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dive in When it Rains, It Snows Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com The majority of our issues typically feature musicians on the covers. We can’t help it. We just have such an amazing music scene here in Sacramento. But we always try to go out of our way to reflect other things that are entertaining in our pages: art, film, food/drinks, comedy, action sports, etc. And when the timing is right we love to give non-musicians cover love too.

For instance, take this issue, where we have non-musicians gracing both our front and back covers. I guess you can say when it rains, it pours, and when it pours in Sacramento, hopefully the snow gods can make it snow a lot in Tahoe (sorry, with this last storm my inner-snowboarder got really excited).

Speaking of snowboarding, on our back cover is professional rider Pat Moore. This fall he is releasing a new movie through Volcom called Mr. Plant. He will be in the Tahoe area premiering the film at Squaw Valley on Nov. 7. It’s a free screening with a killer afterparty in the works, so be sure to mark your calendars and make the trek.

Read more about Mr. Plant himself: our writer and cofounder Jonathan Carabba was able to catch up with the busy Moore over the phone as he was en route from Salt Lake City’s premiere party to Denver’s. Starting on page 12 you can read about why he goes by the nickname Mr. Plant, one destination that stands out for him while filming, as well as what makes this film stand out from other snowboard films released in the past years.

Our front cover is none other than local comedian Johnny Taylor! I’ve been dying to feature him since he first recorded his debut album, Tangled Up in Plaid. I’ve been bugging the hell out of this poor guy, demanding he let me know when it will be released so we can feature his funny ass in the pages of Submerge. Since he signed with a recording company, the album’s release date was in limbo, but finally it got the green light. So voilà, he’s on the cover! The album is already on iTunes, Spotify and Rhapsody. But you can celebrate with him and buy a physical copy of Tangled Up in Plaid in person on Nov. 15 at the Sacramento Comedy Club.

Contributor Amy Serna sat down with Taylor a couple weeks ago to discuss the title of his album, the term “Hipster” and the ins and outs of the local comedy scene. Be sure to get the down low starting on page 14.

Like always, we have a food feature in this issue that you need to check out. The lovely Steph Rodriguez reported on a newish Vietnamese restaurant near the Sacramento Food Co-Op called Coriander. Flip to page 20 and start drooling.

Music! Duh! Of course we have some stories on bands playing shows in Sacramento this November. On page 18 you can check out our feature story on Sacramento post-punk/goth band Razorblade Monalisa, who are releasing an album called Ignition/Fade. You can celebrate the release on Nov. 14 at Starlite Lounge. And on page 10, read up on metal band Cold Blue Mountain, from a small town just an hour-and-a-half up Highway 99. With a new album under their belt, they will also play Starlite soon (Nov. 22) with a bunch of other rad metal bands.

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The midtown Sacramento area has long been remiss of a rad skate shop, and Subversions has answered the prayers of local thrashers and then some. Not only can you buy super awesome boards and all the fixings there, but they also have a sick record collection, sweet vintage duds and locally handcrafted candles and jewelry.

Doomsayers, a locally owned skate apparel company, has a huge presence in the shop, too. On top of being a really cool store with an inventory unlike any other place nearby, Subversions is a community.

Positioned just down the street (on 33rd and Broadway) from the new skate park just opened in Oak Park, it's easy for skaters to cruise by to get supplies, hang out and simply belong somewhere. Owner Melody White says, “When I was a kid, I didn’t fit in anywhere, cause I’m a goon, and the skateboard community was a place of refuge.

Even if you suck, people are welcoming and it’s a place where everyone can belong. I opened the shop so I could do what I love and give that back to the community that opened its arms to me.”

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Subversions originally set up shop in the Colony on Stockton, but moved into its new digs much closer to Midtown and celebrated its grand opening on Oct. 18, at which event the Pets did a most excellent live set. A mixture of crusty old skater dudes, hot babes and young ‘uns were in attendance, and all felt right at home. I feel warm and fuzzy just thinking about that day.

I myself am in the market right now for some Christmas secrets for my thrashers-intraining, and can attest to the fact that there is nowhere in Sacramento you can score such awesome gear for so little. The pricing is set to be as accessible as possible to everyone, something really important to Melody, who knows what it’s like to be a broke ass that just wants to skate.

I asked Mel what she thinks about the spankin’ new nearby skate park, to which she replied, “Holy shit, I love it. There are literally four-year-olds that come in and are all, ‘I’ve been skating all day at the park, can I get more grip tape, oh, my wheels are wobbly’… it’s so adorable because these kids are so into it, and they consider Subversions and the skate park to be home.”

Subversions is currently taking donations of decks, trucks and wheels for kids who can’t afford to buy the new-new up in the shop. Says Mel, “It costs money to skate, and everyone who skates knows that.

Sometimes all you wanna do is skate, but yo mama gotta pay that electric bill.” Word, sister, I can relate! Anyway, all that said, this place is a true asset to Sacramento and I hope all y’all hit it up and go skate!

Words cannot express my gratitude for this new addition to Sacramento’s already-popping-off amenities. This free, outdoor skate park, recently built by way of a state park grant, is a godsend to so many seasoned skaters and to the youth of Oak Park.

A project lumped in with various McClatchy Park improvements, the skate park is part of a greater endeavor which seeks to bring back the grandeur of Joyland, the historic amusement park that once stood in its place at the turn of the century when Oak Park was the opulent suburb of downtown. A portion of the grant even funded the recreation of the Joyland arch signage, which is adjacent to the skate park and leads to the entrance of the brand new playgound.

My kids and I visit the skate park every day after work and school. To us, it is a place of refuge, camaraderie, education and lots of bruises. I have befriended many of the “regulars,” one of which is a four-year-old boy named Julian who was alluded to earlier in this column.

I asked him, “What does the new skate park mean to you?” To which he replied, “I drive my skateboard here every day! This place is the best and it makes me happy.”

Simply put, and hella true.

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The Optimistic Pessimist Before You Get Too Thankful Halloween is done and Thanksgiving will soon be here to stuff your body cavity full of sleepytime meats. While I always hope to break my three-plate mega-meal record set back when I was a portly teen, I also know that Thanksgiving is about more than that. During this time of year, we are supposed to reflect on all the things that we are thankful for and spend time with the ones we love.

But what about the ones we hate? Are we just supposed to let them off the hook because mom makes a mean turkey and you miss your brother? I’m afraid we just can’t afford to do that. The world is already out of balance with assholes, so we have to keep fighting if we hope to right the ship. After all, if you give an asshole an inch, he will cover that inch in a filthy layer of shit; and that’s not good for anyone.

That is why I’m calling for a national day of hate on Nov. 14. Formally known as Hate Day, our new holiday will be situated at the midpoint between Halloween (the day that you drank too much while wearing an uncomfortable costume) and Thanksgiving (the day you have to get along with your family for an entire meal). That date was chosen precisely because it presented the optimum blend of blinding hangover along with anxiety brought on by exposure to your family.

On that day, your hate level is at its strongest, so you should just go with it.

On Hate Day, you get to tell the ones on your shit list exactly why they are there and what they need to do to get off of it. I know it sounds great, but be prepared to face some hateful talk yourself. Hate Day is a two-way street.

In fact, mutual hating is widely encouraged as it is the crux of the holiday. Only through mutual hating will we finally get to hear each other’s complaints and come to some sort of understanding. Hate Day is about constructive hating and it just may change the world.

Take the police, for example; no seriously, please take them before they kill us all. The current relationship between police and the policed is untenable. Right now, cops kill black teens with impunity, leading to protests, which then lead to cops beating and unlawfully arresting the protestors until the Department of Justice steps in and returns everything to the

Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com status quo. On Hate Day, cops would have to put down their arms and actually listen to the people they police.

On Hate Day, you get to tell cops that you hate getting tased 20 times, or shot at when you are unarmed. The best part is that the police can’t then tase, beat or kill you in response. You can tell Johnny Lawman that you hate it when he puts you in a chokehold until you die or that your kids hate it when he throws flash grenades into their rooms at night. In return, cops could express to members of the community that they hate it when they have to chase people on foot or when people go into PCP rages during arrests.

By allowing each side to hear why they are hated, each can begin to understand why the other behaves as they do during their interactions. That kind of understanding can be useful in other relationships beyond citizens and cops. You can tell your dentist that you think he was too stupid to become a doctor and that’s why he sticks his hands in people’s mouths all day instead of saving lives. You can tell him that his sandy toothpaste is shit, and he needs to stop being stingy with the rinse water.

In return, your dentist can call you out for lying about flossing all of these years. He can tell you that your breath smells like shit and that he must be smarter than you since you are the one letting him put his hand in your mouth.

At the end, you can say, “touché” and shake his hand before parting ways with a newfound understanding of each other.

Of course, to get Hate Day off the ground, we are going to need the help of the most hateful bunch of sons of bitches in the whole world: The United States Congress. Those bastards would smother a newborn baby with a puppy if their hands weren’t already too full of dirty money to hold the dog down. Being the haters they are, they could either embrace Hate Day with lust or deny us our day of hate out of spite. Hopefully they make the right choice, but, if not, you can bet I’ll be the first person hating back. For whether Congress or anyone else approves, the spirit of Hate Day is out there. It is in me and now it’s coming for you. Will you hate back?

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Helen Edmundson's Theatrical Adaptation of Anna Karenina Performed by Capital Stage Now through Nov. 23

Sacramento-based theater company Capital Stage continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style with their current production of Anna Karenina. British playwright Helen Edmundson's work has been widely staged—next year Keira Knightley will make her Broadway debut in the playwright’s adaptation of Emile Zola’s Thérèse Raquin for New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company—and she nabbed a Time Out magazine Award for Outstanding Theatre Event for this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s seminal novel. Capital Stage’s production of Anna Karenina sees Lenne Klingaman in the title role of a beautiful and sought-after young woman who leads an empty life until she enters in a destructive and scandalous affair with a notorious count.

Sounds hot. Capital Stage’s founding artistic director Stephanie Gularte directs this classic tale. The play runs evening performances Wednesday through Saturday until Nov. 23, with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. You can order your tickets at Capstage.org.

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Even if you were lucky enough to catch hip-hop legend Deltron 3030’s amazing full-band live set out at TBD Fest in West Sacramento a few weeks back, trust us, you’re still going to want to head up the hill to Grass Valley on Saturday, Nov. 15 to catch him live again at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. At this show his performance is sure to be next level, because he will be performing with his 16-piece 3030 Orchestra! The core of the group is the all-star trio of master lyricist Del The Funky Homosapien, virtuoso turntablist DJ Kid Koala and super producer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura.

At this show you’ll hear songs off their classic album Deltron 3030, released in 2000, as well as cuts from their first new release in over a decade, Event II. DJ Kid Koala will also be spinning a solo set to open the show. More good news: The Center for the Arts (the fine folks promoting this show) are generously offering Submerge readers a $10 discount on tickets! Regular prices are $46 general admission, $36 for CFA members. To take advantage of the discount, visit Thecenterforthearts.org/deltron-3030-2 (must use that exact URL), or call (530) 274-8384 and say “I read Submerge Magazine!” to purchase over the phone. That discount code will be good the day of the event at the door as well, just tell them Submerge sent you. Don’t miss this show, it’s going to be legendary!

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Jack Russell Farm Brewery’s Seasonal Beers: Pumpkin Spice Ale and Apple Ale While supplies last

Fall is perhaps the most beautiful season in and around the Sacramento region, especially in the foothills, more specifically the Apple Hill area!

Wineries, pumpkin patches, farms, ranches and many more attractions have made the Apple Hill region a huge draw for 50 years and counting!

One of our annual stops when visiting Apple Hill is Jack Russell Farm Brewery, located at 2380 Larsen Drive in Camino, California. They’ve got a huge outdoor seating area and their seasonal beers are fantastic. You must get up there to try them! The Pumpkin Spice Ale is delicious—you can taste the pumpkin but it’s not overpowering or too sweet—and the Apple Ale is nice and crisp. Both are perfect Fall time brews! Both of these limited-run seasonal beers are available now on tap and in the bottle (22 oz. bottles go for $6), but only until supplies run out. Visit Facebook. com/jackrussellfarmbrewery for more information about upcoming events, special releases and more.

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A Piece of Someone’s Heart at Blue Lamp’s Canned Food Drive Nov. 8

Sure, live music, engrossing theater and beer are all great ways to have fun and escape, but you know what else is fun?

Helping out those in need. Yes. The holidays will soon be upon us like a vulture on a rotting carcass in the desert (sorry, I haven’t had my coffee yet), and we’re soon going to be inundated with worthy causes tugging at our heartstrings… You’re going to feel compelled to give. You should give in to these impulses. Get this holiday season off to a good start at Blue Lamp’s canned food drive on Nov. 8. And guess what? You’ll also be able to indulge in beer, barbecue and live music as well. Admission to this early show (doors are at 3 p.m.) is either two canned food items or $4. All proceeds from the door will go to Sacramento’s River City Food Bank, which has served the local community for more than 40 years. Performing will be Honyock, Sun Valley Gun Club, WAG and Mondo Deco. For more info, go to Bluelampsacramento.com. If you’d like to do more to help out River City Food Bank, check out their website, Rivercityfoodbank.org.

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Old Blood Brings New Beginnings

with a solid lineup in place, cold blue Mountain surges forward Words Zach Ahern • photo Michelle Camy

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n 2009, chief songwriter Will McGahan (guitar) and yours truly (bass) built the beginnings of Cold Blue Mountain in the unique college town of Chico, Calififornia with the simple goal to start a heavy band. Joined by friend, funnyman and drummer Daniel Taylor, and guitarist Sesar Sanchez shortly thereafter, the instrumental metal band was soon playing local shows with an expanded sound.

In 2012, Chico’s resident metal vocalist (and Amazing Race contestant) Brandon Squyres convinced the quartet that vocals were necessary and themes were needed for the music, thus rounding out what is today’s version of the group, along with a new savage bassist Adrian Hammons.

With McGahan’s signature core songwriting intact, the group remains a force to be reckoned with on the heavy music circuit. The beauty of Cold Blue Mountain is that they are much more than your typical metal band and evidence of this can be found on their brand new release, Old Blood. Opening track “Seed of Dissent” begins with an emotionally driven piano track by Taylor that leads into sedating guitar strums by

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McGahan and Sanchez, which abruptly ceases into a classic guitar harmony. The sonic explosion of heaviness quickly ensues and Squyres’ sickening screams plead: “How much of this tyranny can you handle without speaking out against the captors that took hold of our land through force and corruption?” It seems quite apparent that Squyres put significant time into researching atrocities of American history and penned wellthought-out themes that make the new record a cut above.

What you’ll find within is a group of individuals who are casual, but committed to the craft of writing, performing and presenting the best product they can. Just about every member plays in another prominent Chico group (Amarok, Surrogate, Teeph, Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy), but with Old Blood, they might want to make Cold Blue Mountain a primary focus.

Drummer Daniel Taylor and vocalist Brandon Squyres took time out of their busy schedules to discuss the making of Old Blood, touring and other shenanigans.

