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Year after year, TBD Fest (formerly Launch) accelerates our local music and art scene to another level, thanks to the vision and effort of Michael Hargis and Clay Nutting, a power duo like none before. Man, I loved the years when Launch took place at the Greens Hotel, starting way back in 2009 with top-notch acts such as Wallpaper, Tycho and Sister Crayon. They utilized hotel rooms for art exhibits and vendors. Fashion shows were put on by local boutiques and designers. I even recall the one year headliner Neon Indian canceled last-minute, but the show still went on. It didn’t hinder the great times had by all ... until the cops eventually shut it down around midnight. By the festival’s fourth year, 2012, there was no holding it back. It expanded to include multiple pop-up events all over the city. From Model Citizens NYC at Hot Italian (where I purchased one of my favorite bracelets to this day of the New York City Subway map), to a block party in front of the MARRS Building highlighting local band Exquisite Corps’ CD release and featuring one of the coolest recycled cardboard architecture installations of all time in the middle of the street. Ending the festivities was the concert at Cesar Chavez Park with headliners that catapulted the festival into another category: Chromeo, Chk Chk Chk (!!!) and DJ Shadow. 2013 brought it even harder, upping the ante to two days with headliners such as Girl Talk, Rocket From the Crypt and—even though I’m personally not a fan of the band’s music—Imagine Dragons, who closed the festival with a show that was utterly impressive (think arena-level). In 2014, major changes took place. The festival moved to West Sacramento’s Bridge District and the name changed to TBD. I mean, it was always a party before, but now the term “festival” actually meant something. Boom! Three days! Boom! A lineup like our town has never seen before with acts like Justice, Blondie and Empire of the Sun. I’m not quite sure the distance, but it sure felt like a solid mile or two between the large stages with vendors, carnival rides and amazing art sprinkled in between. Well, that was nice reminiscing, and since the festival is literally just days away, I can’t wait to find out what sort of fun is in store this year. While there is no doubt this year’s lineup is even better than the previous year’s, it’s really the overall experience that makes TBD the best festival the Sacramento area has to offer, no question! Be sure to get your tickets and support a locally owned festival while making some memories that you’ll never forget. Enjoy our TBD Fest music coverage from local hip hop producer Dibia$e (page 20) to musician, artist and producer Chaz Bundick, best known as Toro y Moi (page 22). And get a sense of what this year’s artists are bringing to the table, from installations to dance (page 24). Please enjoy issue #196! Here’s to many more years of TBD Fest! Cheers, Melissa

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We all know TBD Fest is going to be a helluva party. That’s a given. Three days of some of the world’s best cutting-edge bands, DJs and performers right in our own backyard from Sept. 18-20. At the end of each night, after the encore is done, when the adrenaline is pumping and you’re just not ready to go home, the question will inevitably be: “Where’s the after party?” Well, here’s your answer. The official TBD Fest after parties will be hosted by Requiem Events at Midtown BarFly on all three nights. Confirmed TBD artists you can expect to see at the after parties include: K.Flay (DJ Set), Autograf, Louis the Child, Jody Wisternoff, J-Kraken, Cue22, Jurts and Soosh*E, Dusty Brown (DJ Set), as well as additional top-secret surprise guest sets! A couple of 2014 TBD Fest alumni, Sister Crayon and French Horn Rebellion, will also spin DJ sets. Friday and Saturday go until 4 a.m., Sunday until 2 a.m. Three rooms of sound all for only $20 a night (for TBD Fest ticket holders). Snag presales at Requiemevents.queueapp.com. See a breakdown of who is playing when at Facebook. com/requiemevents. Midtown Barfly is located at 1119 21st Street in Sacramento. Last year’s TBD Fest after parties were epic. They also hit capacity rather quickly, so be sure to get tickets ahead of time if you want guaranteed entry. Who knows, you could be rubbing shoulders with Tyler the Creator, Chromeo, Porter Robinson or other TBD Fest headliners. Hey, it could happen! Last year members of Empire of the Sun rolled out to Requiem’s TBD after party! Can you say, “celeb dance floor selfie!?”

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The Optimistic Pessimist Moving sucks. There is really no sugar coating it. Sure, things will be all hunky-dore when you get to your ultimate destination, but the process of moving itself is terrible. Long-time readers may remember my tirade against the act of moving a few years back. If you missed that one, I’ll summarize by saying that moving is almost the worst thing in the world. The only thing worse than moving is helping someone else move. Your “friend” expects your pity for all the boxes they had to pack even though you are there for the heavy lifting, and there is always heavy lifting. Other than perhaps the dishes, packing boxes isn’t hard at all if you aren’t a pack rat. Tape the box. Fill the box. Tape the box. Label the box. Repeat. Your muscles shouldn’t ache after doing that, at least not like mine will after I carry those boxes down a flight of stairs if I help you move. What’s the best that will come out of it? Free food, maybe a little cash. You might get some beer or weed for your trouble, which

might help fix the muscles that weren’t aching before you moved 20 heavy boxes of books and dishes, a couch, a desk, a bed and a dresser. Your compensation may also be dependent on the state of chaos at your friend’s new home once the move is complete. It’s hard to get paid when your friend can’t remember where he packed his stash, plates, wallet or bottle opener. That is why you should never help someone move. I probably shouldn’t be saying this since I am still in the process of moving myself and may require help, but it needs to be said. Moving is difficult. It’s exhausting and frustrating and puts people in a shitty mood. If the end result isn’t that you get to live in a new house, then why the hell would you want to put yourself in the middle of that? This is part of the reason I will never own a truck. Besides the fact that I have absolutely no need for a truck, owning one only gets you invited to helping people move. Renting a truck is the biggest expense of moving and

You Don’t Want To Do That your friends may start looking your way when they find out how much the truck rental fee will run them. Besides, you are sort of asking for it with all that unused, unupholstered, cheap rectangular space strapped to the back of your car, so consider yourself warned current and potential truck owners. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you can avoid helping a friend move by owning a small car. If you got two working arms, you can help. And if you actually agree to help, you will probably regret it. Your friend will undoubtedly undersell the magnitude of the move by a factor of at least 10. Chances are, they won’t even be done packing when you get there to help. They will have no idea where they want things to go at the other end, or if they will even fit; so, you will get to move the heaviest pieces of furniture several times until things are just right for your (now former) friend. That is why you need to be prepared. If your friend mentions the chance that they may be moving, take note and limit your availability with that friend until after the move is over or called off.

Bocephus Chigger bocephus@submergemag.com Avoid their calls; park your car down the block from your house. They can’t ask you to help them move if they can’t find you. Tell them you are sick. Tell them you have to work. Tell them you are already helping your other friend move. Tell them your grandma died and you are too broken up to help. Hurt yourself, preferably your arm or leg. Whatever it is you decide to do, have a plan in place because you never know when you might get the call. I know this may sound childish, but I assure you it will be no more childish than everyone’s behavior on the day of their big move if you agree to help. If it’s not tempers that flare, it will be your back that does once it begins to spasm from repeated abuse. You are going to be sore for two days afterward and all you will have to show for it is a dirty ass t-shirt with a pizza stain, if you are lucky. Life sucks for the one moving, but it fucking blows for the sucker that agreed to help them out for the paltry sum of a couple of slices and some beer. Don’t be that sucker.

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If you appreciate jazz and all it's complexities, or you have an adventurous ear, you'll want to check out tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington's upcoming performance at Harlow's. Washington’s latest album, The Epic, came out on the fiercely independent (and mostly electronic) Brainfeeder record label and has already been making waves across the country. Not only can Washington wield a tenor saxophone like nobody’s business, he has already drawn lofty comparisons to such greats as Albert Ayler and even John Coltrane. His latest record peaked at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums and has garnered the kind of buzz many jazz musicians would kill for. If “Change of the Guard” doesn’t take you on a journey through time and space, perhaps you may want to get your ears checked. Other equally compelling numbers include the lovely and slower-paced “Isabelle” and the appropriately named “The Rhythm Changes,” which will make many saxophonists and musicians hang up their instruments in utter defeat. Don’t blow it and get out to this show. You will thank us later. For advance tickets visit Harlows.com and for more info, including some mind-blowing music, check out Kamasiwashington.com. –E.J.

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“I was born. When I was 23 I started telling jokes. Then I started going on television and doing films. That’s still what I am doing. The end.” Comedian, actor, writer and producer Steven Wright keeps his official bio short and sweet, much like a lot of his jokes. Known for his deadpan delivery and wry, observational humor, Wright is a walking encyclopedia of hilarious one-liners that’ll make even the grumpiest of grumps lighten up and laugh. Jokes like: “I went to a place to eat. It said ‘breakfast at any time.’ So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance”; “I stayed up one night playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died”; and, “I spilled spot remover on my dog and now he’s gone,” are perfect examples of Wright’s signature style of comedic delivery. Regional fans will be excited to learn that Wright is bringing his show to UC Davis’ Mondavi Center for one night only on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. We highly advise getting tickets immediately at Mondaviarts.org or at the box office, as it will surely sell out. Tickets range from $20 to $40. Learn more at Stevenwright.com. –J.C.

