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Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Rocktober? Oh heck yeah, it is! I couldn’t think of a better way to kick it off than with TBD Fest last weekend in West Sacramento. Not only was the lineup absolutely incredible, but the whole festival aspect was taken to another level with all the spectacular art, carnival rides, the coolest vendor booths and don’t even get me started on the best “festival food” ever. While no festival is perfect, this one was damn close and unbelievably magical, despite all the dust and dirt I’m still coughing and sneezing out. Overall, I’d like to say thank you to Michael Hargis and Clay Nutting (and all of the volunteers) for your hard work putting on the best music and arts festival our city has ever seen!

While TBD Fest may have come and gone, luckily for you, festival season is not over—not by a long shot. One party you might want to take advantage of this Rocktober is Treasure Island Music Festival on Oct. 18 and 19 in the lovely Bay Area... you know, the festival that is actually on Treasure Island. It’s another solid lineup this year and you can read more about it on page 6. There is also the Hangtown Halloween Ball on Oct. 24 – 26 just up Highway 50 about 45 minutes at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville. You can read a little more about that one on page 9.

We’ve also featured some notable acts in this very issue that you can take advantage of, including Le Butcherettes, who will be playing at Assembly Music Hall this Oct. 15 opening for the Melvins. I hands-down swear by it (because I experienced it first-hand a few years ago), Le Butcherettes’ Teresa Suárez will put on one of the most unforgettable shows you will EVER see.

You can read more about Suárez and Le Butcherettes starting on page 20.

Local musicians Jesse Zenitram and Zack Kampf formed a band called Color the Sound back in 2009, and soon they will finally release their first full-length album, Affection: Affliction.

Celebrate the release with Zenitram and Kampf on Oct. 19 at Kupros along with many other local acts. Be sure to read our feature on Color the Sound by flipping to page 18.

I’d say all my years of going to shows qualify me as somewhat of an expert when it comes to Rocktober-ism, so let me fill you in on something. Just because an artist/show is technically not in the rock genre category, like say hip-hop, that doesn’t mean shit. What I mean is, as long as you are going to any show, hearing whatever style of music you love, thus rocking out and getting hyped or whatever, you are therefore participating in the celebration known to many as the glorious Rocktober. Congratulations. Live it up. Go to as many shows as possible.

If hip-hop is your thing, then a show you need not miss this month is AB-Soul when he comes to Ace of Spades on Oct. 19. Also performing will be BAS, DreT, J.Sirus and Luke Tailor.

Check out our very hard to get interview with Ab-Soul on page 22.

If you’re like me, maybe you’ve also noticed people seem to be going overboard with the “insert any word” and add “tober” to it this year. One that locally works for me is Sactoberfest.

Oktoberfest meets Sacramento: means lots of good beer and food. It’s taking place Oct. 10 through 12 in West Sacramento and celebrating only its second year. We ran a little write-up about it last issue; in case you missed it, you can check out our website to get more info or go to Sactoberfest.com Enjoy festival season. Go to lots of shows this month.

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With Halloween being pretty much the best holiday all year, the next installment of Crocker Art Museum’s always creative ArtMix event is one we’ve been looking forward to ever since we caught wind of what was brewing behind the scenes months ago. This Thursday, Oct. 9, it all comes together at ArtMix: Monsters’ Ball, featuring tons of people dressed ridiculously for costume contests, a scream competition by Sacramento Horror Film Fest, live music from Grass Valley fuzz-rockers Mount Whateverest, spooky dance tunes from DJ Shaun Slaughter, 10-minute flashlight art tours, ghostly dance performances, local psychics and a freaky photo booth from Giggle and Riot Funbooths. Also check out the four-onfour “creature feature soccer matches” in the Living Dead Cup presented by the Sacramento Lady Salamanders, a Street Soccer USA program using soccer to help women and youth break the cycles of homelessness, addiction and domestic violence. So if super-fun themed events are your thing, and you like hanging out with zombies and other creepy crawlers, head to Crocker this Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is just $10 for non-Crockermembers (free to members), and college students get a couple bucks off. There will be $5 drink specials all night too. Visit Crockerartmuseum.org or call (916) 8081182 for more information and to purchase your tickets ahead of time. Remember, ArtMix happens the second Thursday of every month with fresh new themes.

Get out and experience the arts from a different perspective.

Local singer/songwriter William Mylar first stepped on a stage to entertain fellow Sacramentans at the ripe age of 13. He just recently turned 60-years-young and is still doing the damn thing! We’re not too good at math, but that’s a really long time to be jammin’ out tunes for people to enjoy! He has performed all around the globe and has recorded for radio, television and on a number of albums. Mylar’s long-running weekly, unrehearsed, free-form jam sesh called Hippie Hour Fridays recently moved from Old Ironsides to Starlite Lounge.

The shows are free for all ages, start at 5:30 p.m. every Friday and feature Mylar playing all sorts of different genres with a variety of frequent guests lending their musical talents here and there. Even after all these years and having performed with some of the biggest talents in the business, sharing his compositions all over the world, for Mylar the best part about his musical journey has been gigging right here in his hometown of Sacramento.

“Whether I’m performing on the streets of Old Sacramento or in one of the many great venues we have,” Mylar wrote in a recent press release, “I can always find a place to play and sing my music. I look forward to performing for you all, as long as body and mind allow.” Check out Mylarville.com for all of Mylar’s upcoming show dates.

Our favorite annual fest by the Bay, Treasure Island Music Fest, is just around the corner on Oct. 18 to 19! Once again, TIMF is boasting major headliners such as Outkast, Massive Attack, Zedd, Alt-J, TV on the Radio and Janelle Monae, with strong support being provided from bands like Washed Out, St. Lucia, The New Pornographers, Banks, Jungle, White Denim...the list of amazing artists just goes on and on. In addition to the eclectic lineup of music, Treasure Island also will feature a 60-foot Ferris wheel surrounded by an ever-changing mix of interactive art installations and roaming performers.

Single-day tickets are $89.50, two-day passes are $160 and VIP options are also available. Visit Treasureislandfestival. com to see the options and make your purchase. Can’t get enough of TIMF? You’re in luck, there are also two legit pre-parties leading up to the fest. Thursday, Oct. 16 at the California Academy of Sciences is the official kick-off party featuring live tunes by BadBadNotGood and Saint Pepsi, as well as DJ sets by Mophono and Citizen Ten, art installations and more. The following night, on Friday, Oct. 18, TIMF will host another pre-party over at the Fox Theater in Oakland with SBTRKT.

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The Optimistic Pessimist Living alone can be great. No one eats your food or leaves a mess for you to clean up. The bathroom is always available when you need it and you don’t even have to close the door if you are so inclined. As the king or queen of your castle, you get to watch what you want on TV, be it old episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation or day-long marathons of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.

Did you know Andrew Zimmern was once a homeless junkie? You would if you lived alone and had tons of free time on your hands to read about shit like that on the Internet. If you live alone and are inclined to get stuck in the Internet K-hole of your favorite celebrity’s drug habits night after night, then it might help if you had someone else around to distract you.

When you can’t stop your virtual pat down of a man known for eating the penises of pretty much every animal out there, a roommate might be able to help you give it up and try something else. Maybe they will show you something simple like a new food or a new band. Your roommate might know about

a cool bar or restaurant you’ve never been to. They might have friends that eventually become your friends, who later introduce you to their friends and so on and so forth.

