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Dive in The Stream The Optimistic Pessimist Submerge your senses heartsounds brown shoe PodgyPanda Crawdads on the River calendar live<<rewind

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dive in Sacramento is on fire this August (in a good way) Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Wow, Sacramentans! Let me just say there are a ton of events happening in our region this August and September and I couldn’t be more excited to dive in to these last summer months, 100-degree days and all.

Let me chronologically walk you through our features found in this issue, in hopes that it gives you some ideas for things to see, hear and do.

This August’s Second Saturday falls on Aug. 9 and I highly recommend hightailing it over to Dragatomi (2317 J Street in Sacramento), where you can not only see vibrant, cute art from Richard Kuoch, also known as PodgyPanda, but you can meet this New Zealand native too at his first solo show ever in the United States. See what’s to come by flipping to page 18, where you will learn about the artist who just wants to make people smile.

On Aug. 14 you’ll be able to hear the band Brown Shoe at Witch Room over at 1815 19th Street in Sacramento. This band of four brothers (yes four!) grew up in Folsom (and lived on X Street in Sacramento forever, too) but currently live in Los Angeles. They are releasing a 4-part EP called Lonely Beast with the second part coming out on Aug. 19.

Learn more about the Baggaley brothers growing up in our area, why they moved to Los Angeles and their process for writing music, all starting on page 14.

Sure, there are always great punk and rock shows happening in Sacramento; but for four days in a row, Punch and Pie Fest, one of my favorite Sacramento festivals, will take place. Mark your calendars because from Aug. 14 through 17 there will be so much good stuff for your ears to hear, and you will not want to miss this.

Kicking off the first night on Aug. 14 is the Bay Area’s Heartsounds. Thanks to Punch and Pie for putting them on this bill because I never knew who they were before. And that’s a damn shame, let me tell you! This band is amazing.

Think technical and fast punk rock with both male and female lead vocals. Let’s just say, I can not stop listing to their last album, Internal Eyes, released in Oct. 2013. On page 12 read about how one of the founders of Heartsounds, Ben Murray, describes the band’s sound, the difference between this last album and their previous ones, as well as how he feels about the punk scene.

There is nothing really chronological about our last feature, Crawdads on the River. Who cares, because you could eat there seven days a week. However, I feel that brunch, summer and good views go hand-in-hand, so with the joint’s new ownership this past spring and chef Adam Pechal reworking the menu, we sent our writer there to take it all in and report back. You can read up on this floating restaurant on the Sacramento River on page 21.

Read, see, hear, do! Enjoy issue 167, Melissa

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The stream Three More Weeks of Sleazy Gore at Trash Film Orgy!

Switchfoot, Emery, Jars of Clay and More to Perform at Joshua Fest 2014

Midtown’s Newest Country/Rock Bar Goldfield Trading Post Set to Open Aug. 1 Jonathan Carabba

Send regional news tips to info@submergemag.com As you read this, we are smack dab in the middle of Sacramento’s raunchiest, sleaziest film fest. That’s right, you’ve still got three weeks left of Trash Film Orgy, The Thing an annual film fest that brings you some of the trashiest, most gory and downright bizarre movies ever made.

TFO screens their hand-selected horror films late on Saturday nights inside the historic (and some say haunted) Crest Theatre. It truly is an adults-only cult film experience like no other with beer and wine, singalongs, silly costumes and just all sorts of awesome weirdness. On Aug. 2, TFO will be showing the 1982 film by director Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and with it you can expect Star Trek Cosplay, Shatner Haiku and if you come early, the highly interactive Trash Action Sideshow.

On Aug. 9, catch John Carpenter’s sci-fi horror film The Thing and finally on Aug. 15 (a special Friday showing), see TFO’s series wrap-up where they will be screening the sexy, bonerinducing Showgirls, a 1995 film by director Paul Verhoeven. For all shows, doors open at 10:30 p.m., entertainment starts around 11:30 p.m. and the films air at midnight, so make sure to eat your Wheaties (or drink a Red Bull) because you’ll be in for a fun, late night. Tickets are $9 in advance or $10 at the door. Visit Trashfilmorgy.com for more information.

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Over the past 10 years, Joshua Fest has hosted so many good punk, rock and hardcore bands it’s hard to count them all. And let’s just get this out of the way right up front: yes, Joshua Fest is a Christian music fest (and a registered non-profit one at that), but that doesn’t mean it’s like a Sunday spent at your grandma’s boring church service. According to the fest’s Facebook page, there is “no preaching. Just love, camping and lots of music!” Lots of music is an understatement, as this year Joshua Fest has nearly 50 bands scheduled to perform, including headliners like Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Family Force 5, Thousand Foot Krutch and Submerge favorite, Emery. It’s all happening Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 at the Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy, Californian, approximately three hours north of Sacramento. Three-day general passes for adults are currently just $70 (does not include camping, which is an extra $20), but that price will go up as we get closer to the event dates, so if you want to go, act fast to save money. The best deal is the three-day VIP upgrade package, where for $95 you get admission, a camping pass, a VIP T-shirt, grabbag, backstage access, a meal with the bands and much more. To view the entire lineup and learn more, visit Joshuafest.com.

Set in the building that used to house Hamburger Patties at the corner of 17th and J streets, Goldfield Trading Post, Midtown Sacramento’s newest country/rock bar and music venue, is scheduled to host their grand opening the weekend of Aug. 1 and 2. The building, which has quite a bit of history behind it, is no stranger to live music. A long time ago it used to be Sam’s Hof Brau, a restaurant and bar by day that hosted live blues bands at night. Now in its newest incarnation, Goldfield will be opened and operated by a tried-and-true local team of business owners including Eric Rushing and Bret Bair from two of Sacto’s most successful music venues (Ace of Spades and Assembly), as well as Tyler and Melissa Williams of the popular Midtown barbecue joint Tank House. If there was ever a team that could transform that old funky space into a new successful venue/restaurant/bar, it’s definitely this group! On Friday, Aug. 1, Goldfield will host a live performance

by Joey Hyde (this is a Jon Pardi afterparty, who is playing Ace that same night) and on Saturday, Aug. 2 they will have Deejay Silver (this one will be a Brad Paisley afterparty, who is playing Sleep Train Amphitheatre earlier that night). Both those shows are free, 21-and-over and get underway at 10 p.m.

After those big parties on the grand opening weekend, you can look forward to regular happenings at Goldfield like their open mic nights on Mondays hosted by James Cavern, free line dancing lessons on Tuesdays hosted by Sarah Stokes, beer pong tourneys on Wednesdays and live country band karaoke on Thursdays. Welcome to the hood, Goldfield. We can’t wait to belly up to your bar! To learn more, visit Goldfieldtradingpost.com or Facebook.com/goldfieldtradingpost.

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The Optimistic Pessimist Few events in our brief history on Earth have truly changed how we lived. Some would hearken back to the invention of the wheel, the domestication of animals or the Internet as clear signs of progression. All of these things are super cool and whatnot, but they just didn’t quite satisfy my appetite. I knew our common history had something more to chew on; something that would satisfy my hunger. That something was the sandwich.