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Unlike Supercross or motocross, where getting the holeshot (the best start out of the gate) usually equates to placing high on the podium, Endurocross is a wholly different beast. The tracks feature many obstacles not unlike a professional motocross trials event, including (but most certainly not limited to): logs, rocky terrain, large over-sized tires and virtually anything that makes finishing a race near impossible. Folks expecting riders to fly by at warp speed and triple jumps will be sorely disappointed. However, those who enjoy a race that always includes lots of action, crashes and more inconsistency than imaginable will be pleased with this spectacle. This year’s race features amateur classes in addition to veterans, an awesome women’s class and, of course, a wicked assortment of national pros. One of the coolest things you can do at this event is walk the track (for an extra cost) to experience just how daunting the course is. Bring some extra cash for T-shirts and swag since this is one event you’ll want to share in bragging rights. Tickets start at $12.50 for kids and go as high as $45 (with VIP track walk). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the action starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. More details at Sleeptrainarena.com. –E.J.

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Overused foodie jargon like “artisan,” “organic” and “farm-to-Fork” should have been abolished from the English language years ago, when it seemed like everyone jumped on the healthy food fare bandwagon. However, this weekend’s Farm-to-Fork Festival at Capitol Mall Greens promises you will be treated to some of the best products and food samples in the region and then some. And while the event is free to the public, you will most certainly need cash or credit cards on hand to pay for libations and eats. Expect lots of beer and wine vendors, the obligatory kids’ zone and more demonstrations that you can count. From Azteca Street Tacos to Crystal Basin Bistro, Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op to Passione Pizza, there will be something for everyone. My personal favorite, Insight Coffee Roasters, will also be on hand alongside the equally impressive offerings of San Francisco Bay Coffee. Expect to hear live music from Tyler Rich, Brett Dennen and Stroke 9 while you indulge and take selfies and, most importantly, the occasional food porn photos to share on Instagram. The festival starts at 11 a.m. and ends not-so-promptly at 6 p.m. For more info check out Farmtofork.com. –E.J.

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Jodette’s Belly Dancing Academy’s 38th Annual Homeless Benefit Show and Dinner • Sept 27

Kabab Corner Restaurant in West Sacramento will host Jodette’s Belly Dancing Academy’s 38th Annual Homeless Benefit Show and Dinner on Sunday, Sept. 27. This is a great opportunity to not only indulge in a delicious, all-you-can-eat meal of Indian food for only $20, but also experience a live show that you will never forget by Jodette’s Academy’s Jewels of the Nile, choreographed by Kalila, a renowned belly dancer and leader of the troupe. There will also be a Queen of the Nile Contest with a $50 entry fee, where the winner will land on the cover of Zaghareet, a bellydancing magazine. Proceeds from the night go to purchasing food, blankets, sweaters, stockings, T-shirts and more for homeless people in our community, so the whole thing is for a great cause. Bring your friends, families, or neighbors, and introduce them to something new, fun and creative. You (and they) will not regret it! Visit Jodettes.com for more information on the benefit event, as well as all of the regular belly dancing classes offered at their studio located at 2131 K Street. Kabab Corner Restaurant is located at 1001 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 100 in West Sacramento. For more information, call Jodette’s at (916) 447-3793. –J.C.

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Although the ratio of men to women will be heavily skewed towards the latter, there is no reason males should forego a little fashion consulting. The Fall Stitch Swap soiree on Sept. 26 will be hosted by Juniper James, a local fashion styling and consulting company. Come welcome the new season by flushing out your used wardrobes and/or home decorative pieces and mingle amongst local fashionistas. It’s not often events of this ilk are held and your attendance is what keeps these events happening on a continued basis. Enjoy beverages, small talk and even meet some of the area’s most prominent fashion bloggers for a Q&A from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., then shop the racks. If you purchase the $10 ticket, you get your first eight items and three raffle tickets and additional items are only $1 a piece. If you’re purchasing in a pair, pay only $18 and get admission for two with the same number of goodies. Bring a bag since you’re bound to be bringing home some new items that’ll make heads turn and yearn. Join the event page on Facebook by searching for “Fall Stitch Swap” and visit Juniperjames.com for more info on the event’s producers. –E.J.

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The Happy Hour Hound column is new, and for me, it’s a good reintroduction to Sacramento. My husband and I recently moved back to the Capital after spending three years working, eating and homebrewing through San Francisco. Some things in Sacramento remain the same, e.g., Jerry Brown, not enough housing for the homeless and palms towering against the drought. Other things, however, have changed, such as the number of trendy restaurants in downtown juxtaposed with the number of vacant storefronts, both overwhelming. Despite the new order, it is refreshing to still be able to sit with a friendly bartender and only pay $3 for a good beer. This is a mantra for the column. Semiregularly, a Submerge writer will make that sacrifice and try a happy hour menu for you, ensuring that it is truly worth the $20 or less anyone should spend on forgetting the 11th hour of work. Our first go at it, at Ten22 on 2nd Street in Old Sacramento, proved a lesson for the future: don’t go too hungry or you’ll end up ordering from more than just the happy hour menu. For the purpose of this column, however, I’ll only discuss the first $20. Ten22 opened six years ago with executive chef Jay Veregge at the helm. Veregge is a certified beer server through the Cicerone Certification Program, partnered at Michelin-star rated Wolf House Restaurant in Sonoma, won the Tadich Grill

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in San Francisco a James Beard Award and apprenticed under world-renowned French chef Pierre Gagnaire. The menu features a farm-to-fork approach when able, along with several vegan and gluten-free options to appease the entire foodie spectrum. To top it off, Veregge and his team create unique cocktails, beer and wine pairings to go along with their seasonal meals, which is a nice touch to an elegant but reasonably priced New American eatery. The happy hour selection is not too extensive, but it includes food items for $6 each that don’t appear on the regular dinner menu. If you’re looking for a snack to help settle that $4 well cocktail or $6 sangria mixed with a summery peach liqueur, you have some small but hardy options. We chose the salmon toasts and the chef’s choice Mission Street tacos to pair with an American River Brewing River Bend Hefeweizen and Auburn Alehouse’s Shanghai Oatmeal Stout on nitro. The local smoked salmon is piled high on grilled bread with aioli laced across the top. Each order comes with two delicious but overall ordinary toasts. The tacos on this particular night came with fried chicken, an interesting twist. The crumbled cheese, fresh cilantro and onion, and sweet sauce all sat well together, but the chicken was chewy instead of having a nice, soft center in that crisp exterior. For the price, I’d try my luck at the three tacos again and

see which protein the kitchen tries the next go-around. Here are the happy hour foods we didn’t end up trying because of the menu’s bias toward fried food: fried chicken sliders, fried oysters, beer-battered fried vegetables and nachos libres with the protein of the day. We also kept to just beer, but I am interested in trying a cocktail next time. And yes, there will be a next time, but my recommendation would be to order the duck confit pizza for $19 and a beer for $3 and you’ll still be pretty damn close to the happy hour bill. That pizza, smothered in meat, figs, caramelized onions, arugula and balsamic is heaven, especially with a side of hops. Perhaps a personal pizza could be added to the happy hour menu in the future? Pros: • Great service: Our bartender, Maria, stayed busy but attentive and knew her beer. The high-back bench tables next to the bar are a comfortable way to spend the hour if you’re looking for something cozier than a barstool. • Perfectly chilled, fresh beer: The selection is seasonal and everything on draft was impressive for what I wrongly assumed to be a touristy Old Sacramento bar. It’s nice to see local selections beyond the usual. • Free valet: If you don’t want to walk the 15 blocks we did to get to Old Sacramento from Midtown, check in on Facebook, Yelp or Foursquare for free valet. Just keep some cash on you for tip. Cons: • The free live music starts after happy hour, from 7 – 10 p.m. • The lychee martini is not a happy hour menu item. Happy hour total: $19 and a dozen smiles from staff. Overall, it was a good hour.