Not only do roommates make life less boring, they can also help save you big money. Hopefully, your roommate is the kind who pays rent. Your new roomie should also be chipping in their fair share for the utilities and other household expenses like beer and weed. All that chipping and splitting means beaucoup bucks in your wallet!

When they aren’t saving you money, roommates are saving you time. Depending on your skill set, you and your roommate might be able to split up the cooking duties. This arrangement can be great if you’ve had a long day at work/school and don’t want to make dinner. Aside from cooking, the biggest time saver with a roommate has to be cleaning. It takes forever to properly clean a house when you live alone. With a roommate, you can divide and conquer the task in a fraction of the time.

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You might also end up throwing a lot of expired food away at the end of the week that your roommate also bought and threw out. If either of these problems comes up in your house, you and your roommate may want to consider sharing the shopping duties too.

Sharing is great when it works, but that doesn’t always turn out to be the case. We all pick bad roommates from time to time. We might move in with a friend only to find out that living with them is pure hell. Sometimes we don’t have a choice and events outside of our control force us into bad living situations with terrible people.

If you do have a choice about who you are living with, take your time and choose wisely. It can make all the difference.

I speak from experience. I made the wrong choice once. His name was Bryan and it was my sophomore year of undergrad. I was moving into my first apartment after living in the dorms,

making this the first time I chose who I was to live with. My friend tricked me into getting an apartment with he and Bryan and I regretted it almost from the get go.

Within a week the kitchen sink was full of nasty-smelling dishes. Despite my protests, this remained a problem for the entire year. When he wasn’t stacking dirty dishes Bryan was stacking garbage. Bryan would wait for the garbage to be overflowing before he would take it out. In his defense, he may not have been able to notice with all the bottle caps, cheeseburger wrappers, half drank bottles of beer and loose change he had spread liberally across the carpet like little landmines in the dark.

Bad roommates like Bryan can ruin a living situation, but they aren’t all terrible. The majority of the people I’ve lived with have been great.

We’ve all gotten along by treating each other with mutual respect and common courtesy. It’s really that simple. The key to being a good roommate is, don’t be a dick. Find someone else who shares that idea and you might find yourself eating, drinking, spending and resting better every day.

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$5 Specials at Ten22’s Fifth Anniversary Celebration • Oct. 22 There are many reasons to visit Old Sacramento. All the history, picturesque riverside views, an ample amount of delicious food and drink! Yeah it’s a tourist trap, but we still love it! Ten22, located at 1022 2nd Street (see what they did there?), has been a major draw to the wooden sidewalks of Old Sac for the last five years with their always impressive “New American” offerings by executive chef and Central Valley native Jay Veregge. If you’ve never been lucky enough to eat there, here is your budget-friendly chance! Ten22 is celebrating their fifth anniversary by offering five of their most popular dishes for just $5 each for one day only: Wednesday, Oct. 22. On the $5 menu: Grilled Duck Sausage with Port Wine Sage Butter Salad, Apple Romaine and Point Reyes Blue Cheese, BBQ Chicken Pizza, Butternut Squash Ravioli and last but definitely not least, Pulled Pork and Cheddar Sliders. Try one, try them all; we aren’t judging. Visit Ten22oldsac.com or call (916) 441-2211 for more information.

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Do you have a dog? Have you ever dressed him or her up in a silly costume just for shits and giggles? Don’t you dare lie to us! And yes, sweaters do count! It’s OK, dogs are cute; throw in a Yoda and/or Hot Dog costume and it’s straight up comedic gold. If you’re a dog person and love socializing with other dog people (and most importantly if your dog also loves socializing with other dogs), definitely check out the American River Parkway Foundation’s first annual dog walk event, Howlin’ on the Parkway, on Sunday, Oct. 19. Enjoy the mellow 2.2 mile walk along the equestrian/hiking trails of the American River Parkway, and dress your pooch up to compete in one of the following costume contest categories: owner/ pet look-a-like, scariest, funniest, cutest, or celebrity look-a-like! Stick around afterward and peruse goods from local pet vendors, watch a training demo from Local Bark and grab food from the Heavenly Dog and Squeeze Inn food trucks! Visit Arpf.org for more info and rules for the costume contests.

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If you’ve ever seen E! Network’s hit show Chelsea Lately then chances are you are familiar with comedian Fortune Feimster and her uncanny ability to light up a room. Feimster is many things: writer, actress, sketch comedy veteran, semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing, scrapbooking enthusiast, the list goes on. Above all, she enjoys making people laugh, and Sacramento has a few chances to see her do so when she tours through town stopping at Punch Line on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 for two shows each night, 8 and 10 p.m.

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The Homebrewer’s Kitchen Yolo Brewing Company

1520 Terminal Street • west Sacramento Words Nur Kausar • photos wesley davis A West Sacramento Saturday at Yolo Brewing Company looks slightly different, and smells slightly different, than you’d imagine for a taproom. A rolled-up warehouse door reveals long tables and stools; a lineup of human-sized kettles at one end, an L-shaped bar in a far corner; and side tables covered in packs of grains, malts and spices. The smell is of a homebrewer’s kitchen—of sweet, simmering roasty grains. This part brewpub, part personal brewery is Michael Costello’s Brew It Up reincarnate in full swing.

Costello first built Brew It Up in 1996 in Davis and was the majority owner. For seven years it thrived purely as a brewing kitchen. The location did some small-scale distribution but didn’t have any food. He then moved it to Sacramento, where it became a personal brewery and grill, complete with a 200-seat restaurant, 24 taps of Brew It Up’s own beer, 30 wine selections and a

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massive 60-item dinner menu.

The place wasn’t too big to fail—on the contrary, it stayed busy for eight years and pushed out thousands of batches of beers. But like much of downtown in 2011, the economic crash forced the brewery to shut down.

Since then, Costello says, a similar business model for personal brewing didn’t pop up but hundreds of people reached out and asked him what was next.

“It kept the wind under my wings to push forward,” he says. “Yolo is the outcome of that; and not just the outcome of my efforts, but a group of another dozen people who rolled up their sleeves and put their own money in to start.”

The new vision of Costello and his partners includes being a regional brewery that distributes in Northern California and being a destination where people can walk in and try small batches.

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And, of course, if customers want to get more involved they can create their own beers.

“It has the core elements of Brew It Up, but the vision and direction is not the same,” says Costello one early morning while setting up shop. “It’s 15 to 20 years of learning and making mistakes and doing things right and wrong.”

Beer lovers and their friends may schedule to brew their own batches with a Yolo brewmaster in three-hour sessions on the weekends, taking home their creation after the brewery takes care of all the dirty work (like kegging, bottling and OCD-level sanitation).

The large, open warehouse is starkly different than Brew It Up’s old Downtown Sacramento location, but the beers on tap, atmosphere and experience are just as good, if not better.

“The customers work right alongside our brewmasters, create a recipe and go through the whole brewing process, and we take care of everything else.”

Costello first came up with the personal brewery idea 15 years ago as a homebrewer and UC Davis graduate with a degree in fermentation.

He was frustrated with the cumbersome process

and time consumption of brewing at home with such small results.

“It was hard to perfect brewing unless I did a lot of it, so I liked the idea of having somewhere you could go with someone with experience,” he says. “Then I or a customer could go in and successfully brew a batch of beer, with relative ease and minimal discomfort, without having to do it six to 10 times a year in order for it to be good. There are homebrewers who are really good at it because they’ve practiced it so much and I don’t have anything to really offer them.

But for those who only do it a few times a year, this is ideal.”

Costello notes that even though IPAs, double IPAs and sours take up most of the press in the beer geek world, customers have come in to make all styles.