It supposedly happened around a card table sometime in the mid-1700s. Our man, John Montagu, the earl of an area in England once known as Sandwich, was a gambling fool who could not even stop playing cards long enough to eat. Instead he had his manservant bring him some meat ‘tween bread while he blew the family riches. Undoubtedly out of distrust for the forever vigilant Montagu, his fellow card players soon began ordering “the same as Sandwich,” to keep an eye on ol’ Johnny sticky fingers. The sandwich was born and the rest is mouth-watering history.

A sandwich, also known as a sub/submarine, hoagie, grinder, torta, hero, Panini, po’ boy, sammie, sammich or a Jared, is comprised of two pieces of bread with something between them. What that something ends up being is completely up to you. Elvis liked his with peanut butter, bananas and possibly bacon. Maybe you just like jelly with your peanut butter and the rest of that shit needs to stay away from your goddamn sandwich! To that I say, calm down buddy… it’s your sandwich, you can have it however you want!

To me, the best sandwich in the world should have a balance of flavors ranging from sweet to salty to tangy and also spicy. The sandwich should not be made on plain white Wonder bread because that shit is gross. Get some grown-up bread and do it right. Keep your tired old vegetables off my sandwich while you’re at it. Unless it’s been pickled, it better be fresh. Even with all of that, a great sandwich will still need some sort of spread to marry it all together. Cheese doesn’t hurt either.

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Given that, it’s hard to say what the best sandwich is. I could just decree that cheeseburgers are technically sandwiches and are therefore clearly the best, but longtime readers know I view burgers as on a plane unto themselves. So, what does that leave us with? The Monte Cristo? Philly Cheese Steak? Muffuletta? Cuban?

While all delicious, none of those can touch a Reuben. If done right, a Reuben will come on toasted dark rye bread, slathered in Russian dressing, piled high with slices of warm corned beef (get that pastrami the hell out of here!), melted Swiss cheese and sauerkraut. It sounds funky, but something magic happens when these ingredients come together. You get sweet from the Swiss and Russian dressing, but also tangy crunch from the kraut, while the corned beef adds a good amount of saltiness and spice.

A quality Reuben will put you into a food coma, so it’s not always an optimal choice for those on the go. Fortunately, my other favorite sandwich of all time does not suffer from the same maladies.

You’ve probably seen them around a lot more

lately, and if you haven’t tried one, you should, because the bánh mì might just be the greatest sandwich in the world.

A good bánh mì sandwich is made on a fresh baguette spread with mayonnaise or aioli, topped with some form of meat (I like pork or chicken), cilantro, sliced chili peppers and pickled carrots and daikon radish. The cilantro and peppers give the sandwich a fresh taste, while the pickled veggies add a nice tang along with some crunch.

Throw in a good baguette and the meat of your choice and this sandwich is unstoppable.

But shit, that’s just my opinion. I’m sure you have your own favorite sandwich. You might like head cheese or liverwurst in yours; the stores keep selling it, so somebody must be eating that shit. Perhaps you aren’t as bold, but you still might live for the wondrous things that can be done with Thanksgiving leftovers and some bread.

Plain and simple or Dagwooded out, the sandwich is one of our most enduring, versatile and delicious creations of all time. What are you going to put on your bread?

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Just because the California State Fair is behind us doesn’t mean that summer fun is over! Don’t forget that Raging Waters at Cal Expo is there for your cooling-down and thrill-seeking needs all the way through early September. Are you into hurling your body down steep things? Great, try out the six-story dual racing slide Cliffhanger, the four-story mammoth “wave” known as the Honolulu Half Pipe and plenty of other screaminducing slides. Want to kick back and chill? That’s cool, too; they’ve got a giant wave pool called Breaker Beach, or float the slow-moving waters of the Calypso Cooler Lazy River. The little ones will love Treehouse Reef, a new five-story children’s attraction with water slides, secret tubes and fun water activities. For hours, directions, ticket info and a park map, head to Rwsac.com or call (916) 924-3747.

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Pizza, Pasta and Subs Galore at Festa Italiana! • Aug. 2–3

Even just thinking the words “Italian food” is enough to make your mouth water and heart flutter. Pizza, fresh pasta and sauces, family, friends, wine, conversations, more wine, romance, more pizza, we could go on! Your chance to celebrate all things Italian is on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3, at the 29th annual Festa Italiana! Enjoy great Italian singers and dancers, stroll the marketplace’s vendors, play some bocce ball, check out Italian cars and scooters but also make sure to enter the “take me away” raffle for your chance to win two round-trip tickets to Italy!

Best of all, indulge in the plethora of delicious food available from caterers and restaurants like Bella Mama’s Italian Kitchen, Adorno’s, La Famiglia, Dianda’s, The Pasta Queen and others.

The event is happening at The Croatian American Cultural Center (3730 Auburn Boulevard) and runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, then 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $12 with kids 15 and under being free. Visit Festaitalianasacramento.com where you can print out a flyer that will save you a couple bucks at the door.

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What happens when 10 regional artists turn giant trash receptacles into large-scale pieces of public art? A unique, open-air, free-to-thepublic exhibit called Art of the Dumpster, that’s what! Commissioned by the Power Inn Alliance and curated by Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Art of the Dumpster showcases 10 one-of-a-kind works from local artists Brenda Louie, Nathan Cordero, Waylon Horner, John Berger, Gioia Fonda, Jim Piskoti, Mark Emerson, Joy Bertinuson, Robert Ortbal and Susan Silvester. The public exhibit is open for free viewing seven days a week through Aug. 30 from sun up to sun down. There will be a special Second Saturday reception and party on Aug. 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. The exhibit is located at 3101 Power Inn Road (corner of Power Inn Road and Cucamonga Avenue).

Visit Powerinn.org/art for more information.

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With their always impressive eclectic lineup of touring bands and DJs, Le Twist Tuesdays continues to be a driving force in Sacramento’s creative music scene. On any given Tuesday you can head to the corner of K and 20 th Streets to LowBrau and, for free, see top-notch national (and sometimes international) electronic/ indie live acts alongside local bands and DJs. Tuesday, Aug. 5 will be particularly great as Le Twist hosts the minimal electronic girl/boy duo Xeno and Oaklander, on tour all the way from Brooklyn, N.Y. Their newest album, Par Avion, was released this summer on the wildly popular Ghostly International label. If synthesizer-driven music is something you gravitate toward, you won’t want to miss this show. It gets underway at 9 p.m. and will be hosted by Le Twist residents and local DJs Sam I Jam, Adam J and Roger Carpio. Visit Facebook.com/letwisttuesdays to see the upcoming schedule of performers.

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Heartsounds Gets Less Metal, More Melodic Words Robin Bacior |photo Violet Derbes

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he passive music listener can easily recognize punk music. Quick, driving rhythms, an undertone of chaos, and above all, a lot of fast emotional expression. The sound is as distinct as harmonica and lapsteel crooning out an old country tune or the synth-y blips bouncing out of electronica. But it takes an active music listener to take the next step and begin to differentiate between the sounds within a genre like punk, and find what makes each group unique. Groups like Fugazi, Minor Threat and Bad Religion all brought punk to the larger audience in the ‘80s and ‘90s, followed by more mainstream sensations like Green Day, and helped listeners begin to differentiate between styles like hardcore, pop-punk, post-punk and emo. It’s a strong community, full of diverse sounds and talented musicians like the Bay Area’s Heartsounds.

