Submerge: Issue 192 (July 20 - August 3, 2015) by Submerge Magazine

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Melissa Welliver melissa@submergemag.com Submerge: an independently owned entertainment/lifestyle publication available for free biweekly throughout the greater Sacramento area.

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dive in An Issue Full of Murals (GIVEAWAY ALERT!) Melissa welliver melissa@submergemag.com As you probably know from our annual Bicycle Mural Tour story that we do every May, Submerge loves a good mural. When putting together this issue I noticed that in three of our main feature stories the subjects are standing in front of rad murals. First, we have Sister Crayon on our front cover. The photo was taken by one of our regular contributors, Phill Mamula. You can also check that mural out out on page 22. On the back cover we have a photo of chef Billy Ngo of Kru and now Fish Face fame, taken by another one of our contributors, Wesley Davis. When reading that story inside you can see a better photo of the mural on page 12. The third photo taken in front of a mural is a press photograph taken by Janette Valentine of the touring metal band Torche, as you can see on page 20. The more time I spent staring at these photos while designing the features, I couldn’t help but think how crazy it is to have three in one issue. And I’ve been doing this for a while, so I can say that. And since I got such a kick out of it, I came up with the idea to put on a little contest to win a gift certificate for some good food and drinks at a couple of our favorite restaurants in Sacramento. To be entered in to the drawing, please email us at info@submergemag.com with “MURAL CONTEST” in the subject line. Then simply tell us: • Your name (first and last). • Who’s standing in front of the mural (Sister Crayon, Billy Ngo or Torche). Yes, you can enter in all three, but only once. • Where the mural is located: name of building or street address. • Name of the artist who painted the mural (first and last name). We’ll accept emails to enter our contest until Monday, Aug. 3 at midnight PDT. We’ll draw names of those who answered correctly at random for each of the murals to win gift certificates. • Sister Crayon mural: $25 gift certificate good at LowBrau or Block Butcher Bar! • Billy Ngo mural: $30 to Kupros Craft House!

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What better way to relax, refresh and celebrate the summer than with a nice, cold and FRESH margarita in your hand? Luckily, for the whole month of July Tequila Museo Mayahuel is making that dream come true. Enjoy some amazing Mexican food (their pozole verde con pollo is to die for) and some very fresh and very good handmade-right-in-front-of-your-eyes margaritas. The flavors vary day to day as the restaurant gets their produce fresh each day from Sacramento Valley Produce, but you have the chance to enjoy some fresh strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, pineapple, mint, basil or jalapeño (just to name a few of the possible ingredients) margs with Don Julio tequila. Tequila Museo Mayahuel is located at 1200 K Street in downtown Sacramento and happy hour is Monday thru Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. This is the perfect way to wind down after a hot work day so don’t let July end without making a visit to Mayahuel.

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15-Piece Latin Music Powerhouse ¡Cubanismo! at Ace of Spades • July 25 ¡Cubanismo! is described as a “journey to the heart of Latin music” and “Cuba’s hottest dance music.” Created by famed Cuban trumpeter, Jesús Alemañy, ¡Cubanismo! has been delighting ears and moving feet for decades. It’s amazing to think that a jam session turned into a 15-piece ensemble that would go on to create music for more than 20 years. The group first entered the airwaves with their self-titled debut album in 1996 and since then have recorded and released four more albums. Now it’s Sacramento’s chance to enjoy the sizzling beats and fire that the Cuban jazz music of ¡Cubanismo! brings. Come out to this all-ages event at Ace of Spades on Saturday, July 25 with special guests Taino and DJ Omar. There will be plenty of music to shake your groove thing to and it will be a perfect way to spend a hot Saturday night. Doors open at 7 p.m. and you can purchase tickets ($25) at local Dimple Records, Armadillo Music in Davis, and online at Aceofspadessac.com.

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In the mid-1990s, Chris Hardwick began his career as a DJ on the Los Angeles radio station, KROQ. In 1998, he began acting and making appearances in horror films like House of 1000 Corpses and Halloween 2. Since then, he has been in countless movies, television shows and web series. Hardwick made regular appearances on Chelsea Handler’s late night E! television show, Chelsea Lately, and he now hosts his own popular late-night show on Comedy Central called @Midnight. His hilarious comedy and nerdy boy persona make him a force to be reckoned with and absolutely entertaining to watch. And come Friday, Aug. 14, you will be able to see him in person as he delivers his comedic genius at the Crest Theatre, located at 1013 K Street. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $37.50 and can be purchased at Crest Theatre or online at Crestsacramento.com.

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The stream Gentleman Surfer Will Play Their New Album, Gold Man, In Its Entirety July 24 at Hideaway!

14 Artists Converge for Menagerie’s Next Art Show Opening July 24 at Outlet Coworking in Midtown

Keith Lowell Jensen & Johnny Taylor Jr.’s New Monthly Comedy Show MASS Starts Aug. 2 Jonathan Carabba

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Listening to local progressive rock band Gentleman Surfer’s new album Gold Man is sort of like being on an acid trip. One moment the world seems beautiful and everything is groovy, then the next second everything’s been turned upside down into a chaotic whirlwind and it feels like you’re in a circus-themed nightmare with scary clowns, only to feel like you’re floating on a god damn cloud again a couple of minutes later. With extended tripped out jams, unpredictable yet seamless time signature changes and odd tones blasting from the guitars and keys, this mostly instrumental album is easily one of the best “weird” records to come out of Sacramento in a while. That’s saying a lot, too, as we’ve got a lot of amazing “weird” groups around here (think Tera Melos, Instagon, Pregnant, Appetite, etc.). So if you’re a fan of certain mega-famous prog bands like Primus, Rush, Yes or Mars Volta, chances are you’ll really dig G-Surfer and their off-the-wall sound. This Friday, July 24, the band is holding an album release show at Hideaway Bar and Grill, where they will play Gold Man in its entirety. The show has a $5 cover, starts at 8 p.m. and will feature an opening set from Buff Clout as well as DJ sets by the members of Gentleman Surfer. CDs and swag will be available. We highly suggest sticking around until the very end, because Gold Man’s closing track “Easy But Knot” is a straight up face-melter, sounding like an intense boss level on Mega Man.

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When 14 visual artists converge for Menagerie Pop-Up Art Shows next event on July 24 at Outlet Coworking in Midtown, it won’t just be for one night like the term “popup” might suggest. “In the past, our shows were limited to only one night,” Menagerie organizer and artist Sarah Marie Hawkins told Submerge. “Due Jonathan Buck to the generosity of Outlet Coworking, we are now able to offer our artists longer installation periods where their art can be viewed and enjoyed long after the initial opening night.” Menagerie shows are a platform for up-and-coming artists of varying mediums to network with other like-minded artists and to gain experience showing their work, all while never taking a commission or charging other fees like some traditional galleries might. In addition, each artist gets a professional headshot to use in their portfolio as well as professional shots of the show. According to Hawkins, the next show—which will remain up for a month—features a few ink illustrators, as well as acrylic painters, framed typed original poetry, an oil painter, watercolorists and “an artist who did a wood burning/carving portrait and stained it with coffee. A pretty eclectic group,” she said. The artists are almost all local, with the three that aren’t having ties to Sacramento. To see a list of all the artists involved, visit Facebook.com/menageriesacramento. The opening event on Friday, July 24 starts at 7 p.m. Outlet Coworking is located at 2110 K Street in downtown Sacramento (the old Gallery 2110 and Sacramento Art Complex).

Two of Sacramento’s most prominent stand-up comedians, Keith Lowell Jensen and Johnny Taylor, have teamed up to start a new monthly live comedy show called MASS. This is the same duo that for many years curated the popular but now-defunct comedy night on Wednesday’s at Luna’s Café. Appropriately, MASS will take place on the first Sunday of every month at Momo Sacramento (above Harlow’s), so mark your calendars for the kick-off party on Aug. 2. “Sacramento’s dynamic duo of comedy will be bringing their favorite comedians together for an intimate, laid back night of hilarious story telling, joke slinging, and envelope pushing,” they wrote on the event’s Facebook page. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. show, and the cover charge is just $10. Momo is located at 2708 J Street in downtown Sacramento. Check out Taylor’s latest album Tangled Up in Plaid and Jensen’s newest release Atheist Christmas, both available on iTunes.