“That’s a fun checkpoint for us,” he says.

“When people are brewing their own beer, that’s a commitment, so it’s a demo for us of what people like and what they might want to drink in the brewery.”

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brewing at least 12 of Yolo’s own beers, including a Scotch ale, double IPA, orange blossom blonde and oatmeal stout.

It seems like a lot of beers for a brewery less than a year old, but Costello says the Yolo team was ready and experienced enough to do it.

“We’re actually restrained at 12 but our tap system is set up to handle 28,” he says. “A lot of breweries that get started, especially the small breweries, for many of them it’s their first time brewing professionally, or running a business and having employees. It may also be their first time going from brewing 5- or 10-gallon batches to production size. Because I’ve been doing this for 15 years we already had the recipes down.”

That’s where the second part of Yolo’s vision comes in. Costello knows that after so long, to keep the business from going stale, it’s important to offer the customer new and different ideas. Using the small batch kettles in the brewery, he and other brewmasters are able to try more seasonal, local varieties.

“There are so many good beer recipes and so many different things you can do that are

creative, especially the one-off specialty beers like SMaSH beers that use just one hop and one malt. You could do that 12 times a year and have 12 different beers,” he says.

While the Yolo team gets to experiment in-house, Costello also plans to grow one county at a time in California, brewing larger production as the brewery gains more customers and more success.

His eventual plan is to start canning in the first or second quarter of next year. Prior to that, Yolo will have 22-ounce bottles available at Nugget Markets and Total Wine in the next few weeks. Costello adds a few local pubs and restaurants are ready to take Yolo beer on tap when the brews are ready. Customers can also fill growlers on site, including the new EcoGrowler, a recycled, collapsible container that can hold 64 ounces and looks like a giant Capri Sun. “But as we scale up, and are able to brew on large production, we can still turn to those small batch kettles,” he says. “The engine for Yolo is the small kettles.”

Here’s to at least another 15 years, and most likely more.

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the days of fat’s Frank Fat

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For the past seven-and-a-half decades, Frank Fat’s has had a strong presence in the Sacramento community, which they hope to continue for decades to come. Their motto is that one must “be proud of their heritage, be proud of their culture, and always give back to their community.”

In honor of Frank Fat’s 75th anniversary, the family of restaurants will have a “15 Days of Fat’s” contest on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts (@FrankFats75), during which, $75 gift certificates will be hidden around the city from Oct. 1 to 15. Every day, the restaurant will release a clue to a different location that holds some historical meaning or great significance to the family and their relationship with the city. A $75 gift certificate to any Frank Fat’s location will await the first person to arrive at the location. Good luck!

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he block of 8th and L, and downtown in general, has changed immensely over the decades. Businesses have come and gone, people have aged and moved and buildings have been torn down and rebuilt. Frank Fat’s restaurant, however, is a rare exception that has remained a piece of Sacramento history and mastered the changing tides of Downtown Sacramento for 75 years.

Frank Fat originally opened his 8th and L eatery as a Chinese/American restaurant in 1939. The family establishment, the only Sacramento restaurant to receive a James Beard award (the foundation’s prestigious lifetimeachievement “American Classic’s” award in 2013, similar to winning an Academy Award in the film industry), “has continuously evolved, but in a way that properly carries on the family legacy,” according to Frank's son Jerry Fat. “My father treated everyone the same, no matter if you were governor or a normal citizen. We served and continue to serve good food with good values.”

The “Fat’s Family of Restaurants” has since grown to include the original Downtown location, Fat’s Asia Bistro and Dim Sum bars in Roseville and Folsom, and Fat City Bar and Café in Old Sacramento.

For years, the Frank Fat’s downtown location served as a dining epicenter for political leaders such as Bill Clinton, Jerry Brown and countless lobbyists. It was a go-to place for high-profile meetings and elite dining experiences. However, no matter what the occasion, or who the diner, Frank Fat’s was an eatery made by the people and for the people, and it continues to be that to this day.

Last year, the Frank Fat’s original location hired Sacramento-born chef Mike Lim, a young and talented kitchen master with a fresh and budding background in authentic Chinese delicacy. He even recently studied at the M.Y. China restaurant in San Francisco, which is owned by Martin Yan. Yan, widely known for his television program Yan Can Cook, is credited

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for bringing authentic Chinese cuisine knowledge to the televisions of mainstream America in the most beloved way.

“I just recently started honing my skills in the kitchen as a Chinese food chef,” says Lim. “It makes so much sense because, well, I am Chinese. It seems like I am getting back to my roots, with an opportunity to expand on recipes and tweak a few things.”

Lim plans to maintain the original Fat’s recipes while obtaining as many local ingredients as possible in line with Sacramento’s “Farm to Fork” revolution.

“I want to make things more seasonal, I want to really emphasize all the area has to offer agriculturally,” Lim says. “However, the idea of being completely ‘farm to fork’ is not realistic. It is important for me to maintain the family tradition and recipes and really bring it out to its full potential.

They already do it right here; everything is phenomenal. Bringing some extra creative and seasonal dishes is what I am most looking forward to.”

Mike Lim remembers coming to Frank Fat’s as a kid, and always being aware of its impact and presence in the community.

“Frank Fat’s always had a reputation. It was always a really great treat to be able to go there and dine and just be in its historical presence. I kind of can’t believe that I am here now, and a part of it.”

An evening at Frank Fat’s is truly a unique and timeless experience.

While our city is massively transforming Everything you need to right before our eyes, it’s nice to have a know about the Sacramento place to step back and experience what culinary icon can be found at Fatsrestaurants. can simply be described as a classic gem. com. Submerge humbly Cheers to Sacramento’s very own Frank recommends the honey walnut Fat’s restaurant, serving Sacramento for prawns, Frank’s Style New York Steak, the Shanghai many more decades to come.

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noodles and of course, the famous banana cream pie.

A note on Frank Fat’s Famous Banana Cream Pie It is extremely urgent for everyone in Sacramento to know the greatness of Frank Fat’s banana cream pie. You will never ever taste a banana cream pie as good as this, and if you do, it’s probably because they stole the recipe from Frank himself. The pie has to be at least 6 inches high, with a mound of light and refreshing housewhipped cream. The three layers of heaven consist of a thin and flaky, croissant-like crust that has just the right amount of presence; simple, tasty and functional. There are tons of fresh bananas in that perfect crust, layered into a pudding that serves as a sort of mortar for banana bricks. In short, Frank Fat’s could open up a banana cream pie shop alone, and would be wildly successful.

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Jesse Zenitram comes back from the brink and, along with bandmate Zack Kampf, releases Color the Sound’s debut album Words John Phillips | photo Elle Jaye

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ost musicians will tell you there is something beautifully cathartic about finally putting their music (or any art for that matter) “out there.”

Whether the recording process was painstakingly stressful, or remarkably easy, just knowing that their efforts have come to fruition can be refreshing.

However, when the process is not only stressful or drawn out, but the life experienced during the process nearly kills them, the release is downright therapeutic, if not a literal spiritual release. When it comes to the tale of Jesse Zenitram, leader of the Sacramento-based project Color the Sound, this is precisely the case.

Zenitram and his other regular bandmate, drummer Zack Kampf, first formed Color the Sound in 2009. From the very beginning of the project, Color the Sound—a blend of electronica and live instrumentation—was just as much a visual project as it was about the auditory experience.

“The visual aspect of the show was always a priority,” Zenitram explains.

