Submerge Magazine: Issue 198 (October 12 - 26, 2015) by Submerge Magazine

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Last week, just one block away from the Submerge office, Spencer Stone—you know, the local hero who helped stop a terrorist attack on a train in France this summer— was stabbed four times in the chest after leaving a bar. As of press time, Stone was listed in fair condition, and the Sacramento police had still not made any arrests. In June, friend and local musician Blake Abbey was stabbed in the arm in Midtown as well. Yet another friend was robbed at gunpoint downtown a couple of weeks ago; the assailant stole her purse and cell phone, leaving her and her boyfriend understandably shaken up. I know this type of stuff happens in other neighborhoods and in other cities all around the world. But it really hits home when it’s practically on your doorstep, and it feels like this sort of stuff is happening more and more these days. Really, I’m at a loss for words when it comes to how to make the place we live better and safer. There is no simple solution. I wish there was something I could do personally and, judging from the outpouring of opinions on social media, most people feel the same. It’s pretty sad to be scared to go out on the town and hit a bar or two, or even go to a concert late at night. Heck, lately I’m even cautious walking my dog around Midtown in the middle of the day because there seems to be more crazies roaming around now than ever, yelling at people for no reason, throwing bottles, kicking cars or just generally being sketchy. One thing is clear: our city is growing at a faster rate than ever. Does that mean this is going to happen more? I certainly hope not. But it surely makes you wonder. Please just be safe out there, fellow readers. If it’s late, maybe think about spending the extra cash to take a cab home. Now, take a load off and get to reading our new issue. There are some great articles in this issue, and plenty of ideas for fun things to go do in the Sacramento region. Enjoy issue #198! Melissa

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The stream Sacramentobased Lifestyle Apparel Brand All Good Announces Flagship Store on R Street

Hideaway Bar & Grill Celebrates 5 Years With Free All-Day Party Oct. 17

Local DJ My Cousin Vinny Has A New Dance Night “Family Jewels” At Chaise Lounge Jonathan Carabba

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“It’s all about feel-good vibes and having a good time.” That’s how local DJ My Cousin Vinny describes his brand new dance night “Family Jewels” at Chaise Lounge (1330 H Street, the old Bulls location). The third installment of Family Jewels just passed last weekend, but Vinny and his fellow resident DJ AJ Sachs are planning on bringing the party back twice in November (first and third Saturdays) so mark your calendars if you like to groove and want to check out a fledgling dance night that has the potential to be the next big thing. Be the cool guy/girl and get in on the ground floor, then bring your friends and they’ll be like, “You know about all of the cool stuff happening in town!” Check out Soundcloud.com/mycousinvinny and Soundcloud.com/ajsachs to check out recent mixes. Family Jewels is free, 21-and-over only, and the party runs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

and wetsuits for free (hey, the ocean isn’t that far away) and by hosting outdoorsy activities like hiking, fishing, spelunking, birding, biking meet-ups and all kinds of clinics. “We’re really looking forward to being able to tell the All Good brand story in our first flagship space here on burgeoning R Street,” states Creative Director Jason Maggio in a press release sent to Submerge. “Whether stopping by for shopping, a meet-up, a clinic or even getting a fishing license, the space will enable us to live and celebrate the All Good lifestyle with all our visitors.” The store is scheduled to open December 1, 2015 with a grand opening celebration to come in the new year. To check out some of their gear, hit up Allgxxd.com or follow them on Instagram (@allgxxd).

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Straight from the creative and stylish minds behind the internationally successful Sacramento-based headwear company Official Crown of Laurel comes a new sister brand, All Good. This Californiainspired lifestyle apparel brand boasts fresh new designs on jackets, windbreakers, sweaters, T-shirts, pants, beanies, hats and more. They’re already being sold in more than 15 countries in credible retailers including Zumiez and Forever21 here in the United States, and just last week All Good announced the build-out for their first flagship store at 808 R Street in downtown Sacramento. With the new store All Good hopes to “inspire participation” by incorporating unique elements like a 65-degree bouldering wall, a “surfboard library” where you can check out surfboards

With their old school jukebox, tiki patio, live music, latenight eats and laid-back vibe, Hideaway Bar and Grill has become one of our favorite bars in town over the last five years. On Saturday, Oct. 17 they’re throwing a free all-day party to celebrate the half-decade mark. You’ll be treated to sets from three rad Sacramento bands: rock ‘n’ rollers Rebel Punk, oi punk group West Lords, and stoner/garage rockers Peace Killers. DJs Saint Gabriel, Fake Sinatra and Annimal will be on hand spinning tunes and there will also be a raffle to benefit Hideaway’s pals over at Morgans Bar & Grill, which recently suffered major damage from a fire and is closed. You can also count on seeing a bunch of badass rides during the classic car and custom bike show happening outside, along with local vendors and free barbeque! The party is all-ages from noon until 9 p.m. and then 21-and-over after that. Hideaway is located at 2565 Franklin Boulevard. For more information, visit Facebook. com/SactoHideaway or call (916) 455-1331.

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The Optimistic Pessimist It’s early October and with only about two-anda-half months to go, it is clearly time to start talking about Christmas. By Christmas, what I really mean to say is presents, or to put it more succinctly, things you will want to buy for yourself or others in the next two-and-a-half months. It’s an incredible time of year when you and your money part ways for mostly useless stuff pushed on you by Corporate America. At Chigger Family, we don’t consider ourselves above the fray and have no intention of missing out on this holiday season cash grab. That’s why we are here to bring you two exciting new products just in time to add to your holiday wish list! But before we move on to these fantastic products, let’s take a moment to clear the air a bit. We sincerely apologize for the mix up last month with our Face-Melter Pepper Spray and Mama Chigger’s Caliente Salsa Brands. We have isolated the issue on our bottling line and have rectified the situation. For those not injured by our Face-Melter Pepper spray that instead enjoyed the taste of our delicious salsa, consider yourselves lucky and don’t forget to try our other Mama Chigger branded foods! For those who were injured while consuming Face-

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Melter Pepper Spray from a Mama Chigger’s Caliente Salsa jar, we extend our sincerest regrets and are in the process up setting up a rebate line for those with proof of purchase to get a coupon for a free replacement jar of (actual) Mama Chigger’s Caliente Salsa. Feel the flavor of Mama Chigger’s Caliente Salsa! We don’t just do wonderful things like that because our lawyers tell us we have to, we do them because we care. At Chigger Family, you’re family. That’s why we have been studying you in excruciating detail. We’ve been buying your pictures from Facebook for our ads and combing through data dumps left by hackers on Pastebin for your passwords, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, dates and places of birth, mothers’ maiden names, first cars, high school mascots, pets’ names (past and present) and your favorite places/foods/persons/books/ songs/movies. So when we say we know you, we really do! That’s why we know you will love our first new product: the Selfie Toilet! Our research shows us that everyone wants to be a star. People are trying to get famous by posting pictures and short videos of themselves on the Internet. Everywhere you go, people are taking

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pictures of themselves to share with friends or post on the Internet at large in the hopes that the world will take notice, but it almost never happens. Do you want to know how to really get everyone’s attention? Buy the Selfie Toilet from Chigger Family and find out! The Selfie Toilet takes a photo from your toilet’s perspective whenever any of the 100 sensors that line the rim of the bowl are triggered. The toilet cam is based off a RED camera and shoots at 4k resolution at up to 120 frames per second. You can choose the best photo from our handy iOS and Android apps and post them directly to your favorite social networks with tags, descriptions, comments and emoji. You have never seen your ass like this and neither has anyone else! You could be the next Kardashian for the low, low price of only $74,999.99. I’ll let you catch your breath for a moment because you are going to need it again before you hear about our next exciting new product. Are you tired of missing your favorite shows when you go swimming? Hundreds of swimmers die every year from taking their televisions into their pools to watch while they swim. The problem is close to becoming an epidemic, but luckily, the engineers at Chigger Family have stepped in and come up with a

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Dive Into Sacramento & Its Surrounding Areas

Words Jonathan Carabba and Eddie Jorgensen

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Self-taught local mixed media painter Mark Fox makes “urban outsider folk art” that we’ve been big fans of since first discovering his stuff back in ‘08. In fact, after featuring him in the mag way back then, we even collaborated with him on a Submerge T-shirt design (hit us up if you want one, we might have a couple lying around). His style is unique and he’s been doing his thing for many years, having really mastered his craft. Check out Mark Fox and Friends in person at Little Relics (908 21st Street) through Oct. 31. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Visit Mark-fox.com for more on the aritst.

