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hot hot heat Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com Is it just me or does it feel like it’s so far been way hotter this summer than the last year in Sacramento? That two- to three-week heatwave we endured was brutal. I just had to look up the forecast to see if this weather was ever going to go back to the cooler (and by cooler I mean low-90s delta breeze weather). According to Accuweather.com, it looks like we get a little break before it goes right back to the melting hotness. Based on our current issue, let me help you make the best of these upcoming weeks: • The California State Fair is just upon us. I’d suggest getting a ticket for one ride in particular: The Water Log Ride. Get drenched! Or you could just make your way to the wine garden and get a lighter mist, if soggy doesn’t agree with you. Once you’ve lowered that body temperature, enjoy some entertainment. In our Submerge Your Senses section we have a list of five acts that are worth checking out (see page 9). • Maybe you could check out the newly remodeled Paragary’s and get yourself a delicious craft cocktail to cool down (see page 12). • Everyone knows a great way to avoid the heat in the summer is to attend a movie. I’m sure almost all the major movie theaters in the area will be showing the summer blockbuster Inside Out, which people are loving (see page 10). • If movie theaters are cool, then I’d assume the Sacramento Comedy Spot will be just as chill. SNL’s Sasheer Zamata will be in town on July 11 and has two shows scheduled (see page 14). • Now if movie theaters and comedy venues are good places to hide from the hot days, then so are music venues like Ace of Spades and Old Ironsides. Check out a show or two! I’d suggest catching Conquer Divide on July 22 (see page 18) and Ghostplay’s EP release on July 10 (see page 21). • How about finding your way out of Sacramento and head to Grass Valley to enjoy the California World Fest on July 16 to 19? OK, look, I know it’s not a big temperature difference, but why not surround yourself with good music—like Dengue Fever (see page 22)—and be shaded by the tall majestic pine trees at the lovely Nevada County Fairgrounds? Good luck out there trying to stay cool. Make the best of it! Hope you take one of our suggestions (or all of them). Please enjoy issue #191! Cheers, Melissa
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Chalk this one up as a major win for the performing arts: The previously vacant Fremont School in Midtown Sacramento is currently undergoing a $6.5 million transformation to become the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts. When completed, Raley Studios will house a number of local organizations, including the Sacramento Ballet, Alliance Française de Sacramento, Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange of Sacramento and McKeever School of Irish Dance. Through an unprecedented agreement with the Sacramento City Unified School District, Raley Studios will also host countless local students by providing summer camps, internship opportunities, tickets to events and scholarships for students to interact with professional artists in a studio environment. This past Monday, June 29, more than 50 community leaders, supporters of the arts and local school children gathered at the site for a ground breaking event that included a tour of the construction and performances by future tenants. “The transformation of Raley Studios is part of the downtown Sacramento renaissance, breaking new ground and bringing music, dance and theater to a collaborative space,” said Richard Rich, Board President of Raley Studios. “Arts matter. Not only what it does to the spirit, but arts can lead economic development, foster lifetime learning, and make the Sacramento region more competitive attracting innovative businesses.” Raley Studios is scheduled to open in January 2016 and is located at 2420 N Street. The project is being funded by two $2.5 million from the City of Sacramento and approximately $1.5 million in private donations. Follow along as the building transforms at Raleystudios.org, @RaleyStudios on Twitter, or at Facebook. com/raleystudios.
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One thing that’s for certain about Sacramento’s music scene is that when something unfortunate happens to one of its own, the community bands together in a strong way to help out. Such is the case for the three local musicians who were the victims of a recent stabbing in Midtown. In case you somehow missed this story, sometime around midnight on Sunday, June 21, local musician Blake Abbey (of the band Musical Charis) was walking near 21st and O streets with his brother Bradley and two other friends (Alex Lyman and Wes Richmond of the band Slaves) when they were confronted by a man with a large knife yelling homophobic slurs at the group, taunting them for wearing “skinny jeans.” Despite the group’s attempts to get the assailant to drop the knife, things got ugly real fast. Lyman was stabbed in the side and got a 4-inch cut that nearly hit his spleen, Abbey was stabbed in the arm and received a 12-inch-wound; Richmond broke his hand and ended up with minor cuts. None of the injuries were life threatening, but the victims were hospitalized. The attacker, later identified as Timothy Brownell, 25, was arrested later that night but got out on bail the following morning. Outrage about the incident spread like wildfire on social media the following day, and the Sacramento Police Department soon reclassified the case as a hate crime because of the alleged homophobic slurs and issued a new warrant for Brownell’s arrest. He eventually turned himself in, and according to the Sacramento Bee, Brownell’s latest court appearance was scheduled for July 2, and he remains at the Sacramento County Main Jail in lieu of more than $1 million in bail. In the meantime, the local music community immediately rallied and started planning benefit shows to help raise money to offset the insanely large medical bills these local artists have incurred. Many of the events have already passed, but at least one still remains, so if you’d like to show your support, be there on Sunday, July 19 at Blue Lamp when a number of local acts including James Cavern, Madison Ave, Blaquelisted, Denver J Band and many others will come together for an epic all-day show that’s been dubbed #SacramentoStrong. The cover is $10 and there will be a raffle and silent auction, as well as stand-up comedy and poetry readings. The event runs from noon to 7 p.m. Here’s to a full and speedy recovery for the victims! Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas
The Optimistic Pessimist What do you think they wear under those robes? It must be nice knowing that you will get to wear a long black robe at work that day. I would dress real casual, maybe a T-shirt and shorts depending on the weather, but that’s me. Maybe you’d go a little more risqué. I’m sure they each put their own spin on it, as is their right to do. And who am I to question them? They are the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court, and they can do as they damn well please! Whatever they decide to wear underneath, once the robes are on, these six men and three women (currently) serve as the final check on laws passed by our federal and sometimes state governments. The Court has faced some difficult quandaries in the past and this year’s cases were no different. This judicial season has now ended and it’s official: gay marriage is in, Obamacare is here to stay, and states are free to kill death row inmates with whatever drug cocktails they can dream up. The high-profile nature of these cases has drawn more attention to the nine Justices of the Supreme Court than I can remember in recent times. People want to know who these nine super judges are and what makes them tick. Luckily for you, I went to law school and actually had to read some of their opinions and have gleaned a
bit of insight into who at least half of these people are. For the rest of them, I’m going to follow the time honored American tradition of relaying some things I remember seeing and also making some of it up. You get to decide what’s real! It’s like a fun game! Our first justice is also the newest appointee to the court. Elena Kagan used to rep Obama in front of the Supreme Court as the solicitor general before becoming a justice. Now she recuses herself from all the cases she worked on before, so who knows how she feels? She looks like your mom if your mom is an older white lady with short hair. Sonia Sotomayor is the slightly more supreme than Kagan as she was around for about a year before Kagan joined the party. Sotomayor once threw the opening pitch at a Major League Baseball game and is often derided as a “spicy Latina” by Fox News. Clarence Thomas also likes sports. He thinks that since the majority of players in the NBA are African American, racism must no longer exist. That’s probably why he doesn’t like affirmative action either. He is only the second African American to ever serve on the Supreme Court. What he does like is harassing women and drinking Cokes with pubes in them. From watching him in court, you wouldn’t know any of this
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because he barely says anything. In fact he hasn’t asked a question in court in about eight years! At the end of the day, you don’t need to know much about Thomas because he will invariably go the same way as his boy, Antonin Scalia. Scalia is so conservative that he literally will bust out an old ass dictionary to figure out what the framers of the Constitution meant when they wrote the law of the land. He is what is sometimes called an originalist, which I read as “asshole.” His m.o. is to tear people down to make them feel stupid or to call them names when things don’t go his way. Yes he can be funny sometimes, but he’s still an asshole. Samuel Alito really thinks corporations are people and should get to spend whatever they want on elections. When the President told the country that was wrong at a State of the Union, Alito mouthed, “Not true,” in the President’s face. He looks really uptight, almost crotchety. John Roberts is the most supreme of all of the justices. He isn’t any better and hasn’t been there longer than the rest of the bunch, but George W. Bush put him in charge for life, so deal with it. Roberts has the title of Chief Justice, which means he is allowed to draw penises on people’s faces when they pass out. He looks like some sort of aged Ken doll. He latches onto strange things in cases which leads him to unexpected results.