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Orange Crush Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com America is collapsing in on itself and only a floppy-haired, shit-spewing, orange-faced, dim-witted asshole can save us … or so Donald Trump would have you believe. It’s for real this time: Donald Trump is running for president as a Republican. Trump’s current quest for the highest office in the land started off with a bang last month when he summarily dismissed all Mexican immigrants as rapists and killers; though, to be fair, he did admit that some of them are probably good people. A media shitstorm ensued and Donald lost his television show, The Apprentice, his clothing deal with Macy’s, the PGA golf tour and his broadcasting deal with NBC and Univision for the Miss USA pageant. Despite the fallout from the statement, Trump stuck to his remarks, mostly because he is incapable of admitting when he does something wrong or stupid, which happens often. With all of his failures as a human being, you would think that Trump would be taking a beating in the polls. Normally that would be the case, but we are talking about the Republican primaries here, so of course Donald Trump is in the lead. Rest assured, this “lead” means he is polling at around 17 percent amongst 15 candidates. As we saw before with Tim Pawlenty and Herman Cain, this will be one ride to the top that will surely end in a spectacular crash and burn. It’s only a matter of time. But what if sanity loses out? What if Donald Trump is actually elected to be the next Commander in Chief? We’ve already gotten some insight into The Donald’s foreign policy prowess with his comments on Mexico. Apparently, Mexicans are killers and rapists that have to be stopped. Trump has said he will build that border wall that some people think we need, and he will make Mexico pay for it. Given how his conversation with Mexico has begun, I imagine those negotiations will go smoothly. When it comes to keeping us safe, Trump has said before that he has plans to wipe out ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, North Korea and Iran in one swoop. Either that means nukes or he plans to use the sheer force of his ugly, pasty mug to send terror through the streets of the Middle East until they simply give up on Islam and adopt an American-style democracy. Trump will deal with the rest of the world based on whether they’re losers, jerks or OK guys. The losers are the people that Donald doesn’t like because they call him out on his

bullshit or because he thinks he can beat them in business, which includes places like Mexico, Greece, France, China and most of the others. The jerks are the countries on his aforementioned hit list and also his ex-wife Ivana. The OK guys are the countries that are not as good as the United States and are under its control, which basically means the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. This is where Trump thinks he has things on lock. He thinks the United States will do better economically with him as president because Trump is good at business. He believes he can out-negotiate all of the OK guys and jerks into giving us everything we want while they are left with the bill. Back at home, he will probably tell the country that we need to loosen the regulations on construction, real estate dealings and gambling because that is how he got rich. It’s basic math, people! As he’s grown rich, Trump has also built up his brand by sticking his name on everything he is involved with. This will not stop once he is president, so don’t be surprised if he redesigns that loser American flag. Maybe the new flag will be black with “Trumperica” written on it in big gold letters. The White House will of course become the Trump House and will be gilded with the money Trump saves by gutting welfare because that’s for losers. Trump also has a couple of ideas about the environment. First, he is not giving up anything he likes whether it hurts the Earth or not, so don’t think about pulling that global warming nonsense with him. Besides, a wind farm would ruin the view at Mar-aLago. If nature is your thing then you might be in luck, as Trump might even try sticking golf courses in our national parks to make them more classy. These are but a few of the possible outcomes if Trump is elected president in 2016. Donald has been kicking the tires on this POS for years and he has finally decided that now is the time to take the plunge, so this shit is for real. He’s got big plans to class up this dump. All you jerks and losers better take notice or you might get fired!

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You Know I’m In Love With An Uptown Girl Trainwreck Rated R I really don’t watch Comedy Central anymore. I’m also not real big on stand-up comedy aside from a handful of favorites. So until Friday night, Amy Schumer was more or less just a name to me. But now I feel like I’ve known her for years. We’re old pals, in fact. She’s 34. I’m 32. Know each other from the bars. Used to write for the same shitty paper. Spent a night together that neither of us remember. It’s Trainwreck, folks, and maybe you too can relate. Directed by Judd Apatow (40-YearOld Virgin) and written by Schumer, Trainwreck tells the story of, well, Amy, a heavy-drinking, sailor-talking, perpetually single 30-something living in New York City. Her life revolves around writing tabloid think pieces for a highfalutin rag, getting drunk any given night of the week and henceforth fucking whatever man she feels, only to leave said man high and dry. Her sister, Kim (Brie Larson), is a happily married mother-to-be that loves her lil’ sis, yet grows more and more tired of her debaucherous and destructive lifestyle by the day; a lifestyle which she inherited from her philandering, alcoholic father (Colin Quinn). While thus far I’ve seemingly described a drama, I assure you it’s not: This is a raunchy comedy that takes a cue from Bridesmaids, with conventional Hollywood stereotypes of women thrown out with the bath water. But Amy’s relentless commitment to the single life is turned upside down after meeting Aaron (Bill Hader), a doctor SubmergeMag.com

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of sports medicine she’s unwillingly assigned to feature for the magazine. Amy and Aaron, polar opposites in their approach to life, go on to find a common need in one another, forging a tumultuous yet endearing romantic relationship. I’ll admit that nothing about that storyline is groundbreaking or new, and I’ll also say that initially, Trainwreck feels like a woman-driven version of The Hangover; by that I mean an endless and boring parade of cock and pussy jokes. But that changes as Schumer’s writing begins to not-so-subtly mock the absurdities of a hardcore stag life, from the ridiculous trouble of staying the night, to the audacity of a new sexual partner making verbal contact the day after. And while Amy’s bachelorette habits are exaggerated to a point that goes well beyond the routine of your average single person, there’s plenty of truth-

by-experience seeping through, and it’s infinitely more intriguing from a woman’s perspective. (Say the main character was Vince Vaughn, or something; I’d have hit the exit within 20 minutes.) Being mapped out as a flawed and hurtful maneater bargaining for her own moral comfort feels by design, and the consistent stabs at introspection once Hader’s character is introduced do not go unnoticed by any person with a sense of self that’s ever lived the single life to a fault. Hader, for his part, is excellent in a heretofore unknown capacity, that of a love interest. He’s a genuinely good actor, and sells relatable romance in a way your average rom-com hunk does not. Which brings me to another point: Both Schumer and Hader are unmistakably attractive people, yet neither is some sort of pinup. There’s something refreshingly attainable to their looks for those of us not quite on physical par with Ryan Gosling or Margot Robbie. Jesus, I’m really selling this thing as some sort of social statement. I swear it’s not that serious. Hell, LeBron James has a starring role. For that matter there’s appearances by Amar’e Stoudamire, John Cena, Marv Albert, Tim Meadows, Chris Evert, Matthew Broderick, Method Man and the New York Knicks cheerleading team; how serious can it really be? Trainwreck is anything but a perfect movie. The humor is at times very base; it’s too long; there’s too many cameos; yada, yada, yada. But it’s also quite funny in both crude and cunning ways. The acting is good. It features prominently my favorite Billy Joel song. It’s an enjoyable and relatively unique spin on the throes of deep singledom, pinching your hopeless romantic but not breaking the skin. “You mean to tell me there’s someone out there I might actually want to date that also wants to date me and not just when we’re drunk and looking to screw? Whoo-boy I’m gettin’ drunk tonight! Yeeeeeeehaaaaawwww!” Who the fuck said that? Certainly wasn’t me.

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Billy Ngo Brings Poke to Sacramento via His New Restaurant, Fish Face Words Lovelle Harris photos Wesley Davis

s the noble salmon swims upstream, battling the current during its long journey from the sea to the rivers and streams of its birthplace, it never loses sight of its mission—to arrive at its final resting place in the waters of its birth. Billy Ngo, the man who redefined and refined the ritual of eating sushi in Sacramento with his venerated midtown fish house, Kru, is very much like the salmon—driven by a singular mission to dazzle the palates of everyone who bellies up to his sushi bar. Like most of those who have come up through the ranks of the gastronomical arts, Ngo started at an early age. He cut his culinary teeth among the humble class of busboys but soon crawled out from under the mountain of food encrusted, castaway dishes of the sink and into the fires of the kitchen. As his culinary skills grew, so did his reputation. Notably one of the best chefs in Sacramento, Ngo has legions of fans, is well-respected by his peers and is constantly looking to elevate his fish game—his menu at Kru is a testament to his visionary approach to cooking with dishes like beef tongue that arrives in a swath of wasabi and mustard aioli and, quite possibly, the best bowl of soup in town with his duck confit ramen in sumptuous and deeply seasoned spicy miso broth. Not one to rest on his epicurean laurels, the chef/owner of one of the most inventive sushi restaurants in the region is expanding his vision and looking to the islands of Hawaii for inspiration with his latest venture, Fish Face. The dining experience at Fish Face is casual. It’s a laid-back joint that serves one thing, and one thing only, poke. Diners select the fish from a variety of aquatic offerings—from the tame, like salmon and tuna, to the exotic like thinly sliced octopus—along with the sauce and other accoutrements such as jalapeños, avocados and daikon sprouts that will adorn their fresh catch. Submerge recently hooked up with Ngo at his new digs in the Warehouse Artist Lofts building to talk about the inspiration behind bringing this raw fish salad from the shores of Hawaii to the streets of Sacramento and his experiences coming up in the local food scene. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

I heard Kru is moving. Why move and where are you moving to? East Sac, the Andiamo building on Folsom and Alhambra. The reason for moving is the space we’re in. I love the location, it’s awesome, but we just outgrew the space and it’s an old building. You know, Celestin’s was there for about 15 years then a couple of other restaurants and then we took over, so it’s just an old building that’s falling apart. Also I just want to get a real grown up kitchen. Right now that space is so tiny, the kitchen is the size of a closet—it’s just a hallway and you’ve got three guys in there bumping into each other. We do really cool, fun stuff out of that space right now and people see what we’re working with, it’s crazy. So it’s kind of cool to have a real kitchen for the team to work out of. We’re going to be splitting it with The Selland’s Group. They’re going to be doing a restaurant there so it’s perfect because we’re good friends and we’ll be neighbors now.