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An Aural Experience Unlike Any Other Awaits at the Annual Treasure Island Music Festival • Oct. 17-18

“A decade of musical ephemera, propaganda and juvenalia” is what to expect when you step foot into the University Union 2nd Floor Gallery at Sacramento State to see Better Living Through Modern Lehzure: The Gigposters of Jason Malmberg. Malmberg’s resume is impressive: he’s currently the head designer behind TBD Fest’s slick branding, he’s also Sactown Magazine’s art director, and he’s even created official gig posters for such acts as Cut Copy, Justice, Foals, Drive-By Truckers, Future Islands, Mogwai, The Walkmen, Surfer Blood … the list goes on and on. His solo show at Sacramento State runs Oct. 26 through Nov. 19. Opening reception is Oct. 29 from 6–8 p.m. Free and open to the public. Check out Decabet.com for more on the artist. A native of Santa Cruz, Jeremiah Kille is the epitome of the word “maker.” When he’s not hand-shaping surfboards, he’s creating insanely amazing artwork that explores “themes of nature and coexistence.” Some of his work is currently up at The Urban Hive (1931 H Street) and we highly suggest stopping in to see it with your own two eyes. Some of the paintings are huge and jaw dropping. The show is up through Oct. 31. Visit Jeremiahkille.com to learn more about the artist. –JC

The fine folks at Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment have delivered yet another fine amalgam of national and regional talent that is sure to please the masses. For the uninitiated, the festival started in 2007 and has become quite a destination for fans of hip-hop, electronic, indie and nearly every subgenre in between. Thankfully, the myriad acts play back-to-back sets and separate stages are timed just right so everyone in attendance can enjoy and get their money’s worth. This year’s roster on Saturday is particularly impressive with the addition of Deadmau5, Big Grams (Big Boi + Phantogram), STS9, Run The Jewels and lesser known acts such as Gorgon City, Cashmere Cat, Shamir, Baio and more. Sunday’s lineup is equally insane now they’ve confirmed the likes of The National, CHVRCHES, The War on Drugs, Father John Misty, Deerhunter, Drive Like Jehu, EX HEX (featuring Mary Timony) and the always captivating Viet Cong from Canada. Do visit the site in advance to avoid a potential clusterfuck getting there since all parking is sold in advance and there are shuttles going all day to Treasure Island from the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Make it happen at Treasureislandfestival.com. –EJ

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Cider & Slider Party at Revolution Wines Oct. 24 There’s always something going down at Midtown’s revered Revolution Wines. This local winemaker has made considerable headway in the seemingly snooty wine world by bringing consistently tasty (and affordable) wines to the Sacramento Valley using responsible and sustainable nearby vineyards. Stop by any time during normal business hours and try some of their marvelous concoctions including (but not limited to) the 2013 Revolution Syrah (Sierra Foothills), 2013 Sacteaux (Sacramento County), 2013 Revolution Cabernet Sauvignon (Sacramento County), 2014 Revolution Chardonnay (Dunnigan Hills) and a fortified wine guaranteed to please anyone dubbed the 2008 St. Rey LBV Port (Sacramento County). Aside from the many special nights on Revolution’s calendar, one particular event stands out above the rest: the Cider & Slider Party. Come taste their new hard cider offering and pair it up with some tantalizing pulled pork sliders delivered on house-made Hawaiian rolls courtesy of Chef Teddy. For only $15, you’ll be treated to a libation that is sure to knock you off your feet and three (yes, three) sliders to help soak up all the alcohol in your system. You’ve worked hard all week for this so treat yourself right. While you’re at it, buy a couple of bottles of vino and tell ‘em the folks at Submerge sent you. Inquire within at Rwwinery.com. –EJ

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National Headlining Comedian Cameron Esposito at Sacramento Comedy Spot • Oct. 24 When someone like Jay Leno calls you “the future of comedy,” you know you’re doing something right. Los Angeles-based writer, actor and comedian Cameron Esposito has received so much praise over the last year or so that we’re starting to wonder if maybe she paid off all the press. Either way, it’s pretty rad that someone whose latest album (titled Same Sex Symbol, released in fall of 2014) debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and was also named the Best of 2014 comedy album by The AV Club, Consequence of Sound, The Laugh Button and Paste Magazine, is making her way to little ‘ol Sacramento for one night only on Saturday, Oct. 24. Esposito will perform two intimate shows at Sacramento Comedy Spot, located at 1050 20 th Street, Suite 130 (at the MARRS Building). Tickets are a steal at just $20, the early show is at 8 p.m. and the late show starts at 10 p.m. Come see why Esposito has been invited to appear on shows like Late Late with Craig Ferguson, @ midnight, Last Call with Carson Daly and many others. Hit up Saccomedyspot.com for more info and to buy tickets ahead of time (which is strongly encouraged, as these shows will likely sell out!). For more on the comedian herself, visit Cameronesposito.com. –JC

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Slipknot’s Scream Park Sacramento • Through Nov. 1 The quest to find a really scary haunted house is finally over. The band Slipknot will be presenting a limited run of dates for their Scream Park that are sure to scare the living crap out of anyone. Although it’s highly unlikely Slipknot’s members will be on hand each day of the attraction’s installment, word has it there may be a surprise appearance by a few of the guys (most likely around the Aftershock Festival on Oct. 24 and 25). The three featured haunted houses this year are Prepare for Hell, Clown’s Playhouse and Skin Ticket. The latter is a flashlight only event that is not recommended for the faint of heart or easily scared attendee, however. If fluorescent lights are your thing, you might want to check out Clown’s Playhouse for a dose of pure, unadulterated insanity inside a labyrinth sure to get your blood pumping. Unlike other haunted houses in the area, no expense has been spared to make your first visit a living, breathing nightmare. You are allowed to don a costume as long as it’s not oversized and you’re not brandishing any fake or real weapons. For those who hate long lines, you are encouraged to buy Scream Park’s special Fast Pass and forgo possible long wait times. Advance tickets can be bought at Screamparkcalifornia.com. –EJ

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Kelli Leighton started CORE Contemporary Dance nearly eight years ago in an effort to educate both new and aspiring dancers. Her works have garnered heaps of critical praise from the community and she had the prestigious honor of being one of the first dancers commissioned by the local Crocker Museum. She’ll feature a talented troupe of young dancers in her upcoming seasonal production of The Doorway. Additionally, attendees will be treated to some of Leighton’s exciting newer works. If that weren’t enough to get you off your couch, she’ll also add some other talented choreographers, Amy Berokoff and Adam Peterson, into the mix. Her company has already made a huge impact on the Sacramento valley and neighboring cities and has proved itself worthy of its 501(c) nonprofit status. If choreography and dance are your thing, do seek out her company to provide not only direction but a strong support system to get started in the industry. Whether you live in Sacramento or Folsom, she’s got you covered with three special shows: Friday, Oct. 16 at The Harris Center in Folsom and two nights at at the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center in Sacramento on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24. For more info, visit Corecontemporarydance.org/enterthe-doorway-2015. –EJ

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Support Sacramento SPCA By Drinking Beer During Yappy Hour At Biergarten Oct. 28

On Wednesday, Oct. 28 head to Der Biergarten in Midtown with your four legged furry friends and enjoy “Yappy Hour,” where $1 of every beer sold from 6–8 p.m. goes to the Sacramento SPCA! There will be a raffle, adoptable dogs and even a doggy costume contest, so don’t forget to dress your little babies up to win cool prizes. Hit up Facebook.com/midtownbiergarten or Facebook.com/sacspca for more information. –JC

