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Originally I wanted to use my column to talk about how far along ZuhG (front cover) has come as a band and how this new album they are releasing is their best yet, and to be on the watch for Once an Empire (back cover) becoming a staple in our local music scene and how they have a new EP on the way; how when I walked past the restaurant Sugar Plum one day, all of a sudden the building had gotten a major paint job and changed its name to Garden to Grill and that we’re giving you the scoop; but instead I’ll just let you read all about that on your own when you get to each feature. While putting together the finishing touches on this issue, news broke that The City of Sacramento and the Kings had announced that the plaza at the new Entertainment and Sports Center will feature an original sculpture from world-renowned artist Jeff Koons, as well as commissioned regional art. Take this moment, right now, to flip the page over to our column “The Stream” to learn more about this announcement. No really, flip to page 6, now, then come back and read the rest of this column. I’ll wait. ************************************************************************* OK, thanks for coming back. Now it seems, at least in my vast social media network, that Sacramentans are in quite an uproar about this announcement, the main chatter being about how Koons is to receive quite a larger portion of the budget than our locals and that some people think the locals are getting “disregarded,” saying the money should go to only local artists. With that said, a number of individuals are also defending the decision and boasting that it will be a great piece of art and will enhance our region. Since I have this little column and am extremely passionate about the arts, I’m going to use the space to give you my two cents. I’m excited about this Koons piece being a part of our region. It’s a hefty price tag, sure. We should be embracing artists from other places/regions, because they bring something special to our city that complements our already amazing local art scene. Koons is a world-class artist who specializes in environmental art and sculptures and his work has been in many of the best museums and institutions around the world. And yes, while we have a good handful of amazing artists locally, Koons’ designs are on another level. Take an environmental design class, I dare you. I have. I think it’s two steps backwards when people cry that things need to be “local, local, local” all the time and in this case when it comes to Sacramento’s public art. For example, take music: I love the bands Deftones and Cake, but I wouldn’t want them to headline every single music festival in Sacramento just because they’re local. Diversity in our region’s music and art is a good thing. Look at that damn red rabbit sculpture titled Leap jumping into a suitcase in the Sacramento International Airport terminal. People were in quite the uproar too—if I remember correctly—when the renderings were introduced. What do people think about it now? I’ll tell you, it’s fucking awesome. I hear my friends when they come into town talking about it. It’s in tons of pictures when people fly in or out. And you know what? It’s right alongside other art from some of our amazingly talented local artists, side by side, complementing each other. This world-class sports and entertainment center deserves world-class art—be it from locals or out-of-towners—and that’s exactly what is happening. I just think we need to see that local and national talent go hand in hand. My two cents. You know what, it’s still Beer Week, so pony up to one of those community tables out there and have your own conversation about it! Whether people agree with me or not, I’m glad to see people in the community being passionate about ART! Oh yeah, speaking of environmental art, check out our feature on the genius Nate Page whose Couchbleachers installation is on display at the Verge Center For the Arts. Flip to page 24 if you want to read even more about art. Enjoy issue #182!  Cheers, Melissa

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New Arena to Feature $8 Million Sculpture from World-Renowned Artist Jeff Koons Plus $1.5 Million Worth of Jonathan Carabba Commissioned Regional Art Send regional news tips to info@submergemag.com

The City of Sacramento and the Kings announced last week that the plaza at the new ESC (Entertainment and Sports Center) will feature an original sculpture from world-renowned artist Jeff Koons. The $8 million work of art will be part of the artist’s Coloring Book series and is described as “a towering design of stainless steel” intended to capture “a child’s ecstatic enjoyment of the world,” according to a press release from the city. This will mark the first time a Koons piece has been purchased by a municipality to be displayed permanently. The sculpture will be paid for with $5.5 million of the ESC's construction budget that the city and the Kings announced last year would be invested in the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s (SMAC) “Arts in Public Places” program, as well as an additional $3 million in donations from Kings owner and chairman Vivek Ranadivé, Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. founder Kevin Nagle and Buzz Oates Group of Companies chairman Phil Oates. Jeff Koons, who was born in York, Pennsylvania. in 1955, is easily one of the most iconic living names in the art world. His unmistakable work can be seen in major museums and institutions all over the globe, including the

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and many others. In 2013 one of his sculptures, Balloon Dog (Orange), sold at an auction for $58.4 million, the highest amount of money ever paid for a work of art from a living artist. Château de Versailles (The Palace of Versailles) opened its doors to a living artist for the first time ever with Jeff Koons: Versailles, where some of his work was displayed within the Grand Apartments. He’s received many awards and recognitions for his artwork and cultural contributions; most recently, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored Koons with the State Department’s “Medal of the Arts” for his outstanding commitment to the Art in Embassies Program and international cultural exchange. So yeah, you could say that landing a Koons piece for the new downtown Sacramento arena is sort of a big deal, and the artist seems to be excited about it too. “With all of the excitement around the new arena, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to have my work prominently displayed in Sacramento,” Koons is quoted in the press release. “Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time in Sacramento, from discovering the downtown area to visiting the train museum for

inspiration. To have Coloring Book interact with the vibrancy of the city and its citizens is going to be fantastic.” Not to be overshadowed by all the hype surrounding the Koons piece, it was also announced that $1.5 million will be invested into commissioning regional art for the ESC, with $1 million of that being gifted by Sacramento philanthropist and artist Marcy Friedman. The other $500,000 will come out of the ESC construction budget. The process for selecting which local artists will be involved in the project starts after the City Council approves Koons’ contract; the vote is expected to happen on March 10. “The Sacramento region has long been an incubator for artists that have earned both national and international prominence,” said Friedman in the release. “Ensuring that the ESC reflects the voice of the regional art community will guarantee, through artistic expression, the unique character of Sacramento.” To read more and to see high-resolution renderings of the Koons piece, visit Portal.cityofsacramento.org. To learn more about the artist and to see some of his past work, visit Jeffkoons.com.

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Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com Do you listen to yourself? I mean actually listen to the “words” you say? If you did, you’d know that sometimes what we say doesn’t make sense. While a certain phrase might have literally meant something at one time or another, over the years, that saying loses its context and takes on a meaning of its own. It becomes just another thing people say. For example, the phrase, “land of milk and honey” is as old as the Bible itself and can be found in its very pages. The saying originally referred to Israel, but has grown to mean any agriculturally fertile land. That’s great and all, but what’s with this milk and honey business? These days, most of the adult members of the planet are lactose intolerant, so unless we are trying to raise the collective carbon monoxide levels on Earth, I don’t see why we want everyone chugging milk. Even if we were going to drink all that milk, would we really want to take it with a honey chaser? I wouldn’t recommend it unless your plan is to gum up the works. Don’t get me wrong, honey is certainly delicious, but is that all you want to eat? Do you have compound eyes, small wings, black stripes, short fur and a barbed stinger? If so, then you might be a honeybee and you should not sting me. For the rest of us humans, a diet of only honey would create a planet of sugar-rush-induced chaos. Everything would be sticky and ruined! You might even get trapped somewhere and die. If you did, some people might say that you bought the farm. The origins of that phrase are not entirely clear, but Snopes. com links it to the idea that a soldier’s death benefit would be enough to pay off the mortgage back home. That sounds real quaint and ‘50s, so I think I can go with that. The only problem with saying this now is that today’s farms ain’t like the ones your grand pappy remembers. In fact, buying a farm may not be on your death benefits wish list anymore. On the one hand, farm-to-table is a big thing in the culinary world right now. If you bought

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Ah, the magical sounds of the ukulele. What a wonderful little stringed instrument it is, rich with history and oh so versatile. Upon hearing even just one strum of a uke you’re likely to be mentally transported to a beautiful Hawaiian beach, toes in the sand, watching the waves crash in and the sun go down. If you’ve ever wanted to learn to play the ukulele, you’re in luck, as Nicholson’s MusiCafe in Folsom hosts free uke lessons every Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. The classes are BYOU (bring your own uke) and music stand (optional), but if you don’t have one, they also have a music store next door that sells ukuleles starting at just $42. Make sure you show up early, as every class tends to get packed! Nicholson’s MusiCafe is located at 632 E. Bidwell Street. Learn more about them at Facebook. com/NicholsonsMusiCafe or by calling (916) 984-3020.