“The name reflects that. There’s a saying ‘I’ll believe it when I see it,’ but when do you ever see music? I think the evolution of music is in a multisensory experience. There is one side of the spectrum where we can have 3D projection mapping and at the other end, you can get up there with an acoustic and turn the lights off and connect with that. The shade and the light can accomplish the same thing.”

The band went on to produce several online demos, according to their bio, and began developing their live show and local following. They began to receive positive feedback from respected music industry personalities such as Eddy Schreyer (A Perfect Circle) and Rob Hoffman (Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera), as well as opening for national acts such as AWOLnation, Capital Cities, Blackalicious, Oleander and Middle Class Rut. They had even begun recording their debut album with Grammy award winning composer

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Bill Pearson. It seemed as if they were headed for big things.

Yet, they were in actuality headed for a gigantic speed bump. According to a press release from the band’s publicist, “On the brink of Color the Sound’s nationwide debut, frontman Jesse Zenitram spiraled out of control.

Heartbreak fed his depression, and depression fueled his addictions. After a long battle that nearly claimed his life, fate intervened. While he was determined to destroy himself, others were determined to keep him and his music alive.”

“To be perfectly honest, I felt like I was falling asleep,” says Zenitram.

“Then I felt electricity running through my body and started convulsing, having a seizure. I couldn’t do anything but experience it. I lost control of my body. My vision slowly faded to black and I saw the ubiquitous tunnel of light.

Except…instead of going into it, I was watching it get smaller and smaller, I was falling away from it and I had no control.

“My life really did flash before me, and it did not seem fulfilled.”

Zenitram’s bandmate Kampf, who has a master’s degree in social work, suggested Zenitram move in with him, and get the help he needed.

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“I think the greatest hindrance of any creative person is our selfdestructive nature,” says Kampf. “That has manifested itself in various ways for us personally and as a band. I think Jesse’s greatest asset is his openness to learning. I think mine is my determination to kick my own ass.”

Color the Sound is back now from the six-month hiatus that nearly destroyed both the band and its key member. Their debut album, poignantly coined Affection: Affliction, is finally ready to be released.

“I spent two years, every free moment writing and rewriting it. I had a very specific concept that I needed to see come to light,” Zenitram says of the album. “I wanted to convey a relationship from beginning to end. Not just the story but the feeling, the trials, tribulations, affections and afflictions.

“I write from a conceptual place,” he continues. “My songs take form and I try to stay out of the way. I pick up on a certain vibe or feeling and begin to explore it with different timbres. A melody in my head might sound terrible on guitar but great on harpsichord.

When I started Color the Sound, it was only intended to be a studio project to get out all my ideas. I started getting offers to play, and so I began considering how I could do it live. A lot of my songs have tons of layers, many different instruments. It would take a lot of people on stage to pull it off.”

Both Zenitram and Color the Sound have given themselves a second chance, in both life and in music. They look to return to the trenches and reclaim their place in the Sacramento music scene and beyond.

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“Something impressed upon me a need to be here, to just keep going,” says Zenitram. “I’ve never been afraid of death, and I still am not. I am afraid of not living life to the fullest. When you are forced to step back and examine your life as if it was over, you make some cold hard realizations about yourself you normally choose to ignore.”

As for whether or not finally seeing Affection: Affliction hit the streets, Zenitram is somewhat relived. “I haven’t thought about that much, but yes releasing it finally (and by virtue of giving it away for free or with donation) should be a weight off of me,” Zenitram admits. “Musically, I have been looking forward for a long time now, so in practice, I’ve already moved on. But I am extremely proud of what I was able to create out of that experience.”

While Zenitram is willing to talk about his experiences dealing with addiction and depression, he stresses the importance to recognize he didn’t reach recovery alone: “I have a beautiful circle of friends that support me and have made being back in Sacramento a joy. It’s impossible to do alone, and that’s what I was. But, probably for the best, because I was destructive and being around me wasn’t helping anyone.

I’ve gone through a lot of changes personally and musically. My goal is to lift people’s spirits with music now, rather than simply talk about myself or troubles. I’m not the kind of person that thinks things happen for a reason. I think we ascribe reasons to things that happen. Either way, music is really the only place, thing or substance I’ve ever found that silences everything. For that reason I am compelled to devote myself to it and to those that need it.”

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“I’ve never been afraid of death, and I still am not. I am afraid of not living life to the fullest.

When you are forced to step back and examine your life as if it was over, you make some cold hard realizations about yourself you normally choose to ignore.”

– Jesse Zenitram of Color the Sound on his battle with addiction and depression

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Color the Sound’s release show for Affection: Affliction is Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. at Kupros. The show is free, and the band will be donating $1 for each person that attends to Charity: Water, which provides water to those desperately in need.

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Between Bliss and Fear

Le Butcherettes’ Frontwoman Teresa Suárez is Impossible to Ignore Words Lovelle Harris

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f you’ve borne witness to a Le Butcherettes show you know that Teresa Suárez can pull the audience into her lyrical, dark abyss like a black hole pulls a star down into its depths. Once you fall under the unrelenting gravitational pull of the Guadalajaran expat’s alter ego, Teri Gender Bender, there is no escaping the raw fearlessness in her performance.

Take the show at Harlow’s in 2011: After an explosive performance that had the Le Butcherettes frontwoman hurling herself through the crowd, Suárez bolted out of the venue in a self-described music-induced haze and landed straight in the middle of J Street.

Just at the precise moment that a Sacramento Police car was cruising down the street.

“That was a crazy coincidence,” Suárez admits. “I snapped out of [the haze] and ran back on stage to continue playing the music, hoping they would just ignore it and drive off.

But no, they went into the venue, stopped the show and got me.”

But she was in Sacramento—as soon as the police stopped the show and commandeered Suárez, the crowd spilled out onto the sidewalk and into the street, pleading—no, demanding—

the release of the dynamic storyteller, who just moments before had them swooning in adoration of her lyrical barrage. Some people began snapping shots and taking video of the officers questioning Suárez, and ultimately they released her and the show resumed. Admittedly, she was lucky.

“I guess the police felt a little, not threatened, but a little like on the spot in front of all those people,” she says. “If I was by myself I would have gotten taken to the station, at least. So I was lucky people were there to support and say, ‘Hey, no leave her be.’”

Good looking out, Sacto music lovers. Way to rep Suárez and come to her rescue so she could continue the set!

“Yeah, it was so cool,” Suárez says. “Believe me it was lifesaving because my mom would have had a heart attack if she would have found out that I was in jail.”

And that’s what makes Suárez such a dynamic performer: She’s a lioness with the heart of a cub. After having almost been arrested, her first thought was, “What would my mother think?”

Suárez moved with her mother from Guadalajara, Mexico, to Denver, Colorado,

as a child—an experience that shaped her multifaceted point of view: one that attacks the institutions of sexism, racism and poverty.

It was though her experiences with racism and cultural ignorance, both with Mexican and American people (some Mexicans were prejudiced toward her because her Spanish didn’t have “that Tapatio to it,” as she says, and some Americans called her a “spic” because of her strong accent) that encouraged her to pursue music as a means to rail against injustice. In the end, these experiences in bigotry strengthened her convictions, helping to forge the diamond-plated steel persona that is Teri Gender Bender.

“I learned to love myself. When I was little, growing up in both Guadalajara and Denver, I was made to feel a little ashamed of my roots,” Suárez explains. “Like somehow my cultural difference was a problem for other people…I felt like I was rootless for a while, [but] with music I realized that I’m lucky.”

