual merchandiser who is a part of the crew in charge of staging the runway shows says that Sacramento Fashion Week is evolving and continues to surprise her every year as more and more people embrace the concept that one doesn’t have to live in New York, Los Angeles or Milan to experience amazing fashion or be a part of the fashion world. “The fashion scene is growing, it’s getting bigger. A lot of people are making fashion happen here.”

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2.24 Monday

The Blue Lamp Acoustic & Spoken Word Open Mic, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Open Mic w/ Dave Baldwin, 7:30 p.m.

Harlow’s The Thermals, Colleen Green, 7 p.m.

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

Marilyn’s Karaoke, 8 p.m Old Ironsides Heath Williamson & Friends, 5 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club Potential Threat SF, Art of Chaos, Krippler, 30 Cent Solution, Dead In Seconds, 9 p.m.

2.26 Wednesday

Ace of Spades Dom Kennedy, Skeme, 7 p.m.

Assembly Paradise Fears, Sunderland, Battle Scars, 6 p.m.

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

Cafe Colonial Punk Rock Hootenanny w/ Danny Secretion, Rachel Hanna, Bear Williams, Bear Williams, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose Northern Soul, 8 p.m.

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

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Element Brass Band, Dank Ocean, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Dead Dads, Ostriches, Medodora, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Howell Devine, 9 p.m.

University Union Redwood Room, CSUS Nooner feat. The Ideateam, 12 p.m.

2.25 2.27 Tuesday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Sea Legs, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s GSET: Classic Rock and Blues Review, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Press Club GRIMEY: DJ Whores Going Away Party feat. Billy Lane, Nesta, Formless & Ratchet, Rogue, Imf.Dred and more, 8 p.m.

Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 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.

thursday

Ace of Spades J Boog, Los Rakas, Simple Creation, Squarefield Massive, 6:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Inferno of Joy, Dead Horses, Six Beers Deep, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk AG, Lui Vega, A Don Named Franca, Bobby Z, Young C, Wombat, Feff Mac’n, D-MO, D Cali, Ronnie B, Lil Jay, Lil C, Dough Boy, 7 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

District 30 Cuervo, Jayrokk, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Chicken & Dumpling, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Jelly Bread, Ka•mi•ka•ze, 8 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Mac Russ & Christ Ernst, Rubbidy Buppity, Swahili Passion, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club DJ Missy Mark, 9 p.m.

R15 Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Shine Dr. Rock & The Stuff, Johnny Guitar Knox, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Georgia Rain, 9 p.m.

Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Quinn Hedges Band, 9 p.m.

2.28 Friday

Assembly Incredible’ Me, I Wish We Were Robots, Heros Last Mission, Cemetery Sun, Altessa, The Boys After, This Farewell, 6:30 p.m.

Back 9 Bar & Grill Track Fighter, Once An Empire, California Riot Act, 9 p.m.

Bar 101 Thunder Cover, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Whiskey & Stitches, One Eyed Reilly, The Pikeys, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Jacka, Playah K, Lil Rozy, 7 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Total Recall, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Keith Sweat, 9 p.m.

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

Club Car The Bad Catz, 9 p.m.

Davis Art Center 5th Annual Classical Guitar Series w/ Matthew Grasso, 8 p.m.

District 30 DJ A-One, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Wolfgang Vega, The Denver J Band, Stevie Nader, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Diego’s Umbrella, 8 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe DJ Leslie Perez, 10:30 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Croissants (7” Release), Strange Party (Tape Release), RAD, Crude Studs, Moans, DJ Dali Baba, 8 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe This Hiatus, Lumohs, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s The Darling Clementines, 8 p.m.

Midtown BarFly DJ Whores, Bphree, Fame Change, Ben Tension & Selly, Druskee, Pyramid Scheme and more, 9 p.m.

Momo Sacramento DJ Oasis, DJ JB, 10 p.m.

Old Ironsides William Mylar, 5 p.m.; The West 7’s, Yellow Jacket Motel, 6 Beers Deep, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge Mardi Gras Weekend w/ DJ Peeti V, DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Night Fever, 9 p.m.

Sacramento Community Center Theater Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore, 8 p.m.

Shine The Soul Shine Band, Tao Jiriki, Electric Snorkel, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Vintage Vandals, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Main Stage Cover Me Badd, 9:30 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Pano Hall Night Ranger, 8:30 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Cripple Creek, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Steven Roth Band, 9 p.m.

Veterans’ Memorial Theatre (Davis) Mother Falcon, Tom Brosseau, 8 p.m.

3.01 Saturday

Ace of Spades Tierra, Inner Soul, 7 p.m.