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1800 15 th Street, Suite B, Sacramento Words Derek Kaplan | photos Jackie Howard Sacramento has a new laid-back and mouthwatering place where happy hour dreams really do come true. Specialty cocktails, pint-sized brews, wings, wood-fired pizzas and fried goodies are only some of the options at Iron Horse Tavern. Being an unhappy and starving artist, I had a ripe $20 bill burning a hole in my pocket, so I decided that this had to be the place. Plus, I don’t think there’s anything better than drinking somewhere on a patio at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Wisely, the originators of Cafeteria 15L and Firestone Public House have exacted a classy yet casual establishment located at the railways of 15th and R for all my midday noshing needs. Their recent offering to the Midtown restaurant panorama is innovative in design. The tavern is steeped in historical hipness, with a model locomotive on display above the coppered bar, button-tufted booths and décor boasting the archetype of industrial engineering. Inside, the combo of hexagon tile and old wooden flooring almost looks speakeasy-esque. A self-diagnosed claustrophobe, patio seating looked quite inviting—surrounded by hanging succulent baskets, giant candled lanterns and big community-style picnic tables. I had brought a tagalong that also opted for the outdoor experience. The soundtrack of old-school favorites like Ray Charles, Bill Withers and Etta James was outwardly calling my name from the openaired terrace. Soul music always makes for a groovy experience while feasting. With half-off appetizers and delicious pizzas, $1 off big beers, $2 off wines, $3 off specialty cocktails, and flat-out $4.50 well cocktails, needier happy hour goers (like myself) should be enticed to have their satieties met. It was immediately clear that Chef Christian Palmos has created an amusing menu to incite much lip-smacking. But what’s a dude to order with a 20? Well, I did what any impulsive human being would do and ordered a bevy of the greasiest food possible. Upon delivery of said grub, I was surprised to see SubmergeMag.com

that the portions were large and in charge. Knowing a thing or two about my own health trajectory, I ordered the hand-tossed margherita pizza, beer brined-chicken wings, and fried pickles and onions. Yet, lo and behold, this had already cost me slightly over $15, and my dining companion and I would need drinks. Maybe if I went alone, I could have achieved my goal. But there’s no fun in that. Mass consumption should be shared. Sadly, the joint’s mac ‘n’ cheese bar— featuring the gauntlet of bacon and egg to jalapeño to lobster mac—was not included as part of their happy hour special, but that wasn’t going to stop me, either. I had a credit card that wasn’t maxed out, so I couldn’t resist requesting the Tavern Mac. In retrospect, Asian-style street tacos and a Bavarian pretzel were close runners-up. Juxtaposed were Loco Moco Burgers, Korean fried chicken and Hawaiian style ribeye steaks as entrée options. They sounded supremely delectable, to say the least, but I should probably get a day job if I want to live in the lap of luxury. A medley of craft cocktails was available, in particular the trademarked Iron Lady, comprised of Charbay Blood Orange vodka, Pallini limoncello, Aperol, lemon juice and grapefruit peel. It quenched my lush cohort’s sweet tooth nicely. For the winos, Californian,

French and Italian varietals by the glass are served in tumblers. And for beer drinkers and hell-raisers, there was a vast selection from Track 7 to Firestone, and old standbys like Blue Moon and Bud Light. I, of course, chose the Bud, because I’m poor and from the Midwest. Iron Horse had a leniently fine-dining feel to it, made possible throughout by good ambience, great service and a genuine vintage vibe that’s true to Sacramento’s roots. The crowd was a mix of unpretentious city denizens who were as diverse as the food served there. The restaurant apparently doesn’t have a “type,” and very well-staffed with friendly faces, knowledgeable of the cuisine and libations. The servers easily convinced me that working on the railroad wasn’t so bad. So I spent more than $20. I’m a creative-type with no self-control. You can do better than I did. Shakespeare once wrote, “Therefore, my lords, omit no happy hour,” and weekdays from 3–6 p.m. is worth a venture out to Iron Horse Tavern for that precept alone. It’s by and large a fitting addition to the ever-developing R Street scene in Midtown, set to bring in happy hour droves, brunch crowds and late-night urbanites. Owners of the enterprise most likely sleep well, knowing they’ve created yet another hotspot on the grid, and indeed have proven that the entire experience is much more than just drinks in the afternoon; it’s a lifestyle that you should probably start participating in. Go on, get happy!

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There and Back Again Julie Ann Baenziger’s creativity comes full circle on Sea of Bees’ latest, Build a Boat to the Sun Words Lovelle Harris • Photo Jeanette Steed

n the new video for the song “Test Yourself” off Sea of Bees’ latest musical effort, Build a Boat to the Sun—a 10-song voyage through the band’s singer-songwriter Julie Ann Baenziger reconnection with music after a brief hiatus—Baenziger and her musical cohort Amber Padgett channel their inner Girl Scouts and commune with nature in a playful romp with the snails and butterflies that inhabit a wooded glen nestled against the craggy cliffs lining a frothy, churning sea. The video, shot by Padgett and fellow local creative Jyoti Alexander along the breezy trails and parks in Stinson Beach, channels that feeling of wide-eyed innocence that permeates

much of the Bees’ musical catalogue and marks Baenziger’s return—not only to the 916 but to creating new music. Coming off the heels of a successful musical residency at the Ace Hotel in New York, Baenziger is diving back into her Sacramento roots, heralded by a return to the stage in a homecoming of sorts with shows lined up this month at the Warehouse Artist Lofts and Sophia’s Thai Kitchen in the continuation of the musical journey that began as a teenager. “When I was younger, about 15 or 16, that’s when I realized I could create things,” she explains. “I was existing to create things, I liked to draw a lot, but I was really introverted.”

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It wasn’t until she stumbled across a musical duo at church and became transfixed by the lure of music that she began to emerge from her shell. It was then that her creative yearnings metamorphosed from pictures into harmonies. “There was a boy and a girl; a sister and a brother, and they were playing guitar and singing,” she explains. “And I was just taken away by them [and thought] I could maybe do something like that. So that was kind of like an invitation. Also I was crushing on the gal a bunch.” Following that transformative moment, Baenziger spent the remainder of her teenage years secreted away at home, teaching herself how to sing and play the one-stringed bass guitar that one of her brothers had cast away into the dark recesses of the family’s shed. Certainly, the road to tours along the West Coast, shows in the United Kingdom and residencies in some of New York’s top venues—

she also played a stint at the Living Room in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn— didn’t come without its frustrations and long, grueling hours of learning how to master the intricacies of the bass. “I’d pick [it] up in the mornings before I’d go to school and try to tune it. I didn’t know how to tune it so I’d just turn on some music and try I’d to emulate that and try to make the same sound,” she says. “So I was really trying, it took five years of misery—my fingers were callused, I didn’t know how to tune, but then it became just my life.” If turning heartbreak and adversity into musical gold was a commodity, then Baenziger has cornered the market on making melodious magic from the treasure trove of instruments she continues to master as a self-taught musician. Now in her sixth year of fronting the Bees—a sometimes one-woman act that moonlights as a duo or full-fledged band—the songstress says that her music’s evolution

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isn’t an act of premeditation, but is rather a reflection of her experiences. Sea of Bees’ first album, Songs for the Ravens, what Baenziger calls an explosion of delving into the pent-up emotions of feeling limited and restrained, was a way for the artist to discover the joys of the self. The second album, Orangefarben, was a much more personal piece of work and a catharsis of sorts. The album follows a time of turmoil, during which Baenziger came out, went on her first tour to promote her debut offering and ended a relationship with her first girlfriend. “The second record was more of the experience of a break up. It was just very direct and in the place where I was at I was limited—I couldn’t explore, my feelings were walled up,” she admits. With the release of Build a Boat to the Sun, which she recorded under the guidance of her longtime manager John Baccigaluppi at his new recording studio, General Produce in Sacramento and Panoramic Studios in Stinson Beach, she says she’s learning how to explore again, where there are no restraints—both in her life and in the way she approaches her music. “It’s crazy, now I feel like I’m back. Not back to the beginning, but back to this place of like no limits, which is nice,” she says. “There’s no emotional limits, there’s nothing that can stop what I want to try, whether it be some Afro beat, or just anything, I can do Indian chants, it’s limitless, so it’s very refreshing to see what happens.” As the songbird prepares to bring Sea of Bee’s back to the home stage, it’s clear that the “Test Yourself” video is truly a reflection of her eagerness to delve back into the waters of creating harmonies that convey her desire to wash away the limitations of her former selves. With every “la la la,” her voice soars with the confidence of her enthusiasm to create. But, for now, she’s looking forward to reconnecting with old friends and revisiting older tunes that she is ready to tap into again—and don’t be surprised if she throws in a few surprises too. She isn’t ashamed to admit an affinity for the musical stylings of pop royalty Katy Perry. “Amber and I were talking about the upcoming shows. We’re going to keep it really

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lo-fi for the Sacto show, that’s going to be a super fun show, though,” Baenziger explains. “I think we want to do more of the older songs because I’ve strayed away from them for so long. I have to get to that place where I just enjoy playing them. Sometimes you’ve got to go back and revisit them and just kind of connect again and enjoy the process.” As for the Davis show, Baenziger says that’s when she’ll pull the big guns out and employ the talents of a full band. Her excitement resonates throughout the coffeehouse where she reflectively sips on her caffeinated beverage of choice—a steaming cup of coffee. “We’re going to have some good friends play with us,” she says. “Be expecting a big fat hug of music. Be prepared to be embraced by the sound.” With just a few shows planned, Baenziger says that with the fall equinox she too is looking forward to a fresh start musically and personally. She calls it a rebirth of sorts and reconnecting with old friends has been a large part of her inspiration as she embarks on new musical exploits. She is currently working on her fourth album, which she hopes to wrap up in December and release in the spring of 2016 and is embracing the feeling of her current mantra of casting away any limitations, of being limitless and finding happiness back among her friends and fellow musicians. “You’ve got to feel good. I don’t want to feel shitty anymore, I’m so tired of it,” she says. “Everybody deserves to feel good and I’m excited for the future of things. I have been actually excited about making music. No limits that’s my thing.”