While social activism is ever-present in the lyrical content of her music and the intensity of her performances, Suárez says that it was her familial influences that forged her punk-rock sensibilities—after all, she grew up listening to

Bach: The original anti-establishment artist.

“I’ve been into music my whole life. I started performing in alleys and little bars [when] I was 17 in Guadalajara, Mexico,” Suárez says. “My dad was a huge music fan. He’d come home from work with his Beatles record or a Mozart or a Bach record. He was very open-minded to all kinds of genres.”

As she reflects on the impact that her father had on her education in her development as a musician and poet, Suárez also points to her mother’s somewhat disapproving reaction to their raucous music lessons as a source of inspiration.

“My mom didn’t hate [music], but we’d turn the volume up really loud, and we lived in a small apartment so the neighbors would complain,” she says. “I found that interesting, that music could cause so much chaos. It was a surreal chaos, my mom was like, ‘Oh, Roberto turn that down, turn it down.’ And my dad was like, ‘No, I’m going to turn it up even louder for you wanting it to be down.’ And I was in the middle of it, so I was in bliss—between bliss and fear.”

You can hear the chaos in the music—bliss collides with fear on just about every track in Le Butcherettes’ sonic catalog. The music is passionate, poignant and razor sharp. When Suárez bites into misogyny, greed and cultural apathy, she does so with a venom so sweet that you’re left paralyzed and begging for more. Her delivery is like a bullet wrapped in silk.

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“I learned to love myself.

When I was little, growing up in both Guadalajara and Denver, I was made to feel a little ashamed of my roots.

Like somehow my cultural difference was a problem for other people…I felt like I was rootless for a while, [but] with music I realized that I’m lucky.”

– Teresa Suárez, Le Butcherettes

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On Le Butcherettes’ latest album, Cry Is for the Flies, which was released online May 15, Suárez exudes the infectious energy that makes audiences swoon. But it’s her live performances that catapult the fiery performer into the interstellar realm. Some of her props and antics have included blindfolded mannequins, wearing meat and drenching herself in blood (yes, real pig’s blood, and she’s a vegetarian).

“It’s more of a visual manifestation of [my saying], ‘Argh! People, wake up. Wake up!” she says. “When I go up there [on stage] I just kind of die a little bit, like you’re letting go of that ego and you’re ready to get laughed at. Once you’re up there you just kind of let the energy possess you and you feed off of the people that are there.”

Suárez is certainly bold in her convictions, but it goes beyond that; she believes that musicians should be leaders. Leading the discussion on issues that many are afraid or unwilling to address. As Suárez gears up for her return to the scene of the 2011 crime, when Le Butcherettes plays Assembly on Oct. 15, she’s quick to give props to one of the local leaders in the Sacramento music community who she thinks is pretty badass.

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Just remember, if do you check out the Le Butcherettes set at Assembly, be sure that your smart phone is fully charged—it’s sure to be a performance full of surprises and you just may need to document the frenzy that is sure to erupt. Sans cops, hopefully.

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The Next Ste p Ab-Soul’s rising popularity leads to greater responsibility, but that doesn’t mean he’s not having the time of his life Words Corey Bloom

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t’s not breaking news at this point, but in the hip-hop world, no one is touching T.D.E. The Los Angelesbased team of Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock and Isaiah Rashad is loaded with talent, and with nine albums combined over the past three years, they have yet to shoot a brick. It’s evident that they are students of the game, with a deep respect for the craft and culture. Favoring quality over quantity, and exercising patience in pursuit of perfection, they have earned the top spot with pure skill, sans gimmicks.

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complementing personalities, and none is more bold and boundless than Ab-Soul.

From his flowing hair and dark shades, to his wordplay and concepts, it’s clear Soul is a free spirit. With his debut Longterm Mentality (2011), and more widely recognized Control System (2012), Soul established himself as the thinking man’s rapper, a mad scientist of sorts: wise beyond his years, willing to experiment with styles and substances in an effort to explore and expand. From conspiracies and religion, to drugs and love, he tackled it all with a fresh perspective,

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assuming the role of educating through rap. While folks were quick to label him a “conscious rapper” due to his content, doing so was only hearing one side of a man with exponential potential.

In June 2014, at 27 years young, Soul released These Days, an album he explains is a reflection of the times. No longer the unknown or overlooked MC, he stepped up and knocked out his most diverse album to date. Still sharp, still dropping science and always having fun in the process, These Days shows an MC finding his groove with no intention of slowing down or getting comfortable.

Submerge caught up with Soul on a Sunday morning as he relaxed in his tour bus bunk before he stops in Sacramento on Oct. 19.

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How do you enjoy tour life? Is it fun, work or a constant battle between the two?

It’s all of that, but this is the dream. This is what we came here for. It’s work in terms of movement, but I’m having a great time.

Are you able to get a lot of writing done?

I write all the time. I don’t necessarily use paper or utensils; words come to me constantly. The writing never stops. I’m always creating and composing, whatever the circumstance may be. I’m always creating and observing, always trying to come up with something clever to say. Even right this second.

Talking about how you’re always writing, and how where you’re at is all part of the dream of making it, how have things changed as the stakes get higher and your craft becomes a career?

I won’t say it’s a job, but I would say it’s more of a responsibility. I have a larger audience to cater to now. There are a lot more people that want to ask me questions, like yourself, and I have a responsibility to do so, even though I’m like half passed out in my bunk on a bus right now [laughs].

What about with recording? Do you take that same responsibility with you?

Yeah, absolutely, but I talk about what I want to talk about. I don’t talk about what I think I need to talk about. There is nothing that I have to talk about, but I try to talk about whatever it is that I want to talk about.

You strike me as a pretty heady person.

Do you ever find yourself becoming a victim to your thoughts, or does writing/recording free you from that?

I don’t like phrases like “you’re thinking too much” or stuff like that. I don’t think you can think too much. Your brain is a very powerful tool. I’m optimistic, though… As much as I may be in my head all of the time, I understand that I don’t have all of the answers. I’m not afraid to ask questions, or reason with anyone. So, even if I am in my head so much, I’m not afraid or ashamed to be incorrect or get to the bottom of something.

I really dig the album, but I know there are groups of people who were expecting a Control System 2. Can you talk about expectations, and people wanting to keep you in a box?

People love this album man! With These Days I was just trying to capture as many sounds of the times as possible. I challenged myself to create a project that everybody could relate to today. Even if you wouldn’t expect me to do a song like “Twact,” I challenged myself to try and cover as many of the sounds as possible. But yeah, I think people feel like a negative response makes people want to respond more than positive responses. These shows have been great, though, so I don’t know who is saying what. I think we’re just reading comments from folks who don’t get out of the house.

On “Ride Slow” you say, “These rhythms are visions of me living colossal. Ahead of my time, in time you’ll find that I’m a fossil.” Can you elaborate more on that?

Yeah, I mean these rhythms are literally visions of me living colossal. All art transcends art, so as a rapper, sometimes I’m a painter, a storyteller. We as rappers, we embellish a lot, make things more colorful than they may actually be by using crazy analogies and metaphors. If I’m ahead of my time,

Word, yeah I understand you were on a good one when you recorded that song.

Yeah, yeah hell yeah. I had the tabs on my tongue.

We did it in like 20 to 30 minutes. I had my verses ready by the time he finished the beat… With that, please be responsible with the psychedelics. They are mind-altering. I’m not trying to persuade anyone to do any of that.

I get the feeling it’s not recreational for you, but more of a spiritual thing.

Definitely. I take a scientist approach with almost everything I do. It’s like an experiment. An experience. A lot of legendary people that we look up to dabbled in these things, so I’m trying find the connection between them and this.