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Like Roberts, Anthony Kennedy is hard to figure out. He will do something amazing like write the opinion legalizing gay marriage, but also do something stupid like write the Citizens United decision that created this dark-money election gravy train. He used to (and still occasionally does) teach for McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. He is not related to those other Kennedys that you are thinking about. Stephen Breyer sacrificed a live goat on a homemade alter in the chamber of the Supreme Court shortly after he was appointed. That gave him the power to keep Clarence Thomas quiet for the past eight years. Ruth Bader Ginsburg ignores all of these other idiots’ bullshit and does her own thing. That usually entails applying the law in a reasonable and consistent way. They don’t call her the Notorious RBG for nothing. She even makes the neck doily look cool. Ruth is the truth! These nine people try to keep this ship called America afloat when they aren’t trying to sink it to the bottom of the sea. It’s a difficult balancing act, but, as any follower of the Supreme Court knows, these motherfuckers love their balancing tests. For their trouble, they are given a generous salary, lifetime employment, personal security, a chair built to their specifications and, I’m guessing, one of the finest black robes to ever touch human flesh.
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Sacratomato Festival • July 25
Tomato lovers and those who enjoy a good pun should not shy away from the second annual Sacratomato Week hosted by The Sutter District. The week kicks off on July 20 and will celebrate the fruit that is near and dear to every Sacramentan’s heart: the tomato! Restaurants within the District like Paragary’s, Momo Lounge, Barwest, Red Rabbit, Centro, INK and many more will be cooking up tomato-full concoctions just for your bellies. And to close the week of celebrations, the second annual Sacratomato Festival will commence, starting at 4 p.m. on July 25. The festival will include a farmer’s market, a Bloody Mary bar, a children’s “tomato patch” area, cooking demos and much, much more. The Sutter District is located around the 2700 block of L Street. To get a little more information, you can visit Sacramento365.com or you can head over to the Sacratomato Festival’s Facebook page. You can also call The Sutter District at (916) 442-1500.
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Deep-fried foods, horse racing, animal exhibits, carnival rides, wine and beer gardens … Yup! The California State Fair is right around the corner, running from July 10 to 26 at Cal Expo, bringing with it a plethora of not only the aforementioned things, but plenty of awesome live entertainment too. Here are Submerge’s five not-to-be-missed acts at this year’s State Fair. All shows are free with fair admission, but you can also purchase tickets to get closer to the stage. Visit Castatefair.org for show information and to purchase tickets. Paul Rodriguez on July 11: Rodriguez is an actor and comedian who has been making people laugh for decades. He has been in over 45 films, was voted one of the most influential Hispanics in America and was honored with the Ruben Salazar award by the National Council of La Raza. Put on your laughing pants and come see Paul do what he does best. $12 Gold Circle seats.
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Brett Eldredge on July 26: 2014 Country Music Association Awards’ New Artist of the Year, Brett Eldredge graced our eardrums with his number one hit, “Don’t Ya” and “Beat of the Music.” He has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, LIVE! with Kelly and Michael and Late Night with Seth Meyers. Get your boogie on and enjoy the last night of the fair with Eldredge’s good looks and beautiful voice. $25 Gold Circle seats.
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The 2015 Sacramento Japanese Film Festival • July 17-19 Get your culture on at Sacramento’s 2015 Japanese Film Festival. Friday, July 17’s show kicks off with director Hirokazu Koreeda’s film, Like Father, Like Son. This is a film about a successful architect who learns that his son was switched at birth. After learning of this horrific mistake, the two families switch again and begin to “start from scratch,” raising their own biological children and questioning the importance of biological ties. Saturday has four shows. Starting with I Was Born But…, made in 1932 by director Yasujiro Ozu and known as one of the “great silent Japanese masterpieces.” This film follows two young boys’ journey as they watch their father, a “lowly office clerk,” make himself available for his boss’ beck and call. The series of films shown next are The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Hafu: The Mixed Race Experience in Japan and Sang-il Lee’s Unforgiven. The festival ends Sunday with two shows, Azumi Morisaki’s Pecoross’ Mother and Her Days and Tim Savage’s Under the Blood Red Sun, an enthralling coming-of-age story about two young boys as they experience the life changing day of Dec. 7, 1941. Films begin Friday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. You can purchase a $37 three-day pass or it’s $10 a piece for the individual films. The event will be held at Crest Theatre, located at 1013 K Street. To purchase tickets, you can do so in person or visit Crestsacramento.com.
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Do you like fishing? Do you love beating the heat by snuggling up to the water? Do you love Mother Earth? Then come to the trashiest fish-off Sacramento has yet to see. Broadway Bait, Rod and Gun and the Sacramento River Clean Up are teaming together to throw “Fish-On! Trash-Off!,” a fish-catching, trash-picking contest and fundraiser. Prizes will be going to the biggest bass wrangler, the first and second biggest striper catchers, and the first and second best people who are really good at picking up trash and putting a smile on the universe’s face. Not only will this be a fun-filled, jam-packed event with raffles and just plain good humans, there will also be free barbecue. That’s right: barbecue for free! Make sure that if you will be fishing, you have the proper fishing license, which must be on you at all times. The event is open to all canoes, pontoons, kayaks, etc. To register head over to Broadway Bait, Rod and Gun at 1701 Broadway Street. It’s a $25 registration fee with a $10 big fish option. Race will be held July 12 with a 5:30 a.m. check-in at Broadway Bait, Rod and Gun and a 6:30 a.m. gun time at Discovery Park. To get more information, contact Blake at (916) 476-1403 or Skyler at (530) 906-8543, or search for Broadway Bait, Rod and Gun on Facebook.