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Hustle and Thrash

Three decades in, Psychosomatic’s Jeff Salgado is as motivated as ever with a new album and U.S. tour on the horizon Words Andy J. Garcia

n the mid- to late ‘80s, D.R.I.’s Crossover album comes out, Slayer’s Reign in Blood was annihilating everyone and the “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez was finally behind bars. All over California, skateboarding and thrash metal were influencing young punks like Jeff Salgado and his friends, who would eventually start Psychosomatic. Today, the band members live in Sacramento, and they’re really doing it. With more tours ahead than anytime in the past, they are a testament to “stand by your band.” Or van, for that matter. Salgado is the band’s founder and vocalist/ bass player. He looks like the older, metalhead dad at the skatepark, who’s really patient and encouraging, but looks sort of alarming to the other parents because he has long hair. I met up with Salgado last Friday. His role as the band dad felt apparent right off the bat. He annotates most of the things he says with how excited he is, and how grateful he is for opportunities that have been presented, and that stuck with me. The band dad is in charge of morale; he has the grey hair to prove it. “It’s been non-stop since June,” Salgado said. “When I’m not working or spending time with my family, I’m working on the band … We did a video, contacting people … And when you’re booking a tour you have to touch base with people. You don’t want any of your dates to fall through, and if they do, you have time to scramble to make something work.” Salgado sees the band as finding its stride now more than in the past, with a solid, committed lineup, a new record, even Psychosomatic skatedecks. “It’s a new birth, a new band. Since then, we got the right pieces as far as band members go, and it just clicks like it never has before. So it does feel like a new band and we’re all equally excited.” Part of Psychosomatic’s shifting dynamic is due in part to Toby Swope, who had been the band’s drummer since 2001, taking on a new role as the band’s lead guitarist. Swope is also new drummer Jared Klein’s half-brother. Dan Mills rounds out the group on guitar. “In the past we had members that were not 100 percent committed, now we do,” Salgado explains. “I am so grateful that I have these guys to play with me. I told them, ‘Don’t just play in this band; own it. Make it your band.’ I know that Jared’s really happy to play with his little brother. “Toby can do anything musically, he’s just unbeatable,” he continues. “He just did a North American tour with Revocation, he’s written 90 percent of the guitar parts and music on this new album.” Sacramento’s BuriedinHell Records is releasing Psychosomatic’s newest album titled

“It’s serious and darker, whereas the other albums were more wider range with the skateboard-party feel. This one is more reclusive, and serious. There’s one song at the end where I really went deep in my own insecurities, and I put it on a song where I had never done that before. It shows that I’m not just a shell of hardness, I have vulnerability, which I don’t like to express.” – Jeff Salgado, Psychosomatic, on the band’s new album Clicking Sound of a Hammer Pulled Back Clicking Sound of a Hammer Pulled Back, an effort Salgado sees as darker and more serious than previous recordings. “We’re older now, we’re more mature,” he says. “It’s serious and darker, whereas the other albums were more wider range with the skateboard-party feel. This one is more reclusive, and serious. There’s one song at the end where I really went deep in my own insecurities, and I put it on a song where I had never done that before. It shows that I’m not just a shell of hardness, I have vulnerability, which I don’t like to express. But in doing so, I felt better about the song.” The album is a jarring meld of metal and punk in a simple format that can be appreciated by fans of other albums, like Hoods’ Pray for Death album or Diseptikons’ Solutions Supported by the Angry. Taking shape in the fertile soils of Salinas, the band played locally, mostly parties, traveling to bigger cities to play to more people. By 1998, they all made the move to Sacramento where

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they soon found footing in the local music scene. “We were just a bunch of skate kids back in the day that started a band. We had played the Bay Area, but we had never played in Sacramento, so we didn’t know what to expect. Coming from Salinas, you had to drive to Santa Cruz at a minimum to see a good show. Otherwise, it just seemed like we were playing parties, and it wasn’t worth it; we had to get out of there. I was 28 years old, and I came here with pretty much nothing but my band equipment. I had to start over from nothing, and it was totally worth it,” Salgado recalls. These are not some, fly-by-night, wangotango boys. These guys have been ripping the heaving bowels out of the soft center of California with their thrash metal assault for nearly 30 years, with four U.S. tours, soon to be five, as well as several other package tours yet to be announced. Thirty years worth of driving to local shows and numerous tours can destroy any one van, or two, or three. It takes a certain kind of love to

keep the same van purring warmly. “One of my best friends is a diesel mechanic, so he services it everytime we go out,” Salgado says. “The Ford van is nothing to him, he works on diesels, so this is like cake to him. He can figure out anything having to do with the van, so we’re lucky.” Over time, the desire to make things more functional in a tour van may lead to some modifications. One common tour van amenity add-on is a wooden bunk/loft which can serve as a sleeping platform and storage shelf. “We had a loft at first, but it ended up being a hassle more than anything, getting the gear out. So what we ended up doing was getting a trailer, so we can spread the gear around. If you're driving a full U.S. tour, you’re gonna be spending a lot on gas anyways. We keep it really simple and basic, and accessible anywhere you need to be.” Before he left, I asked Jeff if there was something that the 2015-him would tell the 1988-him just starting a band, and he said, “Get over your personal shit, and work your ass off. Period.” This is fitting advice for any budding musician, or artist in general, from someone a little older. Get your shit Psychosomatic are headlining together. Blue Lamp Sept. 18 for their tour kickoff/CD release, with Kennedy Veil, Jack Ketch, Solanum and xTomHanx. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through Bluelampsacramento.com.

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here is little escape from the sun at 3rd and Adeline in Oakland. The industrial district is flooded with bodies sweating through T-shirts and bucket hats designed with variations of the threeeyed smiley face symbol of local rap legends Hieroglyphics. The crew is celebrating its fourth annual Hiero Day and among the invitees to perform is Sacramento’s Dibia$e. It seems as though a combination of the heat and the liberal weed smoking reduces crowd participation to a steady head nod that ripples to the signature bounce of Dibia$e’s production. Although other producers will grace the stage with the same gear at Hiero Day, none manipulate the SP-404 like Dibia$e. His production is glitchy with hints of chiptune and 8-bit, at other times soulful samples finessed with a slice that’s both Dilla-esque and entirely a style all his own. On this afternoon in Oakland the hundreds gathered don’t move much, but they also don’t leave. Break dancers accompany Dibia$e on stage, stepping to his music and interpreting the rhythms with their moves. It’s almost as though he’s got the remote control over their movement. We are high and in awe. He’s a veteran as much as headliners like Aceyalone and Tha Alkaholiks, but he’s also remained a low-key legend that’s been present at every significant scene in Los Angeles and makes no qualms about his quiet life in Sacramento. Days prior to Hiero Day, I met Dibia$e at Sol Collective south of Broadway in Sacramento. He was there to record a session with a local artist, but the person had bailed last minute. As we were sitting in a side room tracking the timeline of his career, he said he liked Sol Collective because it reminds him of Good Life Café in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. In the ‘90s, Good Life, a raw food restaurant by day and the rawest open mic by night, was the event for independent rappers in Leimert Park. At Good Life, if you didn’t meet their standards, attendees shouted “pass the mic,” forcing you out of contention until next week. It was in competition at Good Life, later called Project

His Life’s Work From the battle scene to the studio, local beatsmith Dibia$e has built a stellar reputation among fans and peers alike Words Blake Gillespie photo Nassirah Nelson

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““It was stressful because I had to win like a prizefighter. I was the Kimbo Slice on beats.””

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Blowed, that he first earned his stripes as a rapper and later as a producer in beat battles. Dibia$e said once he got behind the sampler to make beats, it became his MO because his friends were always in need of them, and, from winning the battles, he got his first experience paying rent off rap music. “It was stressful because I had to win like a prizefighter,” he said. “I was the Kimbo Slice on beats.” From the early 2000s until 2007, Dibia$e was notorious in the California beat battle circuit. His competition at Project Blowed was against burgeoning artists like Nosaj Thing and TOKiMONSTA that prepared him for greater West Coast scene. When he wasn’t competing, he met with L.A. producers like Flying Lotus, Ras G, Kutmah and Exile at a beat workshop called Sketchbook at The Room in Hollywood—a precursor to the now-legendary Low End Theory at the Airliner. In those days, he’d take Greyhound buses to the Bay Area and drive to San Diego for battles. Venues like The Knitting Factory L.A. hosted Beat Society and the Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battles. He would even travel to the Inland Empire for battles in Riverside. “Even when I’d go to watch, people would come up to me nervous to find out if I was entering,” he said. He was making do from battling, but concurrently, the admiration for beat music was no longer exclusive to the small producer community. Sketchbook was conceived as a workshop to sit around a boombox and trade beat tapes like baseball cards. Low End Theory was a social event where people went to be scene and photographed; and where musicians like Erykah Badu, Thom Yorke, and Prince came to DJ secret sets. As Low End Theory took off and an arena for beatmakers outside the battle circuit became a reality, his associates from Sketchbook thought he should think big picture. “A lot of cats used to tell me to leave the battles alone and start doing the shows,” he said. “But I felt like the battling was my market. It got me traveling. I rode that wave for a little bit. I didn’t win every single one. I’d drive far and lose battles. Lose in the finals after going four extra rounds and just miss it. Out $500 after getting that close. That’s rent money.” In 2010 he was still competing in battles, winning the Los Angeles Big Tune event but falling short in the finals in Chicago, but that big picture was also coming into focus. He released his first solo album, Machines Hate Me, on L.A.-label Alpha Pup, run by Low End Theory mastermind Daddy Kev. That year was also when Dibia$e uprooted from L.A. to close the distance on a relationship with a woman from Sacramento. The move paid dividends. She’s now his booking agent, business partner with their label 10 Thirty Records, wife and mother of his newborn daughter. While Sacramento did not offer the scene support he enjoyed in L.A., he expressed no regrets in his current status. His fatherhood role, which includes a stepson, structures his time spent making music. As a young producer, he would hole up in a friend’s studio and work in a weekend flurry. Now his lab time in a studio built in the backyard is reduced to a few