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How has the dynamic of the group changed since its early days as a trio?

Daniel Taylor: In some senses it’s a totally different beast, but in a lot of ways the vibe is the same since the beginning. We don’t necessarily play progressive metal or post rock, but the music has stayed true to a hybrid of having melody, riffs and being catchy. Also, we’re no longer an instrumental band and there are three new people in the band that weren’t before. We’re somewhat defined now by having a strong vocalist with experience and presence. Brandon also acts as a coach of the band, conducting all of us to continue to practice songs, making them better or more epic.

What can listeners expect from Old Blood?

Did you guys try anything new this time around in the studio?

DT: We spent the better half of a year working on the recording, bits at a time.

Before we went into the studio to track anything with Chris Keene [producer], our friend Greg Hopkins recorded all five songs on the album at our practice space. We did pre-production on every song we planned on recording, which gave us a rough copy to analyze and dissect. With our own intuition, we slowed down tempos making them sludgy or heavier, and trimmed down or altered parts of the songs to make them more cohesive. Will went through the songs with a fine-toothed comb and dialed his parts in and layered a lot of guitar tracks. Keene also helped serve as a final judge to whether or not we should include or scrap certain parts in songs.

Can you explain where the themes on Old Blood originated from? When did you decide to do a concept album?

Brandon Squyres: When I first joined the band, song titles were already in place and [I] just made the lyrics work with the existing titles. When we were making the new record, Sesar wanted the theme to be about breaking the will of man. I liked the idea, but took it a little further and wrote a concept story about a group of people that had been broken down who would rise up, take action and get back to who they were. I found inspiration with researching Native Americans and my own genealogy. In order for my Native American relatives to get government benefits, they would have had to give up everything they fought for just to be labeled something else. A lot of my relatives weren’t willing to compromise because they were so proud of who they were, thus weren’t recognized by the U.S. Government as being Indian. I was inspired by their self-preservation and perseverance. The ideas for the album were written with some of these themes in mind, but not about a specific culture or time frame.

My goal was to make the lyrics go with the structures of the songs like the score of a movie. The tone of the music goes along with the stories; like on “New Alliances” there is a calm before the people make attacks towards outlying outposts of a big city.

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“I found inspiration with researching Native Americans and my own genealogy. In order for my Native American relatives to get government benefits, they would have had to give up everything they fought for just to be labeled something else. A lot of my relatives weren’t willing to compromise because they were so proud of who they were, thus weren’t recognized by the U.S. Government as being Indian.”

– Brandon Squyres, Cold Blue Mountain, on the concept behind his bands's new album How was the decision made to sign on with Halo of Flies Records?

BS: I’ve worked with Cory von Bohlen (owner) on releases with my other bands (The Makai, Amarok) and have toured with his band (Protestant). We all like the releases he’s put out and it’s much more enjoyable to work with a friend. We wanted to give Cory the first chance to put out the record because he is a great guy and always puts out a great product.

How has touring altered the perspective of the band? Do you have any upcoming tour plans?

BS: We have plans to do a small weekend tour in Eugene, Portland and Seattle in December, then a full U.S. tour in January and February.

It’s nice when you’ve worked so hard making the music to hit the road and see people’s reaction to your music. You can read or hear reviews of the music, but it’s much more fulfilling seeing people’s reactions to the live shows in person.

Touring is also a great bonding experience and makes you a stronger unit. You start to realize how to better work with each other and this transfers directly to the live setting.

DT: When you play in your own town, it feels like more of a hobby, but when you leave town and all you have to do that day is play a show, I tend to have more focus and play better because I want to perform the best I can. We always seem to have great shows in Seattle and Portland, so we figure it’s best to go back to the well.

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Snowboarder Pat Moore on his New Film, Mr. Plant Words Jonathan carabba photos above vernon deck

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wenty-seven-year-old professional snowboarder Pat Moore is about to spend his 20 th season on his board. Before most of us even had our driver’s licenses, the New Hampshire native had major sponsors, was competing in the X Games and most importantly began finding his real calling: filming and putting out amazing video parts. With a hardcharging, punk rock-influenced style and total mastery of riding in both back country and urban terrain, it’s no wonder that one of the most popular and respected boardsport brands, Volcom, chose Moore as the main subject of their latest snowboard film.

The film, called Mr. Plant (more on the name later), follows Moore and a group of his peers on their travels, showcasing insane snowboarding shot in locations from Jackson Hole to Japan with a raw, in-your-face approach to the filming and editing. In anticipation of Mr. Plant’s Squaw Valley premiere party on Friday, Nov. 7, Submerge caught up with Moore on the phone from Denver, where he was en route to that city’s premiere party.

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How has the film’s tour been going so far? Having been in a touring rock band before, I know firsthand that the road can be rough!

Yeah it’s a lot of traveling, late nights and early flights. But it’s been really fun, it seems like every stop, especially with this U.S. tour, I’ve been getting to see old friends and catch up with people so that’s been really cool. The video has been really well received so that helps a lot. People are really hyped and it’s such a good time of the year too. Everyone is hyped to get started snowboarding!

Let’s talk about the film: where did the name Mr. Plant come from? I read somewhere that it was a nickname for you. Do any of your buddies still call you that?

Yeah, Mike Rav and Scott Blum and those guys who are all in the film, they still call me Mr. Plant.

Basically it was just kind of a random funny party night and I had this note left at my apartment from some friends who gave me this fern or some plant or whatever. It was like, “Water Mr. Plant every week or it’ll die.” [Laughs] Yeah, it just became a nickname.

You filmed in a lot of incredible places for this movie. What would you say was the standout trip when shooting this project and why?

We had some amazing trips. I think the best one just for memories’ sake would be the trip to Baldface that we had with the whole Volcom crew including Richard Woolcott [founder of Volcom], and then also Jamie Lynn, Bryan Iguchi and Terje Haakonsen. It was just so sick to be able to ride with those guys, the legends of all legends, and we had epic conditions. Deep powder, it was just fun. We weren’t too worried about filming the gnarliest stuff we were just psyched on getting pow slashes and high fiving.

Having your own video project being backed by such a rad “core” company like Volcom, how does that feel? It has got to be a trip! Has it even really sunk in yet?

I’d say if anything it definitely sunk in in New Hampshire at our world premier in my hometown.

The turnout was insane, there were like a hundred people who couldn’t even get into the theater. We had the whole crew out there staying at my house. It was just super special.

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I guess that was kind of where it hit me that we did something cool, you know? And to have the support of not only the riders being there, but the head honchos over at Volcom flying all the way out just for the premiere in New Hampshire, it just shows their support. They’re just as down now as they were back in the day.

It looks like Mr. Plant is more of a raw, in-yourface, old-school-skateboard-style video, as opposed to some of the more high-budget, overproduced snowboard movies that have become popular in recent years. Is that something you guys were going for, that raw style of filming?

Yeah for sure. We just wanted a classic snowboard video, one that you would watch before you go shred. We kind of took all the crap out of it. A lot of it is just [director/filmer] Jake Price’s personal style; it blends perfectly with what I like and with Volcom also.

In your web series from last year, Blueprint, you say something about how you hate being called, “The hardest working guy in snowboarding,” because you think snowboarding isn’t work at all.

“That’s a double negative,” I think you said. Now that you’re out on the road promoting your own movie, fielding interviews left and right, traveling like crazy, do you still feel like this isn’t a real job?

Well I’d say it’s probably one of the coolest opportunities I’ve ever had in my life and I know that there’s plenty of other people who wish that they could have this type of scenario, so I don’t take it for granted and I also try not to take it too seriously, you know?

People don’t think of snowboarding as a team sport, they look at it as an individual thing, and by most measures it is. But, a lot of the time in your situation where you’re out there with a whole crew trying to get a specific shot, it really becomes a group effort doesn’t it?

Absolutely, yeah. When it comes down to the snowboard part of it, it’s individual. But it’s the whole group that makes the filming possible, you know? Building the jump, getting up there, just capturing it correctly, either the photo or the video, so that it looks its best. All the art that goes into snowboarding videos and everything. The whole crew makes that. It’s not just one person out snowboarding and getting a great video part or whatever, it’s this whole crew. It’s like your family for that year that are helping each person achieve what they want to do.

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Pros like you make snowboarding look so easy on film, like you can just land any trick that comes to mind first try. Do you ever struggle with certain tricks or riding in certain terrain?

When you strap into your board, what fears or challenges do you have to overcome?

Oh, a ton! I feel like with each trick there’s a little bit of trial and error. Especially after all these years of doing it, there’s things that you just do, whether it’s spinning cab and pre-spinning, or if I’m spinning backside, I don’t pop as much, these little battles that you have to go into for each trick. It’s not just as simple as like, “Oh, I’m going to do this and it’s going to be perfect.” Each time it’s a new approach.

Being so close to Tahoe, a lot of our readers are boarders and skiers for sure, and over the years we’ve done our fair share of snowsports-related coverage, but more than anything we cover a lot of music and art. How do art and music play into your snowboarding and filmmaking?

Oh man, it goes hand in hand! Everything from snowboard graphics to funny skits and art that has gone into videos in the past and currently. I think that’s one of the coolest parts about being a pro snowboarder is meeting a lot of different artists and working with people who are just as talented in a different aspect.

What are your plans for this winter?

Right now it’s pretty open. I’m going to spend a little bit of time with Brain Farm for their new film [ed. note: Brain Farm is the production company behind Travis Rice’s groundbreaking snowboard films That’s It That’s All and The Art of Flight].

Then I believe we’re going to do a new series of Blueprint videos, so try and do some more traveling with that and get some different people in there that I think are interesting and have a cool story to tell.

Catch the Tahoe-area premiere party for Pat Moore’s new snowboard film Mr. Plant on Friday, Nov. 7 at the Olympic Valley Lodge at Squaw Valley. Doors at 7 p.m., movie at 8 p.m. It’s free, all ages are welcome, bar for 21-plus. Afterparty starts at 9 p.m. at the Plaza Bar (also at Squaw). Mr. Plant himself will be in attendance, so you should be too! It’s the best way to get pumped for a season full of shredding! Visit Volcom.com/ mrplant to view the film’s trailer.

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, Real Personal Rising Local Comedian Johnny Taylor on How Life Informs His Comedy and Why Sacramento Doesn’t Suck as Much as It Thinks It Does Words Amy serna photo adam dillon

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ast Christmas, comedian Johnny Taylor woke up to receive one of the best presents of his life. It wasn’t a big screen TV or a new car, but a record deal. During the wee hours of Christmas morning he received a text message from Dan Schlissel, the president of Stand Up! Records that read, “I’m about 20 minutes into your album and I want to release it.”

“So he faxed me a record contract, I signed, and I was like fucking Merry Christmas,” explained the stand-up comedian.

At first Taylor’s only reason to even record a comedy album was to have merchandise and make some extra cash after his stand-up gigs. But after taking a chance and sending the president of a huge record company his raw comedy recording he thought, “What’s the worst that can happen?”

Taylor has now turned his small chance into a huge opportunity. His debut album, Tangled Up in Plaid can now be heard worldwide on iTunes, Spotify and Rhapsody.

Taylor turns what should be mundane observations in his life into hilarious comedy bits. His new album is full of his life stories that are brilliantly turned into jokes. At times you can even call it dark comedy, but it will still make you laugh. On the album, he pokes fun at his lazy eye, finding his mom’s sex toys as a kid and hating his day job.

After performing in the Sacramento comedy scene for five years, Taylor has a lot of love for this town. Not only did he record his live album at Punch Line, but he will be holding his album debut party at The Sacramento Comedy Spot on Nov. 15.

Submerge caught up with Johnny outside of The Mill to talk about his new album, the hipster lifestyle and spreading the wealth of Sacramento’s underappreciated art scene.

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Tell me about your new album, Tangled Up in Plaid.

It’s a live recording of my stand-up comedy as it was a year ago.

It took longer than I thought it was going to come out, but it’s because I wasn’t anticipating being signed by a label, which is great. I signed a three-record deal with Stand Up! Records. But they had a lot more important people to get out than me, so it took a while for it to come out. Understandably, they had bigger fish to fry, but I’m really happy with how it turned out and proud of it.

Why did you name it Tangled Up in Plaid?

Tangled Up in Plaid is a side effect of living in any sort of hipsterish part of town. People talk about Midtown Sac having this hipster culture but there is a Midtown Sac in every single town that you go to in America. And that’s where the people wear plaid shirts and skinny jeans, they drink cold brew coffee…you know what I mean?

So it’s a matter of being surrounded by that part of the culture.

People call me a hipster and a lot of my friends are… Keith Lowell Jensen is the prototypical aging hipster. It’s just about being in the middle of kind of that hipsterocracy. But it’s also a take on Bob Dylan’s, Tangled Up in Blue.

Where do you fit in in the whole hipster scene?

Just like the older uncle. Hipsters are called hipsters because they like what’s cool before anybody else does, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with that. So if people want to call me a hipster, that’s fine. I don’t claim to be one. I think I’m too old to claim that.

If being cool is being a hipster, then fuck yeah I want to be hipster because I think I’m pretty fucking cool.

On the live recording of the album, it sounded like the audience was really enjoying your comedy.

Yeah I lucked out, it would have sucked to do my album recording and the audience just be flat but they weren’t. They were totally into from the get-go. I knew when I was watching the openers, I knew this was going to be good. So the only factor was me performing well. It was the perfect coming together, I had a good set and the crowd was hot. And it turned out being a really good record.

It seems like your comedy is based on your personal life stories, is that where you get a lot of your material from?

That’s where I get all of it from. Most of it are things that have happened or things that I was directly or indirectly involved in or just a thought I had. Anything involving work or my personal relationships, it’s not secret. I get a lot of material out of the fact that I have been married and divorced, more than I’d like to admit.

But all of it is real personal. I think that’s the only way I know how to write. A lot of people are very good joke crafters and one-liner comics but mine are basically, “This is my life story.” I try to make it as entertaining as possible but they are based on things I would probably tell at a party. When it’s personal there is a passion behind telling it because it happened to them.

Is it ever nerve-wracking revealing yourself to a group of strangers?

It’s weird in general just doing stand-up. But having it recorded on a record that is now being consumed by people that I don’t know, in other parts of the world. I have a Twitter following and I get these weird replies from material from my record and I’m like, “Oh, that’s weird some dude in New Zealand listened to a story about me shitting on a steam cleaner.” It’s hard to wrap your fucking head around it. So yeah, it’s weird.

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“People talk about Midtown Sac having this hipster culture but there is a Midtown Sac in every single town that you go to in America. And that’s where the people wear plaid shirts and skinny jeans, they drink cold brew coffee… you know what I mean?”

– Johnny Taylor Did you start performing comedy in Sacramento?

Yeah, I think Sacramento is a good place to start. Sac has such a great art scene and people don’t appreciate it, they have amazing bands and really incredible comics. I can name five right off the bat that I would put up against everybody.

When I think of the Sacramento comedy scene, I think of everyone on it being a big family.