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corporeal reality. There is only Riley, a normal 11-year-old girl from Minnesota with a healthy relationship to her parents. Up to this point there have been no major conflicts in Riley’s life, save for the occasional rough hockey match. Things get a bit more complicated when Riley’s dad gets a new job on the West Coast, and life as she knows it is uprooted. Both parents share concern over Riley’s struggle to adjust to new surroundings, and with the subtle changes in her personality that signify the passing of childhood. This remarkably normal human drama serves as a launching pad to explore the complex network of emotions underlying every life decision, however small. We spend the majority of the film at the controls of Riley’s mind, where a team of colorful sprites representing five major emotions (Joy, Anger, Fear, Disgust, Sadness) take unequal turns at the helm. While it plays like fantasy, older viewers will revel in the pure metaphor of the central adventure: Joy (Amy Poehler) clashes with Sadness (Phyllis Smith) for preeminence and end up temporarily lost; the remaining emotions, Fear (Bill Hader) Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Anger (the perfectly cast Lewis Black) try their best to fill in the gaps and mimic normality, but end up producing sarcasm. In setting its main stage as the human brain, Inside Out unlocks the vast narrative potential of a world that can be equal parts comic, wistful and outlandish. Children will
delight in the diverse scenery and dreamlogic of locales that alternately resemble a museum, an amusement park, a zoo and a haunted house. There are many elements indebted to Dr. Seuss in the feverish whimsy used to portray Riley’s memory fields, from the literal train of thought operated by memory cleaners (who often hold onto useless memories like TV commercials for fun) to an imaginary friend that’s been hiding in the subconscious (a character straight out of Horton Hears a Who!). In that respect, the film feels like a classic throwback to the Jungian landscapes of Seuss’ best work (Oh, the Places You’ll Go! rings a few bells, as does the lesser known 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T). For all the energy with which Inside Out brings the imagination to life, the real triumph comes when directly tackling the emotions themselves, specifically the central duo of Joy and Sadness. After initially planning to pair Fear with Joy as a more comical choice, the filmmakers finally settled on bringing Sadness to the forefront, a risky move for a children’s film in this day and age. More than getting a crucial role, the complex, frumpy and perpetually blue character gradually comes to share the title of protagonist with Joy, who struggles to see the useful purpose of crying, negative emotion and especially memories that are anything but joyful. It seems like a corrective to much of the relentlessly upbeat films in the canon (Disney, Children’s, Hollywood, you-nameit) to show the two emotions for better or worse as a solid partnership, with equal responsibilities and an equal tendency to wreak havoc if left to their own devices. When leaving the film, I felt that Inside Out might be worthy of a sequel or two, not for the sake of revisiting beloved characters as Toy Story 3 or Monsters University have done, but just to look further into the tantalizingly infinite worlds it has opened up. There are a few hints to this effect—a scene highlighting the different emotional approaches between Riley’s mom and dad (the mom’s mind resembles an open-discussion format show a la The View, the dad’s a security control room). The fact that Riley is on the verge of young adulthood opens up countless avenues to explore the personality. Then again, this leap into the most personal of adventures—the development of our inner character—might suggest too many possibilities to contend with, especially outside the less hazardous boundaries of childhood. It is enough that Pixar has succeeded this time around, and has produced the most oddly affecting outlier in its filmography to date.
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Changing with the Times Kurt Spataro talks about the challenges of reinventing Paragary's Bar & Oven from the menu up Words Lovelle Harris • photos wesley davis
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n the ’80s, the culinary landscape in America was at a crossroads: Across the nation voracious diners were relinquishing their steak knives, and squeamishness, in favor of a pair of chopsticks to embrace sushi’s raw state; chefs were dabbling in inexplicable versions of tried and true favorites (Wolfgang Puck’s experimentations with pizza come to mind); while others toyed with our appetites entirely with nouvelle cuisine—you know, those overwrought, outrageously priced plates that displayed more porcelain than actual food. It was indeed a brave new culinary world. During that same time a local gastronome was taking on the dining scene in Sacramento. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Randy Paragary refrained from such novelties and instead focused on composed, yet accessible, dishes when, in 1983, he opened the doors to what would become the flagship of his epicurean empire, Paragary’s Bar and Oven. Over the last 30 years the venerable eatery played host to marriage proposals, birthday celebrations and business negotiations. But during its tenure as one of the best restaurants in town, owners Paragary, his wife Stacy and chef Kurt Spataro decided it was time to do their own restaurant makeover—updating not only the bistro’s façade, but its interior, patio and menu. So, last spring the duo shuttered the doors and embarked on the journey to reinvigorate the esteemed establishment. For 15 months, diners held their collective breath in anticipation of the million-dollar rebirth of Paragary’s Midtown gastronomical mecca. They were rewarded for their patience with a decidedly French take on the classic that’s modern without being too heavy-handed in its design—subtle touches are sprinkled throughout the space that are evocative of both old world charm and a nod to modernity. The updated menu mimics that sentiment as well. A few of the hits include fluffy pillows of sheep’s milk ricotta gnocchi intertwined with luscious chanterelle mushrooms, sweet corn and fava beans afloat in a parmesan brodo; a bold mesquite grilled quail dish intermingled with sweet corn soubise, fennel and arugula sprinkled with bits of bacon in a sweet bourbon marmalade; and an appetizer of thinly sliced, chilled lamb’s tongue adorned with frisée, French breakfast radish and a sauce gribiche—an herbaceous mayonnaise-style, egg concoction riddled with the briny goodness that only the caper can lend. Submerge recently sat down with Spataro to chat about the old, the new and the unexpected at the new Paragary’s.
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What is the inspiration for the food that you’re doing here now? When I was very young, maybe 19 or 20, I stumbled upon Chez Panisse in Berkeley … I had dinner that night and it had a really huge impact on me. [When] the Chez Panisse menu cookbook came out, I got a copy and I read it like a novel, from cover to cover, and I cooked my way through it. That whole experience, discovering Chez Panisse, going there and eating as much as I could, collecting the menus, studying the menus, studying that book [and] using my experiences at Chez Panisse as a reference really set me in a direction. That experience was very formative.
What do you think is the most significant change to the restaurant? Physically, I would say it’s completely different. I think the spirit is very similar; it’s intended to be comfortable and a place where you can come any time of the day and feel comfortable … but the appearance is the most strikingly different thing. Was there anything in the restaurant that is no longer here that was heartbreaking to lose in the redesign? I don’t know if you remember the mural that was painted on the ceiling; that was there from day one and it was hand-painted by someone. So seeing that being peeled off of the ceiling was … well, it wasn’t sad, but it was, “Wow, we’re really changing things.”
What was the reason for revamping both the space and the menu? The space needed it, for one. It really needed to “It really needed to be be updated. I think the updated. I think the menu is a collaboration between myself and the menu is a collaboration chefs … and the history between myself and the of Paragary’s certainly chefs … and the history influenced the menu, but of Paragary’s certainly there are so many things influenced the menu, but that have happened since there are so many things Paragary’s opened 32 years ago, in terms of that have happened since the culinary scene, and Paragary’s opened 32 we wanted to incorporate years ago, in terms of the those things [but] still be culinary scene, and we somewhat faithful to the wanted to incorporate original concept.
those things [but] still be somewhat faithful to the original concept.” – Kurt Spataro, co-owner of Paragary’s Bar & Oven
What was the most audacious food trend when Paragary’s first opened in 1983? Things that were introduced at that time, you know, goat cheese was kind of a new product at that time, and things like sun-dried tomatoes. So, I guess what was silly about it was some of those things got overused. Soon there was sun-dried tomatoes on everything and goat cheese on everything. So, that to me would be it—the overuse of trendy stuff.