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Hurray for the Riff Raff at Harlow’s • March 15 For how thin of a frame rising folk star Alynda Lee Segarra has (better known as her stage name Hurray for the Riff Raff), the unassuming 26-year-old of Puerto Rican descent can sure belt out some wicked traditional folk tunes. Her voice is a commanding presence, and her latest album Small Town Heroes is so great that it found its way onto many year-end-best-of lists in 2014 (including our very own). “We really feel at home with a lot of worlds of people that don’t really seem to fit together,” Segarra is quoted in her official bio. “And we find a way to make them all hang out with our music. Whether it’s the queer community or some freight train-riding kids or some older guys who love classic country, a lot of folks feel like mainstream culture isn’t directed at them. We’re for those people.” Hurray for the Riff Raff is hitting the road hard in 2015 (including appearances at popular festivals such as Treefort and Bonnaroo) and lucky for us she’s got her sights set on Sacramento for one of those shows, so mark your calendars for Sunday, March 15 and head to Harlows.com to secure your tickets ($20 in advance). The show starts late; doors open at 10 p.m., because there’s also an excellent early show that night at Harlow’s featuring two killer bands, Branches and Show Ponies. Opening for Hurray for the Riff Raff will be Nashville’s Adia Victoria. Learn more about the artist at Hurrayfortheriffraff.com.

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The fourth annual Sacramento Food Film Festival is back with a smorgasbord of events planned from March 19 to 29 featuring guest chefs, food pairings and of course, food-related films, all the while benefiting the wonderful Food Literacy Center. You’ll want to check out Foodliteracycenter.org for a full run-down of events, but here are just a few hightlights: The premier party on Thursday, March 19 is at Goldfield Trading Post (1630 J Street) and will feature the festival’s winning short films along with eats from Michael Thiemann (executive chef of both Mother and Empress Tavern), as well as Ten22’s executive chef Jay Veregge (tickets are $45 to $55). On Wednesday, March 25 there is a free event (although an RSVP is required) at Tsakopoulos Library Galleria (828 I Street) where there will be a screening of a documentary that features three female veterans who find solace through farming called Terra Firma, as well as appetizers from Hot Italian. On Saturday, March 28 at Preservation and Co. (1717 19th Street) guests will enjoy a light brunch from Matt Parker of Forrester Food as well as complimentary bloody Marys while watching a screening of Sriracha, the Best Short Film winner at the New York Food Film Festival (tickets are $25 to $35). Finally, on Sunday, March 29, Sacramento Food Film Festival wraps up with another free event at Turn Verein (3349 J Street) where the new film Food Chains will be screened along with a panel discussion afterwards on farm workers' rights from experts including the film’s director Sanjay Rawal (RSVP is required for this event).

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What isn’t Jane Lynch? She’s an actress, singer, playwright and author. We should probably add comedian to that list too because she is naturally hilarious. The winner of an Emmy and Golden Globe for her portrayal of the character Sue Sylvester on the popular Fox show Glee, Lynch also has memorable big screen appearances in such comedy greats as Best in Show and The 40-Year-Old Virgin under her belt. On New Year’s Eve, Lynch debuted her new cabaret show See Jane Sing in Park City, Utah and now she’s taking it on the road with a stop planned in Davis at Mondavi Center’s Jackson Hall on Thursday, April 9. In this musical with a twist, you’ll see Jane like you’ve never seen her before with a live band and all. “Expect musical comedy and a not-too-serious, but totally heartfelt, exploration of American standards and show tunes,” says Mondaviarts.org, which is exactly where you should go to buy tickets to this show as soon as possible before it sells out. General admission tickets prices range from $25 to $58, with discounts available for UC Davis students as well as children. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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The Lazarus Effect follows mad scientist couple Zoe McConnell (Olivia Wilde) and Frank Walton (Mark Duplass) as they try to find the secret to reincarnation at fictional university St. Paternus in Berkley, Calif. With the help of their science team, Clay (American Horror Story’s Evan Peters) and Niko (writer, comedian and rapper Donald Glover), and their documentarian, Eva (Sarah Bolger), Zoe and Frank perform and record their experiments on animals. They move from experimenting on pigs to dogs, sort of like Pet Sematary. Of course Zoe and Frank prove successful in their experiment and all hell breaks loose, because everyone knows that you cannot bring any living thing back from the dead without repercussions. All seems innocent enough with the zombie animals, but soon the experiment becomes a true matter of life and death for the whole team as they are forced to make the difficult decision to perform their mad scientist stuff on one of their own members. Matters of faith and scientific morality are thrown out the window and Frank, Zoe, Niko, Clay and Eva must ask the question, “Who are we really helping?” In true horror movie fashion, there are flashes of Hell, demonic faces, burning dolls and creepy little children; but the question I continued to ask myself was, “What does it all mean?” Now, I am the horror movie buff. I have seen everything from Killer Mermaids (it really exists, by the way, and you can watch it on Netflix…you’re welcome) to The Shining, a horror movie classic. Clearly, I give all horror films a chance and the writers of this movie definitely had an idea, but I just don’t believe that it was executed properly. The film seemed to be all over the place, trying very hard to be deep and meaningful and not living up to the hype. We are shown that Olivia Wilde’s character, Zoe, has

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a sinister past and that somehow syncs up with the experiment and her Catholic faith (which is mentioned repeatedly), but I never quite figured out the connection. For me, the film just became flashes of darkness and black pupils in a science lab accompanied by screaming and peculiar deaths. The Lazarus Effect was exceptionally short (only an hour and 23 minutes to be exact) and the ending left the possibility open for a sequel or perhaps even a trilogy (Blumhouse Productions is known for their horror trilogies). This had me thinking that maybe that’s why there were so many plot holes, because they will be filled in later on down the line in subsequent movies. But all the holes left me confused and a little bored. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t see the sequel if there ever is one. Obviously I would because you know, Killer Mermaids…but I probably wouldn’t pay to see it in the theaters. I’ll just wait for Netflix and watch it in the confines of my bed with sweatpants, hair tied, chillin’ with no makeup on…and of course popcorn because all movie watching should be accompanied with popcorn. Though, it was nice to see one of my favorite comedians and rappers, Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) in a film, and I will continue to pay for anything he blesses his pretty little face with. My advice to those who were rooting for this movie is to wait for it to come to Netflix or Redbox and don’t waste the $11.25. The movie just never really got to the point and there were no particularly startling parts. So, I give the writers a hand for trying but you win some and you lose some. Instead, I suggest watching the obvious inspiration for this film, Pet Sematary, and see how a true horror classic is done.