It’s very much like a family. We fight just like a family, but I think you have that in every scene. When my record went no. 7 on iTunes, I was getting messages from people I haven’t talked to in two years. They were like, “Anything you do that brings up Sacramento comedy is a win for all of us.” And that’s so true. I want all of my friends to succeed because I want people to go, “Oh man Sacramento has a good art scene.” I think it’s important and people don’t realize it, then they come here and go, “I didn’t know you guys were so great.” The logo should be, “Sacramento you don’t suck as much as I thought you did.”

Where is your favorite place to perform in Sac? I have a weekly show [The Infirmary] with five friends of mine.

It’s at the Ooley Theatre. And that’s like home base. Its every Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Ooley. It’s a small theater that only seats 40 people. It can be weird and uncomfortable; some of the best comics are trying out new material, playing ideas. It’s the ultimate workout room. But certain nights you go there, it can be magic and somebody will have a brand new story that they have never told before and it’s just incredible. It creates a whole energy in the room. That’s what I’m about right now… I think part of it is people don’t know about it. You can only flyer and talk about it on podcasts so many times and try to promote it with social media. I think once the word fully gets out that we are doing it, it’s going to be packed and it should be because they are really great shows.

Describe some of the relationships you have with other comedians in town.

There are people that are your best friends, there are people that you work with and get along with and there are people that you don’t really like that much. Some of my best friends I talk to every day, whether it’s bouncing a joke idea or asking, “How’s your day been?” Once you become a comedian you end up hanging out with all these comedians, which can be good and can be bad. Because I think if you hang about too many comedians too much, your whole life revolves around talking with comedians and doing sets, and doing as many sets as possible. And you become so obsessed with it that you stop living a life worth commenting on. What are you going to write about? So I try and hang out with non-comedians Check out Johnny Taylor live a lot, try and do non-comedyat the Sacramento Comedy related stuff. I need stuff to Spot on Nov. 15 and help him celebrate the release of happen in my life so I can write his CD, Tangled Up in Plaid. jokes about it.

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Sacramento Goth Stalwarts razorblade monalisa look back at a more than decade-long career with their latest album, Ignition/Fade Words Alia Cruz photos Michael Kime

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ost-Punk/Goth OGs Razorblade Monalisa will celebrate more than a decade on the Sacramento music circuit this month with the release of their album Ignition/Fade. I met with two of the founding members, Jules Alcouffe and Bino Prassa, to discuss the intricate web of music and metaphors they continue to melt together, and their organic transformation as Sacramento’s original post-punk goth kids.

Alcouffe and Prassa met more than a decade ago at a Sacramento goth dance party. Alcouffe was already making music but felt a little lyrically parched and was searching for a fresh set of lungs and a new mind to weave verses into his postpunk melodies. Prassa was that one goth dude at the club with the notably more dramatic dance moves than everyone else. Let’s just say that Gary Numan was blasting, and Prassa was totally and absolutely feeling it. That night, the two guys would discuss a mutual passion for all that is sci-fi, tastefully moody music like Joy Division and cyber-punk. Alcouffe knew Prassa was what he had been musically seeking and was pretty much like, “Beam Bino up, Scotty.”

When Alcouffe was 3 years old, he saw the first Star Wars movie in theaters; around this same time, his older sister exposed him to David Bowie’s delightfully twisted world of Ziggy Stardust. Before Alcouffe could even reach his teen years, he had already developed an intense interest in the galactically gnarly and musically dramatic.

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“From an early age, I had been exposed to so many out-of-world things,” says Alcouffe. “Once I started to combine my literary and film interests with my desire to create music, it was very obvious to me that I wanted to create music with sci-fi and darker literary influences. My music endeavor, Razorblade Monalisa, wholeheartedly encompasses that.”

Razorblade Monalisa is in large part influenced by the ‘80s post-punk scene.

They read as dark and mellow. Tinges of Joy Division, Gary Numan and early Duran Duran seep through keys and mumbling bass, with a surprising, awkward sense of melody that we see from bands like Sonic Youth.

Alcouffe semi-regretfully came up with the band name, one that honestly takes a little warming up to. It is a direct reference to the cyberpunk novels, Mona Lisa Overdrive and Neuromancer by William Gibson. The characters, Molly Millions from Neuromancer (a mercenary who has retractable razor blades beneath her fingernails), as well as Mona (a young prostitute and key character in Mona Lisa Overdrive), were specifically in mind while naming the band.

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In addition to the Gibson novels, Jules said he “read an article in the ‘90s about painting over certain bits of the human anatomy with fig leaves, some of these paintings being hundreds of years old.

“I just found it so disgusting,” Alcouffe says. “There was a quote that said, ‘covering up the genitals of famous figures with fig leaves is like slicing out Mona Lisa’s smile.’ These paintings are OK for like 200 years, and suddenly they have to be covered up because of tourists… It’s sad.

“Razor blading the Mona Lisa because it offends you is idiocy,” Jules continues about the influences of his band name. “I guess that’s the point with our name. There has been some contention over the name and we recognize that. But its meaning certainly outweighs its initial response. Art is raw, and should remain raw.”

The new album, entitled Ignition/Fade, comprises mostly re-recorded songs that span the group’s labor of love as it stands.

“This almost counts as a best-of album, it covers nine years worth of work. The first track, ‘Eyes,’ is literally the first song we ever recorded together. We kind of wanted to go back and re-record some older songs properly, and we had an opportunity to with this album,” Prassa says.

The album starts off with quoting the iconic sci-fi film, Blade Runner, and is loaded with William Gibson and Paul Morrissey references, notably the Andy Warhol-produced Blood for Dracula film. The song title that was truly well thought out, however, was “Dolly.” “Dolly” is reminiscent of the opening song for Twin Peaks, but the actual title is directly influenced by the twin peaks that sit on the chest of Dolly Parton— get it? And of course, there are enough obvious Star Trek-inspired songs like “Red Shirts” and other outer space sonnets to make you feel momentarily untethered to planet Earth.

“There has been some contention over the name and we recognize that.

But its meaning certainly outweighs its initial response. Art is raw, and should remain raw.”

– Jules Alcouffe, Razorblade Monalisa, on the meaning behind the band’s name

As far as playing such a unique blend of music in the Sacramento area over the past decade, Alcouffe and Prassa say that Sacramento has been extremely supportive, and that venues like Old Ironsides, The Colony and the Starlite Lounge continue to help maintain a supportive environment for musical expression.

“I think our band and the genre we play kind of slips through the cracks in this area in the broader arena. We get pigeonholed as a ‘goth’ band a lot (mostly by and because of our fan base), but over the years we’ve received heaps of praise from punks, metalheads, indie rockers, and more from some of the odder, crossover gigs we’ve done. I think we talked a little about our versatility or ability to defy categorization as a doubleedged sword,” says Prassa. “ We can add a little variety to just about any kind of rock show without being completely out of place.”

Alcouffe is the reason this album really happened. “I figured if it wasn’t going to happen now, it will never ever happen,” he says. A few years ago, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. The illness has made his energy level plummet, making live performances and recording tasks exhausting.

“The ongoing battle he is facing lit a definite fire under his ass and as an extension, lit a fire under the band's asses,” says Prassa.

Alcouffe breaks out in laughter, “Bino, c’mon! Considering I have colon cancer, I wouldn’t say that!”

Alcouffe has an incredibly respectable and calm outlook on his music and the way he currently conducts his artistic endeavor.

It’s about taking it one day at a time, and truly plugging his heart and mind into his legacy of work. There’s a sadness to his music, an elaborate display of intelligence and a heavy dose of sardonic happiness that makes the goth genre so mischievous.

“I have a metaphorical gun pointed at my head, and I don’t know when it’s going to go off,” elaborates Alcouffe. “You gotta do stuff now, otherwise you might not have time. That goes for everybody, no matter what your situation is.”

Razorblade Monalisa will have their album release party for Ignition/ Fade Nov. 14 at the Starlite Lounge.

Also performing will be The Common Men and DJ sets from ChattNoir and Dire Delorean. You can preview and purchase Ignition/Fade for $8 at Razorblademonalisa.bandcamp.com.

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Words Steph Rodriguez • photos david adams When an insatiable craving for Vietnamese cuisine strikes, many turn to Stockton Boulevard with its dozens of restaurants serving hearty bowls of phở, savory spring rolls and enough bánh mì to fill the bellies of any hungry customer with a taste for Southeast Asian flavors. Now, those who seek to broaden their palates with traditional herbs and spices should look no further than Midtown for their next fix of bánh bèo.

Coriander Vietnamese Restaurant (1899 Alhambra Boulevard) opened its doors across from the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op in April with a simple mission: to introduce customary Vietnamese flavors to the state Capital. The eatery’s simple, one-page fixed menu focuses on a handful of familiar dishes in addition to its homemade touches like its noodles, which are prepared fresh daily.

Still, with a selection of restaurants serving up Vietnamese staples like beef or chicken phở, or any variation of spring rolls packaged in clear, chewy rice paper, co-owner of Coriander Kristi Ng felt a variety of Sacramento eateries lacked fresh ingredients, overall cleanliness and the true flavor profiles her culture embodies.

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“Ninety percent of the dishes on the menu were made within our family. My favorite is the Bún bò Huế, which is the spicy beef noodle soup,” Ng says. “Hue is the city in central Vietnam, that’s where we’re from. It’s got a spicier flavor to it than other dishes. It’s packed with lemongrass flavor, which is very healthy, ginger and a bunch of herbs and dry and fresh spices.”

Ng co-owns Coriander with her husband Kevin. She wanted to open the restaurant in honor of her cultural heritage, but more so to pay homage to her mother Gai, who passed away 11 years ago. An 80-inch oil painting Ng customordered from Vietnam hangs near the back of the restaurant. The image shows her mother on a beach, watching over customers who dine within her daughter’s eatery.

“To be honest, growing up I didn’t appreciate the food she made for us. As a kid, you tend to take it for granted,” Ng admits. “As I grew older and went to college, I missed my mom’s food.

Through the years of traveling and trying to find my culture and identity I really wanted to do something to pay tribute to my culture and the food growing up.”

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FLAVORS OF VIETNAM Whether in a spoonful of spicy broth or the textures of thinly sliced meats, Vietnamese dishes are peppered with essential herbs, spices and often times, roots. Ng shares the key components found in many dishes on Coriander’s menu.

“Lemongrass, ginger [and] we also use a lot of coriander,” she happily explains. Ng adds that the spice found in many entrées is credited to Thai chilies and habanero peppers. She often grows Vietnamese dragon peppers at home and uses them in personal meals, but says they’re not only seasonal, but highly spicy and not for customers with a sensitivity to heat. Looking for a palatable kick to clear the sinuses? Ng recommends the coriander fried rice: wok-fried jasmine rice, sausage, bacon, spam, seasonal veggies, garlic and habanero; priced at $8.50.

Coriander’s menu features a variety of meat-friendly dishes, but the cooks haven’t forgotten about Midtown’s vegans and vegetarians. Leaf eaters, look to the jackfruit lotus vegetarian salad found in the appetizers section: fried tofu slices, young jackfruit, lotus roots, banana blossom, onions and fresh herbs tossed in a tamarind sauce topped with peanuts; priced at $7.50. This colorful dish, earthy in flavor, is served between two wavy rice crackers speckled with black sesame seeds. Break off a piece of cracker and use it as the vessel to give this savory salad a try.

“With the ripe jack fruit, we would eat or would make smoothies out of it. The young jackfruit, in our culture, we do a lot of salads or stir-fries. With banana blossoms or lotus roots, too we do a lot of salads. Our salads are different from American salads, where you have a bunch of greens and a dressing,” Ng explains.

Another unique item on Coriander’s home-inspired menu is its chrysanthemum-jasmine iced tea, only $2.50. The floral beverage is refreshing and perfect for cooling off the palate between bites.

“I grew up drinking a lot of oolong tea as a family. So, I combined a little bit of ginger with jasmine and chrysanthemum flowers for this tea and my kids, love it,” Ng says.

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HANDMADE SECRETS Besides Ng, there are only two people at Coriander who know the recipe to the handmade noodles featured in the restaurant’s seafood banh canh: Ng’s husband Kevin and aunt Linh Nguyen, her mother’s youngest sister.

Soft handmade noodles, fresh crab, shrimp and fish cake culminate in a hearty seafood broth priced at $11.50. The peppery broth wraps the body in a warm, savory blanket and is topped with a brightgreen hill of fresh coriander. The noodles, chewy in texture, radiate with the flavors of each seafood component.

“The noodles are a combination of rice and tapioca flour. In central Vietnam, tapioca flour is more commonly used.

It’s more like a gummy bear texture, so it’s chewier,” Ng explains. “If I were to make that dish at home, it would be a lot chewier in texture, but because of the area we’re at in Midtown, we made it a little bit softer with half tapioca and half rice flour.

At home, we would use 60 to 70 percent tapioca flour.”

GUILT-FREE EATING In other cuisines, it’s easy to pack on the calories with fried options dipped with sweet sauces, or even fill up on carbs and starches only to leave the tummy in hunger pangs an hour later.

With Vietnamese fare, Ng says it’s a well-balanced meal and a more healthconscious choice that incorporates the right amount of carbs, meats and vegetables.

“We pride ourselves with the ingredients we use and the way we cook them,” Ng says of Coriander’s menu.

“There’s a lot of love that goes into each dish and it pretty much speaks to the basics of Vietnamese food. When you put it all together it’s just very healthy, yet very savory and delicious. It’s actually a pleasure and you feel good eating it because it’s light. That’s the key to Vietnamese food.”

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11.03 Monday

The Blue Lamp The Nearly Deads, The Animal In Me, It Lives It Breathes, California Riot Act, 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

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

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

11.04 Tuesday

The Blue Lamp Cam of Genx, Kurt Hustle & Benjobeats, Middle Name Danger, Double Dragon, Operation Sudden Death, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Ross Hammond Trio, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Press Club The Deep End w/ DJs Cue22, Galan & Forum, Druskee, 9:30 p.m.

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

Sleep Train Arena Black Keys, 7 p.m.

Torch Club The J’s, 5:30 p.m.; Lew Fratis, 8 p.m.

11.05 Wednesday

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

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Foundation Location w/ DJ ESEF, Selekta I-Lone, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Jeremy Briggs, 12 p.m.

Shine Midtown Out Loud Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Third Space Twin Steps, Pregnant, Genuis, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Brian Rogers’ All-star Band, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Jeremy Denk, 8 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Buckcherry, Otherwise, Force Of Habit, Main Event, 6:30 p.m.

Assembly Finch, Maps & Atlases, Weatherbox, 6:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Alias Anonymous, Mr. Hooper, Mahtie Bush, Vince Vicari, MC Qball, Quen, DJ Mike Colossal, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Spacewaster, Dive, Support the Rabid, 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.

District 30 State of Trance, 10 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Chris Kelly & Cherisha Heart, 8 p.m.