Give Julie Ann a warm welcome home at two upcoming shows: The first at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen in Davis on Oct. 22 (tickets are $8 in advance and the show starts at 9:30 p.m.), and the second is a special rooftop show at the WAL (1108 R Street in Sacramento) on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. with Sunmonks and Jacob Golden.

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Tight Pizza Sandwiches with Sacramento’s Little Tents Words Josh Fernandez photo phill mamula

hey’ve been called an emo band, which is weird. When I think of emo I think of a mopey teenager, clad in black, slouched in front of a 7-Eleven, writing dark poetry in a notebook while sucking on a clove cigarette and waiting for a homeless man to buy him beer. Actually, now that I think of it, that seems really fun. But not as fun as Little Tents. Little Tents is what I would call a pop punk band, but that’s the problem with labels: When I hear “pop punk,” I immediately think of Blink-182 and that’s exactly what I don’t want you to think of. Or, actually, think of Blink-182. I don’t give a shit. But Little Tents is pop punk in the way Jawbreaker was pop punk—melodically interesting, catchy, lyrically expressive, yet just hard enough to make your conservative uncle say, “What the fuck is this shit?” Little Tents’ debut album Fun Colors (out now on Bomb Pop Records) is a short collection of seven quick songs that jump back and forth from melodic to chaotic, and it really couldn’t be any more delightful. And unexpected. Plus, there’s something enigmatic about the band. Perhaps it’s the upbeat tempo, which is pretty much the opposite of the dark, drone-y shoegaze that seems to have permeated underground music as of late. Or maybe there’s just something about Little Tents that isn’t quite right, an incongruous quality that I can’t quite pinpoint. For example, take these lyrics: “Inhale as the sky rains death. Through a haze, planes crack twilight/Smoke-filled teeth chatter with the chill of another night alive/The air will choke you. The water will kill you.” That’s some darkly poetic shit, right? Some literature written by a deeply disturbed wordsmith? Maybe that’s why people call Little Tents “emo.” But the name of the song is “Shrimp Pants.” “Shrimp Pants.” It makes no sense. Here’s another lyric: “Dawn gives birth to a bleeding child/The hope for a new day leaves us alone with a pile of tiny bones.” Damn! That’s some evocative, Nobel laureate-type language, right? “Khakis on the Beach.” Yup.

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So this begs the question: What does the song title “23N60” mean? Is it a super secret combination that unlocks a vault containing Little Tents’ vast fortunes? Is it the Bible Code? Or is it the name of an infectious disease? To find the cut of Little Tents’ collective jib, I thought I would lure them with pizza (if there’s one thing a pop punk band loves it’s free pizza) so I could interrogate them. So, we—Lys Mayo (guitar), Audrey Motzer (guitar), Jordan Trucano (bass) and Adam Jennings (drums) — gather at Pete’s to hash it out. They order a big ass pizza and some beer, and I order a douche-y vegan sandwich. “So what does 23N60 mean?” I ask. They laugh, while Mayo and Motzer explain that it’s the GPS coordinates of a weird logging road by the American River where they once got lost on a camping trip. “Khakis on the Beach?” Well, that song was named such because a guy wearing khakis walked by on the beach. In short, there is no rhyme or reason as to why they name the songs the way they do. They just like naming songs weird stuff, so they do that. I also wondered about who exactly sings the songs, because when you listen to the album, you hear a sweet voice and then a bunch of screaming, and it can be disorienting. For some reason, I figured Lys Mayo does most of the vocals, but it turns out Audrey Motzer sings a lot of them and Mayo does a lot of screaming. There’s also a dude (or a couple of dudes) who scream, too. Or maybe more. I don’t know. Even after they told me, it’s still confusing. I think it’s confusing to them, too. “She sings all the hits,” says Mayo, pointing at Motzer, who blushes. It becomes wholly evident that the band does whatever feels right, which is often just an intuition and a willingness to practice until something cool-sounding comes out. In fact, it’s how their band became a band. “[It] was me and Lys drinking in her backyard with acoustic guitars,” Motzer says. “We both didn’t know what we were doing at the time—and I still don’t.” Their style of music comes from a wide swath of influences—local bands like Gentleman Surfer, Dead Dads (in which Mayo plays drums), Church and VVomen inform a portion of their musical landscape. “Between all of us, we listen to a lot of different music,” Trucano says. “So we just threw it all together.” Jennings adds that they have all been friends since they were pre-teens, so they spend a lot of SubmergeMag.com

“[It] was me and Lys drinking in her backyard with acoustic guitars. We both didn’t know what we were doing at the time—and I still don’t.” – Little Tents’ Audrey Motzer on the band’s origins time together, sitting around, drinking beer and melding minds, the resulting songs a compilation of dueling ideas and differing tastes, a sort of auditory representation of their friendship. “A lot of the decisions that we make for the structure of the songs is relatively arbitrary,” Jennings says. “We’ll kind of just pick it and do it that way every time.” They try to match their live songs to the way they’re recorded in the studio to maintain some sort of consistency. This insight into the Little Tents process is fascinating, but, ultimately, super unhelpful when trying to trap them into a genre-specific categorical box. Nevertheless, we end up talking for a while as the band devours their cheese pizza, but none of what we cover—the lack of all-age venues, a sketchy house show where the hosts dosed unsuspecting guests with LSD, Sacramento’s inherent radness, Charles Albright getting shitfaced at a party— helps me understand Little Tents in the context of a genre or as a cohesive band. Everything they do seems to be on accident. Aside from their close friendship, there is no real narrative line that runs through the band’s history. They’re fascinating, of course, but only because of a random series of beautiful miscalculations. Or maybe not. At the end of our conversation comes the most revealing part of the interview. There are two pieces of pizza left. Jennings eyes them both and slides them onto his plate. He reaches for the leftover ranch dressing and slathers it on one piece and puts the other piece of pizza on top. He then eats the slices like a sandwich. A pizza and ranch sandwich. “How was your pizza sandwich?” I ask when he is finished. “It was pretty tight,” replies Jennings, smiling a wide smile. I’m here to tell you, friends: Little Tents are a band of genius punks.

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10.12 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 Conflict, Total Chaos, Ssyndrom, Enemy Fire, 8 p.m.

10.13 Tuesday

Ace of Spades ZZ Ward, Black Waat3r, Marc Scibilia, 6 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Draft: Music Competition, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Fall Choral Sampler Concert, 6 & 8 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m. LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Jon Reyes of DLRN (Vinyl DJ Set), Sam I Jam, Roger Carpio, Adam J, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe West Coast Songwriting Competition, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Karaoke, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Live Band Karaoke, 8 p.m. Press Club Fister, Keeper, 8 p.m. Sol Collective The Fire This Time Tour feat. Billy Woods, PremRock, DJ Mo Niklz, Luke Tailor, Eric Tagg, 8:30 p.m. Stoney’s The Lacs, Cliff Huey & the 27 Outlaws, 8 p.m. Torch Club Bill Mylar, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, Mishka Shubaly, Joe Kojima, 8 p.m.