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f there had been a Wicked Witch of the South, she’d have been less a villain and more the cat’s meow, flying around on her broom over the 405 while all the suckers went Falling Down-Michael Douglas on their ways to work. She’d have been hip and popular with style and grace, listened to righteous music, and maybe even had a band of her own in which each member donned a pointy hat and green face paint. But for all the striped socks and wicker flair, she’d have had a fight on her hands these days for queen necromancer with L.A. Witch, a Los Angeles-based three-piece with seemingly all the potions necessary to cast a bewildering spell across California and wherever else four wheels might take them. An all-female power trio, L.A. Witch is a rock ‘n’ roll brew of stoned swagger—midtempo punk soaked in reverb and bleach, with just a touch of trashy alt-’90s thrown in for good measure (their forthcoming single, “Drive Your Car,” is evidence of just that). With shared musical roots dating back to high school band Pow Wow, members Sade (guitar, vocals), Irita (bass, organ) and Ellie (drums) are now in their mid-20s, and poised to take the next step: their first national tour forthcoming, as well as their first LP. Ahead of their stop at Sacramento’s finest rock dive, the Press Club, on March 24, Submerge caught up with L.A. Witch to discuss the state of the band, gender roles and the baddest band van on the West Coast.

So “Drive Your Car” and “Ain’t Comin’ Home” sound great. What do you have going for the debut full-length? Who are you working with? Sade: Actually we’re going into the studio... We had planned to release a 7-inch but that sorta fell through, so we’re kinda trying to figure out that situation as we work on our full-length. [We’re working with] Joel Jerome, he plays with Babies on Acid and does a lot of the recording for a lot of the Lolipop Records bands. Joel’s awesome, and he’s the one who recorded our first EP, so I think we’re gonna go that same route again. Does that mean you might wind up working with Lolipop in terms of label support? Sade: There’s been talk about it, but it’s still up in the air. I’m looking at your upcoming national tour, and you’re definitely playing at hip clubs. Considering you’re gonna be recording soon, and you might have some label support, it seems like you’re ready to break out a bit. How does the prospect of that make you feel? Irita: It’s pretty exciting. We’ve never done this before and we never went into this with any sort of expectations. Having these opportunities has just sorta been a dream come true, I guess, not to sound cheesy. Any dates in particular you’re looking forward to? Irita: Austin Psych Fest is gonna be amazing. The lineup this year is incredible: Jesus and Mary Chain, Spiritualized, 13th Floor Elevators—they just added them. Will you be seeing any parts of the country for the first time? Irita: Definitely. We’ve pretty much never left the West Coast. Even going to Vancouver was crazy for us. It’ll be an experience.

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Do you see a trend with more femaledriven bands as opposed to it being a boys club? Irita: I think music historically has been a boys club, as far as rock ‘n’ roll goes. Chicks go to those shows. And I think it’s a really interesting shift; I feel like there’s a lot of girls that are seeing it’s possible that you can do it and you can be a part of it instead of just being a spectator, and I think that’s really cool.

“I borrowed my dad’s ‘94 Astro Van, and he’d bought it used and it used to be a city van, so it has stickers on it and it’s bright yellow and used to have a router on top. So when we travel, people always think that we’re a taxi.” – Sade, L.A. Witch, on the band's tour van

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Obviously L.A. Witch is all female, and because of the ways gender roles have unfolded in rock ‘n’ roll over time, people kinda take notice when a band is comprised exclusively of women. Is there good attention and bad attention that comes with that, dealing with your average douchebag dudes and so forth? Is there a spectrum that affects you depending on what type of shows you’re playing? Irita: It’s funny ‘cause we’ve had the experience where we’ve met sound guys that aren’t so nice, but then after we play they come up and are like, “Oh man, I really get what you guys are doing.” But otherwise, not really. We do get lumped in with a bunch of other girl bands that we don’t sound anything like.

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When dudes go to start bands, I’ve never heard anybody say, “Well I’m gonna make sure it’s just guys in this group.” Have you ever been in the position where you’re like, “Yeah, we could have this dude play with us, but we kinda like the dynamic of just having women in the band.” Sade: [Laughs] We thought about it, and it’s not necessarily so much about keeping it all girls, it’s more about who clicks with us, and we’re really content as of right now. Obviously a fourth member would be awesome to add to the wall of sound, but I guess this is what works right now. We’re not opposed to having a guy in the band, or anything. But we have taken notice from traveling together [that] it is easier [to] relate to each other just being female. Irita: And it’s more fun, I feel like. You’re hanging out with your girlfriends, going to different places and playing shows. It’s like Thelma and Louise [laughs]. What kind of rig do you guys take out on tour? Sade: Oh my God. So I borrowed my dad’s ‘94 Astro Van, and he’d bought it used and it used to be a city van, so it has stickers on it and it’s bright yellow and used to have a router on top. So when we travel, people always think that we’re a taxi. People pull up next to us and ask us for directions, or I pull up to the venue to load gear and [they] run up and are like, “Oh the taxi’s here!” That’s kinda what we’re working with right now. We love Astro Van.

Your chance to catch L.A. Witch and their Astro Van is at Press Club (2030 P Street) on Tuesday, March 24, with Monster Treasure, Death Party at the Beach, and Vasas. Show starts at 8 p.m. and is $8 in advance. For more info, visit Lawitches.bandcamp.com.

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Sacramento State: University Union Nooner w/ Jesi Naomi, 12 p.m. Shine Midtown Out Loud Open Mic, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Merle Jagger, Jon Emery, 9 p.m.

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Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Grind Hip Hop Show w/ Mickey Tiltz, DJ Eddie Z, Bam Bam, Payday, Wee King, Marc Vee, Ricc Nasty and More, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Robert Delong, In the Valley Below, 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. The Colony Who Killed Spikey Jacket, Mania, Mutant Itch, Primitive Pact, Ssyndrom, Class System, Assbackwards, 7 pm District 30 Jordan Suckley, Ray Reverse, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Marty Cohen & the Sidekicks, 8 p.m. Harlow’s The Outlaws and Blackhawk, 7 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Bar 101 In the No, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. What’s Left (of Muddy Waders), Gary Lee Yoder, 5 p.m. The Blue Lamp Third World Empire, Autumn Electric, Be Brave Bold Robot, 6 p.m.; Free Up Fridays-Reggae w/ DJ Wokstar & Special Guests, 10 p.m. The Boardwalk Mac Mall, Smoove E, Nef the Pharaoh, Beast Mode, Ty H, Mondi, 7 p.m. Cafe Colonial Control, Fairy Bones, Statues of Cats, Jesus & the Dinosaurs, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. Crest Theatre Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro, Bettye Lavette, 6:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon DJ ZR & Lit Productions, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Delta City Ramblers, Million Dollar Giveaway, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Goldfield Stephan Hogan, Colleen Heauser Band, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Zepparella (All Female Led Zeppelin tribute), 8 p.m. Kupros Craft House Musical Charis, 9 p.m. Lockdown Brewing Co. Tommy B and Friends, 7:30 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Jackie Greene Band, 8 p.m. Midtown BarFly That Thing On Friday, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Maxx, Truck Fight, Bob Barango, 9 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge Dev, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Take Out!, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Ranell Carpenter, 4 p.m.; Chris Gardner Band, 10 p.m.

3.08

Dark Time Sunshine Goldini Bagwell, Cam, Rafael Vigilantics, Esso P, Simple Steven, Aerial, Andru Defeye The Blue Lamp 8 p.m.