Goldfield Live Country Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Saint Solitaire, The Royal Jelly, The Alt/Recluse, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Fall Singer/ Songwriter Showcase w/ Hans!, Dean Haakenson, Marty Taters, Alexandre Lapuh, 8 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

MontBleu Resort Casino Bassnectar, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Blackwater, 10 p.m.

Shine Chikading, GREX, Amy Reed, 8 p.m.

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

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Nick Moss Band, 9 p.m.

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

The Blue Lamp Free Up FridaysReggae w/ DJ Wokstar, 10 p.m.

The Boardwalk Focus in Frame, Salythia, Mechanizm, Colour Zero, 7 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Michael Franti, Ethan Tucker, 8 p.m.

Club Car The Dream and The Dreamer, 8:30 p.m.

District 30 The Wild Party w/ DJ Louie Giovanni, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Poster Child Band, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Delta City Ramblers, Pine Street Ramblers, Wild Rabbit, 8:30 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Dave Russell Band, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Tainted Love, 9 p.m.

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Old Ironsides Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Dorado, Constellations, Name the Band, 9 p.m.

On The Y Triumph Over Shipwreck, Insurgence, Ostracized, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Four Barrell, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

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

Sacramento Convention Center Bassnectar, 6 p.m.

Shine Proxy Moon, Surface Tension, Nina Jo Smith, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Intronaut, Anciients, Hearses, Waning, 8 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Mark Mackay, 9 p.m.

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

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Assembly The Word Alive, The Color Morale, Our Last Night, Dead Rabbitts, Miss Fortune, Artisans, 6 p.m.

Bar 101 The Stuff, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Sun Valley Gun Club, Mondo Deco, WAG, Honyock, 3 p.m.; Radio Radio w/ Temptation (New Order tribute), 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk S.L.A., Dizzy, Black, Real Life, TB the Gasser, Tae Holla, DKELLZ, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Year of No Light, Take Over and Destroy, Larvae, Internist, 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Omaha Diner, 8 p.m.

Club Car In the No, 9 p.m.

District 30 DJ Billy Lane, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Right Back (Sublime tribute), 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Secret Lives of Squarrels, Mau, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Jackson Michelson, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Tainted Love, 9 p.m.

Hideaway Scouse Gits, Vasas, Shake Before Us, 8 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Ghiadub Trio, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Kryptic Memories, Decipher, Zed, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, 3 p.m.; 8 Track Massacre, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Fresh, 10 p.m.

Sac Bike Kitchen Knock Knock, Be Brave Bold Robot, Four Eyes, 7 p.m.

Shine SHOI, The Joint, P.O.G., 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Adrian Bellue, Ancient Astronaut, Vanishing Affair, Pushing the Sun, A Mile Till Dawn, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn 7 Year Anniversary Bash, 6 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Chris Gardner Band, Terry Sheets Band, 8 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Mark Mackay, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Whoopie Qat, 4 p.m.; Dennis Jones, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Czech Philharmonic, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Danny Secretion’s Fuck Cancer Birthday Bash Day 2 w/ Kill The Precedent, Another Damn Disappointment, Sac Storytellers, The Secretions, Mother of a Girl, Red Devil Lie, Dave Dalton “The Unfortunate Bastard,” 7 p.m.

Ace of Spades Chase Rice, Michael Ray, 7 p.m.

Assembly Relient K, Blondfire, From Indian Lakes, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Snow White Smile, Bash, Said the Shotgun, Blood Party, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Drowning Pool, Like A Storm, A Breach of Silence, Red Tide Rising, White Minorities, 7 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino La Creacion, 5 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Vieux Farka Toure and Idan Raichel, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar City of Trees Brass Band, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Features, 6 p.m.

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

Powerhouse Pub Alan Inglesias, 3 p.m.

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

Sleep Train Arena Winter Jam Tour: Hillsong United, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Battistelli, Coldton Dixon, Disciple, Newsong, Trip Lee and more, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Cherry Royale, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Danny Secretion’s Fuck Cancer Birthday Bash Day 3 w/ Mad Judy, Shoujo Kitten, Simpl3jack, The Moans, The O’Mulligans, Mos Likely, 5 p.m.

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

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

Press Club Stylus, Cantos, Freddy Silva, Paul Gordon, Jay Dub, 9 p.m.

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Foster the People, Sylvan Esso, Soko, 8 p.m.

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

11.11 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Misfits, The Devils Train, Conceived in Chaos, Petty Education, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Adrian Belew Power Trio, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Mango’s Reggae Tuesdays w/ DJ Esef & Selektah I-Lone, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

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

Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Debut Tuesday w/ Orion Walsh, Bonehart Flanigan, Pacific Haze, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Ruby Fray, Sea of Bees, 8 p.m.

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

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

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

The Colony Soul Search, Plead the Fifth, Fury, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

The Blue Lamp We Just Met (Classic Rock Cover Band), 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

Harlow’s The Oh Hellos, 6 p.m.

11.11 Sea of Bees Ruby Fray Witch Room 8 p.m.

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Red Hawk Casino Cover Me Badd, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Gillian Underwood & the Lonesome Doves, Hair of the Dog, Stoneberry, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Razorblade Monalisa (CD Release), The Common Men, Chattnoir, Dire Delorean, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Marshall Tucker Band, 8:30 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Brad Lee Schroeder, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; R.J. Mischo, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall The Gloaming, 8 p.m.

11.14 Buck Ford Goldfield 9 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Shell Corporation, Yankee Brutal, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Saint Solitaire, 12 p.m.

Starlite Lounge The Sam Chase And The Untraditional, The Crux, Devon Galley, Joe Kye, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Mia Dyson, 9 p.m.

Witch Room Trumans Water, Octagrape, Permanent Makeup, 8 p.m.

11.13 Thursday

Assembly Caspa, The Others, 9 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Skratchpad, 10 p.m.

The Boardwalk Local Rap/HipHop Showcase w/ Hamzelle Washington, Eddie Bo and More, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Atriarch, Serial Hawk, Battle Hag, Church, 8 p.m.

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

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The Colony 2nd Anniversary w/ Squidling Brothers Traveling Sideshow, MagiKool Doods, 7 p.m.

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Writer/director Dan Gilroy impresses with his new psychological thriller, Nightcrawler. This film follows ruthless hustler/con-man/ thief Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he tries to make a name for himself in the heart of Los Angeles. Bloom spends the majority of his time as a recluse, secluded in his apartment, ironing the same shirt he wears every day and thinking of the next way he can “come up” in the world. The only problem is that his come ups generally involve stepping on the heads of others.

The first scene introduces us to the character (or lack thereof) Bloom possesses: he is a man who will hustle for money at any cost. He begins with petty thievery, stealing copper and manhole covers that he sells to construction sites and then, by chance, he finds his “calling.” Driving down the freeway late at night, Bloom comes across a fiery car crash and is compelled to stop. It is here that he meets freelance photojournalist Joe Loder (Bill Paxton) and becomes acquainted with the dangerous and parasitic world of “nightcrawling,” scaling the city in search of home invasions, crashes, murders and other destruction, all for that “perfect shot” to sell to local television news stations (think of it as a sort of sick version of paparazzi).

And so starts Bloom’s dive into the realm of crime journalism.

He hustles a cheap camcorder and police scanner from a Venice Beach pawnshop and thus begins his new career. However, Bloom cannot do this job alone and so he takes in a down-on-his-luck kid named Rick (Riz Ahmed) and pays him $30 a night to listen to the scanner and direct him to the scene of the crimes with the GPS on his cellphone. Bloom films his first crime scene and sells his footage to local news station run by cutthroat veteran anchor Nina Romina (Rene Russo). Nina hands Bloom a check for $250, advises him to obtain a better camera and has him promise to always come to her first with his latest and most brutal footage (because it’s graphic crime that keeps the city on its toes and keeps the station’s ratings high).

With time, Bloom’s nightcrawlilng career begins to blossom (see what I did there?). He buys a better camera, a better car, a better scanner, is always the first at the scene and holds no kind of moral consciousness, willing to film a dying man while staring

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stoically into his eyes. It is this type of bloodthirsty footage that Romina yearns for so that her station stays on top and her job stays in place. Bloom and Romina begin to form a sort of sick symbiotic relationship, each playing into the carnal desires of the other.

The film shifts as we see Bloom’s sociopathic behavior develop and witness his slow progression into insanity. He begins to become obsessed with the bloodshed, the pain, and the anguish of others.

For Bloom, life and all of reality become a game, and the people in it become puppets, mere pawns for him to maneuver and manipulate.

He lacks compassion, respect, human decency and has no moral compass that distinguishes the right from the wrong. The need for and the addiction to the perfect shot, the perfect angle, becomes so great that Bloom will do anything to get his “fix” and fulfill his abominable desires.

Gyllenhaal completely masters the insanity, desperation and the sociopathic mien of his character, taking you along for the ride of a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. This film will have you on the edge of your seat, gripping your chest and covering your eyes as you anticipate each new scene.

Nightcrawler has us ponder what the word “enough” really means and shows us what the human mind and body is capable of doing in order to satisfy a vulgar obsession. With extremely graphic imagery and foul language, this is a film that is not safe for children (or the weak of heart). However, this film is a must-see, nail-biting thriller. Run to your car, head to the nearest theater, and sit back to watch the madness that is Louis Bloom unfold. I trust that you will not be disappointed.

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the shallow end How about some good news? We could all use some, right? OK, here’s your sunshine-y happy times for the week: The hole in the ozone layer hovering over Antartica, that protective film of gas that keeps Earth protected from solar radiation, hasn’t gotten any bigger. Let’s forget that it’s still roughly the size of North America (you know, not just the United States, but Canada, Mexico, et al.) and rejoice for a moment.

Ah. Felt good, right? Rejoicing?

Back in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s when I was just a young ‘un, all I would hear about is how I wouldn’t live to be an old ‘un because the ozone layer was all that was keeping me safe from getting microwaved by the sun—and that barrier between me and certain doom was becoming about as flimsy as Saran Wrap. But here I am, a year closer to 40, more or less alive and not human bacon, and here you are, too. Pretty neat, huh?

We have the Montreal Protocol to thank for this. Back in 1987, people a lot brainier than I am got together for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and signed an international treaty (the aforementioned protocol) to phase out the production of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

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You see, back then scientists, who are often the ones charged with finding out such things, observed that the ozone layer, the only thing really keeping Earth from turning into Mars or whatever, was being depleted.

They discovered that CFCs and whatnot were contributing to this, so the international community got together and put the kibosh on these substances. I guess back in those days, people in charge were more apt to come together and get things done for the good of people and the planet instead of politicizing issues and arguing scientific facts in order to misinform voters, win elections and make their big-money corporate donors happy. But you know, that’s just a theory of mine. Today, all UN-recognized nations have ratified the treaty (according to EPA.gov), and Sept. 16 is designated as the International Day for the Protection of the Ozone layer. That may be the most boring holiday ever, but hey, sure beats getting pummeled by UV rays.

This is all great, but I can already hear you saying, “But the hole in the ozone layer still measures 24.1 million square miles,” assuming you have the exact figures in front of you like I do. Yes, it is. And that’s totally huge, but it’s not as huge as it could have been if the Montreal Protocol never happened. According

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UNEP and WMO believe that it will probably take another 35 years for the ozone layer to recover from all the damage done to it, so your kids and grandkids are stoked. By 2030, UNEP says the Montreal Protocol “will have prevented 2 million cases of skin cancer annually, averted damage to human eyes and immune systems, and protected wildlife and agriculture,” as reported by Theguardian.com. So chalk one up for humanity.

But it’s also a win for all the critters on the planet. There’s so much awesome beasties living on this giant blue marble, like whale sharks and dogs and piglets and elephants and…sheesh, OK, kittens too. Relax, I didn’t forget about kittens.

And while we’re at it, how about the Kashmir musk deer? Wait. What?

You might not have heard about the Kashmir musk deer, because no one’s seen any of these things since 1948. They’re kind of difficult to track because they prefer to inhabit dense brush and rocky terrain. They also reside in northeast

Afghanistan, which, as you’ve probably heard, hasn’t been the most welcoming place to visitors the past decade or so.

The musk deer are cool because they’re smaller (and therefore cuter and cuddlier) than your run-of-the-mill deer. Adults weigh just a bit more than your average cocker spaniel. Musk deer also don’t have antlers, so you won’t see their heads mounted at your favorite old man bar, though their scent glands are highly sought after on the black market (gross). The males do, however, have VAMPIRE FANGS. Well, not really. I mean, they look like vampire fangs, but like other deer, the Kashmir musk deer is herbivorous. Males use the fangs to battle each other during mating season. Tiny, fanged deer beating up on one another for a female’s affection would probably put the UFC out of business if someone had the chutzpah to put it on television, just saying.

So when you hear the ozone layer is on its way to recovery, rejoice. Not just because you won’t get skin cancer (which is a plus) but because somewhere in the mountains of Afghanistan, there’s some diminutive deer with vampire fangs, just grazing and being a total badass, that doesn’t even know what the hell an ozone layer is.

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dive in When it Rains, It Snows Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com The majority of our issues typically feature musicians on the covers. We can’t help it. We just have such an amazing music scene here in Sacramento. But we always try to go out of our way to reflect other things that are entertaining in our pages: art, film, food/drinks, comedy, action sports, etc. And when the timing is right we love to give non-musicians cover love too.

For instance, take this issue, where we have non-musicians gracing both our front and back covers. I guess you can say when it rains, it pours, and when it pours in Sacramento, hopefully the snow gods can make it snow a lot in Tahoe (sorry, with this last storm my inner-snowboarder got really excited).

Speaking of snowboarding, on our back cover is professional rider Pat Moore. This fall he is releasing a new movie through Volcom called Mr. Plant. He will be in the Tahoe area premiering the film at Squaw Valley on Nov. 7. It’s a free screening with a killer afterparty in the works, so be sure to mark your calendars and make the trek.

Read more about Mr. Plant himself: our writer and cofounder Jonathan Carabba was able to catch up with the busy Moore over the phone as he was en route from Salt Lake City’s premiere party to Denver’s. Starting on page 12 you can read about why he goes by the nickname Mr. Plant, one destination that stands out for him while filming, as well as what makes this film stand out from other snowboard films released in the past years.

Our front cover is none other than local comedian Johnny Taylor! I’ve been dying to feature him since he first recorded his debut album, Tangled Up in Plaid. I’ve been bugging the hell out of this poor guy, demanding he let me know when it will be released so we can feature his funny ass in the pages of Submerge. Since he signed with a recording company, the album’s release date was in limbo, but finally it got the green light. So voilà, he’s on the cover! The album is already on iTunes, Spotify and Rhapsody. But you can celebrate with him and buy a physical copy of Tangled Up in Plaid in person on Nov. 15 at the Sacramento Comedy Club.

Contributor Amy Serna sat down with Taylor a couple weeks ago to discuss the title of his album, the term “Hipster” and the ins and outs of the local comedy scene. Be sure to get the down low starting on page 14.

Like always, we have a food feature in this issue that you need to check out. The lovely Steph Rodriguez reported on a newish Vietnamese restaurant near the Sacramento Food Co-Op called Coriander. Flip to page 20 and start drooling.