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Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. G Street WunderBar DJ Larry Rodriguez, 10 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Jef, 10 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Irish/Celtic Jam, 7 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Rik Augustin (CD Release), 7:30 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 Digital Havoc, The Way Out, Enter Villain, 8 p.m. Press Club Removed, Quartz Thrust, Outlined, Oh My, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m. Torch Club Acoustic Open Mic, 5:30 p.m.; Keri Carr Band, 9 p.m. University Union Serna Plaza, CSUS Nooner w/ J*Ras, 12 p.m. Veterans’ Memorial Center Theatre (Davis) Horse Feathers, River Whyless, 8 p.m.

10.15 thursday

Ace of Spades Gang of Four, 7 p.m. Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Skratchpad: Dose, Doc Jeezy, Nocturnal, Analog Girls, 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. Crest Theatre The Strange Party, 7 p.m. District 30 Dirtcaps, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose John Gruber, 8 p.m. Golden Bear DJ El Conductor, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Mudhoney, The Trouble Makers, SLA, 7 p.m. The Hideaway Bar & Grill Trash Rock Thursdays, 9 p.m. Level Up Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Louie’s Cocktail Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Old Ironsides Open Acoustic Folk Jam, 7:30 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Tannahill Weavers, 8 p.m.

Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Keri Carr Band, 10 p.m. Press Club Never Young, So Stressed, OVVN, Acrylics, 8 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith and the House Band, 8 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; McTuff, 9 p.m. Toyota Amphitheatre Luke Bryan, Dustin Lynch, Randy Houser, 7 p.m.

10.16 Friday

Ace of Spades Buckcherry, Sons of Texas, Trust Divided, 7 p.m. The Blue Lamp Skipper (of HBK Gang), 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Escape the Fate, A Skylit Drive, Sworn In, Sirens & Sailors, Myka Relocate, 6:30 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. District 30 Nasa, 10 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Josh Budro Band, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Parted Bangs, The Lean-to Wrecking Crew, 9 p.m. G Street WunderBar DJ Mouf, 10 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Goldfield Jackson Michaelson, 7 p.m. Harlow’s Nylon Lyonn, Christian DeWild Band, 5:30 p.m.; Wonderbread 5, 9:30 p.m. John Natsoulas Center for the Arts 8th Annual Davis Jazz and Beat Festival, 6:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Julie and Aiyana, 9:30 p.m. Midtown BarFly Throwdown feat. Lancelot, Freddy Silva, Ms. Web, Scottie Scribbles, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Whoopie Qat, MAU, S.W.I.M., 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Piedmont Melody Makers, 8 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Elements, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Essex, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Thunder Cover, 4 p.m.; The Spazmatics, 9:30 p.m. Shine Egg, The Big Poppies, Tao Tariki, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Humours, Forgotten Gods, Oort Cloud, Kyntallah, 8 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Radio, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Pailer & Fratis, 5:30 p.m.; Kingsborough, 9 p.m.

Ace of Spades The Airborne Toxic Event, 7 p.m. The Blue Lamp Cliff ‘Em All (Metallica tribute), Sons Of Satan (Venom tribute), 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Heat of Damage (CD Release), A Mile Till Dawn, Decipher, Urd-Om, 6:30 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Olivia Newton-John, 8 p.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Crest Theatre Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings, Blame Sally, 7 p.m. DeVille Vacaville FallRise, ONOFF, White Knuckle Riot, Dream In Red, 9 p.m. District 30 Styles & Complete, 10 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Superbad, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Blame The Bishop, Her Six Daughters, Dolores Warren, 9 p.m. G Street WunderBar They Went Ghost, Tarzan Dragon, 10 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Rated R, 10 p.m. Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Midnight Players, 8:30 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Gin Blossoms, 7:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts German Masters of the Baroque, 7:30 p.m.; Classic Albums Live: Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced, 8 p.m. John Natsoulas Center for the Arts 8th Annual Davis Jazz and Beat Festival, 1 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Xochitl, 9:30 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Lions Gate Hotel Val Starr’s Blues on the Patio w/ Daniel Castro, 7 p.m. Midtown BarFly Throwdown feat. Synclan, Mos Jef vs. Oshiin, Tamesta, G2 Steezy vs. Fly Bry, 10 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Kids Talent Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Lipstick! w/ DJs Shawn Slaughter, Roger Carpio, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Rita Hosking (CD Release), 8 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ DM, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Island of Black & White, Good Samaritans, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino What the Funk, 10 p.m. Sacramento Convention Center Tchaikovsky’s Fourth, 8 p.m. Shine Animals In the Attic, Cloudship, 8 p.m. South Natomas Community Park Natomas Pops in the Park: Mumbo Gumbo, 4 p.m. Starlite Lounge Cruella (Female Motley Crue Tribute), Shaylon, SJ Sindicate, 8 p.m. Swabbies on the River Skid Roses, Heatless, 2 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort Maxx Cabello Jr., 9:30 p.m.

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Torch Club Johnny Guitar Knox, 5:30 p.m.; Hans & the Hot Mess, Cherry Pocket Jones, 9 p.m. Toyota Amphitheatre Zac Brown Band, Muddy Magnolias, 7 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Handel & Haydn Society, 8 p.m. Vernon Street Town Square (Roseville) Concerts on the Square: Summer of Love, 7 p.m.

10.18 sunday

Ace of Spades Mastodon, Intronaut, 7 p.m. The Blue Lamp Le Kelton, The Shrike, Atlas Park, Pomegrante, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Jaytekz, Jeff Turner, 7 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Olivia Newton-John, 4 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Te Vaka, 3 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Old Ironsides Dar Williams, Jenny O, 7:30 p.m. Placer County Fairgrounds The Classic Country Bash: Tim Montana and The Shrednecks, The Shuggah Pies, Justin Adams, Humble Wolf and More, Powerhouse Pub Terry Hanck, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Swabbies on the River Terry Sheets, 2 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 8 p.m.

10.19 monday

Ace of Spades Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Skinny Lister, Beans on Toast, 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. 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 Loveless: Dream Pop/ Shoegaze feat. Winter, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Graves At Sea, Landmine Marathon, Battle Hag, Teeth, 8 p.m.

10.20 Tuesday

The Blue Lamp MoxieCrush Mad Monster Party!, 8 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Open Mic, 8 p.m.

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LowBrau Le Twist Tuesdays w/ Tremor Low, Sam I Jam, Roger Carpio, Adam J, 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 Moist, 9 p.m. Starlite Lounge Honyock, Young Jesus, Brave Season, Lauren Lavin, 8 p.m. Torch Club Chris Twomey, 5:30 p.m.; Michael Ray, 8 p.m.

10.21 wednesday

Ace of Spades Common Kings, Sammy J, 6:30 p.m. Bar 101 Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp Marlon Anthony Music, Majia Dot, Comma Zero, Outrageous Karina, The Fetti Boyz and More, 8 p.m. Club Car The Double Shots, 7:30 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. Fox & Goose All Vinyl Wednesdays w/ DJ AAKnuff, 8 p.m. G Street WunderBar DJ Larry Rodriguez, 10 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Jef, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Sir Mix-A-Lot, 7 p.m. Laughs Unlimited Karaoke, 8 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Simrit, 7:30 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, 8 p.m. Press Club Wasco, GTM, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Open Mic, 8 p.m. Torch Club Sandra Dolores, 5:30 p.m.; Chicago Afrobeat Project, 9 p.m.

