Submerge Magazine: Issue 173 (October 20 - November 3, 2014)

Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas

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

dive in new outlook Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com In January 2008, the very first issue of Submerge came to fruition in a small duplex near C & 26th Streets in Midtown Sacramento. It was a difficult first couple of years financially, but with an extra bedroom and part of our living room as our command post, we somehow churned out 60 solid issues of Submerge.

When we were finally ready to start looking for a cool, creative office space in 2010, I will never forget the moment our realtor told us he had a “basement space” he’d like us to check out. I’m pretty sure I rolled my eyes, breathed a heavy sigh and convinced myself that we didn’t even want to see it. Since I was stuck at my other part-time gig my partner, Jonathan, took a look at the space, snapped some photos and texted them to me. I was taken aback and thoroughly impressed.

Not only was the location in the heart of Sacramento, right near the corner of 23rd & J Streets, but for a basement space it was extremely nice. It wasn’t dingy or dark like I imagined a basement space would be; it had light hardwood floors, and right away we could see the potential it had, especially if we decorated the walls with local poster art and blown-up versions of some of our favorite past Submerge covers.

So in May of 2010, the 700 square feet was ours. It was a great space to try to separate work from home. It was Submerge’s headquarters and we were proud of it. Technically you could have even call it “submerged” because it was in the basement of an old Victorian turned into several offices.

Years came and went, and 113 more issues were happily created from that space.

After a while, being in the basement did take a toll on us, and there was a new building owner (who’s very nice) that was turning all the other offices in the building into residential spots.

While we always kept our eyes open for a new space, we realized it was time Submerge made a move, for real. And move we did!

I’d like to share with you our readers that we have officially moved into a new office space! Keeping it true to our love for Midtown, the new Submerge HQ is just a block away from our old office and is now on 22nd and J. Our space is on the second floor, above the Mike’s Camera store, and it has 4 glorious windows that overlook the streets. While we have only spent a couple days there, I can’t tell you how happy I am to be able to see people walking around, watch the leaves fall off the trees, and stare out into the sky. While I am grateful we were able to have that basement office in the first place, I am truly ecstatic to be in our new space and am loving life, and have a spark for creativity all over again. Submerge is a few months away from turning seven years old; I’m excited for this next chapter and all the future issues that are to come.

Just thought I’d share our little story! And if you’re in a band trying to submit a CD or LP, please send it to: Submerge Magazine: 1009 22nd Street, Suite #3, Sacramento, CA, 95816.

As always, thanks for picking us up! Enjoy issue 173, Melissa

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On Thursday, Oct. 16, Submerge got an email from Linda Swanigan, owner of the venue Marilyn’s on K and longtime supporter of Submerge (she advertised in our first-ever issue!), informing us that they had sold the business. Yes, you read that right, after 16 long years the basement-esque K Street venue and bar that many of us have come to love over the years (Submerge even held our “50th Issue Party” there in 2010, remember that?) will unfortunately close up shop after Nov. 1.

“We thank our loyal customers, whom we consider our friends and family, for your support over the last 16 years,” the official press release states. “We are so proud of our employees who have made the Marilyn’s experience possible over the years.”

Marilyn’s first opened as “Marilyn’s on 12th and K” in 1998, before that corner “became gentrified.” That’s back before IMAX, Esquire, Sheraton, etc. It was the only watering hole in the neighborhood and hosted many construction workers and people staying at the Hyatt. When the 12th and K building got foreclosed on and ultimately acquired by new owners, a bar wasn't part of the new plans. So Marilyn’s, having already established itself on K Street, moved down the street and found their current spot, a unique underground space that offered them more room to work with.

They reopened as Marilyn’s on K in 2005 at 908 K Street. With more space they were able to start hosting eclectic live music seven days a week from local and touring

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acts; eventually well known artists like Jackie Greene, Mother Hips, Junior Brown, Nicki Bluhm, Sal Valentino and so many others, including countless local bands, graced the stage at Marilyn’s. More than 1,600 different bands have performed at Marilyn’s! The venue has played a crucial role in the local music scene for many years, and it will be sorely missed.

So, what’s next for the space, and will the new owners/operators incorporate live music? According to Swanigan the new business taking over the space is Coin-Op, a bar/arcade, and they will not be hosting live music. “They currently have a very successful bar/arcade operation in San Diego and they will bring that same concept to K Street,” Swanigan told us. Um, can you say “mixed emotions?”

Obviously we are incredibly sad that live music will no longer be a part of the space (also, side note, as a fellow business owner, I know I would be ready for a break after 16 years!), but our inner nerds are a little bit excited about the idea of it becoming a bar that has a large selection of video games.

The website for Coin-Op’s San Diego location (Coinopsd.com) says, “We are a neighborhood watering hole offering craft cocktails, craft beer, delicious food and of course, classic arcade games.”

Submerge is planning on reaching out to the Coin-Op owners in the coming days to get more information about their plans for the Sacramento location.

In the meantime, we still have a couple weeks to enjoy Marilyn’s and celebrate

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their huge mark on Sacramento’s music scene. “We are trying to reach out to many of our favorites to play over the next two weeks,” Swanigan said, noting that they are still confirming some details. “We will be arranging for bands who have played at our club and want one more chance to play at the ‘Institution of Marilyn’s’ over the next two weeks. We are hoping to have a few bands play every night and the last day we will have music throughout the day until closing!” Keep an eye out right here on Submerge and at Marilynsonk.com for more info on the final weeks of Marilyn’s.

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It’s that time of year again, people. The leaves are starting to change their colors, the temperature is slowly falling and the army of basic bitches have traded in their flip-flops for Ugg boots as they prepare to orchestrate their pumpkin-flavored assault on the rest of society. For as long as I can remember, Halloween has always been a favorite holiday of mine. Partially because I was into the dark, macabre spirit of it all. And well, partially because I was a fat kid who was also really into Snickers. But I digress.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed what was once an awesome night packed with terrifying costumes and arduous trick-or-treating missions, has transformed into a pathetic, watered-down event full of helicopter parents armed with EpiPens. As Oct. 31 quickly approaches, here is your guide to making sure that your Halloween doesn’t totally suck. I promise the kids will thank you, whether you’re taking out your own or just handing out treats to the ones in your neighborhood. And when you see that coincollecting dentist neighbor of yours washing off the mixture of egg yolks and regret from his aluminum siding, well, you can thank me then.

1) “Trunk-or-Treating” is stupid. Stop.

Never heard of trunk-or-treating before?

Consider yourself lucky, if that’s the case.

Trunk-or-treating is the equivalent to tailgating for type 2 diabetes, since there’s no added benefit of getting any kind of exercise like you would from the long stretches of “old school” trick-or-treating. You and the rest of your parent friends rally up your little gaggle of freeloaders, pack up the trunk full of sweets (or, if you insist on being the uptight buzzkill of the pack who I’ll describe in more detail later on, healthy alternatives like orange slices) then drive to your local church congregation or other empty parking lot of your choice. Upon arrival, proceed to pop open the hatch of your late model Chrysler Town and Country or similar style grocery getter, and allow your kids to go from car to car asking adults for candy. Because that’s totally not creepy at all.

2) If you’re thinking about handing out stupid shit: don’t.

Look, I get it. You want to be health conscious or whatever, that’s cool. I respect that…on any other day of the year. Come on, do you really want to be the parent who’s caught passing out walnuts and toothbrushes? Or mandarins? Or any other kind of gluten-free, paleo-friendly, free range handfuls of misery? No, I didn’t think so.

And for the love of God and all that is holy, STOP GIVING KIDS PENNIES. I’m a full-grown adult and I don’t even want my own pennies, so I highly doubt that the 8-year old dressed like Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy wants to deal with your shit, either. Stick to the Milky Ways. Stick to the Butterfingers. I promise a few days of funsized binge eating isn’t going to throw the kid into a downward spiral and ruin his chances of getting into an Ivy League. Live a little.

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3) Get your kids a real costume.

It doesn’t have to be an expensive costume, but get them some kind of costume; otherwise they’re just little glorified panhandlers in training. At least if they’re decked out in Ninja Turtles and Frozen gear, I’ll be distracted by their cuteness instead of yelling at them to get off my lawn. And please, stop letting them dress up like Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty or a strip of bacon. Use a creative bone in your body for once.

4) Let kids be kids…for the most part.

Again, I get it. It’s a nightmarish world out there full of creeps and weirdos, so of course you want to do what’s best for your children by protecting them. However, micromanaging their every move can be just as toxic. Assuming they’re old enough to know that playing in traffic isn’t cool, make a plan with them, know exactly who they’re with, where they’ll be and when they’ll be back. You’ll be proud to find out that your kid isn’t a walking Darwin Award at the end of the night, and you might even get a couple of hours to do something fun for once. Go nurse that loveless marriage of yours. Or watch Dance Moms. Whatever floats that boat.

5) Have fun. Get scared. Stop whining.