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hours during his daughter’s afternoon nap, the baby monitor at his side by the sampler. “I can’t squander the day away,” he said. “I’ll play with her and stimulate her brain for a little bit. Sometimes she’ll sit in the lab with me, and I’ll play her some music. Put her to sleep. She sleeps for two hours. I knock some beats out a little bit. I’ll hear her on the monitor. She’s waking up and I’ll feed her again.” To his stepson and the 6th grade hoop dreamers of California Youth Basketball League in Natomas, he’s Coach Dibia$e. He’s been a youth coach and participated in community volunteer work since his L.A. days and while he only played a year in high school, basketball was a passion growing up in Watts. He said he would play “sunup to sundown” on the public courts growing up. As Coach Dibia$e, his team struggled but competed admirably enough in the first season to maintain his position on the bench. “I wasn’t going to do it again, but most of the kids requested me to come back,” he said. “They saw the improvement. The last four games we were close to winning all of them [let’s out a big sigh] … but didn’t. That’s that stress part I didn’t miss. But seeing those kids having fun makes it rewarding.” He admits Sacramento is conducive to creative productivity in its lack of distractions. It shows in his output of three albums (Sound Palace, Looney Goons and Schematiks) in four years as well as several smaller Bandcamp releases. Here he’s lesser known, but his connections to Low End Theory continue to yield opportunities like shows in Australia and Japan. “The time flies,” he said. “It’s only felt like a few months, but it’s going on five years.” On the horizon is his set at TBD Fest on Friday, Sept. 18 and more projects with greater ambition, still thinking big picture. “I’m planning to work with more rappers this year,” he said of his plans for the future, one of which includes aspirations for a project with Detroit rapper and Stones Throw artist Guilty Simpson. Locally he’s got work completed with Chuuwee, Rufio, Wise Child and Tel Cairo. Still, when he graces that stage, the heart of his life’s work is at his fingertips. The SP-404 is designed to be portable, weighing only 2 pounds, 14 ounces, and he carries his in a shoebox decorated with stickers of the labels who have released his records. His appreciation for the life he leads is in those details on that shoebox. During his Hiero Day set he remixes Souls of Mischief, while sporting a red T-shirt that reads “‘93 Til.” Only days prior he expressed his decades of admiration for the Hiero crew dating back to his drawing days, and that being on that stage was a bucket list item. “Going back to my junior high days I used to draw cartoon characters of like Hieroglyphics and Souls of Mischief, all them cats,” he said. “That’s the homies and shit now … if they would have told me I would be kicking it with some of these cats in ‘93, I’d have been like yeah right.”

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COMING SOON Dibia$e is a must-see artist gracing the stage at this year’s TBD Fest, which will be held in the Bridge District in West Sacramento. For more tickets and lineup info, go to Tbdfest. com. Dibia$e will perform on the opening day of the three-day festival, Sept. 18.

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THUR • OCT 1 • 7:30P • UNIVERSITY UNION BALLROOM Pop rock concert, plus special opening guests THE TIPSY HUSTLERS and JAMES CAVERN. Tickets: Sac State student early bird: $10; Sac State students: $12; General Admission: $15. Tickets will be available at www.SacStateUNIQUE.com

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or Chaz Bundick, the process of designing artwork for an album is as uniquely fulfilling an experience as recording one. The LPs he puts out under his main creative persona, Toro y Moi, reflect this craft, demanding attention to the sleeve and cover, suggesting heavily a certain character before the music even begins. For fans, these are must-buys on vinyl; something to place in a row on their own special shelf, always there for a quick spin and each ready to entertain one state of mind or another. There is the aqueous, ambient pulse of Causers of This, accompanied by murky, dark-hued artwork; there is the crystal-clear, after-hours funk of Underneath the Pine, paired with a playful, intimate cover; and the crackling, caffeinated focus of Anything in Return, alongside bold, warm-toned color visuals. The overall body of work that makes up Toro y Moi can be as alternately vibrant, subdued, contiguous and varied as a coral reef. One might spend countless listens wrapped up in the surface texture of one of these records, and still get the feeling that there are hidden depths behind every hook and melody. Without sacrificing complexity, the latest Toro y Moi album, What For? (released in April) burns off some of the layered production of Bundick’s past efforts in favor of a clear-cut, ‘70s rock-inflected sound. The result is as bright and breezy as a cloudless Bay Area afternoon, with analog instrumentation supplied by Bundick himself alongside a who’s-who of names in current indie rock (Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Keath Mead among them). From the swirling synth, guitar and breakbeat leaps of lead single “Empty Nesters” to wistful, Big Star-influenced numbers such as “Yeah Right,” it is clear that his songwriting chops have reached a new level of sophistication. Even so, the record feels effortless, as if this time around, the undertaking was made lighter by experience. Although still a fresh face on the music scene, making inroads to new audiences with every subsequent release, Bundick has come a long way from the pre-emptive labeling of 2009’s so-called “Summer of Chillwave,” taking stylistic left-turns with each new release and even producing dance music under a pseudonym (check out the excellent 2014 album by Les Sins, Michael, named after Bundick’s dog). In recent years, he’s left his old stomping grounds of Columbia, South Carolina (where he’d once taken classes with Ernest Greene of Washed Out) and relocated to Berkeley, California, which seems to jive well with the light, psychedelic flair of his new work. Between touring and recording, which he still tends to do in his quiet home studio, Bundick also indulges in design work, including custom screenprinted T-shirts. If there is a dark or turbulent side to his life or his art, it doesn’t show; the man himself can be enigmatic and congenial in equal amounts, like his albums—mellow, but in a cerebral way. One certainty is his passion for crafting a sound or look, and his formidable sense of taste. “Taste transcends the physical world,” he was once quoted as saying. It is this devotion to the discriminating eye and ear that makes Toro y Moi such an impeccable figure on the music landscape of today. In a few days, local fans will have the opportunity to see Toro y Moi live at TBD fest in West Sac, where his act will utilize the full live-band sound of What For?. It will mark only the second time he’s played a show in the region, the first being an early 2009 performance in Davis, his first-ever gig in California. It goes without saying that Toro y Moi has evolved by leaps and bounds since then, much like Sacramento’s own blossoming local festival. We were able to briefly catch up with Bundick before his appearance on Friday, Sept. 18, to talk style, early influences, and possible future directions.

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What has changed most fundamentally about your idea of the Toro y Moi project since 2009? My musical process has been constantly changing, but aside from that, my attention to detail has gone up more. I just pay more attention to aesthetics, because there are more eyes on me now. I’d rather make sure everything from the music to the album covers to the merchandise is a cohesive thing, because it’s still me doing all of that stuff. It’s just me and an art director, or me and a friend designing the T-shirts. Not really much more than two people working on a given aspect, so if anything, I feel like my business model overall has changed. I think of it more as a business now. There’s a lot more aspects to think about at all times. Did you have a similarly distinct vision when you set out with your first album, Causers of This? Yeah, in a way. I definitely wanted to pay attention to some design aspects. But I really wasn’t thinking—being fresh out of college—about music video quality, or what kind of camera to shoot things on, or what kind of typefaces to use, or trying to stay consistent with all of these things from project to project. I think I was definitely aware of those decisions to some extent when I was just starting out because I was a fan of design in general. But it wasn’t until the second album [Underneath the Pin] where I really started thinking about crafting it better. Did you discover design or music first when you were growing up? Probably music, but I appreciated visual art and visual components from an early age. Everything from like, looking through my parents’ album covers to being afraid to look at just covers, to appreciating books and being able to tell if something was watercolor versus just pencil. That has always just stuck with me. Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

What was the first album/design combination that truly blew you away? To be honest, I really thought that The White Album was genius when I first saw it. It’s perfect, it’s nothing, it’s a no-brainer. It’s, you know, proto-Apple computers. It’s no coincidence that it was named Apple, with The Beatles and everything. I think that was the smartest thing … It’s part of what makes The Beatles the best band in the world, in my opinion. That and the way they transformed themselves so many times, the way they had so many visual elements from The White Album to other iconic covers like Abbey Road. It was just smart and simple, it wasn’t too over-the-top. I really appreciate the album covers of 10cc and Pink Floyd, the work of Hipgnosis. That stuff is really awesome, surreal and beautiful. Sometimes I feel my album covers should try and reference this kind of surreality, but mostly, I think simple is still the best way. SubmergeMag.com

“I see it going everywhere, from albums that are bigger to albums that are smaller, with me just being behind the board, to me becoming bigger and better performancewise.