Assembly Baeza, Reign, Statusgoes, Playah K, 7 p.m.

Back 9 Bar & Grill The Kenny Frye Band, 9 p.m.

Bar 101 Humble Wolf, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Galactavore, MDSO, Smirker, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Avenue of Escape, State Line Empire, Korean Fire Drill, California Riot Act, Hit and Run, Seventh Union, 7:30 p.m.

Cafe Colonial The Body, Amarok, Plague Widow, (Waning), 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Birds of Chicago, 8 p.m.

Dead Western Halfpence & Haypenny, Medicine Room Shine 8 p.m.

2.28 The Jacka Playah K, Lil Rozy The Boardwalk 7 p.m.

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Clark’s Corner Chris Twomey, 8 p.m.

District 30 DJ Louie Giovanni, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Zepparella, (Female Led Zeppelin Tribute), Dungeons & Drag Queens, 8 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Walk Off The Earth, 7:30 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Michael RJ Saalman, Social Studies, Aan, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s The Inciters, House of Orange, 9 p.m.

Off Center Stage (Grass Valley) Birds of Chicago, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge Mardi Gras Weekend w/ DJ Peeti V, DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club End of Ever, Knock Knock, The Western Tates, 6 p.m.; DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Tortilla Soup, 10 p.m.

Shine Dead Western, Halfpence & Haypenny, Medicine Room, 8 p.m.

Third Space Tom Brosseau, Diane Cluck, Sondra Sun-Odeon, Garrett Pierce, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Pano Hall The Lettermen, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5:30 p.m.; The Old Screen Door, 9 p.m.

3.02 Sunday

Assembly We Butter The Bread With Butter, Lions Lions, Honour Crest, The IIaid and the Odyssey, 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 Martin Sexton, Jay Nash, 7:30 p.m.

Club Car The June Williams Duo, 6 p.m.

Crest Theatre Robert Randolph and the Family Band, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar EGG, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Wild Feathers, Jamestown Revival, 8 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Sweet Revenge, 1 p.m.

Sacramento Community Center Theater Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore, 8 p.m.

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Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; The Nibblers, 8 p.m.

3.03 Monday

The Blue Lamp Acoustic & Spoken Open Mic, 8 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.

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

Press Club Hat Madder, Minsky Blackouts, Instagon, Zen Arcadia, 9 p.m.

3.04 Tuesday

Crest Theatre Ani DiFranco, Toshi Reagon, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Typhoon, Phox, Line & Circle, 7 p.m.

Marilyn’s GSET: Classic Rock and Blues Review, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Press Club Wolfgang Vega, TJ McNulty, Claire Wright, 9 p.m.

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

Toby Keith’s Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Fat Tuesday Parade w/ Peter Petty, Dana Moret, Stacie Eakes, Element Brass Band, 4 p.m.

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

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Off Center Stage (Grass Valley) Foxtails Brigade, Beautiful Dudes, Lasher Keen, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Brian Rogers & His Allstars, 9 p.m.

University Union Redwood Room, CSUS Nooner feat. Sacramento Taiko Dan, 12 p.m.

3.06 Thursday

Ace of Spades T-Pain, Priceless Da Roc, Diamond Dez, Biaje & Smoke, DJ Kentot, Keyringz, Mic Taylor, Young Duse, 6:30 p.m.

Assembly Posterchild, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Blues Jam, 4 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s El Ten Eleven, 6:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s The Bumptet and Friends, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

R15 Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Shine Chikading, Furschitzen Giggles, High Profile Transients, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Chad Bushnell Band, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X, 5 p.m.; Jeramy Norris and the Dangerous Mood, 9 p.m.

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Assembly Sunny Ledfurd, Matt Gage, 7 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Foxtails Brigade, Beautiful Dudes, Lasher Keen, 8 p.m.

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

Crest Theatre Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Fox & Goose Northern Soul, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY

Back 9 Bar & Grill Rian Basilio and The Roosters, Trikome, 9 p.m.

Bar 101 Said the Shotgun, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Red Leaf, Celestins, 50 Watt Heavy, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Fire and Wheels, Frank Hannon (from Tesla), Ron Keel, 7 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Wynton Marsalis, 7 p.m.

The Colony Rotten Bits, Every Hand Betrayed, System Assault, Final Decay, As the Sky Darkens, 7 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Lovefool, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s You Front the Band Live Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides William Mylar, 5 p.m.

On The Y Dead in Seconds, Raventhrone, Bleed by Example, Stignob, Blaquelisted, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Steel Breeze, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Apricot, Plots, Puppet Radio, 8 p.m.