No, seriously. Look back to how you celebrated Halloween as a kid. I’m sure part of the romance of it all was wanting to simultaneously cry and piss your pants at the same time. When I was 3 years old, my dad wanted to keep me from going out into the garage. So, he decided to plant the scariest old man mask hanging from one of his toolboxes as a deterrent. I was scared to go out into my own garage until I was almost a pre-teen.

Looking back now, part of me knows he just wanted to keep me from fucking with his drill bits.

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It’s A Small World Featuring Dia de los Muertos-Style Art at Little Relics Boutique & Galleria • Through Nov. 3 Now through November 3, be sure to stop into Little Relics Boutique and Galleria in Downtown Sacramento to see It’s A Small Word, an awesome group show with an all-star cast featuring ceramics by Philip York Simpson, sugar skull art by Rob-O, and cultural sculptures from Kanika Marshall! This show is an absolute perfect fit for this time of year, what with Halloween and Dia de los Muertos and all! So grab your friends, parents or your little ones and head to 908 21st Street (between I and J streets). Little Relics’ hours are Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit Littlerelics.com for more information.

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Sip Vino From 14 Local Wineries Aboard the Old Vine Express Nov. 1

Pretty much anyone of drinking age who enjoys an adult beverage here or there can attest to the fact that wine tasting is a helluva good time! Good friends, plus great wine, plus scenic views equals an awesome day by any measure. Here’s one way to take your wine tasting experience to a new level: do it on a train! Yup, that’s right, the Sacramento River Train is proud to present their “Old Vine Express” on Saturday, Nov 1. Enjoy a leisurely three-hour scenic train ride through some of the best vistas that Yolo County has to offer with 14 local wineries aboard to fill up your glasses! A standard ticket, just $35, gets you six tastes. Upgrade to the VIP ticket ($50) to double your tastings and you’ll also be allowed to board the train early and receive a souvenir wine glass. The wineries involved are all from Yolo County (Berryessa Gap, Carvalho Family Wines, Miner’s Leap Winery, Wilson Vineyards, just to name a few), so you’ll be cruising through the region that the wines you are tasting were produced! Talk about “keeping it local!”

The Old Vine Express boards in West Sacramento at 400 N. Harbor Boulevard. General admission boarding begins at 1:45 p.m., 15 minutes prior to departure. VIP ticket holders may board at 1:15 p.m. Visit Sacramentorivertrain.com to get your tickets before they sell out!

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Orange Is the New Black’s Taryn Manning Is a DJ, and She’s Playing Sacramento’s Gravedigger’s Ball • Oct. 31 If you’re like us and are obsessed with the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, you are already familiar with actress and series regular Taryn Manning (she plays the mostly toothless, somewhat psychopathic, God-channeling Tiffany ‘Pennsatucky’ Doggett on the show). What you might not know is that Manning is sort of a “quadruple threat.” Not only is she a great actress (it’s really easy to hate her character on Orange… a true sign of a skilled actor), Manning is also a singer-songwriter (check out Boomkat, her electronic/pop duo with her brother Kellin), a fashion designer (Born Uniqorn is the name of her clothing brand) and she is also a DJ signed to the SKAM Artist label. “With an exceptional ear for music, DJ Taryn Manning has emerged as the club scene’s golden child,” writes Skamartist.com. Sacramento will have a chance to see Manning’s DJ skills in person, on Halloween night no less, at 102.5’s Gravedigger’s Ball at the Sacramento Convention Center. Also providing the electrodance tunes will be The Cataracs and Nick G. If you’re more of a live band person the “Retro Room” will feature ‘80s and ‘90s hits from cover band Pop Rocks, free ‘80s arcade games, a $5,000 cash costume contest and more. The “Country Saloon” room will feature the band Sweet Revenge, a mechanical bull and other fun country-stylestuff. Of course, what sort of Halloween party would it be without a haunted house with multiple haunts, mazes and more? General admission tickets are just $34, 21-andover only. Visit Ksfm.cbslocal.com/ksfms-gravediggers-ball for more info and a link to buy tickets.

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Grab a Flashlight and Enter Dave’s Haunted Corn Maze, If You Dare Select Dates through Nov. 1

Whether you’re looking to scare the crap out of your kid brother and his little punk friends or looking for a “romantic” date night with your boo, grab a flashlight (or don’t, if you’re really adventurous) and head to the infamous Dave’s Haunted Corn Maze in West Sacramento!

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Issue 173 • October 20 – November 3, 2014

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Across the Spectrum

Lorin Ashton, aka Bassnectar, Prepares for Life Back on the Road

Words James Barone

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f you’ve ever seen Bassnectar (née Lorin Ashton) live, you know his show is a treat for all of your senses. The EDM DJ/producer brings with him a full light show and video element that’s synced with his metalhead-informed, heavy electronic music. And while it may seem like complete and utter audiovisual chaos, as Ashton explains, it’s actually a whole lot of work.

We caught up with him a day before the TomorrowWorld festival in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. He was taking time out of his busy schedule prepping for the major electronic music festival, which also featured Avicii, David Guetta and Diplo among many notable others, as well as his own upcoming headlining tour.

“It’s an unspeakable amount of work,” Ashton says of his pre-production process. Not only does he have to edit original video content to his songs and samples and coordinate with a team that caters sets and atmospheric lights to whichever venue he’s playing, he also has to curate his impressive catalog of music and figure out how to reimagine it each night.

“The music is probably three or four full-time jobs—remastering old music and getting it up to par, or reinventing new versions or new endings for old songs, or old endings for new songs,” Ashton says.

After he’s done with all the remixing and creating new versions of his music so that he can “weave it together…so everything is interchangeable and interlockable,” he then starts “rehearsing like mad and getting to a place where I basically have five to 10 hours of unique musical content without any repeats that I can reinvent two hour journeys each night.

“It’s fucking exhausting,” he adds.

“But I love it.”

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Perhaps it was because of his draining tour production process that Ashton decided to take a bit of a break to record his most recent album, Noise Vs. Beauty, which was released June 24. The 12-track, nearly one-hour-long tour de force features numerous collaborations with artists such as Rye Rye, Fashawn and Zion I. Ashton took a six-month break to record the album. However, his time off wasn’t exactly downtime.

“It was over so fast because I worked the whole time,” he says.

“What was weird was that I told my friends and family that I was taking six months off, so I made all these plans to hang out and be normal, and then six months passed and I was still in the studio and back on tour again.”

If you haven’t managed to catch the incessantly touring Bassnectar live, fear not. The artist will play two area shows in November (Nov. 6 in Lake Tahoe and Nov. 7 in Sacramento). It’s been a little while since Bassnectar has been to this neck of the woods, but Ashton says he’s eager to return.

“We haven’t gotten to Sacramento since 2012, which totally trumped me because I had been convinced that the show wasn’t going to do well because I’d never played a show that big in Sacramento,” he explains. “It was a big surprise for me. We’re really excited to get back there. Tahoe is a bit of a revenge. We did a double-header there in 2011 or 2010. It was shut down due to a complicated fire marshal, who I hear has left office, which we’re thankful for. I’ll just leave it at that. The second night, the sound mysteriously sucked and couldn’t be started again.

I’ve never had that problem, but I have a suspicion who was to blame for that.”

In the following intervieww, Ashton shares his thoughts on the saturation of music online and his love of “reinventing old dopeness” as well as why he prefers to steer clear of airing his personal laundry on social media.

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You mention the visual aspect of the live show, but it all comes together while you’re onstage, so you don’t really get to see any of that. Do you go back and watch videos of your performances just to see how it all worked out?

All last year, we had a video monitor facing me that showed what went on the screen. For technical reasons, though, it was a big pain in the ass to set up. And then during a set, I’d probably look at it for a total of three seconds. This year we’re not going to do that.

Is it fun for you to go back and reinvent old music?

Oh, 100 percent, man. I don’t know what I would do without it. Part of it is that record collecting has changed to the point where it feels like it doesn’t exist anymore. But 10 years ago, I was constantly record shopping, constantly mining for new music. These days, I’ll go through 10,000 songs before I find one that I like. So much of it sounds the same, so much of it doesn’t feel special or doesn’t feel A-plus. I just go back into my record collection for the two hours of music that I love the most in 1998, or the two hours of music that I fucking loved the most from the summer of 2003. That small amount of music can constantly be remixed or sampled from or breathed new life into. I’m constantly doing that, going into old record crates, converting vinyl into digital, bringing it into an editing system and making a new customized version that weaves in and out of my contemporary music but maintains the essence of that old classic.

You say you go through thousands and thousands of songs now, but do you still like to hit up traditional record stores now, or is it mostly online searching?

It’s all online pretty much. It’s a lot of trading—either scouring blogs or trading with other friends who collect. I’d say that even though I spend a lot of time doing that, I have a lot more success just going through [my collection]. I have all of my music organized by the month I found it, bought it or digitized it, going back into the ‘90s. So I can go to, like, March 2001 and pull out the songs I collected then and reinvent them. That’s a large amount of what I’m doing when I feel I need music, reinventing old dopeness.