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So, how do you describe Heartsounds’…sound?

“It’s faster and a little bit more going on than the punk you hear on the radio,” said Ben Murray, one of the guitarists and vocalists of Heartsounds.

The band started in 2009, with Ben Murray and Laura Nichol as the sole members. The duo wrote the first album, Until We Surrender, in Murray’s apartment. They began playing the material live, and shortly thereafter through the circuit of live shows and the punk community they met their future drummer Trey Derbes and bassist Kyle Camarillo (later replaced by Bobby Taul). Once formed as a full band, the foursome began touring frequently and started to gain momentum, which eventually led to being signed to Epitaph, who re-released the first album in 2010, along with their follow-up, Drifter, in 2011.

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tempos, with both Murray and Nichol switching off singing lead; the sound of tight-knit electric guitar riffs seemingly scratching grooves in the airwaves for Murray and Nichol’s voices to flow evenly through.

“We’re a fast band… We play pretty fast, faster than most, [based on] ideas of punk bands you’d hear on the radio,” Murray said.

“It’s faster and has the male and female vocal tradeoff. I feel it’s unique to us. Laura and I have a heavy metal background so there’s also a bit of technical precision focused riffs.”

The band has spent the last four years gaining a fanbase worldwide. Touring with bands like Strung Out, Heartsounds has made their way through Japan, Mexico, Europe and the United Kingdom and most recently Australia.

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response has varied, but remained positive.

“It’s definitely vastly different from one to another,” Murray said. “Some people are just more expressive than others. You play in Mexico City they go absolutely apeshit because they don’t get a lot of punk bands down there from the U.S., and Japan’s kind of the same way, but I feel like in Europe and the U.S. it’s a little more tame reactions.”

In the past, Heartsounds has received a lot of comparisons to ‘80s/’90s/early ‘00s punk icons like Hot Water Music and Bad Religion.

“Brett [Gurewitz] from Epitaph helped produce vocals for Drifter. There’s definitely a lot of Bad Religion influence; I love that band,” Murray said. “I’d compare it more to bands like Strung Out, bands that do a bit faster stuff that’s still really melodic.”

“We tried to step it back for this one and concentrate more on the chord progressions and not having so many technical parts. It’s just as emotional as the last two in terms of the lyrics and content, but this one I feel is a little more lighthearted.”

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As the band has progressed and grown, the project still seems to be led with Murray at the helm.

“All the actual music writing is usually just done by me in my apartment,” Murray laughed.

Murray crafts the songs, then works the instrumental arrangements with Derbes, and the vocals with Nichol.

In the past, albums like Drifter had a much more distinct metal direction within the sound.

For their newest release, Internal Eyes, the group tried to streamline the sound a bit and put more energy into simplified melodies.

“We tried to step it back for this one and concentrate more on the chord progressions and not having so many technical parts,” Murray said. “It’s just as emotional as the last two in terms of the lyrics and content, but this one I feel is a little more lighthearted.”

For Internal Eyes, the instrumental precision from the earlier material is still present, but there seems to be more space in the sound. The guitar riffs sound less linear and more melodic without losing their impressive quickness. Derbes’ drums still keep high adrenaline rhythm, but with more slight pauses that give the listener more time to catch up, and give the songs a more recognizable body.

Another conscious change Heartsounds made for the record was putting more emphasis on bringing the main vocals to the forefront of the songs, and equalling out the male/female vocal leads.

“We were more concerned with how the vocal melodies could be more dynamic and compelling. The one thing we did way differently on this record was the tradeoff between mine and Laura’s voices is a lot more frequent. In every song we’re pretty 50/50 on that.”

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The band chose to release Internal Eyes through Murray’s own label, Creator-Destructor.

Murray started the label as a side project, a way to release Heartsounds’ material and help friends out as well.

“It’s kind of just a fun project for me,” Murray said. “But it’s cool to be able to sustain it and keep putting out records, and putting out your own record is really nice… It’s kind of a labor of love.”

Murray does his part to help out the punk scene as a lot of other musicians do within the community, which is full of “a lot of tight knit bands,” Murray said.

“It’s cool because [the punk scene] doesn’t feel very judgmental or clique-y. I think a lot of bands get along with each other because they’re just punk bands, they can respect one another and be cool to each other. There’s not a lot of division within punk, which is super cool,” Murray said. “There’s no one gunning for massive success… They’re just doing their thing.”

Heartsounds will be playing the third annual Punch and Pie Fest (Aug. 14–17), kicking off the event on Aug. 14 at The Press Club with The Civil War Rust, The Shell Corporation and D-Cent Jerks, who’ve made the trek from Puerto Rico. For a full list of bands and venues, check out Punchandpiefest.com. Internal Eyes can be purchased through Creator-destructor.com.

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Brotherly Brown Shoe’s Baggaley Brothers Drink, Dance, Make Music and Actually Really Get Along

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he origins of the band Brown Shoe stem from just outside the barbed wire fences of the Folsom prison. The members, all brothers, grew up so close to the prison that they fondly remember playing a game where they would see who could run closest to the barbed wire fence until the guards released warning shots. Ryan Baggaley, the self-proclaimed winner of this ballsy game, and older brother of the Brown Shoe clan, had plenty to say in a recent interview about brotherly love, X Street and being subtly bitter.

Brown Shoe formed almost 10 years ago as a mixture of friends and a couple of the Baggaley brothers. As time progressed, friends dropped out and were replaced with more Baggaleys. The final lineup consists of Ryan on vocals and guitar, Bryson on bass and drums, Aaron on keys and guitar and Landon on drums. The group is also known as “The nicest pack of bastards you will ever meet! Except not really, because we all know our dad—and have the same one!” according to their bio. A shared music nostalgia of Tom Petty and early ‘90s grunge (that has probably trickled down from brother to brother) influences the style of the band.

“We have a strong lean toward rock ‘n’ roll atmospherics. We aim for cleanliness and rhythm until climax,” says Ryan. “I love the suspense of suspending music until it just explodes.”

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When asked about describing his music and the process of songwriting, Ryan says that music is often bogged down with the conformity of process. “We don’t walk into the studio with intentions. Someone will say ‘Hey, I wrote this song, let’s build on it and see what we can do,’ and then we sort of just feel it out. I like that we don’t bog the vibe down by making anyone explain what the song is about. We know a little bit, but then we just try to essentially get the same rhythm and sounds. There’s no need for discussion about it.”

One perfect description of Brown Shoes' music is that it has mastered the art of being subtly bitter, consisting of beautiful, catchy and heartfelt tunes that tend to have a bit of snarkiness and backhanded intentions. The songwriting almost seems to teeter on the edge of classic rock with country song lyrics.