Music! Duh! Of course we have some stories on bands playing shows in Sacramento this November. On page 18 you can check out our feature story on Sacramento post-punk/goth band Razorblade Monalisa, who are releasing an album called Ignition/Fade. You can celebrate the release on Nov. 14 at Starlite Lounge. And on page 10, read up on metal band Cold Blue Mountain, from a small town just an hour-and-a-half up Highway 99. With a new album under their belt, they will also play Starlite soon (Nov. 22) with a bunch of other rad metal bands.

As always, thanks for picking us up!

Enjoy all the good reads in issue #174, Melissa

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The midtown Sacramento area has long been remiss of a rad skate shop, and Subversions has answered the prayers of local thrashers and then some. Not only can you buy super awesome boards and all the fixings there, but they also have a sick record collection, sweet vintage duds and locally handcrafted candles and jewelry.

Doomsayers, a locally owned skate apparel company, has a huge presence in the shop, too. On top of being a really cool store with an inventory unlike any other place nearby, Subversions is a community.

Positioned just down the street (on 33rd and Broadway) from the new skate park just opened in Oak Park, it's easy for skaters to cruise by to get supplies, hang out and simply belong somewhere. Owner Melody White says, “When I was a kid, I didn’t fit in anywhere, cause I’m a goon, and the skateboard community was a place of refuge.

Even if you suck, people are welcoming and it’s a place where everyone can belong. I opened the shop so I could do what I love and give that back to the community that opened its arms to me.”

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Subversions originally set up shop in the Colony on Stockton, but moved into its new digs much closer to Midtown and celebrated its grand opening on Oct. 18, at which event the Pets did a most excellent live set. A mixture of crusty old skater dudes, hot babes and young ‘uns were in attendance, and all felt right at home. I feel warm and fuzzy just thinking about that day.

I myself am in the market right now for some Christmas secrets for my thrashers-intraining, and can attest to the fact that there is nowhere in Sacramento you can score such awesome gear for so little. The pricing is set to be as accessible as possible to everyone, something really important to Melody, who knows what it’s like to be a broke ass that just wants to skate.

I asked Mel what she thinks about the spankin’ new nearby skate park, to which she replied, “Holy shit, I love it. There are literally four-year-olds that come in and are all, ‘I’ve been skating all day at the park, can I get more grip tape, oh, my wheels are wobbly’… it’s so adorable because these kids are so into it, and they consider Subversions and the skate park to be home.”

Subversions is currently taking donations of decks, trucks and wheels for kids who can’t afford to buy the new-new up in the shop. Says Mel, “It costs money to skate, and everyone who skates knows that.

Sometimes all you wanna do is skate, but yo mama gotta pay that electric bill.” Word, sister, I can relate! Anyway, all that said, this place is a true asset to Sacramento and I hope all y’all hit it up and go skate!

Words cannot express my gratitude for this new addition to Sacramento’s already-popping-off amenities. This free, outdoor skate park, recently built by way of a state park grant, is a godsend to so many seasoned skaters and to the youth of Oak Park.

A project lumped in with various McClatchy Park improvements, the skate park is part of a greater endeavor which seeks to bring back the grandeur of Joyland, the historic amusement park that once stood in its place at the turn of the century when Oak Park was the opulent suburb of downtown. A portion of the grant even funded the recreation of the Joyland arch signage, which is adjacent to the skate park and leads to the entrance of the brand new playgound.

My kids and I visit the skate park every day after work and school. To us, it is a place of refuge, camaraderie, education and lots of bruises. I have befriended many of the “regulars,” one of which is a four-year-old boy named Julian who was alluded to earlier in this column.

I asked him, “What does the new skate park mean to you?” To which he replied, “I drive my skateboard here every day! This place is the best and it makes me happy.”

Simply put, and hella true.

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The Optimistic Pessimist Before You Get Too Thankful Halloween is done and Thanksgiving will soon be here to stuff your body cavity full of sleepytime meats. While I always hope to break my three-plate mega-meal record set back when I was a portly teen, I also know that Thanksgiving is about more than that. During this time of year, we are supposed to reflect on all the things that we are thankful for and spend time with the ones we love.

But what about the ones we hate? Are we just supposed to let them off the hook because mom makes a mean turkey and you miss your brother? I’m afraid we just can’t afford to do that. The world is already out of balance with assholes, so we have to keep fighting if we hope to right the ship. After all, if you give an asshole an inch, he will cover that inch in a filthy layer of shit; and that’s not good for anyone.

That is why I’m calling for a national day of hate on Nov. 14. Formally known as Hate Day, our new holiday will be situated at the midpoint between Halloween (the day that you drank too much while wearing an uncomfortable costume) and Thanksgiving (the day you have to get along with your family for an entire meal). That date was chosen precisely because it presented the optimum blend of blinding hangover along with anxiety brought on by exposure to your family.

On that day, your hate level is at its strongest, so you should just go with it.

On Hate Day, you get to tell the ones on your shit list exactly why they are there and what they need to do to get off of it. I know it sounds great, but be prepared to face some hateful talk yourself. Hate Day is a two-way street.

In fact, mutual hating is widely encouraged as it is the crux of the holiday. Only through mutual hating will we finally get to hear each other’s complaints and come to some sort of understanding. Hate Day is about constructive hating and it just may change the world.

Take the police, for example; no seriously, please take them before they kill us all. The current relationship between police and the policed is untenable. Right now, cops kill black teens with impunity, leading to protests, which then lead to cops beating and unlawfully arresting the protestors until the Department of Justice steps in and returns everything to the

Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com status quo. On Hate Day, cops would have to put down their arms and actually listen to the people they police.

On Hate Day, you get to tell cops that you hate getting tased 20 times, or shot at when you are unarmed. The best part is that the police can’t then tase, beat or kill you in response. You can tell Johnny Lawman that you hate it when he puts you in a chokehold until you die or that your kids hate it when he throws flash grenades into their rooms at night. In return, cops could express to members of the community that they hate it when they have to chase people on foot or when people go into PCP rages during arrests.

By allowing each side to hear why they are hated, each can begin to understand why the other behaves as they do during their interactions. That kind of understanding can be useful in other relationships beyond citizens and cops. You can tell your dentist that you think he was too stupid to become a doctor and that’s why he sticks his hands in people’s mouths all day instead of saving lives. You can tell him that his sandy toothpaste is shit, and he needs to stop being stingy with the rinse water.

In return, your dentist can call you out for lying about flossing all of these years. He can tell you that your breath smells like shit and that he must be smarter than you since you are the one letting him put his hand in your mouth.

At the end, you can say, “touché” and shake his hand before parting ways with a newfound understanding of each other.

Of course, to get Hate Day off the ground, we are going to need the help of the most hateful bunch of sons of bitches in the whole world: The United States Congress. Those bastards would smother a newborn baby with a puppy if their hands weren’t already too full of dirty money to hold the dog down. Being the haters they are, they could either embrace Hate Day with lust or deny us our day of hate out of spite. Hopefully they make the right choice, but, if not, you can bet I’ll be the first person hating back. For whether Congress or anyone else approves, the spirit of Hate Day is out there. It is in me and now it’s coming for you. Will you hate back?

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Your Senses

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Helen Edmundson's Theatrical Adaptation of Anna Karenina Performed by Capital Stage Now through Nov. 23

Sacramento-based theater company Capital Stage continues to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style with their current production of Anna Karenina. British playwright Helen Edmundson's work has been widely staged—next year Keira Knightley will make her Broadway debut in the playwright’s adaptation of Emile Zola’s Thérèse Raquin for New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company—and she nabbed a Time Out magazine Award for Outstanding Theatre Event for this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s seminal novel. Capital Stage’s production of Anna Karenina sees Lenne Klingaman in the title role of a beautiful and sought-after young woman who leads an empty life until she enters in a destructive and scandalous affair with a notorious count.

Sounds hot. Capital Stage’s founding artistic director Stephanie Gularte directs this classic tale. The play runs evening performances Wednesday through Saturday until Nov. 23, with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. You can order your tickets at Capstage.org.

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Deltron 3030 Live With A 16-Piece Orchestra!

Nov. 15

Even if you were lucky enough to catch hip-hop legend Deltron 3030’s amazing full-band live set out at TBD Fest in West Sacramento a few weeks back, trust us, you’re still going to want to head up the hill to Grass Valley on Saturday, Nov. 15 to catch him live again at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. At this show his performance is sure to be next level, because he will be performing with his 16-piece 3030 Orchestra! The core of the group is the all-star trio of master lyricist Del The Funky Homosapien, virtuoso turntablist DJ Kid Koala and super producer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura.

At this show you’ll hear songs off their classic album Deltron 3030, released in 2000, as well as cuts from their first new release in over a decade, Event II. DJ Kid Koala will also be spinning a solo set to open the show. More good news: The Center for the Arts (the fine folks promoting this show) are generously offering Submerge readers a $10 discount on tickets! Regular prices are $46 general admission, $36 for CFA members. To take advantage of the discount, visit Thecenterforthearts.org/deltron-3030-2 (must use that exact URL), or call (530) 274-8384 and say “I read Submerge Magazine!” to purchase over the phone. That discount code will be good the day of the event at the door as well, just tell them Submerge sent you. Don’t miss this show, it’s going to be legendary!

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Jack Russell Farm Brewery’s Seasonal Beers: Pumpkin Spice Ale and Apple Ale While supplies last

Fall is perhaps the most beautiful season in and around the Sacramento region, especially in the foothills, more specifically the Apple Hill area!

Wineries, pumpkin patches, farms, ranches and many more attractions have made the Apple Hill region a huge draw for 50 years and counting!

One of our annual stops when visiting Apple Hill is Jack Russell Farm Brewery, located at 2380 Larsen Drive in Camino, California. They’ve got a huge outdoor seating area and their seasonal beers are fantastic. You must get up there to try them! The Pumpkin Spice Ale is delicious—you can taste the pumpkin but it’s not overpowering or too sweet—and the Apple Ale is nice and crisp. Both are perfect Fall time brews! Both of these limited-run seasonal beers are available now on tap and in the bottle (22 oz. bottles go for $6), but only until supplies run out. Visit Facebook. com/jackrussellfarmbrewery for more information about upcoming events, special releases and more.

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A Piece of Someone’s Heart at Blue Lamp’s Canned Food Drive Nov. 8

Sure, live music, engrossing theater and beer are all great ways to have fun and escape, but you know what else is fun?

Helping out those in need. Yes. The holidays will soon be upon us like a vulture on a rotting carcass in the desert (sorry, I haven’t had my coffee yet), and we’re soon going to be inundated with worthy causes tugging at our heartstrings… You’re going to feel compelled to give. You should give in to these impulses. Get this holiday season off to a good start at Blue Lamp’s canned food drive on Nov. 8. And guess what? You’ll also be able to indulge in beer, barbecue and live music as well. Admission to this early show (doors are at 3 p.m.) is either two canned food items or $4. All proceeds from the door will go to Sacramento’s River City Food Bank, which has served the local community for more than 40 years. Performing will be Honyock, Sun Valley Gun Club, WAG and Mondo Deco. For more info, go to Bluelampsacramento.com. If you’d like to do more to help out River City Food Bank, check out their website, Rivercityfoodbank.org.

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Old Blood Brings New Beginnings

with a solid lineup in place, cold blue Mountain surges forward Words Zach Ahern • photo Michelle Camy

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n 2009, chief songwriter Will McGahan (guitar) and yours truly (bass) built the beginnings of Cold Blue Mountain in the unique college town of Chico, Calififornia with the simple goal to start a heavy band. Joined by friend, funnyman and drummer Daniel Taylor, and guitarist Sesar Sanchez shortly thereafter, the instrumental metal band was soon playing local shows with an expanded sound.

In 2012, Chico’s resident metal vocalist (and Amazing Race contestant) Brandon Squyres convinced the quartet that vocals were necessary and themes were needed for the music, thus rounding out what is today’s version of the group, along with a new savage bassist Adrian Hammons.

With McGahan’s signature core songwriting intact, the group remains a force to be reckoned with on the heavy music circuit. The beauty of Cold Blue Mountain is that they are much more than your typical metal band and evidence of this can be found on their brand new release, Old Blood. Opening track “Seed of Dissent” begins with an emotionally driven piano track by Taylor that leads into sedating guitar strums by

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McGahan and Sanchez, which abruptly ceases into a classic guitar harmony. The sonic explosion of heaviness quickly ensues and Squyres’ sickening screams plead: “How much of this tyranny can you handle without speaking out against the captors that took hold of our land through force and corruption?” It seems quite apparent that Squyres put significant time into researching atrocities of American history and penned wellthought-out themes that make the new record a cut above.

What you’ll find within is a group of individuals who are casual, but committed to the craft of writing, performing and presenting the best product they can. Just about every member plays in another prominent Chico group (Amarok, Surrogate, Teeph, Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy), but with Old Blood, they might want to make Cold Blue Mountain a primary focus.

Drummer Daniel Taylor and vocalist Brandon Squyres took time out of their busy schedules to discuss the making of Old Blood, touring and other shenanigans.

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How has the dynamic of the group changed since its early days as a trio?

Daniel Taylor: In some senses it’s a totally different beast, but in a lot of ways the vibe is the same since the beginning. We don’t necessarily play progressive metal or post rock, but the music has stayed true to a hybrid of having melody, riffs and being catchy. Also, we’re no longer an instrumental band and there are three new people in the band that weren’t before. We’re somewhat defined now by having a strong vocalist with experience and presence. Brandon also acts as a coach of the band, conducting all of us to continue to practice songs, making them better or more epic.

What can listeners expect from Old Blood?

Did you guys try anything new this time around in the studio?

DT: We spent the better half of a year working on the recording, bits at a time.

Before we went into the studio to track anything with Chris Keene [producer], our friend Greg Hopkins recorded all five songs on the album at our practice space. We did pre-production on every song we planned on recording, which gave us a rough copy to analyze and dissect. With our own intuition, we slowed down tempos making them sludgy or heavier, and trimmed down or altered parts of the songs to make them more cohesive. Will went through the songs with a fine-toothed comb and dialed his parts in and layered a lot of guitar tracks. Keene also helped serve as a final judge to whether or not we should include or scrap certain parts in songs.

Can you explain where the themes on Old Blood originated from? When did you decide to do a concept album?

Brandon Squyres: When I first joined the band, song titles were already in place and [I] just made the lyrics work with the existing titles. When we were making the new record, Sesar wanted the theme to be about breaking the will of man. I liked the idea, but took it a little further and wrote a concept story about a group of people that had been broken down who would rise up, take action and get back to who they were. I found inspiration with researching Native Americans and my own genealogy. In order for my Native American relatives to get government benefits, they would have had to give up everything they fought for just to be labeled something else. A lot of my relatives weren’t willing to compromise because they were so proud of who they were, thus weren’t recognized by the U.S. Government as being Indian. I was inspired by their self-preservation and perseverance. The ideas for the album were written with some of these themes in mind, but not about a specific culture or time frame.