Have you always been this intense with cataloguing music, even before you started doing Bassnectar?

I’ve always catalogued it, but I’ve never had to reinvent it because certainly for a while, I felt there was always new stuff coming out. Now it just feels so saturated… I mean, there’s still good stuff that comes out, but back then, I had one or two albums, if

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“These days, I’ll go through 10,000 songs before I find one that I like. So much of it sounds the same, so much of it doesn’t feel special or doesn’t feel A-plus. I just go back into my record collection for the two hours of music that I love the most in 1998, or the two hours of music that I fucking loved the most from the summer of 2003. That small amount of music can constantly be remixed or sampled from or breathed new life into.”

– Lorin Ashton, aka Bassnectar

that, and now I have 10-plus, so I feel like I have fewer windows that require something new, so I prefer to give it really special showcase moments.

Is it a lot more difficult for you to make choices of what stays and what goes in your set list now that you have so much material?

I guess you’d be correct to say it’s difficult, but I like to think of it as a mild form of insanity because I’m super detail-oriented, obsessive compulsive, micro-manager. [Laughs] It’s pretty crazy.

I was listening to Noise Vs. Beauty today. I loved that it almost sounded like a mixtape because there was so much different stuff going on. Was that your intention?

I suppose it was because I love making mixtapes, and I do produce as if I’m a DJ or a sound collage artist, but I also produce as if I’m a guitarist in a band. There’s a lot of creativity from that record. For me, it’s literally like sliding across a spectrum and all across the spectrum between two extremes there are all these different points and moments that combine the two extremes in different ways. That was really the beauty of what this record was about for me.

Were you really able to unplug from social media for the time that you were recording Noise Vs. Beauty?

Yeah, absolutely. That was one of the biggest positive experiences of the year for me and something I want to continue doing. I’m not really hating on social media, I’m just saying I love normal life. I love real life. In real life, I don’t go to the bars much. If I want to drink wine, I’ll have a glass of wine, but I don’t like the atmosphere at a bar where everyone has to talk really loud and talk about superficial things in little soundbytes. That’s how social networking feels. Combine that with everyone talking about themselves, it just gets weird. For promoting a band or a business or a musical project or even a community concept, it’s cool, but just for a personal thing… I don’t have any personal accounts, and I probably never will.

I’ve had email accounts, Don’t miss your chance to experience but all I have are Bassnectar live at either the Montbleu Bassnectar accounts, and Resort Showroom (Nov. 6) or the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (Nov. I really view them as just 7). One dollar from every ticket sold mechanisms to broadcast on Bassnectar’s tour will be donated to various non-profit charity and basic information to the community enrichment programs via his world. I as a human would Dollar per Bass Head program, so you rather be alone at the can feel like you’ve done a good deed while you’re rocking out. BONUS. For beach [laughs].

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Local Painter Jared Tharp Prepares Mind-Popping Work for Gallery Showing Words Andrew C. Russell

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ften, good art does not end at the borders of the canvas. When a viewer leaves the painting, it continues on in his or her mind, lowering tendrils into the subconscious where the artist cannot follow. Jared Tharp is perfectly content with this. If anything, he wants people to see a mystery in his work. So, from one bubbling subconscious to another, his paintings come to life in the space between; and what a strange space it is.

Much of Tharp’s work can best be described as belonging to the realm of cartoons, and indeed, the amorphous, often disembodied cartoon figures ambling through his strikingly sharp new-wave backdrops have that classic “toon” quality: the zaniness, the madcap coloring and the plastic-y sheen of the characters’ skins. But the world depicted is still one dimension removed—as if a black hole opened up beneath your TV set, taking your Saturday morning viewing with it. If cartoons seem to us like hypersurreal depictions of the world, then these paintings show cartoon characters forced to confront their own idea of the surreal. Here, on the uneasy border between the friendly lawlessness and threatening undercurrent of chaos in the animated world, Tharp produces irresistible portals into the bizarre goings on within.

We recently met up with Tharp at his Sacramento home/studio, where he lives with his wife and fellow artist Chelsea Tharp; we were lucky enough to peruse his awesome back-catalog while shooting the breeze about stylistic choices, subconscious influences and personal evolution.

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Do you have early memories of making art? Did you grow up around it?

I know that I’ve always done it—probably by following my dad’s example, or being encouraged, but my earliest memory…I remember watching TV, Tiny Toons was on TV, whatever cartoon—I would just sit there, and try to draw the characters that I saw—or, actually, I would try to draw characters like the ones that I saw. Sometimes I would draw Buster Bunny… I would sit and watch these cartoons, and I would try and invent my own characters. I kind of did a similar thing in high school, too. My whole drawing life, I wanted to take ideas and put a spin on them so that they’re mine.

What helps your creative process more than anything else?

Having organization helps. No distractions.

Lots of time to myself, not doing art. Once the momentum is up, it’s up and you work until you lose speed or hit a wall. It really helps me to develop a language I’m excited about so that the painting is practically finished before I even start.

There’s an immediate visual attraction about a lot of these paintings. Is that something you aim for?

Yeah. You want to make work that’ll draw people in initially, but once they get there, you don’t want them to lose interest so quickly that they walk away from it...It just can’t help but kind of scream at you from a distance, “COME HERE!” [Laughs] Like this one in particular, [The Circuit] I had this one made, and it sat there for weeks before I decided to put the rest of the painting, this purple stuff, on here.

Many of the figures in the paintings—the legs, the faces—seem a bit familiar or nostalgic, but quite a few are disembodied or missing features.

Is there a reason for that?

I want there to be a familiarity but also what I’ve discovered is that by removing certain aspects from artwork you can tap into something deeper with people. One of the ways you can do that is by not drawing or painting faces. Although the next thing I want to do after this is going to be all faces and cartoon characters, but with this stuff I was attracted to taking that out, I think that having no faces creates a mystery, and that holds people, and I think painters have anxiety about making a single image that will hold a person’s attention, because it’s so hard now. It’s too easy to just pull your phone out and “click.”

You know, it’s a superior medium. It’s really hard, at least for me, to make something I feel strongly about. I don’t know if I’m achieving that with what I’m doing, but I hope so.

What in particular drew you into the triangular/ geometric patterns more?

I think I like doing the pattern because it does have a kind of therapy about it… Like, I have to peel back all these pieces of contact paper that I use, and I have to peel back each one, and this has about 1,000 triangles that I have to peel, and what is actually kind of cool about the process is that I can be making something without having to think about it. I can come out here, put some music on, and just zone out. It’s almost like a meditation. Just peeling triangles one by one. To me, that’s really cool, like you have noting but time to work on a piece of artwork, there’s no reason to rush it. And I think it’s also important to not be daunted by how big a task is. Like that’s 1,400 triangles that I had to paste down.

I spent probably a week, maybe three to four hours a week.

Do you ever catalog your own work?

Back when I was kind of more into the gestural, painterly style—letting brushwork show, but somewhere along the line I decided I didn’t like that. But that’s not to say I won’t do something like that again. But I don’t necessarily feel comfortable with choosing one style and sticking to it. Now, I think my ideas are a bit more solidified. I don’t like to paint anything now unless I know exactly what I want. There’s a lot of planning and sketching before I make something. But the value in my old stuff was that I could just sit down in front of my easel and start putting shapes and it felt nice, there was a therapy in it. Now, it’s sad to say, when I make work, I’m very wary of fun. If I have too much fun, if I have like a beer or two, or five, as I’m painting, I may have fun doing it, but then I step back from it and it looks like crap! So now it’s just like a discipline. I need to know exactly what I’m going to do before I work.

I notice a lot of specific little elements in some of the paintings, like small pots/bottles, dogbones, ladders, tiny band-aids on the characters…

What draws these out of you?

This is just like going back into childhood. These pots are like pots that you would find in a dungeon in Zelda. Or pots that you would go into in Super Mario Brothers 2. I think that’s the whole mystery thing coming back, like, “there’s something in there. I could go in there. I could enter this piece and I could come out somewhere else.” And the bones, well…it’s all about mystery.

Bones have all kinds of connotations, as do ladders. It’s all about building a mystery.

“I think painters have anxiety about making a single image that will hold a person’s attention, because it’s so hard now. It’s too easy to just pull your phone out and “click.” You know, it’s a superior medium. It’s really hard, at least for me, to make something I feel strongly about. I don’t know if I’m achieving that with what I’m doing, but I hope so.”

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Pizza Urbano Ups Sacramento’s Slice Game Words Niki Kangas photos Liz Simpson

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hen I noticed Luigi’s Slice and Fungarden had closed shop, I got a little emotional. I mean, I only saw a few (rad) shows there, but Sacramento these days is lacking in the way of all-ages music venues, and to see another one go was a bummer. A long time ago, I was a youngster, and to this day, am an enthusiastic supporter of local live music, so Luigi’s definitely filled a void and was appreciated by many young ‘uns and old farts alike as a decent venue.