I don’t want to limit myself to one direction. I could start other projects, do design work, or produce other artists as well. There’s no telling which way it’s gonna go.” –Chaz Bundick, Toro y Moi, on his

Where were you headed artistically, both visually and musically, with your latest album? I think I was just channeling my inner “soft rock” side. I was listening to a lot of Elliott Smith and Big Star. I wanted to make something approachable, basically a snapshot of me. I feel like, for the longest time I was against putting my face on a record, because of different things—me not wanting to be recognized, or things like me just feeling weird about it. For this album I really just wanted to have a quick photo. I’m into records that are just pictures of the artist, that are like quick snapshots, that haven’t been photoshopped or anything—that’s what I wanted to go with.

What led you to create your alter ego Les Sins? Would you create more in the future? I like the idea of alter egos, because there’s no preconceived ideas about them. It’s hard to really absorb a song when you know that the artist works in a certain way, or has a certain personality so in a way it’s nice to change names like that, but also nice to separate certain music from my main project, Toro. That’s my main reason for changing names … If it sounds too “indie pop,” then maybe I won’t do it as Toro, or if it sounds too “dancey,” I won’t do it as Toro.

Any clues as to the next direction you’ll take Toro y Moi? I see it going everywhere, from albums that are bigger to albums that are smaller, with me just being behind the board, to me becoming bigger and better performance-wise. I don’t want to limit myself to one direction. I could start other projects, do design work, or produce other artists as well. There’s no telling which way it’s gonna go.

Don’t let your summer fade into the cold, dark night of autumn. Go out with a bang! TBD Fest will be held Sept. 18, 19 and 20 in the Bridge District in West Sacramento. Toro y Moi will perform on Sept. 18 alongside Tyler the Creator, The Glitch Mob, Purity Ring, RL Grime, the elusive Death Grips and many others. Go to Tbdfest.com for a full lineup and to purchase tickets.

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TBD Fest is More Than Music Words Niki Kangas

BD Fest 2015 will pop up in the Bridge District from Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 20. The festival’s impressive three-day music lineup will be paired with local food, beer and wine vendors, handmade good vendors, amusement park rides and a number of noteworthy art exhibits and installations. Although participating artists this year will hail from around the globe, much of the art to be on display was made in Sacramento. Shaun Burner, who is curating and building out a structure for live mural painting for about 12 artists at TBD, has hometown pride. “Sacramento is growing in all forms,” says Burner. “I’m excited to observe its growth as well as help push it forward.” Says TBD art manager Seumas Raibéart Coutts, Ph.D., “There are some surprises in store … some rather giant installations. Some world-class contemporary dance and performance artists … Art is an education, a form of knowledge, of living.” Here are three artists to keep a look out for at this years TBD.

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TBD Fest Artist-in-Residence Matt Brown

nassuming in a white T-shirt, dirty black jeans and a nondescript brown haircut, 28-year-old Matt Brown is kind of a big deal in Sacramento’s thriving artscape. Or, anyway, he’s getting a lot of work. Committed to art life, Brown foregoes many creature comforts in order to create rather than punch a clock—to a point where he’s been known to live in his van, outfitted with a rooftop projector. Attendees of last year’s TBD Fest will unanimously recall his iconic laser cube art installation. This year, TBD dubbed Brown Artist-in-Residence, and he plans to up the ante by incorporating his newfound knowledge of robotics into his contributions to the festival atmosphere. Among the captivated crowds and surging excitement, Matt Brown will be low-key exhibiting his strange brand of art that combines absurdity, beauty and a healthy dose of his enjoyment of fucking with people. In regards to the cube, Brown recounts, “Holy fuck. I think I met with Clay, and we were talking about projection stuff, and he was like, ‘I need something iconic. I want to project on the lily pads on the river,’ and I was like, ‘That doesn’t really make sense, I don’t even know how to do that. And then I thought it would be so cool if there was this giant laser cube!” With the help of Matt Byrd, the cube was created. “I had no idea people were going to like it so much,” Brown smiles. But the smile fades as he remembers, “Somebody would draw a dick on it constantly, just one after another, and I don’t know why.” For the upcoming TBD Fest, Brown has a

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couple of projects underway. “I am doing a robot that will move around and talk to people. I’ll be remotely controlling it in the distance and I’ll be talking to people through it. It will have a fog that it will emit if people get too crazy,” says Brown mischievously. Welded metal, dryer pieces and car stereos are among the fodder being employed in the creation of this marauding cyborg. And then there’s the Ice Bear. “It’s going to be giving people motivational help and philosophical speeches, and it will be playing This Mortal Coil. There will be a fog machine near it creating a haze, and I’m thinking about having a laser shoot out of its mouth every once in awhile. It will be wearing gold jewelry, like bling, you know?” Of the music lined up for this year, Brown says, “I am the most excited to see Death Grips. I’m also super stoked to see Tears for Fears; they got me through a really hard time.” Brown has been making art for over a decade, and has been commissioned to create a body of work—from sculpture to paintings, films and video projections—for high-profile organizations like TEDx, Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery, the Sizzling Sirens burlesque troupe, Sacramento Electronic Music Festival and more. Throw a rock in any direction in Downtown Sacramento, and you’ll likely hit one of his murals (often not commissioned). “A lot of my art is temporary, just happening in real life,” explains Brown. Brown was also literally an artist-in-residence at Exhibit S, a 12,000 square-foot art space that

garnered squatting rights at Downtown Plaza in 2013 and housed other artists such as Danny Scheible (known for his Tapigami art) and Maren Conrad. “I was moving out of my house at the time, so I was totally sleeping at the mall,” says Brown of his Exhibit S tenure. “I would shower in Assembly when it was open. It was really hard for me being in a public space trying to make art, so I had to wear a mouse mask.” Currently residing at the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street, Brown is ready to go back to living in a van down by the river. “I prefer just living in a car, and I think I’m going to move to Auburn where there’s nobody around for miles. It’s very insular.” But R Street hasn’t seen the last of Matt Brown. He’ll have an indirect hand in the R Street Block Party on Oct. 3, along with a host of other Sacramento artists, musicians, businesses and vendors. The basement at WAL, which is a rehearsal and jam space, will be open during the R Street Block Party. “There will be a Jacob’s Ladder and some robotics, and Shaun Burner and Franceska Gamez are painting the walls,” describes Brown. “I want it to look nothing like the rest of the building at all, for people to go down there and feel like they’re going into a totally different world.” In a totally different world, where all that matters is art and wonder—that’s where Matt Brown resides, regardless of the roof or lack thereof over his head.

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Arielle Robbins and Laura Marie Anthony Challenge Your Viewpoint

rielle Robbins and Laura Marie Anthony seek to challenge the way people think about what it is to be social and beautiful at TBD Fest by way of their ViewMaster Interactive Art Installation, which will be a series of red retro slide viewers placed on tripods throughout the festival space. “We hope the installation will make people think about how beauty is a vast and flexible thing, changing from person to person and group to group, but even among perceptual

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differences, core similarities in how we all experience beauty underscore that we connect with it in remarkably similar ways,” the duo explains. Anthony’s artistic background is in visual art, while Robbins’ is in writing, concept art and music. Both recently founded an artist collective called Retrograde Collective. In the coming year, they will premiere two important projects—a short film, Sutro Ruins, and a periodical, Venus in Furs.

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Led by consummate trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and comprised of 15 of the finest soloists, ensemble players and arrangers, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has been hailed as “the greatest large jazz ensemble working today” by the Chicago Tribune.

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Mavis Staples and Joan Osborne

aving performed over the past five years in museums and galleries throughout Europe, Amanda Prince-Lubawy will showcase how movement can be art at TBD. “My piece for TBD Fest is called rolling on the riverfront,” describes Prince-Lubawy. “The choreography proposes repetitious, durational movement that requires the body to endure time and mimic the ebb and flow of the Sacramento river.” Lubawy’s three-hour performances will commence at 7 pm each night of the festival. “I am a dance artist,” explains Lubawy. “I am interested in the body and conversations that directly approach the body as a movement medium. I like to explore dance in a minimal sense— everyday movements, not overtly stylized. I want Sacramento to view dance as more of an experience rather than entertainment.”

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Mavis Staples and Joan Osborne are both exceptional singers with a deep respect for soul, blues and R&B, and a determination to stay true to their respective artistic muses.

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Say farewell to the beloved group featuring Omara Portuondo, Eliades Ochoa, Guajiro Mirabal, Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos and Barbarito Torres.