I saw chilled lamb’s tongue on the new menu. What’s your take on “snout to tail” eating? I think it’s great. Chefs like the weird stuff. We like to use interesting things. It’s not that interesting to cook a boneless chicken breast, or challenging. It’s much more interesting and challenging to take something like a lamb’s tongue, or oxtail, or tripe, you know, something that is very unappetizing in its raw state and you have to use a lot of technique to make it delicious. So it’s always fun and rewarding to take something like an underappreciated ingredient and apply technique and time to it and make something delicious that you would never make at home. SubmergeMag.com
How do you stay relevant in an industry where diners are fickle and restaurants come and go? I think you really have to pay attention to what’s going on, and there’s so much information out there from food blogs to magazines, cookbooks. I’m a voracious reader and collector of cookbooks, and traveling and going out to eat at other restaurants, all of it. Really trying to stay abreast.
Being in the business for so long, what advice would you give to a young entrepreneur thinking about getting into the restaurant business? Besides, don’t do it [chuckling]? I think my advice would be, just be really sure of what your concept is. Secondly, don’t overextend yourself. I think it’s a mistake for a first-time restaurateur to go deep into debt. I think it’s smarter to create a more modest concept, sort of prove to yourself and to your customers that this is going to fly. In order to mitigate the risk it’s smart to start small—really be clear on what your concept is and do it great. What is the most remarkable change that you have seen in the local food scene? The level of sophistication and quality. I think the bar continues to get raised each year and that’s great for the diner, because the restaurateurs have to compete with each other and the chefs have to compete with each other. So Paragary’s Bar and Oven the more people is located at 1401 28th out there doing Street in Sacramento. For more information, go to good things the Paragarys.com. You can more we have to also call (916) 457-5737. step our game up.
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conversation includes men more, maybe they can check each other on that like, ‘Hey man, maybe don’t be an asshole to this girl or don’t push her too hard at the party.’” Zamata says she talks about what’s going on in the news with friends and coworkers when figuring out the best execution for serious topics. “Some things are better as a sketch or a joke or a short film and I just write everything down and think about what I want to say, and sometimes I just get on stage and talk about it,” she says. “Lately, because a lot of the news has been intense, it’s more talk and not necessarily jokes, but I work out how I feel about the situation and people in the audience are with me, they get it.” It’s not easy to address racial issues or tragedies, or conversations society has been avoiding, but Zamata says she sees it as a comedian’s job to shine a light on these things in society, reflect on them and be a mirror. “That’s what I try to do and it’s been getting a good response,” she says. If you’re getting worried Zamata’s shows on July 11 at the Comedy Spot are going to be Debbie Downers, they won’t. The improv extraordinaire has been working on new material that most fans have not yet seen, unless they’ve caught her in late-night action around NYC. The shows are part of her first major cross-country tour, Whiskey on the Rocks. And yes, that is her drink of choice for those of you who’ll be attending or catching up with Zamata at a bar after the show. The 29-year-old has had a whirlwind year-and-a-half after joining the cast of SNL, and has won over viewers with her on-point
impressions of Michelle Obama, Rihanna and other prominent black women in society, who, for the last eight years, were mostly being played by SNL male cast members, if played at all. “We have a lot of black people on the show who want to shake things up and want to talk about things that may be uncomfortable, but we want to talk about it so we try to put it into the most digestible package,” Zamata says. “It’s hard because we aren’t like this new punk show just starting out; we are a show with a long tradition and have to appeal to our longtime fans.” Zamata is free to perform as she pleases in her own live shows, but has realized that since starting her new job, audience members sometimes expect to “see SNL” at her performances. “Older people would be like, I was a fan since the 1970s and I was really hoping you would do Michelle Obama,” she laughs. Her love of performing started at a young age, and not in improv but in show choir (she notes that ever since the SNL team found out she could sing, she has had regular singing sketches on the show). It wasn’t until middle school that a volleyball coach with a love for ComedySportz introduced Zamata to competitive short-form improv by taking the team to a show at the end of a season. “The first time I went I thought, what is this magical thing, and I was so enamored,” Zamata says. She forced her parents to take her to more of the shows and in high school, she joined an improv team for a week before realizing it conflicted with her show choir schedule. “So I’d just watch Whose Line Is It Anyway all the time and was still an improv fan,” she says. After graduating from University of Virginia with a drama degree, Zamata moved to New York and joined the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), whose ranks include hundreds of famous comedians and improv artists like
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Amy Poehler, Matt Besser and Ian Roberts. “I started doing improv because I liked improv,” Zamata says about her switch from choir and musical theater. “It was the same with sketch and stand-up. I barreled into it and figured I’d stop when it stopped being fun but it has never stopped being fun.” When Zamata joined UCB in 2009, she was the only black female. Since then, several more have joined the group and even more women are in leading roles in comedy than Zamata ever remembers. “I think it’s all about representation; seeing someone on stage or on screen who looks like you is a huge help,” she says. “Donald Glover was performing here [at UCB] and even though I’m not a guy, he was someone I could relate to and that was a huge help for me. It helps to have a relation to someone that you’re watching. If all you see is one kind of person, it may seem hard to get into it.” Zamata says she noticed during UCB’s annual Del Close Marathon—a three-day improv event in NYC—that improv students of color were taking pictures of her and saying they couldn’t wait to show their friends and families that people who look like them are doing this work too. “I feel proud that I was able to be at UCB for so long and now there are more people who look like me there,” she says, but adds that comedy, and especially improv with its expensive classes, can still be hard to reach for many young people because of socioeconomic issues or because they don’t have the exposure in their schools or towns. “But I think it is changing and the more exposure UCB and the form has to people the more diverse it’ll become,” she says. “This is a good time for women in comedy and I feel excited to be in the mix of it.”
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Conquer Divide stands ready to shake up the metalcore scene with the release of their debut album Words Zach Ahern photo Rick Wait
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What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced as a band thus far? The physical distance between band members is tough. Izzy is allowed to work for us on an entertainment visa from the U.K., Janel lives in Austin and Tamara resides in Sacramento. Since we all live in different states, we have to consistently practice on our own to stay fresh. We’re afraid we’ll be judged based on our look or the fact that we’re all females, but we want to prove people wrong and challenge people to come to our shows to see for themselves. Everyone buys into the notion of being famous and making money, but we want to inspire younger generations just as we were.
How are you preparing for upcoming the 2015 All Stars Tour? Once everyone arrives to Detroit, we’ll literally be rehearsing every day to make sure we’re airtight. We’ve been learning from our experiences of the recent full U.S. Confessions tour with Alesana and are currently entering a summer tour with far more bands on each bill without a tour manager, so we have to cut our set length and be extremely punctual about every aspect. We now rehearse as if we’re on stage; we set up, play and then breakdown with allotted set times in mind. This tour will be a good test because we get experience under our belts and help prepare us for what comes next by hardening our skin. We’ve learned to better anticipate the unforeseen issues that can happen on the road like having vehicle mechanical issues or getting ripped off. Who would be on your “dream” tour? As far as bands similar to our genre, I’d have to say Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive. We appreciate a lot of different styles and people probably assume we just listen to metalcore, but Kiarely would probably say Miley Cyrus because she seems like a fun person to tour with and is such a great performer. How did your relationship with Artery Recordings come about? Eric Rushing [label CEO] reached out to us initially. We had a few labels that were interested, but Artery is an incredible, fun and hardworking team. We were nervous meeting them at SXSW, but they proved to be all super chill cool guys. We ask a lot of questions and they’re always super helpful, cordial and communicate very well. They don’t back us in a corner or push us into things. We don’t want to be known as just the six-piece, all-female metalcore band and felt like other labels might try to narrowly market us that way.