The deserted hulk of Luigi’s, real quick-like, almost as if a magic wand was waved—presto!— was occupied by a new pizza place that opened its doors in the MARRS complex this August.

Although they do not fill said all-ages music venue void, they did fill up my pie-hole.

Pizza Urbano is a wholly different animal than its predecessor. Luigi’s pizza slices (forgive me, those who would disagree) were greasy and sucky. Don’t get me wrong, all pizza is sacred, but not created equal. The Midtown location’s

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offerings never lived up to the pizza served at the long-established Luigi’s on Stockton for whatever reason. However, Luigi’s Slice and Fungarden’s atmosphere was grimy, fun, lowbrow, chummy, cozy and they had some decent shows there to boot.

On the flip side, Pizza Urbano has really solid slices with some sophisticated ingredients. Sacramento is cluttered with pizzerias, but a great pizza place is a needle in the hay. Moreover, there are few Midtown pizzerias serving pizza by the slice, and Pizza Urbano, albeit new/working out the kinks, blows the doors off Uncle Vito’s (although their happy hour specials are on point) and Pieces. The atmosphere is clean, modern, sparse and tasteful… In other words it is the opposite of Luigi’s in every way excepting the pizza slice commonality.

The walls are masked with black and white brick tile that looks like marble and plastered with framed art throughout. Sliding doors lead to additional seating adjacent to the main hallway leading to the ordering area—where the Luigi’s stage once rose above pepperoni-faced teens.

There are private tables and picnic benches/ communal seating, as well as tables on the patio along 20th Street overlooking the bustling Midtown hub in which Pizza Urbano is situated.

Inside, flat-screen TVs blare sports events and beautiful orb lighting and chandeliers hang from the ceiling. Copper knickknacks line the shelves behind the counter.

Who is responsible for the quick and clearly well thought-out opening of Pizza Urbano? Oddly enough, Carlos and Jose Luis Ulloa, the coowners in charge of the fantastic cafeteria-style Mexican restaurant, Azul, a few doors down from Pizza Urbano in the MARRS complex. Apparently they have their fingers in every pie and aren’t just one trick ponies. Also responsible for my favorite local burrito, these dudes know a thing or two about making pizza, or at least how to open a tasteful restaurant with a tasty menu.

Similar to Azul in that it combines cafeteria-style ordering with an upscale ambience, Pizza Urbano’s menu is simple and consists of slices of pizza or whole pies, salads and paninis, and beverages offered include beer, wine and a self-serve soda fountain.

Mirror Pond, Red Trolley, Lagunitas IPA, Stella Artois and Firestone DBA are currently on tap, and a glass of red or white wine runs $7 to $8 a glass. All in all, the prices are reasonable, and the service was prompt and friendly.

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We ordered a piece of the Pizza Margherita— per usual topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil—weighing in at a fair price of $4 a slice.

We also tried a slice of the Salsiccia, topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, house-made sausage, roasted bell peppers and caramelized red onion, costing $4.50 a slice. Channeling our inner fat kids, we also jumped on a slice of the Di Mateo, a slice with mozzarella, house-made sausage, kale, red onion, chili flakes and Pecorino Romano on top, also priced at $4.50 a slice. Then there was the Gabriela Panini, a pressed sandwich consisting of roasted turkey, apple slices, brie and mixed greens, served for $7.95; and finally, the kale salad, a mixture of kale, carrots, croutons, quinoa, roasted beets, grapefruit wedges, all tossed with a house-made grapefruit vinaigrette, and dished up for $8.50.

Both the Salsiccia and Margherita had a red sauce that was neither spicy nor sweet— sort of just there. What made the Margherita lip-smacking good was its simplicity and the texture of the crust. I’m really picky about pizza crust, preferring it ultra-thin, magically balanced between chewy, airy and crispy. While Pizza Urbano’s crust isn’t the pinnacle of crust mastery, it beats the competition as far as bythe-slice places go around here. The Salsiccia's use of Pecorino Romano lends much flavor, the sausage tastes like real Italian sausage, not just some Sysco-brand crap balled up and thrown on, and the onions are caramelized just enough to retain some crunchiness.

I love kale, at which many others may balk, so I was all over the Di Mateo. For those who aren’t crazy about kale, this slice relied heavily on cheese to offset the bittersweet and healthful flavor. There was a scale-tipping blob of mozzarella on the aforementioned thin crust, and on top of the kale, Parmesan cheese was sprinkled liberally. This slice also got points for its house-made sausage and not-overcooked onions.

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Brie still my beating heart—that Gabriela Panini be oozing with cheesy goodness and loaded with layers of turkey. The apples leant a tartness and crunchy texture, while the mixed greens lessened the guilt.

Last but not least was the kale salad. It stood out enough that I will probably end up craving it at some point and returning for it.

The kale is shredded so it’s easy to eat, and is mixed with shredded carrots, ripe red beets, savory croutons, and…there’s supposed to be grapefruit in it, but they were out, which was a disappointment given that it would have added some complexity and texture. Even in its absence this salad was bomb. The texture is crunchy and fresh—sometimes you go to a restaurant and you get a salad, and the greens are all flaccid and past their prime, but such is not the case at Pizza Urbano. It’s also gigantic, enough to feed one person as a filling meal.

I asked my 6-year-old to weigh in on what he thought about the food—though he is not an established food critic, he’s a sharp-shooter whose opinion might serve to readers as an honest gauge of whether or not the pizza was worthy of a trip to Pizza Urbano. Kids do tend to be pizza aficionados.

“Tell me what you think about the pizza, Finn.”

“Awesome, and great. It tastes like lasagna that never quits. It is so freaking awesome, no one could resist.”

Pizza Urbano is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. They’re open late on Friday and Saturday nights (till 2:30 a.m.) and all other nights of the week, they close at 10 p.m. They’re located at 1050 20th Street.

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10.20 Monday

Ace of Spades G-Eazy, E-40, Jay Ant, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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Badlands Trapacana w/ Old Griff, Head Soar, IMF.Dred, TAMEsta, El Durden, 10 p.m.

Assembly Capture The Crown, For All Those Sleeping, Ice Nine Kills, Palisades, Myka Relocate, Youth in Revolt, 6:30 p.m.

Badlands RHYTHM w/ Shaun Slaughter, Crescendo, Spire, Evolve, 9:30 p.m.

10.23 thursday

Assembly Catfish & The Bottlemen, Wild Party, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Wrath of Tides, With Our Arms to the Sun, Oculus, This Glass House, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk D-Wreck, Koolaider, 7 p.m.

Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Simrit Kaur (CD Release), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday

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Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Private Music Rehearsal Studios

Witch Room Walter TV, 8 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Austin Lucas, Jon Snodgrass, Northcote, Jayke Orvis, 8 p.m.

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

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Torch Club Chris Twomey, 5:30 p.m.; Debut Tuesday w/ Dippin' Sauce, 8 p.m.

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

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

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

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Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

District 30 UMEK, 10 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

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

Fox & Goose John Gruber, James Israel, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s Perfume Genius, Matteah Baim, 7 p.m.

Goldfield Live Country Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Irish/Celtic Jam, 7 p.m.

Marilyn’s Galaxy Star, 8 p.m.

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

Harlow’s New Beat Fund, Musical Charis, 7 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Serna Plaza Nooner w/ Simpl3Jack, 12 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Belly Gunner, Lisa Valentine and the Unlovables, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: ARC Ballroom Holy Ghost!, 7 p.m.

Marilyn’s Color the Sound, We Went to the Moon, Duplx, 8 p.m.

Midtown BarFly Mad Caddies, The Storytellers, La Noche Oskura, 7 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Harley White Jr. Orchestra, 7:30 p.m.

Witch Room Love Inks, Travis Hayes, Martin Purtill, 8 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Madison King, 50 Watt Heavy, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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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.

10.23 Harley White Jr. Orchestra Old Ironsides 7:30 p.m.

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

The Boardwalk Empire of Dirt, Thadeus Gonzalez, Level 12, 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino The Lettermen, 7:30 p.m.

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

Club Car Island of Black & White, 9 p.m.

10.24

The Colony Vivid Sekt, Horror Vacui, Razorblade Monalisa, 7 p.m.

Crest Theatre Jake Shimabukuro, 8 p.m.

District 30 The Devil’s Playground feat. DJ Romeo Reyes, 10 p.m.

The Orange Scene Kupros Craft House 8:30 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon A-Train, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge 9 Year Anniversary Party w/ Manufactured Superstars, Caroline D’Amore,

Goldfield Josh Budro Band, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Dustbowl Revival, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, 7 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Westbound, 10 p.m.

Kupros Craft House The Orange Scene, 8:30 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Erik Paul, Coldship, The Baddest Beams, 7:30 p.m.

Marilyn’s Bellygunner, Be Brave Bold Robot, The J Denver Band, 9 p.m.

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

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; JW Jones, Charlie Baty, 9 p.m.

10.24 Friday

Assembly Beartooth, Vanna, Sirens & Sailors, Sylar, Alive Like Me, 6 p.m.