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9.14 Monday

The Blue Lamp Zephyr “Back Behind the Decks” Fundraiser, 9 p.m. The Boardwalk Four Year Strong, Defeater, Expire, My Iron Lung, 6 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 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 Young Roddy, 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 Bloody Diamonds, Valiant Steed, Jesus and the Dinosaurs, 8 p.m. Third Space Grandparents, The Marble Faun, 7 p.m.

Cafe Colonial The Vibrators, Memphis Murder Men, S.W.I.M, Death Rogen, At Both Ends & Erin Cookman, 7 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. The Colony Brotherhood of Ellipsis, SkyAcre, Boss Battle, Dive, From Under the Willow, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. District 30 Candyland, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Boca Do Rio, 9:30 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Adrian Bellue (Album Release), Ian Ethan Case, 5:30 p.m.; Natural Vibrations, 10 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 Music Series w/ Mikey and the Krooks, The Heartbreak Time Machine, Stitched Up Heart, 8 p.m. Shine Midtown Out Loud Open Mic, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Tender Age, Soft Science, All About Rockets, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Lance Canales, 9 p.m. University Union Serna Plaza, CSUS Nooner w/ Tamborazo del Valle, Mariachi los Verasatiles, 12 p.m.

The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Crocker Art Museum Jazz Night: Carlos McCoy’s High Octane Latin Band, 5 p.m. District 30 Dzeko & Torres, 10 p.m. Dive Bar JIVE w/ DJ Epik and DJ Larry “Flower Vato,” 9 p.m. Fox & Goose The Mike Justis Band, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Jessie Bridges, Blue Gaucho Project, 6 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Gaelic Storm, 7:30 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Bill Frisell, 7:30 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Beau J Wilding, 7 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub High Noon, 10 p.m. Press Club Cory Branan, Jon Emery, 8 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith and the House Band, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Latin Night, 9 p.m. Starlite Lounge Cursed, Hang the Kode, Chaos in Mind, Kaidan, 8 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Jitterbug Riot, The Crux, 9 p.m. Toyota Amphitheatre Tim McGraw, Billy Currington, Chase Bryant, 7 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp Moxie Crush Variety Show, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Cattle Decapitation, King Parrot, Black Crown Initiate, Dark Sermon, Cataclysmic Assault, 6:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Dive Bar Egg, 9:30 p.m. Harlow’s Carl Verheyen Band, 5:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. LowBrau Le Twist x TBD Fest w/ Deceptikon, 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. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Press Club Black Out! feat. Griever, Horseneck, 8 p.m. Torch Club Chris Twomey, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

9.16 Wednesday

Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Grex, Practice, Naytronix, 8 p.m.

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Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Skratchpad, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Bowling For Soup, Ivory Tribes, The Dollyrots, 6:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m. Carmichael Elks Ballroom 1940s Hit Parade 17-Piece Orchestra, 2 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m.

Friday

24th Street Theatre The Graham Parker Duo w/ Brinsley Schwarz, 8 p.m. Bar 101 In the No, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Muddy Waders, 5 p.m. The Blue Lamp Psychosomatic (Album Release), Kennedy Veil, Solanum, Jack Ketch, XtomhanX, 8 p.m.

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The Magic Bullets Soundwave, Mallard, Wode Woes DeVille Vacaville 9 p.m.

Brickhouse Gallery Juke Joint Friday’s w/ Erica Ambrin and More, 7 p.m. The Bridge District TBD Fest: The Glitch Mob, Tyler the Creator, RL Grime, Jody Wisternoff, Death Grips, Purity Ring, Toro Y Moi, Ty Dolla $ign, Cathedrals, Dibia$e, Astronauts Etc, Towkio, Rasar and More, 3 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Vanessa Williams, 9 p.m. Cafe Colonial Bat Guano Fest: Knockoffs, Dead Dads, The Croissants, Mad Judy, Kill The Cute, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. DeVille Vacaville Sheila E. w/ Pete Escovedo & Family, 9 p.m. District 30 DJ Khalasic, 10 p.m. Fox & Goose Zyah Belle & The Funkshun, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Kamasi Washington, 8 p.m. The Hideaway City of Vain, Westlords, Old Glory, Rile 9 Collective, Mob Rule, 8 p.m. Kupros Craft House Honey B and the Cultivation, 9:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Dr. Hall’s Medicine Show w/ Debbie Wolfe, William Morebeck, Howard Hall, Billy Buckman, 8 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) La Santa Cecilia, 8 p.m. Midtown BarFly Official TBD Fest After Party w/ K.Flay (DJ Set), French Horn Rebellion (DJ Set), Andrew Parsons, Sister Crayon (DJ Set), Hiyawatha and Special Guests, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Phantom Jets, Nolan and The Last Action Heroes, Name the Band, Swahili Passion, Stoneberry, Living Poor, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Cheeseballs, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) The Fabulous Old Guys, 8:30 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Kaylee Starr, 4 p.m.; Jackson Michelson, 9:30 p.m. Shine Pine Street Ramblers, Catlin Jemma & The Goodness, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Cash Prophets, Galaxy Broadcast System, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) LoveFool, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Street Urchinz (Album Release), Urbanfire, 6 p.m. Third Space Generifus, The Azeotropes, Pastel Dream, 7 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Heart, Larisa Bryski, 7 p.m.; The

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Wiz Kid, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Steepwater Blues Band, 9 p.m. Warehouse Artist Lofts Rooftop Roland, Buff Clout, Modern Man, 7 p.m.

Old Ironsides OnOff, Clever Fools, The Remotes, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub 8 Track Massacre, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) Mere Mortals, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Chris Gardner Band, 10 p.m. Shine 50 Watt Heavy, The Pikeys, The Brangs, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Battlehooch, Vanwave, Light Thieves, 9 p.m. Starlite Lounge Red Velvet Kiss (Album Release), 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) InnerSoul, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Beer Dawgs, Mr. December, 3 p.m. Third Space The Wild Lungs, Wodewose, Wild Kings, 7 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Michael Franti and Spearhead, SOJA, The Green, Anuhea, Ethan Tucker, Irie Fuse, Squarefield Massive, JRas, 2 p.m. Torch Club Johnny “Guitar” Knox, 5:30 p.m.; Black Star Safari, City of Trees Brass Band, 9 p.m.

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Ace of Spades Atreyu, Unearth, Wovenwar, 6:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Element Brass Band, 3 p.m. The Blue Lamp Sac Storytellers, Clutter Family Singers, Rat Stomp, 4 p.m.; Creatures Of The Night (Kiss tribute), Crüella (All-female Mötley Crüe tribute), Liquid Sky (Jimi Hendrix tribute), 8 p.m. The Bridge District TBD Fest: Pretty Lights, Tycho, Chance the Rapper, Porter Robinson, Cut Copy, RATATAT, Wave Racer, Mobb Deep, Joywave, Nothing, The Growlers, Touch Sensitive, Zimmer, Chad Valley, Blackbird Blackbird, Tel Cairo, Two Sheds, Sleeprockers and More, 12 p.m. Cafe Colonial Bat Guano Fest: Captain 9’S & The Knickerbocker Trio, The Strange Party, Defyant Circle, Pug Skullz, Ungulate, Riot Radio, 7 p.m. Camp Pollock One Love One Heart Reggae Festival, 10 a.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Chaise Lounge Family Jewels w/ My Cousin Vinny, AJ Sachs, 9:30 p.m. DeVille Vacaville The Magic Bullets, Soundwave, Mallard, Wode Woes, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Simple Pigeon, Pump the Breaks, Adam Block, 9 p.m. Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Steelin’ Dan (Steely Dan tribute), 5:30 p.m.; Solsa, 10 p.m. Henningsen-Lotus Park 9th Annual American River Music Festival w/ The Infamous Stringdusters, Dangermuffin, Shook Twins, David Myles, Spark and Whisper, 11 a.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House KSK Trio, 9:30 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Midtown BarFly Official TBD Fest After Party w/ Autograf, Jody Wisternoff, Cue22, Jurts, Soosh*e!, Jon Reyes, Future Heist and Special Guests, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Dr. Hall Songwriters Circle, 2:30 p.m.; Friends (Beatles tribute), 6 p.m.

sunday

Berryessa Brewing Co. Rubbidy Bubbidy, 3 p.m. The Blue Lamp Rydah J. Klyde (of the Mob Figaz), 8 p.m. The Bridge District TBD Fest: Chromeo, Tears For Fears, Dinosaur Jr, A-Trak, Madeon, Black Lips, Dr Dog, Holy Ghost, Lyrics Born, A Place to Bury Strangers, K.Flay, The Allah-Las, Louis the Child, Doombird, Soosh*e! & Jurts, So Stressed and More, 12 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Live Band Karaoke, 5 p.m. Camp Pollock One Love One Heart Reggae Festival, 10 a.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Dive Bar FVME: Nina D, Joseph One, DJ Oasis, DJ Curso, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Matt Schofield, 7 p.m. Henningsen-Lotus Park 9th Annual American River Music Festival w/ Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line, David Luning, Songs of the Fall, Dennis Johnson and the Mississippi Ramblers, 11 a.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours, 8 p.m. Midtown BarFly Official TBD Fest After Party w/ Louis the Child, J-Kraken, Dusty Brown (DJ Set), Hellfire, Oshiin, Arkilla and Special Guests, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Tim Noxon, 3 p.m.; Jeramy Norris, 5:30 p.m. Press Club QuartzThrust, Removed, Outlined, The Hugs, Dog Heart, 1 p.m.; Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Starlite Lounge Deathkings, Waning, Decade of Statues, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Branded, 2 p.m. Third Space The Chameleons, Soft Kill, Electro Group, All About Rockets, 7 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

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Hennessy Savvy Yola, Penny, Wyatt Craig, True Street, Dakota, Pakorius, Corina Corina, Charlie Muscle, Czar Black The Blue Lamp 8 p.m.