With your new venture Fish Face, what was the inspiration for bringing poke to Sacramento? It just felt like it was something we needed in Sacramento, there’s nothing here like that. One of our partners, we have four partners here, she loves poke. We were in Burbank for me to film Cutthroat Kitchen, and we went to this little poke bar and I thought, “This is such a cool concept. It’s a super casual vibe, super chill,” and she said, “I wish there was something like this in Sacramento,” and I’m like, “Why don’t we just open one, we already have a sushi bar, we already have connections to fish and it will be so easy.” Then we came back and I threw around the idea with my business partner at Kru. Then this place popped up, but we couldn’t cook here because there’s no hood and then we thought, poke!

What was your experience like interning at The Kitchen? It was awesome. Before I only worked in Japanese restaurants doing sushi, and when I realized I wanted to open up my own restaurant, I went to culinary school because I always knew that if I wanted to open up my own restaurant I needed to know both sides … I went to dinner there right before I went to culinary school and it just blew me away—the service, the ingredients. I talked to Randall that night and said, “I’m going to culinary school and when I come back I want to do my externship here,” and he said yeah. What was the biggest takeaway you got from working at The Kitchen? The most important thing is your ingredients— working there I learned you don’t go cheap on the ingredients. You start with a good ingredient SubmergeMag.com

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I had the pleasure of eating your dish at Have Another Offal Day last year, but what I really noticed was the camaraderie among you and the other chefs that were participating. Are you all just one big happy family? Yeah! Sacramento is really special and different because all the chefs really do get along, in other cities it’s more competitive. Here we call each other up and say, “I ate at your restaurant last night and that sausage was really good, can you give me the recipe?” We all share and we all support each other to make the restaurant scene better as a whole. Something like Have Another Offal Day is like a big party to us. We just hang out, we’re all drinking with Fish Face Poke Bar is Tagline each other and it’s now open at the WAL something fun for Public Market, located at 1104 R Street. You us to get together can learn more about and do outside of the restaurant at our restaurants. Fishfacepokebar.com.

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Artist David Ligare’s Timeless Paintings Subject of Exhibit at Crocker Art Museum Words Nur Kausar

isitors who want to get as much out of the David Ligare exhibit at the Crocker Art Museum as possible may want to approach the artist’s pieces with a notebook and possibly a Greco-Roman history book in hand. It’s easy to float through the exhibit mesmerized by the 70-year-old Classicist’s beautiful symmetry, seascapes and elegance. His home on California's Central Coast and his travels of the Mediterranean have inspired some of the most beautiful watercolors and oil paintings of the balance of water and land to depict life and death, chaos and calm, shadows and light, that you leave feeling serene. But that’s not all that Ligare wishes—of art lovers or of humans in general. He sees his work as a “social project,” a push for the viewer to dig deeper into the Greco-Roman stories, landscapes, architecture and mythology from which he finds inspiration, and see how to apply this knowledge to modern life the way he offers modern narratives and twists. Those serene images of white drapes flying above the Pacific? They are inspired by the alabaster Greek statues that have long lost their limbs and heads and of which only draped clothing remains. “It is often said that art should reflect our time, but it can reflect other times, and we can learn from history,” he explains. “When I began making narrative paintings I didn’t know anything about Classicism at all. I didn’t know these stories or myths, so I just started reading. It was just wonderful to do. It was so incredible to be completely submersed in these ideas that are so rich and so surprising.” Ligare read the great philosophers of that ancient time and was amazed with the depth of knowledge they and others discovered, whether it was being able to measure the distance to places in the solar system or setting up a democracy.

“It’s the fact that somebody like Lucretius could understand that we are made up of atoms, and we’re talking about first century B.C. there,” he exclaims. “It’s just a crazy idea somebody would have without all the microscopes and modern technology. They were measuring the distance to the moon and the circumference of the Earth. And it wasn’t just ancient Greeks and Romans but other ancient societies like the Egyptians. They were inspired to think, and maybe that’s the key right there—inspiration. Any group of people, no matter what ethnicity or location, has the potential for doing really extraordinary things. It could be fifth century Athens or 15th century Florence,” but he notes that there was leadership that inspired thinking. Ligare doesn’t necessarily call himself a leader, but his belief that the central purpose of art is to inspire does then call on artists to lead in some way. He also specifically believes that the function of art and culture is to fulfill a social need, and viewers will realize that his art fulfills that need by depicting equality, the struggles of the homeless and the sick and the ideal that all things and beings can live harmoniously together. “There’s a passion for knowledge we don’t really have right now and I would like to see that, to inspire people to want to learn, about everything,” Ligare says. Education is how Ligare became an artist in Classicism in the first place. “I thought it was important to begin exploring the origins of some of the ideas we were dealing with,” he says. “For instance, with homelessness, [it was important to me] to learn about what the Greeks felt about hospitality, or Romans, and what some of the underlying concepts were there and one of the concepts I’ve used most is ‘symmetria’—the idea of symmetry.” Some of Ligare’s paintings at the exhibit depict this concept, which came from his research

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that way they [New Urbanists] were trying to create a narrative into cities to bring back a sense of character that would make them more livable,” he says. Ligare doesn’t limit himself within a painting to a certain time period or place, which adds yet another dimension to each piece. “One of the things I really like doing with all this stuff is being flexible and fluid in time; being comfortable with moving from 18 th century to 17 th through the Renaissance to even beyond to cave paintings in the neolithic era, and not be fixed to contemporary ideas or contemporary culture,” he notes. That fixation to what might be acceptable in a specific place or time frame is something Ligare continues to rebel. It’s almost epitomized in one of his pieces—Ligare painted a male diving into a sea to show the balance of opposing forces of order and chaos, something he says he’s put into his work for the last 35 years. The painting of the diver was influenced by a tomb in southern Italy, which he says was likely not belonging to a diver, but was a representation of a person moving from air to water and from life into death. The painting is based off a photograph of Ligare as well, diving into the Aegean Sea. Ligare said he couldn’t help but laugh and include a new angle to the diver story when he found out that the main painting on large billboards advertising his exhibit in Gdansk, Poland, was the nude male diver. However, when he mentioned this to the Crocker, they didn’t seem to agree with the use of the painting for public advertisement. You can see the infamous diver and dozens of other equally intriguing, educational works from Ligare at the Crocker Art Museum through Sept. 20.

David Ligare, California Classicist is on display now through Sept. 20 at the Crocker Art museum, located at 216 O Street in Sacramento. You can find hours of operation, as well as purchase admission tickets, through Crockerartmuseum.org.

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Issue 192 • July 20 – August 3, 2015

Alive and Well

Some Fear None’s sophomore album sets the stage for exciting things to come Words Eddie Jorgensen • photos Dan McGlade | Seething Studios

arlier this year, Gene Simmons of KISS proclaimed, “Rock is dead,” and a massive backlash ensued. Because of the headlines that failed to address the context of his quote, Simmons was consequently vilified by the media. On many levels, however, he was completely correct. Bands growing up during these times are getting virtually killed by file sharing and the like, and the model for new acts to grow has been eroded. Sacramento’s Some Fear None, however, have led the charge locally and in neighboring cities to prove Simmons and the many naysayers here dead wrong. Through hard work, perseverance and a lot of sweat and tears, they have shown other striving local acts that a great band can come together and rise above. Furthermore, they are proof positive that people will pay to hear and see quality music when it’s done with heart and gusto. For the uninitiated, Some Fear None is a hard rock band featuring Nathan Giguiere (vocals/guitar), Charles Carrasco (guitar), Jason Weisker (drums), and Gina Salatino (bass/ guitar). And while the current lineup took several years to find its stride, the band is now firing on all cylinders and making one of the most ambitious moves a local band can take: to headlining the 900-capacity Ace of Spades. While the band’s influences are far reaching—they love everything from Deftones to Foo Fighters, Far to Alice in Chains, Tool to Soundgarden, Tremonti to Helmet—their sound is definitely radio-friendly, harmony-driven hard rock fare that would work well in rotation on 98 Rock or any like-minded station across the United States. Unlike the thousands of Sacramento bands who play far too often, Some Fear None practice the “less is more” mentality and know how to properly set up a local show for maximum effect. As evidenced at their selection of support slots for national acts and, of course, their own headlining shows, their live shows are major events. Frontman Nathan Giguiere took some time out of his busy schedule to shed some light on the band's new release To Live and to Die and their pending CD release show on Aug. 1. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