The band has been compared to Sam Cooke and the Black Keys, but they prefer late-‘80s Bruce Springsteen, Sigur Ros and Arcade Fire: edgy and melodic.

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“I like that we don’t bog the vibe down by making anyone explain what the song is about. We know a little bit, but then we just try to essentially get the same rhythm and sounds. There’s no need for discussion about it.”

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Over the last 10 years, Brown Shoe has released five albums. This year, they are releasing a 4-part EP called Lonely Beast.

Part 2 of the EP is out this month. They are also preparing to press the EP on vinyl and even cassette. Ryan elaborates, “Cassettes don’t necessarily mean a better sound. We are just excited to see how different our music will sound on tape as it ages. The ribbon of a cassette changes a little after each play, and the distortions that come with that sounds awesome.”

The foursome went from living a childhood in Folsom, to residing on X Street in Sacramento, to widening their California geographics and taking up residence in Los Angeles—a move they hoped would help them grow and keep them from feeling too comfortable.

“X Street and 26th in Sacramento was awesome,” Ryan says. “We lived right by the freeway and had a basement so we were able to play music essentially whenever we wanted because the sound was muffled by outside noise. We miss that amazing space.

You also saw a lot of characters over there.

For example, every night at an ungodly hour, this homeless man would whistle this very high pitched, abnormally birdlike whistle that would leave me and my brothers yelling obscenities out of our windows.”

As far as the music scene in Sacramento, “There are so many great things that city has,” says Ryan. “There are people in the community who realize the importance of strengthening a scene and giving it a platform.

It's all about community-based networks reaching out to traveling acts. We played the THIS concert series LowBrau put on last

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year, and we heard about LAUNCH now TBD, and the guys putting that on are just killing it. Putting large acts hand-in-hand with local acts is essential. It’s like potential is seeing itself grow into something extremely tangible and exciting.”

Recently, Brown Shoe released a video for their new song “Nightwalker,” about a friend who would tell them insane stories upon every interaction with him. One day, they asked the friend to sit with them and a rolling tape recorder and tell his life story in entirety. The results intrigued the Baggaleys, and they concocted “Nightwalker” in his honor, a beautiful tune with that subtle bitterness the band is so good at conveying.

The video is dark and dusty with each brother dancing in shadows.

“My brother, Aaron, has excelled at the windmill as you will see in the video.

It makes us all very jealous.” Ryan says.

“Essentially we drank whiskey to the point where we could dance comfortably and feel it. I wish I could do that without whiskey, but my style is definitely to drink whiskey to get down.

“Sometimes we are close to gouging each other’s eyes out in the name of music. We will have huge blowups, but the cool thing is we almost immediately get over it. We are brothers and annoy each other, but we need each other,” Ryan continues. “Like with any band, you spend so much time with one group of people, you are bound to piss each other off.”

Ryan says the fact that they are brothers make them a bit more stronger and able to tolerate each other in an artistic endeavor like a band. ”We are a bunch of egotistical assholes and we are all the same. Therefore, we all get the pleasure of dealing with each other. We drink, we dance, we make music and we all actually really like each other.”

Welcome Brown Shoe home when they play Aug. 14 at Witch Room with Daniel and the Lion.

Cover charge for the all-ages show is just $5, and it will begin at 6:30 p.m. Lonely Beast, Part Two is expected to be released on Aug. 19. Check out Facebook.com/brownshoemusic for more details.

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ut-wrenching, thought-provoking, nostalgic, arousing, anger-inducing... these are some of the common impressions that artists often seek to evoke through their art. This intentional pulling of heartstrings is either accomplished by means of cognitive antecedents or clear messaging through powerful imagery. It is often argued by art critics that good art isn’t just a pretty picture; moreover, it makes the viewer feel some kind of way. But Richard Kuoch, known in the art world as PodgyPanda, just wants to make you smile. Maybe even chortle or LOL. In his first ever solo show in the United States, Kuoch is revealing his newest digital illustration series at Dragatomi in Midtown Sacramento. The series places his cute little characters, familiar to fans of his previous works, into recognizable Disney movie scenes.

In one of these pieces, his panda character replaces Ariel as the mermaid bursting out of the foamy ocean and onto a rock while in song. In another, the panda as Tramp shares a single strand of spaghetti with Lady in Little Italy. Another illustration depicts PodgyPanda as Simba from The Lion King being held up by a baboon character over Pride Rock in the iconic birth announcement. You get the idea.

The effect is like being bombarded by adorableness and humor, although people who like to read into things could probably extrapolate some meaning in the theme in regards to pop culture, icons, blah, blah, blah.

Kuoch says he just wants the viewer to feel happy. Beyond his little dudes’ unabashed cuteness, his use of cartoonishly vibrant colors also lends to the visually pleasing and uplifting result of looking at his pieces.

A New Zealand native, Kuoch just moved back home to Auckland after a two-year stint in London. While in England, he was lucky enough to land a job at Kidrobot, the famous adult toy company (not that kind of adult toy—the collectible, endearing figurine sort) and was able to bolster his art career to new heights. He has shown his work in the United States in group shows, as well as in Canada, New Zealand and Europe. His first solo show was in Calgary.

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The solo show at Dragatomi opens on Second Saturday, Aug. 9, and will be coming down on Sept. 12. If you’ve never popped into Dragatomi before (it’s on J Street between 23rd and 24th streets), it serves as the perfect venue for this show. Dragatomi is a gallery and boutique that features toys, apparel, art books, and art inspired by urban pop culture— PodgyPanda fits right in.

Besides his popular digital illustrations, Kuoch also creates logos, drawings on wood or paper, resin toys, and apparel. His updated website launch (Podgypanda.com) is slated to correspond with the solo exhibit at Dragatomi, and his online shop is bustling, though Kuoch says it usually experiences a spike in sales following a show. Exhibit attendees can also purchase his work in person at shows—Kuoch likes to attend his shows so he can meet the people who come to them.

With a background in animation, Kuoch’s cheerful imagination led to the birth of the characters that are depicted in a unique world throughout his work. PodgyPanda is sort of the main character, with a cast of supporting pals.

The characters are adorable little chaps in odd situations or locations that support his overall motto about art—“Blink, smile, share.” His father influenced his outlook by being a funny guy that loved to make people laugh, and for Kuoch, making art is all about the importance and contagiousness of happiness.

In addition to sharing his art on his website and at exhibitions, PodgyPanda is all up in the social media, too—Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest, Twitter—and Kuoch has participated in Creative Mornings in Auckland, a breakfast lecture series for the creative community which takes place in cities around the world. These rad and inspiring themed talks are available to view online at Creativemornings.com. “’Blink, smile, share’ refers to an emotion, what I want people to get out of experiencing my art. I try to evoke some sort of feeling, mostly a happy thought worthy of Kuoch’s solo show featuring PodgyPanda sharing,” explains will be at Dragatomi, Kuoch, who hopes to 2317 J Street, from Aug. 9 to Sept. 12. For more see your smiling face info, visit Podgypanda. at Dragatomi.