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

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Saturday

Assembly Ghost Of The Robot, Maxxx, 7:30 p.m.

Back 9 Bar & Grill Diamond Dez, Trainwrecked, 9 p.m.

Bar 101 The Old Screen Door, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp The Shove-its, The Flip-Offs, 5 p.m.; Record Club Presents: Radio Radio ‘80s Dance Night, 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk The Fryed Brothers Band, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Michael McDonald, 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Austin Lounge Lizards, 8 p.m.

The Colony Hit Reset, Carbomb Commies, Mad Judy, Life in A Spiral, Zero for Zero, 7 p.m.

G Street WunderBar Big Sticky Mess, 9:30 p.m.

Harlow’s ZuhG, Rainbow Girls, City of Trees Brass Band, 7 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe The Mowgli’s, 7:30 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Luigi’s Fungarden Heartsounds, The Mighty Fine, Vvomen, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Jukebox Johnny, 9 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Cripple Creek, 10 p.m.

Torch Club Poorhouse Millionaires, 5:30 p.m.; Tad Robinson, 9 p.m.

3.09 Sunday

The Blue Lamp Stomper 98, The Old Firm Casuals, Control, Pressure Point, 3 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.

Cache Creek Casino El Regimen Sinaloense, 5 p.m.

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

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3.10 Monday

The Blue Lamp Acoustic & Spoken Open Mic, 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Community Music Jam, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Larry and His Flask, Scott H. Biram, Whiskey Shivers, 7 p.m.

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

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

Press Club Marriage + Cancer, Dad Punch, 9 p.m.

Comedy Crest Theatre Jim Jefferies: Day Streaming, March 1, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Daniel Dugar, Toby Roberts, Feb. 28 - March 2, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Open Mic Comedy hosted by Anthony K, March 4, 8 p.m.

The Mikes in March Mikeness: The Return of the Mike, March 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.

Punchline Comedy Club Comedy Kill w/ Johnny Taylor, D. Tyler, Stephen Furey, Emma Haney, Troy Nelson, Feb. 26, 8 p.m.

Gabriel Iglesias, Feb. 27, 8 p.m.

Tony Woods, Carla Clayy, Carlos Rodriguez, Feb. 28 - March 2, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Showcase, March 5, 8 p.m.

Na’im Lynn, Gary Anderson, March 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.

Critical Hit: An All Geek Comedy Show!, Feb. 28, 9 p.m.

The Syndicate Sketch Comedy Show, March 7, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Jo Koy, March 7, 8:30 p.m.

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

Alley Katz Three Year Anniversary Party, Feb. 28, 6 p.m.

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

The Blue Lamp Naughty Trivia!, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

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

Cal Expo Sacramento Boat Show & Off-Road Exposition, March 6 - 9 RV Show, March 6 - 9 California Automobile Museum Sac Beer Week: Sacramento Brewers Showcase, Feb. 27, 6 p.m.

Capitol Beer and Tap Room 2nd Annual Homebrew Competition, March 2 Capitol Mall Sac Beer Week: Capitol Beer Fest, March 9, 2 p.m.

Central United Methodist Church 58th Annual Camellia International Folk Dance Festival, March 7 - 8 Crocker Art Museum Hatch (Dance), Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m.

Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California Collections, through Apr. 20 Elk Grove Fine Arts Center First Saturday Art Reception: National Youth Art Month feat.

Artwork by Franklin High School Students, March 1, 4 p.m.

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

Howe Park Annual Fishing Derby, March 1, 8 a.m.

JayJay Gallery Second Saturday Reception for Michael Sarich, March 8, 6 p.m.

John Natsoulas Gallery 5th Annual Art of Painting, March 8, 5 p.m.

Little Relics Boutique & Galleria Show Finale for Michele Fisher, Feb. 27, 6 p.m.

Opening Reception for Priscilla Ameneyro (Mixed Media Collage) and Kyle Lawson (Ceramics), March 6, 6 p.m.; 2nd Saturday Reception, March 8, 6 p.m.

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 7th Annual Winter French Short Film Screening, Feb. 28, 7 p.m.

90th Annual Camellia Show, March 1-2 Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, every Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Mission Oaks Community Center Spring Craft Fair, March 1, 9 a.m.

Old Sacramento Bars and Nightclubs Mardi Gras 2014, March 1, 5 p.m.

Sacramento Beer Week’s Annual Beer Crawl, March 6, 7 p.m.

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

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

Sacramento Convention Center 26th Annual Winter Wine & Food Fest, March 1, 5 p.m.

Sacramento Fine Arts Center Open Studio, Open Mic, Open Movement, March 1, 5:30 p.m.