How did you come to join the band? I had never heard your name previous to joining Some Fear None. What’s interesting about me is that I really had no part of the music scene or industry before joining the band. I didn’t even have any music to send them for the audition. I simply said, “Look, I want to do this and, at the very least, trying out for the band is something that is very important to me.” The band advertised on Craigslist for a singer, and I went there to see what was going on in the scene and to be basically be a fly on the wall so I could learn the ins and outs of being with other guys in a band setting. I replied to their return message letting them know that writing was my strong suit and to send me three songs, and I will provide the vocals and lyrics. I guess it worked because here I am. I had no training formally but I sang in my church choir my entire life beforehand. So when did the band Some Fear None come to fruition? Some Fear None was originally formed in 2010 and played five or six shows. I auditioned in the summer of 2011 after the band had broken up since the bassist and second guitarist had just left. They called me back for what I thought was my second audition and then told me they were breaking up. “We want to be straight with you, we have no band and would love to play with you. If you’re in, all we need to do is find a space, find a bassist and guitarist.” I told them I could play guitar and we immediately started auditioning bassists and eventually found Sean Navine; who played around four shows but soon left due to personal issues. After we parted ways, we decided to let Gina, my sister-in-law and guitar tech, get a shot. She was friends with me for years and was

actually a guitarist that knew how to play bass and became even better over time. She’s a monster player and ended up joining the band after filling in for a couple of shows. After she bought her own bass rig, it was obvious she was serious. She joined in November 2011 and has been here since. What was the band called before that? Snapdraggin. It had two of the members, Chuck and Jason, from Some Fear None. They previously had a singer that didn’t work out for whatever reason. I simply said I didn’t want to hear what he’s done before since I had my own ideas and needed to prove myself. Snapdraggin, believe it or not, was close to being signed but they had a massive falling out which I would rather not go into. Exactly how long did To Live and to Die take to write and record? It basically took two years. We released Break Fold and Elevate, our first CD in May [2013] and did a CD release show. 98 Rock put us on Local Licks and that eventually helped us land a slot on the Sac Town Rocks show in June 2014 at the Capitol Mall with Tesla and Oleander. We played third of five on the local band stage and had a great response. The new single is called “Wave,” and we’re pushing that right now.

So you’ve been basically living and dying promoting the shit out of this show at Ace of Spades. Why such a big room and why not The Boardwalk or another smaller venue? First off, I need to mention that Eric Rushing [Ace of Spades talent buyer] gave us our big break. What I most respect about him is that he has trusted me ever since we started working together. A couple of years ago Eric said, “You put a good lineup together, and we’ll do it” without really thinking twice. On May 4, 2013, we headlined Ace of Spades and drew over 700 people and definitely proved ourselves worthy of the room. Of course, now we have a new album and the pressure is even greater. However, we’ve been pushing this show for a bit. I work well on deadline and so does my band. Once you have a CD release show on the books, it makes everyone work to get the artwork done, the music produced, and have the show properly promoted. Is everybody involved in the songwriting process these days or have you taken over? Yeah, everybody contributes, and it’s definitely a group effort. Of course, I write all my own lyrics and tell the stories but the initial songwriting comes from who brings the riffs or songs in. I’ve made a point to remove myself

“Only a year ago I recognized that as amazing as we’d like to think we are, there are a million other bands thinking the same. The only thing separating us from the others was what we put into the album to make it better.” – Nathan Giguiere, Some Fear None, on the band’s choice of Howie Weinberg (Aerosmith, Creed, Ben Folds Five) to master their latest album, To Live and to Die

and write lyrics alone after the music is pretty much done. Every lyric I write is the result of how the music makes me feel and is usually about an experience that I’ve personally had. I use the song as the backdrop. We’ve been rather deliberate with the songs we chose for the new record. When we play live these days as well, we have dropped all the earlier songs in the band but one song called “Exit Wound,” which was reworked for greater effect. Why use an expensive well known name like Howie Weinberg to master your album? Only a year ago I recognized that as amazing as we’d like to think we are, there are a million other bands thinking the same. The only thing separating us from the others was what we put into the album to make it better. We had a band meeting and talked about where the band was at. We then signed a short-term management company contract to have someone help connect us with the right people. The Inner Light Agency suggested Howie and he did our album for only $200 a track. We had no relationships outside of here and had always been the redheaded stepchild in the Sacramento scene that had to earn everything. Simply put, we are the guys who have done our dirty work and it’s been a long, hard road to get where we are. What are some of your favorite markets to play these days and why? We have tried to trade shows with other bands in other markets, but they have always failed us and not delivered a return show. It’s so much work to set up a trade, and we don’t have the time nor energy to track down bands who owe us a show favor. We need to work on getting out of town. We religiously rehearse two times a week and for every one show in town we play three out of town. With the release of our sophomore album To Live and to Die, we have set our sights on the West Coast and expanding into new markets. These are places where our fanbase is small but notable but there are requests growing to play cities like Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Seattle, Spokane, Portland and more. In 2016 we will be focused on the promotion of the new album by heading out on several mini-tours in support of it. Do you have some outtakes that will be released on a later EP? We recorded 14 songs. Eventually, the plan is to release a single for one of the extras called “Driver” that will have an accompanying video. The new album has 12 songs. Is your end goal to get a record deal or is the band simply concentrating on building a fanbase? A little of both. We’ve had a couple of indie label offers but my end goal is not to be signed. We’re not desperate to find anyone yet. We are constantly looking to diversify our portfolio and get ourselves seen by as many people as possible. The moment of musical euphoria is just as important to the audience member as it is to us and music is our See Some Fear None celebrate their vehicle to help deliver it. new CD To Live and Die on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento. Also on the bill are Black Map, Sages, Control and Heat of Damage. Tickets are $12 in advance and can be purchased at Aceofspadessac.com. For more info on Some Fear None, visit Facebook.com/somefearnone.

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Issue 192 • July 20 – August 3, 2015

Torche’s Jonathan Nuñez on Recording, Touring, Repeating Words Daniel Taylor • photo janette valentine lorida melodic metal band Torche are anything but upstarts. The band formed from the ashes of stoner doom band Floor in 2004, releasing their self-titled debut in 2005, followed by their critical and commercial breakthrough Meanderthal in 2008, a number of EPs, splits and singles, and two more full-lengths including their most recent, Restarter, released earlier this year on Relapse Records. In each case, these releases have been followed by the requisite national and increasingly international touring, which brings them through Sacramento, Aug. 2 at Harlow’s. But according to bass player Jonathan Nuñez, this repetition isn’t necessarily a grind. “Its a cycle, and luckily for me, I love recording, I love equipment, I love playing; it’s a gratifying circle as opposed to a vicious circle,” says Nuñez via cell phone from the Fargo, North Dakota stop of band’s current tour with Japanese noise legends Melt-Banana. “I wake up and I want to go do that drive and play that show, or wake up and work on a record. And those two things complement each other, so I’m not complaining. I’m super excited and I want to keep doing both things for as long as I can.” Torche’s consistent roadwork, paired with the band’s uniquely accessible take on sludgy, riff-driven metal has put Nuñez and his bandmates—vocalist/guitarist Steve Brooks, drummer Rick Smith and guitarist Andrew Elstner—in the enviable position of being able to not just continue to record and tour, but to attract fresh legions of followers with each release cycle. Although Restarter marks, in a certain sense, a return to the band’s heavier roots following 2012’s more upbeat (not to mention suitably titled) Harmonicraft, Nuñez says that one thing the members of Torche have learned over the last decade-plus of playing obscenely loud music, is that there’s certainly more than one way to be “heavy.” How have the dates with Melt-Banana been so far? That’s a pretty far out pairing. It’s been great. We’re big fans. We played with them in Tokyo years ago and it was awesome, so it’s been cool to follow up and do a proper tour. Seems like you keep it pretty open, as far as the kinds of bands that you tour with. For us, I feel like we have less limitations because we have a pretty broad sound. I mean, it’s all generally loud and heavy, but we try to do our own thing and have fun with it, and that allows us in the end to tour with different bands, sometimes bands like Melt-Banana, who are an influence. It also seems like Torche has made a point to explore the different ways of being quoteunquote heavy with your music. Is that something that has been a goal? Yeah. I mean, there were classic rock bands that were heavy, and they weren’t anywhere near using as much distortion or dropped tuning as modern heavy music. Shit, you have the right drummer, and you’re already 40 percent of the way there. And it’s cool when bands switch it up; to me, that’s what makes a record. You have slower songs, faster songs, meaner songs, happy songs, whatever. To me, I prefer records that have different moods, but are all cohesive within a certain sonic umbrella of the band and identity; the actual delivery of every song can

vary, but it’s still the band’s sound. And I feel that we have that. We’re not doing 10 or more songs that all sound the same because that would be boring. So with us, I think we have a certain freedom. Even our upbeat happy jams, they’re gonna sound big, they’re gonna sound heavy. It’s all in the delivery, each instrument’s voice and role in the band. It’s what you make of it. Certain people think it has to do with sticking to one genre or one sound, but you can switch it up a bit, and then when we do certain things it becomes way more effective and harder hitting, actually. Do you feel like your most recent record, Restarter, is the most successful that you have been at varying your sound and making your music more accessible? I think its varied, like all of our records. But I definitely feel that this record is one of our heaviest releases, if not the heaviest. But there are still songs like “Loose Men” or “Blasted” and even the sci-fi one “Restarter” that are all heavy in their own right, and they’re definitely thick, no less thicker than any other song on the album. We weren’t predetermined, it’s just the way it happens; we write all sorts of stuff. And you know, within 17 songs we might only keep a certain amount because we feel it fits within this cohesive collection of songs for a record. But I feel like … accessible? Maybe? We like hooks. To me it feels like there’s catchy stuff in there and it’s memorable. If it’s not Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