10.22 Thursday

Bar 101 Karaoke, 7:30 p.m. The Blue Lamp The Grind feat. DJ Eddie Z, Mark Snipes, The Gas Station, Circus Runaways, Nathan J & Possession, Talon & Fr3edom, Chucky, I2J, Aynata, Ezzy Goin, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Kottonmouth Kings, Marlon Asher, C4, Chucky Chuck, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 10 p.m. Club Car Songwriters Showcase, 8 p.m. The Coffee Garden Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. District 30 Giuseppe Ottaviani, 10 p.m. Dive Bar Dueling Pianos, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon DJ River, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose The Mike Justis Band, 8 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Epik, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Luna, Quilt, 7 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts Kenny Endo Contemporary Taiko, 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. Midtown BarFly Stilldreamin: Sayer, Onhell, Kruza Kid, Nick Nyquil, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, DJ Peeti V, 9 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Stephan Hogan, 10 p.m. Shine Jazz Jam w/ Jason Galbraith and the House Band, 8 p.m. Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Sea of Bees, Sunmonks, 9:30 p.m. Starlite Lounge Secrets of the Sky, Immortal Bird, Barren Altar, 8 p.m. Torch Club X Trio, 5 p.m.; JW Jones, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Ryan Truesdell, 8 p.m. UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Julie Fowlis, 8 p.m. (Sold Out)

10.23 FRIDAY

Ace of Spades B92.5 Presents: Girls With Guitars, 8 p.m. (Sold Out) The Blue Lamp Kill the Precedent, Brubaker, Crimson Eye, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Crown The Empire, Artisans, Lonely Avenue, The Fourth Horseman, Taking Fox Hollow, 7 p.m. Cache Creek Casino Los Huracanes Del Norte, 9 p.m. Capitol Garage Fyah Fridays w/ DJ Jaytwo, 10 p.m. DeVille Vacaville Deana Carter & Carly DuHain, 7 p.m . District 30 DJ Khalasic, 10 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Island of Black & White, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Sac Storytellers, Corduroy Jim, 9 p.m. G Street WunderBar DJ Adrian G, 10 p.m. Golden Bear DJ Crook, 10 p.m. Harlow’s Young Dubliners, 5:30 p.m.; Sorta Like Heaven (Cure tribute), Substance (New Order tribute)m 9:30 p.m. Kupros Craft House Harley White Jr. Trio, 9:30 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Dr Hall, Proxy Moon, Liz Ryder, 7 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) David Lindley, 8 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Open Mic Night, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides Hypnotic IV, The Pikey’s Noah Nelson, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Front Country, 8 p.m. The Park Ultra Lounge DJ Billy Lane, 9:30 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Guttermouth, The Secretions, Rebel Radio, 8 p.m. Press Club DJ Rue, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino BB McKay & the Bumps, 4 p.m.; Nathan Owens, 9:30 p.m. Shine The Soft Offs, MRQ, 8 p.m. Sol Collective Odessa Kane, Digital Martyrs feat. Uptown Swuite, 6Fingers, Native Children, Dre-T, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Hip-Hop Halloween Bash: Mr. P Chill, Om3n, Brutha Smith, Sparks Across Darkness, DJ Uppercutz, 8 p.m.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort Solsa, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club Midtown Creepers, 5:30 p.m.; Mr. December, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Corin Courtyard Arann Harris & the Farm Band, 6:30 p.m. UC Davis: Jackson Hall Mnozil Brass, 8 p.m. UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Julie Fowlis, 8 p.m. (Sold Out) Warehouse Artist Lofts Sea of Bees (Record Release), Sunmonks, Jacob Golden, 7 p.m.

10.24 Saturday

Ace of Spades Matthew Espinosa, Jake Foushee, Brandon Bowen, Chris Miles, The Gabbie Show, Alec Bailey, Tez, 7 p.m. The Blue Lamp Warp 11, 8 p.m. The Boardwalk Smoov-E, 7 p.m. Capitol Garage Feel Good Saturday’s w/ DJ Epik, 10 p.m. DeVille Vacaville Stoop Kids, Galaga:The Movie, The Boos, Devils Need Angels, 9 p.m. El Dorado Saloon Aquanet, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Whiskey Alley, Darbytown, 9 p.m. G Street WunderBar The Palace Ballroom, State to State, 10 p.m. Gibson Ranch Aftershock Festival: Slipknot, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Seether, Breaking Benjamin, Bring Me the Horizon, Clutch, Suicidal Tendencies, Beartooth and More, 11 a.m. Golden Bear DJ Rated R, 10 p.m. Goldfield Country DJ Dancing, 9 p.m. Harlow’s Foreverland (Michael Jackson tribute), 9 p.m. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Nico & Vinz, 7:30 p.m. Harris Center for the Arts George Sakellariou, 7:30 p.m.; The Folsom Symphony, 7:30 p.m. KBAR Z Rokk, 9 p.m. Kupros Craft House Andrew Castro, 9:30 p.m. Level Up Lounge Guest DJs, 9 p.m. Luna’s Cafe Alex Jenkins (CD Release), Ross Hammond, 8 p.m. Main Stage Theater (Grass Valley) Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi (Album Release), 8 p.m. Mix DJ Eddie Edul, 9 p.m. Nicholson’s MusiCafe Free Ukulele Class, 1 p.m.; Rich Music Express, 6 p.m. Old Ironsides StoneBerry (CD Release), Swahili Passion, 9 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) Tom Rigney and Flambeau, 8 p.m. Pine Cove Karaoke, 9 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Skid Roses, 10 p.m. Press Club DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Red Hawk Casino Nathan Owens, 10 p.m. Shine The Blondies, Pilgrim, 8 p.m. Starlite Lounge Graveshadow, Crepuscle, Astral Cult, Brume, 8 p.m. Thunder Valley Casino Resort The Wiz Kid, 9:30 p.m. Torch Club KZAP Benefit w/ The Count, 4 p.m.; Steven Roth Band, 9 p.m. UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Julie Fowlis, 8 p.m. (Sold Out)

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10.25 Sunday

Ace of Spades Riff Raff, 7 p.m. The Blue Lamp C Dubb, Dizz, 8 p.m. Broderick Roadhouse Karaoke w/ DJ Jazcat, 9 p.m. Capitol Garage Karaoke w/ Jeff Jenkins, 9 p.m. Center for the Arts Aoy Katon, Nutlady Sehamayavong, 6 p.m. Crest Theatre The Zombies, 6:30 p.m. DeVille Vacaville Guttermouth, The Losing Kind, Bastards Of Young, 6 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 8 p.m. Gibson Ranch Aftershock Festival: Faith No More, Deftones, Jane’s Addiction, Stone Temple Pilots, Coheed and Cambria, Jane’s Addiction, Death From Above 1979, All Time Low, Yelawolf, Glassjaw, The Sword and More, 11 a.m. Harlow’s Classic Chris Jones, 9 p.m. Mix DJ Gabe Xavier, 8:30 p.m. Palms Playhouse (Winters) The Kinsey Sicks, 7 p.m. Powerhouse Pub Mark Hummell, 3 p.m. Press Club Sunday Night Soul Party w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9 p.m. Sacramento Community Center Theater Straight No Chaser, 3 p.m. Swabbies on the River Old Town Boys, 2 p.m. Torch Club Blues Jam, 4 p.m.; Front the Band, 6 p.m.

10.26 Monday

The Boxing Donkey Open Mic Variety Night, 8 p.m. DeVille Vacaville Adr!an O., Robbie Gardunio, Alan Antipuesto, Kym Strange and More, 7 p.m. Distillery Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fox & Goose Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m. Goldfield Open Mic Night hosted by James Cavern, 9 p.m. Harlow’s New Kingston, 8 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. Midtown BarFly Subhumans, La Plebe, Love Songs, 7 p.m. Press Club Shadow Age, Nmbrsttn, Battle Tapes, Color of Closure, 8 p.m. UC Davis: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Anssi Karttunen, 7 p.m.

Comedy California Auto Museum Charles Phoenix: Sacramentoland, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. Crest Theatre Bianca Del Rio: Rolodex of Hate Comedy Special, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. DeVille Vacaville DeVille’s Comedy Showcase hosted by DJ Sandhu, Oct. 16, 9 p.m.

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Laughs Unlimited Say It Loud Comedy Presented by Michael Calvin, Jr., Oct. 15, 8 p.m. D’Sean Ross feat. Chad Heft, Oct. 16 - 18, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Best of Open Mic Showcase, Oct. Oct. 20, 8 p.m. There Goes the Neighborhood Comedy Jam feat. Eli Nicolas, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Ward Anderson, Aaron Edwards Hall, Oct. 23 - 25, 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, Oct. 21, 8 p.m. Punchline Comedy Club Sacramento Comedy Showcase, Oct. 14, 8 p.m. Todd Barry, Oct. 15, 8 p.m. Maz Jobrani, Oct. 16 - 17, Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m. Sara Schaefer, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. JHP Showcase, Oct. 21, 8 p.m. Ben Gleib, Oct. 22 - 25, Thurs., 8 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Sacramento Comedy Spot Open Mic, Sunday’s and Monday’s, 8 p.m. Improv Lab, Harold Night & Gordon Teams, Wednesday’s, 7 10 p.m. Cage Match & Improv Jam, Thursday’s, 8 - 10 p.m. Anti-Cooperation League, Saturday’s, 9 p.m. YOU! The Musical, Oct. 16, 9 p.m. Cameron Esposito, Oct. 24, 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Tommy T’s Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor, Oct. 16 - 18 Luenell, Oct. 23 - 25 University Union Ballroom, CSUS Kel Mitchell, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.