Bach to Rock Halloween Party & Open Mic Night, 6 p.m.

Back 9 Bar & Grill ForNeveR, Malcom Bliss, White Minorities, 8 p.m.

Bar 101 Adrian Bellue, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Return of the Red I w/ DJ Wokstar & Guests, 10 p.m.

The Boardwalk The District, Kali Streetz, A. Wells, WMJ, Argolis Rock, Jeiko , 7 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts, 9 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Lee Ann Womack, 8 p.m.

Club Car Dennis Johnson & The Ramblers, 9 p.m.

District 30 Julian Pierce, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Local Band Showcase w/ Host Zac Rome (of Sweet Revenge), 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Stuff, Brian Watson, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Old Ironsides 50 Watt Heavy, Bright Faces, Blame the Bishop, 9 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 10 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Shine The Soul Shine Band, Brian Chris Rogers, Julian Jaster, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge NastyNasty, Shlump, 5th Bar Drop, 9 p.m.

Toby Keith’s BlackWater, 9 p.m.

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

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Akram Khan Company, iTMOi, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Daedalus String Quartet, 7 p.m.

Witch Room Husalah of the Mob Figaz, 8 p.m.

10.25 Saturday

Ace of Spades Black Dahlia Murder, Chelsea Grin, Alterbeast, Jack Ketch, Salythia, 7 p.m.

Back 9 Bar & Grill Here’s to the Kids, Brandon Caylors, Brianna (of Cresca), 8 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Sunpilots, Constellations, Hank & Cupcakes, Brown Shoe, 8 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Skylarks, Triton Taylor, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Night Moves (Bob Seger tribute), 5:30 p.m.; Big Eyed Fish (Dave Matthews Band tribute), 9:30 p.m.

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

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Trio Las Cruces, 8:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Luna’s Cafe Dr Hall’s Songwriter Showcase, 4 p.m.; David Houston & String Theory, Shelly Burns, 8:30 p.m.

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

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino 36th Annual Freaker’s Ball w/Pop Fiction, 8 p.m.

Old Ironsides The Polymers, Kally O’Mally Band, Rat Stomp, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Thunder Cover, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Rock Band University Incendiary, Downpressor, Gods Hate, Vitality, Crossface, 7 p.m.

Shine The Jason Galbraith Quartet, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Zombie Apocalypse Party w/ Cenobites, Formless, JayTwo, Tamesta, Tokio Rocks, Jason Davis and Many More, 8 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Wanted feat.

Gary Tackett, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5:30 p.m.; Big Earl & the Cryin Shame, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall San Francisco Symphony, 8 p.m.

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10.28 La Sera King Tuff Witch Room 7 p.m.

10.26 sunday

Assembly Bam Margera as F*@# Face Unstoppable, Lionize, Polkadot Cadaver, Dead In Seconds, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Raven, Night Demon, Motorize, 9 p.m.

Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 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.

Cafe Colonial Rakta, Crude Studs, Valiant Steed, 8 p.m.

10.28

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

Ace of Spades Airborne Toxic Event, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Speedcream, Decoded, The Old Screen Door, 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Pancake, 6 p.m.

Harlow’s Bryan White, Scotty Emerick, 5:30 p.m.

K​ et Mo Ree Thai Restaurant (Davis) Yolo Mambo, 6 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Jeramy Norris, 3 p.m.

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

Shine The Mat Marucci Organ Trio, 5 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Whiskey Tango, 8 p.m.

Tuesday

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Sunday Best, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Alejandro Escovedo, Peter Buck, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

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

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Witch Room Fibers, Beauty School, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

10.27

Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted

by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m.

Monday

Ace of Spades Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Stevie Stone, Cherry Red, 6:30 p.m.

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.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Witch Room King Tuff, La Sera, 7 p.m.

10.29 wednesday

10.31

EyeHateGod Iron Reagan, Powertrip, Bastard Feast, He Whose Ox Is Gored, Church Starlite Lounge 7 p.m.

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

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Wolf Acoustic Dog House Presents Happy Hour w/ Mickey Guyton, 5:30 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Banditos, Ghost Town Rebellion, Kenny Rego, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Serna Plaza Nooner w/ Joseph In the Well, 12 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Capt Billys Whiz Bang, Clutter Family Singers, Julie the Bruce, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Junk Parlor, 9 p.m.

10.30 Thursday

Ace of Spades Brotha Lynch Hung, Ianc, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Cash $ & Gabi’s Costume Birthday Party w/ DJ Step Rock, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Moon Mantis, Drive-Thru Mystics, Death N Taxes, Simpl3jack, Less Than Zero, 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.

Ace of Spades Colt Ford, Demun Jones, 7 p.m.

District 30 Pre-Halloween Bash w/ UZ, 10 p.m.

Assembly Bad Rabbits, The Bell Boys, Clockwork Hero, 7 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Live Country Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s DJ Julian Pierce, Philter, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Fall Singer/Songwriter Showcase: Orion Walsh, Adam Roth, Mikey LP, Chowder Heart, 8 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Marilyn’s Farewell Performance & Halloween Party feat. Zyah Belle, Vanessa O’Connell, Lights and Sirens, Kyle Tuttle, The Bell Boys, The Royal Jelly, Spacewalker, hosted by Task1ne, 8 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Drive Thru Mystics, Back Alley Buzzards, KARL, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Steel Rose, 10 p.m.

Rock Band University Rotting Out, Plead the Fifth, Zero Progress, Homewrecker, Pharoah, 7 p.m.

Sacramento Convention Center The Gravedigger’s Ball w/ The Cataracs, Nick G, DJ Taryn Manning, Poprocks, Sweet Revenge, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Ballroom Zion I, Angor Republic, 7:30 p.m.

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10.31 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Bear Hands, 7 p.m.

Assembly Halloween Massive 3: Hosted by Ben Mclemore, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 Halloween Night w/ Island of Black & White, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Halloween Party w/ Ween Tribute Band, Children of the Grave, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk We Rise the Tides, Shorelines, 7 p.m.

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

Club Car A-Train’s Rockin’ Halloween, 9 p.m.

District 30 Heaven & Hell Party w/ DJ Amy Robbins, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Blackwater Band, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose A Very Scary Garage Rock Halloween Party w/ Sara Adams, Austin Robins, Aaron Edwards, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Chad Bushnell, 9 p.m.

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Rock Band University Rotting Out, Plead the Fifth, Zero Progress, Homewrecker, Pharoah, 7 p.m.

Starlite Lounge EyeHateGod, Iron Reagan, Powertrip, Bastard Feast, He Whose Ox Is Gored, Church, 7 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Cattle Rocket, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Mind X’s Halloween Party, 9 p.m.

Verge Center for the Arts Halloween Costume Bash w/ DJs MC Ham and Gourmet, 8 p.m.

11.01 Saturday

Ace of Spades Too Short, 7 p.m.

Assembly Oleander, FallRise, Hero’s Last Mission, Some Fear None, 7 p.m.

Back 9 Bar & Grill Crazy Dogs, Irrelevant, Filthpit, 8 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Day of the Dead Party w/ Reptile House (Sisters of Mercy tribute), Spellbound (Siouxsie & the Banshees tribute), DJ Bryan Hawk, DJ Roger Carpio, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Park Sang Min, 8 p.m.

Marilyn’s Farewell Party for Marilyn’s On K feat. Live Music All Day!, 12 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

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

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Skid Roses, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Shine Miss Mouthpiece, Olio, Robin Reyes, 8 p.m.

The Stag No Brainer, Tender, Ghost Town Rebellion, Get Out, Wet Sock, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Reggae Vibes w/ Selector DJ Hype, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Midtown Creepers, 5:30 p.m.; Kevin Russell, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Regina Carter, 8 p.m.

11.02 Sunday

Ace of Spades New Found Glory, We Are The In Crowd, Fireworks, Better Off, 6:30 p.m.

Harlow’s A Harloween Bash w/ ZuhG, Ideateam, James Cavern, 8 p.m.

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

Marilyn’s Foresocks (Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute), Abby Normal (Green Day tribute), 9 p.m.

Center for the Arts Lee Ann Nell Robinson & The Rose of No Man’s Land (feat. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott), 8 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Buck Ford, 5 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Olio, Rat Stomp, 8 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Annual Dead Rockstars Show feat. 15 Live Bands!, 6 p.m.

Dive Bar Dance of the Dead w/ DJ Luigi, 9 p.m.

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

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

The Park Ultra Lounge Halloween Night w/ DJ Crooked, DJ Eddie Edul, 10 p.m.

Harlow’s Life In the Fast Lane (Eagles tribute), 5:30 p.m.; Mustache Harbor: Yacht Rock Explosion, 9:30 p.m.

Harlow’s Mountain Standard Time, 7 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Spazmatics, 10 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Joseph In the Well, 8:30 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar The Sealegs, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Musical Charis, 8:30 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Shane Dwight, 3 p.m.