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9.21 monday

Ace of Spades Snarky Puppy, 6 p.m. The Blue Lamp Open Mic, 7 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 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 Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, 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 Get Dead, Clowns, Urban Wolves, 8 p.m. UC Davis: Corin Courtyard The Crescent Katz, 6:30 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Wynton Marsalis, 8 p.m.

9.22 Tuesday

The Blue Lamp Megafauna, The Gitas, Instagon, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk The Holdup, Wheeland Brothers, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Mr. Vegas, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Sam I Jam, Adam J, Roger Carpio and Special Guests, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jessica Malone, 6 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 Heckarap Dance Party, 9 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Chiefs, The Sun Giants, Astral Cult, 8 p.m. Torch Club Hans Eberbach, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

9.23 wednesday

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Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Savvy Yola, Penny, Wyatt Craig, True Street, Dakota, Pakorius, Corina Corina, Charlie Muscle, Hennessy, Czar Black, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Goatsnake, Black Breath, Battalion of Saints, 7 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Crest Theatre Benise: Strings of Passion, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Mike Love, ZuhG, Tubby Love, 7 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 Music Series w/ ONOFF, Fair Struggle, ForNeveR, 8:30 p.m. Press Club Elenment A440, Lucid, Pseudosilence, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Sactown Playboys, 9 p.m. University Union Serna Plaza, CSUS Nooner w/ The Old Screen Doors, 12 p.m.

9.24 Thursday

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Grind, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Zella Day, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Dive Bar JIVE w/ DJ Epik and DJ Larry “Flower Vato,” 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Chicken & Dumplings, 8 p.m. Goldfield Hellbound Glory, 9 p.m. Harlow’s HoneyHoney, The Walcotts, 7 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jessi McNeal, 7 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Acoustic Folk Jam, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Powerhouse Pub Kerina, 10 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith and the House Band, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Miner, 9:30 p.m. Stoney’s The Chris Gardner Band, 8 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; Island of Black & White, 9 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, 7 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Solsa, 9 p.m. Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Grass Valley) Dark Star Orchestra, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY

Ace of Spades A Thousand Horses, Chasin’ Crazy, 7 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Bruce Salmon, 3 p.m. The Blue Lamp Gearhead Records Anniversary Party: Sac Storytellers, The White Barons, Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders, Thee Merry Widows, 7 p.m. The Boardwalk Little Hurricane, Moon Mantis, Rin Tin Tiger, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Crest Theatre An Evening with Hiroshima, 7 p.m. DeVille Vacaville IV Orpheus, Decipher The Fallen, Brotherhood of the Ellipsis, 9 p.m. District 30 Panic City, 10 p.m. Fox & Goose Kenny Rego, Westbound50, 9 p.m. Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Kevin Russell’s Cream of Clapton, 5:30 p.m.; Saved by the ‘90s, 10 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe George Thorogood and The Destroyers, 7:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Glory Crampton, Franc D’Ambrosio, 7 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Harley White Jr. Trio, 9:30 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe David Houston & String Theory, Naked Nate, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Eddie Honeyeater, 6 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Blackwater, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) RoHarpo Blues, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Spazmatics, 10 p.m. Shine Cash Cartell, The Brothers Strong & Co., Banjo Bones, 8 p.m.

9.25 9.26 Saturday

Ace of Spades Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Force of Habit, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Island of Black & White, 9:30 p.m. Berryessa Brewing Co. Arann Harris, 5 p.m. The Blue Lamp Sadistik, Sapient, Ceschi, Early Adopted, Graves33, Brutha Smith, Max Bundles, 8 p.m. Blue Line Arts Gallery Gayiel Von, Jim Jordan, 7 p.m. The Boardwalk The Dear Hunter, Chon, Gates, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Black Star Safari, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Mango Jennings, 9 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Goldfield Chad Bushnell, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Papa’s Culture, 6 p.m.; Monophonics, 9:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Patricia Ward Kelly presents Gene Kelly: The Legacy, 7:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Ross Hammond & Alex Jenkins, 9:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Red’s Blues Band, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Undertone, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Boom Box, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. The Purple Place (El Dorado Hills) Rockinbocker, 8:30 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Random Strangers, 4 p.m.; Steel Breeze, 9:30 p.m. Shine Strange Hotel, Audiowave, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Mothers Whiskey, 8 p.m. Stoney’s ZZ Tush, 8 p.m. Strikes Unlimited (Rocklin) Karaoke, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Latin Touch, 6 p.m.

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9.27 Sunday

Berryessa Brewing Co. Hot City, 3 p.m. The Blue Lamp Jonny “Two Bags” Wickersham, 4 p.m.; Mayday, Future/Vintage, Kap Kallous, Pov Citi, Beeda Treez, Mickey Tiltz, DJ Eddie Z, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk The Browning, Evacuate The City, Faint Silhouette, 7 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Cache Creek Casino William So, Gi Ling Lin, 2 & 5 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Crest Theatre Nooran Sisters, 6:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Harlow’s Sacramento Blues Society Presents 2015 Hall of Fame Awards, 2 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts John Anderson, 7 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with the Guilty Ones, Dead Rock West, 7:30 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Jon Nolan, 12 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Two Tone Steiny, 3 p.m. Press Club Glitter Wizard, Charles Albright, Gymboyz, 5 p.m.; Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Doofy Doo, Sasha Conda, Todd Luffa, Surfin Serf, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Take Out, 3 p.m. Third Space Terror Pigeon, The Yellow Dress, TWRP, Kinda Rad, Kinda Sad, 7 p.m. Torch Club Blues Hall of Fame After Party Showcase, 6 p.m.

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The Blue Lamp Rachelle DeBelle (Dr. Luna), Peter Cornett (Floater), Devon Galley, Ben Herte, 8 p.m. The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 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 M. Lockwood Porter, Teenager, Criminal Code, Joseph Kojima Gray, 8 p.m.

Comedy California Stage Theatre That Plus Chips: Live Sketch Comedy Show, Sept. 25 - 26, 8 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Best of Open Mic Showcase, Sept. 15, 8 p.m. Say It Loud Comedy w/ Michael Calvin, Jr. and Special Guests, Sept. 17, 8 p.m. Kirk McHenry feat. Kente Scott, Sept. 18 - 20, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Anthony K feat. Chris Riggins, Sept. 25 - 27, 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. Stab! hosted by John Ross, Sept. 16, 8 p.m. Comix hosted by Jaime Fernandez, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall Steven Wright, Sept. 17, 8 p.m. Punchline Comedy Club Carlos Mencia, Sept. 14 - 16, 8 p.m. Dan Soder, Sept. 17 - 19, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m. The Future of Comedy Showcase feat. Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Jessimae Peluso, Sept. 24 - 26, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m. Lance Woods and Friends Red Carpet Birthday Extravaganza, Sept. 27, 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. Sacramento State: University Union Ballroom 40th Annual San Francisco International Stand Up Comedy Competition, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Tommy T’s John Witherspoon, Sept. 18 - 20 B-Phlat, Sept. 25 - 27

Misc. 20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, every Saturday, 8 a.m. American River Brewing Company Brushes and Brews, Sept. 26, 2 p.m. B Street Theatre Bars and Measures by Idris Goodwin, through Sept. 27 Bel Acqua Lakes The 2015 California Waterski Pro Am, Sept. 18 - 20 Blue Cue Bar Bingo, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. Blue Line Arts Gallery 30 Painters to Collect, through Oct. 2 The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. Capitol Mall Greens Farm-to-Fork Festival, Sept. 26, 11 a.m. Cesar Chavez Plaza Sacramento Burger Battle, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. (Sold Out) Crest Theatre Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque, Sept. 16, 8 p.m. Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Animation Festival, Sept. 18 - 19 The Princess Bride in 35 mm Film, Sept. 19, 2 & 4:30 p.m. Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. Crocker Art Museum David Ligare: California Classicist, through Sept. 20 Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage, through Oct. 11 Discovery Park 21st Annual California Brewers Festival, Sept. 19, 12:30 p.m. FE Gallery Original Masks Art Show feat. Peggy Bjerkan, Mike Dickau, Ianna Frisby, Robert Hosea and More, through Oct. 1 Fox & Goose Pub Quiz, Tuesday’s, 7 p.m.