Misc. 20th Street (Between J and K) Midtown Farmers Market, every Saturday, 8 a.m. B Street Theatre Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood, through Nov. 15 Blue Cue Bar Bingo, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. Blue Line Arts Gallery On the Rise: Mason Hershenow Solo Exhibition, through Nov. 18 5th Annual Plates & Totems Exhibition, through Nov. 19 The Boxing Donkey Trivia Night, every Tuesday, 8 p.m. Cal Expo The International Auto Show, Oct. 16 - 18 Capital Dance Center Sacramento Dance Showcase, Oct. 25, 2 p.m. Capitol Garage Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, Wednesday’s, 9 p.m. City Church of Sacramento 4th Annual Harvest Festival, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. Crest Theatre Monty Python and the Holy Grail 40th Anniversary, Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. Poltergeist, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. Paper Tigers: A Documentary film by James Redford, Oct. 16, 6 p.m. Double Feature: Jack Pierce, The Maker of Monsters & White Zombie, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. Miss Trans California 2015, Oct. 24, 5 p.m.

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Photo by Dan Herrera • Pictured from left to right Vicious Vanity FX team: Sara Logan, Nina Zepeda, Nicole Chilelli, Eva Lamorte, Britta Jones. Models left to right: Victoria Timoteo, Brendon, Cody LaCrue, Kelli Knudson, Casey Montgomery

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Vicious Vanity FX Brings Movie-Quality Effects Makeup to Sacramento Words Catherine Foss

n a small shop in Roseville, nestled between a gas station and a cluster of small businesses, Halloween has already started. Nicole Chilelli, a beauty and special effects makeup artist and the owner of Vicious Vanity FX, oversees two of the artists from her shop as they spend Saturday evening crafting a costume for a character called The Root of Evil. “She is this character that came out of the Sleepy Hollow tree,” explains Chilelli. “She’s the reason why that tree is so evil. And this tree kind of just sucked her up and engulfed her with evilness. The Headless Horseman, that’s like her minion that she sends out to do her dirty work, and the more people it kills, the more the roots grow on her body, which gives her more strength … That’s why she’s the root of all evil.” This costume is being prepared for an upcoming class being taught by Chilelli at the Sacramento horror convention Sinister Creature Con. During the class, participants will be able to see each step that goes into creating this costume. Chilelli describes the Root of Evil character as “fantasy and horror mixed together with beauty.” On day two of the convention, Chilelli will be demonstrating the creation of a

Botanical Alien Hybrid, another original character. “He’s inspired by this plant I saw when I was in Costa Rica,” she explains. “This crazy leaf that pods up and then it opens into this heart that has black spots all in the inside. It’s like an alien.” Throughout the shop, artists are working on bits and pieces from different costumes and half-finished projects. Chilelli and her team make every part of the costumes here, down to the molds. “We’ve got some Maleficent horns over there, we’ve got wounds and zombies and creatures and a fawn, fairy ears, pretty much anything you can think of,” she says. They sculpt and hand-paint all their prosthetics, resulting in prosthetics that blend right in with the skin. Chilelli explains that most mass-produced prosthetics have huge edges that prevent them from looking realistic. “I think it kind of kills your confidence as a makeup artist when you go, ’I just got this really nice expensive prosthetic and I can’t make it blend in,’” she says. “So I’m trying to do stuff that is hand done and has more care put into it so that the everyday artist can apply this and feel like they accomplished something.” Starting this business was a natural fit for

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Chilelli, who considered herself an artist from the time she could hold a pencil and always loved drawing, painting and sculpting. She’s also loved Halloween since she was small. She and her dad spent every Halloween setting up their yard to scare all of the little kids who came by. Chilelli first recognized that this could be part of a future career one particular Halloween, after she had spent four hours painting a dead foot that she had placed hanging out of the trunk of her car. “I was out in the sun, and I hate the sun— everyone knows that I’m like a vampire. I was out there in the sun for four hours painting this hand,” she remembers. Her dad came out and asked if she was OK, and then said to her, “Think about it though— this is movie makeup. This is what you should be doing.” And special effects makeup indeed was a blend of all her different interests—art, Halloween, fantasy and beauty. Makeup became her outlet as an artist. “The first time I think I really made a full character and it was done, I pulled my brush back and looked and he opened his eyes I was like, ‘You’re like a person! You’re alive! My character is alive!’” remembers Chilelli. “It’s like Frankenstein. It’s such a cool feeling.” With a couple community college courses to learn the basics, a stack of books and a lot of trial and error, Nicole was on her way to becoming a self-taught special effects makeup artist. “It was before the age of lovely YouTube where you can just see how everything is done, so I kind of had to just trial and error,” she says. Chilelli’s pivotal career moment was winning

the reality TV show competition on the Syfy channel called Face Off, which pits a group of prosthetic makeup artists against each other to create science fiction and horror characters. Chilelli remembers being surprised when she made the audition and got on the show—she hadn’t had any formal training and really didn’t think she was ready for it. “The first few episodes I really was more into trying to impress and over-show my work,” she says. “I feel like when you do too much to show off you end up losing the overall idea and the overall character.” At one point she even got voted off the show, but ended up making it back on, and from that point she changed her approach. Instead of working to impress others, she made the characters she herself would be excited to see on the stage, and she started winning. “It’s such an awe-inspiring moment to know that just staying true to your art and doing you can take you that far,” she says. Chilelli started her business about a year later, initially from her kitchen. She remembers having nowhere to hang her clothes because her closets were full of materials. The business expanded into the garage next, and then into the shop, and took off from there. “We’ve got all kinds of materials that I never thought I would have” she says. “We have all the resources that you can think of.” The team at Vicious Vanity FX is busy yearround, not just during Halloween. They work on films and photoshoots, both with local groups and beyond. Weddings, proms and other special events are all within their repertoire. “A lot of people think that we’re just effects artists, but we have the skillsets to do all of it,” says Chilelli. “Effects is a lot harder than beauty. We can do beauty.”

Nicole Chilelli (far right) after they announced her the winner of Face Off Season 3

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Ice queen makeup done for E! Hollywood red carpet show for the Oscars. Photo and makeup by Nicole Chilelli

Malefacent makeup, model Aja U photo and makeup by Nicole Chilelli

“I feel like we really could offer a lot to the community and just get out there and have fun with people, so we’re excited. We’re really bringing movie-quality stuff to everyone this Halloween.” – Nicole Chilelli, Vicious Vanity FX

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Rotting Zombie: model Cody LaCrue Photo and makeup by Nicole Chilelli

The team at Vicious Vanity FX will be bringing their art to the public this year by opening their studio for Halloween appointments. Chilelli says that in addition to their pre-created costumes, they can work with people to create “pretty much anything someone can think of.” To get started, the team needs a list of all the items that the person needs help with, and from there they will provide a quote for each piece. They can also help people who aren’t sure what costume they would like to choose. There will be about six artists working at once, allowing them to cover as many people as possible during crunch time. Opening up the shop for individual appointments is a big deal, not only because it’s their first Halloween doing this, but because until now the shop has been completely closed to the public, with all their business taking place online. Chilelli says that after spending the past few Halloweens working as makeup artists for a haunted house, she and her team are excited to be branching out and doing something new. “I feel like we really could offer a lot to the community and just get out there and have fun with people, so we’re excited,” she says. “We’re really bringing movie-quality stuff to everyone this Halloween.”

Nicole Chilelli will be teaching two classes at Sinister Creature Con, Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 at the Scottish Rite Center located at 6151 H St., Sacramento. Sign up online at Viciousvanityfx.com/shop. To make a Halloween appointment, visit Viciousvanityfx.com or email ViciousVanityFx@yahoo.com.