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

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

11.01

every Tuesday

Line Dance Lessons w/ Sarah Stokes Goldfield 8:30 p.m.

Doug Benson Punchline Comedy Club 4:20 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Ice Age Jazztet, 8 p.m.

UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Alexander String Quartet, 7 p.m.

Witch Room Jeffrey Lewis, Doofy Doo, Be Brave Bold Robot, 8 p.m.

11.03 Monday

John Moyer, Tony Baker, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

Atelier 20 The Crow Show feat.

Work From 60 Artists, through Nov. 1

City Spin! Slam Poetry hosted

by Jenny Davison, Oct. 24, 8 p.m.

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

Benvenuti Performing Arts Center CORE Contemporary Dance Presents: The Doorway, Oct. 23 - 25

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

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

Punchline Comedy Club There Goes the Neighborhood Comedy Jam w/ Tom McClain, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.

Fortune Feimster, Oct. 24 - 25, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 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.

Hanging with Carlos Rodriguez, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.

Capital ArtWorks Expressive Watercolors by Anthony Rogone, through Nov. 1 Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m.

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

Deathsquad Comedy w/ Mike Faverman, Tiffany Haddish, Brian Redban, Oct. 29, 8 p.m.

Doug Benson, Nov. 1, 4:20 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Life According to Jimmy Tatro!, Nov. 1, 8 p.m.

Community Center Theatre Sacramento Ballet Presents: The Great Gatsby, Oct. 23 - 26

The Blue Lamp The Nearly Deads, The Animal In Me, It Lives It Breathes, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 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.

Comedy El Dorado Saloon Comedy Night w/ Tyler Boeh, Matt Lieb, Steven A. Sprague Jr., Oct. 23, 9 p.m.

Grange Performing Arts Center That Plus Chips: Live Sketch Comedy Show, Oct. 23 - 24, 8 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Best of Open Mic Showcase, Oct. 21, 8 p.m.

DTF Comedy Showcase w/ David Naimyar, Andrew Orolfo, Michael Cella, Jon Allen, Dorian Foster, Matt Gubser, Hosted by Damian Harmony, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.

Debi Gutierrez, Dwayne Gill, Oct. 24 - 26, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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Ngaio Bealum, Nov. 1, 11 p.m.

Lance Woods and Friends, Nov. 2, 7 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, through Jan. 11

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

Del Paso Works Building The Show: Poetry Series, Oct. 25, 7 p.m.

Spot-On Trivia, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m.

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

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

Gallery 1855 at the Davis Cemetery and Arboretum Dia de los Muertos Day of the Dead Celebration, Nov. 2, 11:30 a.m.

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

Top 10 Podcast, Friday’s, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

Test Kitchen, Saturday’s, 10:30 p.m.

La Raza Galeria Posada Día de los Muertos 2014: El Panteón de Sacramento, Nov. 1 - 2

ZOMBIE The Musical, Oct. 31, 8 & 9 p.m.

Tommy T’s Robert Duchaine, Oct. 23 - 26, Thurs. - Sun., 7 p.m.

Shane Murphy, Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, Thurs. - Sun., 7 p.m.

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

Laughs Unlimited The Sweet Spot Sacramento: Erotic Poetry, Burlesque, Music, Fashion, Comedy, Body Painting, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.

Little Relics Boutique & Galleria It’s A Small World feat. Rob-O, PY Simpson, Kanika Marshall, through Nov. 1 Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m.

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

The Porch Restaurant & Bar Tasty Books: Chef Tanya Holland and Brown Sugar Kitchen, Oct. 21, 6 p.m.

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

Red Dot Gallery Venice Paintings by Willie Marlowe, through Nov. 1 Revolution Wines Winery and Harvest Tours w/ Sommelier Sam Wharton, Oct. 30, 4 p.m.

The Rink Sac City Rollers Presents: Night of the Skating Dead!, Oct. 25, 6 p.m.

Sacramento Convention Center California Capital Book Festival, Oct. 25 - 26, 10 a.m.

A Taste of Home Cooking Show w/ Kristi Larson, Oct. 30, 7 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Gallery Logical Deformations by Waylon Horner & Jared Tharp, Oct. 27 - Nov. 20 Sacramento Theatre Company Book Discussion: The Grapes of Wrath, Oct. 25, 5 p.m.

Shine Red Alice’s Poetry Emporium hosted by Bill Gainer, Oct. 22, 8 p.m.

TrueStory: Reading Series and Open Mic w/ Jen Palmares Meadows, Elaine Gale, Sondra Olson, Chris Macias, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.

Ten22 Ten22's 5-Year Anniversary, Oct. 22 Third Space Davis Flea Market and Antiques Festival, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.

UC Davis Mondavi Center Jackson Hall Akram Khan Company: In The Mind Of Igor, Oct. 24, 8 p.m.

Verge Center for the Arts La Tier Fashion Show, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.

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Sacramento’s Ideateam puts their spin on influences new and old Words Fabian Garcia PHOTO Wesley Davis

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nyone ever asked to step up to a classroom-style white board to write down some answer they didn’t know probably had an abridged Hail Mary prayer running through their head, hoping that a light bulb would go off and save them from the painfully drawn-out scene soon to follow.

Even without the pressure of a time limit and a group of judging eyes upon him, 26-year-old guitar player Justin Butler still found himself at the mercy of an empty white board late one night after returning to the studio from an explosive two live sets he had just finished playing with his newly formed Sacramento funk band, Ideateam.

Luckily for him, though, the light bulb he needed went off at just the right time.

“I remember wiping it all the way clean, and it was just a blank board,” he says of the band’s rehearsal set list at the time. “And for whatever reason that concept came to me at that point. And it was fitting.”

Butler is referring to three symbols he thought of in that moment of reflection, which, coupled with the then-million-dollar question facing Ideateam, ultimately became the name of their debut album: And What Now (& !?).

Nearly two years later and after some key new additions to the group (mainly in the horn and percussion sections), the nine-man ensemble has finally picked a release date for their long-awaited project, to be held on Oct. 31 at Harlow’s, an album premiere party and live performance alongside local acts ZuhG and James Cavern and the Council.

While this would be their official inaugural show for the album, the upcoming Harlow’s gig is far from Ideateam’s first rodeo.

Even before completing And What Now (& !?), Butler and fellow guitar player/

bandmate Tim Snoke say they’ve been playing live fairly consistently for the past year. Whereas they used to think two gigs a month was busy enough, now they say they’re having to turn down offers because of how booked they are already.

“It’s one of those things where you don’t want to sound full of yourself or anything, but people continually say things that blow me away more and more,” Butler says. “When you have a good friend of yours who also happens to be a musician, and they tell you you’re their favorite band in town, that does something to me. That’s a really humbling thing to be told.”

The reason behind their bubbling reputation could lie in the unique sound Ideateam brings to the table, says Tim Snoke.

“There’s like a groove-based music [here], but there’s kind of a flavor that we retain that I don’t see a lot of other groups doing around town,” he says. Snoke also believes groove and dance-based music is making a “turnaround in this area” and that people are starting to embrace funk as a comeback genre again.

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and old from Mandrill and the Meters to more contemporary bands like Orgone and Lettuce, Ideateam’s music resonates like a nice mashup of classic funk and soul with sprinkles of Latin jazz and even nuances of reggae thrown into the mix.

“I’ve heard it described before as a pretty powerful sound,” Butler says. “I mean, it’s heavy.”

While both guitarists agree that much of their success thus far is of their own doing, they also say their friends in the Sacramento music scene—which is pretty tight-knit, according to Butler—have been a huge help by letting them open for different bands in the area and build a name for themselves.

“I would just like to say for the record, we have really awesome friends who have been super generous that we’ve just known in the music community here,” Snoke says.

“We definitely had some people champion for us,” Butler adds.

As polished as Ideateam sounds on their studio record—where each instrument was tracked individually and layered as opposed to recording one group take at a time—Butler

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and Snoke say seeing the band live is truly an experience to behold in its own right.

“It’s different,” they both say simultaneously. “[Us] live, there’s a different energy happening for sure that’s a little more… I wouldn’t say more, but there’s a different sauce on there,” Snoke says.

“There’s some more hot sauce,” Butler adds with a smirk, finishing his bandmate’s thought.

On stage, Ideateam’s lineup consists of a three-man rhythm section, two on percussion and three on horns with one extra member, Garrett Wildgust, contributing vocals every now and then.

Butler and Snoke are on the guitars, Kyle Pulskamp plays bass, Joe Carusi handles the drums, Mark Miller and Chris Ryan manage the saxophones while Josh Cambridge toots the trombone, and Mike Ruiz—the madman of auxiliary percussion—taps on and shakes up an array of instruments to fill in the pockets of any given song.

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A typical Ideateam set will feature a couple songs from their album (which are practically ancient to the team nowadays), a few new songs they’re prepping for their upcoming project and then some even newer material that they’re just starting to refine now. They’ll also play some B-side covers for all the crate diggers who are wise to the hidden gems of those funk and soul classics.