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Shady Lady Zorelli, 9 p.m. Shine Justin Lynch, Bobby Dunne, Patrick Dunn, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Tell the Wolves, The Kelps, Slay it Forward, Martin Purtill, 8 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Eric Burdon and the Animals, 7:30 p.m.; Rockin’ Down The Hiway, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Mofo Party Band, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Anonymous 4 with Bruce Molsky, 8 p.m.

Sacramento Fine Arts Center Brubeck Institute Quintet, 7 p.m. Shady Lady Element Brass Band, 9 p.m. Shine Meri St. Mary (Record Release), Roots Like Mountains, Instagon, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Eli & the Sound Cult, Redadere, Paisano, DJ Satapana, 7:30 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Steel Breeze, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Overdraft, 5:30 p.m.; Harlis Sweetwater Band, Black Star Safari, 9 p.m.

3.07 3.08 Saturday

sunday

Bar 101 Heartbreak Time Machine, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Home By Dark, 2 p.m. The Blue Lamp The B.Y.E. Takeover 2015 w/ Ty’Quan Thomas, Drego, Jericho Rose, Shila, Saucy Mz Prophet, DJ Moses, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk The Tragic Thrills, Trapper Schoepp, This Farewell, 6:30 p.m. Cafe Colonial Charles Albright, Allen Maxwell, Shut Up Stupid, 2016, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Cal Expo Zeds Dead, Bingo Players, David Solano, Alexx Adam, 7 p.m. Club Car Foxtrot Mary, 9 p.m. District 30 David Solano, 10 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Jam Radio, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose One Sharp Mind, Storytellers, Jay Two & Esef, 9 p.m. Goldfield Branded, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Foreverland (Michael Jackson tribute), 9 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Pat Travers, 7:30 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Leigh Guest, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Lockdown Brewing Co. Umbrella Jim, 8:30 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Jackie Greene Band, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Dr. Hall Acoustic Song Circle, 3 p.m.; Jazz Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Lipstick Weekender w/ DJ’s Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Arden Park Roots, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Public House Theater Emily Kollars, Jenn Rogar, Sandra Dolores, AJ Johnson, 6:30 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Chris Gardner Band, 10 p.m. Red Lion Woodlake Hotel & Conference Center Imran Khan, DJ Kamran, 9:30 p.m.

Bar 101 Alex Vincent, 2 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Banjo Fiddle, 3 p.m. The Blue Lamp Dark Time Sunshine, Goldini Bagwell, Cam, Rafael Vigilantics, Esso P, Simple Steven, Aerial, Andru Defeye, 8 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Cafe Colonial Steel Bearing Hand, Spectral Voice, Tolar, Cataclysmic Assault, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Fashawn, 6:30 p.m. Lockdown Brewing Co. Acoustic Jam, 1:30 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jon Nolan, 11 a.m. Old Ironsides Joel Marckx Cancer Benefit Show w/ Hilary Marckx, Jeffry-Wynn Prince, Whoopsie Qat, Mau/S.W.I.M., MDSO, Fatso, 58 Fury, 2 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Shane Dwight, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Tiffany Lorraine, 1 p.m.; Stephan Hogan, 2 p.m. Shady Lady Jane Thompson Trio, 9 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

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3.09 monday

Ace of Spades Coal Chamber, Filter, Combichrist, American Head Charge, 5:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Acoustic/Spoken Open Mic, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Fallujah, Archspire, Lorna Shore, The Zenith Passage, Flub, 6 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Live Music Monday’s & Open Mic, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 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. Rock Band University Rotting Out, Expire, Suburban Scum, Bent Life, Mizery, 7 p.m. Third Space Hollow Ran, 100 Ounces, Wild Kings, 8 p.m.

3.10 Tuesday

Ace of Spades Motionless in White, For Today, New Years Day, Ice Nine Kills, 6:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Twilight Sad, Port St. Willow, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Joywave, Night Terrors of 1927, 7 p.m. Cafe Colonial Melody Pulsiher, Matthew Lanier, Tim Lithium, Shelby Murray, Jordan Trucano, 8 p.m. The Colony Cease, Mara, Method, Comatose, 7 p.m. Crest Theatre Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 6:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Hollow Wood, 7 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m. LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Wild Ones, Sam I Jam, Roger Carpio, Adam J, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe West Coast Songwriting Competition, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Rock On! Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Press Club Single Mothers, The Dirty Nil, Bastards of Young, Love Moon, 8 p.m. Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m. Torch Club Hans Eberbach, 5:30 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Hugh Masekela, Vusi Mahlasela, 8 p.m.

3.11 wednesday

Ace of Spades Flyleaf, Adelitas Way, Framing Hanley, Fit for Rivals, Sages, 6 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp ReTREAT w/ Danny Woods, 59Crime, Get.Live & Saksy, Pumatron and More, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial The O’ Mulligans, Mos Likely, Garble, Tom E. Nash, 7 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. The Colony Life Chain, Wallflower, Isotope, Maladjusted, Ssyndrom, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Record Club British Pop Wednesdays w/ Roger Carpio, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Prhyme (DJ’s Premier & Royce Da 5’9), 7 p.m.

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3.12 Thursday

Ace of Spades Secondhand Serenade, Ryan Cabrera, Runaway Saints, Wind in Sails, Nick Thomas, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Planet Booty, Spacewalker, DJ Bubble Butt, MBMT, 6 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. The Colony Life Chain, Wallflower, Ssyndrom, Maladjusted, 7 p.m. Crocker Art Museum ArtMix: CIRQUE feat. Element Brass Band, DJ Frenchy and More, 5 p.m. District 30 Gladiator, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 8 p.m. Harlow’s The Bash: Country Battle of the Bands, 5:30 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Dan Crary, Evans, & Spurgin Trio, 7 p.m. SubmergeMag.com

Old Ironsides 10th Street Sessions w/ Special Guests Noah Nelson & Jackson Griffith, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Crossman Connection, 10 p.m. Press Club Heckarap, 9 p.m. Sacramento Community Center Theater In the Mood (‘40s Tribute Band), 7:30 p.m. Shady Lady Tyson Graf Trio, 9 p.m. Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Zanardi, 9 p.m.

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Shine The Soul Shine Band, Electric Snorkel, Lucid Popsicle, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Whiskey & Stitches, The Sam Chase & the Untraditionals, Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra, 8 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort BlackWater, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Lew Fratis, Jeramy Norris, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Curtis Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m.

3.13 3.14 FRIDAY

Saturday

Bar 101 Them Travelin’ Birds, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Josh Rabie and Friends, 5 p.m. The Blue Lamp Free Up FridaysReggae w/ DJ Wokstar, The Scratch Outs, Monkey, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Set It Off, Against the Current, As It Is, Roam, Vague Intentions, 6:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. District 30 DJ Smilez, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Dolores 5000, KC Shane, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Goldfield Sweet Revenge, 9 p.m. Harlow’s The Dustbowl Revival, 6 p.m.; Drop Dead Red (Album Release), Be Brave Bold Robot, Said the Shotgun, 10 p.m. Kupros Craft House The Sealegs, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Tree Village, Red Rumsey, 9 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Shift, DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Colleen Heauser, 4 p.m.; Nathan Owens Band, 9:30 p.m. Shady Lady Cahalen Morrison, 9 p.m.