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And this extends past rap I imagine.

Absolutely… I do have hair of wool and feet of bronze though, so you never know [laughs].

Was there a moment over the past couple years where you felt like it was clear this is your destiny?

It has been a series of events. What has been remarkable to me, since I’m on this…you know everyone wants to attach me to this conscious or spiritual type of wave. What’s ill is that there has been MCs kicking this shit before I even started rapping. Before I knew what rap was! These same concepts that I’m speaking on have been spoken on long before I picked up a pen or really listened to rap music at all. So for me to be here, speaking on these same things without having the knowledge of all of the stuff that has been said before, it’s spiritual. This is supposed to be said. Jay-Z has been J-Hova this whole time, and I don’t think people really notice that. We’ve been God MCs from the beginning. Rakim done made hip-hop a religion. So for me to be here, describing these things in my music, and then going back and hearing these same concepts being spoke on, I feel like it’s all supposed to happen. I’m sure I haven’t said nothing that hasn’t been said twice. No idea is original; there is nothing new under the sun. But for me to be here speaking on these things and gain respect from artists who I respect, Ab-Soul will play Ace of I feel like that our Spades in Sacramento on purpose is clear.

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It’s a powerful image, and I’m curious what moved you in that direction to represent the album.

I feel like these days Jesus has become one of the most popular figures. I just feel like religion has been heavily referenced in music, like the gods are back. The God MCs are back, like Rakim and them. I think Jesus represents all of us, and that is another message that I’m trying to get across. Being willing to sacrifice yourself for what you feel is the greater good. Being able to sacrifice yourself to tell the truth, because you feel like it’s important to be honest. I think Jesus represents all of us, personally. If you’re willing to take that sacrifice for your greater good, for your people, then you too can be Christ-like.

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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.

Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Operators, Dusty Brown, 7 p.m.

LowBrau Motown on Monday’s w/ DJ Epik, 9 p.m.

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

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Press Club Retox, Doomsday Student, Hot Nerds, So Stressed, 8 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Serna Plaza Nooner w/ Epsilona, 12 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Bloodmoon, Peace Killers, Astral Cult, 8 p.m.

Third Space Deaf Wish, Dad?, Sky Burial, 8 p.m.

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Center for the Arts Ages and Ages, London Jax, 7:30 p.m.

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The Colony Punik, Jim Kelly Kung Fu Orchestra, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s Blitzen Trapper, Cassorla, 7 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp Funktion w/ DJs Step Rock and B. Vega, 9 p.m.

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El Dorado Saloon Sweet Revenge, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Bleedin’ Hearts, Bobby Cash, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s David Bazan + Passenger String Quartet, 8 p.m.

Kupros Craft House The Sealegs, Black Star Safari, 9 p.m.

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Old Ironsides Victory In Compromise, Stationary, FUDI, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Shift, 10 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Zepparella, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Kumandae Miller, 9:30 p.m.

Shine The Enlows, Wolfhouse, Basket House, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Unconditional Arms, Minnow, Number Station, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Disco Revolution, 9:30 p.m.

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

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Julia Bullock, 8 p.m. (Sold Out)

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Witch Room Alicia Murphy, Tha Dirt Feelin, Scary Little Friends, 8 p.m.

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Assembly Jacob Whitesides, Dylan Holland, 6:30 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp Matt Gage, Burn, Dr. Luna, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Mick Martin & the Blues Rockers, Kory “Lightning Boy” Gibbs & His Thundering Blues Band, 8 p.m.

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Cache Creek Casino Kenny Rogers, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial The Secretions, Shoujo Kitten, The Bloodtypes, Static and the Cubes, 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Vaud and the Villains, 8 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Adonis DNA, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Red Sky Sun Rise, The Baddest Beams, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Emily Kollars, Joanna Borromeo, 5:30 p.m.; Noel Gourdin, 9:30 p.m.

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Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Chris Gardner, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Maxx Cabello Jr., 10 p.m.

Sac Bike Kitchen Soft Science, Croissants, 7 p.m.

Shine Martin Purtill, Andrew Castro, The Dark Whatever, Kingwell, River/Saint, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Alicia Murphy, IdeaTeam, Starlite Lounge Tear Down the Sky, Axiom, For All I’ve Done, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Rhythm Vandals, 9:30 p.m.

Toby Keith’s River Road, 9 p.m.

Torch Club The Stuff, 5:30 p.m.; Shari Puorto, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Cyrille Aimée, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Erk Tha Jerk , 8 p.m.

10.12 sunday

Assembly Turquoise Jeep, Yip Deceiver, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Carnage the Executioner, Illogic, PCP, J Terrible, Task1ne, Recorded Freedom, 8 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino Grupo Fuerza Armada, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Koffin Kats, Devils Train, Hybrid Creeps, Left Hand, 7 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Tom Rush, 5:30 p.m.; Junior Marvin, Nappy Riddem, 10 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

On The Y Hemlock, Krippler, Dead in Seconds, White Knuckle Riot, 8 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Wendy DeWitt, 3 p.m.

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

Sacramento Community Center Theater Susan Boyle, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Sacramento Youth Symphony, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Sactown Playboys, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Corin Courtyard Arts & Leisure, 6 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Ray LaMontagne, The Belle Brigade, 7:30 p.m.

Witch Room Woolen Men, Landlines, Darling Chemicalia, 8 p.m.

10.13 Monday

The Blue Lamp Acoustic/ Spoken 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.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m.

LowBrau Motown on Monday’s w/ DJ Epik, 9 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 Voodoo Organist, Valiant Steed, The Lurk, 8 p.m.

Shine Classical Revolution Hosted by Liz Barton, 7:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Chrysalis, Eye The Realist, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Vibragun, Mondo Deco, Black Market Sunday, Mike Diaz & The Removed, 8 p.m.

10.14 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Dirty Heads, Rome, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Punknecks, Jake & Sarah, John Emery, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Surviving Allison, 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.

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

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Assembly The Melvins, Le Butcherettes, 6:30 p.m.

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

The Blue Lamp The Independents, The Moans, 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Harlow’s The Earls of Leicester, 5:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s The Hipsies, The Orange Scene, 8 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic w/ Sandra Dolores, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub California Riot Act, 8 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Serna Plaza Nooner w/ IrieFuse, 12 p.m.

Shine Midtown Out Loud, 8 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Hopeless Jack and the Handsome Devil, Dippin Sauce, 9 p.m.

Witch Room Death Valley Girls, 8 p.m.

10.16 Thursday

Assembly Born Of Osiris, Thy Art Is Murder, Betraying The Martyrs, Within the Ruins, Erra, Before You Fall, 6 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Sparks Across Darkness, Stevie Nader, M Born, T.I.P. Vicious, Boney-Jay, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Julian Jaster, Lara Etzen, Leo Boots, 8 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 The Mike Justis Band, 8 p.m.

Goldfield Live Country Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Sealegs, Drop Dead Red, I Am Strikes, 8 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Singer/ Songwriter Fall Showcase Series w/ Us (Jay Spooner & Michelle Gaudette), Vanessa O’Connell, High Alive, Zack Gray, 8 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Riff Raff, Playback, 8 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Two Steps Down, 10 p.m.

Sleep Train Amphitheatre Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell, Lee Brice, 7 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Hollow Point Stumblers, Sweet 100’s, 9:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Macabre, Ringworm, Panzerfaust, Killgasm, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Hunter & the Dirty Jacks, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Experience Hendrix, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Studio Theatre

10.17 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Big Mountain, 8 p.m.