“I kind of like that there’s going to be those few people out there that when we do play those more deep cuts that they’re like, ‘Oh yeah!’ ‘Cause I’m that guy at a concert,” Snoke says.

Although Ideateam has only played regionally as of late, Snoke and Butler say they’d love to take the band on a West Coast tour starting up in Washington and going down to Southern California. Realistically, however, Butler says an effort like that will take some thorough planning for a band of this size.

“Truth be told, our real restrictions are our day jobs,” he says. “Otherwise we probably would have gotten out of town already and just done it.”

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Their jobs range from Farm to Fork restaurant chef to delicatessen worker to professional musicians. Butler and Snoke work together at an E-commerce company mediating online transactions for vendors in the hardware and lighting fixture industry.

It figures that at least a couple of Ideateam members would be dealing a lot with light bulbs on a day-to-day basis.

Still, even with their daily life limitations, Butler and Snoke are trying to stay optimistic about their musical futures.

Being grounded in the now and looking further down the road is a balance Ideateam constantly has to wrestle with. Making that leap into full-time musicianship is something they’re open to but also cautious about at the same time.

Snoke says he would love to see that happen one day but that mainly he’s focused on the dynamic of the band right now and evolving their music.

Butler says he agrees with Snoke in that regard. Yet, he also says a decision on Ideateam’s future will have to be made eventually.

“I foresee us approaching a fork in the road at some point next year where we’re going to kind of have to look around us and be like, ‘OK, we’re investing an incredible amount of energy times eight, times nine.

What are we doing?” he asks.

Alas, the crucial question still stands for Ideateam: And what now?

As a young and up-and-coming band with so much momentum behind them, it’ll be interesting to see where they take it from here. So long as they stick to their funky jams and keep the feel-good music coming, I have a feeling they’ll always have a place here in Sacramento. Or wherever they end up going, for that matter.

It’s not just a CD release party, it’s Halloween at Harlow’s Oct. 31! To quote ZuhG’s facebook invite, “It’s time for Sacramento to get a freaky dose of spookygroove, so pop those eyeballs out and get your skull prepared to be electrified.” Doors for this 21-and-over show are at 8 p.m., with a $12 cover. Celebrate Ideateam’s CD release along with ZuhG and James Cavern and the Council, and stick around for the costume contest. For more info, visit Facebook.com/ideateamband.

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One More Round

New Found Glory’s New Album Explores Hardships, Triumph and More Songs About Girls Words Catherine Foss • photo lindsey byrnes

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op punk isn’t dead. It’s just evolved, much like the bands themselves. New Found Glory’s new album, Resurrection, hits the mark between nostalgia and maturity, reminding fans why they started listening all those years ago.

Established in 1997 out of Coral Springs, Florida, New Found Glory (Jordan Pundik, vocals; Chad Gilbert, guitar; Ian Grushka, bass; and Cyrus Bolooki, drums) came into the scene when pop punk wasn’t quite a “thing” yet. They quickly gained a following and went from just another group of boys with guitars and a knack for storytelling to one of the most influential pop punk bands of that time period. Their teenage years were spent largely on the road, touring with their own musical idols like Blink-182 and Green Day. Fast forward 17 years later and the guys are now in their 30s, some married,

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some with kids, still living out the dream of playing the music they love and getting paid to do it. And despite leaving behind their awkward teenage years long ago, New Found Glory still draws fans that are no older than they were when they got their start.

The band found a sweet spot in the pop punk scene with their emotionally charged, fast-paced sound that blends heartfelt pop lyrics with harder, more upbeat punk melodies. Younger fans appreciate their straightforward lyrics and relatable songs about the politics of relationships, including losing the girl, not getting the girl, and realizing the girl wasn’t so great after all. The band also sustains their longtime fans who can’t resist the guilty pleasure of a nostalgic ride into the days of teenage heartache and rebelling against…pretty much everything.

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Like any resourceful pop punk band, New Found Glory is skilled at turning heartache and loss into the fuel that powers their creative process. Their eighth studio album, released on Oct. 7 through Hopeless Records, showcases a more mature take on overcoming hardship and coming out stronger in the end. Appropriately titled Resurrection, the album is a response to many of the challenges the band has faced since their last release in 2011, including parting ways with lyricist and guitarist Steve Klein, one of the band’s founding members, and changing record labels.

The album makes a strong start with the single “Selfless,” an anthem that sets the tone for the overarching vibe of this album: we’re not going to let anything get us down. The theme of power and triumph and rising up after hard times is especially strong in the title track: “These troubled times / Awoke my strength / So watch my / Watch my resurrection.”

“One More Round” can only be assumed to refer to the endless scrutiny and criticism bands face, especially online: “You’re a kid from the future, you’re passive and you’re afraid, sound so bold when you’re on paper, crumble when face to face.” As a band with more than 15 years in the spotlight, this likely is their response to the ever-fickle fans and critics.

And what New Found Glory album would be complete without the “songs

written about stupid girls” ballads? The last few songs of the album fall thematically into stories about exes and relationships that were doomed to fail. “Degenerate” is a bit of advice to girls who fall for the wrong type of boys, while “Angel” is a dark but honest take on a relationship that ended eight years ago—and now serves as lyrical inspiration: “I guess lashing out makes it easier, something to sing about just makes it easier.”

Lyrically, even the songs about love take a more mature view on relationships, emphasizing sticking it out rather than giving up. From “Vicious Love”: “I could have given up a thousand times. In the past that was so easy.”

The common thread throughout the 13 tracks on this album revolve around coming to terms with adult life and making the best of whatever is thrown at you. Musically, many of these tracks are right on par with much-loved singles from Sticks and Stones and Catalyst, which will certainly be appreciated by fans from their early days.

Submerge got in touch with singer Jordan Pundik just before New Found Glory's upcoming Sacramento show at Ace of Spades to hear a little more about the new album and how they’ve grown and matured over the years.

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Your fans are still a younger demographic. How are you getting younger fans to connect with the music?

I think it’s definitely writing about real things. I think people can connect with that. We’re not trying to hold ourselves higher than anybody else. And I think it has to do with the bands we take on tour and with our live shows—we don’t just stand around. We have a lot of energy.

You came into the scene when pop punk wasn’t so big. What trends have you noticed and how have things changed over the years?

I think it’s more the styles that bands are playing. Take The Wonder Years, for example.

They’re a little bit not very polished and their lyrics are very heart-on-your-sleeve, and they’re more storytelling, and they are considered a love pop punk band in our scene.

Then you have bands like Wavves, and they’re super fuzzed out, write two-minute fun pop punk songs and people credit them as these indie masters, like at Coachella, but really at their core they’re a pop punk band. So I feel like there are different styles but it’s all kind of rooted in the same thing.

How have the crowds and your own fan base changed over the years?

There’s still always that dude in the back that started listening to us in ‘99 or 2000, the guys and girls that are hanging out in the back, singing along, but then in the front and in the pit you have a lot of young kids. And for some people that are just now getting into us, I think it’s really cool and says a lot to me that we’re still relevant.

It’s crazy that most of my adult years were spent on tour. I only went to college for a semester, so I did a lot of my growing up on the road.

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Are there any songs you really wish people would stop requesting?

“It Never Snows in Florida.”

What was it like being a teenager and seeing everything grow so quickly, gaining popularity doing what you loved?

That was before any of us were in relationships or had any big responsibilities, so we would be on tour 10 months out of the year. It’s crazy that most of my adult years were spent on tour. I only went to college for a semester, so I did a lot of my growing up on the road.

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Did you guys get to do the normal high school type, teenage experiences?

I think we got to do it but on tour. Underage drinking, lighting shit on fire, blowing up port-a-potties…

So now that some of you have children, how has that changed your music or just the band dynamic?

Dynamically, we can kind of relate when we’re on tour together and gone for a few months. Not being able to see them is always hard and we have each other to talk to about that.

But even as far as just being in the band, now there’s a lot more at stake. As far as being able to sustain a life for them, this is what I do.

It’s still as fun as ever, being on tour, recording records and meeting fans, and doing what we’ve always done, but it’s always in the back of my mind that there’s more at stake here.

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What kind of themes are you exploring that you haven’t really touched on before?

There’s a couple of relationship songs—we’ve always been a band to write about that—but it’s not like, oh I love this person, we broke up. It’s more like, we’ve been together for a while and we’ve been through some really rough shit and we make it through—or we don’t.

And then there are the other songs on the record about dealing with things that are sort of shitty in your life that knock you down, and it’s more about coming out of those things and becoming stronger from it.

Which songs do you still like to play from your earlier days?

I love playing more fast songs like “Understatement” and “All Downhill from Here.”

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The new album has definitely matured lyrically but overall it sounds very characteristic of New Found Glory. How has your music changed as you gained more life experiences and stories and what have you tried to keep the same?

I think we’re definitely more self aware, being older. When you’re young and on tour and on the road it’s like a fantasy world at times.