“I wake up and I want to go do that drive and play that show, or wake up and work on a record. And those two things complement each other, so I’m not complaining. I’m super excited and I want to keep doing both things for as long as I can.” – Jonathan Nuñez, Torche catchy and it doesn’t draw our attention and we don’t think it’s memorable, we tend to put it to the side. But I feel like if anything, Harmonicraft was probably the most accessible out of all of our records as far as what I would consider accessible. How has the reaction been to Restarter? Has there been any pushback from people who maybe wanted to hear you guys go further with the sound of Harmonicraft on the new record? With this record, I feel like, we’ve had good luck. We’re hard on ourselves when we’re putting together music that we actually like and want to play, so it feels good when it’s well received, and I feel like this album has had a really great response, not that any of other records didn’t, because I feel like they all have. With SubmergeMag.com

Harmonicraft, there was a whole new wave of fresh interest and people were stoked on the band with new people coming to our shows. It was an exciting record and exciting time. And this one is even more so, because it’s the complete opposite of that record. That record was a brighter, biting sounding record. Where this is darker, smoother, way thicker; to me, way heavier. There’s a certain moodier vibe, as opposed to Harmonicraft, which was more of an upbeat, party-time record, at least in my eyes. Where with this one, there’s still the party tracks and the happier songs and all that, but I think the heavier, sonic properties of the record hit way harder. People that like our band were just, “Holy shit, this is massive.” I feel like with any record we release, it’s very liberating to explore

different aspects of the sound and keep the band interested and engaged and having fun and it seems to just mirror back with the response we’re getting from people who like our band and are buying records and coming to shows. It feels good. I feel like this record has reached even further and maybe even brought in new people who may have heard the name and never really got around to checking out the band. Has being on Relapse helped as far as getting some new people to check out your music? I feel like every label we’ve worked with has offered something new as far as visibility with the band and exposure. So Relapse was kind of a return to a heavier music based label, and they’re super into what they do and they’re genuine music fanatics. And they were telling us they’ve been into it since the first record, so they were really stoked to work with us. It seemed very much the right choice, early on. And now having released the record, I feel like it was the best move we could have made and it feels right. We feel at home, working with those guys.

Is the plan for now just to keep hitting the road super hard? Yeah, once you release a record you have to go ahead and put in the time. In a way, it’s work, but it’s also fun to enjoy the fruit of your labor, if you will. You put in the time writing songs, recording them, waiting for the artwork to come together and pressing it on vinyl, and waiting for the release date. Then once it’s out, maybe you’ll do a music video, and then once that’s done, then you hit the road. But we have a good flow. It seems like it’s every other month: Hit the road, then go home and have a little break. Keeping that balance keeps it relatively fresh and keeps everybody into it.

Check out Torche live at Harlow’s on Aug. 2 with Wrong and House of Lightning. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets for this 21-andover show are $13 in advance and can be purchased through Harlows.com.

Issue 192 • July 20 – August 3, 2015

Native Sacramento duo Sister Crayon on their new album, Devoted Words Andrew C. Russell • photo phill mamula BD Festival, West Sacramento, Oct. 4, 2014: Even though the sun went down hours ago, warm dust still erupts into the air like the billion microscopic remnants of an obliterated world. My mind is already reeling from the gauntlet of great acts I’ve been shuttling back and forth to glimpse from one patch of riverfront land to the next; brilliant, virtuosic performances seem to flare out on all sides from different vistas, pushing the inter-stage wanderer towards a kind of polyphonic high. The sound, the flashes of light, the smell of incredible food and the miasmatic, billowing dust after a full day of sun have started to take their toll. Determined yet tired, I trek towards the far side of the concert area, into the volume and light, to secure bodyspace for the concluding main stage performance of the evening. But somewhere around the halfway point, I pause, struck by a bluish ethereal glow and the thrum of brooding synth and bass accompanied by emotive, full-bodied vocals. I am caught off guard; the sound beckons, the conflicted groove is perfectly in sync with my mental state; it zeroes in on me with an intensity that isolates instead of pummeling the senses. I gaze up at the stage, and enter the realm of Sister Crayon.

Issue 192 • July 20 – August 3, 2015

Shine Coffee, Sacramento, July 11 2015: I’m sitting across from Terra Lopez and Dani Fernandez, the creative force known collectively as Sister Crayon. The two are remarkably down-to-earth and open, a fact which their otherworldly, often mercurial music belies. Never before has their sound been honed so sharp as on their newest release, Devoted, released early last month. Pared down from a four-piece to their current duo, the project has plunged ahead with the carefully crafted sonic workings of Fernandez and the intensely personal lyrical performances of Lopez. Both are keen to show the specific sources from which their creative output arises, whether it be turbulent personal relationships or a diverse array of contemporary artists and budding music genres. The night before our meeting, the two even showcased some of their favorite material at Dive Bar as a DJ set, and are gearing up for a live show at Harlow’s in early August—their first locally since the release of Devoted. Our caffeine-fueled discussion, recorded here, skirts topics ranging from spirituality, love and hate and the risks of creativity. Enjoy!

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How did the DJ set last night go? What sort of material did you select? Terra Lopez: Last night was a lot of fun. Good crowd, good energy. It’s always fun coming back to our hometown. We just like to play songs that we like really loud [laughs]. For our set we selected a lot of footwork, a lot of juke stuff from Chicago, deep house, a lot of drum/bass-heavy stuff that’s really influenced our sound and resonated with us. A lot of beat-driven songs, a lot of bassline.

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How was the process in crafting the production on Devoted? Dani Fernandez: We wanted to focus more on a beatheavy sound and showcase the vocals, and we’ve never really done that on our last albums. There were so many other things going on before, and we wanted to strip that away. TL: We wanted to make a sound that was undeniable, with how I was feeling lyrically, we wanted that to take precedence along with the beats, and not have anything crowd it—almost a minimalist approach the whole time. What was the first creative step taken with that album? TL: We demoed a lot in Sacramento and in Oakland, [Fernandez] lived here at the time. And we would just send each other ideas back and forth. For the first time, we got on a plane with 20 unfinished tracks—we had never gone into a studio with unfinished ideas, so it was really scary. We both didn’t know what to expect. DF: This was the first time we had done a record on our own. TL: Yeah, it was nerve-wracking. We got to Florida to work with our producer Wes Jones in St. Augustine and we spent two weeks there in this tiny little town. We didn’t know anyone except for Wes, and we slept and lived at the studio for two weeks—it was a very isolating experience. We were basically in our heads for two straight weeks, and it drove us a little crazy … But it was awesome. It was incredible to be so isolated, it felt like an alternate world that we were in. DF: Almost all of it just spilled out in those two weeks, very easily. There was never really any arguing. TL: It was pretty much a dream to be able to work that way. To have that freedom. And then literally on the last day, on our way to the airport, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez [of The Mars Volta] wrote me and asked if he could help produce the record. I understand Omar had been a fan of your project before he stepped up to produce? TL: We were lucky enough to go on tour with one of his projects in 2013, and we toured with them extensively and from that tour, we built a friendship with him and his band and so they really liked what we were doing, they would watch us every night, and hang out with us. You know, he’s a pretty reclusive guy, so the fact that he even wanted anything to do with us was a big deal. DF: We knew that he liked us when he invited us to the movies one night on tour. He doesn’t do that regularly. He likes to stay to himself on tour, not really be on the scene with everybody, but he was totally talkative, wanted to get to know us, loved what we were doing, loved the sound. And you could tell that he was really curious as to what we were setting out to do. It was really cool.

So overall, it was a pretty tension-free recording process? TL: Yeah, we were very grateful to have had the team that we had, because it was such an organic process. We would spend eight-nine hours working with Wes on the songs, and if we needed a break, we’d go jump in the ocean, and then come back and work until two, three or four in the morning, and then start over the next day—and it was like that for two weeks. DF: Now I get why artists tend to record in secluded areas. They’re always holed up near a beach, or at a cabin in the woods somewhere. It makes you really focus and hone in on your music. It’s probably going to be the way we record from now on. I understand you featured “Ride or Die” as a video to coincide with the recent SCOTUS decision? TL: We did. We had actually shot it a week prior, and it wasn’t a planned thing. I had woken up that morning and seen the Supreme Court’s ruling and was so inspired. So I reached out to the director and was like, “If there is any way that we could release that video today, it would be so fitting.” The song is a celebration of love; the video definitely is. We really just wanted to celebrate the day. Dani and I had never really put ourselves out there with our orientation; it’s a known thing among people who ask us, we’re very open, but we had never really put it out there in a video. Everyone was on board, so we just released it. It was a beautiful day, just a gorgeous day, a really proud moment. To release something in correlation with it meant a lot to us. We were finally able to put the message of our music forward in our own subtle way. Along with these feelings of a triumph of love over hate, there’s also been a good deal of ambivalence towards the concept of love in your work … TL: It’s incredible that you picked up on that, because I’ve done a few interviews where that kind of goes over their heads. For me, I was in a place when I wrote that, when I was starting to write the lyrics for these songs, I was heartbroken. I’d been in a fiveyear relationship, had my heart broken, and I’d never experienced a loss like that before. A loss of love, but also a loss of self-motivation—it was the first time it had ever happened to me, and I really clung to this record with Dani, in order to get out of bed most days back then. So for me, I wasn’t singing about that love loss, necessarily, I just didn’t believe in love at all. During those months when we were writing, I really didn’t, and I was questioning it, dissecting it. I had always believed in love, and I’ve always wanted to, but I was definitely in a place where I was trying to figure out if I still did. And so the whole album was basically a way—we called it Devoted because it was our way of practicing devotion as a way to restore our faith in it. And so there’s definitely moments, it’s kind of like a roller coaster where I’m clinging to that belief that it’s still there, even though I don’t feel it.