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Other Voices Alela Diane and Ryan Francesconi Partner Up on Lush LP Cold Moon Words Ryan J. Prado photo Jaclyn Campanaro

f there’s one thing that’s been very apparent throughout Alela Diane’s career, it’s that her music comes from a place of meditation. Nature, existence, spirituality, love and loss are observed, dissected and ruminated upon in striking detail. Diane’s last album, About Farewell, turned that approach on its ear to address the rollercoaster of emotions following her divorce from Tom Bevitori, who was also her ex-bandmate in Wild Divine. Exposed as she was during that time period, having stripped back down to solo performances, Diane’s strength remained her willingness to act as vessel to the muses of the songs she’s lassoed. Now remarried and with a 2-year-old daughter, Diane was at a creative crossroads and unsure of her next step. A chance encounter at a friend’s show in late 2014 with fellow Portland-based composer/guitarist Ryan Francesconi changed all that. Having received acclaim for his arrangement assistance on Joanna Newsom’s Have One on Me, Francesconi was at a similar fork. Collaboration ensued, resulting in Cold Moon, a deeply affecting collection of fallweather tunes inspired by new perspectives and new challenges, on both Diane and Francesconi’s part. Beginning with the appropriately buoyant autumn-centric tune “Quiet Corner,” Diane and Francesconi’s sonic partnership has yielded the most experimental effort yet from Diane’s folky oeuvre. In short, the new album was a much different beast to tame, as Diane explained to Submerge.

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When I listen to these guitar compositions, they sound pretty complex to pull melodies out of. Was that difficult for you? They’re really complex. Some of them I sat with for weeks or a month and just listened and was like, “How the hell? Where is the melody?” The pieces are so rich on their own and the last thing I wanted to do was sing something stupid on top of something that was already beautiful and ruin it. I didn’t want to make the songs worse. So I just listened until I started hearing something. Then I just followed what I heard.

The process is just as important as the end result. Totally, I love the process. That’s why I do this. I think writing songs and chasing after a song and having a song arrive out of nowhere is so rewarding. It’s why I keep doing this.

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Do you feel like having traveled this new approach to creating an album that it’s allowing you to meditate on how you might present the kind of album you were originally unable to make in the future? Yeah, I do. I’ve written some songs on my own since we’ve finished this project. I see them all inside myself, even though I haven’t written them yet. I think even just woodshopping things with the computer and recording rough versions, it’s something I’ve never done before on my solo work and I think that that will be a really helpful tool for writing my own songs, and editing and sorting through things and deciding what’s strong and what’s not as strong. Usually I’m pretty old fashioned. All of my records are like I wrote all these songs on only an acoustic guitar. This is what I do and this is all I’m capable of. But I’m trying to think outside of that box.

“With the changing seasons and also getting some insights in certain instances about what Ryan was thinking about when he wrote the guitar pieces, it was an opportunity to observe things from a broader angle: Life on Earth, life as a person on Earth and not necessarily life as Alela Diane specifically.” – Alela Diane on her musical partnership with Ryan Francesconi

Once you were in the thick of it with the arranging, writing, etc. what were some of the things that inspired you by Ryan’s playing that you felt helped to bring out the words, the melodies, the whole vibe of the album for you? His guitar pieces are very intricate, beautiful, kind of meditative; they’re really different than anything I can play on guitar. They didn’t feel like something I could create, so it felt really awkward at first. The very first song I wrote for the project I wrote the way I usually write, which is very much from my perspective from my life, some story about my past and it just didn’t feel right. It didn’t fit well on top of his guitar work. But that was a good awakening; this wasn’t just a platform for me to say the same old stuff. This was something else. With the changing seasons and also getting some insights in certain instances about what Ryan was thinking about when he wrote the guitar pieces, it was an opportunity to observe things from a broader angle: Life on Earth, life as a person on Earth and not necessarily life as Alela Diane specifically. Although, of course because I am me, that does come out. And also, with me having a newborn daughter and thinking about life, like where the hell did this little creature come from with this spirit she has? What does it mean to come to Earth, and what does it mean to leave? Big stuff. This is my version of, “Whoa! This is all crazy! What does it mean?”

Tell me about how this collaboration came about. I understand there was a kind of mutual inspirational rut between yourself and Ryan with regard to your next step musically. I have a 2-year-old and last year at this time she was 1. I just didn’t have the time or space to kind of make or create an entire album that was the next Alela Diane solo record. I didn’t have that record in me at the time. Yet, I had something in there, and I was open to trying different sorts of writing where I could just kind of write some words and not have the pressure of it being my next album, my next statement. I ran into Ryan at a show and we just got to talking, and he was talking about being bored making instrumental music. I didn’t think much of the conversation; I just thought it was cool to see Ryan. A couple days later he emailed me and said, “Hey, do you wanna try writing some songs together just to see what that’s like?” I said yeah, and it all happened really quickly and easily, which is exactly what I needed. I didn’t need something that was daunting and difficult. He sent me a bunch of digital files of these beautiful guitar pieces, some things he’d been kicking around. It was a really different process for me to approach his music and think about what I had to say on top of his guitar pieces, because that backdrop was very different than my own guitar playing. I felt like different words were being called to come out of me. It was a really cool way of working.

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It’s week 5 of the NFL season. How are your fantasy teams doing? Are you trying out those trendy one-week fantasy leagues, or are you an old fart like me who sticks to the traditional seasonal leagues? Perhaps, like me, you’re a total nerd and play in a league that awards points for individual defensive players (as opposed to leagues that use the stats for team defenses, which is poseur shit). If you’re in an IDP league like me, you might have hawked your waiver wire this past week because former elite pass-rushing defensive end Greg Hardy will be back on the field, now as a member of the Dallas Cowboys … you know, America’s Team. Hardy’s coming off a four-game suspension, though, so he might be a bit rusty. Oh, he also only played one game in 2014 because he was charged (and actually convicted) of domestic violence charges. Hardy appealed the judge’s decision and requested a trial by jury. When the victim, Hardy’s ex-girlfriend, failed to appear to testify, prosecutors dropped the case, stating that the perpetrator and victim had reached a “civil settlement.” Though Hardy didn’t receive jail time, he did lose his job with his then team, the Carolina Panthers … sort of. Jerry Richardson, Panthers owner, deactivated Hardy for the team’s first home game and placed the defensive lineman on the commissioner’s exempt list. This sounds all well and good as it barred Hardy from participating in any team activities; however, he was still able to collect his salary, $13.1 million, which really put the fun in funemployment. It’s interesting to point out, though, that the domestic violence incident and subsequent conviction took place months prior to the start of the 2014 NFL season, and Hardy wasn’t deactivated by the Panthers until after a video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice assaulting Janay Palmer in an elevator was leaked to the public. I’m sure that’s just a wacky coincidence, though. But I’m a firm believer that redemption is a thing. I mean, just because Hardy received no real punishment for threatening a young woman’s life, attempting to strangle her and tossing her on a couch covered in firearms, and then got to spend the better part of a year dicking around in his mansion or whatever, making it rain $13.1 million all over his marble foyer doesn’t mean he wasn’t doing a lot of soul-searching. Perhaps he realized the error of his ways and felt the need to make himself a better man. So he got himself reinstated to the NFL as a

free agent and signed with the Dallas Cowboys for one-year deal with another $13.1 million price tag. The league hit him with a 10-game suspension. It got reduced to four in arbitration, because … well … I mean he didn’t shoot her with all those guns, I guess? OK, so dropped conviction, lessened suspension, $26.2 million … oh, right, redemption. If for nothing else, Hardy has 13.1 million reasons to make himself into a model citizen. And surely, he’s raring to go after a year-plus away from the football field, especially for such a high-profile team that’s a perennial playoff contender. So, like, maybe it’s understandable when he told the press that he’ll be “guns blazin’” when he faces the New England Patriots in his season debut. I mean, it would be understandable if he hadn’t tossed a woman on a pile of guns. But it’s just an expression, right? I’ve never really used it before, but I’m sure people have. Especially in Dallas, where I expect just about everyone is packing heat. Cowboys owner and professional douchebag Jerry Jones laughed off Hardy’s comment reassuring fans and opposing players alike that his prized free agent acquisition wouldn’t be bringing guns on the field. However, Hardy also had something to say about Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen. “Have you seen his wife? I hope she comes to the game,” Hardy told Dallas Morning News. “I hope her sister comes to the game, all her friends come to the game. One of my favorite games of the year, guys.” Charming. As much as Hardy talks, though, he won’t address his past troubles, saying that he doesn’t want to “reminisce” about what’s behind him, because, you know, he’s had it tough. When he first arrived to Dallas back in April, Hardy was forced to abandon his Bentley as flood waters rose around it. If that doesn’t make a man reassess the choices he’s made in life, I don’t know what will.

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