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YOU SAVAGE ROBOT Mr. Robot: Season 1 Rated TV-14 Words Derek Kaplan From the finale’s pictorial representation of a character blowing his brains out on live television (aired during the actual National Suicide Prevention Month) to depictions of hardcore drug usage, a gay sex scene and lots of bleeped “F” words, USA Network’s techno thriller Mr. Robot is verifiably a new controversial hit. Who knows, its pro-hacktivism themes might just have the potential to inspire a virtual revolution. If not, the credits alone take you back to the retro days of playing old Atari video games. Kurt Vonnegut once said, “How embarrassing to be human.” This telling quote sums up the recent offering from Mr. Robot creator, Sam Esmail, as he’s delved into the complex infrastructures of society’s ever-growing dependency on technology. The ideas of one account for all, corporations being too big to fail and cyberpunks ruling the world are all blended into his scintillating amalgam of a cable series. Mr. Robot is so good, it even contends with

some of the best premium channel shows have to offer. Protagonist Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) is a security engineer by day and vigilante hacker by night. The only problem is he’s addicted to snorting morphine and talking to the nonexistent people who are in his head. His social anxiety and ongoing paranoia make him a genuine misanthrope by nature. He avoids interaction as much as humanly possible; he’d rather observe life than live it. He hacks people instead of getting to know them. “I’m good at reading people. My secret, I look for the worst in them,” voiceovers Elliot. The narration, with Malek’s stoic delivery, invites the audience into his distortedly stealth world. He even alludes to the fact that he’s “created” us, and isn’t shy of preaching about capitalistic hypocrisy, either. In the pilot, Elliot boldly proposes: “Is it that we collectively thought Steve Jobs was a good man even when we knew he made billoons off the backs

of children? Or maybe it’s that it feels like all our heroes are counterfeit.” Needless to say, Elliot runs Linux. His conscious enemy is a commercial conglomerate of greed, known as Evil Corp. The company’s title is symbolized throughout the show in reference to everything corporate. The emblem “E” is labeled on every CPU, laptop, business and bank. It’s plastered logo is like that of Google, Apple, Dell or Bank of America. Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallstrom), the ambitious young VP at E Corp, adds a much-needed sinister dynamic here. He’s right up there with that Christian Bale in American Psycho kind of creepiness. Corporate takeovers, seducing men to hack his way to the top and cold-blooded murder are some of his ravenous hobbies. The radical NYC-based drama serves a solid lineup of wannabe victors. Supporting characters, Angela (Portia Doubleday), Elliot’s childhood friend, and Shayla (Frankie Shaw), a girl-next-door drug dealer/part-time lover, both work well to finely tune a semblance of reality. Whereas, Darlene (Carly Chaikin), cyberpunk hacker with attitude, and Mr. Robot himself (Christian Slater), the rebellious, sagelike anarchist, act as the catalysts helping to awaken him from his present delusions. They invite him to join their cause, a hacktivist group

called “fsociety.” The vanguard’s mission is to cancel all debt, by hacking into E Corp’s database. This becomes the throughline of the show and something Elliot can get onboard with, as he sometimes dreams of saving the world. In order to pull that off, though, he can’t break his own strict rules or regiments or remorsefulness. As a bonus, he has to deal with other people. Not his strong suit. Malek’s acting chops resonate on a visceral level, especially in an episode where he goes through morphine withdrawal. He’s the kind of actor that can go from zero to 60 just like that, but always be grounded in his role. Slater, as his voice of reason, also strikes a chord. As the looming Mr. Robot, he aids and abets Elliot’s character arcs—helping the anti-hero rival his own demons and test the limits of his self-control. The series is shot well, using darkly urban tones and earthiness in its cinematic framing. The soundtrack includes: Nancy Sinatra and Neil Diamond, Sonic Youth, The Cure, Mos Def, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The music playfully haunts you like the gritty ongoing themes of the show. As Elliot continues to immerse himself into the murky waters of tech espionage and internet warfare, things go haywire. Revealing plot

twists ensue about midseason on till the end. Livelihoods fall, lives are taken ... and life, as we know it, will never be the same. Mr. Robot is a brave experimentation in a new wave formula coming to TV. The series has even been assaulted in the media for issues with the season finale’s violent content. Non-spoiler alert: A passing character, who works for Evil Corp, decides to off himself on camera. Little could USA Network know, this would turn out to be untimely as it approached simultaneously with the on-air Virginia murders, resulting in a delayed finale airing in September. Mr. Robot taps into the cerebral cortex of American voracity and the watchdogs who aim to fight it, while at the same time, creating a portrait of mental illness and substance abuse for an honest character study. It identifies with a subterranean counterculture on the rise in today’s world of economic crisis, data breaches and corporate monopolization. Despite much esoterically coded dialogue and all its programmer jargon, the show represents a novel look at where our country is inevitably headed. Fsociety’s motto is: “We are finally free. We are finally awake.” Should we buy in, after all? Season 2 is bound to convince us.

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It’s after Labor Day, so school’s officially a thing again. Welcome back. Sure, you may have started a week or two ago, but we all know no one does shit during their first two weeks of class, except maybe medical students. My guess is that if you’re reading this column, your major is probably bong-making or something. Hey, don’t sweat it. It’s cool. I majored in English Literature. At least bong-making could get you a job. No matter what we major in, or where we go to school, or what grade we’re in, though, we can all agree on one thing. School sucks. It really sucks. This isn’t to say that teachers are bad. They’re not. Teachers are out there on the frontlines every day, fighting the good fight against politicians trying to tell them how to do their jobs, parents blaming them for their children getting bad grades and dumbasses who think they get paid way too much. Teachers (especially the awesome ones) are the only thing that makes school bearable. School sucks because, well, it’s school. Even the word school drabs off the tongue in the most meh manner possible. Part of the problem, I think, is that the school year always starts at the end of summer and signals the hard, gray months ahead. It’s such a killjoy, you know? Mostly, though, the problem is you’re forced to socialize with jerks all day, and especially when you’re a child, there’s no escape from your peers. Sure, this prepares you for your adult life. When we grow up, we all have to do things we don’t agree with everyday in order to do our jobs—except Kim Davis, I guess, who has made the erroneous assumption that her bigoted, antiquated views on love and marriage somehow have more validity than a ruling from the highest court in the land, but I’m digressing here. Let’s talk about Baltimore. It’s not just where The Wire happened. Apparently, all kinds of crazy stuff goes down there. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, a 13-year-old boy was arrested on charges of second-degree assault for placing an unsolicited smooch on the personage of a 14-year-old female classmate. The illicit kiss happened during school hours

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at Pikesville Middle School in Baltimore County. Allegedly, the boy kissed the girl on a dare from other classmates. This may sound like a pretty severe punishment for a childish crime. No injuries occurred from the incident, according to police, and kids do dumb shit all the time because they’re stupid. I think it’s character-building, though. At the very least, the boy will certainly take a valuable lesson from this: No Means no. Still, part of me feels kind of sorry for this 13-year-old dipshit. I vaguely remember what it was like being that age—when hair was sprouting in strange, dark places, and women, who I’d never really paid much mind to in years prior, suddenly became powerful beings to be feared and admired. I also recall what how much I yearned for the acceptance of my peers, which never came easily for me (if at all). This poor, newly pubescent doofus was no doubt driven to the point of madness by his so-called friends, goaded and prodded until his barely formed mind didn’t know right from left. His hormones collided with his confusion and his eagerness to be cool, causing his palms to sweat and perhaps even caused spontaneous pimples to form on his oily face. So he kissed little miss princess from social studies, even though he probably knew he shouldn’t, and then he ends up in trouble with the law and facing suspension. Yeah, he probably deserves it, but my heart goes out to the pipsqueak. I can remember countless instances from my own life, seated alone in the cafeteria, minding my own business, eating a french bread pizza lunch, when the cool kids would come over to taunt me. They’d be all, “You like Ruby, don’t you?” And I’d be stuck in a conundrum where there was no right answer. Like, if I said yes, they’d threaten to embarrass me in front of everyone, and if I’d said no, they’d taunt me because “I didn’t like girls,” or whatever. It was awful. Like I said, school fucking sucks, bro. Then again, I’ve never kissed anyone who didn’t want me to, so at least I can hang my hat on that. Ruby was really cute, though, back when we were both 13. I hope wherever she is, she’s doing well. Cheers to you. It wasn’t your fault school was such a nightmare.

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