Back 9 Bar & Grill Vague Intentions, Ballistic Burnout, Control. 8 p.m. Bar 101 Christian DeWild, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Hollow Point Stumblers, 3 p.m. The Blue Lamp Radio Radio ‘80s Dance Night! w/ DJ Roger Carpio, Bryan Hawk, David X, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk A Skylit Drive, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Wolves at the Gate, For the Win, Altessa, Artisans, 6 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Taylor Dayne, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial American Pinup, Rebel Radio, The O’Mulligans, Sleep No More, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Club Car Jukebox Gumbo, 9 p.m. Colonial Theatre Stizzy, Fly Star Fresh, King L.C., King Jody, Money Magic, Money Star Nice, Fly Boy D-Mac, Pooh Hefner and more, 7:30 p.m. Crest Theatre Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, 7 p.m. District 30 DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Apple Z, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Ariel Jean Band, J. Hawkins Band, 9 p.m. G Street WunderBar The California Honeydrops, 8:30 p.m. Goldfield Chris Gardner Band, Ashley Barron, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Cheryl Wheeler, Kenny White, 5:30 p.m.; ZuhG (Album Release), Groovincible, Dank Ocean, 10 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Abbacadabra, 7:30 p.m.

Harris Center for the Arts A Common Pulse: San Jose Taiko x The Bangerz, 7:30 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Sactown Playboys, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Hills to Hollers, 8 p.m. Midtown BarFly Bit Funk, Haitham, Skip Richards, Shaun Slaughter, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Jon Nolan, 3 p.m.; Danny Schneider, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides The Orange Scene, The Nickel Slots, Slatern V, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Once An Empire (EP Release), Cemetery Sun, Beta State, 9 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Nathan Owens Band, 10 p.m. Sac Bike Kitchen Barfly Effect, Heroes at Gunpoint, FFG, 5 Days Dirty, 7 p.m. Sacramento Community Center Theater Sacramento Choral Society presents European Masterworks, 8 p.m. Shady Lady Humble Wolf, 9 p.m. Shine Voodoo Horseshoes, 2nd Order, Are They Brothers?, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Chixx that Rock Benefit for My Sisters House w/ Amy Anne, Ericka Davis, Keri Carr, Heaven Mousalem, Annie Evans, Teri Knox, Russ Merritt, Jordon Redding, Stephen Hendry, DJ Chris Magaña, 8:30 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Set In Stone, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Peek A Blue, 5:30 p.m.; Mercy Me!, 9 p.m.

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3.16 Monday

The Blue Lamp Acoustic/Spoken Open Mic, 8 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Live Music Monday’s & Open Mic, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Trash Talk, Ratking, Lee Bannon, 6 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 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.

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Philippe Gandiol Solo Exhibition

John Natsoulas Gallery

Comedy

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Community Center Theater Jerry Seinfeld, March 5, 7 p.m. Crest Theatre Paula Poundstone, March 13, 7:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Comedy Open Mic Showcase, March 3, 8 p.m. Vince Morris, Shane Murphy, March 6 - 8, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Don Barnhart Comedy Hypnosis, March 12 - 15, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy, every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. STAB! Live Comedy Show hosted by John Ross, March 4, 8 p.m. Punchline Comedy Club Sacramento Comedy Showcase, March 4, 8 p.m. Michael Kosta, Chris Storin, Red Scott, March 5 - 7, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. There Goes the Neighborhood Comedy Jam w/ Jimmy Earll & Friends, March 8, 7 p.m. The Fat - Hope - Love Tour w/ Johnny Taylor & David Heti, March 11, 8 p.m. Joey “Coco” Diaz, D’Agostino Zoida, Drew Platt, March 12 - 14, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Lance Woods & Friends, March 15, 7 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic, Sunday’s and Monday’s, 8 p.m. Cage Match, Tuesday’s, 9 p.m. Improv Lab, Harold Night & Gordon Teams, Wednesday’s, 7 - 10 p.m. Gag Order & Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 8 - 10 p.m. Top 10 Podcast, Friday’s, 7 p.m. Anti-Cooperation League, Saturday’s, 9 p.m. Tommy T’s Stephanie Garcia, March 5 - 8, Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 7 & 9:30 p.m. Michael Blackson, March 13 15,Fri. & Sat., 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.

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Issue 182 • March 2 – March 16, 2015

Take a Load Off

Artist Nate Page takes couch-surfing to a new level in his latest exhibit at Verge Center for the arts Words Eddie Jorgensen

acramento has proven itself a thriving community for the arts, and there has been no shortage of artists wanting to showcase their wares at various galleries. And while most people equate art with the upper crust set and formal gatherings, many of the area’s hottest spots for seeing current pieces by emerging artists are, for the most part, lowbrow affairs. One artist from Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights area, 39-year-old Nate Page, has made considerable headway across the country and even on an international level with his revelatory work and keen attention to nuance and detail. Verge Center for the Arts, which is curated by the thoughtful Liv Moe, has opened its doors to Page's Couchbleachers installation, which is literally a 55-foot-long bank of bleachers made up of wood and couches found in Sacramento. In turn, the installation has inspired a dedicated movie series—Friday Lunch Hour Movies—for those Sacramento workers who can enjoy a long lunch without any repercussions from his/her respective bosses. Page, however, has earned himself considerable accolades and some tidy sums of money in the way of scholarships and grants through his efforts working outside the box. Although a part-time teacher by day to make ends meet, his greatest love is creating inspirational works that are not only functional and thought-provoking but also can be of use. From his humble beginnings in Wisconsin through his time spent in New York and California, art has afforded Page the ability to be a part of many spectacles in different countries and cities. During a recent phone interview, he seemed very enthusiastic about his future.

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It’s no secret you’ve been doing art for most of your adult life. I love the art on your website and the different styles you’ve incorporated over the years. How did you get started? My family actually was really not that into it. I think it all began when I just started doing stuff and making things by myself when I was kid. My grandfather, who recently turned 95, was a sign painter, and he got me thinking about making big pictures and things of a bigger scale. Come to think of it, he was always interested in what I was doing and was a big supporter of me in general although he didn’t understand most of it. Are you able to make a full-time living from your art? What is your other day job? I definitely need to work to pay bills. I teach a design class at Woodbury University in Burbank and am an adjunct professor in design. Right now I get anywhere from one to three days a week on the average, but it is my steadiest income source. Additionally, I love teaching and it’s totally another side of what I do. A lot of artists don’t teach since they can’t deal with students or don’t know how to interact on a personal level. How did the Couchbleachers installation idea come about? In 2011 I had the first Couchbleachers exhibit in Cleveland with Machine Project, a loose network run by Mark Allen that does a lot of installation. It was at a venue called Spaces Gallery and I just wanted to make something unique that was usable. A general contractor was hired to help create the piece while I drew up the plans and worked everything out as well. We also found new solutions about doing things of a larger scale. Since I often collaborate with different people and get help from venue staff to help, it can be beneficial to both parties. Since they already have a system set up in advance to deal with civicscale environments, I often work that way. Have you ever thought about working in tandem with live musicians to create stage sets and costumes? It seems right up your alley given a lot of your specialized art [referring to his face art from Italy installation featured on his website]. Honestly, I’ve never done it. I’ve also never really had the opportunity to think about it since nobody has approached me for it. I’d definitely be interested in doing something, but I’d really need to get into the mindset of the band as a whole enterprise. Once more, it would be extremely important to understand and know the original intentions of the venue and artist and what they’re trying to emphasize and not. Do you have any plans to include any other artists on current projects? I don’t have any plans to collaborate with anyone. I only work with people in the institutional sense since they help me create the bridge to reality and produce what’s in my mind or on paper. Although I have done a lot of collaborating in the past, I’m in the headspace now where I want to work solo only. SubmergeMag.com