“I think that with Bellow and Cynic I was very vague in my language. Especially on Bellow … we were so young and didn’t think anyone would even hear that album, so we made it for ourselves. As a songwriter, I was very, very vague. I would speak about people in metaphors—you would never know what the hell I was singing about. And Cynic was very much straightforwardly about my mother and my father and my childhood, but I still was a little vague about expressing myself. When the time came for Devoted, there was no way around it. I didn’t have the time or the energy to make metaphors, I had to express exactly what I felt.” – Terra Lopez, Sister Crayon

It seems like many of your releases have been influenced by particular relationships? TL: I think that with Bellow and Cynic I was very vague in my language. Especially on Bellow … we were so young and didn’t think anyone would even hear that album, so we made it for ourselves. As a songwriter, I was very, very vague. I would speak about people in metaphors—you would never know what the hell I was singing about. And Cynic was very much straightforwardly about my mother and my father and my childhood, but I still was a little vague about expressing myself. When the time came for Devoted, there was no way around it. I didn’t have the time or the energy to make metaphors, I had to express exactly what I felt. Do you think it’s necessary to suffer for art? TL: I’ve never been able to write when I’m happy, and I admire those who can, but I’ve never been able to. I don’t necessarily need to be in a dark place, but I do need to contemplate. I dwell a lot. What’s next for Sister Crayon? What should we expect at Harlows on Aug. 1? TL: We’re working on two videos and some remixes; a lot of content coming out in the summer and in the fall. As for Harlow’s, expect a brand new set of songs that we’ve never played Give Dani and Terra a warm here. Just an entirely welcome home to Sacramento! new experience, new Sister Crayon will play merchandise and new Harlow’s on Aug. 1 with DLRN and Stevie Nader. Doors open feelings We’re coming at 9:30 p.m. Tickets for this out with a completely 21-and-over show can be different kind purchased in advance for $12 at Harlows.com. of performance.

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7.20 Monday

The Blue Lamp The Ataris, The Secretions, Andalusia Rose, 8 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Cal Expo War, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m. The Colony Torso, Rad, xTomHanx, 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. 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 Pseudosilence, Civil Youth, Lucid, 8 p.m. Third Space Kurva Choir, Cresca, IIU, 9 p.m.

7.21 Tuesday

Cal Expo Caravanserai (Santana tribute), 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Dive Bar CAMRA, Farmhouse Odyssey, 9 p.m. Harveys Lake Tahoe Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson, 7 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m. LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ The New Division, Sam I Jam, Adam J, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Beginning Bluegrass Club, 6:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Press Club Ides Of Gemini, Clay Rendering, Lantvrn, Battle Hag, 8 p.m. Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m. Torch Club Leigh Guest, 5:30 p.m.; Andrew Zap, Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

7.22 Wednesday

Ace of Spades All Stars Tour feat. Upon A Burning Body, Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive, Iwrestledabearonce, Oceano, Within the Ruins, Dayshell, Conquer Divide, Chasing Safety, Come the Dawn, 2 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Shift, National Lines, The Flying Sex Snakes, Sam Brooks, 8 p.m. Cal Expo Theory of a Deadman, 8 p.m.

Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Morgan James, 7 p.m. Harveys Lake Tahoe Kenny Chesney, 8 p.m. Kupros Craft House Ross Hammond, 7 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m. Lockdown Brewing Co. Open Mic feat. Terra Carden, 7 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Teresa Esguerra, The Signifiers, Julie Meyers, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Emi Sunshine, 8 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Local Licks Free Live Music Series, 8 p.m. Press Club Feral Kizzy, Polaroid Ghosts, Sit Kitty Sit, Youth Cult, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Open Mic feat. Life, Wise Pro, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Rusty Cogs, Halfway Noble, 9 p.m.

7.23 thursday

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Skratchpad w/ Luke Scratchrocker, Crookone, Hey Zeus, DJ Fedi, Doc Jeezy, Dose, Nocturnal, Rated-R, Mike Colossal, AJAX, 9 p.m.

7.24

Concerts In the Park w/ J*Ras Arden Park Roots, Century Got Bars, Charleee, Ideateam, Braden Scott Band, Shaun Slaughter Cesar Chavez Park 5 p.m.

Cafe Colonial Gentlemen Prefer Blood, Dead Dads, Sonder, 8 p.m. Cal Expo Britt Nicole, 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 Sleep No More, Sink In, Cranston Dean and the Joint Chiefs, Area Grey, 7 p.m. District 30 Simon Patterson, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9 p.m. Fremont Park Hot Lunch Concert Series w/ The Freebadge Serenaders, 11:30 a.m. Fox & Goose John Gruber, 8 p.m.

Harlow’s The Colourist, Maudlin Strangers, I Am Strikes, 6 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m. Lakeview Commons (South Lake Tahoe) Live at Lakeview w/ Rian Basilio & The Roosters, Weapon, 4:30 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Midtown BarFly Stilldream Festival Launch Party: Digital Rust, AMB, Spundose and More, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe The Brothers Strong & Co., 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Tyson Graf, Ghost Dance Radio, 8 p.m.

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Issue 192 • July 20 – August 3, 2015

Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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7.25

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub WestBound 50, 10 p.m. Press Club No Diggity (‘90s Dance Party), 9 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Social Studies, Northern American, Spectacular Spectacular, 9 p.m. Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Kyle Jester, Andy Santana, Rusty Zinn, 9 p.m.

7.24 Friday

Ace of Spades Between the Buried and Me, Animals as Leaders, The Contortionist, 6:30 p.m. Back 9 Bar & Grill Dream In Red, Surviving the Era, Thunderchief, 8 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Muddy Waters, 3 p.m. The Blue Lamp Lite Brite, Archangel, Punch-Out, Maxxx, 6 p.m. The Boardwalk Too Short, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. Cal Expo Chase Rice, 8 p.m. Cesar Chavez Park Concerts In the Park’s Season Finale feat. Arden Park Roots, Century Got Bars, J*Ras, Charleee, Ideateam, Braden Scott Band, Shaun Slaughter and Special Guests, 5 p.m. The Colony Hour 24, Racing on the Sun, Ghost Color, Point Dexter, 7 p.m. Dive Bar CIP After Party w/ Iconoclast Robot, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Black Zeppelin, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose The Uncovered, 9 p.m. Gold Lion Arts Neem and Collette McCaslin Duo, 8 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Goldfield Ryan & CeCe, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Angel Taylor, Jeremiah Tsering, 6 p.m.; ZuhG, Rainbow Girls, J Ras, 9:30 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Gentleman Surfer (Album Release), Buff Clout, 8 p.m. Kupros Craft House Free Music Series w/ Michael Ray & Ruby Jaye, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Dr. Hall’s Singer/ Songwriters In the Round feat. Jenn Rogar, Patrick Grizzell, Billy Buckman, 8 p.m. SubmergeMag.com

Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides S.W.I.M , Blame the Bishop, Room52, 9 p.m. On The Y Cura Cochino, Larvae, Shrine of the Serpent, Animism, 8 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Ross Hammond, Gerry Pineda, 8:30 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Julian Pierce, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub WonderBread 5, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Random Strangers, 4 p.m.; Decades, 9:30 p.m. Shine Million Dollar Giveaway, The California Sons, Gillian Underwood & the Lonesome Doves, 7 p.m. Starlite Lounge Sun Valley Gun Club, Mondo Deco, Ghost Pines, Night Damage, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Duran Duran Duran, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Night Moves (Bob Seger tribute), 6 p.m. Theatre DeVille Vacaville Comedy & Music Showcase feat. The Urban Outlaws, 8 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Summer of Love, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; AC Myles, 9 p.m.