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A Brunch Worth Shelling Out For Crawdads on the River

1375 garden highway • Sacramento Words Catherine Foss • photos Brad Hooker Crawdads on the River is one of two restaurants in Sacramento that literally floats on the Sacramento River, offering some of the best riverfront views you could ask for.

The restaurant is located just off the Garden Highway, in the Riverbank Marina, nestled between a Chevys and some office buildings.

Established in 1986, the restaurant has been native to Sacramento for almost 30 years but is now under new ownership: Trevor Shults, who also owns Pour House and Vanguard 1415, and head chef Adam Pechal of Tuli Bistro and Restaurant Thir13en.

Pechal became somewhat of a celebrity in Sacramento after being featured on ABC’s The Taste. The change in ownership resulted in a new menu and some significant remodeling.

“Crawdads was pretty before, but we gave her quite the facelift,” says restaurant manager Brett Miller.

Sunday brunch at Crawdads was busy when I arrived just before noon, but it was an older crowd and the atmosphere was mellow.

Tables were set up for couples, rather than groups of rowdy 20-somethings like many of the popular brunch spots in downtown or Midtown Sacramento. There was enough shade to make it bearable to sit outside despite the mid-July heat, and the sounds of chirping birds, the river and calypso music made it easy to forget that I was just minutes from the highway.

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fast for a brunch spot, and the dishes were served piping hot.

The menu is not huge, but there is a good variety of choices. I started with a healthier option—the Farmers Market Omelet, with spinach, mushrooms, roasted red peppers and aged goat cheese. Finding a decent vegetable dish at a restaurant that serves Southern food is usually a challenge, but this omelet was fresh and light, and the goat cheese complemented the vegetables well.

The potatoes were fragrant and cooked to that perfect midway point between crispy and soggy.

Next, no brunch spot is complete without a signature benedict, and Crawdads does not disappoint in this area. The Cajun Benedict is served on a jalapeno-cheddar biscuit with Andouille sausage, eggs and the special “Crawfish Hollandaise.” This dish was surprisingly not too spicy, so it didn’t quite live up to its name, but it was easily my favorite dish. It was also the most expensive item on the menu at $18.

I happen to believe that dessert should be included with every meal, so the Crème Brulee French Toast was my final choice. Picture soft, creamy custard on the inside with that same characteristic burnt sugar crunch on the outside. It’s served with pomegranate syrup, but I don’t recommend using much—this dish is already a little on the sweet side and best shared between two people.

Finally, the cocktails. The selection was a bit overwhelming, although most would be better suited for a happy hour than brunch.

As it was still before noon, I went with the “Crispy Mosa,” a refreshing twist on the traditional mimosa that pairs Crispin Cider with orange juice. This is a great option if you’re tired of champagne. I also tried the Cajun Bloody Mary, but abandoned my drink after a few sips because it was just too spicy.

Crawdads might not be my all-time favorite brunch spot in Sacramento, but the quality of the food combined with the riverfront view and relaxing ambiance Crawdads is located at 1375 Garden Highway in certainly will Sacramento and is open make me a Sunday–Thursday from 11 a.m.–12 a.m. and Friday– return customer.

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7.28 Monday

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

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

Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m.

The Colony Iron Kingdom, Night Demon, 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.

Marilyn’s Loveydovey, 8 p.m.

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

Press Club Sea of Bones, Cura Cochino, Battle Hag, 8 p.m.

7.29 Tuesday

Assembly Kevin Gates, Chevy Woods, Tree Thomas, Will, 8 p.m.

Badlands Funksion, Kritt, Crescendo, Evolve, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp M.O.T.O., Pets, Charles Albright, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ DJ Centipede, Sam I Jam, Adam J, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Greatest Stories Ever Told, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Rock On Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Press Club The Deep End w/ DJ’s Cue22, Druskee, R3lease, 9:30 p.m.

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

Sleep Train Amphitheatre Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, 7 p.m.

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Witch Room GRMLN, Same Difference, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry Rodriguez, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Guero, Liana Moore, Pine Street Ramblers, 7 p.m.

Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Journey, Steve Miller Band, 6:30 p.m.

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Powerhouse Pub White Minorities (EP Release), Revolver, Blacksheep, 8 p.m.

Press Club KVLT: Hard Rock Edition, 9 p.m.

Third Space Spokenest, Jesus Dinosaur, 8:30 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Black Star Safari, Skunk Funk, 9 p.m.

Witch Room Spraynard, Colossal Wrecks, Second to Last, Dead Dads, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Todd N Todd, Campfire Cassettes, Xochitl, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Without An Answer, Bleed By Example, Vissix, Anarchy Peace, Red Rover, Re-Existence, Less Than Zero, Awaiting the Apocalypse, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Old Gray, Scowler, So Stressed, Brave Season, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 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.

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

Harlow’s B Side Players, Riotmaker, 7 p.m.

Lakeview Commons (South Lake Tahoe) Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, MerryGold, 4:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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Shine Rubbidy Bubbidy, Mac Russ, Michael Tobias, 8 p.m.

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Starlite Lounge #FILTH, 9 p.m.

The Stoney Inn The Buck Ford Pure Country Band, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Reds Blues, 8:30 p.m.

Witch Room Jake Bellows, 8 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Jon Pardi, Joey Hyde, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 The Royal Jelly, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Lil Blood, Kutt-E, So Vicious & DJ Soke, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Mack Spence, Del Trice, Lee Lee, Q Ball/Lo, 7 p.m.

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Fox & Goose Delta City Ramblers, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Grand Opening and Jon Pardi After Party feat. Joey Hyde, 10 p.m.

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Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

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Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Playback, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Night Fever, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Desario, Salt Wizard, Duplx, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Snow White Smile, Zeroclient, Fair Struggle, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort New Edition, 7:30 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Dawson’s Gang, 9 p.m.

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

8.02 Saturday

Assembly Foxy Shazam, Stop Light Observations, Moon Mantis, 7 p.m.

Beatnik Studios Six Year Anniversary and Grand Reopening w/ Güero, Jazz Gitan, Proxy Moon, Ideateam, Aerial Evolution, 6 p.m.

The Blue Lamp 8 Bit Weapon, The Devil’s Train, The Moans, Shoujo Kitten, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Society of Seven, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial The Phenomenauts, O’Mulligans, Mos Likely, Capt Billys Whiz Bang, Final Decay, 7 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Major Powers & the LoFi Symphony, Black Cat Grave, Peter Loose Cannon Mariachi, 7 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Plaza Fiesta en la Calle feat. Inspector, Los Rabanes, Emanuela Bellezza, 5 p.m.

District 30 Benji the Hunter, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Blackwater Band, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Old Cotton Dreary, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Brad Paisley After Party feat. DeeJay Silver, 10 p.m.

Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Lady Gaga, 6:30 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Katrina Stahr & The Virginia Lights Band, 4 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Foresocks, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Lipstick Weekender w/ Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 9:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Arden Park Roots, 9 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Night Fever, 10 p.m.

Shine BoneYard Rattlers, Peekablue, 8 p.m.