“In 2011 I had the first Couchbleachers exhibit in Cleveland with Machine Project, a loose network run by Mark Allen that does a lot of installation. It was at a venue called Spaces Gallery and I just wanted to make something unique that was usable.” – Nate Page

Suburban Reflecting Pool / San Gabriel, California / 2012

You’ve moved around quite a bit and have been anything but sedentary for most of your life, correct? True. However, I have been living in Los Angeles for nine years, New York for six years and grew up in the small town of Waukesha, Wisconsin, which is a suburb of nearby Milwaukee. I used to live in Milwaukee as well right across the street from Eagles Ballroom [the area’s most popular live music venue]. There is a restaurant named Steny’s Tavern and Grill where I was a cook. It was a full-on biker hangout. It was a great job since I got all my meals for free and got to hang out with lots of Harley riders. Since Harley was developed in Wisconsin, it was very commonplace around there (and still is) to see bikers everywhere. Tell us about your Cooper Union Summer Residency Program in New York City? That was actually one where you needed to apply. It was much less personal than all the other residencies since it came with formalities and I was, ultimately, on a scholarship to go there. They gave me enough to get by but not to live on. At the time I was also dating a woman who was coincidentally from Milwaukee and lived there with her for roughly three years in the SoHo district. After we split up, I later moved into my own place in Bushwick [section of Brooklyn]. And what about your residencies abroad in Austria and Italy? This well-known Austrian artist Heimo Wallner was doing a show in Milwaukee and somehow we got introduced. For some reason, we ended up at both my studio and my apartment and he liked what he saw obviously. At the time, I was living in there with my girlfriend and she had turned everything in the house including furniture and fixtures upside down at my apartment. We were in a fight at the time, and I totally forgot the place was a wreck. It seemed like he was more impressed by that visual than anything else but my artwork ended up getting me the gig at Hotel Pupik, Austria. Heimo was a big supporter of my early art life, and I thank him immensely for the guidance. In 2006, I had another installation at O’Artoteca in Milan, Italy. That one happened through a woman friend of mine named Sara Serighelli who I knew from my previous residency in Austria. It was very organic and she simply asked me one day after months of continued contact.

Streetposters / Milan, Italy / 2007

Storefront Plaza / Los Angeles, California / 2012

O'Artoteca / Milan, Italy / 2006

School is expensive and you’ve attended three different ones in three different states. Explain how it all worked out. My parents helped me for undergraduate work but, unfortunately, I still have a decent amount of debt. I stay in contact with collectors, but, honestly, I simply tell them I don’t have it. I don’t have the extra money and they’re not going to get it while I need money for supplies and living expenses. Art school is ridiculous when you look at the money you pay and then the money you’re projected to get paid with that degree. You usually have to do a couple of different jobs to make ends meet and some people give up altogether. I’ve managed to make it work so far. I got the California Community Foundation Emerging Artist Fellowship grant for $15,000 a while back and have gotten others which have helped but were much smaller. You’ve mentioned you like working solo. Is there any chance you’ll date again given your experience with furniture-arranging ex-girlfriends? Right now I don’t have a girlfriend but you could say something is brewing. I’ll give it to you off the record, though.

Nate Page’s Couchbleachers runs Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. He’ll also be a featured speaker at Verge Center For The Arts’ In Conversation series on Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. All ages are welcome and the event is free (although a $5 donation is suggested). For a full list of events, including a schedule of the remaining Friday Lunch Hour Movies and the upcoming Verge All Nighter slumber party/film festival, go to Vergeart. com. Verge Center for the Arts is located at 625 S Street, Sacramento.

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Issue 182 • March 2 – March 16, 2015

From Turkish-style kabobs and baklava, to German-imported brews and old-fashioned frankfurters, the corner of K and 23rd streets is quite the new Midtown hotspot for a quick bite to eat, or even a more relaxed and slower paced destination to seek Sunday brunch. The area recently welcomed the comforts of soul food with Sticky Gator slapping a new coat of paint on the old Rick’s Dessert Diner building, but there’s also a new color scheme on the block located across the street at Garden to Grill, a place known for its vegan and gluten-free burgers. Once classic white in color, the structure’s new lively paint job boasts yellow and green hues, which radiate brightly amid the tall shady trees of the surrounding neighborhood. Behind the newly painted face of this familiar Midtown building is a house of history. Over its lifetime, former businesses like the True Love Coffeehouse poured an immeasurable amount of hot coffee for guests who often occupied the covered back patio for hours lost in board games and conversation. Next, the Sugar Plum Vegan Café opened its doors and offered hungry customers sweets, paninis, burgers and an allyou-can-eat Sunday brunch, but with a healthier and sometimes gluten-free stance. This time around, the 100-year-old building continues to host vegan and gluten-free customers, now under the new ownership of Rey Ortega and his business partner Ron Russell. The

two inherited Sugar Plum Vegan in May 2012 and quickly shortened the name to The Plum. Yet in order to establish their new business venture’s identity amid the crowd of restaurant choices on the grid, the two ultimately settled on Garden to Grill, inspired by Sacramento’s farm-to-fork movement. “For [Sacramentans], I definitely think if they want to try something that will make them feel better about themselves, this is the place to be,” says Ortega of his restaurant’s plant-based menu. “We’re really sort of a transitional burger joint for those people who want to get healthy [and] who want to try something new... I think we really fill that gap.” Ortega, a 21-year vegan with 22 years’ experience in the baking industry, also owns the Sun Flour Baking Company, a wholesale vegan and gluten-free bakery located on Marconi and Fulton avenues. So, it’s no coincidence that all the colorful pastries filling the glass case inside the restaurant are his gluten-free creations made with oat flour. At $3.50 a cupcake, try the chocolate cherry, a rich and dense chocolaty cake with a deep red cherry-filled center, topped with a lightly sweetened whipped cream. Dozens of other flavors that also line the pastry case include: caramel crunch, lemon coconut, birthday cake and even seasonal choices like pumpkin and caramel apple. Garden to Grill still serves familiar items

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on its menu that former Sugar Plum Vegan customers will quickly recognize, like the sweet potato avocado panini or any of the risotto sunflower seed burgers. Yet, Ortega stresses that although he inherited these items, he used his “food formulating” skills to spice up each recipe after he solidified his 15-member staff. “I’m very familiar with the food business. So, I took it upon myself after I got rid of the chef to refine everything here and make it better because it was really suffering for the longest time. It was really inconsistent and it was driving me crazy,” admits Ortega. “I’ve done it a gazillion times for a lot of people, I food formulate. I take the recipes, break them down into grams and I make adjustments.” His new formula for the restaurant’s risotto sunflower seed patty caught the attention of Buzzfeed’s 21 Juicy Burgers that will Change Your Life list last November. Now, although this Internet media company is more known for their quizzes that match users to their celebrity doppelgangers using questionable algorithms, they’re apparently self-proclaimed foodies as well.