What can listeners expect from your forthcoming debut album? Fans can expect diversity from song to song. The album is metal-based, but a few songs are very melodic and have no screaming at all. We were so excited to have Joey Sturgis [Of Mice and Men, Asking Alexandria] produce our record. Joey worked really hard and pushed us to be better along the way. His structures, dynamics and the way he can put electronics in a song is amazing to us. The hope is that the listening experience will be fun for people and that everyone can relate to our music. My ultimate goal is to be driving by someone who is listening to our album in his or her car. Your album pre-order comes with a skeleton key. Is there any significance to that? I love keys. I have a collection of keys and have a tattoo of a key. When I was younger I watched and read The Secret Garden and always wanted to find a key to a secret place. There is a key in all of us to unlock our potential as musicians. Today, the Supreme Court ruled to legalize same-sex marriage? Where do you stand on the issue? I think it’s a sigh of relief. Life should be about love. I have relatives and friends that are homosexuals. It should have been legal a long time ago. I feel marijuana should be legalized as well. I don’t smoke marijuana, but there are so many benefits involved, like CBD’s eliminating cancer cells for instance. People don’t take the time to get educated on certain topics; they only choose to blindly criticize things. I just hope that this ruling makes people happy because this country needs a boost in morale.
See Conquer Divide on July 22 at Ace of Spades as part of the All Stars Tour, which features Upon a Burning Body, Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive and many others. Tickets are $20 for this all-ages, all-day show that gets underway at 2 p.m. For more info, go to Aceofspadessac.com.
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Your bio suggests it was tough finding females that fit the mold. Can you elaborate on that and how Conquer Divide came to be? Kristen and I met nearly 10 years ago through the Detroit music scene and played in a previous band together. She hit me up a few years ago and pitched the idea of getting a new band together. She sent me some ideas and I was immediately interested, but we knew we needed other members. Some people assume we were a group manufactured from a record label, but that’s not the case. We looked for potential band mates locally in Detroit, but had a rough time finding females that were dedicated and interested in playing our style of music. For example, we had auditioned some great singers that weren’t into screaming during our aggressive breakdown parts. We put out several ads on Reverbnation, Craigslist and Facebook trying to find the right fits. Some people contacted us and didn’t show enough initiative, but others, even Izzy [from the United Kingdom] thought we were a flat out scam … We eventually gained people’s trust and proved we were real through Skype and recruited Tamara and Izzy through YouTube. We found Janel in Austin, Texas. Her vocal range as a screamer and presence as a frontwoman has taken us over the top. We got so lucky to find her the way we did and just a week before we went in the studio to record our debut album!
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Ghostplay flaunt post-punk influences on their debut EP Words niki kangas • Photo Mark Louie
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had no idea what the hell ‘Ghostplay’ means so I’ll admit—just like with a lot of text acronyms that I can’t interpret—I looked it up on Urban Dictionary so I wouldn’t have to ask when I interviewed the local band using said moniker. Apparently it’s when you put a white sheet over your head like a ghost and dry hump someone till … you can guess what comes next. After giving it some thought, Ghostplay is a pretty fitting name for this band. When I finished listening to the band’s soon-to-set-sail debut EP, I felt like I had been surprise attacked by a shrouded spectre that made me climax and left me disoriented. It was kind of awesome and weird. These were the perfect, aptly timed jams for another restless summer, too. Add Ghostplay to your summer playlist, and your list of local bands on whom to keep a watchful eye and listening ear. You can thank me later for the wham-bam. Ghostplay’s first release, 33, is a fivesong EP that the band has been writing and revamping for a couple years now. The band is a tight-knit, funny and endearing three-piece, consisting of facetious frontman Jason Hess on synthesized bass, guitar, keys and vocals; super sweet babe Leticia Garcia on guitar and vocals; and newcomer drummer Armando Gonzales. Ghostplay’s music features complex
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layers of sound, created by an equally complex assortment of audio equipment. “The only part that’s a little confusing—and some people have questions about—is that I use a baritone guitar which is split into two audio signals,” elaborates Hess. “One signal feeds to a guitar amplifier, and the other signal is processed by a computer to make it sound more like a bass guitar. Then that signal feeds to a bass amplifier. That same computer is also used to simultaneously create live effects, looping vocal tracks and keyboard sounds.” Hess describes a collaborative songwriting process rather than a single member bringing the seeds of an already-formed song to the table. “A lot of times songs are born just from the three of us being in a room together” says Hess. The band’s camaraderie and egalitarian take on the band dynamic is palpable throughout our conversation. Although they’ve been jamming songs into fruition and playing shows for a while, they only recently got to work on a more focused recording effort. “It’s really difficult when you don’t have anything recorded to promote yourself with,” says Garcia. “For this EP, we got to work with a really cool producer, Monte Vallier from San Francisco, so we’re really looking forward to having the EP to help promote ourselves.”
33 is being released by Noise Loves Audio, a Davis-based radio show and label specializing in analog for its sound character—particularly cassettes, although the EP will also be available in digital formats. The corresponding EP artwork by John Conley creatively correlates to the dark and dreamy feeling of the music. Ghostplay has been twice nominated for the Sacramento News and Review’s local music awards, the Sammies, in the “post-punk” category, but to try to better pinpoint their sound or genre, it takes a mouthful. Gonzales tries summarizing with, “Post-punk shoegaze-y space rock, you know … dark pop,” to which, personally, I’d add beachy surf rock dance-y dream-pop with a pinch of goth. The opening track on 33, “Too Much,” sets the tone with a spacy, sleepy beach soundscape over which Garcia sings lazily and soothingly. A muffled, echoing Hess melodically chimes in over the ringing, rolling guitar riff. The beat begins to escalate, and suddenly the pace is dance-y, then again takes a breather and slows to a Sunday stroll on Xanax. Just when you think the song is over, you stumble back into the same dream. My favorite track, “My Halo,” is breathy and uplifting with rad timing changes; on “New Monday,” tremolo-altered voices oscillate, tonality climbs and the cadence pulses; “Science” is haunting, metallic, interstellar, pounding and echoing; “Patience” is full of angst, feedback, strange voices, layered atop traveling arpeggios and a steady pace that builds and erupts into a space cruise. If all of that sounds great to you, then don’t miss the band’s upcoming EP release show at trusty Old Ironsides on July 10 (plus Mall Walk is playing!).
When it comes to where the members of Ghostplay want to take the band in the future, according to Hess, they’re happy with things just the way they are. “We have a lot more songs to record now,” ruminates Hess. “Music is something that we really enjoy. Shows are fun whether or not there’s a lot of people there, like this one at this art collective in Davis … it was a great experience, you know? It’s just interesting, getting to collaborate with other artists.” “I want to do a lot more recording, because that’s what lasts,” Garcia adds. Spinal Tap was afflicted with a curse of having to frequently replace their drummers due to untimely deaths, such as spontaneous combustion. But Ghostplay, although currently on drummer number three, feels blessed rather than cursed about their own game of musical chairs. “I’m really grateful that we’ve been lucky enough to find three drummers,” explains Garcia. “Mark Rocha was our first drummer who really helped us get started playing shows and helped shape the songs. Then Michael Couloures, he came in on a whim and learned all the songs in a month to record them.” Following guest drummer Couloures’ contribution to the EP effort, Gonzales fell right into place. “I feel super lucky. I mean, it was love at first Craigslist,” gushes Gonzales. “This band is so practical and Help Ghostplay celebrate the sincere. If I had release of their debut EP, 33, at to use two words Old Ironsides on July 10. Get there early, because the first 50 to describe people will receive a free copy of Ghostplay it the album. Also performing will would be those be Mall Walk, Silver Spoons and two words.” Subculture. This 21-and-over show will cost a $6 cover. Doors open at 8 p.m.