Sleep Train Amphitheatre Brad Paisley, Randy Houser, Leah Turner, Dee Jay Silver, Charlie Worsham, 7 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Aan, Odawas, 9 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Johnny Ray, Travis Jean, Andrew Castro, Travis Taylor, 9 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Dawson’s Gang, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Dippin Sauce, 5:30 p.m.; Kevin Russell, 9 p.m.

Witch Room The Mantles, Knock Knock, Cruel Summer, 8 p.m.

8.03 Sunday

Bar 101 Acoustic Sessions, 2 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Dark Time Sunshine, Rafael Vigilantics, Big J Beats, Century Got Bars & Bru Lei, 8 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino Chris Gardner Band, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Ira Walker, 12 p.m.

Goldfield In My Hour of Darkness: 2nd Annual Gram Parsons Tribute feat. The Golden Cadillacs, Noah Clark, 50-Watt Heavy, Danny Morris & The California Stars, Mason Hoffman, The Golden Grams, Sea Legs, 4 p.m.

Third Space Power Altar, Cloud Life, Beast Nest, Valiant Steed, 8:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Bad Suns, Kiev, 7 p.m.

Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Boston, The Doobie Brothers, 6:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Maxx Cabello, 3 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Sweet Revenge, 2 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Primitive Man, Hexis, Plague Widow, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Royal Jelly, Kingdom, Rubbidy Buppidy, Musical Charis, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Nickel Creek, The Secret Sisters, 7 p.m.

The Colony The Drip, xtomhanx, No Fucks Given, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

District 30 Mania! The Live Beatles Experience, 9 p.m.

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

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

G Street WunderBar DJ Larry Rodriguez, 10 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cali Peppers, Two Peace, Calling Tempo, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Kim Wilson (of Fabulous Thunderbirds), 9 p.m.

8.05 Tuesday

Assembly Ballyhoo, Bumpin Uglies, Street Urchinz, 6:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Xeno & Oaklander, Sam I Jam, Adam J, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Rock On Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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

Torch Club Quinn Hedges, 5 p.m.; Lew Fratis, 9 p.m.

Witch Room Practice, Grex, The Lurk, 8 p.m.

8.04 Monday

The Blue Lamp Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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

Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Real Estate, 7 p.m.

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

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

8.07 Thursday

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Assembly Like Moths To Flames, Palisades, Elitist, Mercedes Avenue, Imagine This, 6:30 p.m.

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

Cafe Colonial The Drip, XTomHanX, No Fucks Given, Rubrics, 7 p.m.

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

Assembly Life In 24 Frames, James Cavern & The Council, Saint Solitaire, I am Strikes, 6:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Sharks from Mars, O’Mulligans, Speedcream, 8 p.m.

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Starlite Lounge Yo Dabba Dabba, Tzolkeen, Zephyr, Freakshow, Head Soar, Are They Brothers, Eyes Of The Sphinx, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult, 7:30 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Flat Busted, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Nickel Slots, Jon Emery, The Dry County Drinkers, 9 p.m.

Witch Room Watts & Delzer, Bad Connection, Liz Benson, Eb + Special Guests, 6:30 p.m.

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Miranda Lambert Justin Moore, Jukebox Mafia, Thomas Rhett Sleep Train Amphitheatre 7:30 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Absinthe Rose, Tony Cazzo, Dylan McKenna, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 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.

Fox & Goose Marty Cohen & the Sidekicks, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Snarky Puppy, 7 p.m.

Lakeview Commons (South Lake Tahoe) 40 Watt Hype, Candelaria, 4:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Jazz Time feat.

Garrett Perkins & Friends, 7 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Kenny Frye, 10 p.m.

Shine Futurewang w/ Chikading, The Jungle, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Delta City Ramblers, Kevin Lee Florence, 9 p.m.

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

Third Space Big Black Cloud, Battle Hag, Quartz Thrust, Removed, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Mike Eldred Trio, 9 p.m.

8.08

Crest Theatre The Robert Cray Band, 7 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Radio Billionaire, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Them Travelin’ Birds, AM Exchange, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Catherine Russell & Her Trio, 5:30 p.m.

Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Aerosmith, Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, 7:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Off Center Stage The Bay Invades feat. The Blank Tapes, Indianna Hale, Michael Musika, Jessamyn Lynn, The Primitive Painters, DJ Amanda Daley, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides William Mylar, 5 p.m.; Karaoke From Muskogee: A Benefit for Wounded Veteran Run feat. Mike Blanchard and the Californios playing the music of Merle Haggard, 8 p.m.

On The Y Among the Torrent, Kinnefret, Hellfire, Solanum, Imperial Omen, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub 4 Barrel Band, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

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

Shine Pilgrim, Tommy Alto, 8 p.m.

Sleep Train Amphitheatre Miranda Lambert, Justin Moore, Jukebox Mafia, Thomas Rhett, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

Bicycle Kitchen Barfly Effect, Astral Cult, Revolver, 7 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino Larry Hernandez, 8 p.m.

Cal Expo Country In the Park w/ Billy Currington, Love and Theft, Casey James, Austin Webb, JT Hodges, The Chris Gardner Band, Jackson Michelson, 12 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts The Dustbowl Revival, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Savannah Blue, 9:30 p.m.

Fox & Goose Infinite Vastness, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Mustache Harbor: Yacht Rock Explosion, 9:30 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Chris Isaak, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Mourning Mountain, Wolfgang Vega, Humble Wolf, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Spazmatics, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Chris Gardner Band, 10 p.m.

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The Boardwalk Chuck E, Killa E, Looney, Ghost Rider, Vegas, Reese, Doogie, Zavion, JJ, Sco Will, Jermizzo, P Boy, YJ, Jimmy, 7 p.m.

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Rock Band University Reunion, Outside Looking In, Rise, The Kids We Use to be, No Authority, Peacetalker, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Bike Kitchen The Bar Fly Effect, Astral Cult, Revolver, 6 p.m.

Shine Erin Jarvis, Andrew Castro, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Rin Tin Tiger, Hollow Point Stumblers, West Nile Ramblers, 9 p.m.

Starlite Lounge The Bad Decision with Flytraps For Supper, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Creedence Clearwater Revisited, 38, 7 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Sweet Revenge, 9 p.m.

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Assembly Israel Vibration & The Roots Radic, Simple Creation, 7:30 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp Cage, Sadistk, Maulskul, Max Bundles, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk I Declare War, Oceano, Barrier, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Invent, Animate, Lionheart, Alegion, Jack Ketch, 6:30 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino Francisco Manuel, Gabby Luna, 5 p.m.

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

Crest Theatre Skip’s Music Presents: Stairway To Stardom, 11 a.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Sandy Nuyts, 12 p.m.

Harlow’s Race to the Bottom, Vanishing Affair, Alex Vincent Band, Once An Empire, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cole Fonseca, 3 p.m.

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

Red Hawk Casino Chad Bushnell, 2 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Jared James Nichols, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Cold Beat, Rank Xerox, Screature, Odwalla 88, 8 p.m.

8.11 Monday

Assembly He Is Legend, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, Wilson, With Wolves, 6:30 p.m.

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

The Boardwalk Furyan, Disforia, Machines of Man, Salythia, Motorize, Heat of Damage, 6:30 p.m.