Nonetheless, Garden to Grill’s Veggie Burger is listed fourth sandwiched between the Hatch Burger at Umami Burger of Los Angeles and any meat patty found at Hodad’s Burgers located in San Diego. When the ache for a fatty burger is undeniable, but undoubtedly goes against your waistline’s better judgment, the more guilt-free choice is obvious: try veggie! The California Burger at Garden to Grill is crowned with thick slices of avocado and tempeh bacon, dressed with pickles, lettuce, tomato and vegan 1000 island all housed between sesame seed buns and priced at $12.85. Or, if the more classic burger is more your style, try the Basic Burger or Gardein Vegan Burger at $10.95 with shredded lettuce, tomato and pickles. All burgers are served with garlic and herb fries. In honor of National Sandwich Month, the sweet potato avocado panini inherited from Sugar Plum Vegan made PETA’s Top Five Vegan Sandwiches list in August 2011. The sandwich, described as a “mouthwatering” choice, is still on the menu at Garden to Grill. Thick cuts of sweet

potato, avocado layered with roasted onions and tomatoes and a vegan poppy seed aioli between toasted ciabatta costs $11.25. With a blend of fresh and familiar menu items, Garden to Grill looks forward to new changes like vegan soft serve ice cream in chocolate-vanilla swirl, and a faster style of food service. “In the next two weeks, I’m going to change it to more like a Chipotle-style service to where you can get your food immediately instead of having to wait for it,” describes Ortega. “That’s what we’re heading toward right now, like literally. So, when you come in you order it right as you’re standing there and then you can go. We’re trying to cut out about 30 to 45 minutes of your time with the new, faster service.” Despite the more efficient changes in the works, Garden to Grill is still open to customers every day of the week with its burgers, soups and salads, or even the more sweet treats topped with the new vegan soft serve ice cream because Ortega Garden to Grill is open seven says you can’t have savory without days a week! For hours and something sweet. more info visit Gardentogrill. net or call (916) 706-3302.

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Issue 182 • March 2 – March 16, 2015

A Different

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One Member’s Move to Oregon has ZuhG looking northward for future “Field Trips”

ith the closing of the ZuhG Life Store in the Downtown Plaza last summer, Sacramento’s esteemed Hall of Fame skareggae-funk mashup band ZuhG has experienced a bit of a proximity shift since its lead singer and guitarist Bryan Nichols moved up to Lincoln City, Oregon. Rather than folding under the separation anxiety, however, ZuhG seems to be thriving following Nichols’ move. Their touring capacity has now easily stretched up the Oregon coast and even seeps a little bit into Washington, where they say they’d like to frequent more often. They haven’t stopped making music, either. ZuhG is set to release their sixth studio album, Field Trip, through a CD release party at Harlow’s on March 14. They’ll also be touring starting in Sacramento and heading all the way through to Seattle. Before they could do all that, though, ZuhG had one final mission for February: Saving Private Bryan from his Oregon beachside bliss, and bringing him back to Sacramento to put the final touches on their album via 10 hours of studio mixing and mastering—which Nichols says is about 96 percent done by now.

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So the band set out on their mission. But instead of simply going to Oregon and coming right back (like most of us non-musicians would do) ZuhG took a few detours along the way and decided to embark on an unannounced, unnamed spur-of-the-moment mini tour. “We didn’t name it because it’s so short,” Nichols says of their brief musical excursion. “Usually we’ll make a poster and give it a little name, you know?” “The Pick-Up-Bryan Tour,” bandmate and fellow guitarist JR Halliday interjects. “We pretty much went to pick him up, we come back and then we go to the studio.” Fresh off of stops in Eugene, Oregon and Arcata, California, ZuhG played their last show at the Powerhouse Pub in Folsom on Feb. 21, testing some of their newer songs on the dance-prone audience and even jamming out with a local violinist during their set, before having to wake up early the next morning and hit the Pus Cavern Studios for some final tweaks. Submerge was able to catch up with Nichols and Halliday before their studio session that Sunday morning to ask them everything we possibly could about Field Trip, their upcoming tour, their newest songs and where ZuhG plans to go from here.

Why did you decide to name your new album Field Trip? JR Halliday: Just going out on tour, you know? It’s like a field trip where you go to school and you get on the bus and you go off on a little adventure. It’s like little field trips. You know, it’s kind of what we do. Bryan Nichols: I forget who said let’s make it that. But we were all like, yeah. Because like you said, we go on all our little trips and sometimes our tours are like two weeks long, so we almost don’t call them tours— we just call them trips. It’s like a field trip. Yeah, it’s very much so what we’re doing. You know what I mean? We’re like a group of friends, getting in our bus and going on a field trip. Like, “Let’s go to Eugene, let’s go to Arcata, let’s go to Seattle.” I know you guys have a song called “The Hits” on your new album, which is about people requesting for you to play hit songs and famous covers. How did that song come about? BN: So, I live in Oregon on the coast, you know, when we’re not touring. And I play this little restaurant gig a lot on the weekends, just in the corner of a restaurant. Like, people don’t really care I’m playing—I’m just kind of background noise,

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WWW.SACSTATEUNIQUE.COM you know? But so often people will come up and to me and be like, “Hey, do you know any…” and I get the most ridiculous requests. Like Jimmy Buffett. “You know any Jimmy Buffett?” Or, “You know any AC/ DC?” And some girl’s like, “You know some Bruno Mars? Or Adele?” Just ridiculous stuff that I wouldn’t sing. It’s like, “Yes, of course I’ve heard of that person before. But no, I’m not going to play an AC/DC song in this restaurant right now.” Nor do I know it… So it’s just a goofy song about that. Bryan, how has your move to Oregon affected the band’s dynamic, if at all? BN: I actually think this is working out better. I used to own a store in Sacramento called the ZuhG Life Store. And so after that store closed and just where I was in my life. I felt like I could finally move away and still make the band happen. You know? I would never leave until I felt like that—I mean, the members that we had and the way that we’d get down. So I saw my opportunity to move to the Oregon coast. I got a beach hut… I got lucky in a small little Oregon coastal town and I'm literally on the beach. It’s cool because now it’s opened up this whole realm of us playing in Eugene constantly and Portland and Seattle—just Oregon in general. We’ve just been tearing up Oregon lately as opposed to in the past, we were always going to San Diego and Hermosa Beach. We’re making our way up the coast a lot more, like every tour. So it’s cool because a lot of people when I was first moving there were like, ‘Aw, is the band breaking up?’ And I’m like, “No. Our band is just going to be playing more.” So if anything, maybe the move up to Oregon has helped the band in some ways. BN: I would say it’s broadened our reach. You know what I mean? We’re playing in other towns, and it’s nice. I noticed from last night’s show that the band will just keep jamming sometimes, even if the original song is shorter. How much of a live set is pre-planned and how much is improvised like that? BN: I mean, there’s definitely structure to some of the songs. Like, “Here comes Bryan singing a verse, or here comes a chorus.” But the bridges or the solos, who knows how long they’re going to be? You know? If Andre’s still shredding and he’s got his face on, we know not to go to the next part yet ‘cause he’s still in the middle of it. So yeah, there’s a lot of improv going on. But there’s also structure. How’s it been after the ZuhG Life Store closed down? Do you miss it? BN: I like to call it first and foremost a local music store. Like, we had a whole wall of just bands from Sacramento. So we were like a big merchant booth for that. And then it grew into music lessons and local art and shows in front of the store and local clothing companies. So local anything, you know? It was fun. I don’t regret it at all. I never thought I would own a store, SubmergeMag.com