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Psyched Up!
Dengue Fever stokes their creative flames with a new album on their own label Words Eddie Jorgensen • photo marc walker
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he Center for the Arts in Grass Valley is producing the 19th annual California World Fest this year and the lineup is better than ever. From Beats Antique to Lucinda Williams to Richard Thompson, it would seem there is no shortage of talent. As luck would have it, Los Angeles’ Dengue Fever is one of the festival’s many featured acts. Ever since the release of their debut self-titled album in 2003, the band has been shaking up dance floors. From clubs in Southern California to shows abroad, this quirky ensemble has delivered a heady mix of Cambodian pop, garage rock and even psychedelia. Dengue Fever’s songs are timeless and singer Chhom Nimol often sings in her native Cambodian language, Khmer, in addition to English. The band is rounded out by the talents of keyboardist Ethan Holtzman, his brother Zac
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(formerly of Dieselhed) on guitars, saxophonist David Ralicke (Beck and Brazzaville), drummer Paul Dreux Smith and bassist Senon Williams (Radar Brothers). “The original idea of the band was simply doing ‘60s psychedelic rock from Cambodia but soon became something much different. When my brother and I were learning the songs initially, I was playing accordion. Later I picked up a Farfisa [organ made in the ‘60s and ‘70s] after visiting many different vintage shops,” said keyboardist Ethan. Ethan cut his teeth first learning accordion from one of the greatest names in the industry. “I learned most of the keyboards from playing accordion at first. I studied with a teacher named Milton Mann and learned from his four different books. He was such an incredible musician and I learned a great deal from him,” he said.
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Ethan soon realized that the Farfisas needed to be warmed up to work properly. He found out the hard way that the organs were extremely finicky instruments during a visit to Russia. “When we played at a festival in Russia, I brought the Farfisa, but the keys went flat and I had to use a different keyboard,” he said. “It was very challenging trying to re-learn those parts and find those sounds on the fly. I did play a second set later at a club and [the Farfisa] worked just fine.” These days, he isn’t taking any chances on his equipment. “I ended up buying a Nord Stage keyboard, which I use when we play live now. It has all the sounds that I need and more,” he said. Ethan’s keyboard parts, however, are not made without much thought and deliberation. “First I try to find a tone that fits the song best.
One of the best things about playing keyboards is you have an infinite amount of unique sounds to pull from. I like the variety,” he said. “I just try to find a rhythm and the notes that work around the vocals or other instruments. Once we have all recorded our parts we have listening sessions then we talk about what we like, what clashes and what needs to be changed.” Dengue Fever’s latest album, The Deepest Lake took some time to record. There was a long break of four years in between full-length albums. “We started our own record label so that took a little bit of time to get things sorted,” Ethan explained. “Writing is one of those things that takes a little longer with us because we want to get the vocals and the music exactly as we think it should be.” Curious listeners looking for the lost sounds of the Vietnam War era and the psychedelic
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sounds of the ‘60s will get lost in wonderful tracks on the new album, like the beautiful “Golden Flute,” which closes the record, and “Deepest Lake on the Planet,” which shuffles and sways with reckless aplomb. Ethan lists the latter as one of his favorites from the new album as well. “‘The Deepest Lake’ is one of my favorite songs. It feels like we ventured in a new direction. I like the dark moody vibe that the song has and the vocals remind me of Pan Ron [one of the best female Cambodian singers from the ‘60s],” he said. “'Tokay' [the album’s lead track] is another song that makes me happy,” Ethan went on to say. “It’s about the Tokay gecko that we see and hear whenever we visit Cambodia. The gecko is really loud and makes funny sounds at night. At one point in the song our singer, Nimol, croaks like the Tokay.” Whereas most bands signed to labels are saddled with time constraints and deadlines, Dengue Fever had time on their side while recording The Deepest Lake. They had no one to answer to but themselves. “We were not rushed whatsoever and the release of the new album felt like it was a rebirth of the band,” Ethan said. “There is an excitement now around the band like when we first started to get a big buzz. At that time, we won a handful of awards and even were recognized by LA Weekly as the Best New Band of 2003. “We were signed to many labels and released records on Real World, Concord/ Fantasy Records, M 80 and Web of Mimicry,” he continued. “TUK TUK Records is now our own business and nobody can tell us what to do.” Although The Deepest Lake was quietly released on their own TUK TUK Records label in January 2015, the album speaks loudly. It includes 10 rump-shaking songs featuring quirky keyboards, horns, shuffling drum rhythms, hypnotic bass lines and some crafty guitar work that is sure to catch fire once the songs are seen or heard live. “We recorded the new album at our Shoebox Studio, which is owned by our bassist, Senon,” Ethan said. “We pretty much used all of our band money to buy mics, gear, compressors and other accessories to make the recording the best we could this time around.” Since their inception, Dengue Fever have garnered many fans in the musical community, from The Kinks’ Ray Davies to Metallica’s Kirk Hammett to Peter Gabriel. “We recorded at Peter Gabriel’s studio in Bath,” Ethan said. “It was an amazing place and he let us use any instrument we wished. One room was called the Stone Room and it was rather amazing to stand in that room and take in the architecture.” SubmergeMag.com
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“There is an excitement now around the band like when we first started to get a big buzz.” – Ethan Holtzman, Dengue Fever One star-studded encounter stood out from the rest, however. “Jello Biafra [of Dead Kennedys fame] came to one of our shows and took literally one of everything from our merch table including vinyl. That was kind of awkward. He then asked if the band would cover ‘Holiday In Cambodia,’ a DK classic at the next show. We learned it for the next show and, of course, he didn’t show up,” said Ethan while laughing. Additionally, they’ve also found some friends in the film industry. “I never would have imagined that Jim Jarmusch would use a song [of ours] in one of his films. He used ‘Ethanopium’ in his Broken Flowers movie. We also became friends with Matt Dillon who used a song in City Of Ghosts,” Ethan said. Although very modest, he left out the fact their music was also included in Weeds (Showtime), True Blood (HBO), CSI, The Hangover 2 and many other mediums including documentaries. Similarly, the band has become quite a tour-de-force overseas and have been included on myriad festivals including Treasure Island, Roskilde (Denmark), WOMEX (Spain), Glastonbury (United Kingdom), Bumbershoot (Seattle) and Transmusicales (France), among others. “We have been very fortunate to have played overseas in the past,” Ethan said. “We’re gearing up to go back in September and we’re playing at both clubs and festivals. In London, we’ve headlined our own shows before, but we’re not big enough yet for a full-scale tour.” Each and every member are integral for capturing Dengue Fever’s current sound as Ethan is quick to point out. “Everybody really contributes to the songwriting, and we’ll use ideas from everyone when they make sense. We all consider this band a very important project and put 100 percent into what we’re doing and I think you can hear it,” he said. “We plan to keep touring and recording new music as long as we can.”