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

Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 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.

Shine Classical Revolution hosted by Skye Bergen, 8 p.m.

Comedy Assembly Fringe: A Comedy & Variety Show hosted by Kingfish of San Francisco’s Hubba Hubba Revue, Aug. 1, 9 p.m.

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Cheryl “the Soccer Mom,” Mike Betancourt, Shane Murphy, DJ Sandhu, Stephanie Garcia, Kristen Frisk, D Tyler, Chadd Beals, hosted by Phat Joe, July 30, 7 p.m.

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Open Mic Comedy hosted by Cheryl “the Soccer Mom,” Aug 5, 8 p.m.

Hailey Boyle’s Comedy Special Release Show & Karaoke Night feat. Cheryl Anderson, Emma Haney, Steph Garcia, Matt Gubser, Gina Ritter, Aug. 6, 7 p.m.

Brad Bonar Jr., Gary Anderson, Aug. 8 - 10, 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.

Marilyn’s Open Mic Comedy, every Sunday, 6 p.m.

Punchline Comedy Club Tom Segura, July 31 - Aug. 2, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Hanging with Carlos Rodriguez, Aug. 3, 7 p.m.

Aida Rodriguez, Tony Camin, DJ Mervin, Aug. 7 - 10, 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.

Harold Night Long Form Improv Comedy, Wednesday’s, 8 p.m.

Gordon Teams: Improv Performers, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Gag Order, Thursday’s, 8 p.m.

Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 9 p.m.

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

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Neil Hamburger, Aug. 1, 9 p.m.

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APS Graphic Center Author Barbara Sterrett and Maya Angelou Tribute Open Mic Night, Aug. 2, 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.

Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Community Park (Davis) New Belgium Brewing’s 2014 Clips Beer & Film Tour, Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m.

Crest Theatre Trash Film Orgy: Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan, Aug. 2, 10:30 p.m.

Trash Film Orgy: The Thing (1982), Aug. 9, 10:30 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum “Workt by Hand”: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts, through Sept. 1 African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, through Sept. 21 FE Gallery Paintings by Teri Nittler, Mixed Media Sculpture

by Kainan Becker, Black Light Paintings by Jennifer Bernstein, through July 31 Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m.

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Little Relics Boutique & Galleria Judith Monroe Solo Show Grand Finale, July 31, 6 p.m.

Cathy Rowe’s Artist Kickoff Reception, Aug. 7, 6 p.m.; 2nd Saturday Reception, Aug. 9, 6 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Red Lion Woodlake Hotel & Conference Center A Summer In Love Fashion Show, Aug. 9, 7 p.m.

Shine WellBEing Mixer, July 30, 6 p.m.

Midtown Out Loud, Aug. 6, 8 p.m.

Soil Born Farms American River Ranch Community Night at the Farm, July 30, 5:30 p.m.

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The God MC Rakim Harlow’s, Sacramento • Sunday, July 20, 2014 Words Amber Amey • Photo Kareem daniels Rakim (aka William Griffin, Jr.; aka the “God MC”) is considered one of the greatest and most influential lyricists and rappers of all time. He has been in the game for more than 25 years, making his lyrical debut with the single “Eric B. Is President” (a tribute to his DJ, Eric B.). Together, Eric B. and Rakim made four albums and created such classics as “I Ain’t No joke” and “Paid in Full,” and Rakim displayed just how transformational and talented he was as a hip-hop artist. Throughout their discography, Rakim proved himself to be a true lyricist, focusing on his love of words and respect for the art of writing. As he says in his song, “My Melody”: “I am the man they call the microphonist/With wisdom, which means wise words being spoken…” Rakim changed the game of rap, offering something to the hip-hop community that had never been seen before: an MC whose lyrical precision was as important as the dope beat that accompanied it.

It is interesting to think what the hip-hop community would have been like without the entrance of Rakim. His respect for the art form of hip-hop paved the way for true lyricists and conscious rappers. Without him there wouldn’t be Common, Nas or Mos Def. Rakim is and always will be one of the most respected veterans of the hip-hop community and his debut performance in Sacramento on Sunday night at Harlow’s proved just that.

As I walked in, I was immediately reminded that the lovers of true hip-hop are alive and well in the city of Sacramento. The DJ was spinning the classics of The Notorious B.I.G. and my personal favorites, A Tribe Called Quest.

People were drinking and battle dancing as we waited patiently for history to be made with Rakim’s very first performance in our little city.

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gold chains and walked out with his daughter, Destiny (which I thought was a nice, personal touch). The crowd immediately responded with overwhelming excitement, applause and the prompt emergence of smart phones (to snap pictures and record history) as Rakim greeted Harlow’s and delved into his first song.

He played his classics “Paid In Full,” “My Melody” and “Don’t Sweat the Technique” and proved why he was (and is) dubbed a lyrical king. It was truly amazing to see that after 28 years in the game, Rakim still has fully devoted and awesome fans that are willing to venture out late on a Sunday night to witness and pay homage to one of the greatest MCs alive, showing that raw talent will always outlive temporary popularity.

It was a wonderful night to be a hip-hop fan on Sunday. We were all there to have an amazing time and bask in our love of the good and true old-fashioned form of hip-hop. The performance was like a coming together of souls, all there for one purpose: to remember why we fell in love with hip-hop and to remember why we always be in love.

Music, good music, is that one constant thing in life that will never change. It will always be there to center you when life is a mess; it is that thing that will never leave. For many, hip-hop is a genre and a culture that has changed lives; hip-hop is life. And this proved so true on Sunday. It was nice to be out among my fellow hip-hop lovers, taking in the ambiance and the experience of being in the presence of the God MC, Rakim. He put on a great show, taking us all down memory lane, bringing us back to the time when hip-hop was first birthed, and showing us why he is considered a microphone king. Music is forever; hip-hop is forever. *Mic drop*

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USE YOUR BRAIN (OR DON’T) Lucy Rated r Words Andrew C. Russell In the distant cinematic landscape of the late ‘90s, the model blockbuster resembled something like Luc Besson’s eyepopping The Fifth Element: Fizzy, over-the top and hyper-kinetic, with low emotional stakes and irresistibly junky dialogue.

Even though sarcasm and postmodern reflexivity had already saturated Hollywood, the idea of having fun, even mindless fun, at the movies was still cool, almost sacrosanct. Then, for a long time, it wasn’t.

Today, the tiresome trend of the “serious” blockbuster that felt refreshing 10 years ago is finally beginning to hit a brick wall. In some spots, it’s breaking on through to the other side. Last summer’s Pacific Rim is a good example of a big-budget film that embraced its own ridiculousness and still packed a thrill. While Lucy is not nearly as successful or coherent as that picture, and not entirely as fun as the movies director Besson made in the '90s (Lèon still remains the best), it represents a step in the right direction. Lucy is the film equivalent of orange soda; quickly enjoyed, easily forgotten, but fun while it lasts. In the hands of another director, it could have been another Transcendence, self-serious and fully sold on its pretensions. In this case, it has the undercurrent of Besson’s hallucinatory wackiness that always keeps it a tad unpredictable from beginning to end. This unpredictability is what keeps the viewer, against their better judgment, from being altogether disappointed.