My goal was to make the lyrics go with the structures of the songs like the score of a movie. The tone of the music goes along with the stories; like on “New Alliances” there is a calm before the people make attacks towards outlying outposts of a big city.

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“I found inspiration with researching Native Americans and my own genealogy. In order for my Native American relatives to get government benefits, they would have had to give up everything they fought for just to be labeled something else. A lot of my relatives weren’t willing to compromise because they were so proud of who they were, thus weren’t recognized by the U.S. Government as being Indian.”

– Brandon Squyres, Cold Blue Mountain, on the concept behind his bands's new album How was the decision made to sign on with Halo of Flies Records?

BS: I’ve worked with Cory von Bohlen (owner) on releases with my other bands (The Makai, Amarok) and have toured with his band (Protestant). We all like the releases he’s put out and it’s much more enjoyable to work with a friend. We wanted to give Cory the first chance to put out the record because he is a great guy and always puts out a great product.

How has touring altered the perspective of the band? Do you have any upcoming tour plans?

BS: We have plans to do a small weekend tour in Eugene, Portland and Seattle in December, then a full U.S. tour in January and February.

It’s nice when you’ve worked so hard making the music to hit the road and see people’s reaction to your music. You can read or hear reviews of the music, but it’s much more fulfilling seeing people’s reactions to the live shows in person.

Touring is also a great bonding experience and makes you a stronger unit. You start to realize how to better work with each other and this transfers directly to the live setting.

DT: When you play in your own town, it feels like more of a hobby, but when you leave town and all you have to do that day is play a show, I tend to have more focus and play better because I want to perform the best I can. We always seem to have great shows in Seattle and Portland, so we figure it’s best to go back to the well.

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Snowboarder Pat Moore on his New Film, Mr. Plant Words Jonathan carabba photos above vernon deck

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wenty-seven-year-old professional snowboarder Pat Moore is about to spend his 20 th season on his board. Before most of us even had our driver’s licenses, the New Hampshire native had major sponsors, was competing in the X Games and most importantly began finding his real calling: filming and putting out amazing video parts. With a hardcharging, punk rock-influenced style and total mastery of riding in both back country and urban terrain, it’s no wonder that one of the most popular and respected boardsport brands, Volcom, chose Moore as the main subject of their latest snowboard film.

The film, called Mr. Plant (more on the name later), follows Moore and a group of his peers on their travels, showcasing insane snowboarding shot in locations from Jackson Hole to Japan with a raw, in-your-face approach to the filming and editing. In anticipation of Mr. Plant’s Squaw Valley premiere party on Friday, Nov. 7, Submerge caught up with Moore on the phone from Denver, where he was en route to that city’s premiere party.

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How has the film’s tour been going so far? Having been in a touring rock band before, I know firsthand that the road can be rough!

Yeah it’s a lot of traveling, late nights and early flights. But it’s been really fun, it seems like every stop, especially with this U.S. tour, I’ve been getting to see old friends and catch up with people so that’s been really cool. The video has been really well received so that helps a lot. People are really hyped and it’s such a good time of the year too. Everyone is hyped to get started snowboarding!

Let’s talk about the film: where did the name Mr. Plant come from? I read somewhere that it was a nickname for you. Do any of your buddies still call you that?

Yeah, Mike Rav and Scott Blum and those guys who are all in the film, they still call me Mr. Plant.

Basically it was just kind of a random funny party night and I had this note left at my apartment from some friends who gave me this fern or some plant or whatever. It was like, “Water Mr. Plant every week or it’ll die.” [Laughs] Yeah, it just became a nickname.

You filmed in a lot of incredible places for this movie. What would you say was the standout trip when shooting this project and why?

We had some amazing trips. I think the best one just for memories’ sake would be the trip to Baldface that we had with the whole Volcom crew including Richard Woolcott [founder of Volcom], and then also Jamie Lynn, Bryan Iguchi and Terje Haakonsen. It was just so sick to be able to ride with those guys, the legends of all legends, and we had epic conditions. Deep powder, it was just fun. We weren’t too worried about filming the gnarliest stuff we were just psyched on getting pow slashes and high fiving.

Having your own video project being backed by such a rad “core” company like Volcom, how does that feel? It has got to be a trip! Has it even really sunk in yet?

I’d say if anything it definitely sunk in in New Hampshire at our world premier in my hometown.

The turnout was insane, there were like a hundred people who couldn’t even get into the theater. We had the whole crew out there staying at my house. It was just super special.

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I guess that was kind of where it hit me that we did something cool, you know? And to have the support of not only the riders being there, but the head honchos over at Volcom flying all the way out just for the premiere in New Hampshire, it just shows their support. They’re just as down now as they were back in the day.

It looks like Mr. Plant is more of a raw, in-yourface, old-school-skateboard-style video, as opposed to some of the more high-budget, overproduced snowboard movies that have become popular in recent years. Is that something you guys were going for, that raw style of filming?

Yeah for sure. We just wanted a classic snowboard video, one that you would watch before you go shred. We kind of took all the crap out of it. A lot of it is just [director/filmer] Jake Price’s personal style; it blends perfectly with what I like and with Volcom also.

In your web series from last year, Blueprint, you say something about how you hate being called, “The hardest working guy in snowboarding,” because you think snowboarding isn’t work at all.

“That’s a double negative,” I think you said. Now that you’re out on the road promoting your own movie, fielding interviews left and right, traveling like crazy, do you still feel like this isn’t a real job?

Well I’d say it’s probably one of the coolest opportunities I’ve ever had in my life and I know that there’s plenty of other people who wish that they could have this type of scenario, so I don’t take it for granted and I also try not to take it too seriously, you know?

People don’t think of snowboarding as a team sport, they look at it as an individual thing, and by most measures it is. But, a lot of the time in your situation where you’re out there with a whole crew trying to get a specific shot, it really becomes a group effort doesn’t it?

Absolutely, yeah. When it comes down to the snowboard part of it, it’s individual. But it’s the whole group that makes the filming possible, you know? Building the jump, getting up there, just capturing it correctly, either the photo or the video, so that it looks its best. All the art that goes into snowboarding videos and everything. The whole crew makes that. It’s not just one person out snowboarding and getting a great video part or whatever, it’s this whole crew. It’s like your family for that year that are helping each person achieve what they want to do.

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Pros like you make snowboarding look so easy on film, like you can just land any trick that comes to mind first try. Do you ever struggle with certain tricks or riding in certain terrain?

When you strap into your board, what fears or challenges do you have to overcome?

Oh, a ton! I feel like with each trick there’s a little bit of trial and error. Especially after all these years of doing it, there’s things that you just do, whether it’s spinning cab and pre-spinning, or if I’m spinning backside, I don’t pop as much, these little battles that you have to go into for each trick. It’s not just as simple as like, “Oh, I’m going to do this and it’s going to be perfect.” Each time it’s a new approach.

Being so close to Tahoe, a lot of our readers are boarders and skiers for sure, and over the years we’ve done our fair share of snowsports-related coverage, but more than anything we cover a lot of music and art. How do art and music play into your snowboarding and filmmaking?

Oh man, it goes hand in hand! Everything from snowboard graphics to funny skits and art that has gone into videos in the past and currently. I think that’s one of the coolest parts about being a pro snowboarder is meeting a lot of different artists and working with people who are just as talented in a different aspect.

What are your plans for this winter?

Right now it’s pretty open. I’m going to spend a little bit of time with Brain Farm for their new film [ed. note: Brain Farm is the production company behind Travis Rice’s groundbreaking snowboard films That’s It That’s All and The Art of Flight].

Then I believe we’re going to do a new series of Blueprint videos, so try and do some more traveling with that and get some different people in there that I think are interesting and have a cool story to tell.

Catch the Tahoe-area premiere party for Pat Moore’s new snowboard film Mr. Plant on Friday, Nov. 7 at the Olympic Valley Lodge at Squaw Valley. Doors at 7 p.m., movie at 8 p.m. It’s free, all ages are welcome, bar for 21-plus. Afterparty starts at 9 p.m. at the Plaza Bar (also at Squaw). Mr. Plant himself will be in attendance, so you should be too! It’s the best way to get pumped for a season full of shredding! Visit Volcom.com/ mrplant to view the film’s trailer.

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, Real Personal Rising Local Comedian Johnny Taylor on How Life Informs His Comedy and Why Sacramento Doesn’t Suck as Much as It Thinks It Does Words Amy serna photo adam dillon

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ast Christmas, comedian Johnny Taylor woke up to receive one of the best presents of his life. It wasn’t a big screen TV or a new car, but a record deal. During the wee hours of Christmas morning he received a text message from Dan Schlissel, the president of Stand Up! Records that read, “I’m about 20 minutes into your album and I want to release it.”

“So he faxed me a record contract, I signed, and I was like fucking Merry Christmas,” explained the stand-up comedian.

At first Taylor’s only reason to even record a comedy album was to have merchandise and make some extra cash after his stand-up gigs. But after taking a chance and sending the president of a huge record company his raw comedy recording he thought, “What’s the worst that can happen?”

Taylor has now turned his small chance into a huge opportunity. His debut album, Tangled Up in Plaid can now be heard worldwide on iTunes, Spotify and Rhapsody.

Taylor turns what should be mundane observations in his life into hilarious comedy bits. His new album is full of his life stories that are brilliantly turned into jokes. At times you can even call it dark comedy, but it will still make you laugh. On the album, he pokes fun at his lazy eye, finding his mom’s sex toys as a kid and hating his day job.

After performing in the Sacramento comedy scene for five years, Taylor has a lot of love for this town. Not only did he record his live album at Punch Line, but he will be holding his album debut party at The Sacramento Comedy Spot on Nov. 15.

Submerge caught up with Johnny outside of The Mill to talk about his new album, the hipster lifestyle and spreading the wealth of Sacramento’s underappreciated art scene.

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Tell me about your new album, Tangled Up in Plaid.

It’s a live recording of my stand-up comedy as it was a year ago.

It took longer than I thought it was going to come out, but it’s because I wasn’t anticipating being signed by a label, which is great. I signed a three-record deal with Stand Up! Records. But they had a lot more important people to get out than me, so it took a while for it to come out. Understandably, they had bigger fish to fry, but I’m really happy with how it turned out and proud of it.

Why did you name it Tangled Up in Plaid?

Tangled Up in Plaid is a side effect of living in any sort of hipsterish part of town. People talk about Midtown Sac having this hipster culture but there is a Midtown Sac in every single town that you go to in America. And that’s where the people wear plaid shirts and skinny jeans, they drink cold brew coffee…you know what I mean?

So it’s a matter of being surrounded by that part of the culture.

People call me a hipster and a lot of my friends are… Keith Lowell Jensen is the prototypical aging hipster. It’s just about being in the middle of kind of that hipsterocracy. But it’s also a take on Bob Dylan’s, Tangled Up in Blue.

Where do you fit in in the whole hipster scene?

Just like the older uncle. Hipsters are called hipsters because they like what’s cool before anybody else does, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with that. So if people want to call me a hipster, that’s fine. I don’t claim to be one. I think I’m too old to claim that.

If being cool is being a hipster, then fuck yeah I want to be hipster because I think I’m pretty fucking cool.

On the live recording of the album, it sounded like the audience was really enjoying your comedy.

Yeah I lucked out, it would have sucked to do my album recording and the audience just be flat but they weren’t. They were totally into from the get-go. I knew when I was watching the openers, I knew this was going to be good. So the only factor was me performing well. It was the perfect coming together, I had a good set and the crowd was hot. And it turned out being a really good record.

It seems like your comedy is based on your personal life stories, is that where you get a lot of your material from?

That’s where I get all of it from. Most of it are things that have happened or things that I was directly or indirectly involved in or just a thought I had. Anything involving work or my personal relationships, it’s not secret. I get a lot of material out of the fact that I have been married and divorced, more than I’d like to admit.

But all of it is real personal. I think that’s the only way I know how to write. A lot of people are very good joke crafters and one-liner comics but mine are basically, “This is my life story.” I try to make it as entertaining as possible but they are based on things I would probably tell at a party. When it’s personal there is a passion behind telling it because it happened to them.

Is it ever nerve-wracking revealing yourself to a group of strangers?

It’s weird in general just doing stand-up. But having it recorded on a record that is now being consumed by people that I don’t know, in other parts of the world. I have a Twitter following and I get these weird replies from material from my record and I’m like, “Oh, that’s weird some dude in New Zealand listened to a story about me shitting on a steam cleaner.” It’s hard to wrap your fucking head around it. So yeah, it’s weird.

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“People talk about Midtown Sac having this hipster culture but there is a Midtown Sac in every single town that you go to in America. And that’s where the people wear plaid shirts and skinny jeans, they drink cold brew coffee… you know what I mean?”

– Johnny Taylor Did you start performing comedy in Sacramento?

Yeah, I think Sacramento is a good place to start. Sac has such a great art scene and people don’t appreciate it, they have amazing bands and really incredible comics. I can name five right off the bat that I would put up against everybody.

When I think of the Sacramento comedy scene, I think of everyone on it being a big family.

It’s very much like a family. We fight just like a family, but I think you have that in every scene. When my record went no. 7 on iTunes, I was getting messages from people I haven’t talked to in two years. They were like, “Anything you do that brings up Sacramento comedy is a win for all of us.” And that’s so true. I want all of my friends to succeed because I want people to go, “Oh man Sacramento has a good art scene.” I think it’s important and people don’t realize it, then they come here and go, “I didn’t know you guys were so great.” The logo should be, “Sacramento you don’t suck as much as I thought you did.”

Where is your favorite place to perform in Sac? I have a weekly show [The Infirmary] with five friends of mine.

It’s at the Ooley Theatre. And that’s like home base. Its every Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Ooley. It’s a small theater that only seats 40 people. It can be weird and uncomfortable; some of the best comics are trying out new material, playing ideas. It’s the ultimate workout room. But certain nights you go there, it can be magic and somebody will have a brand new story that they have never told before and it’s just incredible. It creates a whole energy in the room. That’s what I’m about right now… I think part of it is people don’t know about it. You can only flyer and talk about it on podcasts so many times and try to promote it with social media. I think once the word fully gets out that we are doing it, it’s going to be packed and it should be because they are really great shows.

Describe some of the relationships you have with other comedians in town.

There are people that are your best friends, there are people that you work with and get along with and there are people that you don’t really like that much. Some of my best friends I talk to every day, whether it’s bouncing a joke idea or asking, “How’s your day been?” Once you become a comedian you end up hanging out with all these comedians, which can be good and can be bad. Because I think if you hang about too many comedians too much, your whole life revolves around talking with comedians and doing sets, and doing as many sets as possible. And you become so obsessed with it that you stop living a life worth commenting on. What are you going to write about? So I try and hang out with non-comedians Check out Johnny Taylor live a lot, try and do non-comedyat the Sacramento Comedy related stuff. I need stuff to Spot on Nov. 15 and help him celebrate the release of happen in my life so I can write his CD, Tangled Up in Plaid. jokes about it.

Tickets are just $8, and the show starts at 10:30 p.m.