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Press Club Zach Vito, Brasil, Best Dog Award, 8 p.m. Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m. Torch Club The J’s, 5:30 p.m.; Tuba Luba, Michael Ray, 8 p.m.
hosted by The Glens of Smow of Sambandha, 7 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Local Licks Free Music Series, 8 p.m. Press Club Voice of Addiction, West Lords, The Community, At Both Ends, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8:30 p.m. Starlite Lounge Arabrot, Dispirit, Lycus, Ghold, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Keri Carr Band, Anthony Ruptak, 9 p.m.
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The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Kevin Seconds & Friends, Bryan McPherson, Louise Distras, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m. Harlow’s The Aristocrats, The Travis Larson Band, 7 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
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The Blue Lamp Brutha Smith Presents Hip Hop House Party and Open Mic, 8 p.m. Davis Art Center Ninth Annual Celebration of the 7-String Guitar, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 Brian Pi’Kea, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m. LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Sam I Jam, Roger Carpio, Adam J and Special Guests, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Ukulele Blues Workshop, 7:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Cracker, Victor Krummenacher, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m.
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Ace of Spades John Mayall, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Grind w/ Celly Cel and More, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Bears and Company, Brave Season, VVomen, Lungs, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. The Colony Through the Gates, Sierra Skyline, Up In Smoke, Without Hope, 7 p.m. Crocker Art Museum ArtMix “Quench” w/ Bonanza King and DJ Larry Rodriguez, 5 p.m. District 30 EDX, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m.
El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9 p.m. Fremont Park Hot Lunch Concert Series: Salt Wizard, 11 a.m. Fox & Goose Steve McLane, 9 p.m. Harlow’s King Chip, 6:30 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m. Lakeview Commons (South Lake Tahoe) Live at Lakeview w/ World’s Finest, 4:30 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Midtown BarFly Jonny Ha$h, Muppet Punk and More, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Criminal Rock, Evan Egerer, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub 2 Steps Down, 10 p.m. Press Club Heckarap, 9 p.m. Shine Salt Wizard, Sarah Donner, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Ezza Rose, Cave Clove, 9 p.m. Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Harper, 9 p.m.
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Ace of Spades Mark Chesnutt, Jon Emery, 7 p.m. Back 9 Bar & Grill Enter:Villian, 8:30 p.m. Bar 101 Brian Pi’Kea, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Bluecasters, 5 p.m.
The Blue Lamp Scratch Outs, The Suppressors, DJ Wokstar, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Snow Tha Product, Audio Push, A-Game, Cherry Red, Lilly Love, 7 p.m. Cafe Colonial Leer, Winter Break, Little Tents, Globule, 8 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair Toyota Concert Series: Morris Day & The Time, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. Cesar Chavez Park Concerts In the Park w/ The Soft White Sixties, The Nickel Slots, Justin Farren, Vintage Vandals, El Conductor, 5 p.m. The Colony Sacramento’s Kitchen: Rap Battle Vol. 1 feat. Apollo Cutts, Bez, Donald Ricardo, CasualD the MC and More, 8 p.m. Dive Bar Sister Crayon (DJ Set), 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Noah Nelson and The Pat Reilly Trio, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Goldfield Chad Bushnell, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Built To Spill, Slam Dunk, 8 p.m. John Natsoulas Center for the Arts Brassy! Brass Ensemble, 6 p.m. Luna’s Cafe B21, I Love Ethyl, 2nd Mile, 8:30 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Ghostplay (EP Release), Mall Walk, Silver Spoons, Subculture, 8 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Duran Duran Duran Tribute Band, 9 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m.
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Back 9 Bar & Grill FallRise, Conceived In Chaos, California Riot Act, 8 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Ray Catfish Copeland Band, 3 p.m. The Boardwalk Ces Cru, Joey Cool, Houston Zizza, 7 p.m. Cafe Colonial The Gears, Rebel Punk, Screening of Don’t Be Afraid To Pogo (Documentary on The Gears) 3 p.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Center for the Arts (Grass Valley) Karla Bonoff Duo w/ Nina Gerber, 8 p.m. District 30 DJ Billy Lane, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Matt Woods, Adam Lee, 50-Watt Heavy, 9 p.m. Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Andrew Castro, The Denver J Band, Carly DuHain, 5:30 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Lions Gate Hotel Val Starr’s Blues on the Patio Concert Series feat. EC Scott, 7 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Embryo & Friends, 8:30 p.m. MARRS Building THIS Midtown Second Saturday Block Party w/ Kauf, Casino Gold, The Good Fortune, DJs Shaun Slaughter & Adam Jay, 4 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe A Gal & Mic Band, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Full Collapse, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Tom Rigney & Flambeau, 8:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub 8 Track Massacre, 10 p.m.
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Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Rebel Yell, 10 p.m. Red Lion Woodlake Hotel Clint Black, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen Miss Lonely Hearts, West Nile Ramblers, Million Dollar Giveaway, 6 p.m. Shine Now! Miles, Solomonophonic, Emery (Sacramento), 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Sacramento State Latin Jazz Ensemble, 9 p.m. Southside Park Soul Of Sacramento Music and Food Festival: Faze-O, The Dazz Band, Club Nouveau and More, 3 p.m. Starlite Lounge Sabbath Assembly, Christian Mistress, Waning, Church, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Groove Thang, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Apple Z, 3 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Alejandra Guzman, Chino Y Nacho, 7 p.m.; Solsa, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Overdraft, 5:30 p.m.; Black Market III, 9 p.m.
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Ace of Spades Machine Gun Kelly, 7 p.m. Bar 101 One Oz, 2 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Zorelli, 3 p.m. The Blue Lamp Halfpence and Haypenny, Kurrency, MAU, Whiskey and Stitches, Tattooed Love Dogs, Flyin Cowboy of Stillwood Sages, SWIM, Swerve, 12 p.m. The Boardwalk The Adolescents, The Weirdos, 7 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Cafe Colonial Piss Test, Sloppy Kisses, Crude Studs, Jesus & The Dinosaurs, Human Body, 7:30 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair Toyota Concert Series: Air Supply 40th Anniv. Tour, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. The Colony 54 Reasons, Area Grey, Some Kind of Civil, 7 p.m. Crest Theatre Amrinder Gill, Kulwinder Billa, Happy Raikoti, 5 p.m. Crocker Art Museum Classical Concert feat. William Feasley, 3 p.m.
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The Blue Lamp False, Plague Widow, Cormorant, 8 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair Toyota Concert Series: MKTO, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m. The Colony Epicardiectomy, Party Cannon, Parasitic Ejaculation, Jack Ketch, 8 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 The Helio Sequence, 7 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. Press Club Nostalgist, NMBRSTTN (Record Release), FiFi, Color of Closure, 8 p.m.
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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas
7.17
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Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Press Club Work Your Soul Dance Party, 9 p.m. Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m. Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.
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7.16 Thursday
Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp San Quinn, 8 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair Toyota Concert Series: Ashanti, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. The Colony Spewcats of the Cuttlefish, Serpentera, Force of Habit, Sincerely Dead, Cavalier, 8 p.m. Crest Theatre Anjelah Johnson presents Bon Qui Qui, 7 p.m. Crocker Art Museum Jazz Night feat. Clairdee, Current Personae, 5 p.m.