Shine Red Alice’s Poetry Emporium feat. RD Armstrong and G. Murray Thomas, hosted by Bill Gainer, Feb. 26, 8 p.m.

Sleep Train Arena Champions Shootout: Tennis Legends feat. Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, and James Blake, Feb. 26, 7 p.m.

University Union Ballroom, CSUS Hypnotist Tom Deluca, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.

Free Movie Screening: Eden, March 6, 5 p.m.

Lecture w/ Chong Kim, March 6, 7:30 p.m.

Various Restaurants and Bars Sacramento Beer Week, Feb. 27 March 9 West Sacramento Black Box Theater El Sol de Medianoche, Flamenco en Vivo feat. Flamenco Dancer Savannah Fuentes, March 6, 8 p.m.

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I’ve never been to Hawaii, but it sure does look nice on television. Leis, pineapples, volcanoes, surfers, all those beautiful beaches…you’d have to be a pretty miserable prick not to love it there. And as it turns out, for four years straight, Hawaii—unsurprisingly—scored the highest in the Well-Being Index, according to Gallup and Healthways. However, in the recently released 2013 poll, Hawaii has been dethroned by a very unlikely usurper…none other than North Dakota.

I know what you’re thinking: Is North Dakota even a state? Believe it or not, it is!

North Dakota is the 39th state and was admitted into the Union in 1889. Its state motto is “Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable,” and at a population of more than 720,000, it contains fewer people than San Francisco. Crazy, huh?

It’s also not the Dakota with Mount Rushmore. That monument resides in Keystone, S.D. Yes…there’s a South Dakota too. I guess around that time, they ran out of state names and were just like, look, just slap a “South” on it and call it a day.

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index score is an average of six sub-indexes: Life Evaluation, Emotional Health, Work Environment, Physical Health, Healthy Behaviors and Basic Access (such as to healthcare and insurance and whatnot). The score is calculated on a scale of 0 to 100 (100 being the ideal). As a nation, the United States’ overall well-being has held steady around a score of 66 since 2008; it dipped from 66.7 to 66.2 between 2012 and 2013.

Honestly, I did feel .5 crappier last year. It kind of sucked.

How did North Dakota get such a high ranking? According to Valleynewslive.com, several factors could have played a role. The state is currently No. 2 when it comes to oil production, it has the lowest unemployment rate in the country and the number of North Dakotan millionaires has tripled since 2005.

But it’s not just the big cheeses reaping the benefits: McDonald’s workers earn $11 per hour and may even receive signing bonuses; waiters and waitresses can earn up to $750 per day and exotic dancers can carve out a yearly salary of (I hope you’re sitting down) $350,000.

North Dakota is so prosperous, its well-

being is contagious. Each of the three states that border it is ranked in the top 5 of the WellBeing Index: South Dakota, No. 2; Minnesota, No. 4; and Montana, No. 5. South Dakota’s southern neighbor Nebraska chimes in at No. 3.

In case you were wondering, California, which scored a respectable 67.6 (2.8 points off the leader), landed outside the top 10. So it would seem that all the Jamba Juices, Cross Fitters and locavores in the world don’t stack up to a population of well-paid strippers, but such is life. Hey, at least you’re not West Virginia, which for the fifth year straight landed at 50th on the list with a woeful Well-Being Index score of 61.4.

I have to say, I’ve visited West Virginia a couple times, and it’s not all that bad. It’s got pretty, lush, green mountains; scenic rivers like the Monongahela; and a fun college town in Morgantown (go Mountaineers!). I spent a great afternoon in Morgantown this one time, getting drunk on excellent local beer at this great bar where I chowed down on a massively delicious cheesesteak and smoked dirt-cheap cigarettes I bought from the corner store… OK, so maybe that’s why it’s not the healthiest place to live, but I had a blast.

I guess I just feel bad for West Virginia. It’s just kind of tucked away in the armpit created

by Virginia and Pennsylvania, as if it was just an afterthought. Now for the past five years, it’s had the stigma of being the worst place to be in America.

Sure, it’s just a poll and an arbitrary number, but we’re a country obsessed with polls and arbitrary numbers. The results of the Well-Being Index are based on interviews with just 178,000 Americans from all 50 states, which is a small fraction of our entire population, so there’s probably a large margin for error. Maybe there’s a whole bunch of people who think West Virginia is the best place ever… I mean, there must be one.

Meanwhile, the rest of us might want to consider a new Manifest Destiny. Our forefathers crossed wild terrain and treacherous mountains traveling from the East to find a better life in the West. Maybe it’s time for us to pack our parkas and comforters and start the caravan to the Northern Plains. At least all we’ll have to do is hop on the Interstate.

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