Back 9 Bar & Grill Astral cult, Tajlyn, Geovanir Brooks, 8 p.m.

Bar 101 Zack Joseph & Ira Wolf, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Return of the Red w/ DJ Wokstar & Special Guests, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Reese, Wombat, Guy Gonzo, J Biz / Young Tuk, K G, Cada Stikxx, Masyah, Lil Donnie, Benny Frank, Yung Active, DA Kid Merk, Roppa Dop, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m.

Center for the Arts Loudon Wainwright III, 8 p.m.

Club Car EZ Street, 9 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Bourbon Street Band, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Pikeys, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

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

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Red Hot Cali Peppers, Wolfgang Vega, Denver J Band, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Journey’s Edge, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Summer of Love, 9:30 p.m.

Shine The Infamous Swanks, Lone Madrone, Lucky Laskowski, The Liars Choir, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Alex Vincent Band, PointDexter, Cast The Clarity, Vanishing Affair, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Hella Good Party Band, 9:30 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Amanda Gray and Whiskey Savage, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Black Star Safari, Walking Spanish, 9 p.m.

Witch Room Ape Machine, The Burning of Rome, Paper Pistols, 8 p.m.

10.18 Saturday

Back 9 Bar & Grill Irrlelevant, The Pikeys, 8 p.m.

Bar 101 Brian Rogers, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Destroyer (Kiss Tribute), Crüella (Female Mötley Crüe Tribute), 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Mistah F.A.B., Playah K, Reign, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Christopher Gene, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Lou Gramm, 8 p.m.

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

El Dorado Saloon Island of Black and White, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Antique Naked Soul, Zyah Belle, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s ZOSO: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, 9 p.m.

The Hideaway The Harbor, 8 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Chuck’s Annual Halloween Party, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino Styx, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides Fascination: 80’s New Wave Dance Club, 9:30 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Arden Park Roots, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Big Bad Boogie Rock, 10 p.m.

Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Season Finale w/ Bomba Fried Rice, The Bumptet, 9:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Moon Mantis, Ostrich Theory, 8 p.m.

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

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Ace of Spades AB-Soul, BAS, J.Sirus, Luke Tailor, DreT, 7 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Ms. Christy Chung, Mr. Norman Cheung, 1 & 4 p.m.

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

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

Center for the Arts Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Wayne “The Train” Hancock, 5:30 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Color the Sound (Record Release Listening Party) feat. Adam Roth, Adrian Bellue, Andrew Barnhart, Carly DuHain, James Cavern and more, 7 p.m.

Midtown BarFly The Tossers, Continental, City of Vain, Cold Feelings, 5:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Daniel Castro, 3 p.m.

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

Starlite Lounge Mercy Ties, Divider, 8 p.m.

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

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Laughs Unlimited Open Mic Comedy Hosted by Cheryl “the Soccer Mom,” Oct. 7, 8 p.m.

E Clark, Dennis Martinez, Oct. 10 - 12, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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Tristan Johnson, Wendy Lewis, Leaf the Comedian, Greg “G” Williams, Chadd Beals, Oct. 16, 8 p.m.

Paul Ogata, OJ Young, Oct. 17 - 19, 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 An Evening w/ Chris Storin & Friends!, Oct. 8, 8 p.m.

Bobby Slayton, Oct. 9 - 12, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Gina Brillon, Oct. 16 - 19, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic, Monday’s, 8 p.m.

Spot-On Trivia, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m.

Improv Lab, Harold Night & Gordon Teams, Wednesday’s, 7 - 10 p.m.

Gag Order & Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 8 - 10 p.m.

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

Test Kitchen, Saturday’s, 10:30 p.m.

Tommy T’s Diego Curiel & Friends, Oct. 8, 7 p.m.

Alonzo Bodden, Oct. 9 - 12, 7 p.m.

JR De Guzman & Friends, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.

Cody Woods, Oct. 16 - 19, 7 p.m.

Misc.

20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, every Saturday, 8 a.m.

Arthouse Gallery & Studios Dia De Los Muertos Celebration, Oct. 11, 4 p.m.

Axis Gallery Interlaced Space

by Chuck Seerey, through Oct. 26 Atelier 20 The Crow Show, Oct. 11 - Nov 1 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.

Bridge District (West Sac) Sactoberfest, Oct. 10 - 12 Cal Expo 12th Annual Sacramento’s Fall Home Show, Oct. 10 - 12 Sacramento International Auto Show, Oct. 17 - 19 Capital ArtWorks Expressive Watercolors by Anthony Rogone, Oct. 11 - Nov. 1 Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Colonial Theatre 8th Annual Sacramento Horror Film Festival: Film, Dance, Comedy, Live Music and More, Oct. 10 - 12 Crocker Art Museum Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, through Jan. 11

ArtMix: Monsters’ Ball feat.

Living Dead Cup presented by the Street Soccer Sacramento Lady Salamanders, Screamtastic showcase by the Sacramento Horror Film Festival, Live Music by Mount Whateverest, DJ Shaun Slaughter and More, Oct. 9, 5 p.m.

FE Gallery 2nd Saturday w/ Artists Laura Parker & Madelyne Templeton, Oct. 11, 6 p.m.

Folsom Lake College Folsom Lake College 10th Anniversary Celebration and Open House, Oct. 11, 11 a.m.

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

Goldfield Free Line Dance Lessons w/ Sarah Stokes, Tuesday’s, 8:30 p.m.

Beer Pong Tournament, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

Italian Center (Carmichael) Columbus Day Celebration feat. A Special Presentation by Darrell Corti of Corti Brothers, Oct. 12, 2 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Sac Girls Rock: Inspiring and Motivating Speakers, Artists, Poets, etc., Oct. 9, 7 p.m.

I Hate Children Children’s Show, Oct. 11 - 12, 12:30 & 2:30 p.m.

Little Relics Boutique & Galleria Painting Classes, Sunday’s, 1 p.m.

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

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

Miller Park Discodonut 5K, Oct. 11, 9 a.m.

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

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

Raley Field Premier Mexican League Soccer: Club Morelia vs.

Cruz Azul, Oct. 11, 8 p.m.

Red Dot Gallery Venice Paintings by Willie Marlowe, Oct. 8 - Nov. 1 Sacramento Ballet Studios Saturdays at the Ballet: A Free Second Saturday Event, Oct 11, 4 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.

Inside the Director’s Studio: Gatsby, Fact and Fiction, Oct. 17, 6 p.m.

Shine Red Alice’s Poetry Emporium hosted by Bill Gainer, Oct. 8, 8 p.m.

The Renegade Exchange Arts & Crafts Fair: Arts, Crafts, Music, Food, and Fun, Oct. 18, 11 a.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Gladiator Challenge: Carnage, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.

Underground Books Book Signing w/ Author David Covin, Oct. 11, 2 p.m.

West Sacramento Black Box Theater Samantics Choir: How the West Was Sung, Oct. 18, 3:30 p.m.

Verge Center for the Arts 343 Dresses: The Chromatic Convergence Project by Mary Younakof, through Oct. 26

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You Go, Girl! gone girl Rated r Words jacob sprecher Yes, that’s really the title of this review. But hear me out.

Three weeks ago I spent $8.50 on a Friday night to see A Walk Among the Tombstones. “Hey,” said I, “it’s Liam Neeson tough-guy shit! What could go wrong?” Little did I realize that Tombstones would amount to nothing more than an embarrassing piece of misogynistic torture trash, poorly acted, directed and adapted. It was the kind of cliche, pseudo-noir rubbish that makes Nicolas Cage’s 8MM look like Citizen Kane. And all I can really do about it is sit and ponder the hows and whys of a movie whose sole purpose is showcasing ultra-violence against women. Therefore I spent the first portion of Gone Girl expecting to be upset.