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Sacramento Goth Stalwarts razorblade monalisa look back at a more than decade-long career with their latest album, Ignition/Fade Words Alia Cruz photos Michael Kime

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ost-Punk/Goth OGs Razorblade Monalisa will celebrate more than a decade on the Sacramento music circuit this month with the release of their album Ignition/Fade. I met with two of the founding members, Jules Alcouffe and Bino Prassa, to discuss the intricate web of music and metaphors they continue to melt together, and their organic transformation as Sacramento’s original post-punk goth kids.

Alcouffe and Prassa met more than a decade ago at a Sacramento goth dance party. Alcouffe was already making music but felt a little lyrically parched and was searching for a fresh set of lungs and a new mind to weave verses into his postpunk melodies. Prassa was that one goth dude at the club with the notably more dramatic dance moves than everyone else. Let’s just say that Gary Numan was blasting, and Prassa was totally and absolutely feeling it. That night, the two guys would discuss a mutual passion for all that is sci-fi, tastefully moody music like Joy Division and cyber-punk. Alcouffe knew Prassa was what he had been musically seeking and was pretty much like, “Beam Bino up, Scotty.”

When Alcouffe was 3 years old, he saw the first Star Wars movie in theaters; around this same time, his older sister exposed him to David Bowie’s delightfully twisted world of Ziggy Stardust. Before Alcouffe could even reach his teen years, he had already developed an intense interest in the galactically gnarly and musically dramatic.

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“From an early age, I had been exposed to so many out-of-world things,” says Alcouffe. “Once I started to combine my literary and film interests with my desire to create music, it was very obvious to me that I wanted to create music with sci-fi and darker literary influences. My music endeavor, Razorblade Monalisa, wholeheartedly encompasses that.”

Razorblade Monalisa is in large part influenced by the ‘80s post-punk scene.

They read as dark and mellow. Tinges of Joy Division, Gary Numan and early Duran Duran seep through keys and mumbling bass, with a surprising, awkward sense of melody that we see from bands like Sonic Youth.

Alcouffe semi-regretfully came up with the band name, one that honestly takes a little warming up to. It is a direct reference to the cyberpunk novels, Mona Lisa Overdrive and Neuromancer by William Gibson. The characters, Molly Millions from Neuromancer (a mercenary who has retractable razor blades beneath her fingernails), as well as Mona (a young prostitute and key character in Mona Lisa Overdrive), were specifically in mind while naming the band.

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In addition to the Gibson novels, Jules said he “read an article in the ‘90s about painting over certain bits of the human anatomy with fig leaves, some of these paintings being hundreds of years old.

“I just found it so disgusting,” Alcouffe says. “There was a quote that said, ‘covering up the genitals of famous figures with fig leaves is like slicing out Mona Lisa’s smile.’ These paintings are OK for like 200 years, and suddenly they have to be covered up because of tourists… It’s sad.

“Razor blading the Mona Lisa because it offends you is idiocy,” Jules continues about the influences of his band name. “I guess that’s the point with our name. There has been some contention over the name and we recognize that. But its meaning certainly outweighs its initial response. Art is raw, and should remain raw.”

The new album, entitled Ignition/Fade, comprises mostly re-recorded songs that span the group’s labor of love as it stands.

“This almost counts as a best-of album, it covers nine years worth of work. The first track, ‘Eyes,’ is literally the first song we ever recorded together. We kind of wanted to go back and re-record some older songs properly, and we had an opportunity to with this album,” Prassa says.

The album starts off with quoting the iconic sci-fi film, Blade Runner, and is loaded with William Gibson and Paul Morrissey references, notably the Andy Warhol-produced Blood for Dracula film. The song title that was truly well thought out, however, was “Dolly.” “Dolly” is reminiscent of the opening song for Twin Peaks, but the actual title is directly influenced by the twin peaks that sit on the chest of Dolly Parton— get it? And of course, there are enough obvious Star Trek-inspired songs like “Red Shirts” and other outer space sonnets to make you feel momentarily untethered to planet Earth.

“There has been some contention over the name and we recognize that.

But its meaning certainly outweighs its initial response. Art is raw, and should remain raw.”

– Jules Alcouffe, Razorblade Monalisa, on the meaning behind the band’s name

As far as playing such a unique blend of music in the Sacramento area over the past decade, Alcouffe and Prassa say that Sacramento has been extremely supportive, and that venues like Old Ironsides, The Colony and the Starlite Lounge continue to help maintain a supportive environment for musical expression.

“I think our band and the genre we play kind of slips through the cracks in this area in the broader arena. We get pigeonholed as a ‘goth’ band a lot (mostly by and because of our fan base), but over the years we’ve received heaps of praise from punks, metalheads, indie rockers, and more from some of the odder, crossover gigs we’ve done. I think we talked a little about our versatility or ability to defy categorization as a doubleedged sword,” says Prassa. “ We can add a little variety to just about any kind of rock show without being completely out of place.”

Alcouffe is the reason this album really happened. “I figured if it wasn’t going to happen now, it will never ever happen,” he says. A few years ago, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. The illness has made his energy level plummet, making live performances and recording tasks exhausting.

“The ongoing battle he is facing lit a definite fire under his ass and as an extension, lit a fire under the band's asses,” says Prassa.

Alcouffe breaks out in laughter, “Bino, c’mon! Considering I have colon cancer, I wouldn’t say that!”

Alcouffe has an incredibly respectable and calm outlook on his music and the way he currently conducts his artistic endeavor.

It’s about taking it one day at a time, and truly plugging his heart and mind into his legacy of work. There’s a sadness to his music, an elaborate display of intelligence and a heavy dose of sardonic happiness that makes the goth genre so mischievous.

“I have a metaphorical gun pointed at my head, and I don’t know when it’s going to go off,” elaborates Alcouffe. “You gotta do stuff now, otherwise you might not have time. That goes for everybody, no matter what your situation is.”

Razorblade Monalisa will have their album release party for Ignition/ Fade Nov. 14 at the Starlite Lounge.

Also performing will be The Common Men and DJ sets from ChattNoir and Dire Delorean. You can preview and purchase Ignition/Fade for $8 at Razorblademonalisa.bandcamp.com.

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A Taste of Home Coriander Vietnamese Restaurant

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Words Steph Rodriguez • photos david adams When an insatiable craving for Vietnamese cuisine strikes, many turn to Stockton Boulevard with its dozens of restaurants serving hearty bowls of phở, savory spring rolls and enough bánh mì to fill the bellies of any hungry customer with a taste for Southeast Asian flavors. Now, those who seek to broaden their palates with traditional herbs and spices should look no further than Midtown for their next fix of bánh bèo.

Coriander Vietnamese Restaurant (1899 Alhambra Boulevard) opened its doors across from the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op in April with a simple mission: to introduce customary Vietnamese flavors to the state Capital. The eatery’s simple, one-page fixed menu focuses on a handful of familiar dishes in addition to its homemade touches like its noodles, which are prepared fresh daily.

Still, with a selection of restaurants serving up Vietnamese staples like beef or chicken phở, or any variation of spring rolls packaged in clear, chewy rice paper, co-owner of Coriander Kristi Ng felt a variety of Sacramento eateries lacked fresh ingredients, overall cleanliness and the true flavor profiles her culture embodies.

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“Ninety percent of the dishes on the menu were made within our family. My favorite is the Bún bò Huế, which is the spicy beef noodle soup,” Ng says. “Hue is the city in central Vietnam, that’s where we’re from. It’s got a spicier flavor to it than other dishes. It’s packed with lemongrass flavor, which is very healthy, ginger and a bunch of herbs and dry and fresh spices.”

Ng co-owns Coriander with her husband Kevin. She wanted to open the restaurant in honor of her cultural heritage, but more so to pay homage to her mother Gai, who passed away 11 years ago. An 80-inch oil painting Ng customordered from Vietnam hangs near the back of the restaurant. The image shows her mother on a beach, watching over customers who dine within her daughter’s eatery.

“To be honest, growing up I didn’t appreciate the food she made for us. As a kid, you tend to take it for granted,” Ng admits. “As I grew older and went to college, I missed my mom’s food.

Through the years of traveling and trying to find my culture and identity I really wanted to do something to pay tribute to my culture and the food growing up.”

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FLAVORS OF VIETNAM Whether in a spoonful of spicy broth or the textures of thinly sliced meats, Vietnamese dishes are peppered with essential herbs, spices and often times, roots. Ng shares the key components found in many dishes on Coriander’s menu.

“Lemongrass, ginger [and] we also use a lot of coriander,” she happily explains. Ng adds that the spice found in many entrées is credited to Thai chilies and habanero peppers. She often grows Vietnamese dragon peppers at home and uses them in personal meals, but says they’re not only seasonal, but highly spicy and not for customers with a sensitivity to heat. Looking for a palatable kick to clear the sinuses? Ng recommends the coriander fried rice: wok-fried jasmine rice, sausage, bacon, spam, seasonal veggies, garlic and habanero; priced at $8.50.

Coriander’s menu features a variety of meat-friendly dishes, but the cooks haven’t forgotten about Midtown’s vegans and vegetarians. Leaf eaters, look to the jackfruit lotus vegetarian salad found in the appetizers section: fried tofu slices, young jackfruit, lotus roots, banana blossom, onions and fresh herbs tossed in a tamarind sauce topped with peanuts; priced at $7.50. This colorful dish, earthy in flavor, is served between two wavy rice crackers speckled with black sesame seeds. Break off a piece of cracker and use it as the vessel to give this savory salad a try.

“With the ripe jack fruit, we would eat or would make smoothies out of it. The young jackfruit, in our culture, we do a lot of salads or stir-fries. With banana blossoms or lotus roots, too we do a lot of salads. Our salads are different from American salads, where you have a bunch of greens and a dressing,” Ng explains.

Another unique item on Coriander’s home-inspired menu is its chrysanthemum-jasmine iced tea, only $2.50. The floral beverage is refreshing and perfect for cooling off the palate between bites.

“I grew up drinking a lot of oolong tea as a family. So, I combined a little bit of ginger with jasmine and chrysanthemum flowers for this tea and my kids, love it,” Ng says.

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HANDMADE SECRETS Besides Ng, there are only two people at Coriander who know the recipe to the handmade noodles featured in the restaurant’s seafood banh canh: Ng’s husband Kevin and aunt Linh Nguyen, her mother’s youngest sister.

Soft handmade noodles, fresh crab, shrimp and fish cake culminate in a hearty seafood broth priced at $11.50. The peppery broth wraps the body in a warm, savory blanket and is topped with a brightgreen hill of fresh coriander. The noodles, chewy in texture, radiate with the flavors of each seafood component.

“The noodles are a combination of rice and tapioca flour. In central Vietnam, tapioca flour is more commonly used.

It’s more like a gummy bear texture, so it’s chewier,” Ng explains. “If I were to make that dish at home, it would be a lot chewier in texture, but because of the area we’re at in Midtown, we made it a little bit softer with half tapioca and half rice flour.

At home, we would use 60 to 70 percent tapioca flour.”

GUILT-FREE EATING In other cuisines, it’s easy to pack on the calories with fried options dipped with sweet sauces, or even fill up on carbs and starches only to leave the tummy in hunger pangs an hour later.

With Vietnamese fare, Ng says it’s a well-balanced meal and a more healthconscious choice that incorporates the right amount of carbs, meats and vegetables.

“We pride ourselves with the ingredients we use and the way we cook them,” Ng says of Coriander’s menu.

“There’s a lot of love that goes into each dish and it pretty much speaks to the basics of Vietnamese food. When you put it all together it’s just very healthy, yet very savory and delicious. It’s actually a pleasure and you feel good eating it because it’s light. That’s the key to Vietnamese food.”

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11.03 Monday

The Blue Lamp The Nearly Deads, The Animal In Me, It Lives It Breathes, California Riot Act, 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

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

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

11.04 Tuesday

The Blue Lamp Cam of Genx, Kurt Hustle & Benjobeats, Middle Name Danger, Double Dragon, Operation Sudden Death, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Dive Bar Ross Hammond Trio, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

Press Club The Deep End w/ DJs Cue22, Galan & Forum, Druskee, 9:30 p.m.

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

Sleep Train Arena Black Keys, 7 p.m.

Torch Club The J’s, 5:30 p.m.; Lew Fratis, 8 p.m.

11.05 Wednesday

Badlands Trapanaca w/ MotorHome Music, DJ Moral-Less, IMFDred, TAMEsta, 10 p.m.

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

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Foundation Location w/ DJ ESEF, Selekta I-Lone, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Jeremy Briggs, 12 p.m.

Shine Midtown Out Loud Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Third Space Twin Steps, Pregnant, Genuis, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Brian Rogers’ All-star Band, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Jeremy Denk, 8 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Buckcherry, Otherwise, Force Of Habit, Main Event, 6:30 p.m.

Assembly Finch, Maps & Atlases, Weatherbox, 6:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Alias Anonymous, Mr. Hooper, Mahtie Bush, Vince Vicari, MC Qball, Quen, DJ Mike Colossal, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Spacewaster, Dive, Support the Rabid, 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.

District 30 State of Trance, 10 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Chris Kelly & Cherisha Heart, 8 p.m.

Goldfield Live Country Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Saint Solitaire, The Royal Jelly, The Alt/Recluse, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Fall Singer/ Songwriter Showcase w/ Hans!, Dean Haakenson, Marty Taters, Alexandre Lapuh, 8 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

MontBleu Resort Casino Bassnectar, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Blackwater, 10 p.m.

Shine Chikading, GREX, Amy Reed, 8 p.m.

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

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Nick Moss Band, 9 p.m.

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

The Blue Lamp Free Up FridaysReggae w/ DJ Wokstar, 10 p.m.

The Boardwalk Focus in Frame, Salythia, Mechanizm, Colour Zero, 7 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Michael Franti, Ethan Tucker, 8 p.m.

Club Car The Dream and The Dreamer, 8:30 p.m.

District 30 The Wild Party w/ DJ Louie Giovanni, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Poster Child Band, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Delta City Ramblers, Pine Street Ramblers, Wild Rabbit, 8:30 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Dave Russell Band, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Tainted Love, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Dorado, Constellations, Name the Band, 9 p.m.

On The Y Triumph Over Shipwreck, Insurgence, Ostracized, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Four Barrell, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

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

Sacramento Convention Center Bassnectar, 6 p.m.

Shine Proxy Moon, Surface Tension, Nina Jo Smith, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Intronaut, Anciients, Hearses, Waning, 8 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Mark Mackay, 9 p.m.

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

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Assembly The Word Alive, The Color Morale, Our Last Night, Dead Rabbitts, Miss Fortune, Artisans, 6 p.m.

Bar 101 The Stuff, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Sun Valley Gun Club, Mondo Deco, WAG, Honyock, 3 p.m.; Radio Radio w/ Temptation (New Order tribute), 9 p.m.

The Boardwalk S.L.A., Dizzy, Black, Real Life, TB the Gasser, Tae Holla, DKELLZ, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Year of No Light, Take Over and Destroy, Larvae, Internist, 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Omaha Diner, 8 p.m.