Scarlett Johansson, like all good action stars, gives a professional, grounded performance as the title character, Lucy, whom we first see as a hard-living party girl living in Taipei with her euro-trashy, drug-running boyfriend. After he tricks her into delivering a mysterious platinum briefcase to a Korean crime syndicate headed by Jang (a wonderfully psychotic Choi Min-Sik, perhaps channeling his inner Gary Oldman), she begins tumbling down a rabbit hole of impossible set pieces. First, she’s forced to transport the contents of the case (a bag of mysterious purple crystals) in her lower abdomen, supposedly to sell as a drug to college students in Europe. When the bag begins to leak into her system, we learn that the so-called “drug” is less of a recreational substance than the key to unlocking the human potential.

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It turns out that the “purple stuff” is allowing Lucy to access previously unused portions of her brain, turning her from a bewildered hostage to a super-efficient killing machine in a matter of seconds. She soon escapes, and with Jang and his heavily armed crew hot on her tail, she begins a worldwide quest to find and use the remaining crystals in order to fuel her trans-human “high.” Her increasingly trippy antics—climbing up walls, tearing off her skin in an airplane bathroom and having an awkward phone conversation with her mom about remembering her own birth—are interspersed with a delightfully absurd academic symposium held halfway across the world by professor Morgan Freeman, who explains to the audience in his trademark intonations how brainpower can lead to superpowers while a slideshow of animated dolphins plays behind him. Magnifique!

Lucy is at its most entertaining during these surreal, borderline comedic moments, and the requisite car chases and shootouts we just know are coming seem redundant (kind of a drag, really) in comparison. It’s as if the film is trying to decide whether it should be a chase film featuring an ass-kicking heroine or an LSD-fueled sci-fi epic somewhere in between 2001: A Space Odyssey and a Sony PlayStation commercial. As the climax nears, one begins to feel that the movie is trying unsuccessfully to tear itself into these two directions. Early on, Lucy becomes too omnipotent to deliver a good fight scene, yet the action sequences seem to take place of their own accord, whether Johansson is on screen or not.

As Lucy comes ever closer to reaching 100 percent of her brain’s capabilities, she becomes increasingly distant, inhuman and therefore un-relatable (due to no fault of Johansson). In the past, Besson has used the motif of the vulnerable/invincible woman as a way of upping the emotional punch in an action film. Just watch the great performances of Anne Parillaud in Nikita, Natalie Portman in Lèon or Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element to get a sense of what I mean. What seems to be missing in Lucy is the vulnerable half of the equation, which disappears early on and leaves us nothing to hang on to in terms of plot. The audience must make do with the intense visuals and unconventional cuts that keep popping on and off the screen like segments from a bizarre, overly expensive music video.

If you aren’t bothered by mindless diversions and want to sidestep some of the more grim and overwrought summer films this year, then you couldn’t go too wrong with Lucy. But if you want the real deal, I’d go rent some of Besson’s earlier movies, preferably The Fifth Element on VHS, and watch it at home. On your VCR. Now that would be fun.

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Get Your Headdress On… er…Off… Fashion trends escape me. To be honest, a lot of things escape me, but fashion trends are at the top of the list. What the cool kids are wearing so far this millennium really boggles my mind. It’s not that they don’t look good, it’s just with all the great junk food out there, I don’t know how they can cram themselves into those jeans.

But it’s more than that. I’m so far out of the loop (there’s a loop, right?), I don’t even know what’s a “thing” anymore. Like, I just found out that wearing Native American headdresses to outdoor music festivals is or was a thing.

I’m too old to actually go to an outdoor music festival—all that standing in the sun and drinking and loud noises and physical contact with strangers would probably kill me—so the only reason I know this is because I read an article about it on the Internet (which also escapes me, but that’s for another column).

According to the article I read on Dazeddigital.com, the trend of wearing headdresses and other Native American-style garments has “become depressingly popular with festival goers over the past decade.” This statement really bothered me…has it really been a decade since I’ve been to an outdoor music festival? It’s weird when you’re able to break up your life into decades. I think it’s time someone Old Yeller-ed me.

Anyway, if you’re one of those people (and I’m not judging…yet), don’t even think of bringing your fancy headdress to this year’s Bass Coast Festival in Merritt, British Columbia (that’s in Canada). The festival, which is "an eclectic offering of emerging electronic music, art, ideas and technology," according to its website, takes place Aug. 1 through 4 on “indigenous land.” In advance of the festival’s opening, Bass Coast put forth a press release, which stated that promoters will instate an on-site, security-enforced ban of “feathered war bonnets, or anything resembling them.”

Bass Coast’s decision was made after consultation with aboriginal peoples of British Columbia, in order to respect their dignity.

“We understand why people are attracted to war bonnets,” the press release says.

“They have a magnificent aesthetic. But their spiritual, cultural and aesthetic significance cannot be separated.”

At first I thought, this is great. Good for them. They’re fed up with poseurs appropriating a culture they know little or nothing about and are not going to stand for it at their music festival. The article on

Dazeddigital.com, as well as one on the same subject at Brooklynvegan.com, praised Bass Coast’s decision and hoped that more festivals would follow suit—and they should.

All was right in the world. But then that part of me that likes to see the other side of the argument was all, Hold up…I mean, this is a music and art festival, right? Isn’t it supposed to be all about expression and multiculturalism?

Would it be safe to presume that the people who attend these sorts of events are openminded and sympathetic to the plights of indigenous peoples as well as those of any group that has been marginalized and/or oppressed by mainstream society? Is that dude drinking a koozie-cloaked can of PBR wearing a feathered headdress to mock Native American culture or because he thinks it’s awesome and he wants to feel a part of something? What right does a music and art festival have to tell me what I can or can’t wear to their shindig?

“At the end of the day, if someone is wearing something because they find it aesthetically pleasing and enjoy how it makes them feel, we don’t have a right to intervene,” one person commented on the Dazeddigitial. com article. “This article makes the judgmental claim that the people [at] these shows are just a bunch of kids on drugs who have nothing better to do than misappropriate symbols of First Nations’ culture, but I think there’s more to it than that.”

So it’s OK, then? Maybe not. I did some rummaging around and found another article from way back in 2011 on Nativeappropriations. com entitled “But Why Can’t I Wear a Hipster Headdress?” which laid out in pretty absolute terms that even if you’re cool, you’re not that cool, bro. “‘Playing Indian’ has a long history in the United States, all the way back to those original tea partiers in Boston, and in no way is it better than minstral [sic] shows or dressing up in blackface,” the article states. “You are pretending to be a race that you are not, and are drawing upon stereotypes to do so… You’re collapsing distinct cultures, and in doing so, you’re asserting your power over them.”

You just got served, right? Like I said, I can see both sides, though I think Bass Coast is doing the right thing. We didn’t have problems like this back in my day. We all wore flannel, even in the summer, and the only people we offended were lumberjacks, but they cut down trees, so… Huh? What was I saying? Just get off my lawn, hipsters.

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