I suppose that isn’t fair, though, to expect a David Fincher thriller to stoop to such ignoble levels, but conditioning is what it is. Gone Girl is not a gratuitous horror show. It’s actually a clever and detailed murder mystery, written and adapted by author Gillian Flynn, that uses unsettling themes and personalities to its tasteful advantage.

Without giving too much away, Gone Girl is the story of Nick and Amy Dunne (Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, respectively): an unhappily married couple detached from their once-elite Manhattan lifestyle. Having moved to Nick’s boyhood home of Missouri to care for his now-deceased mother, their marriage has since become a sham with divorce looming on the horizon. But when blonde and beautiful “Amazing” Amy mysteriously vanishes from their suburban mansion one morning, the ensuing investigation begins to point dirty fingers at Nick—all of which lead straight down an impossible rabbit hole of cold and calculating cruelty, emboldened by a national media frenzy.

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The surrounding cast is a strong one. Nick’s twin and often incredulous sister, Margo, is aptly played by Carrie Coon (whom you may now recognize as Nora from The Leftovers); detective Rhonda Boney is Kim Dickens (The Zero Effect, Deadwood); bona fide weirdo Desi Collings is the lovable Neil Patrick Harris (he’ll always be Doogie Howser to me); and in perhaps the surprise performance of the film, Tyler Perry expertly plays celebrity lawyer Tanner Bolt.

While I won’t leap to compare Gone Girl to Fincher’s most brilliant directorial works like Seven, The Game or Fight Club, this is a smart film, touching a variety of nerves along the way. Much of the credit indeed belongs to author Gillian Flynn for penning both the script and book, but it takes the right vision to ultimately project page to screen, and Fincher was certainly up to the task. Themes of infidelity and jealousy are paramount, often causing a near visceral reaction as Fincher weaves the twists and turns in a manner that causes one to reevaluate character preconceptions along the way. To get that much out of Ben Affleck, for example, is noteworthy in its own right, as Affleck the actor can be so terribly uninteresting so very, very frequently. (A needless aside: During my initial perceived frustration with the film, I found myself internally cursing Affleck for once again casting himself as lead in a movie he directed, despite consciously knowing he wasn’t the director. Ben Affleck can have that effect on people, you know.)

Gone Girl’s imperfections stem from sheer plot density—there’s a lot going on pretty much all the time. You’d think that 149 minutes would be more than enough to properly attend to each thread and character, but that isn’t the case. Take Tyler Perry, for one: His portrayal of celeb attorney Tanner Bolt is arguably the best in the entire film, and yet he’s barely in it. The same can be said for Neil Patrick Harris, who deftly plays a freakish oddball you’d love to know much more about, yet we learn virtually nothing.

Which doesn’t imply that most other aspects of Gone Girl are being overplayed; there are just so many characters, themes and emotions introduced, that many of them simply aren’t seen through to preferable completion.

But that’s nitpicking, at a point. Because this is a good movie, and one worth the time for anyone that enjoys an involved thriller.

And that’s coming from a guy that wasn’t blown away by each and every plot ripple. What it comes down to, I guess, is that sometimes you don’t need to be blown away. Sometimes you just need to see something done right. And sometimes it takes a real horseshit flick like A Walk Among the Tombstones to put that into perspective.

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the shallow end It’s difficult for me to say this, but I’ve given it a lot of thought: It might be time to end our love affair with football. I write this, of course, as I’m watching a football game and continuously checking multiple browser tabs to keep up with how my fantasy football team is doing (I’m currently tops in my league, but this week is off to a slow start, in case you were wondering).

Like any addiction, I know it’s going to be difficult to kick the habit; but, like Elsa said, I think it’s time to let it go.

If you play fantasy football, you know it’s been a tough year. Not only have you had to deal with the usual challenges of the game, such as player injuries and finding a decent bye week replacement for your No. 4 WR on the waiver wire, but you’ve also had to peruse the police blotter to see which of your star players has found himself in legal trouble. And it’s not just shit you can let slide, either. It’s major stuff like beating up a kid or getting caught on camera sucker-punching your fiancée.

These are all bad things, obviously. What’s worse is that the NFL, an organization that reaps billions in profits, hasn’t the slightest idea what to do about it. Blubbering moron/ league commissioner Roger Goodell famously

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gave Ray Rice, the former star running back of the Baltimore Ravens and perpetrator of said violence against his then-fiancée (now wife), a two-game suspension when TMZ released a video of Rice dragging Janay Palmer out of an Atlantic City casino elevator. A pretty unsettling scene, sure, but I believe the NFL gives out a two-game suspension for saying Budweiser sucks. People were rightfully pissed, but not as pissed as they were when the footage from inside the elevator was released to the public.

Goodell swore up and down that he’d never seen the footage, though conflicting reports came out that more than likely he was lying. Then the commissioner sort of went into hiding for a week. Meanwhile, Rice’s contract was terminated by the Ravens and suspended indefinitely. Then Goodell resurfaced to give some bullshit press conference in which he said absolutely nothing, and life went on. And I’m pretty sure the Ravens are still selling out every game.

But the problems aren’t just with the pro game. Take Jameis Winston for example, all-world quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. Winston has been accused of sexual assault and had run-ins with the law for

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James Barone jb@submergemag.com shoplifting. He was finally suspended for one game in mid-September when he stood on a table in the Florida State Student Union and shouted, “Fuck her right in the pussy” (because, you know, that’s just going too far).

These are just the guys who get caught, too.

Never mind the Ben Roethlisbergers of the world who have been accused of things but were able to side-step any serious charges, because, you know, the Steelers are trying to make a playoff run.

But the problem may not be with the powers that be…the old rich dudes who fund their alma mater’s football programs or own professional teams and are able to hold taxpayers hostage to fund their new stadiums and pay athletes exorbitant salaries. The problem may be with the game itself. We forget, as we peruse waiver wires for fantasy team replacements because our starting running back just got his leg broken in 45 places, that football is a violent game. Players are suited up in a modern-day version of full plate mail and brutalize one another for the amusement of tens of thousands packed into stadiums every Sunday (and Monday…and Thursday…and Saturday for the college fans) and the millions watching over buckets of beer and mountains of chicken wings in bars and homes all over the country.

For a reminder of the violence of the game, you need to look no further than the string of three deaths that recently occurred at the high school level. Tom Cutinella, 16, collapsed on the football field after he suffered a serious head injury. He later died at a New York hospital. There was no foul play involved; it just occurred as a course of the regular action of the game, a “freak accident,” as a school superintendent called it.

DeMario Harris, Jr., a 17-year-old from Alabama, died of a brain hemorrhage two days after making a tackle in a game. Another 17-year-old, Isaiah Langston, collapsed on the football field prior to a game in North Carolina. The cause of his death is unknown, but his brother said it had something to do with a blood clot.

Compound that with the history of fallout from serious head injuries by some who’ve played in the NFL, and clearly there’s a problem, a problem that many of us are a part of. Despite all that’s wrong with football, we still go crazy for it. We clamor for it. Even those who aren’t all that interested in it still gamble on it. I realize I’m a part of the problem too, even as I cheer for New York Giants rookie wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr.’s spectacular first NFL touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons. I know I have to stop… I have to…uh…maybe next season.

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