Now that we’re older, a couple of us have kids, are married, or divorced and remarried. But we’ve always been a band to write about life experience, the human experience, and that’s where it stands now.

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So when do the kids get to start coming to shows and getting in the mosh pit?

My kids have been to the shows. They sit on the side of the stage and watch me.

Wow, they’re getting an early start.

They’re into it for a couple songs but then they want to get off the stage.

I imagine it’s harder now to find time to write and record as a group. What is the creative process like for writing the lyrics and creating the songs?

Especially with the new one, I was going up to Chad’s place—I live in San Diego and he lives in Los Angeles—at least once a week and writing with him in his kitchen. Once we finally had demos of songs that’s when we knew we were going to be recording and get everyone together.

That sounds much more collaborative than some bands I’ve talked to. Has it always been that way?

It’s always been a collaborative process.

Obviously a song has to start somewhere, so someone will have a riff idea, or a melody idea, but then we get together and work New Found Glory plays at Ace of Spades on Sunday, it out.

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The Dying Wish of Print Journalism kill the messenger Rated r Words joe Atkins Based on a true story, Kill the Messenger is a sort of there and back again story, almost classical in its form: setup and reversal. The first half focuses on journalist Gary Webb (Jeremy Renner) writing an exposé that opens up an international conspiracy that shakes the nation. The second half explores the backlash that dismantles Webb’s professional and personal life. The acting is above par.

Rosemarie DeWitt as Sue Webb, solid; Mary Elizabeth Winstead shows some diversity. Shout outs to Michael Williams, Oliver Platt, Andy Garcia and Ray Liotta: what a cast.

While reporting on the police and illegal asset seizures, Webb is handed a grand jury transcript which reveals that a major drug trafficker is also a federally protected witness. Webb travels to Los Angeles, Nicaragua, Washing D.C. and elsewhere following leads. He does all the things he’s supposed to do. He’s shown as an imperfect but decent father and a determined journalist.

The setup culminates with him writing the story in a montage with the Clash providing the diegetic soundtrack. His story, “Dark Alliance,” sheds light on a CIA operation that knowingly allows Nicaraguan contras to smuggle coke into the United States, while the war on drugs is going full tilt. The contras then use the funds to continue their fight against democratic socialism—the real menace of the Cold War. The story is published in both print and online for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996. For the reporting, Webb receives instantaneous, widespread praise. There’s a series of scenes with him enjoying his loving family. He’s even named journalist of the year.

However, act two is the reversal. Shortly after his story breaks, the major players in print journalism—the New York Times, The Washington Post, and the L.A. Times—deconstruct the story and the man until there is little left of a life for Webb. The CIA denies the connections, and the mainstream press swallows. Webb is trivialized as a person, his story made speculative. Even the Mercury News publishes a letter from the editor noting a lack of rigor.

But his story still has pull. John Kerry initiates some congressional hearings, and CIA representatives even have a townhall meeting with the outraged citizens of Watts. But it’s clearly Webb who suffers the cost of introducing fire to civilization.

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He’s marginalized within the Mercury News, e.g. sent to Cupertino. He has to inform his eldest son about his previous marital infidelity. His marriage suffers, likely influenced by his irregular employment after quitting the Mercury News. He quits the paper. In a local connection but outside of the film, he spends the last four months of his life at the Sacramento News & Review.

(Divorced and battling depression, Webb killed himself in 2004.)

Yet the CIA releases some 400 pages of classified information that largely confirms the basic tenets of Webb’s “Dark Alliance” in 1998. And Webb never gets another steady job writing at a daily.

And this is the most interesting conflict of the film—which, to be clear, I’m separating from the real Webb’s life. The film itself is a sort of David vs. Goliath story. Webb, the small-time writer from the small-time publication, cracks the story the majors couldn’t see. The film is some vindication of this act.

And yet, it’s also a sort of eulogy for print media itself, of the hard-hitting journalism variety. Webb is the final stand-in for major print publications that have all crumbled or are still crumbling in the wake of the Internet. And Webb’s story, “Dark Alliance,” is one of the first pieces to push media past this threshold. Released on the Mercury News’s website, it was the first major news story of the internet age. It nudged journalism across this precipice, and the consequences are trending all around us in Web 2.0, where we deal with the dual conflict of too much information and not enough depth. The Internet, as the saying goes, is immense and flat. Startlingly, this is similar to the critique that Webb received for his work.

Journalism, in attempting to generate more clicks, has largely succumbed to the depthless model. If you don’t believe me, turn on a cable “news” station. CNN recently interviewed “experts” asking if Ebola is the ISIS of global terror—without irony. It’s hard to find genuine news in the mainstream media that doesn’t just reproduce a press release these days, in print or otherwise. The hard-hitting conspiracy stories seem to come from the distant nether-reaches of the web. And in this way, Webb’s “Dark Alliance” might have just fit right in today. But, after COINTELPRO, stingrays, Heartbleed and the Federal monitoring of our collective Internet use, our post-Patriot Act America might not know legitimate reporting, like Webb’s groundbreaking work, if it tried to hook up with us on Tinder. Kill the Messenger wants us to believe in a journalist, yet, at a time when we’re losing tens of thousands of journalism jobs a year, it’s hard to even believe in journalism. But at least we took care of democratic socialism.

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the shallow end I don’t have cable television, but I’m kind of grateful for it. All the pictures I’ve seen on the Internet of Twisty the Clown from the recently debuted American Horror Story: Freak Show are just too—well—freaky. It’s bad enough he’s a creepy clown, but the dude’s got no freakin’ lips. C’mon, man. I’ve got enough to be afraid of as it is. I mean, Ebola, obviously.

As I said, I don’t have cable, so I’m kind of stuck watching the news. Not cable news, thank God, but local network news. Local news only lasts 30 minutes or an hour or whatever. Each story is carved into neat little chunks that I can easily digest. And the weather is the main attraction. There’s a preview at the top of the program, an even more seductive teaser tucked somewhere in the middle and usually the most enticing tidbit of weather foreplay immediately before the forecast is revealed (just after this commercial break). Cable news really irks me.

I can’t deal with the top crawl, the bottom crawl, the sports scores that cycle too fast for me to read who won the game, the side graphics and the split-screen talking heads all

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crammed up on my flatscreen. It makes my eyes bleed, which I hear is what happens to people with advanced cases of Ebola.

And that’s the other thing that bothers me: Ebola. Ebola Ebola Ebola… Ebola. I mean, seriously, Ebola.

Here’s a few Ebola-related headlines from Google News that I found while trying to figure out what to write for this week’s column (important note: I didn’t actually read any of these articles): “What If Lots of People have Ebola-Proof Blood?” from NBCNews.com. (I mean, that would be great, right? I guess there wouldn’t be much of a problem if lots of people had that. Let’s just send those people into Ebola-ravaged areas and let the virus just kind of nuke itself out of existence. I’m no doctor or whatever, but it seems like a pretty solid strategy.)

“Castro Offers to Co-operate with U.S. on Ebola,” from Aljazeera.com. (Damn! Fidel Castro?! I guess it’s true that people really can come together after years of mistrust and feuding in order to combat a common and far

more deadly foe. Maybe, if this is true, something good can come out of the worst outbreak of Ebola the world has seen since the virus was discovered in 1976, a burying of the hatchet between the United States and Cuba… Also, shit, I didn’t realize Fidel was still alive. Dude’s gotta be a billion years old by now.)

“What’s More Disturbing Than Ebola? The Outrageous Commentary,” from CNN.com. (You’re right, bro. A virus that makes your eyes bleed and vomit blood, with no real cure or vaccine, that as of this writing has killed more than 4,500 in western Africa? That’s only mildly disturbing… But douchebag columnists (ahem) and misinformed morons on the Internet writing about it? You’re right, that’s a fucking nightmare.)

And finally, my favorite, “Reality Check: Does Ebola Affect Dogs and Humans in the Same Way?” from NBC Bay Area News (NBC: killing it on the Ebola coverage). This one I did kind of read, mainly because I care more about dogs than I do about people. Kind of like how Americans only really cared about Ebola when one guy in Dallas contracted it and not in all that time prior when thousands in Africans were dying from it. I mean,

James Barone jb@submergemag.com dogs are just better than us. That’s not opinion; that’s science.

The gist of the article is that basically even though we know more about Ebola than we ever have before, we have no idea what the virus does to dogs.

“So, can dogs be carriers of or get Ebola? If they can get infected with the virus, are they contagious to humans and/or other animals?

And, should we treat dogs exposed to Ebola like humans and quarantine them?” the article asks.

It later refers to a study done after a 2001 Ebola outbreak in Gabon that found that 25 percent of dogs developed antibodies to the virus, though none of the dogs had developed symptoms. (See, dogs are just better.)

But could you imagine if your best friend, that little fluffy puppers-face that you love playing fetch with and to whom you give copious belly rubs could actually carry some awful virus that would make your eyes bleed? That’s even scarier than Twisty the Clown. I mean, just barely, but it still is.

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