Club Car In the No, 9 p.m.

District 30 DJ Billy Lane, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Right Back (Sublime tribute), 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Secret Lives of Squarrels, Mau, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Jackson Michelson, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Tainted Love, 9 p.m.

Hideaway Scouse Gits, Vasas, Shake Before Us, 8 p.m.

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Ghiadub Trio, 9 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Kryptic Memories, Decipher, Zed, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, 3 p.m.; 8 Track Massacre, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m.

Red Hawk Casino Fresh, 10 p.m.

Sac Bike Kitchen Knock Knock, Be Brave Bold Robot, Four Eyes, 7 p.m.

Shine SHOI, The Joint, P.O.G., 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Adrian Bellue, Ancient Astronaut, Vanishing Affair, Pushing the Sun, A Mile Till Dawn, 8 p.m.

The Stoney Inn 7 Year Anniversary Bash, 6 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Chris Gardner Band, Terry Sheets Band, 8 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Mark Mackay, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Whoopie Qat, 4 p.m.; Dennis Jones, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Czech Philharmonic, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Danny Secretion’s Fuck Cancer Birthday Bash Day 2 w/ Kill The Precedent, Another Damn Disappointment, Sac Storytellers, The Secretions, Mother of a Girl, Red Devil Lie, Dave Dalton “The Unfortunate Bastard,” 7 p.m.

Ace of Spades Chase Rice, Michael Ray, 7 p.m.

Assembly Relient K, Blondfire, From Indian Lakes, 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Snow White Smile, Bash, Said the Shotgun, Blood Party, 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk Drowning Pool, Like A Storm, A Breach of Silence, Red Tide Rising, White Minorities, 7 p.m.

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

Cache Creek Casino La Creacion, 5 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts Vieux Farka Toure and Idan Raichel, 7:30 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Dive Bar City of Trees Brass Band, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s The Features, 6 p.m.

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

Powerhouse Pub Alan Inglesias, 3 p.m.

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

Sleep Train Arena Winter Jam Tour: Hillsong United, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Battistelli, Coldton Dixon, Disciple, Newsong, Trip Lee and more, 6 p.m.

Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Cherry Royale, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Danny Secretion’s Fuck Cancer Birthday Bash Day 3 w/ Mad Judy, Shoujo Kitten, Simpl3jack, The Moans, The O’Mulligans, Mos Likely, 5 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.

Press Club Stylus, Cantos, Freddy Silva, Paul Gordon, Jay Dub, 9 p.m.

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Foster the People, Sylvan Esso, Soko, 8 p.m.

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

11.11 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Misfits, The Devils Train, Conceived in Chaos, Petty Education, 7 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Adrian Belew Power Trio, 7 p.m.

Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Mango’s Reggae Tuesdays w/ DJ Esef & Selektah I-Lone, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m.

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

Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Debut Tuesday w/ Orion Walsh, Bonehart Flanigan, Pacific Haze, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Ruby Fray, Sea of Bees, 8 p.m.

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Monday

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

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

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

The Colony Soul Search, Plead the Fifth, Fury, 8 p.m.

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

The Blue Lamp We Just Met (Classic Rock Cover Band), 8 p.m.

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

Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

Harlow’s The Oh Hellos, 6 p.m.

11.11 Sea of Bees Ruby Fray Witch Room 8 p.m.

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Red Hawk Casino Cover Me Badd, 9:30 p.m.

Shine Gillian Underwood & the Lonesome Doves, Hair of the Dog, Stoneberry, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Razorblade Monalisa (CD Release), The Common Men, Chattnoir, Dire Delorean, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Marshall Tucker Band, 8:30 p.m.

Toby Keith’s Brad Lee Schroeder, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; R.J. Mischo, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall The Gloaming, 8 p.m.

11.14 Buck Ford Goldfield 9 p.m.

Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Press Club Shell Corporation, Yankee Brutal, 9 p.m.

Sacramento State: University Union Redwood Room Nooner w/ Saint Solitaire, 12 p.m.

Starlite Lounge The Sam Chase And The Untraditional, The Crux, Devon Galley, Joe Kye, 8 p.m.

Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Mia Dyson, 9 p.m.

Witch Room Trumans Water, Octagrape, Permanent Makeup, 8 p.m.

11.13 Thursday

Assembly Caspa, The Others, 9 p.m.

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Skratchpad, 10 p.m.

The Boardwalk Local Rap/HipHop Showcase w/ Hamzelle Washington, Eddie Bo and More, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Atriarch, Serial Hawk, Battle Hag, Church, 8 p.m.

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

Center for the Arts California Banjo Extravaganza: Tony Furtado, Mark Johnson & Bill Evans, John Reischman, Jim Nunally, Chad Manning, Sharon Gilchrist, 7:30 p.m.

Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

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

The Colony Atom Age, Bastards of Young, Pears, Dead Dads, 8 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum ArtMix: The Nickel Slots, DJ Billy Lane, 5 p.m.

Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 8 p.m.

Goldfield Live Country Band Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Ellis Paul and Steve Poltz, 5:30 p.m.

Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Old Ironsides 10th Street Sessions, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Folsom Prism, 10 p.m.

Press Club Self Defense Family, Creative Adult, Wild Moth, 9 p.m.

Shine Cedric Johnson, Diana Campos, Lauren Longmire, 8 p.m.

Starlite Lounge Goldboot, Stationary, Duplx, 8:30 p.m.

The Stoney Inn Georgia Rain, 9 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Reds Blues, 9 p.m.

UC Davis: Jackson Hall Academy of Ancient Music, 8 p.m.

Witch Room Suck Fest: DJ Larry Rodriguez’s B-Day w/ Non Grata, The Croissants, The Buk Buk Bigups, MOM, Night Nurse, Art Lessing & the Flower Vato, Christine Shields and more, 7 p.m.

11.14 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Mariachi El Bronx, Tijuana Panthers, Pounded by the Surf, 7 p.m.

Bar 101 The Soul Shine Band, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp Free Up FridaysReggae w/ DJ Wokstar, 10 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Common Swindlers, 9 p.m.

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

Club Car Thirdstar West, 9 p.m.

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

Fox & Goose Dandelion Moon, Home By Dark, Kally O’Mally, 9 p.m.

Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m.

Goldfield Buck Ford, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Casey Abrams, 5:30 p.m.; Wonderbread, 9 p.m.

Kupros Craft House The Sealegs, 9 p.m.

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m.

Old Ironsides Revolver, The Enlows, Three Act Tragedy, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Element of Soul, 10 p.m.

Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.

11.15 Saturday

Bar 101 Island of Black and White, 9:30 p.m.

The Blue Lamp A Sound of Thunder, Dire Peril, Graveshadow, The World Over, 8 p.m.

The Boxing Donkey Adam Donald, 9 p.m.

Cache Creek Casino Felix Cavaliere, 8 p.m.

Cafe Colonial ACxDC, Human Nature, Fearection, Ungulate, 7 p.m.

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

Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Grass Valley) Deltron 3030, DJ Kid Koala, 8 p.m.

Club Car Jen Rogar Band, 9 p.m.

The Colony 2nd Anniversary w/ Squidling Brothers Traveling Sideshow, MagiKool Doods, 7 p.m.

District 30 Panic City, DJ Elements, 10 p.m.

El Dorado Saloon Black Zeppelin, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose Bright Faces, Garble, The Polymers, 9 p.m.

Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m.

Harlow’s Brad Wilson, Val Starr and the Blues Rocket, 5:30 p.m.; Midnight Players, 9:30 p.m.

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

KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m.

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Crocker Art Museum Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, through Jan. 11 ArtMix: Brovember feat. Live Barber Demonstrations by Anthony’s Barber Shop, Beard and Mustache Contests, Men’s Etiquette and Fashion Tips from the Denim Spot, Live Music and More, Nov. 13, 5 p.m.

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Writer/director Dan Gilroy impresses with his new psychological thriller, Nightcrawler. This film follows ruthless hustler/con-man/ thief Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he tries to make a name for himself in the heart of Los Angeles. Bloom spends the majority of his time as a recluse, secluded in his apartment, ironing the same shirt he wears every day and thinking of the next way he can “come up” in the world. The only problem is that his come ups generally involve stepping on the heads of others.

The first scene introduces us to the character (or lack thereof) Bloom possesses: he is a man who will hustle for money at any cost. He begins with petty thievery, stealing copper and manhole covers that he sells to construction sites and then, by chance, he finds his “calling.” Driving down the freeway late at night, Bloom comes across a fiery car crash and is compelled to stop. It is here that he meets freelance photojournalist Joe Loder (Bill Paxton) and becomes acquainted with the dangerous and parasitic world of “nightcrawling,” scaling the city in search of home invasions, crashes, murders and other destruction, all for that “perfect shot” to sell to local television news stations (think of it as a sort of sick version of paparazzi).

And so starts Bloom’s dive into the realm of crime journalism.

He hustles a cheap camcorder and police scanner from a Venice Beach pawnshop and thus begins his new career. However, Bloom cannot do this job alone and so he takes in a down-on-his-luck kid named Rick (Riz Ahmed) and pays him $30 a night to listen to the scanner and direct him to the scene of the crimes with the GPS on his cellphone. Bloom films his first crime scene and sells his footage to local news station run by cutthroat veteran anchor Nina Romina (Rene Russo). Nina hands Bloom a check for $250, advises him to obtain a better camera and has him promise to always come to her first with his latest and most brutal footage (because it’s graphic crime that keeps the city on its toes and keeps the station’s ratings high).

With time, Bloom’s nightcrawlilng career begins to blossom (see what I did there?). He buys a better camera, a better car, a better scanner, is always the first at the scene and holds no kind of moral consciousness, willing to film a dying man while staring

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stoically into his eyes. It is this type of bloodthirsty footage that Romina yearns for so that her station stays on top and her job stays in place. Bloom and Romina begin to form a sort of sick symbiotic relationship, each playing into the carnal desires of the other.

The film shifts as we see Bloom’s sociopathic behavior develop and witness his slow progression into insanity. He begins to become obsessed with the bloodshed, the pain, and the anguish of others.

For Bloom, life and all of reality become a game, and the people in it become puppets, mere pawns for him to maneuver and manipulate.

He lacks compassion, respect, human decency and has no moral compass that distinguishes the right from the wrong. The need for and the addiction to the perfect shot, the perfect angle, becomes so great that Bloom will do anything to get his “fix” and fulfill his abominable desires.

Gyllenhaal completely masters the insanity, desperation and the sociopathic mien of his character, taking you along for the ride of a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. This film will have you on the edge of your seat, gripping your chest and covering your eyes as you anticipate each new scene.

Nightcrawler has us ponder what the word “enough” really means and shows us what the human mind and body is capable of doing in order to satisfy a vulgar obsession. With extremely graphic imagery and foul language, this is a film that is not safe for children (or the weak of heart). However, this film is a must-see, nail-biting thriller. Run to your car, head to the nearest theater, and sit back to watch the madness that is Louis Bloom unfold. I trust that you will not be disappointed.

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the shallow end How about some good news? We could all use some, right? OK, here’s your sunshine-y happy times for the week: The hole in the ozone layer hovering over Antartica, that protective film of gas that keeps Earth protected from solar radiation, hasn’t gotten any bigger. Let’s forget that it’s still roughly the size of North America (you know, not just the United States, but Canada, Mexico, et al.) and rejoice for a moment.

Ah. Felt good, right? Rejoicing?

Back in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s when I was just a young ‘un, all I would hear about is how I wouldn’t live to be an old ‘un because the ozone layer was all that was keeping me safe from getting microwaved by the sun—and that barrier between me and certain doom was becoming about as flimsy as Saran Wrap. But here I am, a year closer to 40, more or less alive and not human bacon, and here you are, too. Pretty neat, huh?

We have the Montreal Protocol to thank for this. Back in 1987, people a lot brainier than I am got together for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and signed an international treaty (the aforementioned protocol) to phase out the production of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

Death from Above, on Hold

You see, back then scientists, who are often the ones charged with finding out such things, observed that the ozone layer, the only thing really keeping Earth from turning into Mars or whatever, was being depleted.

They discovered that CFCs and whatnot were contributing to this, so the international community got together and put the kibosh on these substances. I guess back in those days, people in charge were more apt to come together and get things done for the good of people and the planet instead of politicizing issues and arguing scientific facts in order to misinform voters, win elections and make their big-money corporate donors happy. But you know, that’s just a theory of mine. Today, all UN-recognized nations have ratified the treaty (according to EPA.gov), and Sept. 16 is designated as the International Day for the Protection of the Ozone layer. That may be the most boring holiday ever, but hey, sure beats getting pummeled by UV rays.

This is all great, but I can already hear you saying, “But the hole in the ozone layer still measures 24.1 million square miles,” assuming you have the exact figures in front of you like I do. Yes, it is. And that’s totally huge, but it’s not as huge as it could have been if the Montreal Protocol never happened. According

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James Barone jb@submergemag.com to the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), without the Montreal Protocol, ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere could have increased tenfold by 2050. In laymen’s terms, I suppose that would mean if you decided to hit the beach 36 years from now, you’d have to make sure you packed your SPF eleventy-billion sunscreen.

UNEP and WMO believe that it will probably take another 35 years for the ozone layer to recover from all the damage done to it, so your kids and grandkids are stoked. By 2030, UNEP says the Montreal Protocol “will have prevented 2 million cases of skin cancer annually, averted damage to human eyes and immune systems, and protected wildlife and agriculture,” as reported by Theguardian.com. So chalk one up for humanity.

But it’s also a win for all the critters on the planet. There’s so much awesome beasties living on this giant blue marble, like whale sharks and dogs and piglets and elephants and…sheesh, OK, kittens too. Relax, I didn’t forget about kittens.

And while we’re at it, how about the Kashmir musk deer? Wait. What?

You might not have heard about the Kashmir musk deer, because no one’s seen any of these things since 1948. They’re kind of difficult to track because they prefer to inhabit dense brush and rocky terrain. They also reside in northeast

Afghanistan, which, as you’ve probably heard, hasn’t been the most welcoming place to visitors the past decade or so.

The musk deer are cool because they’re smaller (and therefore cuter and cuddlier) than your run-of-the-mill deer. Adults weigh just a bit more than your average cocker spaniel. Musk deer also don’t have antlers, so you won’t see their heads mounted at your favorite old man bar, though their scent glands are highly sought after on the black market (gross). The males do, however, have VAMPIRE FANGS. Well, not really. I mean, they look like vampire fangs, but like other deer, the Kashmir musk deer is herbivorous. Males use the fangs to battle each other during mating season. Tiny, fanged deer beating up on one another for a female’s affection would probably put the UFC out of business if someone had the chutzpah to put it on television, just saying.

So when you hear the ozone layer is on its way to recovery, rejoice. Not just because you won’t get skin cancer (which is a plus) but because somewhere in the mountains of Afghanistan, there’s some diminutive deer with vampire fangs, just grazing and being a total badass, that doesn’t even know what the hell an ozone layer is.

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