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7.17 FRIDAY
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Fox & Goose The F St. Stompers, Melissa Rugh & The Likely Stories, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Goldfield Michael Beck Band, 9 p.m. Harlow’s The Dreaded Diamond (EP Release), The Kelps, 6:30 p.m.; Avant, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nevada County Fairgrounds California WorldFest w/ Beats Antique, Sean Hayes, DakhaBrakha, Makana, Las Cafeteras and More, 9 a.m. Odd Fellows Hall (Davis) The Muffs, Dog Party, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Knock Knock, Inferno of Joy, Vasas, Monster Treasure, 9 p.m. On The Y Polyphonic w/ Tel Cairo, Recorded Freedom, The Administrator, DJs Pumatron & R$harp, 8:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Get Lucky, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino The Golden Cadillacs, 4 p.m.; Big Bad Boogie Rock, 9:30 p.m. Shine Animals In the Attic, Callow, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Latin Night, 9 p.m. Starlite Lounge White Knuckle Riot, Dedvolt, Damage Over Time, Glug, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) The Wiz Kid, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Sister Carol, Urbanfire, 6 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, 7 p.m.; Westbound 50, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Solsa, 9 p.m.
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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas
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Comedy Cache Creek Casino Arsenio Hall, July 11, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. Cal Expo California State Fair Toyota Concert Series: Paul Rodriguez, July 11, 8 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Comedy Open Mic Showcase hosted by Cheryl “the Soccer Mom” Anderson, July 7, 8 p.m. Tony Baker feat. Heath Harmison, July 10 - 12, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Say It Loud Comedy Presented by Michael Calvin Jr., July 16, 8 p.m. Brad Bonar Jr. feat. Dwayne Gill, July 17 - 19, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Open Mic Comedy hosted by Jaime Fernandez, every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Punchline Comedy Club Kabir Singh Presents: The Future of Comedy Showcase, July 8, 8 p.m. Jerry Rocha, July 9 - 11, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m. E.Clark’s 40th BDay Comedy Roast, July 12, 7 p.m. Tommy Davidson, July 17 - 19, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic, Sunday’s and Monday’s, 8 p.m. Improv Lab, Harold Night & Gordon Teams, Wednesday’s, 7 - 10 p.m. Cage Match & Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 8 - 10 p.m. Anti-Cooperation League, Saturday’s, 9 p.m. Sasheer Zamata, July 11, 8 & 10 p.m. Sleep Train Arena Kevin Hart’s What Now? Tour, July 17, 7 & 10:30 p.m. Tommy T’s Hope Flood, July 10 - 12 Rex Navarrete, July 17 - 19
Misc. 20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, every Saturday, 8 a.m. Aerospace Museum of California The Bob Hoover Project: Flying the Feathered Edge, July 11, 6 p.m. Atelier 20 Solo Exhibit by Margarita Chaplinska, July 11 Aug. 1 Avid Reader (Davis) Aurora: Reading, Discussion and Signing w/ Author Kim Stanley Robinson, July 17, 7:30 p.m. Axis Gallery Reception for I Could Go On Forever by Gillian Alexandra Kalisky, July 11, 6 p.m.; Show runs through July 26 B Street Theatre The Explorers’ Club by Nell Benjamin, through July 26 Grounded by George Brant, July 7 - Aug. 8 Beatnik Studios Opening Reception for Some Kind of Accident by Emily Swinsick, Amanda Cook & Jeff Mayry, July 10, 6 p.m.; Show runs through Aug. 7 Blue Cue Bar Bingo, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. The Blue Lamp Naughty Trivia!, every Wednesday, 8 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m.
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It’s never been a better time to be a Christian in America. Seriously, hear me out. First of all, it’s never been a bad time to be a Christian in America. Your “God” has his name printed right there on the dollar bill, after all. Also there hasn’t been a president in recent memory (yes, even your despicable adversary Barack Obama) who doesn’t name-drop God like they’re besties every chance he gets. If those aren’t signs that the U.S.A. is A-OK with Christianity, I’m not sure what is. This is a Christian nation, after all. Sure, we don’t like to say that it is, but it is. I can’t speak for the framers of the Constitution, because they’ve been dead for a couple hundred years, but I’m guessing, given America’s puritanical roots, that granting “freedom of religion” meant you were free to practice whatever zany offshoot of Christianity you preferred, be it Quaker, Shaker or Candlestick Maker, and probably had little regard for the myriad religions that washed up on this country’s shores over the past 230 years. Nevertheless, there are some Christians who somehow believe they’re a persecuted group. They’re easy to spot. They usually slap magnetic bumper stickers on their car urging us to keep the “Christ” in “Christmas,” like we could ever take it out. Then it would be just called “Mas,” and that’s the worst name for a holiday ever. In recent years, they’ve been through a lot. They’ve had to endure the ‘60s, Roe v. Wade and now the legalization of samesex marriage in all 50 states. I know that last one was probably a big blow to Christian life in America. For all these years, marriage has been defined between a man and a woman, I guess, because there’s some passage in Leviticus somewhere that says same-sex couples are an abomination or something. I’m not sure why a few terse, ancient scribblings should’ve been used as legal precedent in an industrialized nation thousands of years in the future, but such is the way of things. Like, does anyone know if Zeus was pro or against gay marriage? Whether he was or wasn’t, it wouldn’t matter. Zeus wasn’t the Christian God, so he doesn’t count. He was just a lecherous, pagan deity who’d turn into a swan so he could get
it on with human women, created by a group of people who lived thousands of years ago who were clearly primitive, both mentally and spiritually. I mean, all the Ancient Greeks ever came up with were ethics, philosophy and democracy, and look how well those turned out. But I’m not trying to put American Christians through any more than they’ve already had to endure. Let’s hold them at their word that the legalization of same-sex marriage is an abomination and will degrade American values to the point where I can legally marry the Bone Daddy bobblehead that adorns my writing desk. That would be both a same-sex and a flesh-plastic union, the legality of the latter still pending in courts. Let’s say that this degradation of values leads to crazy, unimaginable, chaos-type shit, like mass shootings in movie theaters, elementary schools and Southern churches. Or spawns a Catholic pope who’s all, “Hey, let’s stop blaming the poor for being poor,” and, “Hey, this global warming/climate change thing? It’s really a thing.” And let’s say all of these things are just harbingers for even worse things like plagues of locusts and rivers running red with blood. I think you’re looking at it all wrong that it’s a bad thing. You’ve got to think outside the box on this one. The legalization of same-sex marriage gives you the perfect opportunity to show us just how Christian you really are. You don’t have to answer to the Supreme Court, after all, but the One True Court of the Almighty Father. God’s the one who’s going to sort us all out in the Great By and By anyway, so hold your head up high that it’s all of us liberal sinners who are going to suffer the infinite stabbings of demonic pitchforks for all eternity, while you will be basking poolside with the hosts of Cherubim and Seraphim, drinking non-alcoholic pina coladas. He’s the only one who can judge us, right? Not me, you or anyone else, so rejoice, and be glad in it. You will rise above the perverse squalor of this earthly realm, one day. In the meantime, all you have to do is live and let live, turn the other cheek and remain confident in your conviction that you’re going to collect your reward in the afterlife. I mean, you are confident, right?
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