Fox & Goose The Pikeys, Bob Waller, Ruby Jaye Fradkin, 9 p.m. Goldfield Gunnar and the Grizzly Boys, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Las Pesadillas, Honyock, 6:30 p.m.; Musical Charis, Exquisite Corps, PigWar, 9 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular, 7:30 p.m. HookaHolics (Elk Grove)Chuuwee & Friends, DJ Ish, 9 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Free Music Series w/ Harley White Jr. Trio, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe David Houston & String Theory, Lee Bob & the Truth, 8:30 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Hill Country Band, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides In the No, Clouds Roll By, Michael Ray, 9 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Martha Davis & the Motels, 8 p.m.; Thunder Cover, 10 p.m. Press Club Restrayned, Blood Party, Graveshadow.Empty Vessel, 6 p.m.; DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) Mostly Otis, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Mic Gillette, 10 p.m. Shine Embryo, Pilgrim, Moody Slough, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Misner + Smith, Yours Truly Michele, 9 p.m. Starlite Lounge Razorblade Monalisa, The Common Men, All About Rockets, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Hit Parade, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Chill, 5 p.m. Theatre DeVille Vacaville ONOFF, Clever Fool, Ari & Anthony, 8 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Alice In Chains, 7 p.m.; Remix, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Mark Chrisler, 5:30 p.m.; Peter Petty & Double P Revue, 9 p.m.

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El Dorado Saloon Acoustic Sundays w/ Norm Stinson, 1 p.m. Harlow’s Dylan ‘65: A 50th Anniversary Tribute to Bob Dylan’s Music of 1965 feat. Exquisite Corps, The Westwards, Cove, The Orange Scene, Gerald Please and More, 6 p.m. Harris Center An Evening with Rickie Lee Jones, 8 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Matt Andersen, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jon Nolan, 12 p.m. Old Ironsides Sealegs, Sacto Soul Rebels, Blame the Bishop, Infinite Vastness, Said the Shotgun, Tickle Party, Jingle Monkeys, Leigh Guest, 6 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 Ryan & Cece, 1 p.m. Swabbies on the River Mumbo Gumbo, 2 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

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7.28 Tuesday

The Blue Lamp The Grind: Marlow, Young Remedy, Kay Bells, DJ Skimask, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Todd Morgan, 9:30 p.m. Harlow’s Soul Asylum, Meat Puppets, 7:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 9 p.m. LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Sam I Jam, Adam J, Roger Carpio and Special Guests, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Press Club Gloam, Barren Altar, Chronaexus, 8 p.m. Shine Open Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Galbraith, 8 p.m. Torch Club Chris Twomey, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, Blame the Bishop, 8 p.m.

7.27 7.29 monday

The Blue Lamp Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Cafe Colonial Worthwhile, Hotel Books, Movements, VVomen, Brave Season, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Noah Guthrie, Rebecca Peters, 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. Press Club Scarlet Canary, Shoi, Decades of Statues, 8 p.m. Red Hawk Casino California Groove, 4 p.m.; Superbad, 9:30 p.m.

Issue 192 • July 20 – August 3, 2015

wednesday

Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Fever: DJ Davie Xander, Midtown Moxies and More, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Summer Jam ‘15 feat. Incredible’ Me, I Wish We Were Robots, Common Crooks, Think Again, Wolf & Bear, Taking Fox Hollow, Don Vedda, Outsiders, 4:30 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Drunken Kung Fu & Kingsborough, 9:30 p.m. Harlow’s Kehlani, Pell, 6:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Ross Hammond, 7 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m. Lockdown Brewing Co. Open Mic feat. Aaron English, 7 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Todd Rundgren, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Acoustic Open Mic, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Local Licks Free Live Music Series, 8 p.m. Press Club Atala, Devoid, XoBlique, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; The Ray Catfish Band, Patrick Contreras, 9 p.m.

7.30 Thursday

Ace of Spades Katchafire, Lucid, Two Peace, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Burro, Lonely Kings, Horseneck, Eyes On the Shore, 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. District 30 Tom Swoon, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9 p.m. Fremont Park Hot Lunch Concert Series w/ Connor and Karlee, Grant Chesin, 11:30 a.m. Fox & Goose Chicken & Dumpling, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Baby Bash, MC Magic, Play N Skillz, 8 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m. Lakeview Commons (South Lake Tahoe) Live at Lakeview w/ Dad’s LPs, Worn Out Welcome, 4:30 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Charlie Musselwhite & Ruthie Foster, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Goldstars, Tree Village, 8 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Lurrie Bell, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Brodie Stewart, 10 p.m. Shine The Darin Caine HellBound Express, The Harmonica Ray Band, Michael Ray, 7 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Coleen Heauser, Emily Kollars, 9 p.m. Theatre DeVille Vacaville Live Music Rock Camp Concert, 7 p.m.

Torch Club Mind X Quartet, 5 p.m.; Island of Black & White, 9 p.m.

7.31 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades Some Fear None, Black Map, Sages, Control, Heat Of Damage, 6:30 p.m. Back 9 Bar & Grill Zeroclient, Malcom Bliss, Trikome, Empire of Dirt, 8 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Spangler Band, 5 p.m. The Blue Lamp Erk Tha Jerk, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. District 30 Julian Pierce, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Vagabond Brothers, 9:30 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Island of Black & White, 9 p.m. Fosters Pub & Grill (Rocklin) Riotmaker Tour Kick Off Show, 8 p.m. Fox & Goose Hans & the Hot Mess, Twighlight Stragglers, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Goldfield Chris Gardner Band, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Panmixia, 8 p.m. Harris Center Mary Chapin Carpenter, 8 p.m. (Sold Out) Historic Old Folsom Tap Folsom w/ Humble Wolf, Thunder Cover, Midnight Players, 6 p.m. Kupros Craft House Free Music Series w/ Ross Hammond & Alex Jenkins, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Skid Roses, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Shine Rich Corporation, Merdog, SpaceWalker, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Massive Delicious, Rubbidy Buppidy, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) A-Train, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Garratt Wilkin and the Parrotheads (Jimmy Buffett tribute), 6 p.m. continued on page 28

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Theatre DeVille Vacaville MiniKiss, 9 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Huey Lewis and the News, Eddie Money, 7 p.m.; Rebel Yell, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Afrofunk Experience, 9 p.m.

8.01 Saturday

Back 9 Bar & Grill The Flying Sex Snakes, Sumpin Diffrnt, Dolores 5000, 8 p.m. The Blue Lamp N-Music: Music By the N-Men w/ The Vacant, Tattooed Love Dogs, Rythmn School and More, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino The Temptations Review, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. District 30 DJ DM, 10 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Branded, 9 p.m. Goldfield Madison Hudson, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Father, Keith Charles, Slug Christ, Playboi Carti, 6 p.m.; Sister Crayon, DLRN, Steve Nader, 9:30 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Robert Cray, 7:30 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Free Music Series w/ Andrew Castro, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Tierney Sutton: After Blue - The Joni Mitchell Project feat. Mark Summer & Serge Merlaud, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. MontBleu Resort Casino Three Dog Night, 8 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Summer Music Fest w/ Danny Schneider, Xochitl, Ukulele Sing Along, Kids Talent Night and More, 11 a.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Ray Wylie Hubbard, 8:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Superlicious, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Shine Proxy Moon, Low La La, 7 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen T Sisters, West Nile Ramblers, 9 p.m. Starlite Lounge ADD, Yankee Brutal, Margate, Dead Weight, At Both Ends, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) 8 Track Massacre, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Bump City (Tower of Power tribute), 5 p.m. Theatre DeVille Vacaville An Evening with Afrolicious, 8:30 p.m. Torch Club The Stuff, 5:30 p.m.; Dennis Jones, 9 p.m.

8.02 Sunday

The Blue Lamp Instagon, Groovin High, 4 p.m.; Sole, DJ Pain 1, Elan Mowerman, Kurt Hustle, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Like Moths To Flames, The Plot In You, Myka Relocate, Yuth, Visions in Sleep, 6 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Chad Bushnell Band, 5 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Torche, Wrong, House of Lightning, 7 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Alastair Green, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Nirvana tribute, 1 p.m.; Spazmatics, 4 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

8.03 Monday

Ace of Spades Stephen “Ragga” Marley, 7 p.m. The Blue Lamp Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Open Mic Night hosted by Musical Charis, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Emmanuel Jai, 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 Rat Damage, Sexless, Abyss, xTomHanx, 8 p.m.

Comedy California Stage Theatre That Plus Chips: Live Sketch Comedy, July 24 - 26 El Dorado Saloon Comedy Showcase, July 26, 9 p.m. Fair Oaks Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre Comedy Under the Stars Series w/ Justin Worsham, July 31, 8 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Best of Open Mic Showcase, July 21, 8 p.m. There Goes the Neighborhood Comedy Jam feat. Jill Bryan, Yoshi Obayashi, Jimmy Earll, July 23, 8 p.m. Tyler Boeh & Anderi Bailey, July 24 - 26, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Shaun Jones & JR Deguzman, July 31 - Aug. 2, 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. The Cringe Show hosted by Jamie Fernandez & Emma Haney, July 29, 8 p.m. Momo Sacramento Keith Lowell Jensen & Johnny Taylor Present: MASS, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. Punchline Comedy Club Shaun Latham, July 22, 8 p.m. Deon Cole, July 23 - 26, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. JHP Showcase, July 30, 8 p.m. Michael Yo, July 31 - Aug. 1, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m. Lance Woods Presents: Straight Outta Comedy, Aug. 2, 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. YOU! The Musical, July 24, 9 p.m. Theatre DeVille Vacaville Comedy & Music Showcase feat. Don Friesen, Maureen Langan, July 24, 8 p.m. Tommy T’s Tony Roberts, July 23 - 26 Cocoa Brown, July 31 - Aug. 2

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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

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Don Friesen Maureen Langan and more Theatre DeVille Vacaville 8 p.m. Misc.