“I mean, there’s definitely structure to some of the songs. Like, ‘Here comes Bryan singing a verse, or here comes a chorus.’ But the bridges or the solos, who knows how long they’re going to be? You know? If Andre’s still shredding and he’s got his face on, we know not to go to the next part yet ‘cause he’s still in the middle of it.” – Bryan Nichols and then an opportunity just kind of fell on my lap [and] I didn’t want to pass it up. It was great for the band, too. I like to think so many people in Sacramento just kind of know what ZuhG is or have heard of it because of that store… I had a lot of band members working there and helping out. It was demanding. You know, we were open damn near every day, during the mall hours we had to be open. So we only had a couple days and holidays [off]. It was super fun, and to see it go is sad, but I don’t miss owning a store. Although, I’ll drive by my Oregon coast town and see some building for rent or something. I’m always kind of like, “Hmm, I wonder how much that is.” I’m always kind of intrigued. Is it possible that another ZuhG store could open up again, either here or in Oregon? BN: It’s possible one day. I don’t have any plans right now, but I always think about it. And I got some friends who’d wanna do it too—like work there and sell their art and whatnot. JH: It was very time-consuming, you know? We couldn’t just leave on tour. We had to make sure the store was covered. He was constantly on the phone talking to someone about some random thing for the store. So, are you saying you’re happy that it closed down? JH: I personally am. But I didn’t work there. BN: Yeah, you didn’t do shit. JH: I was like moral support. I’d show up, make an appearance. Sounds like you’re more freed up to focus on your music. BN: Yeah, it was definitely hard. Imagine going on a month-long tour and finding somebody to watch the store the whole time. It definitely frees up some time. So what’s next for you guys? What’s your next move after this album, and where do you want to take ZuhG in the long run? BN: Well, we’re always really excited about the festival scene. And we’ve playing a lot of festivals every time the time comes around. So we always focus on playing bigger and more festivals. That’s always it. Do you see ZuhG going on a nationwide tour at some point? JH: Absolutely. BN: We have, and we’re going to again in October. JH: Yeah, we’re going to Hawaii in August. So we just got five tickets.

Do you aim to be a touring band for the rest of your musical careers? BN: Yeah. Bigger and better tours, always and constantly. The way I see it, for us to get bigger and go up to the next level, I want to go on tour with a band bigger than us and open for them every night. So I try to position ourselves to where we get to open for those bands, and one of these days one of those bands will be like, “Hey, I like you guys. You should come on tour with us.” I feel like that happens a lot. So that’s what I always try to do as far as getting to the next level. I try to find those opportunities for us, and hopefully it’ll work out. Would you like ZuhG to achieve mainstream success and be radio-friendly one day? JH: I think active would be a better word. Even if we’re making a little bit of money or no money, we’re still going to be doing it. We’ll stay play in our band and [ride] in our bus—whatever we have to get us from point A to point B. Are you guys able to make a decent living doing music full-time? BN: I got a beach house, man. We’re not rich, but you know. JH: We all do our own thing, you know, our own little hustle to make ends meet as well…We don’t just rely on ZuhG to make our money and all that. At least us two. So does ZuhG already have another project on its mind? JH: Oh yeah. I’m already brewing up ideas upstairs. [Bryan’s] already got a bunch of songs that have been put on the table. But we gotta finish this one first. We started Field Trip before we came out with Calm and Clear. Seriously? BN: We had a drummer bail out. When we were recording Field Trip, one of our drummers quit. So then it just kind of turned into, “Let’s record an acoustic album with me and JR and our homegirl singer Jesi Naomi.” That’s basically all that’s on that album Calm and Clear. So we came out with that album because a drummer quit and we had all these acoustic songs. I guess it’ll feel good to get this one out of the way then, huh? BN: It’s been an idea for a long time, yeah.

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FREE: special yoga session with instructors from The WELL

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the shallow end Meanwhile, Back in Reality James Barone jb@submergemag.com Following up a previous column, I lasted three months off Facebook. I just returned this past week, just in time to learn that Lady Gaga would be a cast member of next season’s American Horror Story: Hotel, which I think is pretty bad ass. This was the main reason I decided to come back to the flock. It wasn’t so much so I could be up to date on everything/anything going on in the world of Gaga—though that’s a perk—but it was so I could be up to date on everything/ anything going on in the world of everything/ anything. I was hoping my time away from Facebook would give me some kind of peace or solace, and it did to some extent. It was nice that my phone wasn’t buzzing all the time with new notifications, but after a while, when I found my phone wasn’t buzzing at all, I just got lonely. Sure, not checking the site every half-hour, in theory, freed me up to do other things like work on my own writing or read or whatever, but in practice, I just found other things to do on my phone, like play whatever new brightly colored game app that King came up with (currently hooked on Diamond Digger Saga). One of the things I’d wondered is if people would notice if I wasn’t around, digitally speaking. Some of my friends did. They’d say things like, “Oh, that’s right, you’re not on Facebook anymore.” Or, “I wanted to show you something, but then I remembered you weren’t on Facebook.” It wasn’t like I didn’t exist. I mean, people still acknowledged, or were at least aware of, the fact that I was alive. But it was sort of like it didn’t fully matter that I was. My return to the site (which was remarkably easy—much easier than deactivating my account—all I had to do was log in with my old email and password and blammo, I suddenly had a profile again) was similarly uneventful. An old buddy in New Jersey wrote me, “Where you been?” My fiancée posted on my wall to welcome me back. Two people liked the post (shout out to our publisher Melissa Dubs for the thumbs-up). My mom was stoked she could start “texting” me again. As much as I like to think I’m a brooding loner, I’m really a social butterfly. I feed on scuttlebutt, even if I prefer to distance myself from it by not chiming in on the conversation. I like to know what’s going on. Unfortunately, Facebook is the preeminent place to find that

out, at least for laypeople like me, and since I’ve been back, there have been three notable happenings. First was the aforementioned Gaga announcement. I’ve got my fingers crossed for a steamy sex scene. On the opposite end of the spectrum was the passing of Leonard Nimoy, which was a bummer. My mom, who’s more of a classic Hollywood musical fan than a sci-fi buff, told me that while she was pregnant with me would, for whatever reason, feel compelled to watch Star Trek. She would joke that’s why my right ear turned out to be pointier than my left, due to Mr. Spock’s Vulcan influence. It might also be why I turned out to be such a nerd, but I’m thankful to Nimoy anyway for having such a hand in shaping my life, albeit indirectly. Warp Speed to the Great Beyond. But even the death of a true icon couldn’t compete with The Dress. It was white, blue, gold, black, whatever. I saw blue and gold, but I wasn’t about to get into a shouting match about it like some people did. I’m not sure why it turned out to be a thing, or why so many people were posting about it, or posting about why they didn’t understand why so many people were posting about it, or writing a column about not understanding if he was supposed to understand…ahem… As one friend of a friend commented on a post about The Dress, “This is the most engaged America has been in a debate about color in a long time.” I snorted. I hate to admit it, but I’m happy to be back in the fold. Ostracizing myself from society turned out to be a lot more stressful than the stress/frustration I was feeling from being on Facebook. I constantly wrestled with whether or not I should go back. The time away wasn’t completely lost, though. Now that I’m back, I find myself less tempted to mindlessly scroll my news feed. It doesn’t bother me to remove things I really don’t want to see or be bothered with, or unfollow those who post things that bother me. I no longer think to myself, “Oh, this would make a good status.” In fact, I haven’t posted anything yet. No check-ins, photos or broadcasting what I’m watching on Netflix (Kitchen Nightmares, dawg). All I’ve really done is like things. I like liking things. What’s better than giving someone a like? It’s like, hey, buddy, here’s a little something to brighten your day. You’re welcome. :D

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Dive into Sacramento & its Surrounding Areas

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