20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, every Saturday, 8 a.m. Atelier 20 Solo Exhibit by Margarita Chaplinska, through Aug. 1 Axis Gallery I Could Go On Forever by Gillian Alexandra Kalisky, through July 26 B Street Theatre The Explorers’ Club by Nell Benjamin, through July 26 Grounded by George Brant, through Aug. 8 Beatnik Studios Some Kind of Accident by Emily Swinsick, Amanda Cook & Jeff Mayry, through Aug. 7 Big Idea Theatre No Exit by JeanPaul Sartre, through July 25 Blue Cue Bar Bingo, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. The Blue Lamp Moxie Crush Variety Show: Burlesque, Singing, Comedy & Poetry, July 21, 8 p.m. Bonney Field World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, July 24, 5 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m. Cal Expo The California State Fair, through July 26 California State Capitol - West Steps 2nd Annual Lunar Lunacy Bike Ride, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. Capitol Mall Greens The Color Run: Shine Tour, Aug. 1, 8 a.m. Capital Stage 3 Black Girl Blues, Aug. 1 - 2 Crest Theatre Total Recall, July 23, 7:30 p.m. Back to the Future 2 and 3 Double Feature!, July 26, 6:30 p.m. The Lost Boys, July 30, 7:30 p.m. Alien (1979), July 31, 7:30 p.m. Akira, Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m. Croatian American Cultural Center 30th Annual Festa Italiana!, Aug. 1 - 2 Crocker Art Museum David Ligare: California Classicist, through Sept. 20 Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage, through Oct. 11 Flowers of Fire and Earth: Shimo’s Blue-and-White Porcelains, through Sept. 6 The Sizzling Sirens Anniversary Spectacular hosted by Jay Siren and Kingfish, July 25, 8 p.m. SubmergeMag.com

Elk Grove Fine Arts Center Cosumnes River College Sculpture and Ceramic Arts Club Exhibit, through July 23 Elk Grove Regional Park Strauss Festival of Elk Grove, July 23 - 26 Elliott Fouts Gallery New Paintings by Christopher Stott, through July 31 Fairytale Town Disney’s The Jungle Book, through July 26 Puppet Art Theater Company: Cinderella, Aug. 1 - 2 FE Gallery A Little of This and A Little of That feat. Ron Walker, Rachel Perez, Kevin Wilhite, Emerald Barkley and More, through July 30 Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m. Gallery 1855 at the Davis Cemetery and Arboretum Ricardo Hernandez-Machado: Streets of San Francisco Exhibition, through July 31 Green Valley Theatre Red, White, and Tuna, July 27, 10:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet Theatre: Cinderella, July 25 - 26, 2 p.m. Historic Old Folsom Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. Tap Folsom: Craft Brewing Festival, July 31, 6 p.m. Insight Coffee Roasters (Southside Cafe) 2nd Annual Sacramento Public Latte Art Tournament, July 30, 7 p.m. JayJay Gallery Trending: New Talent from Northern California, through July 23 John Natsoulas Gallery 14th Annual California Landscape Exhibition, through Aug. 30 Kupros Craft House Trivia with Triviology 101, Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Laughs Unlimited The Sweet Spot Sacramento: Erotic Poetry, Burlesque, Music, Fashion, Comedy, Body Painting, July 30, 8 p.m. Little Relics Boutique & Galleria The Photography of Jason Rudy (of Desperate Visions), through July 30 Luna’s Cafe Poetry Unplugged, every Thursday, 8 p.m. Midtown BarFly Salsa Lessons, every Wednesday, 8 p.m. North Natomas Regional Park Natomas at Nite: A Bug’s Life, Aug. 1, 8 p.m. Old Sacramento Bright Ideas Block Party, July 23, 5 p.m.

Hysterical Walks’ Shock of the Dead Tour, July 25, 8:30 p.m. Pence Gallery Slice: A Juried Regional Cross-Section of Art, through Aug. 20 Pine Cove Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. Press Club Flex Your Head Trivia, Tuesday’s, 8 p.m. Roseville Theatre Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, through July 25 Shimo Center for the Arts Textural Memory: Watercolor Paintings by Shirley Hazlett, through Aug. 5 Sol Collective Of Love & Riots by Trust Your Struggle Art Collective, through Sept. 8 Southside Park New Belgium Brewing’s 2015 Clips Beer and Film Tour, July 24, 7 p.m. The Sutter District 2nd Annual Sacratomato Week, July 20 - 25 Tommy T’s The Darling Clementines, July 30, 8 p.m. Union Hall Gallery Interpretation by Susie Bauer, through July 31 WAL Public Market First Art Show: Mixed Media Exhibit feat. Navid Dehghan, Stephanie Wickizer, Bekah Wilson, Eric S. Wood, through Aug. 4 Wells Fargo Pavilion California Musical Theatre: Peter Pan, July 21 - 26 Verge Center for the Arts Sacramento Meditations by Jeff Enlow, Helen and Newton Harrison, Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris, Brett Snyder, Jenny Stark, through Aug. 16

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Racism. As it turns out, it’s not just an American thing. Jokes. I swear, I love America. I think you should love the country you live in, even if you don’t agree with everything that goes on in it. It’s true, I may like living in another country more if I moved there, but I’ve never really left the United States. I went to Canada twice for a couple of days, and it was really cool (and cold), but even though everyone I encountered was really friendly and obeyed all traffic and crosswalk signs, I didn’t have any real desire to move there. Every country has its issues, no matter how awesome it seems. Like, Australia seems like the best place on Earth. I’ve never been, but it just looks amazing. They have awesome animals like those frilled lizards that run all funny; kangaroos, whom Mother Nature blessed with their own natural pockets; and koala bears that just sit up in trees and get high on eucalyptus leaves all day. They also have James Barone. No, not me, but some guy who has the same name as me, who friended me on Facebook years ago. James Barone seems like a great guy. He’s handsome and has a beautiful wife. I think he owns a bar or something. Everytime he posts pictures of himself and his super cool friends, I like them. I always post on his wall for his birthday. I’m just happy he puts my name’s best foot forward (he’s doing a lot better job of it than I am). But Australia also has things that aren’t awesome, like big-ass poisonous spiders and racism. Let’s focus on the latter. This weekend in various cities across Australia, anti-racism groups clashed against members of the Reclaim Australia movement, who have grown out of fears over the “spread of Islam” in Australia. For their part, Reclaim Australia organizers claim that they are not racist. They’re just exercising their right to free speech, they say, and I guess since Islam is a religion and not a race, that they aren’t actually racist. “Both my parents are immigrants. They both came from the former Yugoslav Republic, how can I be a racist? I’m a first-gen Aussie,” one Reclaim Australia rallier George Jameson was

quoted as saying by Nzherald.co.nz. “I’m [here] for freedom of speech and democracy and respecting individualism, respecting someone’s dignity and their human rights.” There are a lot of holes in Jameson’s logic. First, it sounds like he’s assuming that children of immigrants can’t be racist, or maybe he’s saying that citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic are incapable of racist thoughts. I don’t have scientific evidence to back me up on this one, but I’m going to imagine that either assumption has to be false. As for the second part of his statement, I’m assuming he’s concerned about radical Islam, which like many extremist religious sects has problems with things like women (see just about every monotheistic religion ever). And hey, anyone who’s ever seen ISIS or Al-Qaeda rhetoric knows that radical Islam is a scary thing, but I’m not sure if Australia is in any danger of becoming overrun by Muslim extremists. According to a 2011 census posted on the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ website (Abs.gov.au), only 2.2 percent of Aussies identified as Muslim, which ranked them below Buddhists (2.5 percent) of the country’s most prominent religions (and miles behind Christians at a whopping 61.1 percent). It’s difficult to “reclaim” a nation when you’ve already pretty much got a monopoly on it. It’s interesting to point out that Mr. Jameson (not to be confused with my favorite whiskey) decided to wear Greek soldier attire to the Reclaim Australia rally. According to Nzherald. co.uk, he was sporting “a replica Spartan military outfit.” Like, OK, bro, if you’re going to profess your hokey nationalistic beliefs at a not-technically-racist-but-still-pretty-racist rally, shouldn’t you at least dress Australian? Like Yahoo Serious, or Crocodile Dundee or something? Jokes! God, I was kidding! How about Mel Gibson? He’s not … Oh wait … But what do I know? The only reason I left the country twice was to take advantage of a lower legal drinking age. Now that I’m safely over 21, I really never have to leave America again. I wonder what Australian James Barone thinks about all this. I might have to ask him on Facebook.

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